hey guys! This is my first ever actual fic about anything, so I thought it warranted an introduction. And a warning of sorts: this may be exceedingly bad.
Anyways, the idea for this came when I heard "The Only Exception" oleh Paramore. (you can watch the musik video link, it's not exactly what I have planned for this story, but the theme of the vid is pretty close). I just thought it was a beautiful song, so it inspired me to write this fic. Here are some of the lyrics, enjoy!
***
When I was younger I saw
My daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my momma swore that she would
Never let herself forget
And that was the hari that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist
But darlin'
anda are the only exception
anda are the only exception.
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul
That cinta never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
atau keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable
Distance
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm content
With loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
But anda are the only exception
anda are the only exception.
***
Six years. Almot seven, actually. Seven years. That's a long time, Lisa thought. Long enough to understand someone. Long enough to be able to see when they were uncomfortable, regardless of the politeness, the jokes. Long enough to be able to say everything with just one glance.
Lisa remembered the first time she realized that she loved Hugh Laurie. She had just finished shooting a slightly depressing scene, and was sitting on a bench in the hospital set corridor, head leaned back, eyes closed. And suddenly, he had been there beside her.
"You okay?" Hugh said, concern etched all over his face.
Lisa sighed. "Yeah, it's just that last scene...it got me kind of down."
Hugh was silent for a long time, until Lisa, her eyes still closed, wondered if he had simply left. But then, out of the blue, he exclaimed, "Lisa! Look!" She turned to stare at Hugh, slightly nonplussed oleh the sudden eagerness in his voice.
"Bleh," he berkata as he turned to face her, sticking his tongue out and crossing his eyes. At first, Lisa just looked at him, a slightly shocked expression on her face. And then she burst into laughter. After a few seconds, Hugh joined in.
"What...was that?!" Lisa gasped, staring at him incredulously.
"Just thought that might make anda feel a little better," Hugh said. And then he smiled.
That smile...it was what Lisa remembered the most vividly about that moment. It wasn't a big smile, it wasn't wide atau toothy atau boisterous. She had always had the feeling that it never grew to its full potential. But there was something about it, in the way his mouth curved just slightly upwards, and his ice blue eyes suddenly melted into the gentle, turquoise waters of a tropical sea; a vast ocean that anda could dive into, and never look back. His face did not light up like a child's at the sight of a cokelat bar atau stuffed animal, but there was an undeniable warmth that spread over it. Lisa remembered how, as she had gazed at Hugh, a grin still on her face from the uncontrollable laughter of just a few detik before, she had thought how easy it would be to fall in cinta with that smile. With a man who would make ridiculous faces just to help anda up when anda were down. Really, she had thought, it would be far too easy to fall in cinta with someone like that.
***
It was the last hari of shooting before they wrapped Season 6. Lisa couldn't quite believe it as she pulled up to the rubah, fox lot, coffee cup in hand. This season had been like a whirlwind--it had come and gone so quickly, and Lisa felt just the slightest bit dazed. She supposed that all the seasons before had went oleh really quickly as well, but the writers seemed to have "promoted" Cuddy this year. Lisa had been so busy that she didn't even have a moment to realize how fast the time was passing. She sighed as she got out of the car and squinted into the semidarkness of six-thirty in the morning.
"Hey!" Lisa jumped as a voice called to her from somewhere behind her car. Hugh came sauntering out of the shadows, grinning slightly.
"Hugh! You're early!" Lisa said, hugging him as he kissed her on the cheek.
"As I recall, you're the one who normally comes after seven," Hugh teased. "I, on the other hand, am a punctual English gentleman."
"Huh. Is that right," Lisa replied, rolling her eyes and starting to walk towards her trailer. In two long strides, Hugh was beside her. Lisa glanced at him and couldn't help but chuckle at his energy.
"So," Hugh berkata after several moments of comfortable silence, "House and Cuddy today, hm? The moment has finally arrived..."
Lisa felt a few kupu-kupu stir slightly in the pit of her stomach as she remembered membaca the last scene of the finale in the script. It was going to be a tough one. "Yeah, anda ready for our emotionally loaded last day?" she said, clapping her hands in mock enthusiasm. As Lisa looked up at Hugh, however, she saw him staring down at her, brows furrowed, an unreadable expression on his face. It cleared immediately when he saw her looking at him.
"Of course!" Hugh replied, playing along with Lisa's fake excitement and smiling widely. "Oh yes, and here is your trailer, m'lady. The handsome knight," he pointed at himself, "will be awaiting anda on set." Hugh bowed and turned away.
Lisa smiled after him, but as she unlocked the trailer door she couldn't quite shake the feeling that there was something a little off about Hugh that day. She would be sure to ask him about it later.
