Here goes, the sequel is here! I never thought I would ever do a WillxCaleb ) a couple of readers walk out the door, then come back and flame me) but I had to get Caleb out of the way so to be mean, I think I'll make them break up. I hate them. I really do. WillxCaleb is the devil. And not the good devil either. I would write a long and elaborate piece some day about why WillxCalebs are wrong. I swear I will. Just wait.

So yeah, this is a sequel to Missing (go read it, it's done) and it's got Artemis Fowl in it so if you don't like Artemis Fowl, there goes a bunch of readers. By the way, I never explained about the wolves. 'Wolf,' 'Fowl.' Get it? I'm obsessed with anagrams. I do them for extra credit at school.

corneliacalebrox: Sorry. Don't think of this as a sequel. Think of it as an alternative ending or something. AE. Ha, that sounds weird. Caleb's had his turn. Now it's Artemis' turn to be in the spotlight.

Toonjunkie? If you're out there, I'd just like you to know that you're pretty much the only reason I'm doing this because at first I thought everyone would hate me for what I'm about to do but if you encourage it, there must be others like you! And me. Okay, here goes.

Chapter 1 Beautiful Liar (Beyonce and Shakira)

Cornelia Hale hated her life. She hated how there was always trouble, or betrayal, when her life seemed just right.

In the beginning, things couldn't have been more perfect. It was one of those times when you look back on in your life and think, did that really happen, or was it just a dream?

Artemis had decided to accept that there were some things he couldn't change (such as Butler's age and Cornelia's faithfulness) and to stay a while longer. Taranee was forever trying to catch up with the inordinate amount of homework they missed, Hay Lin was basking in the glory of being in the Silver Dragon again (never had washing dishes held so much meaning), Irma was...well, Irma, teasing, joking, pranking, and making the world a little more exciting and a warmer place to be.

Cornelia was thrilled. She couldn't pay attention to any of her classes that sunny day. She just gazed out of the window and thought of the garden she created. It was a clearing she came across near where they used to practice their powers. No one had discovered it, but Cornelia decided to make something of it. he felt sorry for the barren place. It was deserted for so long. She couldn't leave it like that. she knew winter was near but she wasn't going to let a little cold ruin her fantasies.

When she remembers the last time she saw it, it put a smile to her face. She planted all the flowers she could think of. Regardless to the season, or the fact that she had no seeds, she managed to make apple and cherry trees grow; some still blooming and some fruits ready to eat. She had never been partial to vegetables so they were the only plants she lacked.

She grew daffodils and chrysanthemums and pink roses with soft petals and carnations and giant sunflowers and so many more that her eyes hurt just to think about it. But she was happy. She felt proud by the accomplishment and the first person to see it was going to be Caleb. He had been increasingly busy during the time she worked but that didn't bother her anymore. She knew he loved her and that was good enough. When she called him to schedule the first glimpse, however, he sounded…remorseful. She didn't know why and didn't dwell on it. She was just glad that he was on Earth and somewhere reachable.

"Caleb? Do you think you could see me after school on Monday?" she had asked slowly, thinking that would keep the excitement from her voice. "I've got something to tell you." She had actually just wanted to show him the garden but she didn't want to give any hints.

"Uh, yes, Cornelia," Caleb had said distractedly. "In fact, that's perfect. I've got something to tell you too. Listen, can Will come too?" She hadn't thought much of it then. Will was her friend. Yes, she had hoped to share the moment with Caleb alone but she wasn't selfish. And besides, she wanted people to know about her achievement.

Cornelia assumed he must have been tired. They really shouldn't work a fifteen-year-old so hard. She looked at her teacher wearily. She couldn't take it any longer. She couldn't sit there, listening to a torturous History lecture when the bell was this close to ringing. She hadn't taken a single note but she knew Taranee or Artemis would cover her. It was funny, really, that she couldn't wait for the world as she knew it to fall to pieces before her eyes.

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"We have to," Caleb argued firmly. "Think of how we'd hurt her if she just found out by herself!"

"What if she doesn't find out?" Will countered fiercely. "What if Irma tweaks her so she doesn't mind?"

"Can you really do that to her?" Caleb whispered hoarsely. "I still love her, in a way. I can't imagine lying to her for the rest of our lives."

"But I don't want to lose her!" Will cried wretchedly.

"Isn't that kind of selfish?" Caleb asked. "Come one, I told her I'd meet her there in half an hour. Let's break it to her."

"It just seems so cruel," Will exclaimed. "I mean, she's been a really good friend and she's been through so much (like she cares, she's just scared of what Cornelia could do to her, what with the Heart of Earth and everything). I don't want to add to her pain."

Caleb turned and placed his strong arms on her shoulders. "We're going to have to do it sooner or later. We'd better get it over with."

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"This is…amazing," Caleb said softly, his eyes lighting up in wonder. It looked like a jungle. The vines and the trees juts never ended. Will shot him a despairing look and that nugget of guilt wormed its way into his intestines. He ignored it and turned to face Cornelia, who looked very pleased with herself. "How did you do all this?"

