Artemis Fowl: Operation Rainbow

By Angelic Princess

Disclaimer: Well peeps, here's da next chap! Remember to review and tell me any ideas u have. Now I want to make a quick survey. Should I make Holly with Root or Butler? Or maybe Trouble or Chix? Remember, I need your help here and I definitely don't own Artemis Fowl, okay?

Chapter 8: A Big Decision

EARLY next morning, Alicia woke up and decided to go down and get a quick breakfast first. Without waking Holly, she tip-toed down to the airy kitchen. Opening the door quietly, she walked in without a sound. Seeing a certain someone already there, she was about to turn straight back when he spoke.

"Do you like scones?" asked Artemis.

"They're okay," she answered, icily polite.

"Why don't you have some?" he motioned the seat next to him. "I expect you came down to get breakfast anyway." Alicia took a scone, and eyed it suspiciously.

"It's not poisoned." Artemis smirked. "If I wanted someone dead, I could think of hundreds of less vulgar ways. Believe me, if I wanted you dead, you'd be dead by now."

Alicia ignored him, adding jam and cream to her scone and taking a delicate bite out of it. "It's pretty delicious," she said. She smiled genuinely. It lit up her face so that it looked almost ethereal. Most people would do anything to see that smile again. Artemis mentally slapped himself. Must stop daydreaming.

"Hmph. At least you have decent food in the morning. Anyway, Holly and I have come to a decision." Artemis waited, but she said nothing more.

"And?" he prompted. "You know your bro-"

Finishing the last of her scone, she answered, "Well obviously, we have to help you, so why bother asking?"

"Excellent. That was a good choice."

She laughed, dryly. "What choice? The only conditions are that you must let me talk to R.C. everyday, and put him into a more suitable place."

"Where? Like the zoo?" Alicia stood up, rage in her eyes, making them go a dark violet. "Relax, it was a joke." Since when did I joke? "He will be put into one of our lavish units here, where Juliet will attend to him. Is it a deal?" He held out a hand.

Stiffly, she shook it. It was miraculously warm and smooth, a contrast to his cold heart, she thought.

"What do I actually get, besides the release of my brother, who wouldn't be imprisoned in the first place if you hadn't done it?"

"You would ask? Then how about powers beyond your dreams?"

"What if I don't want that? It sounds sketchy to me. Although I always dreamed about flying…" she speculated.

Butler appeared then. "We're leaving straight after we all pack our things. Get moving."

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That's the eighth chap done! The more you review, the more faster I'll upload!! And remember, tell me who you think Holly should be with!