Okay. Sorry for the long wait. I had writer's block, schoolwork, etc. We had a big snow the other day and I was in such a good mood that I actually broke my writer's block. :] Didn't finish my homework, but ohwell. Anyway, today I had a snow day (or, a wimpy bus day because our buses can't take the cold, whatever).

Oh yeah, and I'm (hopefully) doing a research project about Shakespeare next week. :D Unless somebody else grabs the topic.

Artemis Fowl (c) Eoin Colfer

Taming of the Shrew (c) William Shakespeare

THE NIGHT BEFORE:

"'Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamed so."

"Is she tamed?" Holly asked, wondering at the transformation.

"It's a subject of debate."

"Yeah, but what do you think? Does she love Petruchio? Does Petruchio love her?"

"Yes, I think so...."

"Well, I know Kate loves Petruchio, for sure."

THE FIRST DAY OF FILMING:

It was like the movies first-year pixie film students make: cliche, cliche, cliche, explosion.

The director manipulated the set, the words, and the feelings. He chose the forest clearing outside the Fowl Manor that would mimic where Artemis caught Holly. He arranged the LEP guards just outside the camera's shot. He told his assistant, Juliet, how the makeup should look. He wrote the words; he had the ideas, the control!

Except, then, it all went downhill and cliche when the stars didn't show up. "Where's Holly? And where is the d'arvittiing Mud Boy?"

"Master Artemis has insomnia, an affect of time traveling, he says. It's typical he doesn't fall asleep before 3 in the morning. He can't wake up before 11 and still get the healthy 8 hours of sleep." Butler said, defending his principal.

"Hah, I believe he was up until 3, with Holly." Foaly added, snickering.

"Foaly! They weren't doing anything last night. I swear." Juliet glared at the centaur.

"Go find them, Juliet, please?"

"Okay, whatever."

LAST NIGHT, AGAIN:

"Artemis, would it be okay if I just slept here? I'm so tired..."

"I think Juliet might be a little annoyed, truthfully."

"I did make her get me a room with a window..."

"Come on, I'll carry you. Butler's been making me work out."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Thanks, Artemis."

FILMING:

"Okay, okay, let's run through it, once!"

Butler and Artemis crouched behind bushes, brown and green pant smeared across their faces.

"Butler, because of my great desire to see a fairy,

I have arrived in this pleasant forest of great Ireland.

With my father's disappearance and my mother's poor health and your company,

let us be successful here and institute a plan for fairy gold.

I am Artemis, son of Artemis, and I am to this forest come."

Holly, who'd been circling above, swooped in at this point. Red lights flashed.

"What company is this?" Artemis whispered.

Butler lifted the fake rifle awkwardly, disliking the light-weight, hollow feel.

"Stop, stop, stop! Butler, you're supposed to wait until Artemis gives you a thumbs up." Eoin yelled.

"That's not how it happened, though."

"That's how it happens in my movie. Run it again, from the beginning."

Uh, yeah. That's all I have for now. xD. Some of the lines from the filming are based off Shakespeare's.

I had the first Artemis Fowl and Taming of the Shrew open while I wrote. :)

Anyway, still looking for a beta and still loving reviews. :]

~dropping.