AN/ This is my first ever fan fiction, so I would greatly appreciate any reviews, or constructive criticism you would care to leave me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl or any of the Characters. Mr. Colfer does.

Chapter One

Artemis grinned as he gazed at the screen of his laptop. Even after all of these years, hacking into a company's bank account and bypassing all of the "state of the art" security measures still caused him a large amount of satisfaction. Although he had swore to himself that he would move all of his assets to more tasteful business ventures, he still could not resist exposing the odd company of its various illegal actions.

However, this wasn't only for his own benefit, as he was now a multi-billionaire; even more so than before. At age 26, He has been the winner of 4 Nobel Science Awards, and has patented more inventions than anyone since… since, well ever. After he hacked into any bank account, he would then immediately donate the funds to various charities around the world; keeping 10 percent of all proceedings of course.

It was then that he heard a light knock at the door of his study.

"Come in," Artemis called. Butler's massive frame came through the doorway; his eyes squinted, trying to adjust to the darkness of the room.

"Artemis, it's time for supper. You know how your mother gets when you're late for family meals," Butler told his young charge; or his ex-charge, so to speak. For 8 years now, Butler had been retired because the Kevlar that had been weaved inside his chest had been causing the Eurasian more and more discomfort as the years went by. Sometimes he found himself breathing heavily after climbing the flight of stairs necessary to get to Artemis' study.

"Of course," Artemis replied. "I'll be right down." Artemis powered down his laptop and followed after Butler. While walking down the stairs he started to ponder at how well things had turned out for him, his family, and the fairy people.

After Holly and Nº1 had left for Haven, he had talked to his mother about his adventures with the fairy people over the past few years. Angeline was quiet during the whole story, but you could clearly see the changing expressions on her face; ranging from amused, to horrified in certain places. By the time Artemis had finished, it was late morning the next day.

Angeline was silent for a long time, seemingly contemplating over what her son had told her.

"Mother, are you alright?" Artemis had asked. He was concerned over his mother's silence, wondering what she could be thinking. Could she be thinking that her own son was a criminal? Well technically he was, but somehow the thought of his mother-

"Artemis," said Angeline, interrupting Artemis' thoughts. "This Holly girl…" she started. Artemis' paused, wondering why out of all the seemingly mind blowing and earth shattering facts he had just told her, would she single out Holly and ask about her.

"Yes Mother? What about Holly?" He asked feeling some sort of foreboding that he couldn't quite place.

"Do you like her?" Angeline asked simply. Her eyes bore into Artemis' own, almost causing Artemis' to feel forced to look away. Almost. No one could stare down Artemis Fowl!

"Of course Mother, I respect Holly greatly, and I consider her one of my best acquaintances." Artemis replied coolly. However, he couldn't suppress the slightest anxious undertone in his statement.

Angeline's eyes narrowed, detecting it. "No Artemis, I meant that if you like her." Artemis, was frankly, flummoxed. He had left out the emotional aspects of the stories, sticking only to what absolutely was necessary. He hadn't even mentioned how after they got back from Hybras how they had hugged and she had kissed him on the cheek. Nor did he mention how she had kissed him in the gorilla cage.



Thinking about the kiss Holly had given him, Artemis felt subtle warmth creeping up into his cheeks. What is that? Artemis wondered briefly, before the truth struck him causing his eyes to open wide in horror.

Artemis Fowl was blushing.

Artemis Fowl? Blushing? That's unheard of!

Unfortunately for him, his mother had noticed the slight pink that now accompanied Artemis' usually pale features, and grinned.

"You do like her!" Angeline exclaimed. "Oh my little Arty has his first girlfriend!" A large smile spread across her face, and her eyes radiated excitement.

"Mother," Artemis groaned, cursing his bodily functions. Damn! I've never blushed before, and my body chooses this in-opportune time to start? "I like Holly only as a friend and nothing more." He said sternly.

Angeline however, wasn't fooled. "Okay, whatever you say Arty. But I'd like to meet her." Artemis was about to say something, but she stopped him with a wave of her hand. "Besides, after what you told me, we owe Holly our lives; for curing me, and healing your father in the Russia. The least I could do is give her my thanks."

Artemis couldn't argue. It did in fact make sense that my mother wanted to meet Holly, after she had done so much for us. The problem was that the fairies didn't even know that his mother knew everything. They couldn't have guessed that it would be one of the side effects from having Opal manipulate Angeline's mind. Artemis had no idea how they would react.

"I'll see what I can do, Mother." Artemis said.

Artemis was snapped out of his thoughts by someone calling his name. It was Myles, his little brother 

now 10 years old. He was holding a mug, probably filled with espresso sachets and treacle; his favourite drink.

"Are you coming to dinner Artemis?" little Myles inquired. "Everyone's waiting for you."

Artemis smiled down at his little brother. "Lead the way, professor Myles."

AN/ Thanks for reading, and again, if you were to take some time to write me a review or any constructive criticism on anything, it would be greatly appreciated.