(I don't own Artemis Fowl, but wouldn't it be cool if I did!)

Holly slowly slid into her desk and rested her face in her hands. It had been a long morning.

"Holly, are you there Holly?" She could hear Foaly saying from her communicator.

Ah, about to be longer, she thought bitterly. She picked up the communicator and clicked the button. She opened her mouth to say something but stopped herself. She couldn't bring herself to respond. A rush of static was all she sent to the Centaur. She felt slightly bad, but only slightly. He had been her best friend for as long as she could remember, but she had also made HIM go away.

From across the LEP building Foaly was looking over at the girl. He tried to bring himself to communicating with her again, but he knew that when she looked like she did that she didn't want to be disturbed. He couldn't help but worry though. She had always been so upbeat, and she had always stopped by to visit him when she got into work. Things like that you couldn't just forget. Foaly stared longingly at the girl and turned back to his monitors.

He could've sat there all day, completely unaware of the world around him if it hadn't been for his great friend choosing to give him a call at that moment. Commander Root just didn't know when to lay off.

"Foaly, come in Foaly," he said. Foaly rolled his eyes. It was obvious that Root was still unable to work the communicators. Foaly picked it up and pushed the button down.

"What?"

"Has Holly stopped by your office today?" Root said, his voice sounded almost terrified. Foaly felt bad for him, and even worse for himself.

"No," Foaly said, his voice almost a whisper. "She hasn't come by yet."

"Look, if she does…" Root paused for a second and Foaly waited for his reply. "Just let me know, okay?"

"Sure Commander," Foaly said. His usual sarcastic tone had disappeared. No one could stay cruel to someone who sounded that hurt.

Holly sighed and lifted her head. Everyone would be worried about her, she knew it. She couldn't blame them, she had been acting quite differently lately. She slowly stood up and drug herself towards Foaly's control tower.

As Holly made her way up the stairs she took time to notice things she had never seen before. She had never noticed the camera's that had been placed throughout the room. Suddenly a smile crossed her face. It was a weak one, but it was a smile non-the-less. Holly sprinted up the rest of the steps.

When Holly opened the door to the control room she could see Foaly jump a few inches into the air, which is quite the feat for someone who has four legs. Holly pushed a lock of hair behind her ear and walked over to his giant television board.

"What's going on in here today, Foaly?" Holly asked enthusiastically. Foaly dropped the clipboard he was holding at the time.

"Someone seems optimistic today." He said. Holly smiled. "That's the first time I've seen you smile in eight years."

The smile was wiped from Holly's face after that comment. Foaly shifted uncomfortably. He slowly walked towards Holly and put a hand on her shoulder.

"You've got to stop worrying about him. Things are so much better for all of us now." The comments didn't make Holly feel any better. Foaly could tell instantly. "Well, it's the thought that counts."

Holly looked at the monitors on the wall. "So do you get every Mud Man station on these things?" She asked casually. Foaly nodded as he walked away from her.

"Yep, everyone. I had to make a chart to remember all of them." Holly walked over to the chart and saw the thing she was hoping to see. Suddenly she had a thought.

"Hey Foaly, I just remembered." She said coolly. "Root was wanting to see you ASAP. He said something about his computer short circuiting again."

Foaly didn't even take the minute to realize how unlikely this sentence was. He went running from the room muttering, "Everyday, why does he have to break it everyday?"

Holly waited until she was sure the centaur was gone before she started messing with the buttons on his device. As soon as she finished hitting the five digit code a picture appeared on the screen. She let out a loving sigh as she stared.

It was Artemis Fowl.

(Read, review, please don't send flames. Chapter 3 coming soon!