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Kestral

Chapter III

Birthright (And into more detail, which can get boring)

Fowl Manor

"Butler, can you please leave us."

Artemis looked up into the face of his sister. She tilted her head.

"Something wrong?" She asked.

His gaze fell on Mulch's fallen form and her eyes followed. They widened.

"Ah! You must be my new servant! Yes, he came with me on the plane! He doesn't like planes much you see! I suppose you came out to get yourself some breakfast. Good, now I would like a word with you, Mister Dwarf-man." She said quickly, ushering the little man out of the room.

The word stabbed at Artemis like a knife. Dwarf?

"Hey, hey mud girl! Get your hands off me! I'm no-mmhhf!!" Mulch's mouth was covered by the girl's hands as she struggled to push him out the door.

"Dwarf, stop at once! Do you want your civilization be discovered?" She hissed.

Mulch immediately stopped struggling. His eyes were as wide has dinner plates. He ripped the hand off his mouth.

"You! You-you know? You know about the fair-"

"Hush!!"

"Artemis Fowl knows of the fairy existence, mud girl, so there's no use hiding anything from him!" Yelled the exasperated fairy dwarf.

"You're Mulch Diggums." Said Artemis, recognition glinting in his blue eyes.

"Spot on mud whelp, did you miss me?"

"Hardly. But bear in mind that you owe me a favour. I remember everything, though remotely."

Mulch waved an irritated hand. "Mud boy, let me go first. I have a question. How does your sister know about fairies? Another, when did you even have a sister?!"

"Long story." She suddenly said.

There was a pause while Mulch pondered the information going into his head. He shook it and shrugged.

"Now I remember the deal, Artemis, so here it is." Mulch took off the disc hidden underneath his clothes and threw it at the boy. He caught it and nodded.

"Welcome back, Artemis Fowl the Second."

Artemis gave Mulch his vampire smile. Mulch retaliated. After all the times they spent together, Mulch was still afraid of that evil looking smile. He shivered.

"Nice to meet you, Mister Dwarf. I am Erika Fowl." She also gave him a smile, but it was different. They shook hands.

"You know girl, you're really different from the mud boy over there. He acts like there's something stuck up his-"

"Ahem."

Mulch tried to look innocent, he really tried.

"Mulch Diggums, this will be our new business partner." Artemis gave Erika an inquiring look.

She frowned. "What business?"

Artemis simply replied, "Fowl business."

Erika merely gazed at her brother. Her morals told her that it was a bad idea and her memories of the fights her and Artemis had returned. Artemis was a bad little boy, even at a young age. But she cannot deny that she was interested.

"But mother and father must not know about it."

"Father has a business now. Mother would be out all morning and afternoon. I will, ah, ignore the fact that I have school today. It's is futile to go either way."

"What's in it for me?" Smirked his sister.

Artemis placed his hands behind his back and straightened, trying to look superior and serious about what he was about to say. Inside, he knew that he wanted to spend time to get to know about this…sibling relationship.

"It will be distributed amongst us. I just want the cash involved."

Erika narrowed her eyes in thought. "Agreed. But my services, I remind you, are not free." She added, "And I was told that Artemis Fowl works alone. I am sure you are quite capable to do it yourself." She narrowed her eyes.

Artemis smirked. "Don't then. I will remind you that you will have to take care of the manor whilst I am away. And don't tell mother."

"Fine. I'll do it." She whispered. Erika had a weakness for responsibility and 'taking care' of things. A manor of many rooms is just too big a responsibility for poor Erika.

The dwarf narrowed his eyes at the girl. "Alright, but if she gets in the way, she outta here, got it Fowl's?"

Artemis was in his study, loading the disk onto his computer. Outside, Butler and Juliet were re-introduced to the fairy existence and Kari.

"Sibling rivalry. My father and mother couldn't have children. They shouldn't have been able to have me, let alone Artemis. I was born and it was stressful for Angeline. So stressful that she became depressed. It was a miracle when Artemis was born! Perfectly nine months! But a male being born meant that there was bound to be competition. Fowl's aren't supposed to have more then one child."

Erika smiled and steepled her fingers. "But then Artemis turned three and could speak quite well. We got into an argument and because we acted so like adults, caused a lot of trouble for the household. Father and mother became stressed and they separated Artemis and I. I went with mother for awhile but she came back to Ireland and left me behind."

Erika caught the sad and astonished faces of her listeners and quickly shook her head.

"I wanted to go to Australia anyway. They have fascinating wildlife and ecosystems for me to see. And they have great beaches. Don't worry, I'm not sad about it!"

"Hey, maybe I should go to Australia too!" Exclaimed Juliet. This was her kind of place! Beaches, meaning boys! Which she could pummel for the fun of seeing their faces!

