Here is another chapter! Thank you all so much for the response to the first oneshot! I'm glad you all found it cute and amusing! I hope you all enjoy this chapter as well!
As usual, I do not own Criminal Minds...I wish I did though.
Chapter 2: Who knew Hotch hated Rubik's cubes?
Hotch was working on paperwork in his office as he did any other morning when the team wasn't on a case. He was interrupted from his work when he heard a knock on his office door. Reid walked in, fiddling with something in his hands.
"What do you have there?" Hotch asked before the young agent could even say anything.
"A Rubik's cube," Reid simply responded, "I find them very meditating to solve."
Hotch was immediately intrigued. He had seen and heard of these things, but had never actually tried to solve one.
"Do you want to try it?" the young genius asked.
Hotch gave him a noncommittal shrug, but he secretly really wanted to. He proceeded to give Reid the paperwork he needed to complete for the day. Reid left the Rubik's cube on his desk, saying that he had another one at his desk. Hotch was actually overjoyed. He shut the door to his office and attempted to solve the interesting cube before him.
*two hours later*
"Has Hotch even come out of his office yet today?" Morgan asked Prentiss and Reid.
"I got my paperwork from him earlier this morning, but I haven't seen him since," Reid responded.
The three agents stared at their superior's office. No sound at all came from the office at all, almost as if no one was there. The trio returned to doing their paperwork. As if on cue, a crash could be heard from Hotch's office. It was loud enough that even JJ and Rossi could hear it from their respective offices and they entered the bullpen. Everyone, extremely curious, cautiously approached Hotch's office. They froze in their tracks when they heard Hotch yelling.
"Rubik's cube, I am your master and you will let me solve you!"
All of the agents looked at each other, absolutely stunned. They had always known Hotch to be a very serious man. They never would have guessed that they would ever hear their boss say such a thing. Rossi was the brave soul to knock on the door and open it. The office was an absolute wreck. All of the books and other items from one of the shelves had been knocked to the ground. Hotch looked like a mess, his suit jacket torn, his tie undone, and his hair in complete disarray.
"Hotch, how did all of this happen from you trying to solve a Rubik's cube?" Rossi asked, absolutely confused.
Hotch didn't give them an answer, glaring at the colorful cube on his desk instead. Taking his silence as a sign that they should all leave, Rossi shut the door and the rest of the team went back to their work. No one really wanted to discuss what they had just witnessed.
When the door shut, Hotch glanced at it. Had someone tried to come see him? He didn't know. He looked back at the Rubik's cube and swore that it had moved three inches. His eyes narrowed at the cube, it definitely had a mind of its own. Resolving not to move from his desk until he solved it, he jumped on the cube and started twisting and turning the sides.
*the next morning*
Concerned with his colleague's behavior the previous day, Rossi got to work a little earlier than usual so he could check on Hotch. He knocked on the office door and opened it. Hotch's office was even more of a mess than the previous day, and he was fast asleep on his desk with the Rubik's cube in his hand. It was still unsolved and there were bullet holes in it.
"Hotch, you need to wake up," Rossi said as he shook Hotch's shoulder.
Hotch was startled awake. He looked around the office, as if confused as to why he was still there. Once his eyes saw the accursed cube, he remembered everything.
"I see you still couldn't solve the Rubik's cube," Rossi observed, "I'm sorry, but I have to ask. Why are there bullet holes in it?"
"It wouldn't let me solve it, so I shot it a couple of times to show it who's boss," Hotch answered as if it was obvious.
Rossi sighed and shook his head. He was heading to his own office when he ran into Reid.
"Could he solve it?" Reid asked.
When Rossi shook his head, Reid made his way to Hotch's office. A couple of minutes later, a loud yell could be heard pretty much throughout all of Quantico.
"How dare this Rubik's cube let such a peasant as yourself solve it! I want you to get it out of my sight!" Hotch roared.
Next thing Rossi knew, Reid was running out of the office in absolute fear for his life. That was the day the team learned that Hotch hated Rubik's cubes. Hotch was convinced that Rubik's cubes hated him too.
And there it is! I hope you all found it amusing. Sorry that Hotch was just slightly out of character. *wink wink* Anyways, until next time!
