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Chapter 10: Get the party started
Artemis kept walking, not noticing where he was actually heading, the conversation with Butler still ringing in his head...
So maybe, just maybe there was a ray of hope, and he just let this take control of him, not noticing there was a turning and just as he walked, he almost ran into an excited, and happy Alison, her eyes blazing with happy tears. She seemed just as dazed and surprised like him, again, their faces extremely close once more, but this time, both of them were smiling at each other, but not just a normal smile, more of a small, shy grin. Holly speckled into view, looking at the young two people. Butler reached them, looking out of breath, gasping with each breath of air he took. Holly and Butler looked at each other, arched their eyebrows and winked at each other, motioning each other to leave them alone.
"We'll go now." Holly waved, smiling.
"Business to attend to." Butler continued, leading Holly and himself away. Artemis and Alison just kept looking at each other.
"So, are you alright?" Artemis asked after a minute of just staring at her.
"Because of earlier?" She smiled weakly. "Yeah, but it was nothing to worry about."
"Oh," Artemis chuckled. "That's good then."
"Yeah."
"Yes."
Again there was a deep silence between them, but not because they couldn't think of what to say, on the contrary, they both got lost into their eyes, as if trying to say something to each other.
"I saw you with Holly. Where you two hanging out?"
Ali nodded. "Kind of. We were just talking about stuff."
"Like?"
She blinked. "Oh, you know, stuff, like..." She scratched her head casually, blushing a deep red. "The dance tonight, boys...girl stuff. You wouldn't understand, things too complex for a boy to get, genius or not."
Artemis bit his lower lip. "Boys?"
She raised and eyebrow. "Hmm, yeah, just a bit, she was wondering if I liked someone, and I said yes, but it's not Greg like I said that other night to you, it's someone else."
"Who?" Artemis blurted out. Most unlike him.
"I, uh, can't tell you." She seemed to have gotten a bit nervous, her hands twisting between her fingers, getting lost in a sea of sparks, her feet shuffling with her. She looked away from the boy. "Not yet."
"Why?" Artemis asked again. It was most unlike him to ask millions of questions at once, usually as he was the one that responded to them, while the people in the other line questioned him. "Don't you trust me?"
"No! Artemis, it's not a matter of trust, I just can't. I have to be sure before I act."
Now Artemis seriously didn't know what she was talking about. He knew girls could be confusing, but not this confusing. He decided to say what he was going to say in the first place.
"Ali, about earlier..."
She turned around, her hair flowing. "What about earlier?"
"I- well, I just wanted to say sorry." Artemis looked at her.
"Sorry, for what? She looked confused.
"Forget it, but, I'm sorry."
The girl still looked confused, but a blazing look appeared on her face, which was now radiant and happy.
"No," She said, practically beaming. "I should be thanking you very badly. If it weren't for you I wouldn't have noticed what was going on! Things are clearer now..." She got close to him, and looking timidly but determined, she brushed her lips against his left cheek, giving him a small, soft, and sweet kiss.
"Thanks Artemis." She said, looking at her hands, which were practically showering the whole place, but shining even more with what seemed to be red sparks among the gold. "I'll see you later." Her magic calmed down a bit, but more of the red remained behind.
Artemis wanted to respond, but his vocal chords failed him, as he was too pleasantly surprised to what had just happened, his hand caressing the place where her lips touched him, looking at her. He didn't know if it was actually happening, or if his blue and brown eyes were playing tricks on him, but he couldn't help thinking that he was hearing Alison singing to Tal vez Despues over again, as that was the song both of them had heard together. Surely it wasn't his imagination...
He kept thinking over this, not realizing where he actually was going, until he ran into someone else, but it wasn't a girl this time, it was Omar, Minerva's would-be boy 'friend'. He seemed to be looking for something.
"Hey," He said, naturally in Spanish, his dialect. "I take you're Artemis?" not waiting for an answer, he continued. "Have you seen Minerva?"
Artemis, too dazed, but now aware of this boy, spoke, but in English. "Minerva? No, not really. Not yet."
