Ok, I know that this is going like really slow especially for the chapter I am on. But I am trying to change that. So Here I go with happily a long chapter that will cover stuff and get to the good stuff.
Holly woke up looking at a tv with a blue screen. She went to move but felt an arm around her. She was laying so her head was on the chest of whomever she was on top of. She turned her head up to see no one other than Artemis laying there.
She took a deep breathe and looked at the clock. It was almost noon, which freaked her out more if that was even possible. She tried to clear the blush rushing to her cheeks as she tapped Artemis. He slowly opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times.
"Umm..." Holly tried stating something but failed and tried again, "I think this would be a little hard to explain to your parents so if you wouldnt mind letting go."
He smirked a little and replied, "Oh dont worry, my parents wouldnt mind. The only thing scary would be the thought of the lecture they would give us. Though I dont see anything wrong with the position we're in."
She gasped and hit him on the chest. He let go as he laughed it off and went into the kitchen, "What do you want to eat for lunch. Or should we wait for my parents?"
"How about I go upstairs and you think about it? You are the genious right?" Holly asked starting to the other door. He shrugged his shoulders and followed her.
As Holly was walking up the stairs she noticed Artemis behind her and asked, "What are you a love sick puppy."
He got up beside and wrapped his arm around her, "How did it take you that long to notice, girlie?"
He ran up the stairs before she hit him for the comment. She got to her room, changed and brushed her hair. When she was done she heard the doorbell ring, she swallowed and took a deep breath. She went out of her room and down the stairs. As she was on the way down she saw Artemis and his parents standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Oh you look lovely," Angeline crooned, "IfI remember from the paper its Holly right."
"Yes Mam," Holly said getting to the bottom of the landing.
"Oh please," Angeline crooned again, "Call me Angeline or mom."
Artemis and his father simintaniously hit thier hand to thier heads. They also rolled thier eyes, but Holly blushed madly. Artemis made a cover from his parents for it.
"So what are we gonna do for lunch," He asked making his parents look at him.
"I think we should go out to lunch and get to know Holly some," Artemis the 1st said.
"Splended," Angeline said walking toward the basement door, as Holly noticed the music from below, "I'll just let Juliet know that we areleaving and then we can leave."
"I'll be back in a second, I have to find something in my room." Holly said taking a step up the stairs, "Artemis would you mind helping me?"
"Of course, Holly," Artemis replied taking a step up with her. They both went up the stairs. Holly going faster than Artemis. When she got there she picked upher necklace and put it on. Artemis walked in and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Will you calm down, thier not gonna find out anything," Artemis said looking her in the eyes, "I'll let you come up with it and I will just remember it as you say it."
"What if I stop and dont know what to say?" Holly asked frantically but not loudly, "What if I say something wrong? What if I give away the exsistance of fairies? What if.."
"Dont worry," Artemis said tucking a stand of hair behind her ear, " If you dont know what to say or if you studder I'll back you up. The only thing you have to know is that your American, okay?"
She nodded her head and took her hand taking her down the stairs. She let her hand rest in his as they got to the door, where his parents were standing. They went into the car letting Artemis and Holly sit in back.
Holly kept noticing that Angeline was looking back every couple of seconds and smiling widely. It was starting to bug her.
Artemis leaned in to her and whispered in her ear, "You know how funny it is to see how distressed you get when my mother looks back here. You would think that teenagers making out in the back of the car would be that distressed."
She turned and whispered back, "You must really want to go out with me cause you seem to like you boyfriend, girlfriend frases."
He laughed a little to cover up his blushing, but Holly noticed. She giggled a little bit just to make him think it was a joke. His mother looked back again and smiled again.
"We're here," Artemis's father said from the front, parking and getting out.
Artemis got out of the car and took Holly's hand to help her out. She leaned next to him and asked, "So are you gonna help me pay for my dress?"
He laughed as he wrapped his arm around her waist. She shivered at his touched and scolded herself as he replied, "Well seeing as you probably dont have any human cash, I'd have to. Plus, I think we have enough money to buy a dress."
She laughed and layed her head on his shoulder. Artemis swallowed a little bit but let her as they walked into the resturant. They found a table and sat down. Holly next to Artemis, with Angeline across from her. Artemis's father acrossed from him.
After they had ordered Angeline asked Holly, "So deary, when do we get to meet your parents."
Artemis looked at her and she half smiled replying," My parents arent around anymore."
"Oh I am so sorry," Angeline crooned leaning over the table and taking her hand, "If you ever want to talk I'm right here for you alright."
"Thanks," Holly said smiling wider.
"So where do you come from," Artemis's father asked her.
"Well at first I lived in the U.S. when I lived with my parents," Holly started confidently, Artemis noticed her confidence and smiled, "When my parents died when I was 15 I moved here with a close friend of mine. He lives on the other side of Ireland."
"So do you like the U.S. or Ireland better," Angeline asked.
"Oh Ireland definitally," Holly said laughing, "They have the best breathing air, plus cuter guys with accents."
Artemis raised his eyebrow as his parents laughed. She blushed a little when she noticed that he was looking at her. Then he smiled and shook his head smarting, "So thats why you like me so much."
She laughed and replied, "Of course."
Thier order came and then it became more casual talk for them. Holly didnt have to answer any really difficult questions and when they asked something about the relationship, Artemis answered. When they got home Holly went staight to her room to think.
'Why is it that I always have to blush,' Holly thought to herself sitting Indian style on her bed, 'I mean the last time I blushed this much was when I went to prom with Kelp. Of course most girls blush when they have to wear skimpy dresses thier parents pick out.'
