A/N: This is my very first drabble. Set after TEC. Please tell me what you think. Creative Criticism gratefully accepted, Flammers will be chased away with pitchforks.

Disclaimer: I own only the plot. Everything else belongs to Eoin Colfer and his publishers.


Word Count: 136

My Artemis. What has become of you? Your eyes, once so blue and full of ideas, are now gray and dull from the long years you have spent alone in this asylum.

"Artemis." You look up at me. Your face is expressionless.

"Do you know who I am, Artemis?" You stare at me for a long time, then you slowly nod your head. I want to cry. This is my fault. This is what the mind wipe has done to you.

"Artemis." I whisper, fighting back the tears. "Please. Forgive me."

You stare, and then you speak. It is the first time I've heard you speak in five years.

"Never." You whisper.

I leave you. Leave you with your tainted memories. You are no longer the genius you where. I have myself to blame for that.


A/N: Okay, so basically in this one, Artemis went crazy after he was mind wiped. This is five years later, and he's spent those years in an Insane Asylum. I suppose you could count it as A/H, or just Holly feeling guilty. Whatever. Review please!