Hi ya'll! Thank you so much for your reviews! I am trying to work on the
paragraph problem (why it's all jumbled up).
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this stuff
****Authors Note**** this is a VERY important chapter. Listen to the
conversation A.F and H.S. have on the stairs. It will affect the 2 stories
I'm writing after this, Fire Goddess 2-Hero in training and Fire Goddess 3-
Fire vs. Ice (I can't wait to write Fire vs. Ice. You won't believe who Ice
is!) Well, enjoy..
FOWL MANOR
"Shh." Artemis said as he and Holly walked through the door to his home. "I want to surprise them." Holly nodded. They crept down to the south wing. Juliet was in the kitchen there and Butler was in the lounge reading Guns and Ammo.
"I'm back." Artemis said when he and Holly were in the kitchen doorway and held his breath. He had expected the bear hug that Juliet engulfed him in. She did not let go until the fifteen year old had gasped for air.
"Dom, come here! Arty's back!" Juliet called to her big brother. Artemis rolled his eyes. He hated that name, but he didn't really mind when Juliet called him it.
Butler walked into the room. "We were worried. You don't usually write notes." He said arching an eyebrow.
Artemis shrugged. "It was surprising. And it's also surprising that you didn't notice Captain Short here." He held out his arm beside him and his face fell. There was nothing there. "It's her hair." He muttered and he ran out of the kitchen. He found Holly sitting on the last step of the great staircase. She was staring at the ceiling.
"Why'd you run off?" he asked as he sat by her on the step.
Holly shrugged. "Well, you know, you have a family and I don't I guess." She said simply.
"Not have a family?"
Holly sighed. "Okay, let me explain. My father was in Retrieval, and so you know, LEP have two sections, Recon and Retrieval. Anyways, he died on the job, but he was not doing something heroic. He was investigating a home and he never came out." She sighed again. "Well, they found that he had been shot in four places. Nobody made it a case. They all assumed that he had held his blaster wrong or something. The case was never solved and the murderer was never found. Though the gun was at the scene, nobody thought anything of it so I took it home." Holly paused so Artemis could take it all in. "Four years later, my mother was found at home, stabbed." She continued. "The dagger and gun had matching finger prints, but at the time, there was no way to tell who's it was. I gave up, and well frankly I have no hope left. Does that answer your question?"
Artemis sat stunned. Holly had just revealed a very personal thing about herself and he couldn't even think of anything to say. Though he tried.
"Wow, uh, Holly. I'm really sorry about that, uh. And, with today's technology, I'm sure we could find out who it was." He said. Artemis had never been good with condolences.
"Nah, I won't do anything. It's over with and the murderer is probably dead." Holly replied.
"But what if he's not dead. What would your dad think?" Artemis said, trying to be persuasive.
That hit Holly like a bullet. She had never thought of her family's expectations before. And Artemis had NEVER tried to get her to do anything like this before.
"Hmm. I might. I'll think on it." Holly replied and that sealed the deal. They sat in silence for about two minutes. Artemis reached for Holly's hand but she pulled it away.
"I don't want to hurt you." She said sadly, looking down.
"And how would that happen?" Artemis asked.
"You almost passed out when I held onto your arm in Haven! And that was only for a few seconds. I don't know what's happening to me, but I'm not spreading it." Holly snapped and she looked the other direction. Artemis gave a sigh.
"You're right Holly. And I'm so sorry." Artemis said bravely. Holly turned her head to face him.
"Sorry for what?"
"Everything. Especially blocking the bullet." He replied gravely.
"But that saved my life. The LEP should give you a twenty pounds of gold for that." Said the captain confused.
"But if I hadn't done that then you wouldn't be this way." Artemis said sincerely.
"It isn't that bad. I like the hair and the eyes, and the outfit and stuff." Holly admitted.
"Well, I-" Artemis began. But Juliet's shrieking cut him off.
"Holly I love that hair!" she said. "Knew you would Jul." Holly replied grinning. She touched the hair that had hung about 2 inches above her shoulders. It had grown a little. Odd, thought Holly. But there is a reason for everything, as Foaly would say because Foaly knows the reason for everything. Almost everything, that is.
