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Chapter 2
Artemis had been wandering the ground for hours now. Angelus had what might be the equivalent of a forest in his backyard and, with nothing better to do he walked along a path that led into the forest. It was a beautiful mix of tree, and earth, and water, and snow and even Artemis had to note the beauty of nature at that moment. Artemis wasn't one for nature or beauty; he liked to stay inside where it was warm and comfortable, but back at the manor were people. Right about now the last thing Artemis wanted was people.
Artemis contemplated how his morning had gone so far. He had woken screaming and found himself in his brother's arms. The thought irked him. He and his brother had never been real close because well Artemis wouldn't let them. Artemis had hated his brother since they had been very young. His brother being 11 years older than he, Angelus had been sent off to college before Artemis was even 8 years old. But in the short time that Artemis had been alive he noticed that Angelus caused a good amount of trouble for their parents.
Angelus had always been fairly popular amongst everyone at his school. Everyone liked him, his teachers adored him. Angelus was what appeared to be every parent's dream at school but that was far from the truth. Instead of hanging with his peers from school he spent his time with street punks and this annoyed the Fowl parents. Angelus never really did anything wrong, he just did things his parents disapproved of. When Angelus was 14 he announced that he was gay and this had only caused more tension in the household.
Not to mention Angelus' need to contradict his father. Angelus had disapproved greatly of his father's life of crime. There were often arguments between the two so loud it could be heard throughout the grounds. Angelus had a quick wit too and he often used this as a way to annoy his father in the arguments. More than once had his words enraged his father to the point where Angelus would get slapped.
Back then Artemis didn't have an intolerance for his older brother. Artemis was already quite smart and could speak beyond his years but when it came to Angelus he always felt like a little child even to this day. Both boys knew that Artemis's IQ was far greater than that of Angelus' but it didn't seem to matter. Angelus was still the big brother and it would always feel that way, even if Artemis were to hit the top and Angelus the bottom.
Back then Artemis would wait for his brother at the house while Angelus was out having fun. Angelus would come home and pick Artemis up and smile and say, 'I'm back brother dear. Come on let's go up to your room and play' then he would let Artemis lead him to his bedroom and they would play. Angelus had been a devoted brother and tried to always make time for Artemis. He had actually flunked a few exams because instead of studying he would be taking care of Artemis.
Then he left. Angelus had been accepted into college but there had been fights from the moment Angelus had told his parents. They had wanted Angelus to go to college as any good parent would, but they didn't approve of the college. Artemis didn't know what college it was and what Angelus would be training for a career in. 'I still don't.' Artemis thought as he stared at the snow covered path. The night before Angelus was to leave to go to college Angelus got into a horrible argument with Artemis Fowl the 1st. Angelus had gathered all of his bags, put them in his car, and then drove off. He left. He left without saying goodbye to Angeline. He left without saying goodbye to his friends. He left without saying goodbye to Artemis. He just left.
That was when Artemis's intolerance began. He started to hate how Angelus had left. He began to hate that his brother was gay. He began to hate that his brother was also so perky and peppy. Then Artemis the 1st went missing and Angelus refused to come back to Fowl Manor. He hated Angelus for that too. He hated how his brother had helped in making his mother go crazy. He began to hate Angelus.
Artemis sneezed, bringing him from his thoughts. He looked around and wondered just exactly where he was. He wasn't sure if he was still on the path. The snow here was deep and was starting to get into his shoes. 'Great, this is exactly what I need right now.' Artemis thought as a gust of wind made him shiver. Artemis turned around and started back in what he believed was the direction of the house but without out a compass it wasn't like he could really tell. He sneezed again and realized that he most likely had a cold if not the flu.
Artemis looked up as he heard something come towards him. The sound of feet digging through the snow let him know that it was another human being. He heard someone start to whistle and then sing out of tune. He heard a gruff laugh and then a man walked past a tree and stood staring at him. The man was fairly tall with lightly tanned skin and gray hair. His face was whiskery and he had a large nose. He was bundled up and was pushing around a wheel barrel. He gave a rather toothy grin. "Well good afternoon." He said. Artemis raised an eyebrow.
"Hello and who might you be?" Artemis said.
"Oh I'm Riley the gardener for Angelus. Who might you be?"
