I was gonna put this chapter up like, three days ago, but first I forgot to save what I wrote so the whole thing got deleted, then had to I re-write it (I know it's not as good as the first draft was) which took FOREVER, then my mom was on the computer for SEVEN FREAKIN HOURS STRAIGHT to finish a Christmas present for my Aunt! I haven't touched the computer for so long I think I'm going to cry!
**fall on the floor crying**
IT'S NOT FAIR!!!
Ok, I'm done now.
BTW, here's a list of main characters, one of whom I will end up killing: Artemis, Holly, Foaly, Minerva, Jaclynn, Micheal (he'll be coming soon), Butler, Mr. or Mrs. Fowl, Myles, Beckett, or Jaclynn's baby. Who do you think it'd be?
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO MY FAVORITE AND CRAZIEST NIECE, VERONICA, WHO TURNED NINE ON DEC. 19!!
Disclaimer: I'm not Eoin Colfer. I'm just a crazy kid trying to write a story. I'm also starting to really hate these disclaimers.
Chapter 7
A grin spread over Jaclynn's face. The fairy girl and the big man had stopped chasing her and ran back at the sound of the explosion. She was safe. Her hand went protectively over her stomach. They were both safe. She leaned against the building that served as a hiding place. Now all she needed to do was get the heck out of there before they came back.
A little boy passed by singing a foreign song and carrying something that resembled a puppy.
"Psst!" she whispered, "Hey, Kid!"
He stopped and said something in Gnomish, looking around for who was talking. His 'puppy' 'barked'. Jaclynn sighed, why couldn't he speak English like everyone else?
"I no speak Gnomish good," she said choppily, desperately trying to remember what Michael had taught her.
He spotted her and laughed, "Wow, you're really bad."
"No time. How you get to up top?"
He blinked, "Up top…?"
Jaclynn slapped her forehead, "Yes, up top. Upper world. Mudmen. HUMANS."
"Ooooh!" he exclaimed, "You mean the surface! You have to take a shuttle to get up there. But we're not supposed to play around them."
"Why no play?"
He shrugged, "I dunno, but my mom and dad told me not to, so I don't."
Jaclynn looked around the corner to make sure no one saw them before standing up and ruffling the boy's hair, "Thanks much. Bye."
He watched her disappear around the corner and shook his head, "Poor thing, can't even speak properly."
~*~*~*~*~*~
The shuttles took longer to get to then Jaclynn had expected, mostly because she'd forgotten to ask the fairy boy for directions and had to had several other people where they were. Most of them were children; they seemed to be the only ones who would willingly talk to complete stranger. She had to laugh at the irony. ( A/N I thought that line was funny when I wrote it. Now I think it's just kinda corny.)
After what seemed like hours she found them. It took a while to get past security, and Jaclynn hoped that none of the guards were seriously injured after being hit on the head so hard. Being invisible helped too. She smiled after knocking out the last one,.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Are you sure you're alright?" Holly asked for the umpteenth time, "You still seem a little shaken up."
Artemis crossed his arms, "If you're looking to give comfort to someone, try to overreacting drama queen who insist on being an annoyance towards everyone after experiencing a simple smoke bomb," he said glaring at Minerva, who was leaning on his shoulder and whimpering.
She looked up at him, "You were scared too," she pointed out.
"I wasn't scared," he shot back, "I was just concerned."
Minerva's head popped up, "Y-You were concerned about me?"
"No, I was concerned about me. But I couldn't just leave you there. I'm not going to be blamed if you die."
Her smile faded and she slumped back in her chair, "You're a snot nosed little brat, you know that?" she grumbled, "You'll be lucky to attract even one girl."
"Which would be you," Holly smirked, "Unless all that flirting you did was just your normal st—"
Minerva punched Holly's shoulder to make her be quiet, and she punched quite hard for a spoiled rich kid.
Butler picked her up and moved her to a different seat in the shuttle.
"So," Holly said after a while to break the silence, "I guess now we can all look forward to hunting down that Jaclynn girl, who could be absolutely anywhere right now."
"I don't think so," Artemis said, "She couldn't have gone too far. But she's a smart girl; she'll make her way back to the surface soon enough. And when she does, I highly doubt she'll stay in Ireland, much less Europe, for very long."
"It's funny," Minerva reflected, "She could be on her way to the human world right now and we wouldn't know it."
Under Minerva's seat, Jaclynn curled up tighter. They didn't realize just how close she really was.
~*~*~*~*~
Jaclynn slipped off the shuttle right before the door closed. No one had noticed her riding with them. Now all she had to do was follow them back to the city, get her stuff, and leave Ireland for good.
And food, she mentally added as her stomach growled.
Artemis stopped short and spun around. Jaclynn held her breath; he'd heard her.
"Did any of you hear that?" he asked walking towards Jaclynn, who was slowly backing up.
Ok, don't panic. He doesn't know you're here. Just back up slowly and quietl—" she tripped over her own foot and landed on her back with and oof! Jaclynn opened her eyes and looked up at everyone's shocked faces.
"Uh…H-Hi…" she squeaked, scooting further away from them, then scrambling to her feet and trying to run away. Butler was able to grab her first and he held her like someone would hold a rabid cat.
Which actually wasn't a bad comparison.
"LEMMEGOYOUCRRREEEEEEEEEPPP!" she screamed, punching him wherever she could. So he held her arms at her sides, which meant she had to revert to kicking him. When her energy finally started to die down Artemis dared to walk up to her.
"Hello," he said smoothly like he was having a normal conversation instead of talking to a pissed Rottweiler, "Please stop kicking my bodyguard.
Jaclynn spit on the ground in front of him. Damn, she thought, A little further and I could've hit his shoe… "What do you want from me?" she growled, wanting very much to spit again.
"I want you to stop assuming I want to hurt you, take a deep breath, and calm down."
She looked at him surprised. It didn't make sense to her; why were these total strangers insisting she trust them? They had just barged into her life, scared her terribly, kidnapped her, knocked her out, told her she was pregnant, and now expected her to trust them? Did they really just want to help her? Jaclynn had never known what it was like to have people care about her, love her, help her. All the people she'd dealt with were either cruel, crazy, or traitors.
"If I cooperate with you," she said slowly, "will you promise not to hurt me, or my baby?"
Artemis shook his head, "We were never going to hurt you. You judge much too quickly."
She hesitated, she still wasn't really to trust them completely, "How am I supposed to take the word of a total stranger?"
"Let's not be strangers," Minerva cut in, standing next to Artemis, 'We could be friends!"
"Uhh…let's just leave it at acquaintances for now."
Artemis nodded, "Alright then. Now, will you allow us to escort you to Fowl Manor?"
Jaclynn gave him a curious look, "Fowl Manor? Is that where they keep chickens or something?"
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Chapter 8 will be up relatively soon! Maybe even later today, if I feel like typing again. And don't worry, chaos0marine, Artemis is going to go through a long struggle to find out who he really likes...I want him to suffer (MWAHAHAHAHAHA)
OMG! WE GOT 10 INCHES OF SNOW YESTERDAY AND IT'S STILL SNOWING RIGHT NOW!! All the schools were closed and everyone got a snow day! This is the third one in two weeks! I love New York weather!
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