A/N

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews I got on the previous chapter. I replied to most of them. If I missed yours I am sorry, didn't mean to.
Anyway, this is the next chapter, you guys have done great to the reviews and I decided to update pretty fast. For my doing, at least.
I should've said in the first chapter that my native language is Dutch, I am from the Netherlands. My English isn't that good so bare with me.
The more reviews, the more I become tempted to write again :)

This chapter has some implied stuff, nothing much but I just thought I should point it out.

Disclaimer: If I owned Artemis Fowl Holly and Artemis would've done a lot more than kissing in the latest book ;). Also counts for the previous chapter, I am too lazy to edit.

Meeting Mom

Outside Tara, HollyPOV

Please tell me again why I'm doing this. This was pure insanity. Digging my own grave. Knocking on Death's door. Having a tea party with Opal, a troll and a gorilla. Meeting Artemis' mother. All fit in the same category.

Again. Why was I doing this? Because you love him. My mind replied. I knew it meant a lot for Artemis if I was to meet his mother. He has always cared for his mother, no matter the situation. When he was his cold, young self. Artemis trades half of his acquired gold just to have me heal his mother's depression. He would even lie to me, just to ensure that his mother would be okay.

I used to be angry at Artemis for telling me that lie, saying that I was the one that infected his mother, when he knew that I wasn't. However, when I put myself in that same position I probably would have done the same. I know how it is to have your mother die and I wouldn't wish that for anyone in the world. I was glad that he told me the truth, no matter how much it had hurt. Artemis' told me that he couldn't go on without telling me, even if it meant destroying our friendship.

Now we are around two and a half year later, exactly four days and three hours since Artemis had kissed me on my birthday and he asked me to be his girlfriend. I still got all giggly when I thought about the genius struggling to ask me to be his girlfriend. After kissing me senseless. And that he had done.

He had left two hours later that evening and we didn't meet in person until now. At least, it was supposed to be this 'now' five minutes ago. I was sitting unshielded on a rock outside of Tara. Enjoying the as many rays of sunlight I could get. The artificial lights produced by Haven's city lights are nothing close to the real deal. This definitely isn't a good impression Artemis is making on his 'first' date with his girlfriend.

Then again, which girl immediately meets the mother on her first date? Technically, I have met her before, but she never met me. I wonder what she'll think. Would she think that I am not good enough for her son?

A roaring engine brought me back to the present time. In the distance a vehicle was rapidly approaching, it was a black sports car with tinted windows. It was closing in at a speed of at least 200 km/h (around 125 mph). The car spun 180 degrees around and stopped on the nearest road to Tara. I ran to the car as the driver opened the door, I already knew who was inside.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't get away sooner." Artemis apologized. I never was angry with him and just kissed him instead. Artemis got out and opened the door for me. "After you, milady." I all but tripped over my own feet, earning a snicker from my boyfriend. Once on the floor I started giggling and that turned into a laugh. "What did I do, Holly?"

"I'm... sorr-y..." I said between laughing fits. I continued when I calmed down. "I just imagined the eleven year old you saying that and I couldn't stop myself. I didn't expect you to be such a..." I trailed off, couldn't find a word.

"Gentleman?" I nodded. "Then you would be surprised. I have changed in these last few years. For the better I hope. I take it you like speed?" I nodded and sat down in the comfortable leather seats. The car roared, showing that it was alive. Without warning the car shot forward and reached 100 km/h (62 mph) just under 3 seconds. After overcoming the initial shock, Artmis knew to choos his rides, I relaxed in the seat and studied the interior of the car. I doubted much of the original stuff was still there. Artemis had all kinds of tracking devices built inside the car. This was more of a James Bond car than a civilian's car.

"Where are the buttons for the rocket pods?" I asked jokingly. Artemis must've missed the joke as he removed a cap and it showed eight buttons. At the same time a small cross hair appeared on a screen. No. Way. "You're not serious, are you?"

"It was Butlers idea, to be honest. He told me that when driving a vehicle alone you are very vulnerable for attacks." Artemis said while watching the road carefully. I could only agree with Butler there, but that doesn't mean you have to build in eight rockets... I just nodded and motioned towards the different gadgets in the car. "That one is a GPS system with built in sonar. It shows all the cars on the roads within two square kilometers and it has a radar system that shows where the police patrols are." It was a plasma screen with an accurate display of the roads nearby. Now he pointed to a different screen. "That is my music player, everywhere in the car are speakers. Just pick a song you like."

Well, lets see what the Mud Man has for music. I'm putting my money on Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Debussy. Maybe some Wagner. Probably nothing I'd really enjoy, maybe a one time only but not something for on my music player. Much to my surprise I noticed some Mud Man bands even I knew. "Flogging Molly? U2?" I laughed. "Are your Irish roots winning from the classics?"