Omar looked confused, as he didn't understand a word Artemis said.
"What?"
"Wait, what?"
Omar sighed. "Minerva. Have you seen her?"
The Irish boy snapped out of it. "Sorry about that, I was rather distracted." He said in Spanish.
"I can tell... So have you seen her or not?" He asked uncertainly.
"No, I haven't seen her since half an hour ago. She must be with Gregory, still talking about their plans."
"Gregory? Oh wait, he's her cousin. Okay, can you tell her I'll see her later?"
"Yes, of course."
"Okay, thanks." He left, looking back at Artemis, wondering if he was alright or not.
Artemis ignored his tone and kept walking, when he saw Minerva and Greg, smiling. Artemis fixed his facial features to their now warm composure, feeling relaxed. He couldn't risk having anyone look at his soft, emotional side, hidden deep inside him. It seemed Ali was the only one that got that side kicking.
"...So Papa said It'd be alright if you stayed with us for another two weeks in France, then you can go back to Missouri the next day."
Greg seemed to have thought about it. "Okay then, but I need to tell my parents about it."
"I don't think your parents would mind, I mean, it's summer and you should have some fun, don't you think?"
Greg agreed and both kept talking until they reached Artemis. For a moment, a shadow of a smile appeared on both their faces, which made Artemis assume that he still hadn't recovered. Great, he thought, my face can't look normal now...Blasted puberty!
"Are you alright, Artemis?" Minerva wondered, leaning for a closer look.
Artemis was about to answer, but Greg said a comment, but it wasn't a sarcasm comment.
"I doubt it, didn't you see Ali walking past us? She seemed happy... way too happy, skipping and singing on her way, her fingers shooting crazy sparks of every color."
"Oh," Minerva giggled and looked at Artemis. "I see."
Artemis just looked at them, a deep brow on his forehead. "Fine, I just talked to her, there's nothing wrong or suspicious about that."
"But it all depends on what you said," Minerva argued, still smiling. "I expect something that made her happy..."
Both cousins nodded. "Maybe if you asked her out," Greg continued. "that'd be something that make girls happy."
"Not all of them, though." Minerva added.
"Nothing of that sort," Artemis shook his head. "on the contrary, we just...had a simple and civilized conversation, that's all." Shaking Alison aside, he remembered something else. "Oh, and Minerva?"
"Yes?" She looked at the Irish boy.
"Your friend Omar was looking for you mere moments ago."
"Really?"
"Yes, but he said he'd see you later, maybe at the dance."
Minerva sighed, but in a thoughtful, 'I-have-a-crush' sort of sigh. "Omar is just...so sweet and a great friend,"
"I can tell," Both Greg and Artemis said at the same time, wondering if Minerva was more dazed than Artemis, or backwards.
"Minnie," Greg said loudly to Minerva, who seemed to be out of this world for a moment. "Minnie...Oh, you've got to be kidding, MINERVA!" He snapped his fingers into her face.
For a moment, Minerva didn't react, but she jumped as Greg yelled her name.
"Ouch! Don't yell that loudly! Don't need for you to pop my ear trumpet!" The French girl fixed her curled hair. "You should've just left me daydreaming, I was actually enjoying it no matter what the psychological after-effects are!"
"Well, you know what they say," Artemis smiled. "it's better to live in our dreams than see the nightmares of our own lives, even though it's better the other way around, of course, it's painful, but you'll know what you're dealing with that way."
Minerva digested this. "That's a really deep piece of advice, but I suppose you're right... but it's Omar!"
"Fine, go back to your wonderful dream," Greg adviced her, patting her gently on the back, but she shook her head.
"Not anymore, it's really late already!"
"Late?" Artemis wondered. "For what?"
"The dance!" Minerva squealed with delight. "I have to go and get ready! I'll see you two tonight." As she said this, she started to walk away, waving at her cousin and her friend. Artemis and Gregory looked at each other in amazement.
"Can you believe that?" Greg asked bewildered.
"Not as much as you can." Artemis responded, his looks also bewildered.