***
"Oh, great. You're uncomfortable again," Hugh began sarcastically, a sharply pahit edge to his voice. "Probably means anda just got back from some quickie wedding in Vegas, atau you're already pregnant--"
"I ended it," Lisa interrupted him. Hugh looked up at her, his face transformed oleh shock, awe, the slightest possibility that there was still hope...
"What?" he whispered, voice barely audible.
Lisa stared into Hugh's eyes as she berkata her selanjutnya lines, which were already so ingrained in her mind she didn't have to think about them much. Hugh's eyes glowed a startling blue in the dim lighting of the bathroom set, and his face was so open, so vulnerable...Lisa knew that he was just acting, just being House, but at that moment she wanted someone to tell him to not worry. Everything was going to be okay. God, that man is good, Lisa thought. Then she was helping Hugh up, and then he was right there in front of her, and then his eyes were so close that Lisa had to close her own. Hugh caressed Lisa's face tenderly with his own, their lips barely touching. Then he pulled away.
"How do I know I'm not hallucinating?" Hugh murmured, narrowing his eyes.
"Did anda take the Vicodin?"
Hugh looked at his hand. "Nope," he said, dropping the pills to the floor. Then, he leaned in again as Lisa smiled, and kissed her. Their hands clasped.
"Cut!" Greg yelled. Hugh quickly pulled away from Lisa. He grinned at her, but as she looked at him his eyes looked tense, nervous. Lisa was about to ask what was wrong when David came up to them.
"Great work guys!" he berkata warmly, "Greg's just making sure we have all the shots we need, but I think we're done! And it's only, what, ten?"
"Oh, haha David," Lisa said, a wave of tiredness suddenly crashing over her. "But seriously...we're done?"
"Yup!" Greg called from his kursi selanjutnya to the camera. "See anda at the membungkus, bungkus party, Lisa, Hugh. Get some rest, anda guys need it!"
Lisa stifled a yawn as she hugged David, then Hugh, and bade the others goodbye. As she walked through the apartment set and out to her trailer, she could barely keep her eyes open. What with all the scenes Lisa had had to film over the past week, which were emotionally draining to say the least, she had not had much sleep at all. She was halfway across the lot, warm thoughts of fluffy tempat tidur covers and all her anjing snuggled against her already floating through her mind, when someone called her name.
"Lisa?"
It took a while for Lisa's exhausted brain to register the tone of the voice, the tentative, almost strangled quality of it. She slowly turned around, and saw Hugh standing in the doorway. Lisa wasn't too far away, so she could see the expression on his face, and it scared her. He looked terrified, as if he had surprised himself oleh calling her name, but his eyes also had a wild api in them, something passionate, almost angry...
Lisa barely had time to react before Hugh strode towards her and stopped, two feet away. She was wide awake now.
"Hugh?" she asked, her voice coming out in an involuntary whisper. Lisa was afraid, for reasons that she couldn't quite explain. There was just something in Hugh's face that she had never seen before.
As Lisa looked into his eyes, she saw something change. The api diminished a little, he suddenly looked unsure, disoriented, like he had just woken up. Hugh stared at Lisa, frozen.
"I..." he began, his voice trailing off into nothingness.
"Hugh," Lisa berkata again. "What's wrong?"
Hugh had dropped his gaze down to his shoes, but at the sound of Lisa's voice his head snapped up. His expression was wild, his breathing ragged, and then he stepped forward. And time stopped.
There is a moment, when anda are about to fall, during which anda realize what is about to happen. Everybody knows this, this feeling of the inevitable, of suddenly, for a membagi, split second, knowing. The moment drags, it cruelly gives anda time to contemplate the pain that anda are about to be in, and then it sends anda crashing to the ground.
That moment...it could be an eternity. If things were different, someone could live forever in that moment. It seems all too possible that it branches off and just exists oleh itself, one detik stretching on endlessly. anda could be suspended in that moment until the end of time, and never hit the ground.
But suddenly, forever was gone. Everything was suddenly not frozen. And in one fluid motion, Hugh stepped close to Lisa, cupped her face in his hands, and kissed her.
***
Hope anda guys liked that! I'd really enjoy komentar since this is my first fic, and please don't hesitate to give some contructive criticism! I'm sure I have a lot to improve on.
Also, I apologize if that was a little confusing, I promise I'll elaborate on my ideas for the characters and the whole premise of the story later on. Don't know when I'll have time to write part 2, but I will try to soon, since I really enjoyed menulis this one! There's something so relaxing about menulis a fic...haha alright I'm just babbling now. Um, for lack of a good closing statement, the Leno interview's tonight! And if you're membaca this and it's already over, then anda know if it was Huli atau not, but I don't, which must be a very exciting feeling for you...xD
Anyways, the idea for this came when I heard "The Only Exception" oleh Paramore. (you can watch the musik video link, it's not exactly what I have planned for this story, but the theme of the vid is pretty close). I just thought it was a beautiful song, so it inspired me to write this fic. Here are some of the lyrics, enjoy!
