Family Tree
Chapter five, Wedding bells?
Disclaimer: Although I don't own Artemis Fowl, Holly Short or Trouble Kelp, I own the restaurant.
A/N: Will she or won't she? Read on to find out.
The Italian Restaurant, Haven City
Holly burst into tears, which was very uncharacteristic for her. She didn't cry loudly and dramaticly, just a few solitary tears dripping down her coffee coloured cheeks. She couldn't believe it. Was it possible that Trouble was joking? No, he had a ring, anyway who would joke about something like that?
"Oh Trouble, of course I will!" Holly gave the answer everyone in the restaurant was waiting to hear.
One of the waiters started clapping and others soon cottoned on. Trouble stood up and gave Holly a passionate kiss. Holly's face flushed with happiness, it was at this moment that she thought of a totally random thing that a friend had once told her, Happiness is like wetting yourself, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the glow. She stifled a laugh. It would not be a good idea to laugh at a moment like this. It was too serious.
A waiter conferred with the manager and then approached Trouble.
"Sir, your meal is on the house. Congratulations."
They thanked him gratefully and left the restaurant, not bothering to wait for their dessert. The light from the sun strip was fading to sunset, another of Foaly's inventions. The sun strip mirrored surface light so, when it was night above ground the sun strip gave out bright sun light because that was when most fairies were awake.
The headed home in the fading light. Two silhouettes on the horizon.
Police Plaza, Haven City
Officers crowded the lobby. Gathering round Holly and Trouble, wishing them Congratulations and good luck.
"When's the wedding?" Chix Verbil asked Holly. He was still put out that Holly was marrying Trouble and not him.
"Two months time, in about October." replied Holly.
"We wanted it before the birth." continued Trouble.
Holly took Trouble aside. "I'm going to ask the commander about you know what," she said, heading down the corridor, towards his office.
Holly paused outside the door, before deciding to knock. Just to be polite. Not that she bothered waiting for permission to enter.
The commander was still filing paperwork. He cursed Foaly with every sheet he filed. He heard a knock on the door and turned round, Holly was framed in the doorway.
"I heard the news, Congratulations," said the Commander. "Now what did you want you want, I'm busy with all this D'arviting paperwork, D'arviting centaur. He drives me up the wall." He carried on filing and mumbling away to himself.
It gave Holly quite a shock to see that the male species were capable of multi tasking.
She told him what she had come about.
"Sir, I was wondering if, if Artemis could come to the wedding? We parted friends, and he wouldn't be able to do anything if half the LEP were there too." Holly gabbled.
The commander paused, thinking. "No. I'm sorry Holly it's too much of a risk."
A/N: Ha! Cliffhanger. I'm sorry this chapter is so short, it was five pages, but I was struck by inspiration and had to rewrite it. Please read and review.