Disclaimer: Sorry I 4got the last chapter's disclaimer. Anything you don't
recognize from the books is MINE. Ann, Lime Green, whatever....
Chapter 3
FOWL MANOR
Butler whistled as he raked the leaves from the front of Fowl Manor. For the last couple of years he had been getting weaker, so he no longer body guarded ex-criminal Artemis. He mostly did the household chores; Juliet did the cooking; but Domovio also helped his master and friend sort out his problems. Teenagers.
It was a nice, sunny, and thankfully non-windy day in Ireland so Butler had decided to rake leaves. This was not a good thing for the person who Butler spotted behind a bush.
Butler squinted and quietly stepped over to the bush. A boy with dark sunglasses and a blue, denim, bucket hat was crouched behind it.
"Hey!" Butler shouted. The boy shot up onto his feet. He was tall too. About 5'2" or 5'3".
The boy groaned and sprinted off. "Get back here trespasser!" Butler roared.
The boy tripped on a tree root and fell on his face. When he got up his sunglasses were off, revealing bright blue eyes.
Butler jabbed the rake on the boy's feet, which were up in the air. The boy grunted and shoved his feet forward. Butler almost fell back. Almost.
Blue eyes got up and ran some more. Butler whacked him in the head with the handle of the rake, making him stumble into a tree. He turned around and faced Butler, who had immediately stuck the ends of the rake at the guy's chest.
"Now," Butler growled. "Who are you?"
The boy gulped. "Ah...well, I'm...uh...a friend!"
Butler was not amused. "Come with me and Master Artemis will figure out what to do with you."
HAVEN- KELP MANOR
"Escaped convict Opal Koboi is still on the run from Howler's Peak. Word on her whereabouts is still unknown. We'll keep you posted."
Grub Kelp sat quivering on the couch after the TV blared these words. "Opal Koboi." He said weakly.
"Hey Grubby Wubby." Ann said as she stepped into the room. "What's wrong?"
Grub pointed at the TV and his mother stepped over. The TV now featured a head shot of Opal's pretty, tanned, pixie face. Ann dropped the nettle smoothie she was carrying.
"Mommy?" Grub asked and looked at her. But Ann paid no attention to him. She backed up into a corner, hands grasping her face, screaming and crying. She sank down the wall and screamed nonsense. Her madness was back.
FOWL MANOR
"Let me go!" the boy shouted. Butler was pulling him by his neck.
Butler let him go when they got to the study, where fifteen year old Artemis Fowl was sitting in a swivel chair.
Artemis was a bit surprised by Butler's entrance. He stood up and raised an eye brow.
"What have we here?" he asked.
"Trespasser." Butler replied and shoved his prisoner forward. The prisoner looked one second away from being sick.
Artemis smiled. "You have my permission to enter Captain Kelp."
Trouble relaxed. He had already thrown up in this house once. He didn't want seconds.
"Thanks Fowl." He muttered.
Butler looked confused. "You know him?"
Artemis nodded. "You do to. You wiped out his army group."
Butler looked a bit embarrassed, something that had only happened twice in his time with Artemis. "Oh, yes. That."
Artemis looked at Trouble. "What are you doing at the surface Captain?"
Trouble fished in his pockets and handed Artemis am invitation. Artemis looked at Trouble.
"107th birthday for you?" he asked.
Trouble shook his head. " First of all, I'm only 97. I lied about my age. Secondly, it's Holly's birthday. She's turning 85."
Artemis looked at the invite. "Surprise birthday party for Holly Short. Friday night at 7:00 to 10:00.Be there at 6:30. Kelp mansion." He read. "I will just tell my parents a friend from St.Bartelby's invited me to a party, or something along that line."
Trouble nodded. "But can you get there at 6:00? I might need your help with some things."
Artemis thought. "I don't exactly think the People are ready for me though."
Trouble shrugged. "Don't worry. I told everyone and I said that you were more good then bad. I mean really, Koboi laboratories, the Rio Vanesco, come on."
"Artemis, lunch is rea-." Juliet said, walking in. But she stopped dead when she saw Trouble. After all of the guys she had seen, this one was the cutest by now competition.
Trouble had the same reaction. He ripped off his hat and held it to his chest. This girl was just...stunningly beautiful.
