"Birthday Gift" was supposed to be a one-shot, but I have added another chapter to oblige you enthusiastic readers of my first Artemis Fowl fic. Let it be established that I do not own Juliet Butler either.
"….eight, nine, ten! The Jade Princess WINS!"
"JADE PRINCESS! JADE PRINCESS! JADE PRINCESS!"
The Jade Princess waved at the screaming crowd. This was the first time she had been allowed to wrestle someone twice her weight, which brought the fun right back into body-slamming. What was the point if it only took you a minute?
As she headed to her dressing room, she realized she was tired. Her agent scurried after her. "Miss Butler, if I might take a moment to congratulate you…"
"Not now." And when a Butler spoke that way, people were bound to listen.
Waiting for her was a new pile of fan letters. A very big pile. She sighed and opened the first envelope. Letters were such a drag.
"Dear Juliet," it began. This was unusual. None of her fans used her real name.
"I'm glad you went with this, girl. Definitely a better career for you. You had too much heart for a bodyguard. You'll beat a troll yet.
"Sincerely, a friend."
There was nothing else, not even a return address. Juliet was puzzled, feeling as though she had heard something like this before. And what was this about beating a troll?
"Weird," she mumbled, then went off to take a shower, leaving the letter on the table.
What she failed to notice was the stamp, which depicted an old-fashioned Irish leprechaun…