"Those bands are actually quite good. I heard them on a few social events and some of their songs just caught my interests. Besides, I may like Beethoven, but that doesn't mean that I can't like rock or anything else." A well formulated response, it surprised me that he attended that much social events, even those with people from his age, because most professors do not listen to Flogging Molly. "I especially like the older rock bands. For example, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, U2, of course, and Bruce Springsteen."

"Oh, Bon Jovi. I love that band!" I went looking for their songs and soon 'Livin' on a prayer' was blasting through the speakers. I turned up the volume until I was practically shaking in my seat on the sound waves produced by the speakers. Artemis looked at me amused, not annoyed as I had expected, when I started singing along the chorus. "Oh, we're half way there... Oh, oh! Livin' on a prayer!" That was when Artemis started laughing, probably at me singing off key, but I could care less and the song ended too soon.

The next song happened to be 'I don't want to miss a thing' by Aerosmith. Again Artemis choice amazed me, but the lyrics to this song are so beautiful. "I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't want to fall asleep. 'Cause I'd miss you, baby and I don't want to miss a thing. 'Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream would never do. I'd still miss you, baby. And I don't wanna miss a thing." I sang. I expected to hear my boyfriend laugh again. Instead he kissed me softly. Keeping his eyes open, as I did. We didn't want to miss a thing.

"Did anyone ever tell you that you have a beautiful voice." He whispered in my ear.

"Eh, yeah. You have a lot more groveling to do for making me meet your mother so soon!" I joked.

The car stopped driving and we had arrived at my inescapable death. The Fowl Manor. "Artemis... I'm not so sure." I said while getting out of the car. My hands were shaking nervously when closing the door. Sure, fighting trolls, crazed pixies, demons and traveling in time was all fine but meeting the mother of your boyfriend was not?

Fowl, yes I referred to his surname now, knocked on the door once then he turned to me. "Shh. It will be fine." He took my shaking hands in his and held them gently. Then he wrapped one arm around my waist and the other very low around my back and pulled me to him. Artemis softly brushed his lips against mine to reassure me. I needed a lot more of that to reassure me and crashed mine to his. Deepening the kiss to keep him close to me. Afraid to let go and meet his mother.

However his mother had different plans. A scream disrupted our kiss. "Artemis Fowl! What in heavens name are you doing?!" Angeline Fowl had opened the door while we were making out. She was beautiful and very healthy. And very angry. "First you decline all the offers you get to date the girls that are practically jumping on you and then I see you kissing – making out – with a girl who could be your daughter!" Horror struck my face because of three reasons. One, she could see me and could see that I didn't quite look human. Two, the first impression she got was me making out with her son, who was still straightening out his shirt. Third, she probably thought his son was a... a... pedophile.

"I... um... you see..." Even Artemis was at a loss of words.

"You, Artemis Fowl, are coming with me right now. Just be glad I do not call the cops!"

I felt that I needed to help Fowl, it was my fault at most. I was the one that deepened the kiss. "Excuse me." I started in a small voice. "It was my mistake." I said fidgeting with the hem of my blouse.

"Holly, no-" Artemis started but was cut off by his mother.

"Artemis, how could you? Manipulating this girl that she would give herself up for you! I know what you can do with people but you don't have to use that ability for your own perverse goals!" Angeline yelled at Artemis. I shrank visibly, I was probably ten centimetres shorter than before, and horror was the only expression currently in my face.

I looked Artemis in the eyes to look for help. He only looked at me for one full second before doubling over. He was laughing so hard that I thought he had finally snapped and gone crazy. Send him to the loony bin! Then I heard a new laugh joining in. Angeline Fowl was laughing with her son and at me. "Y-you... should've... s-seen... your... face!" Artemis exclaimed between laughing fits.

I scoffed and wrapped my arms around my chest. Not know why he was laughing while being in such a grave situation. "I'm sorry, Holly. It was just too much fun..." Angeline said. Was she bipolar, just like my Arty? She just was angry but now she's all sweet. Wait. How did she know my name?

Then it all clicked. I stomped towards the still laughing Artemis, I didn't even know he could laugh that much, and glared angrily at him. It silenced his laughing but he couldn't help but chuckle as he said, "I'm sorry, Holly."

"You knew all along? She knew all along?!" I punched him hard in the shoulder. This was not funny! I glared at Artemis and then looked at Angeline. How did she know? She came closer to me, and reached out her hands to do what? Hug me?

"Ouch!" I exclaimed! When she pulled lightly with her hands on my ears.