Juliet let out a silent gasp of surprise as she saw his pointed ears, but who cares, she thought. This guy was a knockout. Blond hair, blue eyes. Just like her.
Butler and Artemis exchanged glances and looked at Juliet and Trouble. There were hypnotically staring at each other. Time to break the ice.
Artemis cleared his throat. "Juliet, this is Ryan-."
"Don't push it Fowl." Grunted Captain Kelp.
"Oh, yes of course. Let me start over." Artemis corrected himself. "This is Captain Trouble Kelp. Trouble, this is Juliet Butler."
Trouble's head jerked to him. "B-b-butler?"
Artemis smirked. "Yes, Butler's sister."
"A Captain, huh?" Juliet asked Trouble, finally finding her voice.
Trouble nodded. "Um...yeah."
"A very decorated officer." Artemis took the liberty of adding. If he had a strong sense of humor he would of burst out laughing. But Artemis Fowl usually was one who could control things like laughter. Though Butler had such a hard time restraining his chuckles he finally had to step out of the room.
"I love a man in uniform." Juliet replied.
Artemis couldn't take it anymore. "Well, lunch is ready, Juliet, show Captain Kelp to the kitchen, have a nice time, good day to you." He said quickly and urged them out of the door. He ran into the room where Butler was.
Then, as if staged, the two burst into laughter together. And for the first time in his life, Artemis Fowl the second was literally rolling on the floor with laughter.
THE KITCHEN
"I wonder what that was all about." Trouble asked. "He almost seemed like he wanted to get rid of me."
"Why are you here anyways?" asked Juliet. It seemed more comfortable talking to him when her brother and Artemis weren't watching. Especially her brother.
Trouble felt the same way. "I was inviting Mud Boy to Holly's surprise party." He replied.
Juliet looked hopeful. "Oh, is he going?"
Trouble nodded. "Yeah, it's at my place." He said. "You can come too if you want." He added quickly.
"I'd love to." Juliet said and smiled. They were silent for a moment. But as they stared into each others eye's it seemed like eternity.
Then, unexpectedly, they began to move closer to each other. Trouble was about two or three inches shorter then Juliet, so he had to lean up. Closer...their faces were inches away. Even closer...their eyes were closed. They got even closer...their lips were an inch away from touching.....
Artemis came in right then. And was he surprised. Oh well. There goes another magical moment.
A/N Cliffe, cliffie, cliffie...oh I MUST fight the urge to leave you hanging here.....ah...deep breaths...okay, a little bit more....
Trouble and Juliet pulled away quickly. They both were blushing furiously.
"I didn't interrupt anything important did I?" Artemis asked. He was a small bit afraid Trouble, or even worse, Juliet was going to punch him for walking in on their 'private' moment.
"No, nothing important." Trouble grumbled. But part of him was glad that the human had walked in. He wasn't exactly sure that he wanted his first kiss to be with a Mud Girl he had met ten minuets ago.
Juliet's face was as red as an apple and she let go of Trouble's hand, which she had not known until that moment she was holding. Captain Kelp was unaware of this as well.
"Oh, I, well, eh..." Artemis stumbled. "I...am famished. Where is lunch?"
Juliet sighed and pointed to the counter, where three salads and three glasses of water sat.
Artemis forced a smile an picked up a plate and glass. "Thank you." He said and closed the French doors behind him.
Trouble sighed. "Sorry about that. I shouldn't have done..."
Juliet shook her head. "You didn't do anything. But I'll have to talk to Mr. Fowl later about the polite gesture of knocking first."
A/N Okay that was a REALLY freaky, off guard, impossible, out of character, weird, insane, crude, unusual, unlikely chapter. Probably because I wanted it to be. I told you I'd play with Trouble/Juliet. I didn't think it would go this far, but I thought it would be nice to show a more intimate side to Juliet and Trouble, and since we know little about either of them, it's easy to make them any way I want.
And Artemis needed a good laugh.
I love side characters.
But if you think T/J is a cool idea, don't keep your hopes up. It PROBABLY won't turn out. But then again, that's a big probably.
Wait a second. This is Fan fiction. I can make my story any way I want. Heck, there are stories that have Artemis and Holly married with kids. (cough, Strange Fics by Strange People, cough, cough. But I luv that story though..)
