A/N: O.O wow… I got a lot of reviews for my first chapter! Replies at the end!

Artemis Fowl and the King of the Trolls

Ch. 2: Emily

Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA

Emily Daniel was surfing the web for any possible job listings that fitted her expertise. She came across a link titled, The Job Machine. It sounded somewhat interesting, so she clicked on it, and found herself on a message board. Emily sighed; this was the last thing she needed, someone hacking into her computer by way of message board. She was about to click the back button on her browser when she noticed a topic entitled, Science Jobs. She clicked on it out of sheer curiosity, and found that there was a job offer for a lab assistant for a very high pay. Emily took a chance, and sent her résumé in to the e-mail posted. She might as well try to get this job, since she wasn't about to get any other job at the normal labs in America. Emily smiled to herself, satisfied with her daring move (not). She clicked out of the internet, and turned her laptop off.

Emily got up and stretched her short frame. She had been laying down for about an hour, and she needed to get back to cleaning her room- something she had been itching to do for a long time. She smiled at the prospect of finally getting a job, and started to hum while cleaning.

Her roommate peeked in the door, and said,

"Hey, Em, Josh is here." Emily stopped dead in her tracks, and turned around,

"What!" She asked, hoping to God that her roommate was just playing a joke on her.

"Josh- your ex-boyfriend- is here to see you." She repeated slowly. Emily's hands let go of the clothes that they were holding, and she slowly backed away towards the wall. Her roommate seeing this action, nodded, and went back out.

"It looks like she's not here!" Emily could here her saying to Josh. Emily let out a sigh of relief, which quickly turned into a stifled scream when Josh came barging in.

"YOU BITCH!" he screamed, slapping her. "HOW COULD YOU! I TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD COME BACK FOR YOU AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT ME?" Sarah cringed, and said,

"Josh… I told you that I don't want to see you anymore…"

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID! I SAID THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE APART, AND I INTEND TO KEEP MY WORD!" he roared, attempting to rip Emily's clothes off of her. This made Emily furious, and she screwed her eyes shut, and muttered something under her breath. Soon, Josh was sent flying across the room.

"Don't you EVER touch me again!" Emily said, her voice shaking with fury. Josh slowly stood up, whimpering. He had a large gash across his chest that was leaking small amounts of blood.

"Now, get out, or I will call the police on you, and you will never see the light of day again!" Josh ran out of her room, and she could hear the front door of the apartment slam shut.

Emily shut her eyes, and leaned against the wall. This was the worst ending of the day that she had ever experienced. Her roommate, Ashley came in, and sat down on the ground next to her. She looked up at Sarah, and said,

"You hit him with full power, didn't you." Emily nodded, and slid down into a sitting position.

"Great, now Foaly's gonna have to erase his memory."

"I don't think that's necessary, Ash. He's not going to tell anyone about this, 'cause no one's gonna believe him." Ashley nodded, and sighed.

"So, are you gonna check you're e-mail, or will I have to tell you what lies in your future?" she asked.

"I'm gonna kill Foaly and break his stupid time machine." Said Emily, smiling.

"Thanks, Em. Thanks a lot for dissing your future relative." Said Ashley, also smiling. Emily got up, and turned her computer on.

"If you insist…" she said, and accessed her e-mail.

She found that she had two e-mails, one from her mother in Ireland, and one from an unknown e-mail. She opened the unknown one, and found that it was a congratulatory e-mail from the person who had put the ad up for the lab-assistant job.

"Well, that was fast…" she muttered to herself. Then, it hit her, and Emily went ballistic. Ashley hugged her, and said,

"This calls for a celebration! Let's get Chinese!" Emily laughed, and agreed, so the two girls got Chinese take-out.

The next day, Emily read the details, and found that she would have to move to Ireland. Great. An Excuse to be with her mother. Emily sighed, and replied to the e-mail, saying that she accepted.

"Hey, Ash?" she said, walking into their living room.

"I know, and I'm coming too." Replied the preoccupied Ashley.

"Oh," Emily said, a smile spreading on her face.

"Awesome. Now, start packing, we have to leave by the end of next week." Emily said, grabbing her car keys. "I'll get us some boxes!" She called over her shoulder, and left the apartment.

Two weeks later found the two girls in Ireland on the way to Emily's mother's house from the airport. Emily looked out the window, and saw a lot of green. She smiled- she was home.

The car stopped in front of a large estate, with Emily's mother standing in the doorway. Emily sighed, and opened the door.

"Hello, mum!" she said, a smile on her face, betraying her true feelings. She had really missed her mother, despite their constant fights, and her constant tantrums. Olivia Daniel ran up to Emily, and hugged her very tightly.

"Hello my little Emily!" She exclaimed, stepping back a step, and tucking one of Emily's Auburn strands behind her ear. Emily smiled, and said.

"Well, I'm home… and I start work tomorrow." Olivia looked at her, and said,

"You are working for the Fowls, right? Well, you must certainly introduce me to them! They are said to be very nice folks!" Emily smiled, and nodded.

"I'll be sure to mention that to them when I meet them!" she said. Olivia nodded, and turned to Ashley.

"Well, hello, little Ashley! And how are you this fine day?" She asked, pinching Ashley's cheek.

"I'm fine, thank you." Ashley said, hugging Olivia.

"Well, come in, come in!" Olivia said, motioning towards the door. Emily sighed, and said,

"Well, I'm going to hit the sack, mum. Sorry I can't eat dinner with you, but I need to catch up on my sleep before work tomorrow." Olivia nodded, and said,

"Alright, darling! You know where your room is!" she said, leading Ashley away. Emily smiled, and walked up the stairs.

The next morning, Emily woke up to the sound of McFly on the radio. They were playing her favorite song- Five Colours in Her Hair. Emily smiled, and got up. It looked like a beautiful day from her window, and she smiled again. Emily went to her boxes marked 'clothes', and searched for some black slacks, and her nicest shirt. It just happened to be … pink.

'Great…' she thought, 'my favorite color…' Emily sighed, and put the shirt on. Her mother would never let her live this down.

A/N: Review please! Oh! And I won't be updating anything from next Monday and for two weeks after that… I'm goin to Colorado… yay?

Reviewer replies…:

Professor Fishmeister: I updated!

Dragonandthewerewolf: I love that pairing too!

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Emilychristinad: Yeah… I had a lot of fun with the M.I.B. thing… XD

absolute power: Just goes to show… you can't judge a book by its cover… or rather a fanfic by its title……

Schizophrenic squirrel: Hii! Thanks for reviewing! Is it really that good? XD

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