Of course, it was completely unlikely that you would see Artemis Fowl down at the beach, serene waves washing up to him, but not quite meeting the young mastermind. And. You didn't, never did, because it had not happened in reality. Artemis, in fact, did not even know about it himself.
A small figure stepped out from the shadow of a closed down food stand, the miss matched eyes falling over the sandy shore line, searching for something, someone. After a minute, a frown appeared on those slightly pale lips, cold from the gentle breeze that was just now beginning to ebb. "Artemis?" The voice whispered softly, confusion layering the soft tone, as a figure stepped out onto the sand from seemingly nowhere.
The figure turned around, raven locks of hair hanging in the young males eyes as he spotted the voices owner, a smile forming, so unusual for him. He stayed where he was, watching patiently as the elf came up to him, an obvious smile upon her own face as she looked up at him. "Hello, Holly." The teen said, his eyes straying over the females face, soon turning his gaze back to the waves.
"Artemis, I have-"She stopped short, noticing the expression that the boy wore, a mix of secrecy, anxiety, and... Regret perhaps? "What's wrong?" She asked, flicking a sort strand of auburn hair from her eyes as she looked at him, frowning suddenly.
"Nothing, Holly, I just… I was in the middle of something." Artemis replied not quite telling the truth to his friend. He cast a glance at the elf, before he started walking down the sand, folding his arms loosely across his chest, his gaze fixed upon the sand. "Artemis, if you were doing something… Well, you didn't have to come." She mumbled, following him, her frustration growing as he didn't stop. "Artemis!" She yelled, as she caught up to him, grabbing his wrist to prevent him from going any further.
He turned, his own ill colored eyes mirrored in the girls. "Just tell me what you had to say Holly, if it was so important that you had to tell me in person, just say it." He shot back at her, angered suddenly, tugging his arm away from her as he took a small step backwards.
Holly stared at Artemis in confusion, the feelings she had showing clearly in her blue and hazel eyes. "No… I'll just find another genius mastermind to share this with…" She frowned, turning away, the auburn bob of hair swishing around her pointed ears as she looked to the ground.
"I apologize, Holly, I'm just… What is it?" He asked as he stepped towards her, resting a hand on her shoulder softly.
She barely noticed the light added weight of his hand, eyes still upon the ground. "I-"
The image suddenly faded, and the soft voice drifted away, being replaced by a loud ringing in those identical pointed elf's ears. An arm draped across her eyes, blocking out the sharp light that was drifting through those useless blinds. "I…" She mumbled, still lost in the dream that she had been having. But she could not ignore the fact that she was trying desperately to imaging what would happen next.
Holly Short pushed herself up, blinking her blue and hazel eyes in order to adjust herself to the new light that had entered her reality. She thought about what she had just seen. Had she seriously just been dreaming about Artemis Fowl? It was true, she liked him enough to call him a friend, but… She knew the words that she had been about to say when the images had vanished, but she could not- would not allow herself to think, nonetheless say what she knew was in her mind.
She couldn't possibly have any feelings for him could she? And if she did, surely they were not mutual?