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"Oh Holly, daaarling!". Someone called out to Holly. Someone with a sickeningly sweet voice, dripping with honey it seemed. Someone that was the last person Holly wanted to see.
Holly grunted and started walking faster. She was on Olympus, the home of the Greek gods and goddesses. Eros, her grandfather, had invited her to stay with him for a few days or weeks. Depended on how long she could and wanted to stay. And no matter how enchanting Olympus was, no matter how much she loved it here, she didn't intend to stay long. And the main reason for that was her great-great-grandmother.
He owned a mansion close to that of her great-great-grandmother Aphrodite. Which annoyed Holly endless since she didn't like Aphrodite. Not really.
She didn't hate her great-grandmother or anything, but she kept talking about love and other things Holly didn't care about. Aphrodite liked almost all the things Holly couldn't care less for. Aphrodite loved shopping, make-up, make-overs, beauty pageants, talking about boys and meddling with someone's love life. Holly, on the other hands, loved martial arts, her job, flying, arresting people ( it just gave her a thrill), watching movies ( especially the ones with some violence), cycling motors ( Vinyaya had once borrowed her motor to Holly. Which had been her worst mistake ever. Holly had almost destroyed it) and crunchball. All things that her great-great-grandmother found abhorrent.
Holly didn't mind spending some time with her great-great-grandmother, but she didn't want to engage in activities that were not her. That made her feel uneasy and bored.
She was the first female LEP captain. She was always surrounded by males. Almost all her friends were male. She just didn't like to act all girly.
And she certainly didn't like to talk about love all day, which Aphrodite always wanted. She even spied on people to find out who to pair them with and had urged Holly to help her.
Aphrodite always spied on demigods, her favourite couple right now was something she could Percabeth, and she had asked Holly if she could travel to camp half-blood to get two demigods, Aglaia and Achilles( A/N Obviously, I made this up. Aglaia means brilliance. She would be a daughter of Zeus. And Achilles is named after the famous Achilles that fought in the Trojan war. He would be a son of Hermes), to become a couple. Holly had muttered she was busy and had been trying to avoid her great-great-grandmother ever since.
And now she was found again. She tried to act like she didn't hear Aphrodite and walked even faster, but Aphrodite was persistent. She ran towards Holly and gave her a hug. "He silly! I have been yelling your name for the past minutes. Where were you with your thoughts?".
Holly looked at her smiling great-great-grandmother. She was wearing a pink top with a heart on it and a miniskirt. Herappearance shimmered, her hair turning from blond to brown to black and so on. Her eyes changed colours too, first looking green and then blue. And she looked so beautiful Holly felt jealous, something she didn't often feel towards females, no matter how beautiful they were. She didn't care that about beauty.
Right now, Aphrodite was smiling broadly, revealing her straight and white teeth. Holly smiled back. "Eh hello. I was just thinking. I'm sort of in a hurry, so if you don't mind-".
"Oh don't be ridiculous! There is always time for some tea. Besides, I want to discuss something with you".
Holly swallowed, fighting the urge to either attack Aphrodite or run away screaming. The way her great-great-grandmother said it, filled Holly with a dreadful feeling. A mix of fear, nervousness and even a little panic. All her instincts were screaming danger.
Holly had met all the gods and found most gods a lot more intimidating than Aphrodite, but that didn't mean anything. Aphrodite might anything but ominous, but she was still a goddess. And not just a goddess. The goddess of love. Who knew what she might do if Holly made her angry.
Holly shuddered. She really didn't want to think about that. So unless she wanted her life to be even more complicated than now, and it sure was complicated considering her best friend was the former criminal and enemy of her people, she could better do what Aphrodite wanted.
Keeping this all in mind, Holly managed a weak smile. "Of course. Tea" she said. Not that she liked drinking tea and chatting, but she shouldn't anger Aphrodite. Even Holly, with her temper, wouldn't try to pull a stunt like that.
Aphrodite nodded, smiled again and started dragging Holly with her. "Exactly. Tea. I have the best flavour ever and such cute little teacups, you will love them! And it will give us some time to chat, because I have something I want to talk about" Aphrodite exclaimed happily.