Authors Note---Okay ya'll. That kind of answers the age, and hair thing. I really tried to sort them into Paragraphs, but if it's not like that then don't blame me, blame MS Word! I have another chappie coming soon. Sorry chapters in the past were so short. I think my font thingie was on the blitz. And if you like this check out Artemis FowlCluecross. It's another one of my fics. It is having some uploading trouble though, but I think It'll be fine. Another chapter coming tomorrow or the next day.
FOWL MANOR
"Shh." Artemis said as he and Holly walked through the door to his home. "I want to surprise them." Holly nodded. They crept down to the south wing. Juliet was in the kitchen there and Butler was in the lounge reading Guns and Ammo.
"I'm back." Artemis said when he and Holly were in the kitchen doorway and held his breath. He had expected the bear hug that Juliet engulfed him in. She did not let go until the fifteen year old had gasped for air.
"Dom, come here! Arty's back!" Juliet called to her big brother. Artemis rolled his eyes. He hated that name, but he didn't really mind when Juliet called him it.
Butler walked into the room. "We were worried. You don't usually write notes." He said arching an eyebrow.
Artemis shrugged. "It was surprising. And it's also surprising that you didn't notice Captain Short here." He held out his arm beside him and his face fell. There was nothing there. "It's her hair." He muttered and he ran out of the kitchen. He found Holly sitting on the last step of the great staircase. She was staring at the ceiling.
"Why'd you run off?" he asked as he sat by her on the step.
Holly shrugged. "Well, you know, you have a family and I don't I guess." She said simply.
"Not have a family?"
Holly sighed. "Okay, let me explain. My father was in Retrieval, and so you know, LEP have two sections, Recon and Retrieval. Anyways, he died on the job, but he was not doing something heroic. He was investigating a home and he never came out." She sighed again. "Well, they found that he had been shot in four places. Nobody made it a case. They all assumed that he had held his blaster wrong or something. The case was never solved and the murderer was never found. Though the gun was at the scene, nobody thought anything of it so I took it home." Holly paused so Artemis could take it all in. "Four years later, my mother was found at home, stabbed." She continued. "The dagger and gun had matching finger prints, but at the time, there was no way to tell who's it was. I gave up, and well frankly I have no hope left. Does that answer your question?"
Artemis sat stunned. Holly had just revealed a very personal thing about herself and he couldn't even think of anything to say. Though he tried.
"Wow, uh, Holly. I'm really sorry about that, uh. And, with today's technology, I'm sure we could find out who it was." He said. Artemis had never been good with condolences.
"Nah, I won't do anything. It's over with and the murderer is probably dead." Holly replied.
"But what if he's not dead. What would your dad think?" Artemis said, trying to be persuasive.
That hit Holly like a bullet. She had never thought of her family's expectations before. And Artemis had NEVER tried to get her to do anything like this before.
"Hmm. I might. I'll think on it." Holly replied and that sealed the deal. They sat in silence for about two minutes. Artemis reached for Holly's hand but she pulled it away.
"I don't want to hurt you." She said sadly, looking down.
"And how would that happen?" Artemis asked.
"You almost passed out when I held onto your arm in Haven! And that was only for a few seconds. I don't know what's happening to me, but I'm not spreading it." Holly snapped and she looked the other direction. Artemis gave a sigh.
"You're right Holly. And I'm so sorry." Artemis said bravely. Holly turned her head to face him.
"Sorry for what?"
"Everything. Especially blocking the bullet." He replied gravely.
"But that saved my life. The LEP should give you a twenty pounds of gold for that." Said the captain confused.
"But if I hadn't done that then you wouldn't be this way." Artemis said sincerely.
"It isn't that bad. I like the hair and the eyes, and the outfit and stuff." Holly admitted.
"Well, I-" Artemis began. But Juliet's shrieking cut him off.
"Holly I love that hair!" she said. "Knew you would Jul." Holly replied grinning. She touched the hair that had hung about 2 inches above her shoulders. It had grown a little. Odd, thought Holly. But there is a reason for everything, as Foaly would say because Foaly knows the reason for everything. Almost everything, that is.
Authors Note---Okay ya'll. That kind of answers the age, and hair thing. I really tried to sort them into Paragraphs, but if it's not like that then don't blame me, blame MS Word! I have another chappie coming soon. Sorry chapters in the past were so short. I think my font thingie was on the blitz. And if you like this check out Artemis FowlCluecross. It's another one of my fics. It is having some uploading trouble though, but I think It'll be fine. Another chapter coming tomorrow or the next day.