A/N: Hi guys it's been a while but me and my editor have been really busy getting all the chapters perfect. So here's where I want your opinion. I can either post the unedited chapter and send it to my editor for him to check out at the same time like this one or I could just send it to my editor and you guys will have to wait. So either PM me or tell me in a review I don't mind which. Sorry for all the faf let's get on with the chapter

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Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to Pipa (you know who you are.) she is my moral compass and one of my greatest friends. She helped me through hell and back and stopped me falling back down. Thank you so much you mean the world to me. This is a test to see if you read this. Thanks

Chapter 3 a friend in need

1 hour prior outside fowl manor

Holly flew around the manor looking for a gap in the security. There were so many. A couple of open windows and all the cameras were off. Holly stopped outside the back door. It was ajar. Butler would never let this happen. Holly assumed that he wasn't there.

She took off again heading for his bedroom window. As she approached the window she noticed the curtains flutter. Odd the window was open. She flew inside.

The floor was wet and the floorboards were rotten. The room was layered in dust. The bed was unmade and the bookshelves were surprisingly empty. Her gaze shifted to his desk. Again it was empty. Except for a small usb stick. She picked it up and pocketed it.

Foally took this opportunity to speak "by the looks of it this room hasn't been used in at least a month. This means that the window has been open just as long."

Holly thought about this "he must have left it open for a reason." There was one obvious one but holly didn't want to get her hopes up. "I'm going to check his study." She hoped that her voice could hide her true emotions. She was worried about him. It was unlike his usual demeanour he would have found her now or given some hint he knew she was there.

But there was nothing no butler, no gloating voice and no vampire smile looming out of the darkness. She opened the door. The corridor was covered in dust. There were no footprints trailing along the floor. No sign that anyone had even been there. She arrived at the door to the study and heard the low hum of a computer.

She almost jumped for joy. He was in there working, everything would be ok. She opened the door and began to speak."Artemis I've been so worried about you." The room was empty and covered in dust. Like his bedroom.

She walked over to the keyboard and tapped the enter key. The screen flared up. It was locked. The password was five words long. She heard Foaly hum "this is going to be difficult. The password could be any combination of letters and numbers. I will try to hack it but it could take a while."

Holly was ignoring him completely. Her hands danced across the keyboard tapping five keys H-O-L- L-Y. A sweet chirping sound came from the computer as the screen unlocked. "Holly how did you know that." Foalys voice was a mix of surprise and hope. Holly pondered this. She understood the first emotion but was confused by the second.

What was he hopeful for? That Artemis was alive? Obviously. But maybe something else as well. Hope that Artemis told her his password. That they had become closer. Maybe she was reading too much into this.

She turned to the screen and was shocked at what she saw. It was the schematics of a building. A very familiar building. Her apartment complex. There were notes and scribbles all over it. "Holly" Foalys voice was filled with worry. "He was trying to break into haven."

Holly heard the sound of a shower being turned on. Before either could say a word she was out of the room and running towards the sound. She arrived outside a bathroom.

The door was locked no surprise there. Before she could kick it down the door lock clicked. She jumped back as far as she could just as out stepped. "Artemis" Foaly and Holly spoke in unison.

He was wearing a loose fitting, unbuttoned dress shirt and a pair of red Armani boxers. She couldn't help but stare. His chest looked like it had gained mussel and lost it in quick secession. "Holly your drooling" Foaly was laughing as he said this. Holly's cheeks flushed. "I was not drooling." The trickle of saliva rolling down her chin told a different story.

"Holly do you notice anything different about the mud boy. He looks like he hasn't eaten much recently. Or at all." Foalys voice was layered with concern." I think something has happened to his family Foaly." They arrived at his destination, the kitchen.

The table was a mess covered in plates, cutlery and, Holly nearly shrieked, whiskey bottles. One bottle was shattered and half of it lay poking off the end of the table. "Frond Holly he's been drinking this must be bad. Also I scanned the manor, there are no life signs."

Holly had had enough. She unshielded and stood at the end of the table. "Artemis" her voice was soothing and calm. He turned to her. She almost jumped. His eyes were fierce and almost terrifying. She saw him snatch up a knife but decided not to let on that she knew what he was planning.

"Artemis I've been so worried I thought that." She noticed him begin to strike and prepared to counter. He swung at her with the knife. She grabbed his arm and punched him in the face. He fell into the table and right onto the broken bottle. He fell to the floor blood seeping from his side. "well done Holly you ignore him, punch him and then ruined his shirt."