Star-Crossed
By Otakuprincess
Author's Note: Just a few things to say. First of all some major spoilers for those of you who haven't read all three books, most importantly for those who haven't read The Eternity Code. I originally wrote this as a one- shot. However, I am thinking about continuing on with the story. Let me know your opinion!
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Artemis Fowl sat in his study, alone save for his manservant, Butler, who sat in the far corner. He was busy switching off a projection of the CNN website that had previously been located on the back wall.
"It's amazing to think that your father is finally home safe, Artemis."
"Yes, Butler." said the 16 year old prodigy, flicking his eyes over the computer screen in front of him. After a few minutes of deep concentration, Artemis stood up and beckoned to Butler.
"I am thoroughly back to normal, as it were. You have read the parts I sent, I take it?" Butler nodded. "The return of my disk has proved most useful. It completely restored my memories of the People. Those good for my business, and...others that are not." Artemis tried to hide the emotion that was seeping out as a result of his returned memories.
"Good, Master Artemis." Butler replied. "I suppose we can go back to extorting the fairies like old times? Or, would you prefer...?"
Artemis did not answer. It had been two weeks since he had regained his memories, and his actions from this day forward had to be carefully planned out. Artemis was the master of crime, extortion, and tax scams. And yet, one day in the past, he had vowed to change all that. Would he, now that he knew? Butler saw the worried look in Artemis's face, and walked over to his charge. Nonexistent was the look Butler would have expected; the grinning Fowl was gone, replaced by a contemplative youth. Butler did not expect, however, to see tears running down Artemis's face.
"I'm sorry Butler. Don't see me like this, please. Don't look, Domovoi."
Going against all of Madame Ko's teachings, Butler placed his arms protectively around Artemis's neck. "Never get emotionally attached to the Principal." Madame Ko had said. Bull shit.
"I will never hunt them down again, Butler. I can't. The People are too human, too close to my heart now. I just wish..." Artemis cleared his throat. "I will be in my room, Butler. I am not to be disturbed until supper is ready. Have Juliet come up for me."
"Yes, Artemis." Butler replied as his Principal left the study. Artemis walked straight to his room, shut the door, and collapsed on his bed. This was very unlike him, as usually Artemis would sit in his armchair, if he came into his room at all.
Taking a small disk from his pocket, Artemis got up and logged on to the internet from his laptop. He immediately directed himself to the main page of the Times, crossword hot line.
"LEWP, pixies, Haven, magma flares, Recon, magic, centaur." Artemis spoke as he typed answers into the search box.
Immediately after entering these keywords, Artemis's cell phone rang. On the other end came Foaly's voice, which practically burst out of the reviever.
"FOWL!" Artemis had never heard the centaur yell so loud.
"Master Foaly, how nice to speak to you at long last."
"How did you get past my mind wipe?" Foaly asked eaglerly.
"That trinket I gave Diggums? A disc, full of ever memory from the previous two years." Artemis replied.
"Ah. So, what do you want? To make fools of us no doubt." Back in Haven, Foaly laid back in his chair.
"I have a message to deliver." Artemis said as he twiddled his thumbs.
"To whom? And what about? We don't want any sudden smuggling joints rising up, or anything."
"It is to one of the Recon officers. And the subject is personal, thank you very much. I'll be ready soon, so be ready. The e-mail will be placed in my outbox. I trust you can receive it?"
"Of course!" Foaly said, puffing up to defend himself.
"Good." Artemis pressed end, then opened his word processor. Artemis began to type slowly. Only once did he completely stop to think for a moment. After ten minutes of deep thoughts and backspacing, Artemis clicked send. It was good for him that he was using the laptop; if Artemis had written on paper, it would have collapsed from the amount of tear-blotched ink. Artemis wiped his eyes with a facecloth.
Foaly immediately intercepted the e-mail. It was password protected, but that made no difference to Foaly. He had already decided not to open it. The e-mail was private, and he had a nagging feeling that it was not for his eyes, nor Commander Root's.
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Holly happened to be on a Recon mission when a red light flashed inside her helmet. She almost fell in mid flight, and it took a few minutes to steady her wings.
"D-Arvit!" she swore, diverting to the nearest site that was safe to land at: Tara. It was midnight, but the crowd of fairies was thin and scattered. It had been that way since the lockdown incident of the C cube.
Holly settled down on a large root right beside the river. The moon shone down on Holly's helmet as she switched over to viewing mode. A password promt popped up, but it was quickly bypassed by Foaly. Holly's visor suddenly blanked out, and an e-mail appeared before her.
"Fowl, you scumbag..." she said as she saw the sender. As she began reading, Holly went silent. She realized that Artemis was not trying to destroy the people again...
It seemed an eternity before Holly finished the e-mail. She must have re- read it at least seven times. She slowly took off her helmet, as it was now just another weight on her shoulders. The letter read as such:
---- Dear Holly,
I have recently regained my memory as a result of the return of a small disc that was given to Mulch Diggums on the day of Foaly's mindwipe. You will remember it as the small trinket you gave me. It was only a copy, I still have your pendant. It hangs around my neck at this moment, in fact. Assuredly, I will never be a threat to the People again. If you don't believe me, then that's your problem. What I have to say is, in fact, a delicate manner. I..uh...sorry. What I wanted to tell you is of a story from my past. A school counselor once told me that I did not respect anyone as an equal. This has changed, Holly. I respect you in every way, tried and true. You never cease to surprise me, and you have a style all your own. I will eat my shorts the day Julius lets you go. It will be a sad day for the Recon, no doubt. But let me get to the point. I love you, Holly. I never realized it before, but I've figured it out over the past few weeks. I love being around you, and conversing with the People wouldn't be the same If you weren't there. You kept my backside in the worst of times, and you brought Butler back to me. Sometimes I wonder why Julius always sent you out on missions that involved me and my family. I know nothing will ever come of this, but I wanted you to know. I wanted you to know, Holly.
Artemis Fowl ----
Holly blinked a tear out of her eye. She put her helmet back on and switched on her shield. The world had changed, and Holly wasn't going to sit around like a good girl and ignore it. As she took off, only one thing did she say.
"I love you, too, Artemis."
Author's Note: Just a few things to say. First of all some major spoilers for those of you who haven't read all three books, most importantly for those who haven't read The Eternity Code. I originally wrote this as a one- shot. However, I am thinking about continuing on with the story. Let me know your opinion!
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Artemis Fowl sat in his study, alone save for his manservant, Butler, who sat in the far corner. He was busy switching off a projection of the CNN website that had previously been located on the back wall.
"It's amazing to think that your father is finally home safe, Artemis."
"Yes, Butler." said the 16 year old prodigy, flicking his eyes over the computer screen in front of him. After a few minutes of deep concentration, Artemis stood up and beckoned to Butler.
"I am thoroughly back to normal, as it were. You have read the parts I sent, I take it?" Butler nodded. "The return of my disk has proved most useful. It completely restored my memories of the People. Those good for my business, and...others that are not." Artemis tried to hide the emotion that was seeping out as a result of his returned memories.
"Good, Master Artemis." Butler replied. "I suppose we can go back to extorting the fairies like old times? Or, would you prefer...?"
Artemis did not answer. It had been two weeks since he had regained his memories, and his actions from this day forward had to be carefully planned out. Artemis was the master of crime, extortion, and tax scams. And yet, one day in the past, he had vowed to change all that. Would he, now that he knew? Butler saw the worried look in Artemis's face, and walked over to his charge. Nonexistent was the look Butler would have expected; the grinning Fowl was gone, replaced by a contemplative youth. Butler did not expect, however, to see tears running down Artemis's face.
"I'm sorry Butler. Don't see me like this, please. Don't look, Domovoi."
Going against all of Madame Ko's teachings, Butler placed his arms protectively around Artemis's neck. "Never get emotionally attached to the Principal." Madame Ko had said. Bull shit.
"I will never hunt them down again, Butler. I can't. The People are too human, too close to my heart now. I just wish..." Artemis cleared his throat. "I will be in my room, Butler. I am not to be disturbed until supper is ready. Have Juliet come up for me."
"Yes, Artemis." Butler replied as his Principal left the study. Artemis walked straight to his room, shut the door, and collapsed on his bed. This was very unlike him, as usually Artemis would sit in his armchair, if he came into his room at all.
Taking a small disk from his pocket, Artemis got up and logged on to the internet from his laptop. He immediately directed himself to the main page of the Times, crossword hot line.
"LEWP, pixies, Haven, magma flares, Recon, magic, centaur." Artemis spoke as he typed answers into the search box.
Immediately after entering these keywords, Artemis's cell phone rang. On the other end came Foaly's voice, which practically burst out of the reviever.
"FOWL!" Artemis had never heard the centaur yell so loud.
"Master Foaly, how nice to speak to you at long last."
"How did you get past my mind wipe?" Foaly asked eaglerly.
"That trinket I gave Diggums? A disc, full of ever memory from the previous two years." Artemis replied.
"Ah. So, what do you want? To make fools of us no doubt." Back in Haven, Foaly laid back in his chair.
"I have a message to deliver." Artemis said as he twiddled his thumbs.
"To whom? And what about? We don't want any sudden smuggling joints rising up, or anything."
"It is to one of the Recon officers. And the subject is personal, thank you very much. I'll be ready soon, so be ready. The e-mail will be placed in my outbox. I trust you can receive it?"
"Of course!" Foaly said, puffing up to defend himself.
"Good." Artemis pressed end, then opened his word processor. Artemis began to type slowly. Only once did he completely stop to think for a moment. After ten minutes of deep thoughts and backspacing, Artemis clicked send. It was good for him that he was using the laptop; if Artemis had written on paper, it would have collapsed from the amount of tear-blotched ink. Artemis wiped his eyes with a facecloth.
Foaly immediately intercepted the e-mail. It was password protected, but that made no difference to Foaly. He had already decided not to open it. The e-mail was private, and he had a nagging feeling that it was not for his eyes, nor Commander Root's.
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Holly happened to be on a Recon mission when a red light flashed inside her helmet. She almost fell in mid flight, and it took a few minutes to steady her wings.
"D-Arvit!" she swore, diverting to the nearest site that was safe to land at: Tara. It was midnight, but the crowd of fairies was thin and scattered. It had been that way since the lockdown incident of the C cube.
Holly settled down on a large root right beside the river. The moon shone down on Holly's helmet as she switched over to viewing mode. A password promt popped up, but it was quickly bypassed by Foaly. Holly's visor suddenly blanked out, and an e-mail appeared before her.
"Fowl, you scumbag..." she said as she saw the sender. As she began reading, Holly went silent. She realized that Artemis was not trying to destroy the people again...
It seemed an eternity before Holly finished the e-mail. She must have re- read it at least seven times. She slowly took off her helmet, as it was now just another weight on her shoulders. The letter read as such:
---- Dear Holly,
I have recently regained my memory as a result of the return of a small disc that was given to Mulch Diggums on the day of Foaly's mindwipe. You will remember it as the small trinket you gave me. It was only a copy, I still have your pendant. It hangs around my neck at this moment, in fact. Assuredly, I will never be a threat to the People again. If you don't believe me, then that's your problem. What I have to say is, in fact, a delicate manner. I..uh...sorry. What I wanted to tell you is of a story from my past. A school counselor once told me that I did not respect anyone as an equal. This has changed, Holly. I respect you in every way, tried and true. You never cease to surprise me, and you have a style all your own. I will eat my shorts the day Julius lets you go. It will be a sad day for the Recon, no doubt. But let me get to the point. I love you, Holly. I never realized it before, but I've figured it out over the past few weeks. I love being around you, and conversing with the People wouldn't be the same If you weren't there. You kept my backside in the worst of times, and you brought Butler back to me. Sometimes I wonder why Julius always sent you out on missions that involved me and my family. I know nothing will ever come of this, but I wanted you to know. I wanted you to know, Holly.
Artemis Fowl ----
Holly blinked a tear out of her eye. She put her helmet back on and switched on her shield. The world had changed, and Holly wasn't going to sit around like a good girl and ignore it. As she took off, only one thing did she say.
"I love you, too, Artemis."