The idea for this fic, which will be my first serious HxT came from a science lesson, where we were using the laptops, and I was trying to get some work done and my friend was IM-ing me like crazy, and she reminded me of Lilli. I DON"T OWN ARTEMIS FOWL or that really nice t-shirt that I stole from my sister.

oH mi godz da Commanda iz looking HOTT 2day!!!!!!

Who's this?

It's LILLI!!!!!!!! HI HOLLY!!!!!!!!!

Ok. Maybe you should go back to work Lilli.

Ummmmmmmmmm no jeez he is hott

Ok wat r u on? Thats Trouble, idjet!

Yeh wateva wats happenin

I was doing some paperwork…in fact, I think I'll get back to it now, toodles!

Wait! Im sooooooooooooooooooooo freakin bored n hungry Trubs wont let me go get a snack

That's because lunch was two hours ago. We talked then. Oh, and you've had two snack breaks since then, and you came over here and we talked even more. In fact, I don't know why we're talking now. Shit, Troubles coming over here.

"Hi Tro-Commander." Said Holly, minimising the chat program. "Anything new?"

"Lilli keeps asking me for a break. Or a snack. Or a half day."

"Mmm." Holly swivelled on her chair and rifled through the papers on her desk. She handed Trouble a piece of paper. "Grub asked me to give this to you. He's complaining about being on Surveillance all the time."

"Mmmm. The only reason he's on surveillance is because the only thing to complain about on Surveillance is being on Surveillance."

Holly laughed.

"How's Artemis and Butler?" asked Trouble.

"They're good. Butlers on this cruise and Artemis is at band camp."

"Band camp?"

"Well, it's called Avalon Heights, and it's this summer Arts program. We just call it band camp to annoy him."

"Commander!" someone called across the room.

"Really what does he play?" asked Trouble.

"Piano and drums."

"That's quite a contrast."

"Yeah. He keeps saying he wants to learn bass-"

"Commander!"

Trouble chuckled. "The new Pete Wentz."

"Something like that."

There was a bing as Holly received a new IM.

Holly its lilli da commander has a fone call.

"Right. Tr-You have a phone call, Commander." Holly turned back to her computer.

"You can still call me Trouble, Major."

"And you can still call me Holly."

Trouble nodded and went back to his office.

Ooooooooooooooooooooohhh.

Wrote Lilli a moment later.

Shut it, Frond.

Trouble went back to his office, nodded to Lilli, who was typing furiously, and picked up his phone.

"Trub-el." Whined a familiar voice.

"What, Grub?"

"I'm bored. Surveillance sucks. And my partner is giving me funny looks."

"And your partner is?"

"Chix Verbil."

"For crying out, Grub." Trouble pulled up a form on his computer and began to fill it in. "I'm busy. Just talk to Chix and-"

"No."

"Grub. You're with the big boys now. Grow up."

"No."

"Don't make me put you on probation."

"Ha!" laughed Grub. "You can't do that to your own brother."

Trouble finished the form and sent it. "Too bad. I just did."

Trouble hung up. "Stupid, stupid." He muttered.

"Commander?" Lilli knocked at the door. "Did you just put Grub on probation?"

"Yes. Yes I did."

"Oh. Ok."

Trouble got back to work, trying not to think about the talking to his mother was going to give him. He really should move out. He had moved out a few years ago, but when Holly had disappeared, he couldn't cope on his own. (In other words, he was so depressed all he did was roll out of bed go to work and go home again.)

"Trouble?"

He looked up, realising he'd been sitting at his desk for about seven hours.

Holly came in and sat in the visitors chair.

"What are you doing here so late?" Trouble asked her.

Holly held up a CD. "Screening your calls." She said. "Eighty from your mother, mostly yelling, and twenty from Grub, who's emotions and moods range from shock to embarrassment to murderous anger. That one's probably my favourite."

She handed him the disk.

"Oh Gods. I can't go home tonight." Moaned Trouble, running his hands through his messy hair.

"You're still living with your mother and brother? I thought you'd moved out."

"I did. Then I…moved back in. You know."

"No. No, I don't know."

Trouble gave her a wan smile. "Sorry. But I put Grub on probation-"

"Finally."

"Yeah, he's had it coming for about five years, and now the beast has awoken inside my mother."

Holly laughed. "Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"

"Why not. Hey, it can't be worse than what awaits me with Grub."

"He might complain you to death!"

"Oh, the horror!"

Yessir, a seriously HxT fic. Anyway, this has a plot, I SWEAR.
And just on a randomish note, I was looking at my stats, and my story with the highest hits, Say Hi To Kitty For Me How? In the Bartimaeus section, has 515 hits and only 9 reviews. That's one review per 57.22222 hits. So I've made a resolution to review every story I read, and you all should follow my wonderful example.

Lol.

Luv Nicola xoxoxo