Another update soon!
~*~Milla-Talon-Hand~*~
Chapter 3
FOWL MANOR
Butler whistled as he raked the leaves from the front of Fowl Manor. For the last couple of years he had been getting weaker, so he no longer body guarded ex-criminal Artemis. He mostly did the household chores; Juliet did the cooking; but Domovio also helped his master and friend sort out his problems. Teenagers.
It was a nice, sunny, and thankfully non-windy day in Ireland so Butler had decided to rake leaves. This was not a good thing for the person who Butler spotted behind a bush.
Butler squinted and quietly stepped over to the bush. A boy with dark sunglasses and a blue, denim, bucket hat was crouched behind it.
"Hey!" Butler shouted. The boy shot up onto his feet. He was tall too. About 5'2" or 5'3".
The boy groaned and sprinted off. "Get back here trespasser!" Butler roared.
The boy tripped on a tree root and fell on his face. When he got up his sunglasses were off, revealing bright blue eyes.
Butler jabbed the rake on the boy's feet, which were up in the air. The boy grunted and shoved his feet forward. Butler almost fell back. Almost.
Blue eyes got up and ran some more. Butler whacked him in the head with the handle of the rake, making him stumble into a tree. He turned around and faced Butler, who had immediately stuck the ends of the rake at the guy's chest.
"Now," Butler growled. "Who are you?"
The boy gulped. "Ah...well, I'm...uh...a friend!"
Butler was not amused. "Come with me and Master Artemis will figure out what to do with you."
HAVEN- KELP MANOR
"Escaped convict Opal Koboi is still on the run from Howler's Peak. Word on her whereabouts is still unknown. We'll keep you posted."
Grub Kelp sat quivering on the couch after the TV blared these words. "Opal Koboi." He said weakly.
"Hey Grubby Wubby." Ann said as she stepped into the room. "What's wrong?"
Grub pointed at the TV and his mother stepped over. The TV now featured a head shot of Opal's pretty, tanned, pixie face. Ann dropped the nettle smoothie she was carrying.
"Mommy?" Grub asked and looked at her. But Ann paid no attention to him. She backed up into a corner, hands grasping her face, screaming and crying. She sank down the wall and screamed nonsense. Her madness was back.
FOWL MANOR
"Let me go!" the boy shouted. Butler was pulling him by his neck.
Butler let him go when they got to the study, where fifteen year old Artemis Fowl was sitting in a swivel chair.
Artemis was a bit surprised by Butler's entrance. He stood up and raised an eye brow.
"What have we here?" he asked.
"Trespasser." Butler replied and shoved his prisoner forward. The prisoner looked one second away from being sick.
Artemis smiled. "You have my permission to enter Captain Kelp."
Trouble relaxed. He had already thrown up in this house once. He didn't want seconds.
"Thanks Fowl." He muttered.
Butler looked confused. "You know him?"
Artemis nodded. "You do to. You wiped out his army group."
Butler looked a bit embarrassed, something that had only happened twice in his time with Artemis. "Oh, yes. That."
Artemis looked at Trouble. "What are you doing at the surface Captain?"
Trouble fished in his pockets and handed Artemis am invitation. Artemis looked at Trouble.
"107th birthday for you?" he asked.
Trouble shook his head. " First of all, I'm only 97. I lied about my age. Secondly, it's Holly's birthday. She's turning 85."
Artemis looked at the invite. "Surprise birthday party for Holly Short. Friday night at 7:00 to 10:00.Be there at 6:30. Kelp mansion." He read. "I will just tell my parents a friend from St.Bartelby's invited me to a party, or something along that line."
Trouble nodded. "But can you get there at 6:00? I might need your help with some things."
Artemis thought. "I don't exactly think the People are ready for me though."
Trouble shrugged. "Don't worry. I told everyone and I said that you were more good then bad. I mean really, Koboi laboratories, the Rio Vanesco, come on."
"Artemis, lunch is rea-." Juliet said, walking in. But she stopped dead when she saw Trouble. After all of the guys she had seen, this one was the cutest by now competition.
Trouble had the same reaction. He ripped off his hat and held it to his chest. This girl was just...stunningly beautiful.
