Thank you so much for the reviews! Here is chapter six as promised!

Chapter 6

The long pause was rather in due time disturbed by a knock at the door.

"Enter! " shouted Artemis.

The door opened and in came in, carrying a tray in one hand, Juliet Butler. She approached the little table, dexterously rearranged the tray and, without a word, has left.

" What about her? She too knows about elves? " Holly was surprised.

" No, " Fowl answered, taking a cup. " She simply got used to surprises. Please take something. Who knows when I shall feed you next time."

Holly, having heard the last phrase, has gloomy grinned.

" You have just reminded me of my state of dependence. It's somehow … not in a kind way."

" And who told you that I'm kind?"

- Nobody.

" Exactly, Ms. Short."

Holly took a croissant from the plate and started eating with pleasure.

" Well and what do you need me for? " She asked.

" Not much of you, more of your knowledge."

" I understand nothing in technologies, " Holly warned him.

Fowl grinned.

" I don't need technology, " he declared but recovered, " At least not yet. The knowledge of your people is necessary to me."

" To get our technology? I won't tell you a word! " Holly said with a ringing voice.

" The opposite, you will start singing like a bird."

" You will beat me? " the girl squinted.

" If it is required, yes."

" I will easily win in my sleep! " declared captain Short.

" Do you really think that i will be the vulgar executor? " Fowl was frightened.

" Ah yes, forgive me. I have forgotten, that you have a personal mountain of muscles, " bitten Holly.

Artemis put his cup on the table with a loud thud. In his eyes there was a spark of hostility.

" Keep quiet, Ms. Short or I shall treat you with a cup of sodium pentothal! You will let it all out like nice girl. And now eat quickly, 'cause I'm not in the mood to continue our talk. Five minutes - and back to the cellar."

" Sometimes you quickly turn into a pig!"

" Happens, " indifferently responded Artemis and stared at his nails.

Exactly in five minutes he called Butler and when the bodyguard appeared at the step, ordered:

" Take Ms. Short to the cellar and bring me the second one. Good day, Ms.Short."

Holly gave him a death glare, as she walked out under Butler's strong hold on her shoulder.

The bodyguard opened the door and has roughly pushed the elf inside. Then told loudly:

" The second one - come out!"

Nika Medici, who had already woke up was very frightened, not having found Holly anywhere near, had slowly risen on call.

" Pretend to be an idiot! " Holly whispered quickly

" Like Liz? " Nika didn't understand.

" Worse!"

Butler didn't like the interchange of information between them, so he has made a step inside, seized Medici by an elbow and extended her to the corridor.

The elf smiled: act like an idiot? She will do her best. In fact, it's a good thing that she was once in a theatrical society.

Artemis Fowl was a little surprised, when Butler came in with Nika Medici hanging on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Fowl asked.

" This mademoiselle demanded for you to send a Rolls-Royce for her," respectfully explained Butler.

" Butler, put her down and you may go."

Having felt the ground under legs, Medici, not waiting for any invitations, went to the armchair and sat there.

" Why do you need a Rolls-Royce? " asked Artemis.

" Listen, you, " said Medici, wanting to surpass even Elizabeth. " Think, before you ask me anything. Such girls as I ride only in good cars. At least on a Mercedes. I never go by foot."

Artemis frowned: he didn't like madwomen with mania for popularity.

" And what kind of bird are you? " He asked not very politely.

Nika pursed her lower lip and said slowly :

" You what, don't even know? I am a model. I have broken a nail. And I'm very bored without paparazzi."

From such a statement the genius was taken aback.

" What are you talking about? What models?"

" I'm so tired that all of my boyfriends are almost always bankers! " Medici said sadly. "But you are kind of good looking. Do you think we will look good together?"

" Listen, is everything all right with your head? "asked Fowl without any bases. " I know a very good doctor."

" Are you saying that I am crazy?! You are being rude, as if there is a spare jaw in your pocket!"

" Why don't you have something to eat?, " Fowl offered thinking whether it's necessary to dill with this fool.

Of course Nika wanted to eat. But when did you see a model that eats like a normal human being?

" That is pure cholesterol! " the elf became furious . " You want to kill me? I shall have only half of a grapefruit."

" Well then it is yours problems. What did you need in my manor?"

" By the kindness of my heart i wished to give you mu autograph and even had arrived here myself. Well...I'm lying."

Artemis straitened himself.

" We wished to make PR-share with your participation! " Lieutenant Medici disappointed him. " Can you imagine how many people would come after that to my show? I would have so many contracts falling over my feet..."

" I'm not interested, " hasty interrupted her Fowl. " How about you will answer my questions, instead of telling me this rubbish. I, as you can see, had kidnapped you."

" Kidnapped? " started Medici. "Oh these fans! You just can't hide from them anywhere you go! This is so cool! They will right so many stories about me in the newspapers."

" And that night you didn't seem like an air head to me, " Fowl said.

" What a pity, that the first impression at times happens to be deceptive, " the girl smiled.

" I can't believe my ears. Has a valuable idea had somehow came to your head?"

" How can an idea walk somewhere? " Medici begun to chatter, correcting her miss. " It doesn't' has legs."

