Disclaimer: I, I don't own Artemis Fowl and Co. I have always wished to,
in some deep recess of my heart, but I have decided that I can not go on
pretending. Artemis Fowl will never be mine, nor will Butler, or Juliet,
or, or FOALLY! Waaaaaaaaaaaaa! (Sounds of forlorn sobs faded into the
distance.)
A/N: I really am sorry about how long this is taking. I have many excuses, but I doubt you really care. I will be finished soon, and I hope that this chapter will be satisfactory. ************************************************************************ The fairies glared at Artemis darkly, and I watched, mystified. "Um, Artemis," I finally asked, no one else bothering to make a move.
"Yes," he replied, looking as if I should stuff it were it doesn't shine. Though, I doubt he would even deign to THINK such a thing.
"I'm assuming that you didn't bring us back?" I inquired softly.
"No," he replied tersely, Foally smothered a chuckle.
I stopped and looked around, trying to figure out what to do next. The fairies continued to point their guns at Artemis, and at ME! I decided not to say anything, I would probably just make things worse. I stood by my choice for a good ten minutes before my legs went numb.
"Listen, I realize that this is going to sound really stupid," I began nervously; the fairies just barely gave me a fraction of their attention. "Um, could we, maybe, go into the sitting room? My legs are, well, they're going numb, and I'm going to topple any second." I told them slowly, trying to shift my weight as unobtrusively as possible.
"Fine," grunted Root, leading us down to the requested room, his gun always trained on us. Through out this whole procedure I didn't see Butler, Juliet, or the Fowls once. As we entered the lounge and I distractedly sat on a couch, I continued to puzzle over why we were in ARTEMIS' house and not in the haven.
After we continued to sit in silence, I caught Holly sneaking looks at Root, as if requesting orders. Root judiciously kept his gaze separate from everyone but Fowl's.
Finally, I decided I would rather get shot then continue to sit on eggshells, so I spoke up. "All right," I began, taking a deep breath, "First of all, I'm not scary or dangerous, so why do you have your guns trained on me?" I began, at that Foally gave Root a piercing, 'I-told-you- so' glance. "Also," I continued, "Why are we in Artemis' house, where are Butler and co., and why the HELL are we in this position?" I inquired softly, only loosing my cool once.
Foally, Holly, and Trouble all looked at Root, awaiting his replies. He didn't say anything; he didn't even turn purple.
His unnatural calm, if nothing else, let me know how terrible this situation was. "What happened?" I asked softly, half terrified of his answer.
Root stopped, looked at Fowl and me, and then nodded to Foally. The whole company breathed a sigh of relief, including me.
But before Foally could do what ever the nod said he could, Holly spoke up. "How much did you guess, mud boy?" she inquired of Artemis harshly.
Artemis looked at them calmly and was silent for a spell before answering. "I know that Foally didn't 'accidentally' bump into that machine," he began with an accusing glance at the said 'horse.' "You already know about my dimension machine," he continued with a wince. I wasn't sure why he was admitting to this when he OBVIOUSLY hadn't given them proof yet. "I am fairly sure that you had me bugged in the other dimension," he continued, I stared at him, mystified. Why was he telling them this? His tone was more straight forward then I think he had ever used in his entire LIFE.
He ended there, and Root stepped in, Foally looking a bit ruffled around the edges. "You broke the alliance Mud-Boy,' he stated darkly, his tone sending shivers up my spine. It was then that I realized why Root got his job.
Artemis didn't reply, and Holly spoke up, giving Root an apologetic/don't kill me, glance. "Why?" she asked flatly, if I hadn't gotten to know her at the Christmas party, I wouldn't have noticed the sadness hidden behind her voice.
Artemis looked at her, a look of, I think it was a mixture of shame and regret passed over his face. "I didn't trust you, and it was an old habit," he replied simply.
I for one didn't believe him, he was being too straight forward, and apparently I wasn't the only one who was of that opinion.
"The truth Mud-Boy," Root replied darkly, his gun rising a fraction.
Artemis glanced at the gun then at all those around him, he looked at me for a second before answering. "Send her out first," he replied softly, a thin steel laced through his voice.
"What?" inquired Holly, honestly unable to hear him?
"Send her out," he repeated in a stronger tone, giving a nod in my direction. I look at him in shock, unable to say anything. Why in the world would he want me to leave?