"I'm Artemis, Angelus's younger brother." He said.
"Really?" He gave a bark. "Well I should have known. You're the spitting image of your brother." He said.
"Don't remind me." Artemis said. Riley laughed again.
"He said you was coming. Horrible what happened to your parents. You have my sympathy. Your brother was quite devastated. When he heard you had been shot I half expected him to high-jack the nearest plane to be by your side." He said shaking his head. Artemis eyebrows knitted together. "But he thought sensibly and decided he ought to make the place ready for your arrival."
"What do you mean? Angelus found out about my being in the hospital before the will was read. How could he have possibly know that I was under his custody?" Artemis said staring at Riley.
"Artemis are you out here?" Artemis turned to a voice that was calling from behind. Walking towards him was Angelus. Artemis turned back but there was no Riley. Both Riley and the wheel barrel were gone. Artemis turned back to find Angelus standing there in front of him.
"God Artemis, I thought you were supposed to be smarter than me." He said smiling. He pulled off his coat and placed it on Artemis's shoulders. "It's freezing out here. We should get you inside before you catch cold." He said and led his brother back towards the house. Artemis followed obediently a little dazed. How had Angelus known that he was going to be placed in the older man's care? And how the hell did Riley just disappear like that? He suddenly came back to his senses when another sneeze came forth. "Artemis you've barely been here a day and you're already sick."
Artemis was led inside and through a door into a warm study. It was dark except for a warm fire and lamp on a desk. He was pushed onto a couch in front of the fire and for some reason he did not protest. His brother left the room and came back soon after with a blanket, thermometer and something cool to drink. Angelus pulled off both his and Artemis's coat and wrapped the boy in the blanket.
Angelus pushed the thermometer through Artemis's lips and stood there waiting. Artemis stared at Angelus. It was weird but his mind just did not seem to want to work. He couldn't get the rational thought in to tell Angelus to leave him alone and stop babying him. Angelus pulled the thermometer from his mouth and shook his head. He placed the mug of chocolate milk in Artemis's hands. "Here. Artemis what could have possibly possessed you to stay outside that long?" Angelus said shaking his head.
"I was thinking." Artemis said. Angelus looked at him concerned and ran a gentle hand through Artemis's hair.
"Little brother I'm sending you straight to bed after you drink that. I'll go get some medicine to help break your fever." Angelus started for the door.
"Wait Angelus, I don't want you to leave." Artemis said. He was mentally kicking himself right now. He was trying desperately to get that ice wall back up but that was Angelus's power over him. No matter how cold Artemis wanted to be there were times where Angelus just seemed to melt everything cold and make him warm.
"Alright then Artemis." Angelus said sitting down in the chair across from him. Angelus sat staring at the fire and ignored the fact that Artemis was staring at him. Artemis wondered why Angelus had sat over there. When they were younger Angelus would have sat right beside him and wrapped his arms around him and tell him he needs to get better. All well it didn't matter.
"Thank you Angelus, for taking care of me." Artemis said and found his elder brother staring shocked at him. Angelus then smiled and nodded.
"It's alright. I don't mind. That's what brothers are for are they not? When you get better I'll take you out to a friend's. He has a farm and stable. I'll teach you how to ride a horse while we're there." Angelus said.
"Speaking of teaching, Angelus, what are we going to do about school?"
"I decided that I would get you a tutor. There's no school near my house and I really don't want to have to send you to a boarding school or something so a tutor should do fine." Angelus said and Artemis nodded. He finished off his glass and Angelus stood up. "Come on. I want you in bed." Artemis did not protest and Angelus led him upstairs to his bedroom. Angelus waited outside until Artemis got into his night clothes and then climbed into bed.
"I'm going to go downstairs and warm some left over dinner for you. I'll be back." He said and left. When he came back he had Artemis's dinner and some reading material. Soon after he left Artemis to eat and rest. Artemis decided he was not hungry and therefore left the dinner. He took a book from the small stack Angelus had left and started to read.
'So maybe Angelus isn't THAT bad.' He thought as he opened the book.
Okay there's chapter 2. I have no what to put other then my usual so here it goes: I hope you liked reading it as much as I did writing it. Love ya,
Screamarie.
