So, long story short, I was re-reading old fan fiction of mine, and while I like the premise, I'm no longer fond of how I wrote the beginning. I'll think of this as "so alike, yet so different" 2.0.

I do not own the rights to anything having to do with House.

This is set a month or two before the Tritter situation in Season 3.

House was done for the day, and certainly glad of that fact. The ducklings had been particularly annoying that day, Chase was fighting a cold, House was convinced Cameron had been PMS'ing for the past two and a half weeks, and Foreman, well, the man had no explaination. Yet, before he left the office for the day, he had to tell his staff a piece of information that he didn't find particularly pertinent but thought they probably would.

Walking back into his conference room from his office, House paused, standing in front of Cameron's seated form. He didn't say anything, just stood there until Cameron finally looked up from the chart she was reading. "What House?" she asked. House spoke simply, without sarcasm or annoyance in his voice, "I'm coming in to work late tomorrow morning, probably noon. I have to pick someone up from the airport." Not waiting for a response from Cameron, he turned and headed towards the door. "Who are you picking up?" Cameron asked curiously, House didn't turn or even slow down, he merely shouted an answer, "Wayne Newton, he's tired of Vegas, wants to move to Jersey." Cameron shook her head, she assumed if it was anyone of particular importance to House, she would find out soon enough.

After a miserable drive home, he hated traffic, House poured himself a glass of scotch and walked into his guest room. It was fairly clean, Wilson had spent the night a few months ago; after a fight with his wife. It still resembled a storage closet though, the walls were lined with bookcases, storing a number of things, from books he didn't find useful but didn't want to throw out, to a miniature turn table, Wilson had given it to him as a gag gift. House just hoped his visitor didn't get to upset when they saw how he had changed the room.