'Sweet Sixteen'
Disclaimed.
Characters, settings, locations, and some ideas [copywrited to]
(c) Eoin Colfer.
Story by: Lilly Black.
Warning: Books 1, 2, & 3 spoilers.
Mary-sues might come into play.
Chapter Seven
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Butler frowned slightly and rubbed his chin, thinking slightly, "Gee Holly you sure didn't doddle much..."
Holly shook her head, "I don't want to think what may have happened if I had."
Butler nodded and helped Artemis dust himself off silently.
"So, Holly, I take it Commander Root wants to see us?" Artemis asked quietly.
Holly nodded.
"Do you think he's gonna mind wipe us all again?" Juliet burst in, fear shining in her eyes.
"I don't know," Holly admitted, sighing slightly, "I also don't know how to get you all underground..."
Artemis suddenly looked thoughtfull, despite the pain in his neck.
"Artemis? Can I talk to you alone for a minute?" Holly asked quietly.
Artemis nodded slightly, "Come, and I'll give you a tour of the barn. I think Root would want us to wait for the cover of night to leave anyway."
"Yeah, it'd be much easier too," Holly agreed quietly.
Artemis looked to Butler, "How about you and Juliet go make sandwitches and such?"
Juliet smiled slightly, "Let me guess, washed fruit and fresh hand squeezed orange juice for Captain Short?"
Holly smiled at Juliet slightly, "Yes, please, that would be great, but not too much."
Juliet nodded, "What kind of sandwitches, Arty?"
Artemis gave Juliet a look that said, "Don't call me that!" and replied calmly, "Ham and cantelope on sourdough bread will be nice."
Holly tilted her head slightly. She'd never heard of a sandwitch like that before. It sounded like something nice to try. After all she wasn't a complete vegetarian. At leaste, she didn't have to be. Ham sounded nice.
"Oh," Butler added, "With the homemade butter and mayonaise."
Juliet nodded, smileing slightly.
[A/N! For those of you who haven't had a cantalope and ham sandwitch, they're common at really fancy parties. My brother's wife likes to make fancy food for thier dinner parties. The sandwitches are considered finery in Europe (or so says her cook book!) and aren't as bad as they sound. Butter and Mayonaise... My brother eats his with mayo, me, I like mine with butter, so why can't they try it? anyways... back to the story!]
Juliet ran all the way to the house, and Butler, knowing Holly and Artemis wanted to talk alone, chased after her.
Artemis led Holly quietly to the barn, "Feel free to take off any of that luggage you brought and set it in the office. I garuntee you, it's very secure.
Holly smiled slightly and was quick to comply, putting her wings and helmet on a poofy chair in the office Artemis had just opened. The room was full of colorfull, mostly blue ribbons with either Artemis's or Juliet's names on them. One wall was lined with trophies for Show jumping, hunter over fences, and english and western pleasure. The western awards belonged solely to Juliet. There was even a saddle with her name on it sitting near by the chair.
"Wow," was all Holly could muster, looking about the room.
"Impresive, isn't it," said Artemis. Holly could tell by the sound of his voice that he was frowning.
"Yeah..." Holly muttered, "Why the frown?"
Artemis sighed slightly, "It's just... too much... Too good. I guess. Too much of a good thing. Yeah..."
Holly nodded, "Did your parents ever watch you and Juliet compete?"
Artemis nodded, "Always, and luckily, never against each other. We've been told we're hard to not place first. In fact, the only red and yellow ribbons are from when we've been forced to compete together in the same classes. We'd purposely slip on a few things, just so we didn't get higher than the other. If you look, all the reds and yellows are from ties."
Holly looked, and saw he was right. What did it feel like to know that in order NOT to win, you had to mess up? It had to feel so strange.
Artemis sighed slightly, "Well, on with the tour?"
Holly smiled, "Yeah, sure Artemis, lead the way!"
And he did.
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[ Okay I think this ends this chapter. R&R and I'll post more ;)
BTW-- I love it when you leave an email address when you review. This way I can send you all thanks and sometimes, SOMETIMES, info that no one else knows yet, or some of the next unfinished chapter! XD!]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF YOU'VE REVIEWED TO THIS STORY FOR CHAPTERS ONE OR TWO PLEASE CONTINUE READING AND FIND YOUR NAME !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
---Thank yous & all that jazzyness---
(For those who bothered to sign in will be replied to first, then y'all who didn't will STILL be at the end! Hey, I had to have an order...)