Chapter 2
Artemis had been wandering the ground for hours now. Angelus had what might be the equivalent of a forest in his backyard and, with nothing better to do he walked along a path that led into the forest. It was a beautiful mix of tree, and earth, and water, and snow and even Artemis had to note the beauty of nature at that moment. Artemis wasn't one for nature or beauty; he liked to stay inside where it was warm and comfortable, but back at the manor were people. Right about now the last thing Artemis wanted was people.
Artemis contemplated how his morning had gone so far. He had woken screaming and found himself in his brother's arms. The thought irked him. He and his brother had never been real close because well Artemis wouldn't let them. Artemis had hated his brother since they had been very young. His brother being 11 years older than he, Angelus had been sent off to college before Artemis was even 8 years old. But in the short time that Artemis had been alive he noticed that Angelus caused a good amount of trouble for their parents.
Angelus had always been fairly popular amongst everyone at his school. Everyone liked him, his teachers adored him. Angelus was what appeared to be every parent's dream at school but that was far from the truth. Instead of hanging with his peers from school he spent his time with street punks and this annoyed the Fowl parents. Angelus never really did anything wrong, he just did things his parents disapproved of. When Angelus was 14 he announced that he was gay and this had only caused more tension in the household.
Not to mention Angelus' need to contradict his father. Angelus had disapproved greatly of his father's life of crime. There were often arguments between the two so loud it could be heard throughout the grounds. Angelus had a quick wit too and he often used this as a way to annoy his father in the arguments. More than once had his words enraged his father to the point where Angelus would get slapped.
Back then Artemis didn't have an intolerance for his older brother. Artemis was already quite smart and could speak beyond his years but when it came to Angelus he always felt like a little child even to this day. Both boys knew that Artemis's IQ was far greater than that of Angelus' but it didn't seem to matter. Angelus was still the big brother and it would always feel that way, even if Artemis were to hit the top and Angelus the bottom.
Back then Artemis would wait for his brother at the house while Angelus was out having fun. Angelus would come home and pick Artemis up and smile and say, 'I'm back brother dear. Come on let's go up to your room and play' then he would let Artemis lead him to his bedroom and they would play. Angelus had been a devoted brother and tried to always make time for Artemis. He had actually flunked a few exams because instead of studying he would be taking care of Artemis.
Then he left. Angelus had been accepted into college but there had been fights from the moment Angelus had told his parents. They had wanted Angelus to go to college as any good parent would, but they didn't approve of the college. Artemis didn't know what college it was and what Angelus would be training for a career in. 'I still don't.' Artemis thought as he stared at the snow covered path. The night before Angelus was to leave to go to college Angelus got into a horrible argument with Artemis Fowl the 1st. Angelus had gathered all of his bags, put them in his car, and then drove off. He left. He left without saying goodbye to Angeline. He left without saying goodbye to his friends. He left without saying goodbye to Artemis. He just left.
That was when Artemis's intolerance began. He started to hate how Angelus had left. He began to hate that his brother was gay. He began to hate that his brother was also so perky and peppy. Then Artemis the 1st went missing and Angelus refused to come back to Fowl Manor. He hated Angelus for that too. He hated how his brother had helped in making his mother go crazy. He began to hate Angelus.
Artemis sneezed, bringing him from his thoughts. He looked around and wondered just exactly where he was. He wasn't sure if he was still on the path. The snow here was deep and was starting to get into his shoes. 'Great, this is exactly what I need right now.' Artemis thought as a gust of wind made him shiver. Artemis turned around and started back in what he believed was the direction of the house but without out a compass it wasn't like he could really tell. He sneezed again and realized that he most likely had a cold if not the flu.
Artemis looked up as he heard something come towards him. The sound of feet digging through the snow let him know that it was another human being. He heard someone start to whistle and then sing out of tune. He heard a gruff laugh and then a man walked past a tree and stood staring at him. The man was fairly tall with lightly tanned skin and gray hair. His face was whiskery and he had a large nose. He was bundled up and was pushing around a wheel barrel. He gave a rather toothy grin. "Well good afternoon." He said. Artemis raised an eyebrow.
"Hello and who might you be?" Artemis said.
"Oh I'm Riley the gardener for Angelus. Who might you be?"
