Authors note: This fan-fiction concludes the 4th book….Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception….I don't own any of these characters but the Lim family.
"I'm sorry, but what did you say, mother?" , 15yr old Artemis Fowl the II asked his mother, one day while eating their dinner.
"Yes, my Arty. Apparently, Luisa Lim, that's your father's co-worker, had an accident. She needs someone to look after her daughter, Katerina." Angeline Fowl explained the situation at hand "Timmy agreed to help her. Now, Katerina would stay here for a month…probably longer. Arty, promise me to at least cooperate with her."
"Yes, mother."
"That's my Arty."
"Father, she's Asian?" Artemis asked, turning to his father. Judging from her surname, she's either Chinese or Japanese.
"Partly, but she grew up in Venice, so she knows Italian"
two days later----------
KNOCK-KNOCK
"I'll get it!" Butler said, being the closest to the door.
When he opened the door, I might say that he was astounded. She was Asian, wears glasses and had a small Burberry bag, Butler was used to ordinary guests with bodyguards, and she was no ordinary guest.
"Answer this question: Is this the Fowl Manor?" she asked.
"Yes, this is the Manor, now answer this question: Are you Katerina Lim?" Butler snapped back to reality.
"I am. Pleased to see you well, Butler. I've heard a lot about you from Signore Fowl. Would you be so kind to fetch my other bag back at the cab? Thank you." she takes Butler's left hand to shake.
"Of course" let go of her arm "Juliet, could you search?"
"Ok" Juliet came running, then turns to Katerina "I'm sorry, were a bit short handed, I'll check your bags, Artemis would show you to your room, right Artemis?"
"I'm sorry I could not…."Artemis II was cut off by a faint voice from upstairs saying: "Arty…" as if it was a threat "Yes, maybe I could"
He gloomily placed down his book, one by Lloyd Alexander. Katerina followed him through the manor quietly, until…
"Artemis, could you please show me the library before coming to my room?"
"Of course…"
"Katerina 'Kent' G. Lim"
"Do you expect me to call you 'Kent'?"
"You should understand that I never force people into anything. I was taught to give options, it depends on the person whether he or she would follow. Either would do good."
"Yes, it seems that I am starting to know you, Kent."
Kent smiled thinking; you are the first to call me Kent. They went up the stairs to the library, Kent picked up a few books and Artemis led her to the assigned room which was beside Artemis'.
"Juliet would stop come here later on, with your bags, definitely."
"Thank you, Artemis, It was fun knowing that…."She was cut off by a beeping sound from Artemis' suit.
"You're welcome. I must go now." He gently closed the door then he went running to his room. This should be important, Holly, I have things to do. He thought as he locked his door.
He opened the communicator, a plasma screen appeared, and Holly looked nervous.
"Artemis we have an urgent call to you!"
"Who would contact me through you?"
"Apparently, a girl that talks like you…here's the message. Foaly, roll it."
Artemis heard a familiar voice from behind Holly, Trouble was asking; "Why are we on red alert? Why is Artemis on the screen? Holly, what are you doing here? Why is the dwarf here?" Someone was typing, and then another plasma screen opened, playing voice patterns.
"Foaly? Captain Trouble? Mulch? You warned the LEP, Holly?" Artemis asked before the patterns could start, he thought: This must really urgent, a human, other than me, knows the People's existence!
"To the council, please be reminded of Long Lim, my elf father? I am his daughter, when you hear this I would be staying at the Fowl Manor, please contact Artemis as soon as possible" a familiar voice said.
Without much ado, Artemis closed the communicator and ran to Kent's room, Elf father? She's half elfin? Thoughts ran through his head, but he knows Miss Lim has more to say.
He came in, panting, her bags were already there.
"I see you know already, and yes, I am half elfin." She said when he tried to talk but no sound came out.
"Part elfin and part human? Insane!"
"Insane? Signore, you might as well open your communicator and let them hear the story."
Artemis wasn't forced, judging by her tone, but Artemis thought she was right. He sat down and opened the communicator. The plasma screen showed Trouble, Holly, Mulch and Foaly.
"Please record this to send to the council." she said once the screen showed up.
Foaly typed a few commands.
"Father, Long Lim, was working for the LEP years ago, when he met my mother, a human. The council was outraged. They could not allow this to happen; they mind wiped father and mother, confiscated his Magic along with everything." She went on "He lost the entire drop of magic that once flowed through him. Then I started searching for answers when he started talking nonsense."
"Tell me, Katerina, what do you really want?" Holly asked, thinking. Nonsense? Who you calling nonsense mud-lady?
"I want my Book and my Rights."
"What Rights?"
"You know, those Rights of every fairy."
"You need to talk to the Council about this"
"I know, could you inform them since the LEP have contacts anyway"
"We would, but in the meantime…stay close with Artemis; he holds the communicator in case we have any news." Foaly then turned off the communicator.
Artemis sighed. "I suppose you heard about me in school?"
"Yes I did."
"What did you hear about me?"
"Nothing important, just about you being nuts and your website looking for Fairies, Goblins, Gnomes, Pixies, Elves, Sprites?" Kent said
"They thought it was foolishness?"
"More or less. Anyhow, I thought you might be interested in this…" she handed him a small book, as small as a matchbox, it was the Book itself. Artemis accepted the gift, wondering.
"Why don't you keep it to yourself?"
"Magic, it doesn't allow me to open it, you mud-med could. I'm not its rightful owner, my father owns it, or rather, he once owned it."
Then Artemis remembered the day in Ho Chi Minh City, they visited a Sprite, by the guide of Nguyen Xuan. They got a copy of the contents of the Book. Artemis smiled, he was young then and didn't know any better, kidnapping a LEP officer that later became one of his closest friend.
"Your part elfin, what magic do you hold within?" he asked going back to reality.
"I have the gift of tongues and tough fairy muscles. Gives my doctor a hard time operating me, I also could heal, though I'm self healing, I could not heal others. That's why I never got bruised when I first tried to bike. That's all, if ever I get my Rights, I could never be mesmerized and never to be wind-wiped"
Artemis stopped for a moment to laugh; she has something that I don't, that's keeping a straight face while giving jokes. He thought of the struggling doctor in his operating room and a younger Katerina bumping trees and posts on her birthday bicycle without getting a scratch.
"Gift of tongues, are you the awarded winner of 'multiple languages'?"
"You are correct. I suppose you remember me back from school?"
"Yes, I think I do."
They both smiled looking at each other, just there in a room.