CHAPTER 2
POLICE PLAZA
Captain Kelp was getting candy from the snack machine. Melodramatic, yes, but in the LEP lounge it was perfectly normal.
He was alone until Holly walked through the pneumatic doors. He acted like he still was alone.
It had been almost a week since their fight at the Rio Vanesco and Holly still hadn't made her peace with him. And it was important that she did. Artemis had brains but even SHE had bigger muscles.
"Hello Trouble." She said walking over.
"If you are going to speak, here you will refer to me as Captain Kelp." Trouble growled without looking up from the magazine he was reading. Ouch.
Holly scowled. "Fine. Hello Captain Kelp." She replied through gritted teeth.
Trouble took a glance up. "And?"
Holly couldn't take it anymore. "Oh, will you stop that! I swear, I'll burn you at the stake if you don't listen to me!"
Trouble was not amused. "You have ten seconds."
Holly started. "Firstly, I have one thing to say."
Trouble yawned. "Five seconds." He said turning away.
Holly sighed. "I'd like to say I'm......sorry."
Trouble stopped. That had gotten his attention.
He turned around. "You're what?"
Holly looked down. "I'm sorry." She repeated softly.
"Oh."
"Uh-huh."
"And I also wanted to ask you something to." Trouble said slowly.
"Yes?"
"Give me a second chance?"
Holly was caught off guard by the question. At first she didn't know what to say.
"Oh, erm...Captain...I...well...I suppose that it WAS a long time ago..."
"Call me Trouble."
"Oh, yes. Well...I don't know what to say..."
Trouble hid his smile. "All you have to do is drop by my house at seven o' clock on Friday. And dress casual."
"Casual. Alright. I guess I want to apoligize for that incident too. We were young, and strangers."
KELP MANSION
"Grub! Have you bought the chips yet?"
Grub sighed. "Trubs, her party is in two days. I mean, honestly..."
Trouble shook his head. "I don't want to be scrambling around at the last minute. This IS Holly's birthday you know. Have you booked the band?"
"Trouble! YOU are playing! Remember, you and a couple of guys at work decided to make a band to save money? But the Flame Flowers will come when you get tired. And how old is she turning?"
"Oh, yeah. And the giant disco ball? What about catering? I don't want anything from Spud's this time Grub!" Captain Kelp replied.
Grub laughed. "All this over a girl?"
"Hey! She's my friend!" Trouble protested and swung his arm. It hit Grub in the head.
"Ouch!" Grub whined, rubbing his head. "Here's a list of the people coming.." He pulled out a sheet of paper.
Trouble looked at it. "Let's see...Root...Foaly...Retrieval One...Good choice by the way...uh...Trouble...of course I'm coming you knucklehead! Artemis Fowl...okay..."
"Catering is from the Rio Vanesco and Lime Green is going to lend us the disco ball." Grub said quickly.
"And the stage?"
"Oops!" Grub exclaimed. "I'll go ask Mommy about that."
Just then Ann walked down the stairs. "Hello boys. How is planning?"
A/N Ahahaha! Cliffhanger! Remember Ann? Okay I might write a little more to make you happy....
"Going good Mother." Trouble replied. "Except little Grubby forgot the stage."
Ann sighed. "Well, I will have to make arrangements for that. How much will it all cost?"
Trouble looked down. "You want it in ingots?"
His mother nodded.
"Erm...about...one hundred thousand twenty four carrot gold ingots. Sheesh. This is going to cost more then I thought."
"Mommy?" Grub asked.
"Yes dear?"
"Will you be okay with a um, Mud Ma-."
Trouble cupped his hand over Grubs mouth. "Will you be okay will a jug of, um, Mud Milk? The hottest new drink. But it's made my goblins so it lights it self on fire...you know..."
Ann eyed him. "Fine. But don't burn the house down Ryan. You too Grubby."
And with that she left the room.
"Well, I need to go get a guest." Trouble told Grub.
"Who?"
"Artemis Fowl."
"But you never answered my question!"
Trouble arched an eyebrow. "What?"
"How old is she turning?"
A/N..Okay I TRIED to make this long. I just wanted to cut it off at this place. The next chapter will be longer and the next chapter after that will be super long.
