Hey everyone thanks for stayin with me so far. By the way ive gotten a few reviews sayin that Butler shouldn't have a thing for Kai. I apologize for the mistake I did not mean for it to appear that way. Butler and Kai don't have a "thing" okay? Kai just likes to pretend flirt cuz they are such close friends. Kai is like his sister. Butler having a thing for Kai would be like him having a thing for Juliet, and me no likey incest. Just so you know. Once again I don't own Artemis Fowl that honor goes to Eoin Colfer. Please read and review.

Minerva had been at Fowl Manor since yesterday and her and Artemis were having fun together.

Butler smirked as he fired his Sig Sauer into the dummy again in the basement gun range. They certainly were a well matched pair, he thought. Like most teenagers, they were having fun doing things they liked together. Unlike most teenagers instead of listening to music or playing video games, they were busy trying and mostly succeeding in unraveling the mysteries of the universe.

BZZZZZST

Butler put down his gun and pulled out his buzzing phone.

"Hello?"

Hey Butler, its Kai.

"Obviously," Butler said, "is something wrong?"

No, Kai said, nothing like that I just need you to do something for me.

"What?"

I need you to open the outer gates at exactly 5pm today and keep them open for exactly five seconds, can you do that?

"Do I want to know why?"

It's nothing bad Mr. Paranoid, Kai said in a joking voice, I just want to try something.

Butler sighed. This was probably another one of Kai's daredevil tricks that she did just to "see if she could".

"Fine," he said, "but if you don't make it in that time I'll close the gates and you will have to press the call button like a normal person.

Kai laughed. Ha ha, she said, you're hilarious. Just make sure it's open and don't close it too soon.

Sigh. "Fine." Butler said.

Kay thanks bye! Click!

Butler stared at his phone after Kai disconnected. She's an odd one, he thought. He looked at the clock on his phone. 3:25 blinked at him from the screen.

Just two more hours.

He smiled to himself as he cocked his gun and aimed at the target. He couldn't wait to see how Kai's and Artemis's personalities reacted to each others. Either way, he mused putting a round dead center in the target's bulls-eye, it should be interesting.

"Excuse me, Butler."

Butler let off one more round and then turned around to face Artemis and Minerva who were walking into the gun range quite close to one another. Butler smirked to himself at the site. Those two were getting so close lately that he wouldn't have been surprised if they had walked in to announce their engagement.

"Anything wrong Artemis?"

"No," said Minerva, "we were just wondering when your friend was going to get here so we could finally find out who she was."

"Yes," said Artemis, "you haven't told us much about her other than that she is an old friend."

"Since when have you been so curious about my acquaintances?"

"We were just wondering." Minerva giggled.

"She should be here around five, then you two can ask her all the questions you want. I'm sure she won't mind."

"Well that's nice." Minerva said turning around to look at Artemis.

"Yes," he said, "until then let us continue with our studies."

"What are you two doing up there?" Butler asked as the young geniuses turned to go back up the stairs.

"We are studying dark matter and the effects it has or may have on the space continuum."

Sigh. He would never get used to that.

"Very well Butler," Artemis and Minerva said together, making Minerva giggle. "Hmm," Artemis coughed, "Very well Butler, we eagerly await your acquaintance."

Okay ya'll I hope you liked that chapter and that it cleared a few things up. Please review and tell me what you thought. Remember: reviews mean happy author and happy author means faster updates. Ja!

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