Artemis Fowl
"This is absolutely ridiculous Butler! I- I'm not going to waltz right up to Holly looking like this!" Artemis whined, pulling at his dark baggy shirt revealing more skin than necessary.
"Don't worry, Holly might consider you to be really-…"
"Idiotic? Yes, perhaps that's the word"
"Artemis we had this conversation over and over again. I think it's about time you learned to defend yourself; you know better than me I won't be here forever to protect you.. and if anything were to happen to you, I would never be able to forgive myself," Butler replied softly.
"Yes I know, old friend," Artemis remembered the time Butler got shot, Butler's reflexes and health wasn't the same after that incident.
Artemis sat sullenly, the Fowl Bentley drove swiftly in the streets of Kyoto, Japan. Artemis gazed at the passing cars and the asian pedestrians. He exhaled, This won't be easy, but I'll do it for mother, I won't end up like father. I won't let her end up like she did when father disappeared. I'm just glad father is back now..
Butler glanced at the rearview mirror, studying the serious look on the youth's pale face; Artemis always looked older than his age being so mature like he is Butler always wondered how he could ever make friends his age not fairies, centaurs and other magical subterranean beings. He needed a human being friend about his age who he could at least hang out and do things normal teenagers usually do. Damn! I almost got us both killed!
The bentley passed the red light; people screaming for their lives ran out of the way of the speeding black blur. Artemis was flung from his seat then his face was pressed against the cold glass, he slid off the glass, nose bloody.
"B-Butler!!!!"
Butler heard a muffled sob coming from the back. I really am getting old, my dazedness are killing him instead of assassins, and snipers.
Butler winced again at the ranting youth, finally things got quiet in the car and the snoozing little bishounen's face was at last peaceful without any of his vampire like looks plastered on his face.
3 hours passed…
Artemis was woken by a rough hand pulling at the ends of his unusually messy hair.
Holly made a wolf whistle. "What's with the get up, Artemis? You look better with this on, than your suits! Trying to impress the ladies I see..." Holy punched Artemis on his shoulders.
"Shut up"
Holy smirked.
"I guess things didn't work out with 'her'" Holly teased.
Artemis rubbed his eyes then stared into the face of the Lepreacon officer, Captain Holly Short. Her eyes were like his, one blue and one hazel; Artemis smiled for the first time in a very long time. Holly and he share a very special bond; they've been together on missions and insane adventures that always ended up with someone almost on the brink of death.
" I rather not talk about it, she's quite a handful and sadly no matter how intelligent she is she's quite repulsive! She speaks very highly for someone whose experience in matters is zero. She's completely ignorant and selfish who acts like a immature kid behind her mask of knowledge! She is..!" Artemis ranted..
"Uh.." Holly started to sweat, "A couple of weeks ago, you were all lovey dovey with her. I had stuff Mulch's sock in mouth so you would stop talking about Minerva! I'm not very fond of her either.. god knows how much I want to shoot her." Holly took out her neutrino and rubbed it against her face, smirking deviously.
"We both could use her as target practice"
Artemis and Holly couldn't help bursting out laughing at their "soon-to-be victim"
Next.. Chapter Artemis meets his worst nightmare+ flashbacks of Artemis and the bit I mean Minerva's date. I suck live with it.