Thanks for so much positive feedback! Especially Evangeline Pond (I hope I spelled that right!)
-^Lana^-
I woke up the next morning to my phone ringing. I answered it with a groan.
"Are you always so eloquent in the morning?" Artemis asked.
"Shut up. I need coffee." He laughed.
"Very well. I shall wait for you to have some caffeine before I attempt to engage in conversation."
"Nobody talks like that this early."
"8:32 is not that early."
"Well, I did stay up rather late last night . . ."
"I do apologize for that." He said. By now I was in the kitchen. I started brewing the coffee. Once my cup was finished brewing, I dumped in some sugar and cream, and took a long sip. The beverage scalded my mouth and throat. It was hotter than I had expected.
"Aaah! That's hot!" I gasped, holding my burning throat. Artemis chuckled.
"I gather that your coffee burned your mouth?"
"Uh-uh." I got myself a drink of water, and drank that.
"So, do you know westbrook well?"
"Pretty well. Why?"
"I was rather hoping for a . . . Guide of sorts."
"I'd be flattered. Meet me at the cafe where we first met, in . . . Half an hour?"
"Sounds good. See you then." I hung up, smiling. Today was going to be a day to remember.
-^Artemis^-
"Butler!" Artemis called. "I'm going out." He sounded for all the world like a normal teenager.
"I'm not welcome, am I?"
"Unfortunately not, old friend."
"Very well. Have fun with Lana, but not too much fun." Artemis gaped.
"How did you know Lana's name?"
"You are not Holly's only friend. Now, go." Artemis was out the door before the second part of Butlers earlier sentence even registered with him. He rolled his eyes. When he got to the cafe, Lana was eating an ice cream.
"Really? An ice cream in this weather?"
"For your information, you can eat ice cream even when it's cold outside." She informed him. He rolled his eyes yet again, and she rolled hers back, each thinking how often they seemed to be doing that these days.
"So, what is there to do in Westbrook? Will we be watching grass grow, or maybe watching paint dry?" He asked, sarcastic as ever. She stuck her tongue out. Rather childishly, it had to be said.
"Ha ha. Actually, there's plenty to do in Westbrook. There's Cinemagic, and a library, and Beals . . ."
"More ice cream?" Artemis groaned. She grinned.
"You can never have too much ice cream."
"Very well. Let's go."
"Okay. First stop . . . The library."
She stopped the car, and they walked into the library. I started spinning around in dizzy circles.
"This is my favorite place in the whole world." I told Artemis.
"I am pleasantly surprised." he said.
"Well, I'm gonna go browse."
"Very well." With a contented sigh, she headed towards the realistic fiction section.