"Oh my! They are real!" Angeline said delighted when I covered my ears embarrassed. "Do they work? You really are a fairy!" I then became angry at Artemis, he betrayed us by telling Angeline. "You're probably wondering how I know and blaming Artemis for it." Can she read my mind? Maybe she is just as smart as the rest of the Fowls. "But blame Opal. I could see all her memories when she took control of my brain. Artemis just filled in a bit of the blanks."

That explained a lot, however, it did not explain why Artemis had to torture me.

Fowl Manor, ArtemisPOV

I was still recovering from Holly's punch, she defiantly did not hold back when she hit me. It hurt! Then again, I did deserve it, but it was well worth it. I never laughed that much in my entire life. When I left Holly's apartment I had persuaded her to meet my mother. Ensuring her that 'everything would be alright'. I noticed how worked up she was about meeting my mother and I knew that my mother would accept her easily, after all, she already knew about the fairies.

That was another little fact I must have forgotten to tell Holly. That she knew about the People. The most important issue that I didn't mention was that I had planned a joke for her. A 'Let's-scare-Holly-to-death-joke'. To be honest, I didn't know why I made such plans but I still made them, perhaps the prospect of teasing Holly – again why? –was enough for me.

Maybe it was part of loving someone. The fact that you enjoy teasing the other, but still love each other. Well, I did tease her, but at the moment I doubted the 'loving' part. My mother had just explained her how she knew and now Holly all but seemed ready to kick my ass.

"Eh, Holly, it was just a joke." I tried to make amends.

"I didn't know the great Artemis knew the meaning of a joke."

"Of course, how could I not know such things, but Holly, you have to agree that I succeeded in my first prank." I smirked.

"And you just succeeded in getting your first beating by your girlfriend?" She glared manically and approached me with raised fists. "I was nervous for these past few days. I couldn't sleep. Only thinking about how we would tell her that I was a fairy. You could've at least told me that she already knew!" I gulped.

"It must've slipped my mind..." Lame excuse. I knew she thought that too because she snorted.

"Yeah, right. Something slipping the great Artemis Fowl his mind." This was bad, really bad. She used both my complete name and surname, not Arty or Artemis. I looked for help, but my mother already left though I thought I could hear her snicker in the living room.

I retorted to my last resort and pressed my lips to hers. Holly pushed me back. "Don't you dare to think that you can make me forget it by kissing me!" So it was working? I pressed my lips to hers harder. She now returned the kiss. After a minute or so I pulled away, she whimpered at the loss of contact and she was smiling again.

"Forget what?" I taunted her. Holly grumbled a response 'Stupid-good-kissing-genii'. She then smirked and almost yelled at me again, but I pressed one finger on her lips to shut her up. "You're not getting another kiss." Holly looked disappointed. "Let's introduce you to my mother. The right way." She nodded and followed behind me.

We were standing in the great hallway, paintings looked down from both sides down on us. Medieval knight armors guarded both sides of the room. We had many memories here. Not particular pretty ones. This hallway was once destroyed by a troll, Butler almost lost his life and so did Holly. All those things happened during the siege on Fowl Manor nine years ago. Though it was wrong what I did, I didn't regret it. I would never have met Holly if I didn't do what I did. "I don't regret kidnapping you." I voiced my thoughts. Holly looked at me incredulously. "I would never have met you and probably never would have changed for the better." There were tons of more reasons, but those two were the most important.

We had reached the living room by now. My mother was seated at the table, having a chat with Butler. They both looked up surprised at us. I had forgotten that I hadn't told Butler yet, well not forgotten but I just didn't think about it. I never forget anything, but I can't think about everything at the same time. "Moth- mom," My mother always smiles when I say 'mom'. "Butler, meet my girlfriend, Holly." Holly stepped forward and held out her hand, instead of a handshake she was engulfed in motherly hug.

"I'm so glad I can finally meet you!" My mother exclaimed exuberant. "Artemis has told me so much about you. I just couldn't wait till I really met the person that changed him and captured his heart." Yes, leave it to mothers to embarrass you.

"It's great to finally talk to you too." Holly responded. She had 'met' Angeline before, but never really talked to her. The first time she saw here my mother was in a depression and she healed her. The other time my mother was ill, she had Spelltrophy.

Butler just sat that with huge eyes. He couldn't believe what I just said. "Artemis? Holly is your girlfriend?" I nodded. "Holly, do you know about this?" She nodded too. "Angeline? You know they are just pulling a prank on you, don't you?"

"Dom, believe it or not, but I saw them making out on the doorstep."

He stood up and walked over to me. "Congratulations." He patted me on the shoulder. Domovoi was more than a bodyguard, he was one of my few friends. One who I could entrust my life to and the life of my other friends. "When am I going to become an uncle?"

