Holly Short and Trouble Kelp were sitting across from each other at a quiet restaurant. Trouble stared into her deep hazel eyes.
"I love you," he said "you know that don't you?"
"Of course I do," she replied smiling at him. He leaned over and gave her a tender kiss. He felt the butterflies flutter in his stomach. He was more than happy. Finally he got the girl of his dreams. After being a chicken for so long. "Oh, Trouble...Trouble...Trouble
"Trouble? Trouble? TROUBLE?"
It was Lily Fronds. She was standing out side Captain Trouble Kelp's cubicle, holding a file. Trouble had dozed of while looking over a report he was suppose to have into Commander Root by 12 midnight. He looked up dazed.
"Are you alright?" asked Lily, thoroughly concerned.
"Uh? Oh, yeah. I'm...eh...fine. What can I do for you Corporal?"
"Well, Foaly said to give this to you," she handed him the file, batting her eye lashes, "says it's very important that you sign this and get it back to him right away."
"Alright. Thanks." Said Trouble, taking the file from Lily, and closing the report on his desk, "Can you drop this in the Commander's mailbox for me?"
Lily look horrified. More mail delivery. What did they think she was, a secretary? Yet, Trouble Kelp was the dreamiest man on Recon. She would do anything for him.
"Sure. Right away, Captain." And she left the room.
Trouble turned to the file Foaly wanted him to sign. What a dream! He thought, reaching for a pen. This is getting ridiculous. Even my dreams are telling me to go for it. He signed the file. That's it I asked her out TODAY. He got up and headed toward Ops.
There is one thing you have to know about Trouble Kelp. He's had a crush on Holly Short since their first day in training for the force. He had never much like girls like Lily, who were pretty and big pushovers. Don't get him wrong he like pretty girls. What guy doesn't? Yet, he thought there should be more to a girl than a pretty face and a nice body. He liked girls that we smart and courageous, too. Needless to say when he first say Holly he fell head over heels for her. She was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. This girl can't seriously be in training for Recon. He had thought to himself Boy was he proven wrong.
By the end on their training, Holly had beaten most of the men in every obstacle, with only Trouble above her. Trouble was dumbfounded. How can such a beautiful elf be so tough? He was in love. And he stayed in love for 10 straight years. Then, the Artemis Fowl kidnapping happened.
And he had been so afraid she would not return and that he never got to tell her how he truly felt. Yet, a lot of help that did.. He still never got to around to asking her out on a date. It has been two years since the Fowl kidnapping. There has been five more Fowl incidents since, five more chances to work side by side, five more chances to speak to her, and 5 times he chickened out. Not today. Today was the day Trouble Kelp asked Holly short on a date. And not just any date. If she said yes he would take her to the newest restaurant in town. The Marina. This place was the nicest place in Haven. It was also black tie only.
He reached the Operations Booth.
"I love you," he said "you know that don't you?"
"Of course I do," she replied smiling at him. He leaned over and gave her a tender kiss. He felt the butterflies flutter in his stomach. He was more than happy. Finally he got the girl of his dreams. After being a chicken for so long. "Oh, Trouble...Trouble...Trouble
"Trouble? Trouble? TROUBLE?"
It was Lily Fronds. She was standing out side Captain Trouble Kelp's cubicle, holding a file. Trouble had dozed of while looking over a report he was suppose to have into Commander Root by 12 midnight. He looked up dazed.
"Are you alright?" asked Lily, thoroughly concerned.
"Uh? Oh, yeah. I'm...eh...fine. What can I do for you Corporal?"
"Well, Foaly said to give this to you," she handed him the file, batting her eye lashes, "says it's very important that you sign this and get it back to him right away."
"Alright. Thanks." Said Trouble, taking the file from Lily, and closing the report on his desk, "Can you drop this in the Commander's mailbox for me?"
Lily look horrified. More mail delivery. What did they think she was, a secretary? Yet, Trouble Kelp was the dreamiest man on Recon. She would do anything for him.
"Sure. Right away, Captain." And she left the room.
Trouble turned to the file Foaly wanted him to sign. What a dream! He thought, reaching for a pen. This is getting ridiculous. Even my dreams are telling me to go for it. He signed the file. That's it I asked her out TODAY. He got up and headed toward Ops.
There is one thing you have to know about Trouble Kelp. He's had a crush on Holly Short since their first day in training for the force. He had never much like girls like Lily, who were pretty and big pushovers. Don't get him wrong he like pretty girls. What guy doesn't? Yet, he thought there should be more to a girl than a pretty face and a nice body. He liked girls that we smart and courageous, too. Needless to say when he first say Holly he fell head over heels for her. She was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. This girl can't seriously be in training for Recon. He had thought to himself Boy was he proven wrong.
By the end on their training, Holly had beaten most of the men in every obstacle, with only Trouble above her. Trouble was dumbfounded. How can such a beautiful elf be so tough? He was in love. And he stayed in love for 10 straight years. Then, the Artemis Fowl kidnapping happened.
And he had been so afraid she would not return and that he never got to tell her how he truly felt. Yet, a lot of help that did.. He still never got to around to asking her out on a date. It has been two years since the Fowl kidnapping. There has been five more Fowl incidents since, five more chances to work side by side, five more chances to speak to her, and 5 times he chickened out. Not today. Today was the day Trouble Kelp asked Holly short on a date. And not just any date. If she said yes he would take her to the newest restaurant in town. The Marina. This place was the nicest place in Haven. It was also black tie only.
He reached the Operations Booth.