Holly looked at her. She looked absolutely harmless, but Holly still had that feeling she either had to fight or run for her life. Like she was in more danger than she had ever been. Something in Aphrodite's behavior made Holly's skin crawl and her body tense, ready to either fight or flee.
And the way Aphrodite held her arm, did nothing to calm Holly down. Aphrodite had a surprisingly strong grip for someone who didn't like to fight. Or do anything physically.
"What exactly do you want to talk about?" Holly asked while looking around her, searching for a way to escape.
Aphrodite stopped for a second, before walking even faster than before. Holly, with her short legs, really had trouble following her. Not that she had a choice. Aphrodite was still gripping her arm like she contemplated Holly could run away every second now. She obviously had noticed her great-great-granddaughter's anxiety. And would make sure Holly had no chance of escape.
Aphrodite smiled at her, but it wasn't a particularly nice smile. It reminded Holly too much of some hungry animal for that. She was getting a feeling she was in trouble. A lot. She isn't planning on meddling with my love life, now is she? I mean, I don't even have one.. Holly thought, pushing any thought of Artemis Fowl out of her mind. That kiss hadn't counted.
I only kissed him, because I was so relieved he was alive. We are just friends. Besides, Artemis Fowl would never actually like me that way. And I couldn't like him. Holly stopped her thoughts when Aphrodite suddenly smirked. D'arvit. Please say she wasn't reading my thoughts or anything. My life will be ruined if she was. She would never leave me alone.
Holly stopped herself when she realized she was praying. Aphrodite might actually hear her prayer and , even if she hadn't been reading Holly's thoughts, notice something was wrong. She would never leave Holly alone if she discovered what exactly had happened between her and Artemis Fowl.
Aphrodite smiled at Holly, her grip tightening a little. " I just want to talk to my beautiful great-great-granddaughter. I'm allowed to, aren't ?".
Holly smiled uncomfortably. "Sure. Although I can't think of anything you would want to talk about with me".
Aphrodite giggled. "I can. Come on darling, we are there".
Holly and Aphrodite were standing in front of Aphrodite's palace. It was gargantuan, especially to Holly. It was a castle, seemingly one from a fairy tale, and was all pink.
Holly didn't like pink, but she had to admit the palace was beautiful. It looked like a castle from a fairy tale, with towers, bridges and just that sort of charm. Every little girl would absolutely love it.
A small trap led to the double doors. The double doors were pink too, a lighter colour pink than the rest of the castle, and decorated with different paintings. You could see hearts, turtle doves, swans ( one of her great-great-grandmothers favourite animals), people ( like Adonis) and a painting of her great-great-grandmother herself, looking stunning like always.
Aphrodite used her free hand to push the doors open and dragged Holly inside. The doors immediately shut, making Holly feel more trapped than ever.
Aphrodite finally released her and clapped her hands. "We are inside! Well sweetheart, if you could go to my living room and wait for me. I will get the tea. See you soon darling".
Without giving Holly the possibility to answer, Aphrodite disappeared. She had used her godly powers to teleport to the kitchen. Holly had no idea why she didn't just make tea and cookies appear. Or why she used teleportation for such a short distance.
Holly sighed and looked longingly at the doors. Maybe I can open them. She didn't take my neutrino..
Holly sighed again. She knew that wouldn't work. Those doors were designed to be indestructible. Hephaestus himself had made them. Holly had seen some of his work and knew that she wouldn't be able to break these doors if he had made them.
Well, then I will go to the living room and await Armageddon Holly thought grimly. If he sadistic sense of humour was kicking in, there must be something really bad be happening. Her sense of humour always kicked in when there something really bad happening or about to happen.
Holly walked towards the living room and sat down on one of the couches. Aphrodite had apparently expected her, because it was all her size. Which made Holly relax slightly, although she remained wary, ready to flee when necessary.
Seconds after she sat down, Aphrodite walked in. "Holly. Good, you are here. Now darling, let's have some tea".
Aphrodite filled two cups of tea ( she hadn't lied, they were beautiful) and gave one of them to Holly. She had changed herself into an elf, so she and Holly were around the same size now. Aphrodite was still longer and looked very differently though, with flowing blonde hair and changing eyes- sometimes they were green, sometimes blue.
