Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl or any of the other characters.

A/N: This is my first fanfiction, so I hope it isn't too bad.

Chapter 1: Change of Plans

Holly Short stumbled into her apartment, exhausted. She just wanted to collapse into bed and sleep for hours. But her mind was still in turmoil from the events of the last few days. She and Artemis had gone back in time, rescued an extinct lemur, and defeated Opal Koboi—again. But it was the emotional side of the story that had Holly's mind spinning, making sleep impossible. The trip back through time had affected her emotions in ways that she still didn't understand. The time stream had turned her into an adolescent again.

And she had kissed Artemis! Kissed him!

Holly groaned aloud. This was the memory that she had been trying to suppress, but it kept popping up in her thoughts. Why had she kissed him? She had tried to dismiss the action by blaming her teenage hormones, but maybe…

No. Holly stopped the thought before it could get any further. Of course it had just been hormones. She and Artemis were just friends, right? Besides, he was a 14 year old human and she was an 80 year old fairy. Friends were all they could ever be.

Holly sighed. At least she had all weekend to sort through her muddled thoughts. It had been nice of Trouble to give her the weekend off.

Holly was jarred out of her thoughts by a sharp ringing. She glared at her LEP communicator. What now? "Hello?" she answered it.

"Hi Holly," replied Foaly, "Sorry to interrupt your weekend, but we have a problem."

Great, thought Holly. "What is it?" she asked apprehensively, although she had a pretty good idea.

"It's Opal. Somehow she managed to escape from that pile of rocks Artemis buried her in."

"Of course," muttered Holly. "So I take it my weekend off has been canceled?"

"Sorry Holly," said Foaly, sounding apologetic, "But the Commander wants your help with this case."

"What about Artemis?" Holly asked, without thinking. She mentally kicked herself.

"Hmm. He could be useful. After all, he has helped us defeat Koboi before," said Foaly thoughtfully. "Why don't you give him a call."

Holly frowned. She wasn't sure she wanted Artemis involved in this. On the one hand, he was a genius and she trusted him, even if he had lied to her. On the other, she didn't want to force him into any more dangerous situations. Holly shook herself, dispelling all her confusing thoughts about Artemis. "Will do, Foaly," she said, and hung up.

Holly sighed and grabbed her LEP helmet. "So much for my relaxing weekend," she grumbled as she headed out the door.

A/N: So, thats the first chapter. I hope you liked it. I'm not really sure where this story is going; this chapter kinda wrote itself. Please review! I am trying to stay true to the characters, so if you think i messed something up, let me know! Constructive critisism is welcome!