"Girls," The American teen whook his head with a grin on his face. "they have almost about two hours for their hair, makeup, dressing, and all that weird stuff, but for what?"
"Maybe to impress some people? Or someone in special?" Artemis guessed, casually putting his hands on his pockets.
"Okay, that's a fair theory," Greg said, walking along with Artemis. "but for one night? That seems pretty extreme to me."
"I know," Artemis admitted, bowing his head. "but they do end up looking quite nice in the end."
"That's true..."
Artemis and Gregory walked again in silence, and Artemis couldn't help thinking that finally, for the first time in his life, he was talking to a boy his age, and especially this teen, who happened to be quiet at first, but once you gained his trust, he opened up easily, and he did have a funny sense of humor, sarcastic, but funny. After a while, Greg spoke up.
"I've just thought of something," His green eyes looked into the blue ones. "Minerva's going to impress her little Omar, Juliet's going with Butler, just as chaperones, but what about Ali? Does she have anyone in mind at the moment?"
Artemis was taken aback by this question. "Ali? I don't know. I'm not exactly the type to ask such questions about her life." Oh, come on, he said in his mind, I just asked her about that moments ago. "Why do you ask?"
Greg shrugged. "I don't know, I was just wondering about that..."
The Irish boy frowned for a second and rounded on him.
"Do you like her?" Artemis shot at him. Greg's green eyes widened slightly, and then he grinned.
"No, she's just my friend..." He said simply and Artemis blushed. That thought was supposed to stay in his mind. Gregory added,"But she's going with you, isn't she?"
He blinked.
"Er- Yes, just a friendly invitation, though I would've been happy to go by myself, or not go at all, but if it weren't so crucial to the plan-"
"First of all, it's called a date, and if it weren't so crucial, you would've turned her down already. Is that what you're trying to say?"
Artemis was stunned by this comment. Of course, he wouldn't have, since his father always said to never turn down a young lady, and besides, he really wanted to take her on that 'date'. He never forgot about this, and he remembered the small prickle of guilt he felt when he first met and kidnapped Holly. It made his stomach squirm.
"I- no, but-" Artemis said a bit nervously. "What does this have to do with anything we're talking about?"
Greg smiled. "You're the one that likes her, aren't you?"
"Greg, stop changing the subject!"
"Do you?"
"Why so curious all of a sudden?"
"That's it, just curiosity." Greg said simply.
Artemis was instantly reminded when he asked Ali if she had been kissed by Greg, and that was her exact answer, and his exact response. He decided to lie. Again. Quite a habit it was becoming.
"No, I don't." He said, though the truth was about to burst out of him. "I like her as a friend, and that's the only way I see her, as a friend, nothing else."
"That would've been a great answer from the beginning," Greg said, patting Artemis on the back. He didn't seem to have believed him. "I'll see you later then."
"Have to go somewhere?"
"Uh, in a matter of speaking, not exactly..." Artemis looked to Greg's direction and they both saw Zeltzin passing by, and saw Greg.
"I'll be the one leaving then," Artemis gave him his trademark vampire smile. "and good luck, my friend." Leaving Greg with his friend behind his back.
Opal Koboi's shuttle, Mexico City
"At last," Opal giggled. "my revenge at its best splendor!"
Both Merv and Scant tightened their lips, but not from laughing, but from saying what they had in mind, which was, of course, difficult due to the fact that they couldn't back out now. She noticed their reactions.
"Well! Aren't you two happy about that?"
Both nodded furiously.
"Good, now bring me the black dress."
"The black dress?"
"The one I'm obviously going to wear tonight! The one you two fetched for me yesterday!"
"Yes ma'm!" Merv motioned his brother to go get it. "Go!" he whispered.
Scant rolled his eyes and left.
"Um, Miss Koboi," Merv asked quietly, being careful not to look directly at Opal. "When do we leave?"
Opal curled into her seat like a cat and checked her manicured nails. "Why do you think I'd tell you that?"
He too his chance. "Well, you know, to get things ready and not be in a hurry afterwards."