Fowl moaned in his thoughts. Perhaps, clever ideas in a head of this girl - is something that's never going to happen. And how could they have possibly accepted her to the elves's police? She is probably someone's mistress.

" Listen, this has bored me, " the young man warned. " Either you stop, or I …"

" You won't allow me to use make up for the whole week? Oh, please don't. It will be such a severe torture! " The brunette persistently continued.

Artemis had suddenly felt the urge to stand and slap her.

" I thought that only blondes had a low HQ! " He declared.

" Don't think that I dye my hear, " Nike encouraged him. - Naturally it was lighter. By the way, you want a joke about that? You don't? " She specified after Fowl Junior shook his head very hard from side to side." But I still want to tell you. Any way, listen. There was a magic mirror. And if anyone who looked at it and told a lie would disappear. The brunette came and told: « I think, that I have the most tremendous figure » and disappeared. A red-head came and told that she has the most beautiful hair - and too disappeared. Then the blonde came and said « I think … » and too disappeared. Not funny? I think so too. Nobody laughs at my jokes. Why not i try the second time? One day a blond went fishing, " she begun but having seen the vampire smile on Fowl's face, closed her mouth.

" Yes, you better be quiet, " Fowl noticed. " I do no like humorists."

" And fans?"

"I don't have any."

" Now you will! " Medici promised passionately.

She jumped from her armchair, rounded the little table which before served Fowl as an unreliable protection, set at Fowls legs and clasped her hands over his knees, which confused the ginious.

" Your eyes are like dark pools of blue, And maybe even darker .I love you more than myself, and maybe, even more! " She recited, expressively looking Fowl in the eyes.

" I cannot take it any more! " Artemis murmured, trying to take her hands of.

Instead of answering Nika quickly stood up and sat one the man's knees.

" I love strict men, " she whispered, embracing his neck.

" You...y...you nymphomaniac! " The young man whispered in horror, trying escape from her embrace.

From the unexpectedness he had even forgotten that the girl as a matter of fact is his hostage and that he can get rid from her any time.

"No, I am not ready for anything like this! " muttered Fowl, trying to avoid her kiss. " We should get to know each other more closely! How about we can be friends. I like to travel a lot, but … I like to receive cards! Don't touch! It is my tie!"

" Darling, you are strained, " Nika declared. " Relax, all will be all right."

" Butler! " Fowl nearly shouted having thought that he is losing his touch.

Medici quickly returned to her armchair, and playing with her hair, has declared:

" What's wrong, kitty? We parked longer than loved."

" Shut up or I will make you, " answered the successor of the criminal dynasty, correcting his tie.

" Called, sir? " The bodyguard asked, having appeared in a doorway.

" Well yes! " Discontentedly noticed Fowl though generally breaking his irritation on others was not by his rules.

" And what do you wish, sir?"

"Take this, - he pointed at Nika's direction and hushed up, as if not knowing how to correctly certify her, - this girl back. Only be careful...she has a strange habit of jumping on people.

Heaven, lower elements.

Major Julius Root, knowingly allocated subordinated by the nickname which spoke for itself, since this morning was in a very bad mood. There were a few reasons on that. First, yesterday in the local stadium took place a semifinal match on football that has formed sufficient basis that the majority of young cadets and including some officers essentially were very late for work. Secondly, Elizabeth has again complained to her boyfriend about the LEP for some unknown reasons, and now the howl Legion was threatened for a very careful check.

And third, the Chairman of the Council really wished to see Holly Short and Nika Medici with whom his precious Elizabeth was in bad terms. And the fact that the major could not find the mentioned officers didn't improve his mood either.

Root frowned and started smoking his cigar for the forth time this morning. Foaly, who sat a few feet from the boss, didn't like this at all, but couldn't do nothing.

" How much more? "The major asked gloomily, peering in the obscure badges running on the screen.

" The search program already finished working, " the Centaur answered.

" Well and where are our dear ladies?"

" I am afraid I can't answer that question."

" What do you mean by that? " Root screamed. " Allow me to ask this: for what did i raise your salary if your tracking systems cannot find two lost elves?"

Foaly has there and then made a pose of the offended genius and parried his chiefs remark.

" Generally, my systems are perfect."

Root exhaled a cloud of smelly smoke to his face.

" Then tell me why they aren't here?"

" Because the bugs are switched-off!"

The major almost choked.

" What do you mean switched-off? You swore that it wasn't possible to do without special technical knowledge?! And after that you want to say that two snotty little girls have cut down the bugs and run away to have a good time in Disneyland?"

" No way, sir. I guess that someone assisted them with it."

" But who could have done this? You are our star! " The major has slammed his mouth hut, having thought that the centaur didn't deserve those last words.

" Thanks, I am touched," Foaly pretended to wipe away a nonexistent tear. " And still I do know someone who perhaps is capable of doing such a thing. Or probably knew."

The major turned pale.

" Oh I really don't need this! Please, calm me! Tell me it's not him."

" Certainly, I'm not 100 percent sure, " the centaur admitted. "But my instinct says, that only one criminal subject could make it . And the name of this subject is, " he sustained a theatrical pause." Artemis Fowl. And already only his name forces me to assume, that our partners kissed there helmets good bye."

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