Hello everyone. So first things first. Stargate universe is not mine and if you wish to know who it does belongs to then you have to google it.

Anyway if you don't like the pairing Rush/Eli then don't read this. don't say I didn't warn you

oh yeah my grammar isn't perfect and if you want to know how the story continues you can become my beta-reader, just send me a mail.

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Damn, first life-support, then the power, then the water problem, then the disice and now this again. Food was also become a problem but it was not something that could be fixed by scientists. Yet col. Young urged every scientist to find a planet in range with food on it. Again for the... how many time again?... Dr. Rush was sitting at the consoles, trying to find a way of solving this problem. Apparently everyone was aware of this and avoided the area as much as possible, hoping they wouldn't get an overworked scientist on their back. Since Rush had done this once everyone seemed to disappear when the scientist was grumpy. Everyone except Eli. It was like the boy was totally unaffected by the mood swings of the doc. He and his keno observed him frequently and took notes or something like that. Rush wasn't sure about that. He didn't have the time to keep an eye on Eli.

"Since you missed dinner I brought it with me. You haven't eating anything since yesterday" Eli said while he walked in the console room with a cup of protein soup.

Dr. Rush didn't reacted on the comment but typed away on the console in front of him. Eli putted the cup down by the doc and sat down on a bench a few metres away.

"anyway, I guessed you wanted to eat it here. I mean the mess room is really crowed at the moment. I couldn't find a seat anymore. I guess with the low foodsupply everyone wants a meal 'cause they don't know if they will get any the next day, you know. Almost like starved wolves."

"Eli! Not now" Dr. Rush almost shouted.

Eli became very silent and looked a bit sad. "yeah, whatever. Thanks for the meal Eli" Eli mumbled.

Dr. Rush looked up and sighed. "I'm sorry Eli it's just..."

"oh no, it's oke. I understand. You're working and you can't concentrate and everything..." Eli answered with an understanding nod.

"I do appreciate the meal, though" Eli smiled at this.

after this conversation Dr. Rush took a sip of the soup and continued working. Eli stayed with him but didn't say anything anymore. He was playing with the keno. He liked to experiment with it. Each time he used it he learned something new about the thing. But there was one thing that he should always be aware of : col. Young. Young had ordered him to put the keno away and not to spy on people. Now the spying part wasn't that difficult but the putting away was. The thing made him feel save for some reason so he just hide it from the colonel.

After a while the keno was getting a bit boring. Really everyone was in the messroom and there was nothing really interesting so Eli looked up and saw Dr. Rush sitting at the console. Suddenly it struck Eli that the doc really looked tired. His face was almost white and his eyes reddish. Also he was really tense and the way he was almost hanging over the console couldn't be good for his back.

Eli noticed how Rush's hand went to his neck, nose and eyes more then once in attempted to wipe away the tiredness. Eli stood up and approached the doc silently. except for his math skills Eli had one other skill. He had learned to give massages. He had actually learned this to help his mother. She always had headaches and a massage always helped her. But maybe he could help Dr. Rush too.

Dr. Rush didn't hear Eli approche and almost yelped when the hands touched him. But as quick as the shock came it also disappeared. The small circles on his back and shoulders had their effect and washed away all the stress. It actually felt kinda nice.

Eli felt the sudden shock and then he noticed how the doc relaxed at his touch. He knew that if he talked now all effect was lost so he didn't say a word and just started with the massage. He also noticed that Dr. Rush had stopped working and almost lay back in his hands. He moved his hands to the neck and started to threat the muscles there. He heard a sigh coming from Rush which almost made him snicker, almost but he would hate to ruin the moment.

end chapter one

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