Monster InLaw

Chapter 10:

The Beginning of a Beautiful Day

Holly stretched the sleepiness from her body to start the day. Yes, a beautiful day. She opened her eyes to see a red rose laying in front of her. A little note was attached to it.

Just a few more hours my darling.

We will be as one.

Artemis

Holly sighed. I'm getting married today. She could hardly believe it. After everything she had been though, she was finally getting married. The years she spent at middle school and high school, looking for the one. And now she was here, getting married. To a mud man nonetheless.

So much to be done. So little time. The wedding was at 15 hours, or 3 P.M as the people from the Americas called it. 15 hours! Holly practically jumped out of the bed, ready to start a new day.

There were very few times in Holly's life when she ever cared what she looked like, but this was her wedding day. Of course she cared about what she looked like. Even then she didn't care, as long as Artemis liked it. Artemis liked anything she wore, as long as she was the one wearing it.

So Holly rushed in the other room where Andrea and Juliet were waiting to get her ready.

Angeline took the morning off. She stayed in bed, hopeless. It was over. The wedding day. The beef hadn't even been much. She threw up twice and felt dizzy. What a tragedy. Ugh… what a day this would be. Just when Angeline decided to get up, at 14 hours (2 P.M) she happened to hear a very secretive conversation….

Artemis paced back and forth. One more hour. The morning had been such a rush. Artemis was so excited and scared at the same time. Andrea walked in the room. She looked shaky.

"Hey Artemis." She sounded shaky too. Andrea wasn't shaking- she was trembling.

"Andrea, are you okay?" Artemis asked worriedly. He could see that look in her eyes. It was the same look she gave him before his father went missing.

---Flash---

There was a knock at the door. "Enter if you dare." Artemis said. He was looking out the window and counting every moment that flew by. That was his favorite hobby. Waiting for his father to return. He also liked it when his father talked so sincerely about the family's passion- crime.

"You never have to care about your eyes, my boy." He had said to him before he left, "Always keep your mind open. Use the eyes of others around you to tell you what is going on, and think about it. Read their eyes as if they were an intriguing book. You can't put it down, and it is a book you will never finish. A page is added everyday, every moment. What will your eyes be about?"

Artemis kept day dreaming. What was his story? He would one day become a criminal, just like his father. All he ever would want was to make his father proud.

His cousin entered the room. She looked fearful. "What ever is the matter, Andrea?" he asked solemnly. Butler appeared behind her.

"You need you come see this Artemis." He said. As he past his parents' room, he could hear his mother crying. Why was she crying? Missing father maybe.

Artemis walked in front of the television. "A breaking news story. The Fowl Star, a boat supporting goods, has crashed into the coast of Russia in the Arctic Circle. Owner of the ship, Artemis Fowl the First has not yet been found. The search continues."

The rest of his loved ones watched as he crumbled in front of the box. His face turned fierce. Kind Artemis Fowl no more. He had one mission, and one mission only- to find and save his father.

---Flash---

Artemis smiled slightly. His father would have been proud.

"I think something's wrong…" Andrea started weakly, "I had one of those things- a feeling. I don't think this wedding is a good idea Artemis."

Artemis raised an eye brow, "Why not?"

Andrea looked up at him. "You need to take Holly and leave. Take her and elope."

"Andrea," Artemis sighed, "I can't do that. Holly and I have worked so hard for this. Why can't we get married today?"

Andrea couldn't hold it in anymore. "Angeline is going to stop the wedding." She suddenly clasped her hands over her mouth. A little too loud. Just as Angeline walked past, her ears picked up the last line. She was interested.

Artemis leaned closer to his cousin. "How exactly?" Artemis asked quietly. Angeline grabbed a glass and listened more carefully.

"I don't know. All saw was a flash of you and Holly's shocked faces. Then Holly runs off and you followed. Angeline, I think I know what she's going to do, but I don't know if she actually will know how bad it will impact." Andrea sighed. "Do you know a lot about fairy customs?"

Artemis nodded. "Somewhat."

"Well there is this one passage that claims how a person can stop a marriage. There is an advantage to the parents in particular…"

As Andrea described the opposition is detail, Angeline thought of to do. I have the upper hand now… but could she do it?

Artemis stood at the altar with the fairy priest. Artemis had said they could get married Holly's way, so the council could object. His family and the Butlers were there. Holly's family, the council, including Sool, who didn't look happy at the least.

Then there were his friends. Mulch, Trouble, and Chix (not too happy either, but he had been with Lily Frond so he wasn't that upset). Of course Foaly was walking with Holly down the aisle. The warlocks Qwan, Qweffor and No. 1 was there and let's not forget Doodah. Minerva was somewhere in there too, but Artemis didn't want to look into it.

Suddenly, everyone turned around to see Holly. She was smiling in dazzling white.

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Okay, next chapter is a little cultural and intense. Brace yourself. A 'Sneak Peek' of the next fiction will be included at the end also, so watch out for that.

Forever Yours,
Shannon