A/N: Any of you who want me to keep writing, I'm not writing until I get
at least one review per chapter.
To my first reviewer: I am so sorry that I didn't update until now. Wouldn't you know that the day I get your review I have to go to an after school Drama meeting, same with the next day. Then I get the flue and I JUST got better today. I usually update everyday, at the least every other day. What is a Mary-Sue? From what I've gathered, you don't want to write a Mary-Sue. Is it an okay thing to do, it's just that too many people do it? And I'll make sure to remmember that you like flour. hehe ************************************************************************
Unfortunatley Artemis returned, "clean up this mess, then Butler will show you your room." As he walked up the hallway I think I heard him mutter, "I should make her sleep out side."
"I probably shouldn't have thrown the flour at him, should I." I asked resinedly.
"No, but it was funny," replied Juliet.
"No, it was immature and rude." I sighed, "And he was right, this is not my house and I can't just start having flour fights. Come on, we should start cleaning up." I said, resined.
Juliet gave me a long considering look before replying, "The broom is over there." Juliet said, pointing to the closet.
"Thanks,"I told her, while pulling out the broom. "Oh, never mind, I should wipe up the counters first."
We proceded to finish cleaning up the kitchen, and when we were done it was cleaner than when I had first seen it. And neither of us where white any more.
"Where's Butler?" I asked.
"I have no idea, you should probably go look for him, I've got to make dinner." Responded Juliet.
"Alright, see you soon."
I started to wander around the downstairs trying to find land marks so I wouldn't get lost. It didn't work. I was soon hopelessly lost, and beginning to get slightly nervous. When I had lost all hope of finding a human being I bumped into Artemis.
He gave me a glare before stepping around me and continueing on his way.
"Hey wait!" I yelled after him. He turnned around and gave me a you-are-so- lucky-that-I-am-not-in-the-mood-to-kill-look. "I got lost in this cursed place, and, um, could you get me unlost?" I asked nervously. 'This was going to be the longest months of my life,' I thought. "Oh, and I'm sorry about the flour fight, you're right it isn't my house. I'm not supposed to act like that in my house either." I told him nervously. I really was upset about how I had acted, but that didn't mean I LIKED apologizing to him.
Artemis gave me a long measureing look before he turned on his heel. I was convinced that he was going to leave me stranded. "I'll bring you back to the lounge, than show you your room."
I had to run a few steps to catch up with him, and I walked a little behind him anyway. I didn't want to be in his line of sight. You see, I try to see everyone in the best possible light, and they usually return the favor. So when Artemis acted so, well, mean, it had kind of thrown me off balance (Thus the ditzy acting).
After a long walk, we reached the lounge. 'You didn't have to go outside for exersize, you just had to walk to the kitchen!' I thought, more amazed than upset. 'I never want a mansion, just a little cottage in the wood.'
"I'll show you the shortest rout to your room." Artemis told me, he looked ever so slightly amused. After walking through six LONG hallways and up three stairs we reached my room. "Here it is,"Artemis told me, he was definatly enjoying this.
'I bet this is on the top floor, and the farthest away from the front door.' I thought, definatley pissed. 'Maybe this means he has a sense of humor. Naaa.'
"Thanks," I told him, manageing to hide my real emotions.
"Dinner is in half an hour." Artemis told me.
'This was so a set up. Oh well, might as well see what the room looks like.'
When I opened the door I was greeted by the most beautiful room I had ever seen. It had a canopie bed, huge dresser, burro, and a thick beautiful carpet. All of the colors were rich and deep, none of that pastel crap. I had to gasp, and I was parallized for a couple of minutes. Then I turned to look at Artemis, 'maybe he wasn't such a bad guy after all.'
He definatley was amused now. "It's one of our guest rooms. I gather you like it."
"It's just, oh my, it's so, it's just so.it's beautiful." I managed to say.
Artemis.grinned. 'Wow, who knew he could grin?' "There's a bathroom too."
I gave him a long look before turning and walking into the.PERFECT bath room. It had a huge tub and lovely tileing on the floor. "I't's.perfect." I breathed. Artemis just grinned. "You're not at all like you were in the third story, when you rescued your dad." I added as an after thought.
"I have changed a lot since last year." He told me quietly.
"Yeah, I guess so. What brought it about, or is that none of my buisness?"
"It's none of yur buisness." He responded stiffly.
'That's all right, I could wait until the next book,' I thought. I I gave him a slow nod to show my asent. "Um, would you mind if I tied pieces of cloth to door handles or something?" I asked. He just gave me a long look, "I'll take that as a no, but when I get lost it's your fault." I told him quietly. (I'm normally a very quiet girl, part of that is because I give someone my full attention when they are talking and I think before I talk. But when I am with my friends, it's caios, I drop all formalities and just have fun.)
The first thing I did after Artemis left was to take a ten minute shower. In fifteen minutes flat I was clean and clothed in Juliets clothing that I wore yesterday. 'I am going to have to see what can be done about my clothing.' I mussed.
