You Are What?!

AN: A few things to state. First off, I really must thank encoder for all of her wonderful help! (HUGS) it would have been an awful read without her. I would also like to thank my two anon reviewers Julius and MissT for reviewing since I couldn't send you guys an e-mail saying so. I'm glad you two enjoyed it and I'll try to make the chapters longer (at least a l000), but with school and the other writing projects I'm working on, I can't promise anything much longer. Which brings me to say that you should expect a week or so between updates because school eassys come first, sadly.

Also, Minnie is just about 3 months along ( and that's why she may seem just a tad bit off), and Juliet seems kinda mean, but don't fret my Julie lover! There's reason behind the bluntness. And the names Mr. Fowl and Timmy will always refer to Artemis Fowl the I and Master Fowl will refer to Artemis Fowl the II.

Good, now that I have that all said and done, thanks to everyone for the possitive feedback and read on! : )


Chapter 2

She gripped her blackberry as if her life depended on it. Today would be the day she would tell Artemis. At least, that's what she had been telling herself for the past week now.

This wasn't a difficult thing to do, really. All she had to do was dial his number, and tell him the situation. Artemis would act responsibly and…

And then what? Would he just wish her and the baby the best of luck, or would he care to help? Would he even believe her? Would he think it was some kind of ploy she was using to try and get him? Minerva wanted to scream as scenarios kept popping into her head. She wanted to hit things over in her room or throw all the books off the shelves and force someone else to pick the mess up.

But she knew better than that. It was just a rush of estrogen running mad throughout her veins. So she settled for plopping down on her bed and grunting quite loudly into a pillow.

Deep breaths Minerva, deep breaths, she told herself. Just pick up your blasted phone and call him. The worst he could say is that he wants nothing to do with us anymore. She frowned deeply at that though. Surely Artemis wouldn't be that cruel, would he?

The boy wouldn't have the audacity to deny her. No, no one would deny Minerva Paradizo or her unborn illegitimate child! And if he even tried too…Well, she would just have to think of a way to get him to change his mind.

With the worked up nerve and the sporadic feeling of annoyance now bubbling up in her, she jumped up from her bed, flipped her phone around, pushed speed dial four and punched the 'TALK' button with her thumb. Her call was answered on the third ring.

"Thank goodness you picked up! I really need to talk to you. And why haven't you called me?"

"Really? Well that's strange…Sorry Minerva, had I known you wanted to talk to me, I would have called you sooner. Maybe."

Minerva arched her eye brow as she heard the voice come out the small speaker. Juliet? Why was she talking to Juliet? The tiny flash of anger inside her was steadily growing. She hadn't anytime to waste.

"Why are you on the line Juliet? I don't want to chat with you."

"You're the one who called me saying that we needed to talk. And now you're asking why I'm on the phone?"

"I called to talk to Artemis."

"Well then, you shouldn't have called the house phone. No one ever answers the house phone but me."

Minerva could have slapped herself. In her haste, she pushed the speed dial number for Artemis, but didn't change it over to his mobile first. Her flash annoyance quickly ebbed away and was replaced by sweeping depression. She was acting idiotically.

"I'll leave a message for Arty that you called." Juliet said.

"Please do excuse my snapping at you in that way, Juliet. I really didn't mean too."

"Err, okay?"

Minerva sighed heavily into the phone as she once more plopped herself down on the bed. She had never really treated Juliet that well. To her, Juliet was just the maid, and the sister of Butler, but she often failed to realize that the Fowls regarded her as family and that Artemis looked up to her like a little brother would when it came to life's odd experiences. She was really going to have to learn how to treat her better.

"Well if that's all you called for, Death Match VI is going to start in five minutes and I have to secure the living room T.V remote before Mr. Fowl tries to change the channel on me. Again."

"Juliet, wait. Do you think you can spare a few moments to entertain a question I have?"

"Um…sure? Just please, don't be long. I'll never be able to forgive you if Timmy changes the channel and forces me to watch that God-awful BBC news again."

"Right, straight to the point then. One of my closet friends has gotten pregnant and she desperately needs to tell the father what happened. But she doesn't know how to go about it. So she has asked me for guidance. I want to help her, yet I haven't any experience in this field."

"Quick and simple answer: Just tell Artemis. He'll probably ask to do a test on his own, independent of whatever test you took, look at the results, then probably ask you what you want to do with it. Artemis strongly believes in pro choice, but if you want my opinion, I think Artemis would rather you go through the pregnancy. Because that's what Angeline would want."

How on earth did Juliet know! Surly Artemis didn't confide in her, did he? He better not have. He had no right to do so! It was her business too, not just his! If he was going to tell Juliet, then he should have talked to her about it first! She was beginning to feel an overwhelming rage flow through her again, removing any ounce of humbleness she had in her. Quickly dropping her crude façade, she allowed her anger get the best of her.

"That, that bastard! How dare he tell you such a private thing! Oh! That filthy, vile, low-life-"

"Lets' not get carried away here Minerva. And besides, Artemis didn't tell me a thing. It's just that you two are…new to this kind of thing. That smug look of delight that filled his face that night is the same look all men have after sex. Also, you said that your friend got pregnant."

Minerva ignored the first statement. It was very true that she and Artemis had very little knowledge when it came to the world of lust and love, but she didn't quite understand the second point Juliet had made.

"So? Your last premise makes little sense. I said my friend got pregnant."

Juliet laugh crackled lightly over the phone.

"Minerva, what friends? Did you make some more fairy friends or something? Because as far as I know, you have no other friends besides Artemis."

"Oh you're a cruel, cruel woman!" Minerva shouted into the receiver. How could she laugh at her and her predicament? How could she justify even making that joke? Minerva was pushing back tears now. It was petty; she knew. She would normally not cry at such a thing, but dear Jesus, she couldn't help herself. Maybe Karma was coming back and making her pay for all the times she made Juliet look foolish?

"Ah, now Minerva, I didn't mean to be bitchy, but we both know that it's true." Juliet said in a lighter tone. When Artemis gets back, I'll tell him that he needs to call you ASAP, Okay? Now I'd love to chat more, but I hear Timmy coming now, so I have to go. If you need anything, just call okay?"

"I'll make sure to note that." She spoke bleakly, and then hung up the phone. She patted her still smooth stomach over and over again in a hum-drum rhythm, thinking over what Juliet had said to her. Was this really going to happen? If it was, then in six and a half short months, she would be entering into a scary alternative universe called Parenthood.


AN: Ok, So I might have told some of you that Arty was going to be in this chapter... I promise that he' will come in in the next chapter.

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