Alright! So, let's do this!

The day after Holly's little meltdown at the cafe with Foaly, she went to work like nothing had ever happened. Like she had not skipped half the work day. However, one centaur couldn't ignore that fact.

"What happened to you yesterday?" He asked as soon as Holly stepped through the Ops Booth door. Foaly hadn't even turn around yet, although he knew it was her.

"What do you mean?" Holly asked, hoping he was asking something totally different.

The centaur turned around in his specially made chair, looking right at the elf. His face was deadpanned, "Yesterday. At the cafe. You freaked and left? You didn't return. What happened?"

"Food poisoning." Holly said, looking at the floor. She couldn't find it in herself to look into his eyes.

Foaly scoffed. "Food pois-Holly! That is the most ridiculous answer I have ever heard. First of all, it comes from meat...you had a salad. And secondly, it comes from a bacteria we eliminated centuries ago!"

Holly shuffled her feet, still not looking up to meet her friend's gaze. "I was sick."

"You had magic."

"I was low."

"You went to get it replenished last month."

"I-"

"Holly, this is impossible!" Foaly said, throwing his hairy arms into the air. "It's been seven years for Frond's sake! I know you loved him, but you can't let that interfere with your life now."

Holly looked down at her feet. "I know." She muttered. "It's just so hard...I didn't even get to say goodbye."

Foaly sighed, holding his arms out and wrapping his friend into a warm hug. "I know, Holly. But you need to forget. I know it's hard, it's hard for me too...but it's for the best. It's the best for Haven, it's the best for the LEP, and it's the best for you."

Holly nodded against his shoulder. "I can never get him out of my head, though. The way he talked, the way he smiled or moved...it's like, engraved there. I can't get it out."

"I know. You two had been through thick and thin...and I know that 7 years isnt that long for us. But it is for humans."

Holly sniffed, "I know." She scoffed, backing away from her friend as she looked up at the ceiling and smiling sardonically. "He probably doesn't even remember me-"

"Holly, you know that's not-"

"Stop, Foaly." Holly shook her head, looking back at the ground. "That's the only thing getting me through all this. Knowing that he forgot all about me."

Foaly nodded and Holly moved to get out of the Ops Booth. However, right when she was about to step out the door, they swiftly drew shut. Holly leaped back, then rushed forward and pulled on the doors. Locked. When she turned around, the whole room was flooded by a red light, turning everything a dark shade of crimson.

"Foaly, what in the name of Frond is going on?" Holly asked going over to the centaur, trying to stay as calm as she could.

"Nothing." Foaly said, typing on the keys to his keyboard rapidly and not taking his eyes off the computer monitor.

Holly scoffed, "Foaly, tell me what the hell is going on or else-"

"It's nothing, Holly." Foaly cut her off. Soon, the red flood lights were off and the door to the Ops Booth had opened. Still, however, the centaur tapped away at his computer.

"D'Arvit, what is going on…" Holly said, going over to the computer and trying to see what her annoying friend was doing. Foaly tried his best to keep up what he was doing and keep Holly from seeing what he was doing at the same time.

Holly finally had enough of her friend's sneaky behavior and business. She rolled her eyes and took out her neutrino, setting it at it's lowest level. This way, if she was forced to pull her trigger on the centaur, he would only be knocked back a yard or , Foaly saw the weapon. His eyes widened and he stopped, trying to prevent his friend from seeing what was on the glowing monitor. "Holly…" He started.

The elf cocked her head and quirked an eyebrow. "What are you hiding, Foaly? What could be so bad…" She turned around, reading the screen and it's dark red letters flowing across the monitor. A lump in her throat formed as her head spun. Holly's breath went rapid and she backed up, surprised that her legs worked at all. Foaly, whose eyes flicked from the gun to the elf, slowly took the neutrino out of Holly's trembling hand. She was still staring at the computer, her breath staggering and eyes as wide as saucers.

HUMAN ACTIVITY: ARTEMIS FOWL

"What...the hell...is that, Foaly?!" Holly asked, her commander instincts coming in as she whirled around to face the centaur. Foaly gulped, he was wrong. He had figured that Holly would be extremely sad about the mention of Artemis, like yesterday. The centaur expected that Holly would run out of the room, hands trying to cover the fact that she was starting to cry.

But no, Foaly could see it in her eyes. Yes, there was a somewhat hint of sadness, guilt, and despair. But Holly wasn't fully sad. No, the fiery-headed elf was mad.

"Why do you still have censors on Fowl Manor?" Holly demanded to know, her hands slowly clenching by her sides. The centaur gulped again, not sure if he should looked at his friend or the floor. The tone and venom in her voice alone made him cringe.

"The Council made me put a tracker on his computer." Foaly explain hurriedly. He could admit, Holly could be very scary at times. Times when she was angry...like this. "I never told you because they forbid it."