***
When I was younger I saw
My daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched
As he tried to reassemble it
And my momma swore that she would
Never let herself forget
And that was the hari that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist
But darlin'
anda are the only exception
anda are the only exception.
Maybe I know, somewhere
Deep in my soul
That cinta never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
atau keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable
Distance
And up until now
I had sworn to myself that I'm content
With loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
But anda are the only exception
anda are the only exception.
***
Six years. Almot seven, actually. Seven years. That's a long time, Lisa thought. Long enough to understand someone. Long enough to be able to see when they were uncomfortable, regardless of the politeness, the jokes. Long enough to be able to say everything with just one glance.
Lisa remembered the first time she realized that she loved Hugh Laurie. She had just finished shooting a slightly depressing scene, and was sitting on a bench in the hospital set corridor, head leaned back, eyes closed. And suddenly, he had been there beside her.
"You okay?" Hugh said, concern etched all over his face.
Lisa sighed. "Yeah, it's just that last scene...it got me kind of down."
Hugh was silent for a long time, until Lisa, her eyes still closed, wondered if he had simply left. But then, out of the blue, he exclaimed, "Lisa! Look!" She turned to stare at Hugh, slightly nonplussed oleh the sudden eagerness in his voice.
"Bleh," he berkata as he turned to face her, sticking his tongue out and crossing his eyes. At first, Lisa just looked at him, a slightly shocked expression on her face. And then she burst into laughter. After a few seconds, Hugh joined in.
"What...was that?!" Lisa gasped, staring at him incredulously.
"Just thought that might make anda feel a little better," Hugh said. And then he smiled.
That smile...it was what Lisa remembered the most vividly about that moment. It wasn't a big smile, it wasn't wide atau toothy atau boisterous. She had always had the feeling that it never grew to its full potential. But there was something about it, in the way his mouth curved just slightly upwards, and his ice blue eyes suddenly melted into the gentle, turquoise waters of a tropical sea; a vast ocean that anda could dive into, and never look back. His face did not light up like a child's at the sight of a cokelat bar atau stuffed animal, but there was an undeniable warmth that spread over it. Lisa remembered how, as she had gazed at Hugh, a grin still on her face from the uncontrollable laughter of just a few detik before, she had thought how easy it would be to fall in cinta with that smile. With a man who would make ridiculous faces just to help anda up when anda were down. Really, she had thought, it would be far too easy to fall in cinta with someone like that.
***
It was the last hari of shooting before they wrapped Season 6. Lisa couldn't quite believe it as she pulled up to the rubah, fox lot, coffee cup in hand. This season had been like a whirlwind--it had come and gone so quickly, and Lisa felt just the slightest bit dazed. She supposed that all the seasons before had went oleh really quickly as well, but the writers seemed to have "promoted" Cuddy this year. Lisa had been so busy that she didn't even have a moment to realize how fast the time was passing. She sighed as she got out of the car and squinted into the semidarkness of six-thirty in the morning.
"Hey!" Lisa jumped as a voice called to her from somewhere behind her car. Hugh came sauntering out of the shadows, grinning slightly.
"Hugh! You're early!" Lisa said, hugging him as he kissed her on the cheek.
"As I recall, you're the one who normally comes after seven," Hugh teased. "I, on the other hand, am a punctual English gentleman."
"Huh. Is that right," Lisa replied, rolling her eyes and starting to walk towards her trailer. In two long strides, Hugh was beside her. Lisa glanced at him and couldn't help but chuckle at his energy.
"So," Hugh berkata after several moments of comfortable silence, "House and Cuddy today, hm? The moment has finally arrived..."
Lisa felt a few kupu-kupu stir slightly in the pit of her stomach as she remembered membaca the last scene of the finale in the script. It was going to be a tough one. "Yeah, anda ready for our emotionally loaded last day?" she said, clapping her hands in mock enthusiasm. As Lisa looked up at Hugh, however, she saw him staring down at her, brows furrowed, an unreadable expression on his face. It cleared immediately when he saw her looking at him.
"Of course!" Hugh replied, playing along with Lisa's fake excitement and smiling widely. "Oh yes, and here is your trailer, m'lady. The handsome knight," he pointed at himself, "will be awaiting anda on set." Hugh bowed and turned away.
Lisa smiled after him, but as she unlocked the trailer door she couldn't quite shake the feeling that there was something a little off about Hugh that day. She would be sure to ask him about it later.