Smiling, Aphrodite sat down. Holly motioned to her tea cup, which was decorated with beautiful paintings of Pegasi. "Who has made these tea cups? They are beautiful" she asked, trying to avoid the coming conversation of doom.
Aphrodite shrugged. " Athena. She gave them to me as a present for my birthday. She is the goddess of craft, among others. But we aren't here to talk about Athena darling".
She looked at Holly, smiling. Her smile made Holly shudder. It was creepy. She didn't even know why, it just was.
She picked up her cup and took a sip. The tea was absolutely delicious. "Oh. Well, why am I here then?".
Aphrodite smiled. " Well, isn't it obvious? You are here to discuss your feelings for Artemis Fowl, of course".
Holly, who had been very busy drinking her tea, immediately started choking. "W-what?" she managed to choke out. She tried to look innocent and shocked but failed. Well, on the innocent part. She definitely looked shocked.
Aphrodite raised her eyebrows."Well, your human friend of course. Although I'm still not convinced he is human. He reminds me of a child of Athena, with his smartness".
Holly grunted. She knew it had been a bad idea to bring Artemis to Olympus with her, but he been too stubborn to accept her refusal. He had bothered her for days, making endless lists with reasons why he should go until she had snapped at him and given up.
She had never seen him happier. He had actually hugged her, exclaiming she was absolutely astonishing. Two seconds later, he had realized what exactly he was doing, jumped back, and blushed an impressive shade of red.
Holly smiled when she thought how cute he had had looked, blushing like that and talking fast and nervously and- "Stop that!" she snapped.
Aphrodite smiled sweetly. "Stop what sweetheart?'.
"Stop influencing my thought and feelings about Artemis. We are friends, that is all we are".
" I am the goddess of love darling, you can't fool me. I immediately noticed your feelings for Artemis when you two walked into the throne room".
Holly blushed a little under the knowing smirk of her great-great-grandmother. She had to admit to not all her thoughts regarding Artemis had been appropriate. She even had dreamt a few times about him, not that she would ever say that out loud. It was too embarrassing.
" We are only friends!" Holly repeated, hoping Aphrodite would leave her alone. Which she wouldn't , of course. Aphrodite would never leave her alone, not if she could change Holly's mind and meddle with her love life. Her non-existent love life.
" Holly, sugar, we both know that isn't the truth. You and Artemis- he is such a cute boy- are a lot more than friends. What is so hard to accept? Is it the fact that he isn't really muscular and able to defend you, because I know-".
"what! Why on earth would I want him to be muscular? And I can defend myself, I don't need a man to do that!".
"Well, all I was saying that it is nice to know your boyfriend can defend you whenever that is necessary. I mean, your Artemis is cute and all , but-".
"He isn't my Artemis" Holly protested.
Aphrodite ignored her protests, waving it off. "Don't act weird darling, of course he is. Anyway, I was saying that someone who is smart is nice and all and he is handsome of course, with those beautiful eyes and all, but it would be nice if he was a little more muscular". Aphrodite smiled at Holly.
"Aphrodite. Milady, whatever. I. Do NOT Have feelings for Artemis Fowl".
Aphrodite smiled. "But you do dear! And why wouldn't you? He is very handsome, a gentleman, very rich, smart and has saved you countless times. Besides, it is the best love of all; forbidden love".
"It is peeeerfect!"Aphrodite squealed and Holly rolled her eyes. The woman was centuries old and still acted like some little fan girl sometimes.
" Firstly; I do not have feelings like that for Artemis Fowl. Secondly; He will never have feelings for me like that. Besides, he has a lot of things I dislike about him. He lies a lot, he hurts those he loves, he was a criminal, he is human and he kidnapped me and brought me in the most dangerous situations!".
" The first one is a lie, the second one isn't true and the rest are things that can be easily solved or you secretly like about him. He lied, but he did it to save his family. He hurts those he love yes, but love is meant to hurt. And I'm convinced you like the fact he was a criminal! Bad boys are sooo attractive. And he kidnapped you, because it was meant to be! You two belong together!".
