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IN HAVEN

"Foaly," said Holly. "I want to go back to the surface. I need to be with Artemis, I can't help it." Foaly was the only one that knew about the kiss between Artemis and Holly. He found out after badgering Holly because of her odd behavior after coming back from rescuing the lemur with Artemis.

Foaly tried (unsuccessfully) to keep himself from laughing. "Holly, you can't just go to the surface any time you want. You have to have a reason or mission, and I am pretty sure your love for Public Enemy Number One is something that will be frowned upon."

"Can't I just say that I need to complete my ritual?"

"Well we have a record of you going two weeks ago, Holly. It would look too suspicious. However..." Foaly clicked a few buttons on his computer. "All right, your evidence of the ritual from two weeks ago seems to have disappeared," Foaly said with a slight smile. "Looks like you can go."

Holly beamed back at him. "Thank you Foaly! Have I ever told you that you are a genius?"

"Yes, but I still love hearing it every time," he chuckled.

ON THE SURFACE

Holly was flying as fast as she could. She couldn't wait to see Artemis, she just wanted to be with him. She didn't even know if he was home. She didn't know if he would love her back. She didn't even know why she had the desire to be with this dumb mudboy.

When she arrived on the grounds of the Fowl mansion, she flew toward Artemis's room. She decided her best option would be to go through his window and surprise him, just in case his parents were home. She picked open his window lock, still invisible, and carefully climbed onto his desk, which was placed directly under the window. Artemis was nowhere to be seen. She descended down to the floor and slowly opened his door into the hallway. Again, she saw no one.

As she went from room to room, she realized that the Fowls must be on vacation somewhere. There was only one room left to check, the security room, the one that had all of the monitors showing what was being captured by the cameras. She first listened outside the door, but heard nothing. She thought perhaps they already knew of her presence and were just trying to surprise her, so she quickly opened the door, but again, she was frustrated to find another empty room. Not even the security camera monitors were on.

Holly was extremely disappointed. She didn't want to go home, but she knew it could be weeks before they came back. The Fowls weren't the kind of people who took cheap, short vacations. She lumbered back into Artemis's room to sneak back out when she heard the front door unlock. "Yes!" she thought, and she couldn't believe her luck.

She first made sure she was invisible before heading down to the front door, just in case it wasn't Artemis. She met the just-entered individual in the living room. It wasn't Artemis, but Butler. Holly then made herself visible. "Butler, where is Artemis?" Holly asked. Butler jumped and grabbed his gun out of habit. "Whoa there big guy! Its just me!"

"Sorry Holly! How did you get in here? What are you doing?"

"Artemis's window," she replied nonchalantly. "Where is he?"

"He will be here soon, he is just finishing up a phone call with someone." At this, Artemis walked in, and the sight of him knocked the wind out of her.

"Butler, I need you to take look at--" Artemis stopped when he saw Holly. "Captain Short! What brings you here? Another escaped convict?"

"Well, I- I was just up here doing my ritual, and though I should stop by," she lied.

"Oh, well its nice to see you! Would you like anything to drink?" he asked her, as Butler exited the room.

"No, I am fine, thank you." She nervously looked out the window. "I think it's about to rain! I love the rain. I have only been in it a few times, though."

"Really? I hate it. It makes my mind stop. I can't think, because all I can concentrate on is the rhythm of the pounding," said Artemis.

"That's why I love it so much." Wow, wondered Holly, how is it that I have fallen for someone so different from myself? "Where are you parents right now?" she inquired.

"They are looking at a new school for Myles and Beckett. They should be back in about two days," he responded. "I actually just got back from school, we happen to have a week off. Its an odd coincidence that you chose this time to visit." Holly had forgotten all about Artemis having school. It seemed like a ridiculous thing to make the genius sit through hours of information being taught when he already knew it all. Holly felt a stab of sympathy for his teachers who had all probably been forced to bear his criticisms and corrections throughout each day.

The boy gave the window a dirty look. "It doesn't look like the storm is going to let up," he said disgustedly.

"I haven't ever really been given the chance to feel the rain. I bet it feels really nice..." she said, looking longingly out the glass. "Can we go out there? This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity Artemis."

The genius gave her a slight smile. "Fine," he said.