A/N hi guys this me saying I'm astonished that you guys didn't post any messages about the thing I mentioned last time. I'm working my ass off here a little appreciation would be nice still back to work. Also I have been listening to the sound track to doctor horrible sing along blog and penny's song really has a great analogy with holly

Here's a story of girl who grew up lost and lonely

Thinking love was fairy tale and Trouble was made only for me.

Even in the darkness every colour can be found

And every drop of rain brings water to things growing in the ground.

Greif replaced with pity for a city barley coping

Dreams are easy to achieve if hope is all I'm hoping to be

Anytime you're hurt there's one who had it worse around

And every drop of rain will keep you growing feed your sowing in the ground.

These lyrics always meant a lot to me. Still chapter 7 woo

Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to two people and a group of people. Pipa again for her continued support. Alex because he is one of the only other people who show outward support. And finally to all those who reviewed. I answer every one including favourites and follows. Thank you for supporting me so far.

Disclaimer: I don't own Artemis fowl. As you probably guessed. ]

P.s I am still waiting for any pictures anyone has drawn. And this is set after the time paradox because if it was set any later it will mess up my plot. And I haven't finished the last guardian because I can't read it after so recently reading an unexpected turn of events.

Chapter 7 the Second Siege Of Fowl Manor

Artemis stared at the dying flames. The dining hall was in ruins. He decided that it would be a good idea to go find Holly. He headed straight for the kitchen where he awoke earlier. She was there tearing the room apart looking for something.

"Christ holly what are you doing." She gazed back at him. "I can't find my neutrino" she huffed. "That doesn't mean you have to destroy my kitchen looking for it." "No I just want to" she grinned mischievously at him.

She skipped up to him and jumped. He only just caught her. He looked her in her mismatched eyes and his face fell. "Holly you have to leave" his voice was obviously trying to hide the tears that were threatening to burst forth. "It's much too dangerous for you to stay here. I will sort the problem myself." Holly let go of him and jumped to the floor.

"Arty you can't be serious. We can solve this together." He glared at her "No Holly not this time we've been lucky so far that no one has died but the things we're dealing with are too powerful. I am asking you to leave if you don't then I will call commander Kelp and have him send retrieval one." His voice was level and emotionless. The thing that happened next Artemis could never have prepared for.

Holly grabbed his collar and pulled him down to eye level with her. "Don't you dare" she growled and mashed her lips to his. He fell back and Holly straddled his stomach. He tried fighting her for a minuet trying desperately not to admit he'd lost the argument. Then he decided that the only good thing he could do it this situation was kiss back. He moaned as Holly moved from his lips to his jaw to his neck. While she nibbled at the flesh there Artemis combed his hands through her hair.

Suddenly a high pitched ringing blared through the room and Holly nearly jumped five feet in the air. "Arty what the hell is that?" Artemis's brow furrowed. "The perimeter alarm but this is the one for near the house. One should have gone off as soon as anyone enters the grounds. We best get to the security room." They ran through the house and eventually arrived at the security room.

It was locked with a retinal scanner. Holly grinned "I thought the only existed in spy films." Artemis opened the door grinned at her and headed for the monitors that showed the grounds.

"No one there. Strange changing to peoples cameras." "Peoples cameras?" "Security cameras made from the helmets Butler and I stole. They allow us to see shielded fairies." He pressed a couple of keys and then stared at the screen open mouthed. "Holly if I'm not mistaken which I rarely am the heavily armed men approaching the front doors are wearing shimmer suits."

"WHAT" Holly shouted? She pushed past Artemis and stared at the screen. "I mean he said he was powerful but this is impossible" Holly turned around to Artemis "who said that Arty" "He only gave me a name I couldn't find any record of him anywhere. He said it was Damien Fell." Holly nearly screeched in terror. "You can't have met him. He was just a story mothers told their children to stop them going off and marrying mud men. But after what Julius said I never was certain"

"Holly what are you talking about? Who is this man?" "Artemis you've met a myth, a man who shouldn't exist but does. The most I know was that he was first herd of over fifteen thousand years ago. Then disappeared and was apparently born eight hundred years ago." Artemis's eyes bugged out "how on earth do you know that."

"Because him and Julius and Turnball Root were best friends. He disappeared around six hundred and fifty years ago. That's the most fact I have about him. There's a really long poem about it. I only remember one bit. The purest elf of beauty sure. Fell for a mud man her heart did lure. The man stayed by his love through all. But neither did suspect the tragic fall." Artemis was stunned. The emotion she put through her words made it obvious that she understood their pain. "Artemis I need to ask you something. That box that was on your arm what was it?" His face fell voice sullen.

"It's a theory I came up with. I got an acorn that had been used in the ritual added a couple of powerful toxins found in a fairies blood stream and I made myself a very interesting device. It has the ability to recirculate magic around the body and out where it came in. Basically it makes the wearer immune to all magical abilities such as the Mesmer but it also makes me immune to healing." Holly glared at him. "What on earth possessed you to do that you fool." "I did what I deemed necessary to keep myself and my family safe." "Artemis you could have died, I couldn't bare it if you died."

"Holly what are you trying to say." His eyes were hopeful begging that she would say what he wanted no needed her to say. "Artemis fowl I… I love you. I don't know what I'd do without you." She looked up at him eyes wide. "Holly short I love you, I think I always have."

She opened her mouth to speak but a large explosion rocked the house. Artemis glanced at the monitor and saw that the front door had been blown off its hinges. Artemis grabbed Holly's hand and led her out the room. The arrived in the main hall but stayed on the area overlooking the ground floor. There were about six men stood around the room one significantly shorter than the others.

The short one was shouting to the rest "target is male, late teens about five foot five with black hair. There is also a sub-terrestrial somewhere in the building. They are to both be brought here alive understood." There was a chorus of yes sir's and they all left the room bar the short man and two goons.

"Holly do you recognize the voice from anywhere" "Yeah also that guy is short enough to be an elf if only I could see past that helmet." Two men appeared in the corridor behind them "stop right there" Holly and Artemis ran down separate corridors.

When Lord Hugo de Folé had created Fowl manor he had somehow made it so that no matter what direction you take you would always end up in the kitchen in the end. He arrived in the room and ducked behind the island in the centre. He heard a pair of heavy footfalls enter the room.

"God this is ridiculous why do they all think they can run away." "It doesn't matter just make sure that we find them. You remember what happened last time someone lost their captives." "Yeah they handed them over to Kobi and Abraham. God they're scary." "I heard that there are still couple of their experiment's roaming around the basements of val-." There was a brief scuffle. "You can't say the name or the collar." He made the sound of an explosion. "Still we bet search this room and find that spoilt brat."

They walked closer. Artemis realized that he was in deep trouble. There at his feet was a metal object. The neutrino. He picked it up, took a deep breath and shot up. For the first time ever his competence with a weapon wasn't terrible. He shot a burst into both men's chests. They fell to the floor unconscious. Before Artemis could even congratulate himself more footsteps headed towards the room. These were light obviously belonging to.

"Holly" the small elf ran into the room tears streaming down her face. She ran into his arms and he clutched her to his chest. "Holly what's wrong." She stared at him wide eyed. "The man who is in charge of these guys. It's Julius. Artemis Julius Root is alive!