Artemis realized that in a different life, he and Minerva could have been a couple. They would have met at some conference or other, both pleasantly surprised to see someone their age in attendance. They would have kept in contact, just as they did now, and over time they would have inevitability grown closer.
In another life perhaps, but not in this one. So when Minerva would mention her latest romantic interest, Artemis felt no stirrings of jealousy. Their friendship was a simple one and free of complications.
Because if there was anything Artemis didn't need, it was more complications.
A/N: If this wasn't a series about a boy genius and his fairy friends, A/M would definitely win out. But seeing as how it is a series about a boy genius and his fairy friends....