Artemis Fowl and the Other One
Chapter 2
Artemis cursed under his breath, just HOW had that happened? If everything got sorted out he would make sure to scold Holly for getting captured by another mud person and for getting into trouble again! Not seconds later he heard a couple of loud thumps from the hall, 'Butler should have dealt with her by now.' But what awaited him next door was the complete opposite. A badly hurt two meter tall man was on the floor winded and behind him was the girl Artemis had previously saw in the camera, who was not even out of breath- and that was surprising for anyone against a man that could have been descended from giants.
It was now that Artemis could see her clearly; she was indeed very striking in a deadly sort of way. From appearances she was around the same age as him. Dark brunette curls cascaded from her small head like a waterfall; the way she held herself gave you the impression that she was athletic and strong, her pale skin contrasted greatly with her dark hair but what caught his attention were the eyes. They were a deep violet and looked as if they held the world's knowledge in them, as if they were an endless abyss. It was only when she met his gaze with a look as intense as a hawk that he realized how long he had been staring at her.
'Who are you,' he asked again, 'and why have you got Holly?' At those she finally showed some sort of emotion. 'Oh that… that was just a way for me to get your attention, seems like it worked,' She smirked, 'I can't believe you fell for that, at least now I know you care about your close friends.' You could see Artemis visibly relax. 'I was so stupid,' he thought looking back, 'there was no evidence that she even had Holly in her grasp and there was no ransom note either which is usually the first thing a kidnapper would send you.' By now he was visibly fuming. For him to be tricked like that only happened once in a lifetime. But there more things that needed to be asked. 'How did you hack into the network that I designed specifically so that it was hack-proof, how do you know about fairies, also how can someone your size defeat a man like that,' he gestured to Butler who had now regained his breath and was standing loyally next to his employer, ' and WHO ARE YOU?' The girl sighed, 'alright 'Mr. Inspector' in order, I was specially trained with computers from a very young age and even helped with the construction of Norton Security, just like you I translated ancient fairy text, your Butler was not expecting the assault and I have been training with Madam Ko for a few years but, most important of all (to you anyway), my name shall stay hidden until we have come to some sort of agreement.'
The first three answers made perfect sense, however the last one caught Artemis' interest. 'Agreement on what?' the words were out of his mouth before he could stop them. 'Artemis,' the girl stepped closer towards him her dark eyes serious, 'You and I, we're not like the other teenagers that are obsessed with football, fashion and whatnot. Instead we have great intelligence and actually use it,' this made Artemis snort, 'we have even discovered another species. I could mention more but then the list would be endless, we're child prodigies and we two together could uncover countless of things that have stayed mysteries since the beginning of the world. You and I could go down in the making of history. I am offering you a big opportunity, don't turn it down.'
The clogs in Artemis' head were spinning, as far as he could see it was a win-win chance, but there was just one problem, as there always was. 'How do I know I can trust you and vice versa?' At this the girl shrugged, 'YOU can't but I know I can, I've been studying you for a few months now and you don't seem the type to stab someone in the back. Shall we agree on this then, if you think there is anything dodgy about my behaviour or any suspicious activity you are full inclined to back out of the deal and continue the research yourself.' Without a moment of hesitation Artemis had agreed. The brunette in front of him smiled, 'well, my name is Vanessa.'
A/n: I forgot to do an author's note on the last chapter sorry about that. Please tell me what you think. Do you like it do you hate it? What do you think of this new mystery girl? Whatever you want to say write down in the box below. Thank you!
