Alrighty! Chapter 5 is here!!
To My Reviewers:
Luna: Um...you do know who this is, right? ^_~
Holly B: Well, I haven't really decided if it's a H/A story yet, but maybe...okie dokies! ^_^
Kir:^_^ a good idea? Yay! lol here's the next chapter!
Chapter 5: A Swimming Pool and Old Friends
Artemis opened his eyes, and closed them immediately: the room was brightly lit by the early morning light. He groaned, and heard a groan in response.
He rolled over, and attempted to open his eyes again. It was David who had "responded" to him. He smiled. "'Morning, Dave."
David groaned again, but managed a simple, "'mornin'" before rolling over and falling off of the bed. Artemis resisted the urge to slap himself in the head.
He finally stood up and looked outside, smiling. It was a nice day out. Looked warm, too. An evil grin spread across his face as he turned to glance at Matt, and David, who were, miraculously, both asleep again. This would be fun.
"Rise and shine, and give god the glory, glory!" he sang at the top of his lungs. The two startled boys woke up, and Matt fell out of bed, leaving Artemis the only one standing. He laughed. "Get up. I'm going exploring. I hear there's a pool in the basement. Anyone coming?" he asked.
"No."
"Mfffff."
'I'd take that as a no' he thought to himself, before grabbing his swimming shorts and heading out of the room and down the stairs.
When he reached the basement, his theory was proved correct. There was a pool, and he'd be the first person in it. He ran to the boys' locker room, and changed quickly, stepping out into the chlorine-scented room that held the pool.
But much to his surprise, he wasn't the only one there. The girls from yesterday were leaning against the edge, talking and laughing. The auburn-haired one looked...familiar.
Ignoring the odd feeling that came when he looked at her, Artemis headed over to the diving board, and climbed the ladder. He ran, getting a good speed up, and did a flawless swan dive. The contact with the cold water woke him up completely. A thought crossed his mind as he came up for air. Was he trying to impress them? No, it couldn't be. There was no way...
The auburn-haired one looked up at him, and he noticed her pointed ears...wait a minute. It wasn't, it couldn't be.
"Artemis?!" Holly asked, her watery hazel eyes widened, but she smiled. "Artemis! It's you!" She swam over to him, and pushed him back under the water. When he finally came up, she laughed. "It really is you!"
He nodded and smiled. "It's been a while, I suppose.."
They talked a while, and she introduced him to Lili and Carmen, her friends. That was when Matt and David decided to join them.
Being a show-off like always, Matt ran to the diving board, and jupmed, doing a cannon ball. As if they weren't wet enough already, he made sure to splash them. David jumped in between Carmen and Lili with a coy smile. "Hey there, ladies," he said smoothly. Lili giggled, and Carmen turned away to watch Matt.
Holly sighed loudly and leaned on Artemis' shoulder. "I missed you, you know," she mumbled, attempting to make it so only Artemis could hear her.
"I missed you, too," he replied gently, reaching over to stroke her hair. "Hey, what room are you in?" He asked with a smile.
"310," she answered shortly.
"I'm in 311. How did that happen?"
"I don't know, but why do you want to know?"
Artemis grinned. "So that I could come say goodnight to you tonight."
"Awww, really? You'd do that for me?" Holly asked sarcastically. Of course he would come say goodnight to her, and if he had his way, he'd stay with her the whole night.
"Yep," he responded with a smile. "Of course I would."
They spent the whole day together: ate at some fancy restaurants, looked around town, and Artemis even took the girls shopping, by request, of course. When finally the night came, they were all ready to sleep. There was no doubt about that.
Artemis followed Holly into her room, and sat on her bed beside her. She laid down, and he leaned over her, touching his nose to hers. Then, he kissed her. He couldnt believe what he was doing. His first kiss...
When he finally pulled away, he smiled and whispered, "Goodnight, Holly."
She looked back at him shyly. "Goodnight, Artemis."
As he left the room, he could have sworn he heard her say, "I love you." But then again, it could have just been his imagination.
Artemis climbed into bed again, and sighed loudly, staring at the ceiling. Yes, this had been most definitely a great day. He rolled over, and soon had drifted into a restful sleep.
