Holly leaned over and kissed Artemis

Holly leaned over and kissed Artemis.

As Artemis Fowl the Second sat in his room, not an hour after No. 1 and Holly had left; he thought about the kiss Holly had given him on their adventure. She had said that maybe it would have happened in another time, but Artemis turned over the impossible possibility that he had fallen for his one-time captive and longtime friend, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon.

He sat there dumbfounded. He, Artemis Fowl II, was dumbfounded. That only happened on rare occasions; Holly punching him during the siege of Fowl Manor was the one that came to mind. He had come to deeply regret kidnapping the elf and was also very ashamed of it.

Artemis began to list reasons why it would be a bad idea for them to be "involved".

She'll live longer.

She said herself that it couldn't happen

Different species

She's much older than me.

Artemis remembered one of Newton's laws of motion.

For every action, there is an equal reaction.

An so he began listing them:

We'll make good time.

Maybe she doesn't mean it.

Too bad.

Age is just a number.

For once the great Artemis Fowl didn't have that many good reasons, just one: Love conquers all. He tried to put it into a simple addition problem:

Artemis + Holly Love?

He couldn't solve love. No one could. Not even him.

Myles came into his room. The boy could pick his lock at the age of two, so Artemis had to remember to get a more complex lock.

"Arty, simple-toon," This was his favorite saying, though Artemis himself disagreed. He had learned to deal with his little brother's antics since returning to his time. "Arty?"

"Yes?"

"Where Beckett? We play hide and seek!" He got very excited.

"I don't know, but why don't you ask Butler to check the security cameras?" It was quite funny that Myles could grasp the concept of cameras, even though Beckett couldn't.

"OK, Arty. Thank you!" Myles ran out of the room to find Butler.

Artemis picked up the fairy communicator Holly had given him after the Opal Incident after deciding to call Holly, but not deciding what to say.

"Hello Arty." Holly seemed amused to see him. Artemis grinned at her auburn hair, mismatched eyes, and her amused smile. "What's up?"

"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to come and visit." Artemis blushed. Four years ago, he would've scolded himself for the interference of his hormones, but he now knew it was typical teenage behavior.

"I was just there, you know that right? Foaly didn't sneak back and mind wipe you, right?"

Artemis laughed, "No, I know. But whenever you visit, we have a crisis of some sort."

"That's true, but I don't think Trouble would let me get away. There's always the option of you visiting…" She stopped and thought for a moment. "Yes, that's not a bad idea. Why don't you come and visit Arty?"

She seemed to get excited at the very idea of him visiting, which Artemis took as a good sign. "Yes, I think that will be a good idea. Haven is such uncharted territory for me."

"You are not allowed to steal anything Fowl," They laughed; both knew that Artemis was different now. "

"I'll have Foaly get a shuttle up there in about two & a half to three hours."

"Great, see you then."

"Bye."

"Butler!" The lethal man came into the room.

"Yes, Artemis?" He asked, a bit worried about what his charge was up to.

"We're going to Haven."