Root looked at us for a second before making his decision, "Very well, take her out," he said with a nod to Trouble.
Trouble pointed his gun at me, and I silently rose, giving Artemis a querying look. I kept my mouth shut though, knowing I would probably get myself into a position where I would want to stick my foot in it.
Out in the hallway I leaned against the wall and sat down. Trouble closed the door and walked to the parallel wall, studying me intently. I didn't comment, I just attempted to catch what they were saying in the other room. After a while I gave up and just sat there, puzzling out all that had happened.
After a great deal of time, the door opened and Holly nodded at Trouble. The fairies filtered out, leaving the door opened. I listened to them walk down the hallway and to the front entrance. I didn't stir until the echoes of the closing door resounded through the empty house. The echoes sounding the closing of a door I hadn't even realized existed. The worst part was, it wasn't mine, and it was Artemis'.
I turned and entered the Lounge, prepared for the worst. I soon found that my definition of the worst was far from the truth. ************************************************************************ A/N: I didn't realize how much I wanted to write. I feel so good, like a release valve has been pressed. Here's reviewage. And I hope that this chapter was a worwhile loss of your time.
Angelgirl10: I'm glad you couldn't see me as a selfish Bitch. To tell the truth, I couldn't either. Where did the last chapter srop off? You should know by now that you can't criticies without excuses! Silly goose is one of my favorite sayings, next to you Goober! All right, mybe I do get a LOT of writers blocks, but, well. Okay, maybe I DON'T have an excuse. So, just, forgot I said anything.
"Dieing would be an offaly big adventure,"
Peter Pan
SpikeTV 58(): You love it, YEAH! Um, I know I shouldn't be complaing to you, considering my history with updating. But, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Jessica: Yeah, sure, um, longer can mean better if you want it too. (looks around shiftily) Did something happen to spice the story up?
Theragingquiet: I love your screen name, did you read the story? ('The Ragind Quiet' is a story, and a very good one too) I'm glad that my story is good enough to make you disbay your mom. Mark this, I'm not glad that you disobayed you mom, I'm glad that this is godd enough to make you WANT to disobay your mom. (grin) I hope this chapter was worth the wait. I'm also joyess that my story has just the right balance of point but not heavy!
Shonen Terrorist: Your review made me update! Don't you feel soooooo happy? Well, here it is. And PLEASE don't throw stuff at me!
A/N: I really am sorry about how long this is taking. I have many excuses, but I doubt you really care. I will be finished soon, and I hope that this chapter will be satisfactory. ************************************************************************ The fairies glared at Artemis darkly, and I watched, mystified. "Um, Artemis," I finally asked, no one else bothering to make a move.
"Yes," he replied, looking as if I should stuff it were it doesn't shine. Though, I doubt he would even deign to THINK such a thing.
"I'm assuming that you didn't bring us back?" I inquired softly.
"No," he replied tersely, Foally smothered a chuckle.
I stopped and looked around, trying to figure out what to do next. The fairies continued to point their guns at Artemis, and at ME! I decided not to say anything, I would probably just make things worse. I stood by my choice for a good ten minutes before my legs went numb.
"Listen, I realize that this is going to sound really stupid," I began nervously; the fairies just barely gave me a fraction of their attention. "Um, could we, maybe, go into the sitting room? My legs are, well, they're going numb, and I'm going to topple any second." I told them slowly, trying to shift my weight as unobtrusively as possible.
"Fine," grunted Root, leading us down to the requested room, his gun always trained on us. Through out this whole procedure I didn't see Butler, Juliet, or the Fowls once. As we entered the lounge and I distractedly sat on a couch, I continued to puzzle over why we were in ARTEMIS' house and not in the haven.
After we continued to sit in silence, I caught Holly sneaking looks at Root, as if requesting orders. Root judiciously kept his gaze separate from everyone but Fowl's.
Finally, I decided I would rather get shot then continue to sit on eggshells, so I spoke up. "All right," I began, taking a deep breath, "First of all, I'm not scary or dangerous, so why do you have your guns trained on me?" I began, at that Foally gave Root a piercing, 'I-told-you- so' glance. "Also," I continued, "Why are we in Artemis' house, where are Butler and co., and why the HELL are we in this position?" I inquired softly, only loosing my cool once.
Foally, Holly, and Trouble all looked at Root, awaiting his replies. He didn't say anything; he didn't even turn purple.