~*~Milla-Talon-Hand~*~
POLICE PLAZA
Captain Kelp was getting candy from the snack machine. Melodramatic, yes, but in the LEP lounge it was perfectly normal.
He was alone until Holly walked through the pneumatic doors. He acted like he still was alone.
It had been almost a week since their fight at the Rio Vanesco and Holly still hadn't made her peace with him. And it was important that she did. Artemis had brains but even SHE had bigger muscles.
"Hello Trouble." She said walking over.
"If you are going to speak, here you will refer to me as Captain Kelp." Trouble growled without looking up from the magazine he was reading. Ouch.
Holly scowled. "Fine. Hello Captain Kelp." She replied through gritted teeth.
Trouble took a glance up. "And?"
Holly couldn't take it anymore. "Oh, will you stop that! I swear, I'll burn you at the stake if you don't listen to me!"
Trouble was not amused. "You have ten seconds."
Holly started. "Firstly, I have one thing to say."
Trouble yawned. "Five seconds." He said turning away.
Holly sighed. "I'd like to say I'm......sorry."
Trouble stopped. That had gotten his attention.
He turned around. "You're what?"
Holly looked down. "I'm sorry." She repeated softly.
"Oh."
"Uh-huh."
"And I also wanted to ask you something to." Trouble said slowly.
"Yes?"
"Give me a second chance?"
Holly was caught off guard by the question. At first she didn't know what to say.
"Oh, erm...Captain...I...well...I suppose that it WAS a long time ago..."
"Call me Trouble."
"Oh, yes. Well...I don't know what to say..."
Trouble hid his smile. "All you have to do is drop by my house at seven o' clock on Friday. And dress casual."
"Casual. Alright. I guess I want to apoligize for that incident too. We were young, and strangers."
KELP MANSION
"Grub! Have you bought the chips yet?"
Grub sighed. "Trubs, her party is in two days. I mean, honestly..."
Trouble shook his head. "I don't want to be scrambling around at the last minute. This IS Holly's birthday you know. Have you booked the band?"
"Trouble! YOU are playing! Remember, you and a couple of guys at work decided to make a band to save money? But the Flame Flowers will come when you get tired. And how old is she turning?"
"Oh, yeah. And the giant disco ball? What about catering? I don't want anything from Spud's this time Grub!" Captain Kelp replied.
Grub laughed. "All this over a girl?"
"Hey! She's my friend!" Trouble protested and swung his arm. It hit Grub in the head.
"Ouch!" Grub whined, rubbing his head. "Here's a list of the people coming.." He pulled out a sheet of paper.
Trouble looked at it. "Let's see...Root...Foaly...Retrieval One...Good choice by the way...uh...Trouble...of course I'm coming you knucklehead! Artemis Fowl...okay..."
"Catering is from the Rio Vanesco and Lime Green is going to lend us the disco ball." Grub said quickly.
"And the stage?"
"Oops!" Grub exclaimed. "I'll go ask Mommy about that."
Just then Ann walked down the stairs. "Hello boys. How is planning?"
A/N Ahahaha! Cliffhanger! Remember Ann? Okay I might write a little more to make you happy....
"Going good Mother." Trouble replied. "Except little Grubby forgot the stage."
Ann sighed. "Well, I will have to make arrangements for that. How much will it all cost?"
Trouble looked down. "You want it in ingots?"
His mother nodded.
"Erm...about...one hundred thousand twenty four carrot gold ingots. Sheesh. This is going to cost more then I thought."
"Mommy?" Grub asked.
"Yes dear?"
"Will you be okay with a um, Mud Ma-."
Trouble cupped his hand over Grubs mouth. "Will you be okay will a jug of, um, Mud Milk? The hottest new drink. But it's made my goblins so it lights it self on fire...you know..."
Ann eyed him. "Fine. But don't burn the house down Ryan. You too Grubby."
And with that she left the room.
"Well, I need to go get a guest." Trouble told Grub.
"Who?"
"Artemis Fowl."
"But you never answered my question!"
Trouble arched an eyebrow. "What?"
"How old is she turning?"
A/N..Okay I TRIED to make this long. I just wanted to cut it off at this place. The next chapter will be longer and the next chapter after that will be super long.
~*~Milla-Talon-Hand~*~