Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Artemis Fowl characters! I do own all the kids he meets at school.

Chapter One

Butler pulled the Bentley up the drive and Artemis caught his first glimpse of his new school. St. Joseph's private school loomed ahead of him. His new school uniform, black trousers with blue shirt complete with tie, began to feel increasingly warm. Oh sure, he had been to school before, he wasn't nervous about that. In fact he wasn't sure what was bothering him. All he knew was that for the first time in his life he was nervous about school.

His mother and father had agreed, though St. Bartlebye's School for Young Boys was a tradition, that Artemis would go to a private school this year. Now instead of staying at the school he would come home each and every afternoon. This they hoped would bring the family closer together. Still Angeline and Artemis Senior had both noticed a change in their teenage genius. Nowadays he seemed a lot more sensitive and spent a lot of his time on the grounds with his parents. He seemed to be an all around better person, almost as if someone had put a some sort of "happy" spell on him. They were delighted with the change.

Butler parked the car next to the school.

"Meet you here at 3:00." he told Artemis.

"Of course." he replied. Feeling butterflies, he got out of the car. Why the hell was he so nervous!

"Should I accompany you inside?" questioned Butler.

"No that won't be necessary. I think I am old enough to go in myself. I'm a big boy now, remember?" Artemis grinned. Butler could tell it wasn't a true grin though. He new Artemis didn't really want to walk into that school without his faithful bodyguard at his side. And no matter how old Artemis got Butler new he wasn't about to let him go wherever he wanted without him.

"Very well," he sighed. "Have fun!" Now that sounded really cheesy, but what else could he say? He could sense that Artemis was nervous and he had a slight suspicion why.

He watched him go through the glass doors, then with more than a little hesitation, drove off.

The minute Artemis walked into St. Joseph's school he figured out why he had been so nervous. He could answer it in one word. Girls.