Holly
She was the light in my redemption. She is the only one that makes me feel truly guilty, the one I cannot lie to. She is my best friend, my only true friend, she brings out the best in me. For her I did everything. I swam through plasma, I dodged Bio Bombs, I challenged Demons, I looked death in the face and shouted back in defiance, my voice resounding through the night. When Holly died on Hybras, killed by Abbot, my world ended, blackened out in an instant. When she came back, when she hugged, when we laughed, when she kissed me, I felt elated, complete, whole. Holly is my light in the dark, my guide through life, my friend, my love.
Minerva
Blonde curls, lovely eyes, perfection. She is the only girl who saw me for, well, me. Whereas Holly sees me as a friend, and Juliet sees me as a brother, she saw me as more than just that. My interest in her may seem shallow, but I assure you it is not. She is the only one that can captivate me with a speech, with a gesture, with a glance. When I fought the demons, my thoughts eventually always fell to her. When we kept the demons back, I did it so that she could live in healthy world, a relatively peaceful war. When all seemed lost, I thought that my death would evetually keep her safe. She is my anchor to reality, to life.
Juliet
She is my opposite, and maybe it's just that. Ever since we were young, we have been together. I used to read her stories, make her laugh, make her smile. But to her, I'm just a brother, a friend, nothing more. Yet she completes me unknowingly, even though we are opposites, black on white, ying and yang. When my father disappeared, when my mother fell into depression and madness, she helped though the ordeal, her easy smile and blond tresses bringing happiness to a lonely, frightened boy genius. As we grew up, she left the family, becoming the famous "Jade Princess", and to me she is just that: A Princess...
An extract from the diaries of Artemis Fowl