Ten Things I Hate About You
Dr Nicolas Rush was not in a good mood. Actually that would be an understatement as he was seriously considering the ways he could get rid of one Dr Lisa Park and getting away with it. After all, this was all her fault. It had all started with the damn movie. The damn movie she had downloaded on her laptop. Why any scientist with any ounce of self-respect would even want to admit to have seen that movie, much less have it on their laptop was beyond Rush's comprehension (and quite frankly beyond his care as well).Easier to blame her.
Actually maybe it wasn't only her fault. Rush keenly remembers Wray and Young discussing boosting morale. And what brilliant idea did they come up with? Oh yes, movie night (with compulsory attendance) once a week in the mess hall. Peachy.
Even if he did manage to get rid of them both, he probably wouldn't be able to get away with it. Thanks to Eli spying on him. And here he had to admit it to himself was the crux of the matter: Eli. Eli always so eager to help anyone and everyone. So much so that when Lieutenant Johansen asked him to accompany her to inspect a new section of the Destiny they had just cleared to see if there would be anything of use there for the infirmary, Eli left in such a hurry that he forgot to take his laptop and notes away with him.
And that's when Rush decided to power down Eli's laptop to save its battery. And that's where his troubles began. And that's why he has currently locked himself in his quarters, plotting away the murders of Lisa Park, Camille Wray and Colonel Young.
Because here is what he read on Eli's computer:
What I hate about Nicholas:
1) His snarkiness. Honestly, unless it's laced with irony, the man doesn't speak. He grunts and he growls and he glares a lot. And that really shouldn't be that hot but it is.
2) He is always rude to everyone. And most of the time he seems to have totally forgotten that I found him on my doorstep not the other way round. So he had to have wanted me here at one point or another. Now if he could only want me…
3) The fact he acts like he knows everything better than everyone else. Which he does, come to think of it. Which brings me right back to the snarkiness… and the hotness…
4) My getting caught in the crossfire between him and Colonel Young. And why is that? That's because they are both acting stubborn. So Nicholas wants me to spend all my time helping him figuring the various systems of the Destiny and Colonel Young wants me to spend my time spying on Nick. But hey, that means hours during which I can indulge myself studying the prodigy of a man with Young's blessing so that's not so bad after all…
And let's not forget how he looks when he is getting all riled up…
5) That he is always so closed off about himself. Apart from the fact that he was addicted to coffee, he doesn't talk about himself. And his addiction was made known to everyone on board when he went through withdrawal. And on some days, knowing so little (or nothing really) about a man who is so important in my life totally irks me. But then I remember knowing nothing about him means it's a puzzle to solve. And there's nothing I like more than solving puzzles. Apart from, maybe, my mom's cookies but they're not as challenging. And most definitely not as challenging as Nick is…
And while Rush would have lived happily never knowing about Eli's apparent crush on him, he could definitely live with that fact. No problem at all. What he wasn't so sure he could live with though (and that had him hiding, no, not hiding, but safely retreating in his quarters, plotting away murders) was what he had done afterwards. Come to think of it, maybe he had been possessed. Um, no, not very likely. Or, yes, that must be it: the new food they had recently discovered must not sit right with him. Now he only had to remember what he had eaten last (come to think of it, when as well) and avoid that particular food like hell in the future. Yes, it sounded like a good plan.