***
"Oh, great. You're uncomfortable again," Hugh began sarcastically, a sharply pahit edge to his voice. "Probably means anda just got back from some quickie wedding in Vegas, atau you're already pregnant--"
"I ended it," Lisa interrupted him. Hugh looked up at her, his face transformed oleh shock, awe, the slightest possibility that there was still hope...
"What?" he whispered, voice barely audible.
Lisa stared into Hugh's eyes as she berkata her selanjutnya lines, which were already so ingrained in her mind she didn't have to think about them much. Hugh's eyes glowed a startling blue in the dim lighting of the bathroom set, and his face was so open, so vulnerable...Lisa knew that he was just acting, just being House, but at that moment she wanted someone to tell him to not worry. Everything was going to be okay. God, that man is good, Lisa thought. Then she was helping Hugh up, and then he was right there in front of her, and then his eyes were so close that Lisa had to close her own. Hugh caressed Lisa's face tenderly with his own, their lips barely touching. Then he pulled away.
"How do I know I'm not hallucinating?" Hugh murmured, narrowing his eyes.
"Did anda take the Vicodin?"
Hugh looked at his hand. "Nope," he said, dropping the pills to the floor. Then, he leaned in again as Lisa smiled, and kissed her. Their hands clasped.
"Cut!" Greg yelled. Hugh quickly pulled away from Lisa. He grinned at her, but as she looked at him his eyes looked tense, nervous. Lisa was about to ask what was wrong when David came up to them.
"Great work guys!" he berkata warmly, "Greg's just making sure we have all the shots we need, but I think we're done! And it's only, what, ten?"
"Oh, haha David," Lisa said, a wave of tiredness suddenly crashing over her. "But seriously...we're done?"
"Yup!" Greg called from his kursi selanjutnya to the camera. "See anda at the membungkus, bungkus party, Lisa, Hugh. Get some rest, anda guys need it!"
Lisa stifled a yawn as she hugged David, then Hugh, and bade the others goodbye. As she walked through the apartment set and out to her trailer, she could barely keep her eyes open. What with all the scenes Lisa had had to film over the past week, which were emotionally draining to say the least, she had not had much sleep at all. She was halfway across the lot, warm thoughts of fluffy tempat tidur covers and all her anjing snuggled against her already floating through her mind, when someone called her name.
"Lisa?"
It took a while for Lisa's exhausted brain to register the tone of the voice, the tentative, almost strangled quality of it. She slowly turned around, and saw Hugh standing in the doorway. Lisa wasn't too far away, so she could see the expression on his face, and it scared her. He looked terrified, as if he had surprised himself oleh calling her name, but his eyes also had a wild api in them, something passionate, almost angry...
Lisa barely had time to react before Hugh strode towards her and stopped, two feet away. She was wide awake now.
"Hugh?" she asked, her voice coming out in an involuntary whisper. Lisa was afraid, for reasons that she couldn't quite explain. There was just something in Hugh's face that she had never seen before.
As Lisa looked into his eyes, she saw something change. The api diminished a little, he suddenly looked unsure, disoriented, like he had just woken up. Hugh stared at Lisa, frozen.
"I..." he began, his voice trailing off into nothingness.
"Hugh," Lisa berkata again. "What's wrong?"
Hugh had dropped his gaze down to his shoes, but at the sound of Lisa's voice his head snapped up. His expression was wild, his breathing ragged, and then he stepped forward. And time stopped.
There is a moment, when anda are about to fall, during which anda realize what is about to happen. Everybody knows this, this feeling of the inevitable, of suddenly, for a membagi, split second, knowing. The moment drags, it cruelly gives anda time to contemplate the pain that anda are about to be in, and then it sends anda crashing to the ground.
That moment...it could be an eternity. If things were different, someone could live forever in that moment. It seems all too possible that it branches off and just exists oleh itself, one detik stretching on endlessly. anda could be suspended in that moment until the end of time, and never hit the ground.
But suddenly, forever was gone. Everything was suddenly not frozen. And in one fluid motion, Hugh stepped close to Lisa, cupped her face in his hands, and kissed her.
***
Hope anda guys liked that! I'd really enjoy komentar since this is my first fic, and please don't hesitate to give some contructive criticism! I'm sure I have a lot to improve on.
Also, I apologize if that was a little confusing, I promise I'll elaborate on my ideas for the characters and the whole premise of the story later on. Don't know when I'll have time to write part 2, but I will try to soon, since I really enjoyed menulis this one! There's something so relaxing about menulis a fic...haha alright I'm just babbling now. Um, for lack of a good closing statement, the Leno interview's tonight! And if you're membaca this and it's already over, then anda know if it was Huli atau not, but I don't, which must be a very exciting feeling for you...xD