"Brilliant deduction, and coming from you, that's something." Opal smiled impishly, or more accurate, pixieish. "Maybe in about one and a half hour, so get your things ready, and don't forget anything at all..." Then her eyes maddened. "Don't look at me!"
Merv decided to go and find his brother, wishing this nightmare would finish as soon as possible.
"So girls," Juliet looked at the two young teen girls. "Ready for the night of your lives?"
"Or at least," Holly piped in. "Who's ready for this?"
Both Minerva and Alison smiled and nodded. Juliet would be the one doing their hair, their makeup-pretty much everything. Juliet liked to call this moment 'the beauty class' since she would get a chance to share her beauty wisdom, and besides, she had won beauty contests when she was younger.
"For you Minerva," She looked at her. "I'd say pale pink eye shadow and pink lipgloss, along with some light mascara, a faint blush and pink eyeliner."
"Alright then."
"Ali, Ali..." Juliet smiled at her. "Those eyes are really stunning,but let's make them stand out a bit more; we'll need really light mascara, black eyeliner, some blush too and some gold eyeshadow...you're dress is red, isn't it?"
"Uh-huh."
"That fits perfectly, and the lipgloss will be a really light brown, it should match with your skin tone, and it'll make you look really pretty. Prettier than you already are!"
"Really, really pretty for a certain somebody," Holly grinned.
"Oh yeah, Artemis is going to be dazed with you." Juliet agreed, nodding. "He hasn't seen many girls in his life besides us, but you're something special, you have something that gets his attention, unfocuses him from his intelligence for a while, and get's him to smile."
She sighed and smiled. "Stop saying that, you'll only get my hopes up."
Between the four of them, the remaining two found out about the crush between Artemis and Alison. The girl in question didn't tell them about that, but Juliet brought up the subject about them and didn't stop badgering her about it until she confessed that all the small rumors going on between the nine people were true after all.
"Hate to say it to you, but you're hopes are way up." Holly guessed. "Artemis's too." She decided to help Juliet with doing the hair-do's, she doing Minerva's, Juliet working on Ali.
"Juliet!" Holly said, looking like she was in trouble. "I swear Minerva's hair is trying to kill me!"
"Ow!" Minerva groaned.
And indeed it seemed to. She was on her way of brushing it and then it seemed to have tangled among the brush Holly was holding.
"You don't have any experience with beauty do you?" Juliet said, untangling the blond hair. "And it sounds very ironic: A beautiful elf with no experience on beauty."
"Please let's switch."
"Right, then."
An hour later, Artemis Fowl's room
"Boys, get ready, we have to be down there in half an hour," Butler advised checking his expensive watch.
"But you don't," Artemis noticed. "I have to get into a vampire costume. Tell me how exciting that is."
"Or basketball player, though I'll admit, it's a bit better than yours."
Both Mulch and No1 were with Artemis and company, listening to their complaining.
"At least you're doing something," Mulch pointed out. "I have to stay here, waiting for the signal till I can go, and besides, what can I do? No1 is going with you guys and I'll be by myself."
"I think you can manage that, Mulch." Artemis smiled at the dwarf, looking at his vampire suit. "Thank God we got the modern costume instead of the other one."
"Just like Ali's going to be your modern 'princess'," Greg said sincerely, emphasizing the word 'princess' with his fingers. "and don't even try to cover that up, I already know about your crush on her, and just so you know, you can trust me. To be honest, you're obvious."
Artemis looked at him. "Well, I should say thanks for not mentioning it to her or anyone else."
"But seriously," No1 said, looking at his reflection closely in the mirror. "you really like her?"
"You know too?"
"Oh yep, we've known for ages." Mulch added, trying to find a light snack on his tangle of beard. "Nice topic of conversation during our bathroom meetings."
The Irish boy looked at the warlock and nodded. "You can't imagine how much."
"Well, I think this little miniature trip gave us something to learn about," Mulch inquired, nodding with every word he said. "Artemis found his first love, Greg and Minerva too, No1 about Mexico, Butler about how the only thing he can actually dress up as is a bodyguard, and..."