[all from either chap. 1 or 2 ]
janey-the-suicidal-maniac: Did you get your answer in these chapters?
Nieni Woodland: I didn't mean to stop there! I lost my abilities to update ::crys:: anyways, I hope I don't have to leave y'all with a cliffy again! At leaste not as bad as that one... lol
Dazzpheonix: Hope you still think it's nice!
Night: I kept going & thanks for logging in. It means you get to be HERE instead of below ;) lol
Rowana Silvakisma: Im glad you mentioned you couldn't update either. It kept me from getting really angry at my computer! Anyways, you still have to wait until they all get to LEP HQ before you know how Holly and Foaly heard Artemis! XD!!!
Talon DragonFriend: Hope you like! I'm trying to keep up the work, but ya know... with two horses of my own I do have alot to do everyday. Oh, and sorry Artemis remembered all too suddenly... if thats a way to put it. BUT A QUICK A/N!!! Artemis and Butler and Juliet have memories, but they're all quite foggy. They just know who's who and what's what not all the details are there and most aren't very clear! XD!
Dslguy14: Hope you're still with me. Your short yet hyper reviews were great to get. Glad you loved it in the first chapters, hope you still do! I wonder what was causeing all our update problems?
Now for those who gave unsigned reviews!!!!!!!!!
"A girl too lazy to sign in" - Updated for you! XD!
"charliegirl" - Hope you got the answer to your "what's next" question and I also hope you ask again! lol. And btw- the cliffy wasn't on purpose, I SWEAR! XD!!! Oh and no need for Impatient-ness! It's best to be [im]patient ;D
"crysgurl" - I know about the spelling errors but I'm useing a program with no spell check to compose my story with. Sorry! I save spell check for my more recent and origional stuff... That I wont be posting on any website, but I will be putting on book shelves at libraries in my state about 3 years from now, if not sooner. XD!
"EvilSpirit" - Glad you liked the beginning of the story, hope you still like it! I didn't accure to me that one could have a holly plant. Aren't those like trees or something? I forgot... Refresh my memory... and don't eat any of it! Holly's suposedly poisenous! XD! lol and no, it's not freaky that you have one. And are you still with me now I've updated?
THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED! YAY!!! Let's see if you all can stay loyal and review somemore so I can continue this story, shall we? XD!!!
Disclaimed.
Characters, settings, locations, and some ideas [copywrited to]
(c) Eoin Colfer.
Story by: Lilly Black.
Warning: Books 1, 2, & 3 spoilers.
Mary-sues might come into play.
Chapter Seven
--------------
Butler frowned slightly and rubbed his chin, thinking slightly, "Gee Holly you sure didn't doddle much..."
Holly shook her head, "I don't want to think what may have happened if I had."
Butler nodded and helped Artemis dust himself off silently.
"So, Holly, I take it Commander Root wants to see us?" Artemis asked quietly.
Holly nodded.
"Do you think he's gonna mind wipe us all again?" Juliet burst in, fear shining in her eyes.
"I don't know," Holly admitted, sighing slightly, "I also don't know how to get you all underground..."
Artemis suddenly looked thoughtfull, despite the pain in his neck.
"Artemis? Can I talk to you alone for a minute?" Holly asked quietly.
Artemis nodded slightly, "Come, and I'll give you a tour of the barn. I think Root would want us to wait for the cover of night to leave anyway."
"Yeah, it'd be much easier too," Holly agreed quietly.
Artemis looked to Butler, "How about you and Juliet go make sandwitches and such?"
Juliet smiled slightly, "Let me guess, washed fruit and fresh hand squeezed orange juice for Captain Short?"
Holly smiled at Juliet slightly, "Yes, please, that would be great, but not too much."
Juliet nodded, "What kind of sandwitches, Arty?"
Artemis gave Juliet a look that said, "Don't call me that!" and replied calmly, "Ham and cantelope on sourdough bread will be nice."
Holly tilted her head slightly. She'd never heard of a sandwitch like that before. It sounded like something nice to try. After all she wasn't a complete vegetarian. At leaste, she didn't have to be. Ham sounded nice.
"Oh," Butler added, "With the homemade butter and mayonaise."
Juliet nodded, smileing slightly.
[A/N! For those of you who haven't had a cantalope and ham sandwitch, they're common at really fancy parties. My brother's wife likes to make fancy food for thier dinner parties. The sandwitches are considered finery in Europe (or so says her cook book!) and aren't as bad as they sound. Butter and Mayonaise... My brother eats his with mayo, me, I like mine with butter, so why can't they try it? anyways... back to the story!]
