Chapter 2: The Hotel
Artemis waited impatiently for Butler to finish checking them in. When he realized that he was going to be waiting for a long time, he allowed himself to reflect on the day's events. A faint smirk touched the corners of his mouth as he remembered how easily he had gotten under that hiker's skin. And, unwittingly, Butler had aided him by remarking innocently about what gender he believed the traveler to be. He awoke from his tired reverie to see the hiker and two other people enter the hotel. He quickly regained his composure, "No way! That is not possible!"
Butler turned to Artemis and followed his gaze to the hiker they had refused to help earlier. Quickly, he hoisted the bags over his shoulders and walked to the elevator hoping that the hiker didn't see them yet. Luckily, they made it into the elevator without a citch. All was well until an hour later, when they exited the room to see the hiker getting off the elevator and heading down the opposite hall.
Artemis paused behind him, "Butler? What is it? Why have you stopped?" Butler laughed shortly, "It appears we have been stuck with the most incredible set of coincidences of this century." Artemis furrowed his brow, "Butler, you know how despise guessing games."
Butler only smiled and shook his head as he pointed at the hiker and her friends, "Looks like you have a stalker." Artemis frowned, annoyed at their constant appearances, "We'll just ignore them. After all, we have more important things to do." Butler nodded and followed Artemis downstairs, momentarily forgetting the small group that had somehow turned up everywhere they went.
Artemis waited impatiently for Butler to finish checking them in. When he realized that he was going to be waiting for a long time, he allowed himself to reflect on the day's events. A faint smirk touched the corners of his mouth as he remembered how easily he had gotten under that hiker's skin. And, unwittingly, Butler had aided him by remarking innocently about what gender he believed the traveler to be. He awoke from his tired reverie to see the hiker and two other people enter the hotel. He quickly regained his composure, "No way! That is not possible!"
Butler turned to Artemis and followed his gaze to the hiker they had refused to help earlier. Quickly, he hoisted the bags over his shoulders and walked to the elevator hoping that the hiker didn't see them yet. Luckily, they made it into the elevator without a citch. All was well until an hour later, when they exited the room to see the hiker getting off the elevator and heading down the opposite hall.
Artemis paused behind him, "Butler? What is it? Why have you stopped?" Butler laughed shortly, "It appears we have been stuck with the most incredible set of coincidences of this century." Artemis furrowed his brow, "Butler, you know how despise guessing games."
Butler only smiled and shook his head as he pointed at the hiker and her friends, "Looks like you have a stalker." Artemis frowned, annoyed at their constant appearances, "We'll just ignore them. After all, we have more important things to do." Butler nodded and followed Artemis downstairs, momentarily forgetting the small group that had somehow turned up everywhere they went.