To My Reviewers:
Luna: Um...you do know who this is, right? ^_~
Holly B: Well, I haven't really decided if it's a H/A story yet, but maybe...okie dokies! ^_^
Kir:^_^ a good idea? Yay! lol here's the next chapter!
Chapter 5: A Swimming Pool and Old Friends
Artemis opened his eyes, and closed them immediately: the room was brightly lit by the early morning light. He groaned, and heard a groan in response.
He rolled over, and attempted to open his eyes again. It was David who had "responded" to him. He smiled. "'Morning, Dave."
David groaned again, but managed a simple, "'mornin'" before rolling over and falling off of the bed. Artemis resisted the urge to slap himself in the head.
He finally stood up and looked outside, smiling. It was a nice day out. Looked warm, too. An evil grin spread across his face as he turned to glance at Matt, and David, who were, miraculously, both asleep again. This would be fun.
"Rise and shine, and give god the glory, glory!" he sang at the top of his lungs. The two startled boys woke up, and Matt fell out of bed, leaving Artemis the only one standing. He laughed. "Get up. I'm going exploring. I hear there's a pool in the basement. Anyone coming?" he asked.
"No."
"Mfffff."
'I'd take that as a no' he thought to himself, before grabbing his swimming shorts and heading out of the room and down the stairs.
When he reached the basement, his theory was proved correct. There was a pool, and he'd be the first person in it. He ran to the boys' locker room, and changed quickly, stepping out into the chlorine-scented room that held the pool.
But much to his surprise, he wasn't the only one there. The girls from yesterday were leaning against the edge, talking and laughing. The auburn-haired one looked...familiar.
Ignoring the odd feeling that came when he looked at her, Artemis headed over to the diving board, and climbed the ladder. He ran, getting a good speed up, and did a flawless swan dive. The contact with the cold water woke him up completely. A thought crossed his mind as he came up for air. Was he trying to impress them? No, it couldn't be. There was no way...
The auburn-haired one looked up at him, and he noticed her pointed ears...wait a minute. It wasn't, it couldn't be.
"Artemis?!" Holly asked, her watery hazel eyes widened, but she smiled. "Artemis! It's you!" She swam over to him, and pushed him back under the water. When he finally came up, she laughed. "It really is you!"
He nodded and smiled. "It's been a while, I suppose.."
They talked a while, and she introduced him to Lili and Carmen, her friends. That was when Matt and David decided to join them.
Being a show-off like always, Matt ran to the diving board, and jupmed, doing a cannon ball. As if they weren't wet enough already, he made sure to splash them. David jumped in between Carmen and Lili with a coy smile. "Hey there, ladies," he said smoothly. Lili giggled, and Carmen turned away to watch Matt.
Holly sighed loudly and leaned on Artemis' shoulder. "I missed you, you know," she mumbled, attempting to make it so only Artemis could hear her.
"I missed you, too," he replied gently, reaching over to stroke her hair. "Hey, what room are you in?" He asked with a smile.
"310," she answered shortly.
"I'm in 311. How did that happen?"
"I don't know, but why do you want to know?"
Artemis grinned. "So that I could come say goodnight to you tonight."
"Awww, really? You'd do that for me?" Holly asked sarcastically. Of course he would come say goodnight to her, and if he had his way, he'd stay with her the whole night.
"Yep," he responded with a smile. "Of course I would."
They spent the whole day together: ate at some fancy restaurants, looked around town, and Artemis even took the girls shopping, by request, of course. When finally the night came, they were all ready to sleep. There was no doubt about that.
Artemis followed Holly into her room, and sat on her bed beside her. She laid down, and he leaned over her, touching his nose to hers. Then, he kissed her. He couldnt believe what he was doing. His first kiss...
When he finally pulled away, he smiled and whispered, "Goodnight, Holly."
She looked back at him shyly. "Goodnight, Artemis."
As he left the room, he could have sworn he heard her say, "I love you." But then again, it could have just been his imagination.
Artemis climbed into bed again, and sighed loudly, staring at the ceiling. Yes, this had been most definitely a great day. He rolled over, and soon had drifted into a restful sleep.