Chapter 2- Chapter 2- Chapter 2

"Charlie's on his way over," Bella announced.

Artemis stood up in his new study and tensed a bit. He hasn't actually encountered a human since the taxi cab in New York- and he'd been with the Cullen's for two days, making it almost four days. He hadn't had practice recently, and he felt a little worried.

But he was Artemis Fowl the Second. He'd get through it.

Artemis placed his things away- he was conducting several experiments on how fairies reacted to vampire gifts.

All for benign purposes, of course.

The genius walked into the living room, where the rest of the family had already assembled. "Your father?"

Bella nodded, biting her lip. "We have colored contacts here."

"I've got them," Esme offered, holding up a white container.

Artemis dipped his head. "So what will you tell him about me?"

"Well, everyone in Forks believes Carlisle and Esme adopt teenagers to give them proper schooling and such. You'll just be another one," Edward assured him.

"Do you think you'll be alright?" Esme asked softly. Not doubting him, but rather for his emotional well being. She was too kind for him.

"Yes," he answered immediately. "I believe I will."

Artemis hated contacts. He'd had to wear them because of Foaly before and they always irritated him, but now with his exceptional vision he could see the color, dimming his vision to a murky, blurry level.

They hadn't had blue, so he'd taken a brown.

"I'm sure we can find blue ones," Esme promised him. "Carlisle can get them for you next time, we're running low for Bella anyway."

He smiled in thanks, but accepted them. He looked odd, because the brown wasn't even hazel like his other he was. It was the same color Bella was wearing, actually, though they hoped Charlie wouldn't notice it. They were counting on the fact he wouldn't remember eye color after just meeting him- humans rarely were that perceptive.

At last he was sitting in the living room. Reneesme sat at his side, not touching him. She'd grown to like him as Edward had suspected, but she was smart enough to pick up that only her grandparents and father were actually very comfortable around her new uncle.

Charlie was a man in his late thirties, with salt and pepper hair and a mustache. Artemis picked up his sent immediately, then held his breath sharply. Bella's father smelled... good. He cleared his head of the thought. It wouldn't do to frenzy over a member of his new family, especially if he was human.

The man hugged his daughter and son in law, and turned to smile at Reneesme. The grin faltered a bit at the different sight.

"Who are you?" He asked, though his tone was polite, if unsure.

"My name is Artemis."

"We recently adopted him," Esme said brightly, placing a hand on his shoulder. Artemis tried not to shy away from the touch, as he truly did like the older vampire. He also noticed a red aura airing around her for a minute, before it faded. He frowned and exchanged a look with Edward, who seemed to being re watching his memory critically.

Charlie studied him for a minute longer. "I was here just last week, why didn't you tell about a new addition?"

"It was very spur of the moment," Carlisle half-lied smoothly. "He's only been here three days."

"How old are you then, Artemis?"

"I'm fifteen years old," Artemis said, slightly clipped. He was feeling awkward and deprived with his breath behind held like this, and he didn't enjoy questions at all.

Charlie nodded. "Well, it's nice to meet you then."

Artemis relaxed. Safe, then.

The man greeted his granddaughter and talked with her for a while, and Esme squeezed Artemis' shoulder before letting go. The doorbell rang once more, making the genius have to halt himself a bit so he didn't spring up at a humanly impossible rate.

"I'll get it."

He already knew who it was, though- the fast beating heart thrumming in his ears was proof enough.

The werewolf and vampire regarded each other coolly, waiting for the other to make a move. Artemis did first, turning around and leaving the door open to allow Jacob access. He could hear his blood pump faster through his body, awful smelling and I appeasing in the slightest. On the bright side, he would be able to freely breathe around Charlie now with Jacob's sent overflowing his nose.

"Jacob!" Charlie exclaimed in a pleased voice. Artemis was mildly surprised that the two knew each other, but it was a small town after all. The man hugged the werewolf, much more heartily than any of the Cullen's.

"How's it going?" Jacob replied with a warm smile.

"Did you know the Cullen's adopted a new son?"

Jacob attempted to look like an understanding had just popped into his brain. "So that's who you are! I'm Jacob Black, who are you?"

Artemis reached out his hand. "Artemis," he said, giving his famous vampire smile- now made even creepier with the fact that he now was one.

The two shook, and the newborn refrained from childishly fracturing the werewolf's hand. He was, after all, a very civil being.

Edward shot him a warning look.

"What are you doing here?" Charlie asked with a confused but not unpleased tone.

"I'm visiting my goddaughter, of course," Jacob smirked. He held out his arms and wrapped said girl in a warm hug.

Artemis glanced at Edward. Goddaughter?

Edward shrugged fractionally, a thin amused smile on his pale lips.

Charlie only stayed for another half hour, catching up with everyone on how things were doing. Artemis was mercifully asked no more questions from the human, and had just been feeling the erosion of the contacts when Bella's father announced his departure.

Reneesme seemed to be the only one in the mood to move around. She danced and tugged at her parents' hands and clothing, giggling with her childish amusement.

Well, Artemis mused, she was a child. She shouldn't be very affected by the quiet atmosphere of the room.

However, he was shocked when he felt her small hands skim his fingers.

Jasper and Emmett immediately watched, alert. It was the first contact the two had ever had, and everyone watched with a baited breath. However, for once Artemis barely noticed it. He was watching the child closely, waiting for her to move. However, her grip on his fingers tightened, and suddenly- visions.

Artemis knew that as a human such a display would blur through his mind as little more than such. But his advanced mind was now catching these pictures and feelings with almost ease. So when he was surprised, it wasn't because of the alien force sending things darting through his brain, as he already knew of her gift. Rather, it was the meaning.

Her acceptance and liking of him.

It was naïve and ill knowledgable, but it was still there. And Artemis felt deeply touched by such a thing- she was saying he was family and she wasn't bothered by that fact in the slightest.

The spectacle was over in less than a second, but it seemed slowed down in the moment shared between the two. Through it, he saw knowledge beyond her physical age, perhaps almost as much as his had been. And he respected her for it.

Respect. For a child. He had truly gone soft.

And he would blame the softness growing in his frozen heart for the true kind smile he gave the girl. His thanks, or as close as Artemis Fowl got to giving any.

And as the tense moment passed and people lost interest, he found that he was beginning a like for the hybrid, too

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"So," Edward said about a half hour later. "What was that thing you saw?"

"Saw? What did he see?" Alice asked, leaning forward drastically.

"When Esme said she adopted me, I saw her glow red," Artemis stated slowly, unsure for the first time since he was extremely young. "Like a membrane of light. It pulsed for about three seconds, and faded right after."

Edward furrowed his brow. He glanced at Carlisle. "A power?"

The doctor's eyes lit up. He looked at Artemis, eyes showing intense thinking. "I am two hundred and fifteen years old."

Immediately, the red border was back, and disappeared almost as soon. Edward caught it, and smirked. "It worked."

"Congratulations, Art. You're a living lie detector," Emmett teased, hitting the newborn's arm lightly.

A/N: And yes, that's the end of this two-shot. I apologize for the abrupt ending, it was going to be a three-shot but... ah, I have an awful track record with three-shots. Sorry. Hope it was enjoyable despite that and I hope it prompted some of you to read The Vampire Conspiration, which I enjoyed.

More notes: Despite when it was updated, this story was completed in February of 2013. My writing style has progressed and changed massively. I'm still fond of this story, however. I probably always will be.

Alright. Thank you for your time!

-Zen, Mel-