"What about you, Mulch?" No1 asked curiously.
Mulch looked solemn. "That I may have misjudged the use of soaps and that some of them actually smell alright. Maybe Mud Men aren't that stupid after all."
"Well, while all of you chat about the newfound wisdom, I'll go and dress into this thing." He walked towards the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
Artemis emerged out of the bathroom five minutes later, but no different than the normal Artemis. In fact, he didn't look like he changed, the only difference was that he wasn't wearing his jacket or his tie, but just a white ¾ sleeved shirt that he'd buttoned up, but not buttoning the first too, his collar standing up underneath the worldwide famous black cape. This certainly made him look like a true vampire, this look actually going with his style and physical features. If you could've seen Artemis Fowl the Second like this, then you'd say this wasn't the normal stereotype of the known vampire, and if you were a girl, you'd say he looks cute.
"Well?" He asked uncertainly, looking at himself in the mirror, looking at the people behind him with the mirror. "What do you think?"
"You look perfect," Butler commented. "that will definetely bring out that smile of yours."
"This one?" Artemis gave him his best vamire smile, a shadow of a glint in his sapphire blue eyes.
"Oh yes."
"Way to go, Arty," Mulch agreed.
"Wow," No1 answered, looking awed. "You truly look like a vampire. But younger, obviously. You look good. Handsome, attractive."
"Yeah, you'll get her hypnotized the moment she sees you." Greg said, taking a hold of his costume and heading towards the bathroom next. "You know who I'm talking about." He winked.
"Seriously?" He looked at Butler in amazement.
Butler nodded deeply, and it made Artemis grin. He shook his head from that thought and saw Greg come out, looking like a normal teen before a basketball game.
"I actually feel comfortable," He commented.
Artemis nodded, and put his hands on his pockets, looking at No1.
"Indeed you're coming with us, No1," Artemis pointed out. "But you'll be wearing a long hood, and if anybody asks, you'll answer that you're dressed up as a gnome, elf, pixie or a dwarf."
Mulch overheard this, his expression frozen. "Excuse me?"
"Don't get offended, Mulch," Artemis said calmly, looking at the flatulent dwarf. "but you know the dwarf stereotype in our world, and besides, you know you have to stay here, so no one is going to see you."
Mulch still looked at Artemis. "Good cover-up story."
"How about just a warlock?"
"That works also."
"Anyway," Butler walked over to the dresser, and rummaged in there till he found a long black and red cape with a hood, which seemed to be the exact size for a warlock like No1.
"What do you think, No1?" Butler asked him. He studied it closer.
"I actually like it," He commented. "And besides, it's way better than that horribly bright orange muummuu."
"Great, glad you like it," Artemis smiled encouranganly at him. "Now, put that on."
No1 followed suit and in no less than one minute did he look like a small person with a demon-like, but still cute, warlock 'mask'.
"So, are we all ready?" Butler asked everyone, who nodded nervously. "That's good, it's almost six thirty."
Another nod.
"Let's go get the girls then."
Butler knocked on door 311 and waiteed for a response, but he didn't have to wait long because after five seconds he heard a 'Wait!' yelling shrilly, which made all of them assume it was Juliet.
"Just wait one more second!" This time it was Holly.
Artemis and Greg both sighed and waited, while Butler looked at No1 and around the corners. After two minutes, the door opened.
Artemis thought that some sort of magical light must have iluminated his eyes because instead of seeing Juliet come out first, he saw a green jade princess come out, followed by a what seemed to be a blond fairy princess form those of fairy books, and Artemis's eyes widened as he saw the last human girl come out in her red pop princess dress, torn above the knee. He was literally stunned. Never had he seen anyone so beautiful. Holly took the rear, a camouflage foil wrapped around her arms, deciding to not use it now and shield for just a few minutes when she was down at the party since she had restored her magic, but it was limited. Ali walked towards Artemis, looking at him as if she had never seen anything so pleasantly surpring like him before.
"Hey." She said, her eyes hypnotizing him once more, and because of that makeup, it seemed to bring out even more that talent, and her pretty features. Artemis just gazed at her, not ready for words. "Well, shall we go?"