"I'm Artemis, Angelus's younger brother." He said.
"Really?" He gave a bark. "Well I should have known. You're the spitting image of your brother." He said.
"Don't remind me." Artemis said. Riley laughed again.
"He said you was coming. Horrible what happened to your parents. You have my sympathy. Your brother was quite devastated. When he heard you had been shot I half expected him to high-jack the nearest plane to be by your side." He said shaking his head. Artemis eyebrows knitted together. "But he thought sensibly and decided he ought to make the place ready for your arrival."
"What do you mean? Angelus found out about my being in the hospital before the will was read. How could he have possibly know that I was under his custody?" Artemis said staring at Riley.
"Artemis are you out here?" Artemis turned to a voice that was calling from behind. Walking towards him was Angelus. Artemis turned back but there was no Riley. Both Riley and the wheel barrel were gone. Artemis turned back to find Angelus standing there in front of him.
"God Artemis, I thought you were supposed to be smarter than me." He said smiling. He pulled off his coat and placed it on Artemis's shoulders. "It's freezing out here. We should get you inside before you catch cold." He said and led his brother back towards the house. Artemis followed obediently a little dazed. How had Angelus known that he was going to be placed in the older man's care? And how the hell did Riley just disappear like that? He suddenly came back to his senses when another sneeze came forth. "Artemis you've barely been here a day and you're already sick."
Artemis was led inside and through a door into a warm study. It was dark except for a warm fire and lamp on a desk. He was pushed onto a couch in front of the fire and for some reason he did not protest. His brother left the room and came back soon after with a blanket, thermometer and something cool to drink. Angelus pulled off both his and Artemis's coat and wrapped the boy in the blanket.
Angelus pushed the thermometer through Artemis's lips and stood there waiting. Artemis stared at Angelus. It was weird but his mind just did not seem to want to work. He couldn't get the rational thought in to tell Angelus to leave him alone and stop babying him. Angelus pulled the thermometer from his mouth and shook his head. He placed the mug of chocolate milk in Artemis's hands. "Here. Artemis what could have possibly possessed you to stay outside that long?" Angelus said shaking his head.
"I was thinking." Artemis said. Angelus looked at him concerned and ran a gentle hand through Artemis's hair.
"Little brother I'm sending you straight to bed after you drink that. I'll go get some medicine to help break your fever." Angelus started for the door.
"Wait Angelus, I don't want you to leave." Artemis said. He was mentally kicking himself right now. He was trying desperately to get that ice wall back up but that was Angelus's power over him. No matter how cold Artemis wanted to be there were times where Angelus just seemed to melt everything cold and make him warm.
"Alright then Artemis." Angelus said sitting down in the chair across from him. Angelus sat staring at the fire and ignored the fact that Artemis was staring at him. Artemis wondered why Angelus had sat over there. When they were younger Angelus would have sat right beside him and wrapped his arms around him and tell him he needs to get better. All well it didn't matter.
"Thank you Angelus, for taking care of me." Artemis said and found his elder brother staring shocked at him. Angelus then smiled and nodded.
"It's alright. I don't mind. That's what brothers are for are they not? When you get better I'll take you out to a friend's. He has a farm and stable. I'll teach you how to ride a horse while we're there." Angelus said.
"Speaking of teaching, Angelus, what are we going to do about school?"
"I decided that I would get you a tutor. There's no school near my house and I really don't want to have to send you to a boarding school or something so a tutor should do fine." Angelus said and Artemis nodded. He finished off his glass and Angelus stood up. "Come on. I want you in bed." Artemis did not protest and Angelus led him upstairs to his bedroom. Angelus waited outside until Artemis got into his night clothes and then climbed into bed.
"I'm going to go downstairs and warm some left over dinner for you. I'll be back." He said and left. When he came back he had Artemis's dinner and some reading material. Soon after he left Artemis to eat and rest. Artemis decided he was not hungry and therefore left the dinner. He took a book from the small stack Angelus had left and started to read.
'So maybe Angelus isn't THAT bad.' He thought as he opened the book.
Okay there's chapter 2. I have no what to put other then my usual so here it goes: I hope you liked reading it as much as I did writing it. Love ya,
Screamarie.