I decided to use the last fifteen minutes to try and find my way to the lounge, then to the dining room from there. I only went down the wrong hallway once, and arrived at the lounge with ten minutes left. From there I decided to go into the kitchen, maybe Juliet was still there and she could direct me. As I entered the kitchen, I smelled something wonderfull. "Mmm, is that roast chicken?" I asked out loud.
"I see you found your way to the kitchen without mishap." Juliet said with a grin.
"I guess my gardien ideot did something right for once." I replied with a laugh.
"Your gardien ideot?"
"I'll explain later, but right now, how do I get to the dinning room?"
"Here, I'll show you, grab the chicken."
A couple of halways late we had reached a HUGE room that was apparently the dinning room.
"How can anyone eat in the room? It's like something you'd expect in the Nutcracker!?" I asked, amazed.
"I think Artemis is doing it to hrow you off balance." Juliet answered over her shoulder.
"Why would he care, and on that I don't need his help."
Right after that sentiment was expressed, Artemis appeared at the far end of the table. He just looked at me and took a seat, I gave Juliet a save- me look before walking over to the seat next to him. I knew that it was my seat because it was the only other seat with dishes etc.
"I see that you managed to find your way to the dinning room without a mishap." He commented in a cool voice. Not cold but not warm either, more indifferent.
I just couldn't resist, "I only got lost once," I managed to make myself sound really proud, like I had just single handedly found the cure to cancer.
Artemis gave me a weird look, almost as if he didn't know what to think of me. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, one second I'm a ditz, the next I'm the responsible girl who had slipped up, then I'm someone who likes to laugh at themself.
"Tomarro Butler will take you shopping for clothes." He said coolly.
"Thanks," was my unsure reply. 'How much will I owe him? I don't like to be beholden to anyone.' I thought nervously.
"You will have a five hundred dollars to spend."
I immmedietly tipped over in my seat (I was leaning on the back legs earlier). Artemis just looked down at me, his face showing no emotions. I quickly fixed my chair, I just stared at him. 'There was no way I was oweing him five hundred dollars, I'll just have to go to Good Will and Salvation Army.' I thought firmly. "Am I going to owe you anything," I asked nervously.
"No, it's a.gift." He replied, slightly hesitantly. "Besides, with my mother comeing home soon, you need some real clothing."
"Oh, yeah, what's the plan about that. Oh, I know, you'll tell her the truth!" (I can lie very well, but it really wears away at me, I definatly prefer the truth.) He just looked at me as if I was crazy. "Then again.maybe not."
A/N: How should Artemis hide "my" identity? Who should "I" be?
To my first reviewer: I am so sorry that I didn't update until now. Wouldn't you know that the day I get your review I have to go to an after school Drama meeting, same with the next day. Then I get the flue and I JUST got better today. I usually update everyday, at the least every other day. What is a Mary-Sue? From what I've gathered, you don't want to write a Mary-Sue. Is it an okay thing to do, it's just that too many people do it? And I'll make sure to remmember that you like flour. hehe ************************************************************************
Unfortunatley Artemis returned, "clean up this mess, then Butler will show you your room." As he walked up the hallway I think I heard him mutter, "I should make her sleep out side."
"I probably shouldn't have thrown the flour at him, should I." I asked resinedly.
"No, but it was funny," replied Juliet.
"No, it was immature and rude." I sighed, "And he was right, this is not my house and I can't just start having flour fights. Come on, we should start cleaning up." I said, resined.
Juliet gave me a long considering look before replying, "The broom is over there." Juliet said, pointing to the closet.
"Thanks,"I told her, while pulling out the broom. "Oh, never mind, I should wipe up the counters first."
We proceded to finish cleaning up the kitchen, and when we were done it was cleaner than when I had first seen it. And neither of us where white any more.
"Where's Butler?" I asked.
"I have no idea, you should probably go look for him, I've got to make dinner." Responded Juliet.
"Alright, see you soon."
I started to wander around the downstairs trying to find land marks so I wouldn't get lost. It didn't work. I was soon hopelessly lost, and beginning to get slightly nervous. When I had lost all hope of finding a human being I bumped into Artemis.
He gave me a glare before stepping around me and continueing on his way.
"Hey wait!" I yelled after him. He turnned around and gave me a you-are-so- lucky-that-I-am-not-in-the-mood-to-kill-look. "I got lost in this cursed place, and, um, could you get me unlost?" I asked nervously. 'This was going to be the longest months of my life,' I thought. "Oh, and I'm sorry about the flour fight, you're right it isn't my house. I'm not supposed to act like that in my house either." I told him nervously. I really was upset about how I had acted, but that didn't mean I LIKED apologizing to him.
Artemis gave me a long measureing look before he turned on his heel. I was convinced that he was going to leave me stranded. "I'll bring you back to the lounge, than show you your room."
I had to run a few steps to catch up with him, and I walked a little behind him anyway. I didn't want to be in his line of sight. You see, I try to see everyone in the best possible light, and they usually return the favor. So when Artemis acted so, well, mean, it had kind of thrown me off balance (Thus the ditzy acting).