Holly and I started coughing at the unexpected question. Not that the question wasn't expected, but we thought that my mother would ask it, definitely not Butler. "We... uhm... don't know yet."

"Oh, I really want to be a grandma." My mother exclaimed. Holly was having a hard time, she was bright red probably thinking about what we would need to do in order to have kids. "My dear, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Timmy and I had three kids and we still enjoy it very much." Too much information, I'm everyone in the room thought. Even Butler quickly excused himself from the room, no longer feeling that his presence is needed. Seriously, my mom was the best mother I could wish for, but sometimes she didn't know when to keep her mouth shut!

"Eh... I wouldn't know... I have never..." Holly said something that even surprised me. That said enough because there is not much that surprises a genius. I thought that Holly must've had candidates standing in line to take my position.

HollyPOV

"Eh... I wouldn't know... I have never..." Why did I need to say that? Now everyone knows I am in fact a 87-year-old-virgin. I could just tell everyone about my love life – or lack thereof. I dated once in high school, about sixty years ago, but didn't want to give the one thing that was completely mine away to him. After that I never felt the need to, I was busy making my way up to the top. At least they know I didn't sleep myself up to the top of the LEP.

I felt Artemis' piercing gaze on my and I avoided eye contact at all cost. What must he think of me? With such looks he could've gotten any girl in Ireland – scratch that – in the world. Combine that with immense wealth and the fact that he is the one of the most eligible bachelors. "I never felt the need to..." I fumbled with the some loose strands of my shirt.

"That's great!" Angeline Fowl exclaimed. "Arty here has never been with a girl too." I looked up at him and he avoided my gaze now. Please, don't make a comment about my age, Arty. I wished I could transmit that message to him with telepathy. Then my boyfriends mother took the conversation the wrong way, again. "I hope it fits, though. You know, with the size difference and all. Humans are bigger in every respect."

Mental images attacked my mind of Artemis and I doing stuff. I really didn't mind the attack, honestly I enjoyed it. But then I saw, more like imagined, the sheer size... and it became more of a nightmare than a daydream. I looked up at Artemis and saw he thought the same thing too.

"But of course, that would only increase the pleasure!" Angeline concluded. Meeting the mother of your boyfriend couldn't get any worse. After a long silence Angeline said. "Well, I think I have embarrassed you two enough. My job as a mother is done." She winked and left the living room, to start working in the kitchen.

Artemis and I sat down in silence for a minute or two. "So..." I began.

"I take everything back. Meeting my mother was a bad idea. You were... right." Artemis said reluctant. I smirked, loving the fact that I had it right.

"Yes, it was horrendous!" We laughed together. Suddenly an idea struck my mind. "Let's go to your room, I haven't been there in a while."

We went upstairs, up another stairway, took a corridor left, then one right and finally we arrived at the east wing. "I took a whole wing for myself. The lower floor is a gym, the floor above hold everything that is used by my research. And this is my room, where I sleep and relax sometimes."

His room was for one huge. About the size of a basketball field. A king sized bed was on one end of the room. On the other end was a couch that looked very comfortable, a huge plasma screen and a home cinema set. A black grand piano stood proudly in one of the corners, surrounded by stacks of music. CDs, music books, empty sheet music and even some Long Play records albums. "Wow..."

"You like it?"

"I love it!" I skipped over to the piano and touched a few keys. It was perfectly in pitch. "I didn't know you played. Could you play for me sometime?" He agreed to play for me sometime.

I turned around towards Artemis and smiled at him seductively. "So, where were we when your mother interrupted?" Artemis just stared blankly at me. I pushed him into his bed and planted my lips firmly on his. There was nothing sweet and soft about this kiss. Instead it was sexy and heated. My hands slipped under his shirt, trailing patterns across his body. His chest wasn't very muscular, but I could very well feel the muscles beneath my fingers. I removed his shirt then and trailed kissed along his chest, slowly down. "Your mother did have a point when she started about this..." Artemis swallowed loudly. He pulled me back to him and his hands disappeared under my shirt, I gasped at the feeling of his hands on my back.

Then I suddenly pulled away. Smirking I mouthed 'revenge' and walked away, shaking my hips excessively.

ArtemisPOV

'Revenge'. I read her lips and cursed. But at the same time I was glad that she pulled away. I had almost ravaged her here and now. She had no idea what she did to me. I watched her walk away, well I watched her behind walk away.

However, I knew she was angry with me, still. And an angry Holly is a terrifying Holly.

Thanks for reading... Review! :) Artemis still knows how to manipulate people ;) And holly is out for revenge. How will she accomplish that?