His unnatural calm, if nothing else, let me know how terrible this situation was. "What happened?" I asked softly, half terrified of his answer.
Root stopped, looked at Fowl and me, and then nodded to Foally. The whole company breathed a sigh of relief, including me.
But before Foally could do what ever the nod said he could, Holly spoke up. "How much did you guess, mud boy?" she inquired of Artemis harshly.
Artemis looked at them calmly and was silent for a spell before answering. "I know that Foally didn't 'accidentally' bump into that machine," he began with an accusing glance at the said 'horse.' "You already know about my dimension machine," he continued with a wince. I wasn't sure why he was admitting to this when he OBVIOUSLY hadn't given them proof yet. "I am fairly sure that you had me bugged in the other dimension," he continued, I stared at him, mystified. Why was he telling them this? His tone was more straight forward then I think he had ever used in his entire LIFE.
He ended there, and Root stepped in, Foally looking a bit ruffled around the edges. "You broke the alliance Mud-Boy,' he stated darkly, his tone sending shivers up my spine. It was then that I realized why Root got his job.
Artemis didn't reply, and Holly spoke up, giving Root an apologetic/don't kill me, glance. "Why?" she asked flatly, if I hadn't gotten to know her at the Christmas party, I wouldn't have noticed the sadness hidden behind her voice.
Artemis looked at her, a look of, I think it was a mixture of shame and regret passed over his face. "I didn't trust you, and it was an old habit," he replied simply.
I for one didn't believe him, he was being too straight forward, and apparently I wasn't the only one who was of that opinion.
"The truth Mud-Boy," Root replied darkly, his gun rising a fraction.
Artemis glanced at the gun then at all those around him, he looked at me for a second before answering. "Send her out first," he replied softly, a thin steel laced through his voice.
"What?" inquired Holly, honestly unable to hear him?
"Send her out," he repeated in a stronger tone, giving a nod in my direction. I look at him in shock, unable to say anything. Why in the world would he want me to leave?
Root looked at us for a second before making his decision, "Very well, take her out," he said with a nod to Trouble.
Trouble pointed his gun at me, and I silently rose, giving Artemis a querying look. I kept my mouth shut though, knowing I would probably get myself into a position where I would want to stick my foot in it.
Out in the hallway I leaned against the wall and sat down. Trouble closed the door and walked to the parallel wall, studying me intently. I didn't comment, I just attempted to catch what they were saying in the other room. After a while I gave up and just sat there, puzzling out all that had happened.
After a great deal of time, the door opened and Holly nodded at Trouble. The fairies filtered out, leaving the door opened. I listened to them walk down the hallway and to the front entrance. I didn't stir until the echoes of the closing door resounded through the empty house. The echoes sounding the closing of a door I hadn't even realized existed. The worst part was, it wasn't mine, and it was Artemis'.
I turned and entered the Lounge, prepared for the worst. I soon found that my definition of the worst was far from the truth. ************************************************************************ A/N: I didn't realize how much I wanted to write. I feel so good, like a release valve has been pressed. Here's reviewage. And I hope that this chapter was a worwhile loss of your time.
Angelgirl10: I'm glad you couldn't see me as a selfish Bitch. To tell the truth, I couldn't either. Where did the last chapter srop off? You should know by now that you can't criticies without excuses! Silly goose is one of my favorite sayings, next to you Goober! All right, mybe I do get a LOT of writers blocks, but, well. Okay, maybe I DON'T have an excuse. So, just, forgot I said anything.
"Dieing would be an offaly big adventure,"
Peter Pan
SpikeTV 58(): You love it, YEAH! Um, I know I shouldn't be complaing to you, considering my history with updating. But, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Jessica: Yeah, sure, um, longer can mean better if you want it too. (looks around shiftily) Did something happen to spice the story up?
Theragingquiet: I love your screen name, did you read the story? ('The Ragind Quiet' is a story, and a very good one too) I'm glad that my story is good enough to make you disbay your mom. Mark this, I'm not glad that you disobayed you mom, I'm glad that this is godd enough to make you WANT to disobay your mom. (grin) I hope this chapter was worth the wait. I'm also joyess that my story has just the right balance of point but not heavy!
Shonen Terrorist: Your review made me update! Don't you feel soooooo happy? Well, here it is. And PLEASE don't throw stuff at me!