Authors note

Okay, Tech17 pointed out to me that Artemis should be twelve in this and I accidentally made him 11. Sorry.

So from now on he's 12(and a half)

The weakness of a criminal mastermind

Chapter 3

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Police plaza, Haven city

Out of respect (and not wanting to be accused of having feelings for the mudboy or something stupid) all the fairies agreed to look around the manor when Artemis was getting changed or going to the bathroom etc..

Dr K Niles was downstairs talking to Angeline while Arty (as Foaly had taken to calling him) was up in his study doing boring things only Foaly found interesting. So naturally, they went to Angeline.

Fowl manor, Dublin

Front room

"Over the time that Artemis senior was away, has your son been acting abnormally?"

"Well, Arty was always a bit stiff" sigh " Timmy liked to run this family like a business most of the time, but since he left Arty has been… colder?"

"What was your source of income while "Timmy" was away?" Angeline kept heer gaze on her hands.

"I don't know" Angeline confessed quietly to her hands. Dr Niles raised his eyebrows at her.

"Are you meaning to say that Artemis was the only one earning any money for the household! And you let him! Surely he couldn't sustain the manor and keep this guy" signalling at butler incredulously "working for him doing anything legally! I've talked to your son and he seems (no offense) like a very manipulative, mean boy, even if he is a genius" Dr Niles ranted as Angeline shrunk further and further into her chair.

"I wasn't … in my right mind for the past year or so…" Angeline trailed off. Dr K Niles rubbed his temples.

Just how messed up is this family?

Little did he know that below ground a centaur was voicing these exact thoughts. Only to be smacked by Vinyaya and Holly and told (kindly) to shut the hell up by Root.

"My sister and I worked for free for a while, besides Master Artemis senior didn't leave them broke. Artemis was simply very good at handling the money left behind" The manservant lied smoothly, saving Angeline.

Dr Niles was silent for a moment as he stared at the huge Eurasian wondering whether or not he should tell the huge manservant to stay out of the conversation.

"What do you mean by "not in your right mind"?" He pressed on

"After I heard of the fowl star sinking, I couldn't take the real world. When push came to pull I crumbled and left Arty to deal with everything alone. I didn't think about how it would burden him" Angeline rubbed her falling tears away with her wrist.

"I see" The doctor sighed apathetically, handing her a Kleenex. "Well, I think it's safe to say he was put under a lot of stress due to frankly, bad parenting on both sides" Angeline looked as if someone had ran a knife through her.

"Are you sure you're a psychiatrist?" Butler asked, surprising the whole room including himself. Not that it showed (thank you Madam Ko)

"Excuse me?" Dr K Niles grit his teeth.

"Just something Master Artemis said… he's generally never wrong" Butler said. He could practically feel Juliet laughing at him for his (calm) outburst. Butlers didn't get defensive about their charges. It broke every rule in the book (not the fairy one, a kind of bodyguard book thing…)

"Yes, I am a psychiatrist. And I'm pretty sure Artemis is a pathological liar" The doctors' every word dripped with venom.

"I think you should go now" Angeline folded her arms and scowled in a way in a way a lot less scary than Artemis' (more like a pout really)

Dr K Niles took a moment to consider things then left the manor without complaint.

Good luck to the next fool to try and help this family, I need a painkiller

Butler turned to go upstairs .

"Butler where are you going?" Angeline asked the manservant as if he was a child caught sneaking out.

"To see Master Artemis and tell him the good doctor is gone" Butler smiled. Angeline smiled too as he left.

How long have they been so close?

The next day

The blue eyed Irish youth yawned as he woke up. Sliding from his bed he went to go get changed. He stood still and closed his eyes lightly, tempted to just go back to bed. Snapping his eyes open, the startling, icy blue orbs were devoid of sleepiness.

Walking down the ridiculously large, curved staircase, Artemis Fowl II smirked, today was the day when they were going to elect class president, he had rigged the ballet. Not so he would win (he had no time for such meaningless things) but so that the shyest, most quiet girl he had ever met would win. Shoving her out of her shell. She would sink or swim. Either way it promised to be amusing.

"Morning, sir" Butler greeted Artemis. If he wasn't trained not to show emotion worry lines would have appeared on his forehead at the darkness of the bags under his young masters' eyes.

"Morning" Artemis replied.

"Today I've made Lemon ricotta pancakes for breakfast"

"Very good, old friend"

"Morning Arty!" Angeline Fowl pulled her son into a hug which he accepted as not to hurt her feelings. (or at least that's what he would tell Butler)

Angeline had become very… attached to Artemis since she regained sanity.

Probably making up for lost time Butler mused I hope she's not too late He thought as he saw Artemis standing stiffly in his mothers' embrace.

Authors note

Mostly Angeline and Butler (and the psychiatrist of course) in this chapter.

The next chapter will be more Holly centred

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