Chapter 2: Holly
Disclaimer:
Holly: It's your turn Artemis.
Artemis: *Grumbles something that sounds like 'I hate lollipops'* Fine. All characters, locations, objects, and whatever else is belonging to Holly.
Butler: *Clears his throat*
Artemis: Fine. I liked it better when Holly owned it. But she doesn't. Eoin Colfer does.
Yay! The second chapter!
"Holly, does this look right?" Foaly asked. Holly looked at it. "Foaly I think you and the mud boy are the only ones who understand that," Holly replied. "Mud boy now is it? What happened to 'Artemis'?" Foaly smirked. "You can't possibly be mad still. It's been nearly a year!" Holly frowned. "Come on, Holly! He was just trying to save his mother from dying," Foaly said. "I'm sure you would have done the same if you had been in his position." He checked his watch. "Holly I have to go." He stood up to leave. "Wait, where are you going Foaly?" He seemed nervous. "Err…. I have to go… shopping! Yes I need to go shopping!" and he hurried out before she could question him. 'I wonder what's wrong with him,' Holly though. 'Maybe I should call Artemis.' She walked out of the Ops Booth. She walked into Trouble's office. "Hi Holly," he said when she walked in. "Are you here to see the Commander or Trouble?" She looked at him strangely. "Aren't you the same people… err… person? Anyways Commander I was wondering if I could take the rest of the day off. I'm getting tired of all the paperwork." Commander Kelp looked at a calendar and then his mouth hung open. "Trouble? Commander?" Holly asked. "What's wrong?" Trouble looked at her. "Well… it seems you have… a lot of… paid vacation." Holly looked at him strangely and said, "How much exactly?" Trouble tried to a avoid looking at her, but he found he couldn't. For two reasons. N#1: He felt embarrassed for her for not realizing how much vacation time she had, and N#2: because she was looked nice. "Well… around…," he mumbled. "What?" Holly asked." Trouble showed her the calendar and her mouth hung open. "Really? That much? Whoa. Paid to?" Trouble nodded. "Well I only want today for now since I have nothing better to do for the next 12 years. Not yet, anyways. Bye Trouble!"
She walked out of Police Plaza and smiled to herself. When she got home she pulled off her suit and grabbed some skinny jeans and a tight shirt that went just above her navel. She went to her video phone and called Artemis. Holly had heard that he got an iPhone for his birthday and he could video chat on it. He answered on the second ring. "Hello?" He said. "Hi Artemis!" Holly yelled. "What's the matter? Did Opal escape?" She shook her head. "Can't I just call to say hi?" she asked. "Well I wouldn't think after ignoring me for a year." He frowned. "So what do you want?" Now it was Holly's turn to frown. "I'm so sorry about that. I wasn't realizing how if you wouldn't have lied your mother might have died. Well I had some free time and I wanted to know if you wanted to stay over." He stared at her. "just how much free time to you have?" he asked. She looked at him. "Err… around… 12 years… of free time. His mouth hung open. "You look like Trubs," she teased. He frowned. "So you're married?" he asked. Now it was her turn to have her mouth hang open. "What! No way!" Artemis smirked. "And why not?" he inquired. Holly blushed. "Maybe I like someone else," she teased. Artemis frowned. "Well I hope he (or she) is nice to you. Preferably not she though." Holly looked at him strangely. "So do you want to come visit then?" Holly asked. "Well sure, I guess. Just as long as you're not doing… err… things at night. Holly was just in a facepalm position. "I don't get geniuses." "Its genii," Artemis corrected. "So are you coming?" Artemis nodded. "Great! When can you be here?" Artemis looked at his watch. "How long does it take to get from Tara shuttle port to Haven?" Artemis asked. "Around an hour," Holly replied. "Then I can be there in around two hours." Holly's face brightened. "Awesome then! I'll see you soon! Bye" she waved. "Bye Holly."