After a long walk, we reached the lounge. 'You didn't have to go outside for exersize, you just had to walk to the kitchen!' I thought, more amazed than upset. 'I never want a mansion, just a little cottage in the wood.'
"I'll show you the shortest rout to your room." Artemis told me, he looked ever so slightly amused. After walking through six LONG hallways and up three stairs we reached my room. "Here it is,"Artemis told me, he was definatly enjoying this.
'I bet this is on the top floor, and the farthest away from the front door.' I thought, definatley pissed. 'Maybe this means he has a sense of humor. Naaa.'
"Thanks," I told him, manageing to hide my real emotions.
"Dinner is in half an hour." Artemis told me.
'This was so a set up. Oh well, might as well see what the room looks like.'
When I opened the door I was greeted by the most beautiful room I had ever seen. It had a canopie bed, huge dresser, burro, and a thick beautiful carpet. All of the colors were rich and deep, none of that pastel crap. I had to gasp, and I was parallized for a couple of minutes. Then I turned to look at Artemis, 'maybe he wasn't such a bad guy after all.'
He definatley was amused now. "It's one of our guest rooms. I gather you like it."
"It's just, oh my, it's so, it's just so.it's beautiful." I managed to say.
Artemis.grinned. 'Wow, who knew he could grin?' "There's a bathroom too."
I gave him a long look before turning and walking into the.PERFECT bath room. It had a huge tub and lovely tileing on the floor. "I't's.perfect." I breathed. Artemis just grinned. "You're not at all like you were in the third story, when you rescued your dad." I added as an after thought.
"I have changed a lot since last year." He told me quietly.
"Yeah, I guess so. What brought it about, or is that none of my buisness?"
"It's none of yur buisness." He responded stiffly.
'That's all right, I could wait until the next book,' I thought. I I gave him a slow nod to show my asent. "Um, would you mind if I tied pieces of cloth to door handles or something?" I asked. He just gave me a long look, "I'll take that as a no, but when I get lost it's your fault." I told him quietly. (I'm normally a very quiet girl, part of that is because I give someone my full attention when they are talking and I think before I talk. But when I am with my friends, it's caios, I drop all formalities and just have fun.)
The first thing I did after Artemis left was to take a ten minute shower. In fifteen minutes flat I was clean and clothed in Juliets clothing that I wore yesterday. 'I am going to have to see what can be done about my clothing.' I mussed.
I decided to use the last fifteen minutes to try and find my way to the lounge, then to the dining room from there. I only went down the wrong hallway once, and arrived at the lounge with ten minutes left. From there I decided to go into the kitchen, maybe Juliet was still there and she could direct me. As I entered the kitchen, I smelled something wonderfull. "Mmm, is that roast chicken?" I asked out loud.
"I see you found your way to the kitchen without mishap." Juliet said with a grin.
"I guess my gardien ideot did something right for once." I replied with a laugh.
"Your gardien ideot?"
"I'll explain later, but right now, how do I get to the dinning room?"
"Here, I'll show you, grab the chicken."
A couple of halways late we had reached a HUGE room that was apparently the dinning room.
"How can anyone eat in the room? It's like something you'd expect in the Nutcracker!?" I asked, amazed.
"I think Artemis is doing it to hrow you off balance." Juliet answered over her shoulder.
"Why would he care, and on that I don't need his help."
Right after that sentiment was expressed, Artemis appeared at the far end of the table. He just looked at me and took a seat, I gave Juliet a save- me look before walking over to the seat next to him. I knew that it was my seat because it was the only other seat with dishes etc.
"I see that you managed to find your way to the dinning room without a mishap." He commented in a cool voice. Not cold but not warm either, more indifferent.
I just couldn't resist, "I only got lost once," I managed to make myself sound really proud, like I had just single handedly found the cure to cancer.
Artemis gave me a weird look, almost as if he didn't know what to think of me. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, one second I'm a ditz, the next I'm the responsible girl who had slipped up, then I'm someone who likes to laugh at themself.
"Tomarro Butler will take you shopping for clothes." He said coolly.
"Thanks," was my unsure reply. 'How much will I owe him? I don't like to be beholden to anyone.' I thought nervously.
"You will have a five hundred dollars to spend."
I immmedietly tipped over in my seat (I was leaning on the back legs earlier). Artemis just looked down at me, his face showing no emotions. I quickly fixed my chair, I just stared at him. 'There was no way I was oweing him five hundred dollars, I'll just have to go to Good Will and Salvation Army.' I thought firmly. "Am I going to owe you anything," I asked nervously.
"No, it's a.gift." He replied, slightly hesitantly. "Besides, with my mother comeing home soon, you need some real clothing."
"Oh, yeah, what's the plan about that. Oh, I know, you'll tell her the truth!" (I can lie very well, but it really wears away at me, I definatly prefer the truth.) He just looked at me as if I was crazy. "Then again.maybe not."
A/N: How should Artemis hide "my" identity? Who should "I" be?