How I came to be.

Well, since Romulus and Remus (twin brothers) were
raised by wolves in an ancient myth, centuries ago, they
will always be remembered by the symbol of the wolf. But
at the age of twenty, the twins were given the
opportunity of becoming monarchs of ancient Greece. They
accepted. However, Romulus became greedy and wanted the
kingdom all to himself. So he killed Remus. Romulus
became the ruler and met Terra Fauna. A beautiful
peasant woman who lived in the village. Romulus married
her a few months later. After nine months, they had
babies. Twin babies, to be specific. Romulus named the
boy Romulus II and named the girl Remus II. After five
years, the King became old and weak. He did not want his
children to become as weak as him. So, he met the wizard
of the forest, who gave him two bottles of immortality.
After the King saved his life ten years ago, the old
wizard decided to give King Romulus a third bottle of
immortality. Romulus accepted, and went back to the
castle to wait for the right time. After twelve long
years of waiting, King Romulus finally gave his
seventeen-year-olds the bottles of immortality. He gave
the third bottle, not for himself, but for his
children's nurse, Bethel. But he didn't give her the
whole bottle. He poured half of the concoction on the
ground. When Queen Terra Fauna and King Romulus died,
Remus II and Romulus II were to become married and rule
Greece. Two days before the wedding, Romulus II
disappeared. The next King in line was Teraphrae. But
Remus II refused to marry him, and she lost the crown.
Remus II and her nurse fled to Italy to find her lost
Brother. Well, that's what my aunt said.

Now
My nurse, Bethel had been telling me that story
since we left Italy. She'd been forever changing
the story, but it's similar to the real one. After
1,797 years of searching for a lost brother, I,
Remus de Queldacot II, now believe that my brother
is certainly gone. I believed that Bethel was off
her rocker when she told me Romulus de Queldacot II
is still alive. How can he still be alive when I've
searched the world twenty-seven times? I've given
up my search, but Bethel told me not to lose hope.
At the year 1657, Bethel died. Her last words were
"Your father only gave me half the bottle." I will
never forget those words. At the library, I've read
all the books about my uncle and father, but there
isn't one word about my brother or I. I was lucky
because of that. Except when I met Artemis Fowl II.
I was in the museum one day, reading a newspaper by
the gift shop, when a boy at the age of fifteen
stepped up to me and said, " Isn't this a nice
place to read, miss de Queldacot?" I was shocked.
Nobody in the world has ever used my real name
before. I dropped my newspaper and stared at him.
He gave me a smile. Not a regular smile that normal
people do, but a smile you often see in a Dracula
movie. When the prey is about to be eaten by the
bat. I glared and muttered "nosy tourist." He
replied by saying, "I'm not a tourist. I've been
to Chicago on several occasions." That's when I
noticed the HUGE guy behind him. Even I'm still
wondering how I didn't see him at first. But when I
did see him, I ran. Thank goodness it was crowded.
Because a lot of people means 'I can blend in with
the people.' And the huge guy was pretty slow so, I
had another advantage. But my happiness was cut
short when I realized the kid was after me too. He
was fast, but I was faster. That's what happens
when your father was raised by wolves. The moment I
got to the parking lot, I jumped onto my motorcycle
(I know. How cool.) and sped away. Not knowing that
the pale kid put some kind of tracking device on my
jacket. When I got home, I took a nap and woke up
to hear the doorbell ring. I opened the door and
screamed. It was huge dude and Dracula's mini-me.
The huge dude had a gun to my chest and even I
can't dodge that. "Why don't we have a small
conversation?" small dude said. He even said it
like a death sentence. I backed away from the door
and nodded. Little dude smirked and said something
to big dude, who put down his gun (thankfully) and
pushed me towards the couch. We sat down, and
little dude started talking.

"I'm Artemis Fowl II, and this is my bodyguard,
Butler." He spoke in English, but I knew it as a
second language. "I am here to offer you a
proposition. But after the stunt you pulled in the
museum, I bet we need a little more than convincing
you."

"I had a right to run." I say in my native tongue,
French.

He raised his eyebrows, but continued speaking
English. "Oh, you did? And what was that?"

"I've been kept a secret for many centuries, and my
cover will not be ruined by a mere fifteen-year-old
boy."

"I heard that you were the best friend of Leonardo
da Vinci." He replied simply.

"That's because he didn't scare me half to death by
just smiling." I argued.

"Oh, and did I scare you?"

"No. But your face did." He seemed taken aback by
my response, so I continued. "You would be more
attractive if you didn't do that strange smile."

"That's what his mother says." Butler mumbled. I
laughed.

"Well, Monsieur Fowl," I said, "what is your
proposition?"

He cleared his throat and said, "My bodyguard is
getting old, and I want to replace him with you
since his sister is in New York training to be a
pro-wrestler."

"Let me think." I said with mock concern, "NO!"

"I'll pay you a hundred thousand dollars every six
months."

"I don't take bribes, Monsieur Fowl."

"I want you to think about this very carefully."

"I did, and I stand by what I said before." Then I
said the most impossible thing to me at that time.
"If you want me to work for you. I want you to find
my brother, Romulus de Queldacot II. And bring him
to me."

Artemis thought for a moment. "Deal. I'll give him
to you in two weeks or less."

"I want him alive. If you kill him, or if he's
dead, don't bother to come back."

He shook my hand. "Don't worry. I know he's still
alive."
And in a second, I shoved them both out the door.
Exactly two weeks later, the doorbell rang and I
answered it. It was Artemis Fowl II again.

"Well, Monsieur Fowl," I greeted in French, "How
surprising it is to meet you again."

"Why do you speak French when the legend says that
you went to Italy?" He asked.

"It said I went to Italy. It doesn't say that I
stayed there. Why are you here?"

"To give you what you want." He gestured to the
limousine and a young man came out of the passenger
side. He walked up to me and smiled. He was like a
boy image of me. I didn't need to be reminded that
this young man was my brother. I hugged him tightly
while trying not to cry. Romulus hugged me back and
whispered, "Don't worry, ma petite, we are together
again.

I let go and smiled.
Turning to Artemis, I said, "How will I ever thank
you?"

He cleared his throat and said "the deal."