"We don't! There are thousands of reasons we don't belong together and I don't even love him or feel remotely attractive to him". Holly was lying of course, but she didn't want to resist she did find him attractive ( more than she ever should) and loved him. It was too embarrassing. And Aphrodite wouldn't stop until they were together if she did admit anything. Not that was willing to stop now.
Holly had jumped up, her hands balled into fists, when Aphrodite smirked. " So you aren't in love with him or are attracted to him? Then, what is this?" she said and made an image appear. An image that showed her and Artemis, in the gorilla cage. Holly saw herself rush towards Artemis and cry. Saw herself heal him and kiss him when he opened his eyes.
She touched her lips, that were suddenly tingling, and blushed. " That was a mistake. I was just so relieved he was alive and-".
"And you love him. Just admit it Holly. I am the goddess of love, you can't lie about something like this to me".
Holly frowned. "I'm not in love, I just kissed him because I was confused and-". Aphrodite waved her hand again, this time making a different image appear. A image of Holly in her bed, tossing and turning and moaning Artemis' name.
Holly turned even redder, wishing to just disappear. She really didn't want to see this.
Aphrodite smirked, obviously proud at herself. "Are you going to admit you love him and feel attracted to him or do I have to show you what exactly you were dreaming about? And show it to Artemis? ".
Holly widened her eyes. That would be really embarrassing. To be caught dreaming something like that by the protagonist of those dreams. Holly would probably die of embarressment if Artemis ever discovered the thoughts and dreams she had been having about him lately.
She shook her head. "No, please don't".
"Are you sure, because maybe you need a quick reminder of how –".
"No! I will admit it all right, I like him!".
Aphrodite waved her hand and the image changed, now showing Holly and Artemis, kissing. Artemis slowly started to unbutton Holly's pants in the image.
Holly rushed forward. "No! Don't! Fine, I'm in love with Artemis Fowl, I'm in love with Artemis Fowl!".
Aphrodite smiled and made the image disappear. "I know!" she squealed and hugged Holly. "I'm soo glad for the two of you! It is cute and forbidden! You're like Romeo and Juliet. Oh, this is some love story! Forbidden love, I love that".
Holly managed to free herself from Aphrodite's choking hug. "You didn't send that image to Artemis, did you?" she asked, horrified. She would freak out if Aphrodite had. It would be extremely embarrassing if Artemis discovered the role he had played in some of her dreams.
Aphrodite smiled. "No. Not yet. But I will if you are going to deny your feelings again! You two just have to be a couple!".
Holly groaned. " But that will never happing! Even if I do love him, there are so many reasons and-".
"Now darling , I don't want to hear them. Love doesn't have any rules or boundaries. And you two will be a couple!".
Aphrodite looked more determined than ever, with an overly enthusiastic look in her eyes. A look that scared Holly. Who knew Aphrodite would actually be scary? She thought. Holly surely would have never thought she was before this moment. But she did look scary now. With that crazy, feral look in her eyes. That look that made everyone clear it would happen like Aphrodite would say.
Aphrodite smiled at her and sighed happily. "Holertemis or no wait- Arollo or- I will think of a name later. You and Artemis will be the best couple ever. And I mean Artemis the boy of course, not the goddess. I won't do that to you. I'm not that cruel, you know" Aphrodite said, giggling.
Holly took a wary step towards the door. " Yes, sure. Well, this has been nice, but I really must be-".
"STAY!". Holly cowered when Aphrodite suddenly screamed. She looked even scarier now, with glowing, piercing eyes. She reminded Holly of her mother when she was angry. Her mother had always been a calming influence, unless she was angry. Then she made Holly want to curl up and cry.
"But I-".
"But nothing! You will stay or I will show Artemis all he dreams you have been having about him".
Holly froze. That would be horrible. " You won't!".
" I will and now sit down".
Holly sat and Aphrodite clapped her hands again. "Oh you are soooo my new favourite couple" she said, smiling again. Holly sighed. Who knew that the goddess of love was this good at blackmail?
All right, this is my first one-shot. I might to a sequel to this, where Artemis discovers Holly is in love, because of something Aphrodite did, but I don't know when. So until then, hope you enjoyed this!.