Artemis nodded. Still not ready. Butler lead the way towards the elevator, with Juliet at his side, followed by Greg and Minerva, who seemed just as nervous as Artemis was, wondering how Zeltzin and Omar would react then they saw them. Holly trailed behind Artemis and Alison, shielded this time. Artemis spoke at last.
"You look-" His vocal chords failed him. Ali just smiled. "You look really nice." No...You look gorgeous, he thought. Beautiful.
"Thanks," she said in a small voice. "you look great too, I knew a vampire costume would suit you."
Artemis decided to change the subject, trying hard not to blush or to look at her again. "Are you wearing the iris cam?" He dared to peer into her dark brown eyes, and he felt like smacking his head for it.
"Yeah, don't worry," She reassured him. "I didn't forget anything you told last night. Nothing."
"Great." Artemis said as he stepped into the elevator, and was squashed once more by Butler. He shifted a bit. "That's better, I though I was going to suffocate."
"Good thing I'm not the only one," She whispered, moving a bit to her right. "This outfit is cute, but it's getting annoying when trying to move around here."
"I'm with you," Artemis agreed, shifting once more. "I feel comfortable, but the cape is sagging down to my feet, and I feel that I'll trip pretty soon."
"You two can stop complaining now," Butler told them. "you'll be able to breath now."
The elevator shaft opened and Artemis, expecting to see the hotel lobby empty, was dissapointed as it was full of people all dressed up in anything you could imagine, waiting outside the fancy restaurant, where the event would take place. Gregory and Minerva stretched their necks here and there, expecting their dates to appear, and they did after a minute, Zeltzin arriving first towards Greg, dressed as a femenine soldier of The Black Parade ("My Chemical Romance." Ali told Artemis, who looked confused; He had never heard of that group.). Greg didn't wait a minute before he told everyone he'd see them later before the 'big event' and ran off with her. Minerva had to wait a bit longer until she saw Omar arrive, a huge grin on his face. Minerva walked off, and waved back, tapping her wrist as she did so. About eight o'clock she mouthed, and Artemis nodded. Around that time Opal would be arriving.
"Let's go in and have a look," Juliet said, looking excited, but afterwards, she moved away from the group, looking around in other places..
The five of them entered the restaurant once more, Butler holding No1's small four-fingered hand, and the place was different than the last time they had been in there. There were red, black and white ballons hanging around the ceiling with lightbulbs of all the colors of the rainbow hanging at some corners, and made the place look magical, since it was all dark and had a romantic yet fun mood. The tables were all placed in the middle of the room, covered in a white sheet with glitter as an adornment to the table. Artemis, Alison, Butler and No1 sat on a table close to the small stage, were several clerks were working and swearing in Spanish as they confused certain cables with others. Artemis saw this and shook his head.
"How difficult could that be?" He said in a low voice, looking at a certain paunchy man scratching his head and swearing afterwards. "Wiring isn't that difficult to understand."
"I don't know, the colors, or the way they get tangled," Ali answered, sitting next to Artemis. "but on the bright side, this place looks great, doesn't it?"
"I have to admit, I usually don't approve of any kind of celebration, due to the fact that I'm not the so called 'party type' but it does seem great." He paused for a second, since he heard something. "What is that?"
Alison heard the sound too. "Music. You said that they'd start with the introduction of RBD's music, so, that must be it."
Artemis listened harder. "Which song is it?"
"Tu Amor," Ali replied, her lips moving to the words. "That song kinda states what love is. Amor." Artemis nodded again.
"Do you want to take a walk around?" Artemis asked, not noticing this question come out of his lips.
"Sure, that'd be great."
Artemis looked at Butler for his permission, and Butler nodded, smiling at the same time, while No1 winked and put the thumbs up. Holly was nowhere to be seen, or more appropiately, heard.
"Tu amor..." Ali sang, bobbing her head to the rhythym, her red dress swaying behind her. The young Irish boy looked at her.
