First day of university
Authors note: Thank you for your review That one genius and I know they weren't friends but like you said this story is based if they were. In this chapter Foaly and Opal struggle through their first day at university enjoy.
"Foaly get up we are going to be late" Shouted Harry, Foaly's room mate.
Harry was an elf who always tried to get Foaly to go out with a girl on a blind date like everyday and Foaly always turned it down. Harry was a bit of a flirt back at college and Foaly was secretly hoping that he would have matured a bit since he came to university but he doubted it. Like he said before 'once a flirt, always a flirt'.
"Mum give me 10 more minuets" Foaly mumbled still half asleep.
"One thing I'm not your mother and another thing we have got our very first day at university today and we don't want to be late" Harry explained as Foaly sat up rubbing his eyes.
"My, my we have matured lately haven't we? I thought you didn't care about being late for lessons" Foaly said with a slight grin on his face.
"I don't mean that you silly centaur I mean we have some hot chicks waiting outside the gates for us and I don't want to be late for that" Harry explained grabbing his bag and stuffing his coat into it.
"Oh my god what is wrong with you Harry? You only care about getting a date and not about you career" Foaly said.
"Yeah and? I don't see you getting a girlfriend now do I? You need to get out more Foaly. There's more to life than work you know"
Foaly snorted "Harry I am not a chick magnet like you and I don't even want to be thank you I would rather study and get somewhere in life"
"OK mister I don't like girls guy lets go before them chicks walk off without us" Harry explained opening the door to leave. Foaly followed him out of the door.
This was going to be a fun day.
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After walking behind Harry and his girl gang Foaly decided to head for the library. It was big. It was way bigger than the one at college and it had loads more books too.
Foaly decided to catch up on his history so he grabbed a book out of the history department and sat down in the reading room with all the other new students.
This library was better organised than the one back at college, all of the books were just shoved onto a shelf there, but here they were in a correct order.
The book was boring Foaly. He already new all of this stuff about the history of fairies and humans. So he decided to go to the technology department to find a super computer book.
Once he managed to find it the department was empty. 'No one is in here' thought Foaly 'at last'.
Browsing through the books and magazines that were on the shelf Foaly couldn't believe what Harry had told him earlier the words "I don't see you getting a girlfriend do I?" or "You need to get out more Foaly. There's more to life than work you know" rattled through his brain.
It didn't really bother Foaly if he ever got a girlfriend, There wasn't any other centaurs in the school and no girls he knew had a crush on him. Not even Opal Koboi one of the smartest and prettiest pixies in the entire school.
"Girls" Foaly said out loud "who needs them?"
After looking through several technical books Foaly decided to look through one more before heading to lessons. Just as he reached up to get the top book on the highest shelf someone else's hand touched his.
Foaly pulled away turning to the person. It was Opal. Foaly was good friends with her back in college and Harry once tried to set them up on a date but failed drastically and then was told off by both Foaly and Opal.
"Hi Foaly" Opal said shyly.
"Hey Opal" Foaly replied.
"I'm sorry did you want that book?" Opal asked pointing at the book.
"Oh no you can have it" Foaly grabbed the book and gave it to her. "Hey I thought you were taking up that history of arts degree" Foaly said.
"I was but I dropped that because I want to take up engineering" Opal explained.
"Same" said Foaly "so how are your parents?".
"Oh they are fine but I am starting to dislike my father".
"Why?"
"Because he wants me to become a stupid housewife when I leave university and I refuse to do that!" Opal shouted.
"Oh...OK" Foaly started "Opal I think-" but Foaly was cut off by the school bell.
"Time for lesson's see you later Foaly" Opal waved goodbye and then walked off out of the library. Foaly started to collect his things and then he left to his lesson too.
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After his first couple of lessons Foaly decided to get a drink of water from the canteen. It was quite busy because it was nearly lunch time. Harry was in a corner surrounded by female elves and pixies. And Opal was in another corner reading a book by herself. Foaly noticed some female elves pointing and laughing at her while she just took it. It was not like Opal Koboi to just sit there and ignore people laughing at her.
Foaly decided to eavesdrop on their conversation and was shocked at what they were saying.
"Hey guy's did you know Opal has a crush on that centaur Foaly" Said on of them.
"Oh my god really?" asked another.
"How did you find that out?" asked someone else.
The most popular elf Lilly grabbed a little piece of paper from her pocket and raised it high so even Foaly could see what was on it. Lilly read it out loud "Opal Koboi + Foaly = Love".
All the elves started to laugh and point at Opal. Opal raised her book to her head so they couldn't see her tears. The Elves started to sing "Opal and Foaly sitting in a tree K – I – S – S – I – N – G first comes love second comes marriage then comes a baby in a baby carriage".
Foaly couldn't believe it Opal had a crush on him? No wonder things were so awkward in the library. And now she didn't have the guts to stand up for herself in front of the school bullies. This was not like Opal at all.
Foaly decided to stand up for her instead "Hey why don't you leave her alone what has she done to you?"
The elves started to laugh even more "Hey look Opal your boyfriend is here to come and rescue you!" Lilly shouted.
Opal couldn't take it any more, but instead of getting into a fight (like she used to do back at college), she ran past Foaly bursting into tears and ran straight for the door. Foaly followed her exit and tried to catch up with her.
Opal didn't know what she would do now. How would she be able to talk to him again? She had ruined her friendship and he would never like her now.
Authors note: So this is chapter 2 I hope you liked it. I know Opal isn't really like this in the Artemis Fowl books but let's just say she was. Anyway I'm sorry I won't be able to update for about 2 weeks because I will be on holiday. But I am taking my laptop so I will be able to write chapter 3. Please review. Thank you.
