Domestic Drabbles

Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl

"This" Holly Short announced her voice far loftier than she herself could ever hope to be "Is not what I had in mind when you sent me that cry for help"

"Holly please I need you. This is my darkest hour you cannot abandon me!" Artemis pleaded his eyes held the look of a man that had seen things, terrible things. Holly rolled her eyes. Drama Queen.

"This is not your darkest hour; this is you babysitting your brothers while your parents are out of town. And this is me telling you that you owe me for shuttle fare and leaving" Holly strapped her helmet on and made her way down Fowl Manor's front steps.

"But you can't just leave didn't you hear me I need you I can't possibly be expected to handle the twins on my own they'll eat me alive!" Artemis cried. Holly sighed and turned to face him.

"You're hardly on your own you have Butler and don't the twins have a nanny?" She asked. Her first mistake there was, as everyone knows, no reasoning with the truly desperate.

"Butler is getting a little too on in his years to be expected to run after two hyperactive five year olds, have a heart Captain. And as for the Nanny she's in Wales for the week, her daughter's getting married"

"And you expect me to believe she is the only Nanny available in the whole of Ireland, isn't there an agency you can ring for a temporary replacement?"

"Well now that is a humorous story, you see during the first few years of my brothers' life, which I was thankfully absent for, they managed to get themselves blacklisted on every nearly Nanny agency's database in both Ireland and Great Britain." Artemis explained. Holly blinked.

"And Great Britain" She repeated deftly.

"As well as a few in Spain but that's a little far to go for a replacement don't you think?"

"Just a tad"

"So you see Holly my situation is quite desperate. Please stay it's only for the weekend and the twins actually like you" Artemis pleaded. Holly briefly wondered how his gaze which was usually cold and calculating could now hold the sort of look you'd gain from a puppy after kicking it. She was going to regret this.

"Alright I'll stay, but I want you to be very very aware of how much you owe me." She said taking her helmet off again and following Artemis inside the Manor.

STORY NOTES

Nannies: Nannying is quite an orginized business. Most Nannies sign on with an agency who will find a household for them from a client database. Many girls I went to school with have done just that one even got assigned to Ireland. Apparently it's a great way to get out into the world, you can choose the country you'd like to work in, the family you're assigned to sets you up with accomidation and living expenses on top of your salary. If you don't speak the language they pay for lessons. It's all very glamorous for small island girls, if you can get over being solely responsible for someone elses children...

And so begins my first proper drabble series...I'm a little nervous! Please tell me what you thought, if you have any ideas for domesticy situations for Holly and the Fowls...and Butler to screw up I'd love to hear them. I accept critism just please be constructive and polite. I apologuise for my poor spelling and punctuation.

Ari out!