Juliet let out a silent gasp of surprise as she saw his pointed ears, but who cares, she thought. This guy was a knockout. Blond hair, blue eyes. Just like her.
Butler and Artemis exchanged glances and looked at Juliet and Trouble. There were hypnotically staring at each other. Time to break the ice.
Artemis cleared his throat. "Juliet, this is Ryan-."
"Don't push it Fowl." Grunted Captain Kelp.
"Oh, yes of course. Let me start over." Artemis corrected himself. "This is Captain Trouble Kelp. Trouble, this is Juliet Butler."
Trouble's head jerked to him. "B-b-butler?"
Artemis smirked. "Yes, Butler's sister."
"A Captain, huh?" Juliet asked Trouble, finally finding her voice.
Trouble nodded. "Um...yeah."
"A very decorated officer." Artemis took the liberty of adding. If he had a strong sense of humor he would of burst out laughing. But Artemis Fowl usually was one who could control things like laughter. Though Butler had such a hard time restraining his chuckles he finally had to step out of the room.
"I love a man in uniform." Juliet replied.
Artemis couldn't take it anymore. "Well, lunch is ready, Juliet, show Captain Kelp to the kitchen, have a nice time, good day to you." He said quickly and urged them out of the door. He ran into the room where Butler was.
Then, as if staged, the two burst into laughter together. And for the first time in his life, Artemis Fowl the second was literally rolling on the floor with laughter.
THE KITCHEN
"I wonder what that was all about." Trouble asked. "He almost seemed like he wanted to get rid of me."
"Why are you here anyways?" asked Juliet. It seemed more comfortable talking to him when her brother and Artemis weren't watching. Especially her brother.
Trouble felt the same way. "I was inviting Mud Boy to Holly's surprise party." He replied.
Juliet looked hopeful. "Oh, is he going?"
Trouble nodded. "Yeah, it's at my place." He said. "You can come too if you want." He added quickly.
"I'd love to." Juliet said and smiled. They were silent for a moment. But as they stared into each others eye's it seemed like eternity.
Then, unexpectedly, they began to move closer to each other. Trouble was about two or three inches shorter then Juliet, so he had to lean up. Closer...their faces were inches away. Even closer...their eyes were closed. They got even closer...their lips were an inch away from touching.....
Artemis came in right then. And was he surprised. Oh well. There goes another magical moment.
A/N Cliffe, cliffie, cliffie...oh I MUST fight the urge to leave you hanging here.....ah...deep breaths...okay, a little bit more....
Trouble and Juliet pulled away quickly. They both were blushing furiously.
"I didn't interrupt anything important did I?" Artemis asked. He was a small bit afraid Trouble, or even worse, Juliet was going to punch him for walking in on their 'private' moment.
"No, nothing important." Trouble grumbled. But part of him was glad that the human had walked in. He wasn't exactly sure that he wanted his first kiss to be with a Mud Girl he had met ten minuets ago.
Juliet's face was as red as an apple and she let go of Trouble's hand, which she had not known until that moment she was holding. Captain Kelp was unaware of this as well.
"Oh, I, well, eh..." Artemis stumbled. "I...am famished. Where is lunch?"
Juliet sighed and pointed to the counter, where three salads and three glasses of water sat.
Artemis forced a smile an picked up a plate and glass. "Thank you." He said and closed the French doors behind him.
Trouble sighed. "Sorry about that. I shouldn't have done..."
Juliet shook her head. "You didn't do anything. But I'll have to talk to Mr. Fowl later about the polite gesture of knocking first."
A/N Okay that was a REALLY freaky, off guard, impossible, out of character, weird, insane, crude, unusual, unlikely chapter. Probably because I wanted it to be. I told you I'd play with Trouble/Juliet. I didn't think it would go this far, but I thought it would be nice to show a more intimate side to Juliet and Trouble, and since we know little about either of them, it's easy to make them any way I want.
And Artemis needed a good laugh.
I love side characters.
But if you think T/J is a cool idea, don't keep your hopes up. It PROBABLY won't turn out. But then again, that's a big probably.
Wait a second. This is Fan fiction. I can make my story any way I want. Heck, there are stories that have Artemis and Holly married with kids. (cough, Strange Fics by Strange People, cough, cough. But I luv that story though..)
Another update soon!
~*~Milla-Talon-Hand~*~