Artemis was bent over a book concentrating very hard, not on the text though, he had read that several times all ready. Where his eyes were rested was unimportant. He was thinking about what the book had said.

Tap, Tap, Tap, Swipe, Tap, Tap, Tap, Swipe… He drummed his fingers against the books binding, not realizing what he was doing, else he would have stopped. After a few minutes of this, he was jolted to reality by a lowed 'bing' from his laptop, which he'd left on, most unlike him.

He dropped down the article he had been reading a few hours earlier, and found that 'HollS' was messaging him.

HollS: whats the mud boy up to

AFowl: Nothing interesting.

HollS: rrrright whats with the mental disorder research on your laptop – not going insane are you ;)

AFowl: ! You know what's on my screen?!

HollS: foaly dose…

AFowl: Well, tell him from me; it's none of his business.

HollS: emotional…XD

Last IM sent at 8:03AM

HollS: arty?

Last IM sent at 8:04AM

HollS: Are you up to something Artemis? Seriously.

AFowl: No.

HollS: are you telling the truth?

AFowl: Yes.

AFowl: Now if you would pleaseajhef$4810efnbqj

IM sent at 8:07AM

HollS: ? Arty?

HollS: Hello!

Last IM sent at 8:09AM

HollS: is something wrong?

Last IM sent at 8:11AM

AFowl: Hello?

HollS: Artemis?

AFowl: No, this is Angeline. Who is this?

HollS: Holly Short, is this Artemis's Mother?

AFowl: Yes, I found him in his room and I heard a ping come from his computer.

HollS: Tell him it was rude to just leave like that.

AFowl: I found him on the floor.

HollS: What do you mean?

AFowl: I think he fainted, do you know what happened?

HollS: No, I'm sorry I don't. Is he all right?

AFowl: Oh, well thank you. I'll go now.

HollS: wait!

AFowl: Yes?

HollS: Tell me if you find out what happened; I'll call Foaly in the mean time.

AFowl: Who?

HollS: The centaur on the tella-com screen, he was being projected when the whole 'lemur thing' happened a few months ago…

AFowl: Are you the fairy with the hazel eye and Auburn hair?

HollS: Yes, I'm a friend of Artemis's

AFowl: Oh, I see. I'll make sure to contact you.

HollS: Thank You

Last IM sent at 8:23AM

Holly Short looked up from her computer screen; she couldn't believe what she had just read. Was this some crude joke of Artemis'?

No, she thought, he wouldn't do something like that, would he?