Fic : Camp Was Never Like This

[menolly_au]

Title: Camp Was Never Like This
Author: menolly_au
Words: 594
Rating : G

Summary : Wilson had a difficult time at Summer Camp this year

A little farewell fic for Camp Sick!Wilson
 

House looked up as his apartment door opened and Wilson staggered through. His friend looked terrible. His clothes were torn, every inch of visible skin was sunburnt where it wasn't insect bitten. There were scratches on his face, a patch over one eye. He was walking with a cane and had a cast on one foot. And his hair was a mess.

 

Wilson looked nervously behind him and then slammed the door shut, House thought he could hear something growling on the other side.

 

“House, you'll never believe the summer I've had!” Wilson collapsed onto the couch, rather close to where House was sitting.

 

“I thought you went camping?” House somehow managed to make camping sound like something perverted.

 

“Camping was never like this House! The weather was terrible, I got sunburnt, and windburnt, I had hypothermia one night, and a raging fever the next! There were storms...” Wilson shuddered at the memory. “Lightning hit the tree I was camped under, it fell on me.” Wilson pointed to the cast on his foot and then waved the cane around, narrowly missing hitting House.

 

“And the animals! God, the animals House! There were ants, bees, coyotes, bears, snakes, skunks, I even saw an alligator one night!”

 

“You sure it wasn't a crocodile?” House asked.

 

“I didn't look at it that closely House! I was too busy running from it!”

 

Wilson rubbed the back of his neck furiously. House always wondered why he did that. Maybe he would like House to massage it for him one day, House thought he would be able to do that.

 

“And after all that I sat down by the camp fire to toast some marshmallows. You'd think that would be pretty harmless, right? Not much could go wrong with toasting marshmallows.”

 

House nodded, transfixed.

 

“No, I poked myself in the eye with the stick and fell into the fire!”

 

He held out one bandaged hand in demonstration. House flinched back at the sight of the burn.

 

“I went out on a little sailboat, to try and get away from everything. I nearly drowned – twice! I was menaced by sharks, I got food poisoning, I hit my head so many times I lost count.”

 

“Well, at least you had the Fourth of July in there, that must have been fun?”

 

“The Fourth of July – that was the worst! I'm never going near fireworks ever again!” Wilson fingered the patch on one eye. “Those things are dangerous! ”

 

House nodded his agreement, he didn't like to tell Wilson about the huge stockpile of fireworks he had picked up at bargain prices after the holiday.

 

“It's been the summer from hell House. Seven weeks of pure torture. You have no idea. It's like someone out there has it in for me.”

 

Wilson sank back into the couch cushions and sighed.

 

“I'm just glad I got away with my life.” He groaned as he tried to stretch out. “Everything just hurts so much House.”

 

House grinned, this was the opportunity he'd been waiting for.

 

He reached over and engulfed Wilson in a hug.

 

Wilson's eyes widened in shock.

 

“House, what are you doing?”

 

“You've been hurt, I'm comforting you. Do you have a problem with that?”

 

Wilson relaxed into his embrace.

 

“No, that's fine House. Comfort away.”

 

He smiled against House's shoulder. Maybe summer camp wasn't so bad after all.

 

Comments

[christikat.livejournal.com]

That was a fun read with a very comforting end for everyone, especially Wilson. :)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Wilson needs a bit of comforting after the summer he's had :)

[yarroway.livejournal.com]

A hug is the perfect way to end camp.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Big group hug :)

[resm.livejournal.com]

Awk. Very good lol. And go House :)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) House likes to take his opportunities :)

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

I loved the image of Wilson staggering in, with something growling on the other side of the door! And yes, go House!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

I think everyone is cheering House on :)

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

Wilson rubbed the back of his neck furiously. House always wondered why he did that. Maybe he would like House to massage it for him one day, House thought he would be able to do that.

I think Wilson has been screaming "massage me" at house for years with that clue but now, finally. House is picking up on iy.

The growling behind the door was too funny.

I love the ending. If it finally got those two together it would definitiley be worth it. A lovely story to wrap up camp with.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) Can't have the hurt without the comfort :)

[alternatealto.livejournal.com]

Poor, poor Wilson! We'll just have to arrange to give him amnesia so that he'll be happy to go camping again next summer.

This was cute!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks ! Now I have this image in my head of Wilson-with-amnesia going off all happy to camp next year - not knowing what lies ahead of him:)(evil laugh!)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

“You've been hurt, I'm comforting you. Do you have a problem with that?”

I don't! This is the perfect fic to wrap up the end of camp. Good times!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I really enjoyed camp (you may have been able to tell - lol :)

[3rdgal12.livejournal.com]

Wonderful way to end camp!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Camp was great, I miss it (: