The Shadows
Chapters 1
Artemis heard a knock on his bedroom door, he opened it, to see no one there.
"Hello?" he called down the hallway "Is anyone out there? Butler? Holly? Mother?" when no one showed themselves he shut the door, he turned and saw a small hooded figure.
"Hello mudboy" it hissed, it was a girl, the voice was oddly familiar. But younger than any fairy he knew.
"Who are you?" Artemis asked "And how did you get in my room?"
"I walked in as I pleased" the figure answered
"But you are a fairy, are you not?" he asked "You should be losing your magic."
"I never had any magic you fool! I was born without it" all Artemis could see under her hood was her eyes, one blue, one hazel.
"Why are you here?" he asked
"To kill you!" the figure jumped on top of him, thankfully she was smaller than him so Artemis could easily combat her.
"Why," he said struggling "Do you want to kill me? What did I ever do to you?" her hands were now on his neck.
"It's not what you did to me, it's what you did to my mother!"
Artemis flipped both of them over so he was on top, looming over her. Her hood fell. She had light brown skin, and dark red hair. He stared into her mismatched eyes.
"Who are you?" he said quietly "You look as if you are only a teenager." he got off of her.
"My name is Ivy," She said "Ivy Short"
Artemis' eyes widened
"H-Holly does not have a child."
"Not yet you moron." She said rolling her eyes "I traveled from the future."
"What will I do to Holly that has gotten you so upset?" Ivy looked as if she was on the verge of tears.
"You…You left." a tear fell to the floor.
"What do you mean I left?" Artemis asked quite confused "Where did I go?"
"You left me and mom." she was sobbing now. "You left when I was born, and never came back. Now we're by ourselves, unless you count my 'step dad' but he's not much help, all he does is beat us." She fell to her knees bawling, her tears soaking into the carpet.
"You…You are my daughter aren't you?" Ivy looked up and nodded solemnly.
"And your stepfather beats you? Who is your stepfather?"
"Trouble" Ivy spat "Will you come with me?" she asked innocently "To my time I mean…"
"Yes," Artemis said "Just because I may not know you means nothing, you are my daughter and I love you."