"With you and No1 singing this song all the time, among others, I think I've finally learned the lyrics,"
"Oh really?" Ali asked, her arms on her hips. "Let's make this a contest:Tu amor, I will always be tu amor, means the world to me, estaras siempre en mi corazon, you're the one in my soul and I live for tu amor..."
Artemis decided not to sing, but just say the words. "My amor, love you more with each look in your eyes, maybe these simple words will do best to best describe what I feel in my heart, what I feel for all times..."
Ali joined him, and both sang for real this time. "How to make you see, how to let you, how to say, how to say, how I need you so, with words you understand, words that get right through to your soul, words that let you know..."
When they said the last part, both of them glanced at each other and looked away from each other, blushing deeply.
"Maybe we shouldn't do a contest," Artemis said lowly, looking down at his feet, almost running into a stressed waiter who yelled at him, but Artemis was too busy to have given him a witty comeback, Butler being his comeback.
"Good point. All we need is for people to think we're crazy."
"Well, just you." Artemis looked playfully at her. Her mouth was mockingly hanging open. Artemis gave her a vampire smile, and her eyes dazed off for a moment.
"Wow... I mean, you must really like to make people suffer." She said sarcastically, laughing afterwards, leading him into the outside of the restaurant, where an outer space appeared, also with tables. She walked towards the balcony and looked into the sunset, reflecting over the deep blue sea. She sighed and leaned on the balcony. "Changing the subject rather drastically: Have you ever seen such a beautiful sunset?"
Artemis leaned on the balcony also. "No. In fact, I have never seen one in my life."
Her voice softened, resting her chin on the palms of her hands. "Oh really? So, tell me, how much have you missed in your life?"
Artemis answered sincerely, not looking at her for once, but at the sunset. He was feeling a bit guilty now. "So many things...Sometimes I even regret saying no to all those wasted moments."
"Well, enjoy this beautiful sight, you might not see it again, not after what's going to happen tonight," She replied sadly. "I'm not missing this for anything in the world, so...just enjoy. It's so beautiful."
Artemis looked at her, but she was unaware of it. "More than beautiful."
Alison heard this and turned to face him, and when she spotted him looking at her, she looked back to the sun, smiling a shy smile, a gold spark flying between the fingers, increasing each second, followed by a solitary red spark. Artemis also looked into the sun, and then he spotted a small garden of flowers in front of him, which included the worldwide famous red roses, and some other small ones. Artemis plucked a red rose from among the small flowers. He felt a small prick on his forefinger as he noticed that the rose's picks gave him a small cut, and a small red dot appeared. He didn't give this much attention, since his inner magic healed it instantly, putting most of his attention to the person next to him.
"A flower for another flower." Artemis said, offering Alison the red rose. "It's for you. Take it."
She looked at it and took it without hesitation. She caressed it softly.
"I-well, thanks... that was really sweet of you," Her voice trailed of slowly, the flower still clasped in her hand, and holding it firmly. She looked away, her cheeks blushing a deep crimson pink, her lips forming a smile. Artemis sighed and smiled too.
A minute had passed, and Artemis didn't know what made him do it, but he casually moved his hand next hers and in another second was it entangled into hers. She noticed this, and she held it tightly, looking at the rose and back to the sun.
"Estarás siempre en mi corazón... You will always be in my heart (A translation also)." Artemis whispered, holding her hand a bit tighter now.
Both of them just looked into the sun that went down with each passing minute until the first stars appeared in the already blue-sprinkled night...
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Uh-huh, I still got Valentine's day fever, or perhaps it's the after-effects of all the chocolates and bonboms I got from my friends, including a poster-size drawing of Artemis Fowl! How cool is that? °w°! I was pretty darn excited.
Anyway, this is what I got so far on the story, and like I mentioned on my Note, I'm still working on it, so please don't give up on me! Be patient, I'm only a beginner and I really do want to see more reviews- do you know what kind of feeling you get when you see brand-new emails saying that at least a person reviewed your story? And even better, loved it? That's all I ask for: Patience and reviews. Here, I'll do something even better to get your attention:
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