"Well," Cornelia said. She couldn't stop smiling. Sharing this moment with Will was worth it after all – or so she thought. "You know how I control Earth. I won't be surprised if this place stays like this all winter."

She stepped in the lush grass and gestured to a stone bench covered with leaves she had prepared earlier. Caleb sat down, as did Will. Neither of them could take their eyes off of the garden. They didn't understand how there could be so much sunlight. It looked like Paradise.

Then Caleb stood up. Cornelia should have seen it coming. "This is incredible."

Cornelia nodded. The praise sounded so much better coming from Caleb. "So what was it you wanted to tell me?"

Caleb looked at Will nervously. "Well, you see…we've been through so much," he began, trying to slip in some of what Will said. "And Will…"

"Just please don't overreact," Will begged. Cornelia's beautiful innocent eyes stared at them, bewildered. That sweet, beseeching expression almost caused Caleb to change his mind.

"We love each other!" he blurted out.

Relief washed through her face and her features began to soften. "Oh Caleb."

"No!" Will shouted. Cornelia turned to her, surprised. What were they trying to do to her? "I-" Will stuttered. "Caleb and I. We love each other."

Cornelia's eyes darkened. Everything she felt always showed through them first, unless she was able to worm it out of her mouth before, which was often. The hurt came all at once, breaking down the dam she had worked so hard to build so as to mask her feelings. Then came the anger, the need to retaliate, the hatred.

"How long?" She said those words quietly but with force. There was no way they could lie.

"Since a little after we got back," Will answered with her head bowed.

"So," Cornelia said slowly, forcing the words out before tears overcame her. She stared at Caleb, long and hard. She wanted to hurt him as much as he hurt her, but that wasn't possible. "All those times you had business to tend to in Meridian, all those times you didn't answer your phone, and yesterday! When you did answer the phone." Realization pierced her already bleeding heart. "You were on Earth! With her!" She backed away, stumbling blindly. Nearby was the bridge (It's actually train tracks but I liked to think of it as a bridge). And the lake. Maybe, just maybe…

"Not all those times!" Will protested.

Cornelia faced her fully. "And what about Matt? Is he not good enough for you? You got tired of him or something? You just had to go look for something new and you found Caleb?"

"Cornelia-"

Cornelia turned sharply back to Caleb again. "I can't believe I was so stupid. I thought you cared about me. I put all my time and energy into this." She flung her arms out, indicating her garden. "And you pull something like this? You two must have been laughing behind my back all the way here!"

"No we weren't!" Will yelled, tears springing into her eyes. "I know you're mad but we love each other." Every time one of them said that she felt like she was dying a little more. They love each other. Caleb doesn't love you, he loves her. You've been acting like a fool. "You can't change that."

Cornelia opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. Her throat was clamped and she just stared at the two of them, feeling her heart break again and again, ruthlessly.

"It's not like what we had, Cornelia," Caleb said gently. "This is real."

He was saying what they, what she had was false? That it was her imagination? That he didn't mean it when he asked her about love, and cupped her face in his hands? How could this be? How could her life turn into this? What did she do wrong? She took a few more steps back.

"Cornelia," Will said in a wavering voice.

But Cornelia wasn't with them anymore. She turned and ran, as if she could get rid of the pain, leave herself behind, if she ran fast enough.

"Cornelia, come back!" Will cried.

Cornelia didn't hear them. The tears were coming in a free, steady flow. She angrily brushed them away. She snapped off branches that were in her way, not bothering to use her power to move them. She ducked her head under a spider web, something she normally would have never done as she would have been too afraid. Today, she didn't care anymore. She stumbled over the root of a tree and cursed. She couldn't get up.

"Cornelia?"

"Go away!" Cornelia shouted as she started to cry heartily and bitterly. "I can deal with it myself, not like you'd care."

"Cornelia, don't say that. Come out of there. Are you okay?"

"Go away!" Cornelia shrieked, voicing her anguish as she pleaded with them. "Leave me alone…" Her whole body shook with sobs as she buried her head into her arms. She half expected them to come for her but nobody did. She cried and cried until her voice and face was crackly and her hair clung to her at odd angles. She didn't know what time it was, nor the time she finally crawled out of the clearing, whimpering home.

She supposed her sister could have comforted her but she didn't want her to. She just climbed up to her bedroom and locked the door. She felt like she was in that cave again, wallowing in self-pity, flinging herself against the wall and silently screaming into her palms, 'Why me? Why me?'

She saw a picture of Caleb hanging on the wall. She tore it down with her bare hands and broke the glass, ignoring the blood that trickled down her wrists. She couldn't feel more pain than she already did.

Her blood stained his face, smiling up at her as she placed him on her desk. He was so…entrancing. So beautiful. But he was a traitor, a heartbreaker, a dreamcrusher. In other words, a liar. A beautiful liar.

When the pain and heart break's over

Have to let go

The innocence is gone!

Omg I hate myself. I hate myself for making Cornelia cry, and Will win over Caleb, and Caleb turn into a thickhead, so if you will excuse me after you write me a review about how cruel I am, I will be in my room, crying my heart out.

WHY CAN'T I EVER WRITE HAPPY BEGINNINGS??????? CRY!