She groaned and heard a knock on her door. "Come in."
Artemis opened the door and closed it behind him, "You seem to have a good time. My parents love you."
"Is that a good thing," Holly asked.
"Yeah, it is." Artemis replied, "Plus the fact that my mom thinks that your to shy to do anything. So hopefully that will keep her off the, 'Why havent you kissed her yet,' Subject.
Holly gave him a look and said, "I havent kissed anyone for a long time. And I doubt your mom can force me."
He sat down next to her and asked, "So your saying I'm not worth kissing."
"No I didnt mean it like.."
"Oh so your just to afraid to kiss me, I see," He smarted off.
"Your putting words in my mouth again," She screeched and pushed him making him fall off the bed, "I never said that."
"Then why are you blushing," he asked.
"Im not blushing, I'm fuming. And trying not to kill you," Holly replied standing up and crossing her arms.
He stood up and forced her to uncross her arms. He looked her in the eyes and said softly, "Tell me one thing. If I ask you this and you answer me, I wont ask you any questions."
She raised her eyebrow and he went on, "Do you like me?"
It took her by surprise but her mouth automatically said, "Of course I do your my best friend."
"I didnt mean it like that," He said as she noticed he was wrapping his arms around her.
"I..um... maybe...no...kinda.."
He cut her off by kissing her. On the lips.She froze up but then loosened and wrapped her arms around his neck. He kissed her softly and moved his head back. She was looking right into his eyes and he smiled.
Then there was a loud ringing noise coming from Holly's bag. She let go and ran over to it. She took out the devise that Foaly gave to her and started to push him out of the room.
"Hey," Artemis protested.
He turned around and she pushed her finger to his lips, "If its someone from below they would figure out were I am if your here. I'll talk to you when I'm done. Okay."
He nodded and walked out of the room. She opened the communicator and almost screamed.
Holly was running down the hall past Artemis to Juliets room. He turned around and watched her by the door. She started to bang on the door and whined, "Juliet, we need to talk, NOW!"
Juliet opened the door and let her in. Artemis stood there confused for a minute. Had she seen him.
Holly sat on Juliets bed and curled her knees up to her chest. She leaned her head on her knees and started to cry.
" Holly whats the matter," Juliet asked soothing rubbing her back.
Holly lifted her head a cried out, "I dont know how to tell anyone. Its hard cause I though he would leave me alone."
"Hold on Holly take a deep breathe and calm down. Then tell me who he is, what he did, and why your upset now," Juliet said wrapping her arm around her.
"Ok, well I liked this guy and his name was Kyle," Holly started and paused to sniff, "A while ago me and him went out. I thought he was great at first but we fell out of touch and I broke up with him. He was mad and when I started to like Chris he got jealous."
"He called me everyday and even got in a fight with Chris. They got broke up by the cops in Police Plaza. Then one day I noticed him following me home. I ignored him and then he came up to me and started to apologize and tell me that he liked me so much. By then me and Chris were going out."
"I told him no and he got mad and pushed me. I was hurt, if he really liked me he wouldnt do that. So I told him that and ran to my apartment. He followed me and followed me. One day when me and Chris were out eating he came in. He came up to our table, took out a gun and shot Chris in the stomach."
" He grabbed me by the arm and tried pulling me out of the resturant but some kid knocked him out with a plate. I was so upset and scared. He would have hurt anyone to get me back. He told me that he wouldnt let me go and I better come back to him or else. He would hurt me as much as he could."
"And he called me and started to ask me to come and see him. Since now he's on probation. I have a restraning order on him but I have a feeling that, that wont even help. I dont want him to hurt anyone else, Juliet."
Juliet hugged her tightly trying to go over everything Holly had said in her mind. They sat thier for minutes as Holly cried into her shoulder and Juliet hugged her tightly. Finally, Holly was all out of tears but had sniffles.
"Thank you so much Juliet," Holly said sitting up straight, "You dont know how much this means to me. I really appreciate it."
"This is no problem at all, I know that if I needed you this much you'd be here for me," Juliet replied sadly, "I think that you should let Artemis know to cause he looked a little confused in the hallway."
"I was gonna tell him but I dont want to cry in front of him," Holly said shakily, "Or talk about it. Could you explain it to him for me."
"Okay, you should go get some rest alright," Juliet said standing up.
Holly nodded and went to the door. She went back down to her room, as she past Artemis's room she knocked on the door. He opened it and let her come in.
"I'm gonna go to bed now okay," Holly said rubbing her right arm which had gone numb after sitting in Juliets room so long.
"Alright," he said shutting something off on his computer.
"About what happened," Holly started.
"If you dont want me to say anything I wont," Artemis said looking up at her. Guilt hit her hard and she walked over to him and hugged him.
"Thats for you to decide what to do," Holly said turning around and going back to her room.
Artemis sat there for a few seconds. 'Wait,' he thought confused, 'Does that mean she likes me.'
He sat there for a couple of minutes pondering and then went to bed. Thinking that maybe sleeping would help him think better. He had never intended to kiss Holly and like her but hey if it works. IT WORKS!
Ok, I have had the funnest time writting this chappie! I loved it. I wasnt planning on letting you have Artemis and Holly kiss so fast. I was hoping, let them be in pain and wait. But it wasa moment were it came to me.
I would like to tell my reviewers that I love the reviews. I think I have 40 now. Which the first story I wrote only got 2. So thanks a lot. Critizing is welcome. I also would like to know if there is anything confusing. Ill point out things in the next chapter.
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