Juliet ran all the way to the house, and Butler, knowing Holly and Artemis wanted to talk alone, chased after her.
Artemis led Holly quietly to the barn, "Feel free to take off any of that luggage you brought and set it in the office. I garuntee you, it's very secure.
Holly smiled slightly and was quick to comply, putting her wings and helmet on a poofy chair in the office Artemis had just opened. The room was full of colorfull, mostly blue ribbons with either Artemis's or Juliet's names on them. One wall was lined with trophies for Show jumping, hunter over fences, and english and western pleasure. The western awards belonged solely to Juliet. There was even a saddle with her name on it sitting near by the chair.
"Wow," was all Holly could muster, looking about the room.
"Impresive, isn't it," said Artemis. Holly could tell by the sound of his voice that he was frowning.
"Yeah..." Holly muttered, "Why the frown?"
Artemis sighed slightly, "It's just... too much... Too good. I guess. Too much of a good thing. Yeah..."
Holly nodded, "Did your parents ever watch you and Juliet compete?"
Artemis nodded, "Always, and luckily, never against each other. We've been told we're hard to not place first. In fact, the only red and yellow ribbons are from when we've been forced to compete together in the same classes. We'd purposely slip on a few things, just so we didn't get higher than the other. If you look, all the reds and yellows are from ties."
Holly looked, and saw he was right. What did it feel like to know that in order NOT to win, you had to mess up? It had to feel so strange.
Artemis sighed slightly, "Well, on with the tour?"
Holly smiled, "Yeah, sure Artemis, lead the way!"
And he did.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[ Okay I think this ends this chapter. R&R and I'll post more ;)
BTW-- I love it when you leave an email address when you review. This way I can send you all thanks and sometimes, SOMETIMES, info that no one else knows yet, or some of the next unfinished chapter! XD!]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF YOU'VE REVIEWED TO THIS STORY FOR CHAPTERS ONE OR TWO PLEASE CONTINUE READING AND FIND YOUR NAME !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
---Thank yous & all that jazzyness---
(For those who bothered to sign in will be replied to first, then y'all who didn't will STILL be at the end! Hey, I had to have an order...)
[all from either chap. 1 or 2 ]
janey-the-suicidal-maniac: Did you get your answer in these chapters?
Nieni Woodland: I didn't mean to stop there! I lost my abilities to update ::crys:: anyways, I hope I don't have to leave y'all with a cliffy again! At leaste not as bad as that one... lol
Dazzpheonix: Hope you still think it's nice!
Night: I kept going & thanks for logging in. It means you get to be HERE instead of below ;) lol
Rowana Silvakisma: Im glad you mentioned you couldn't update either. It kept me from getting really angry at my computer! Anyways, you still have to wait until they all get to LEP HQ before you know how Holly and Foaly heard Artemis! XD!!!
Talon DragonFriend: Hope you like! I'm trying to keep up the work, but ya know... with two horses of my own I do have alot to do everyday. Oh, and sorry Artemis remembered all too suddenly... if thats a way to put it. BUT A QUICK A/N!!! Artemis and Butler and Juliet have memories, but they're all quite foggy. They just know who's who and what's what not all the details are there and most aren't very clear! XD!
Dslguy14: Hope you're still with me. Your short yet hyper reviews were great to get. Glad you loved it in the first chapters, hope you still do! I wonder what was causeing all our update problems?
Now for those who gave unsigned reviews!!!!!!!!!
"A girl too lazy to sign in" - Updated for you! XD!
"charliegirl" - Hope you got the answer to your "what's next" question and I also hope you ask again! lol. And btw- the cliffy wasn't on purpose, I SWEAR! XD!!! Oh and no need for Impatient-ness! It's best to be [im]patient ;D
"crysgurl" - I know about the spelling errors but I'm useing a program with no spell check to compose my story with. Sorry! I save spell check for my more recent and origional stuff... That I wont be posting on any website, but I will be putting on book shelves at libraries in my state about 3 years from now, if not sooner. XD!
"EvilSpirit" - Glad you liked the beginning of the story, hope you still like it! I didn't accure to me that one could have a holly plant. Aren't those like trees or something? I forgot... Refresh my memory... and don't eat any of it! Holly's suposedly poisenous! XD! lol and no, it's not freaky that you have one. And are you still with me now I've updated?
THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED! YAY!!! Let's see if you all can stay loyal and review somemore so I can continue this story, shall we? XD!!!