"Damn Council." She muttered under her breath. Holly closed her eyes and took deep breaths, obviously trying to calm herself down. She opened them shortly, looking directly at Foaly because she didn't want her eyes wandering back to the screen. Where his name was. "What did this lockdown mean?"

"It means what you read, Holly." Foaly said, going back up to his computer and checking out fully what was going on. "Artemis must have opened some fairy files still stored on his computer. That's only what the trackers trace. Once opened, it sent a signal down here."

Holly nodded subconsciously. She stared at the wall in front of her. "So, Artemis. after seven years of silence, suddenly decides to access The People's files? That doesn't make any sense."

"It does if he needs our help."

Holly sighed. The centaur was right. Artemis always had some other way of telling them that he needed help. "So, I suppose someone will have to go check." Her heart throbbed at just the constant mention of the man. "I'll go send Frond up, or Verbil…"

Foaly turned around in his chair, fingers steepled mischieviously. "Actually, why don't you go?"

Holly shut her eyes tightly, shaking away the tears that were starting to form in her eyes. "You know that's impossible Foaly. Artemis is forbidden to see me."

"True, but if you take a Section 8 uniform, there will be no haze. Artemis would never know you were there. This could be your chance to see him one last time! I wonder how much he's changed in 7 years…" The centaur rambled.

"Foaly, this is outrageous. We both know for a fact that Artemis would know I was there."

"He is also smart enough to realize that he isnt allowed to see you, most likely pretending you are never there. Just go and see him, Holly."

Finally, the elf looked into his eyes. Her's were bloodshot from trying to hold back her tears as she whispered. "Foaly, I'm not sure that if I see him...I'll be able to leave."

Foaly sighed again, "Listen, Holly. I know this is hard, everything with Artemis I understand. I too lost him that day."

"It's not just that." Holly murmured quietly. Finally, the sadness had weighrf her down in the situation. "He...He didn't say goodbye. Didn't even bother to look at me one last time before walking out that door and away from me forever."

"I knoe it's not fair. But, Holly...we both know that if Artemis had turned around and saw that look on your face, he would have rather died that leave you."

"What look?" Holly asked, confused. She barely remembered what she did that day, pushing the memories out of her head for so long ago.

"That look, the one covering you eyes and face right now." Foaly said, his attention turning back to the computer. "It's a mixture of guilt, sadness, and passion. You might be able to hide your other feelings, but that one always stands out."

The elf looked down thoughtfully. She knew he was right, and deep down, she had always known that. She closed her eyes and shook her head, her thoughts running into her head like a speeding bullet.

You have to see him

He probably doesn't even remember you, it has been 7 years

You love him

He left you

You won't leave

Do you really need to?

After a moment, Holly's closed eyes opened and she took a deep breath, turning to Foaly. "Alright, I'll go…"

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Holly flew through the air, letting the wind go through her hair. She hadn't bothered grabbing a helmet at the shuttle port supplies, even if it was against the regulations. To be honest, Holly didn't even care at the moment.

The council thought she was just going to the surface for a ritual, which confused Holly. She had just done one a month ago, yet they had let her go to the surface. Holly shrugged mentally as she felt the air swoop to her face. Didn't matter now.

Holly thought about Artemis almost the entire flight there. What he would look like now, after 7 years. If he even remembered her at all...Holly shook her head, smiling. He was Artemis Fowl, of course he remembered.

She couldn't wait to see him, his beautiful ice cold eyes and black hair, wisping around his face. His signature smirk, indicating he knew everything about everything…

Holly shook her head again, focussing on the task in front of her. No! She screamed at herself. You don't need to think about this! It's just to make sure he isnt getting involved with the People again. That's it. Holly reminded.

Still, even when she saw the familiar shape of Fowl Manor in the distance, Holly's heart sped up immensely. She tried to compose herself from smiling, to relive all the bad memories of Artemis, him kidnapping her in the first place, leaving without even looking at her...but she couldn't see through it that way. All the elf saw was that she was going to see her her friend, her love in a matter of minutes.

Once at the house, Holly thought her plan through. She would go into the study, where Artemis' computer was, and check it there. Then shield using her no-haze Section 8 suit, and go see Artemis. He wouldn't see her, since it was forbidden and Holly couldn't take another blow to her reputation, but at least she could see the man one last time. On a good note, too.

She flew to the window. Inside, the room was dark, the only light coming from the dim glow of the computer monitor. She silently opened the window and dropped to the floor, shutting her wings off silently.

Holly was trying her best to be as quiet as possible. Her breath was caught in her throat as she crept toward the computer. She was about to read what was on the computer screen, when something suddenly moved in the corner. She whipped around, but it was for no good. Soon, she was tackled to the ground, and before she could do, say, or even see anything in the darkness, something was injected into her neck, and the elf went limp, the whole world soon going blank.

Dun...dun...DUUUUN! Can you guess what happened?