A/N: , I know Shannon sounds kinda ditsy in places, but if I was mad, I really don't know what I'd do, and usually I am quite cheerful, but she'll straighten up later ^.^
Just so people know, the bit I'm having writers block with, is why they would show up, but I will prevail! *insane laughing can be heard* Ehem. Anywho, here's the chapter :)

Chapter 2


Shannon stared dumfounded at the two, then shook her head, like she was coming out of a trance, her eyes narrowed.
"No, you are not Artemis Fowl, and that is not Butler! They are fictional characters, made up by Eoin Colfer! You're just some stupid guy that wants to mess with my mind, and hired the first big guy he could find off the streets, to be his 'body guard.' I hate having people mess with my mind! And you've also made me stop at one of the best part of my book!" With that, she slammed the door in their faces, and stomped back to the couch, flopping down, picked up the book, and continued to read. When the door bell rang, Shannon ignored it, and called out to her family not to get it. The bell rang yet again, and Shannon put down her book, but refused to get up to answer it. A slight banging was heard, but she still refused to answer it. After a couple of seconds, a loud crash came from the front door, glass fell to the floor, and shattered. In came "Butler" who then reached back outside, through the shattered glass, and pulled Artemis in. Artemis's cold gaze had become even colder, but Shannon hardly even noticed. She had grabbed the first long thing she could find, which happened to be a foil from her sisters fencing bag. Her eyes almost as cold as Artemis's, she pointed the end of the blade at him. "I don't care for your little games, either you get out of my house now, or I'll skewer you!"
Artemis look towards Butler, "Butler?" and Butler grabbed the end of the sword and jerked it out of her hands, and snapped it in half. With her eyes flaming, Shannon grabbed for a wooden pole with weight on it. She tore the weights off in a matter of seconds, and went after the two, swinging it left and right.
"GET. OUT. OF. MY. HOUSE!"But before she managed to land a blow to either of the two, Butler had reached out, grasped the pole, and lifted both the girl and the pole up. Artemis gave her a 'see? Don't mess with me look.'She let go of the pole and dropped to the floor. Her parents, who had rushed in from hearing the glass shatter, looked at the man, the boy, then finally Shannon, who immediately bade them to go away. She turned back to Artemis,
"What are you doing here, who are you, and why do you insist on coming into my house?!"
"I have already stated who we are, it is your own fault you don't believe me. If you must know, Eoin Colfer writes his stories based on me. Everything is true that are in the books. What we are doing here, and why we insist on coming in, is it is part of the contract in winning the contest. Had you read the fine print," Shannon interrupts him,
"Oh, there's always the fine print isn't there?" She sneers, but lets him continue on, after both parties glare at one another."Had you read the fine print..you would know that you are to house Butler and myself for a while" he replied to her icily.
"Well, I can tell you now, I read over everything twice, and even made the print larger, just to be sure.. and there was NO fine print." she added.
"So the girl is as smart as they say."
She glares at him and with deadly quietness said, "I have a name, and you will address me by that name, Artemis. And if you were even a bit brighter then you looked, you'd still be in Kindergarten!" She looked a little shocked at what she had said, she hadn't really meant what she had said, he looked like he could pass grade 12 with flying colours right that very moment. The glare was so steely, she could almost feel the cold creeping into her skin.
"The true reason we are here, Ms. Johnson, is.."
"Wait, stop. Your reason had better be good. You came in here, broke the window in my front door, broke my sisters sword, AND disturbed me and my family!"
If it was possible, the gaze got even colder, making Shannon shiver again "I assure you, our reasoning is good. As for braking the window and the foil, I would have further explained that I will pay for the expense."
"Good. Now start explaining."
"The reason we have come, is supposedly there is a criminal mastermind in this area. He has eluded every attempt of being caught."
"Yes, there is..ever thought they could be referring to you?"
Artemis ignored that remark. "They've stolen everything possible. From simple pieces of jewelry, to famous paintings in the museum. They've called me in because I, being a mastermind myself, might be able to catch him. They have asked that I take the cover of a high school student in this area, and that I stay with someone, to avert attention to myself. You," at this he sneered a little, "you, are the only one they could think of to send me to."
Shannon sneered right back. "I didn't ask for this, I'm just, if not more, annoyed then you, that you showed up. Sure I like reading about you in those books, but I never really wanted to meet you. You sounded horrible! Well, except to your mother, and almost to Holly, but other then that!" Before Artemis could say anything, she shushed him, and held up a hand, thinking. Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she started grinning evilly. Artemis looked at her suspiciously. She had an idea, and he was involved.
"Well, if your "undercover" as some would say, then your going to have to make it look like you truly are who you say you are. You are going to have to go to school with me," she said.
"Yes, that was originally part of the plan."
"But it would be best that you would stay in my grade, so you aren't left alone. And I'm in grade 9. And school has just started, so freshy week is in full blast." At this she stopped, letting it sink in a bit. "You're going to have to act like your age, or else you'll get noticed, and thus get froshed!" Her grin grew all the larger, thinking of all the things he would have to do to appear like a normal, not that bright grade 9. Artemis looked down his nose at her.
"Butler will be with me, and therefor you won't have too "look out for me."
At this she started downright laughing.
"You don't get it do you?" And at Artemis's bemused look, she completely dissolved into a fit of laughter. Finally when she had regained herself, she looked at him.
"No grade nine at my school has a body guard! I don't go to some rich private school! If you want to fit in, you gotta act like a girl crazy, almost completely brainless guy!" she stopped laughing, and examined him critically, he doing his usual death glare. "Which also means we're going to have to get you a new wardrobe! Hmm, but more pressing matters...where are we going to put you? Hey MOM!! DAD? I need to talk to you!"

A/N: If you have any problems with the terms "freshy" and "froshed", or anything else for that matter, just review, or e-mail me, and I'll get back to you with the answer :) Also, if I offend anyone by any remarks..do know that I'm very sorry...