"Oi, stinker, the mud girl's trying to tell us where she's been all this time so shut your trap!" Smirked Mulch. He liked teasing Juliet.

"Fine, stinky. Go on Kari."

"I met a fairy by accident. He was in trouble and I thought he was some kid. Sure looked like one. Anyway, I found out he was a fairy. He was LEP or something, and we got into a bit. It was only a bit of work and we became friends. He trusted me and regarded me as a friend. It was chaos but we pulled through. I got myself a scar."

"He didn't mind wipe you?" Said Mulch, "That's not fair!"

"Hey, I made a deal with the fairy and he didn't let me down. It was some years ago though."

Juliet's eyes were captivated. "Kari, can I see that?"

"What? This?" Kari's hands instantly flew to her throat, where a huge diamond carved into a cross hung on a fine chain. She unhooked the necklace and handed it to Juliet, who received it like it was a treasure beyond her wildest dreams.

"Father gave that to me. Diamond means purity and strength. He wanted me to be great, like all Fowl's." Kari grinned proudly. "It was especially made, and so is Artemis'. The goddess Artemis was a hunter. Locked up somewhere in this house is his precious-"

Artemis emerged from the study, exhausted. "This is a rather easier assignment, but I require silence nevertheless." He would have killed everyone here with the look he had on his face.

"Sorry Artemis." Said Juliet.

He glared at Juliet and Butler before noticing an unfamiliar face.

"He is my Butler." Answered Erika, noticing his gaze, "Matt, this is my brother, the child prodigy Artemis Fowl the Second."

"Hello." He said brightly. Juliet hugged her older brother and Butler patted him on the back. He looked barely older than Juliet and was much younger than Domovoi.

Artemis acknowledged him and glared at his sister. She had called him a child! He was not a child, he was fifteen! Although she insulted him and even suggested that he, Artemis Fowl was little! But he still felt…well, he wasn't familiar with this new emotion.

"I would like to begin our first assignment, if you don't mind." Said Artemis flatly, "Our introductions can wait."

He handed everyone a sheaf of paper, all except the Butler's. "Sorry old friend, but I will not abide to see you suffer." He added quietly to his bodyguard. Butler sighed.

"Yes Artemis, but I won't be doing my job." He replied sullenly.

"Yes, but Juliet will be with me. She can be a temporary bodyguard, if it makes you feel at ease. And my sister has Matt."

Butler nodded and Artemis handed Juliet her instructions, which he kept hidden. "I knew you would object, old friend." He whispered to the annoyed Butler. But he was quite happy, quite happy that his principal had found himself a sense of humour.

In the background, Matt could be heard talking to his principal, Erika Fowl. "Miss, would I be needed for this task? It all seems hard work and you mustn't work in such harsh conditions. Your bronch-"

Erika shook her and hushed Matt before he said anything else. "Yes, Butler. I will do this and you will be with me, no problems. Is that clear?"

"Yes, Miss Fowl. No further objections, Miss Fowl."

Mulch didn't read his instructions. "English gives me a headache. Can someone just tell me what to steal and I'll do it."

"Oh, poor stinky can't read?"

"Enough Juliet. Our goal is the largest blue pearl, 15mm blue pearl encased within a white gold and sapphire necklace. I want the pearl. It's a supreme manifestation of a perfect pearl. Mr. Diggums and my sister can have the rest if you wish. " Said Artemis.

Mulch wrinkled his nose, his eyes still on the necklace. "White gold? Why not gold? It's easier to steal if it's gold. It would be a cinch compared to the Fei Fei tiara. By the way, what did happen to the diamond-"

"Study those plans carefully. I want this to be completed with great success and rapidity. Good night friends, sister. It's time for business." Artemis had just interrupted Mulch in time before he spilled the beans on him. The Fei Fei diamond and what happened to it was a secret he did not intend to reveal.

They all left, leaving only Mulch. "Err…Fowl? Where do I go?"

"You may eat all the dirt in the garden, if you like. Stay there until further notice." He said harshly.

Mulch pouted, murmuring something about treating guests-of-honour badly. Mulch was going to wreak a little part of Arty's garden, for the fun of it.

Artemis walked into his study and closed the door. He leaned against it, face down and trying to stop himself from thinking too close to the future. The plan will be a success.

He walked across the room and stroked the hard wood of something that hung on the wall. The boy took it off its hanger and gazed at it fondly, handling it like a professional. Artemis attached the arrow to the strong string.

He had almost forgotten when he received his bow. And now, his memories have awakened.

His sister was back. And so are the fairies.

Outside on Dublin's streets, Angeline Fowl looked up into the sky and smiled. Whispering in her audible voice:

"My precious darlings are back!"

They are back, but she's just a very small part when it comes to big trouble. R&R please!