Yey! Chapter 2! Hope you like it. I think it's better than chapter 1, but I'll leave the deciding to you. PLEASE R&R! On with the story…

Fowl Manor

Artemis Fowl was now fifteen years old and possible the smartest person in the world. Many recent experiments over the past couple of years had gotten him even more well known than before. Anyone who didn't know him would just think that he was a particularly smart boy. But they were wrong…

Artemis's life had many peculiar aspects to it. For example, the fact that he could not clearly recall the events of the last few years. It was as if someone had come along and meddled with his brain. Something important to him was missing. The only problem was, he didn't know what it was.

It was the middle of winter and Artemis was sitting on a bench in Fowl Manor's front garden. Recently, it was the only place that he could ever do what he did best. Thinking. With his mother and father now being extremely over protective, he hardly ever got any quiet time to himself.

He ran his fingers through his raven hair. He was trying to remember what he had done in one of his most successful experiments, but something else was tugging at his mind. Something telling him that something around him was out of place.

He ignored it. "Don't let it distract you," he muttered to himself.

He stared out at the acres of land surrounding him. He had a weird feeling churning around in his stomach. He was getting the uncomfortable feeling that he was being watched. He scanned the area around him, seeing nothing. But no matter what he saw, there was definitely something strange going on. Whether it was some satellite watching Fowl Manor, or just Juliet's singing, he didn't know.

Artemis sighed, closed his eyes, and pinched the bridge of his nose. Thinking.

"What you thinking about?" asked a cheery voice in front of him. A female voice.

Somewhere above Ireland

Holly had wiped her tears away and had persuaded the elf in charge of the pods that she was on a mission. After a lot of arguing, and slight panic in Holly's case, she had managed to fool him. She was now flying above Ireland, shielded, taking in the magnificent views and breathing the fresh air. It was good to be back above ground.

Holly was now beyond nervous. What if Artemis didn't feel the same way, which was becoming more and more likely the more Holly considered it. She begged herself not to get worried. She would go to Fowl Manor, return his memories of the People and go from there. It sounded so simple.

Her heart skipped a beat as she remembered telling Trouble about her feelings for Artemis in the office. If anything was to happen to the LEP involving Artemis Fowl, Trouble would, without a doubt go to Root and tell him everything. She just hoped that the fact that she and Trouble were friends would make him a bit more forgiving.

She shook her head. "Don't think about that at the moment. There are more important things to attend to," she told herself.

She checked the map on her helmet. Fowl Manor was only two miles away. Excitement was overcoming her anxiety now. She just hoped that Artemis wouldn't kidnap her or any other stupid thing that his mind was capable of thinking up.

She could see the manor now. She sped up slightly. There was someone sitting outside. Someone with black hair.

"Art-" Holly clasped a hand over her mouth as she realised she was about to shout his name aloud.

A broad grin spread over her face as she came into land. Artemis looked the same as ever. Maybe a couple of inches taller, but that was nothing. She walked up closer to where he was sitting. He was gazing around the area of land, an unsettled look in his deep blue eyes.

His eyes. The eyes that Holly had been longing to see for so long. She felt a sudden warmth spread over her. He was right there. He was close enough to touch. She wanted to throw her arms around him in a tight hug. She was looking straight at him for the first time in nearly two years. The thought nearly made her knees buckle.

She watched him lean forward and pinch the bridge of his nose, deep in thought. Well, now was as good a time as any.

She unshielded and tried to make her voice sound cheerful, to hide the slight tremor that she feared would escape. "What you thinking about?"

Artemis Fowl's point of view

Artemis jumped as the voice interrupted his train of thought. He looked up quickly. There standing before him was a girl. A girl with nut-brown skin, large brown eyes and dark cropped hair. A girl that seemed familiar, but he couldn't place a name.

"Remember me?" the girl asked. "Captain Holly Short of LEPrecon. And before you say anything, I am so sorry I let them go ahead with the mindwipe-"

Artemis didn't listen to anything she said after the name. He just looked up at her, a slightly dazed look in his eye. Captain Holly Short? Yes, it came back to him now. Memory giving way to memory, Artemis's mind became clear. The gaps in his memory that he had questioned so many times before, became filled. He understood now, for the first time in so long.

But why had she come to return these precious memories? He looked into the brown eyes that he knew so well.

"Holly?" He interrupted her apologetic speech. His heart was beating furiously under his chest. "Why are you here?"

Holly stopped mid-sentence, her mouth hanging open slightly, as if she was searching for an answer. "Er… well. That's kind of difficult to explain. You see, I haven't seen you for ages, and I just missed you and-" She cut off.

"And…?" Artemis forced her to continue.

Holly drew a breath. "Well, I realised that I, erm, missed you more than ever before and there was something telling me that I had to see you. Because, when I thought about it, it made me realise that I'd let one of my best friends go when the gave you the mindwipe. Well, my best friend, actually."

Artemis was still staring up at her. He stood up slowly, his eyes fixed on hers. "So… what exactly are you trying to say?"

Holly's eyes sparkled in the crisp winter sunlight. "I'm telling you," she whispered, "that I am in love with you."

Artemis took an uncertain step backwards, falling back onto the bench. "S…sorry?"

"Don't make me say it again," pleaded Holly. She sat down beside him. "I missed you so much."

Artemis cleared his throat uncomfortably. "Well, I suppose, in a strange way, I missed you too."

He watched Holly smile ear to ear. She had moved closer. For only the fourth time in his life, Artemis was lost for words. He had no idea how he was going to react. He had never been good with emotions. He just kept his eyes locked with hers.

She had moved closer again. He felt his body go rigid. He couldn't move at all now. The palms of his hands were hot, sweating under pressure.

She was much too close now. There was silence. He could hear, feel her breathing. He was in a state of shock…

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