Disclaimer: Though I find Artemis Fowl utterly sexy, I don't own him. if I did, there would be very snoggalicious trouble. That being said...

~Fic Starts Here~

Artemis Fowl couldn't believe what his father was telling him.

"Arty, son, your job will be to entertain Mr. Lai's daughter during the meeting."

No, he definitely couldn't believe what his father was saying.
"Father?"

"I know, I know, son, but Mr. Lai's company in Hong Kong is very powerful. It would be a plus to, shall we say, form an alliance with him. A merger, you know."

"What are you proposing, then, Father?"

"What I'm proposing, son, is that you befriend yourself to this Tara.

"Tara? I thought The Lai's were-"

"They are Asian. Mr. Lai just found the name and fell in love with it."

"Er, indeed."

"Please, son. This is important to my business. Attract her."

~~The Next Day, En Fin restaurant, London~~

"Ah, Mr. Lai! What a pleasure to meet at last." Exclaimed Artemis Fowl, senior, chock full of charm and good will, "And who is this lovely lady? Tara? Wonderful! Just wonderful!"

Artemis silently groaned to himself as he observed his father oozing his way into their hearts. How degrading.

"Artemis, Tara. Tara, Artemis. I understand you both have a 190 IQ. Quite a coincidence, eh?"

Tara looked up at Artemis Fowl Senior, her face a mask of toleration. "Quite."

"Well, Mr. Lai, why don't we leave the two teenagers to a separate table. Little pitchers have big ears you know..."

And with that, two very smart, very precocious, very sarcastic teenagers were left alone, in a booth for two, utterly and absolutely unsure what to do.

Tara turned to Artemis. Time to do what she was here to do.

"So...Artemis. Holly Short, Commander Root, Mulch Diggums, Foaly, and the rest of the LEP say hi. What do you recommend for an entrée here?"

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AN: Very short, I know! But the next chapter is right there!