Somewhere Out There
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Artemis lay quietly on his bed. Everyday was the same. Nothing ever changed. He enjoyed his life for the most part. After all, coming up with hideously wonderful scams was what he did best. However, lately nothing seemed fulfilling. The more he thought about it, the more he began to realize that ever since the incident where he lost his memory three years ago something was always missing.
Holly Short's office at LEP
Holly sighed deeply as she lay her head on her desk. Work wasn't nearly as exciting as it used to be. Something was missing, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She drummed her hand softly onto her desk. Tomorrow would be the anniversary of the day they took his memories away. She had had another dream the night before. She kept dreaming about the night that they gave Artemis the mind wipe. Each time she couldn't help but feel it was her fault. She wanted to puke just thinking about it. Worst of all she felt like she really did miss the mud boy. She missed the adventures and the rivalry. In an odd way, which was hard for her to admit- , she missed their friendship too. Artemis.The name rang through her head. She had to see him again. It was odd. She'd managed to deny herself this feeling for the last three years. In fact, she still didn't quite believe it. Could she possibly be in love with Artemis? The thought sent chills down her spine. Artemis. Then she heard a voice coming over the intercom, "Holly? This is Foaly. We need you to come to the OP booth right away, please." Finally, something to take her mind off this empty feeling she had developed. She opened the door and head straight to the OP booth. When she got there she knocked softly, "It's me, Holly." The centaur quickly came and let her in. Root was there too. This must be serious. They each had grim looks on their faces. "Holly." Root began. "Yes?" she answered her commander. "It's just that you haven't been acting like yourself the last week or so. Is there something wrong?" "No."she answered softly with a deep sigh. "Look we may be blind to emotions a lot of the times, but we aren't idiots," Foaly said putting an arm on her shoulder. "We're worried," Root continued. "Everything's just fine," Holly lied. The clearly didn't believe her. Foaly looked at his calendar then a thought struck him, "This doesn't have anything to do with Artemis Fowl does it?" "No." she lied again. Holly sat herself down on a near by chair. This was clearly going to take a while. "Look, Foaly, Root. Nothing is wrong with me.I'm ok." They didn't believe her. Root reached into his pocket and pulled out a small glass vile with a purple colored liquid inside. "What is that?" Holly shuddered. She didn't like where this was going." "It's just a potion Foaly invented to help you get some energy when you're down." She felt like something wasn't right here, but she had to listen to Root. She'd loose her job if she didn't. How was she too known it was actually the truth serum that had been outlawed years ago? She took the vile from Root and took a long swig. It tasted extremely bitter and she choked on it and felt herself getting dizzy. Before Holly short knew what was coming over her she passed out onto the floor. Root leaned forward and said, "Now Holly, tell us why you've been so lethargic lately." Then eyes closed and under the power of the serum Holly spoke, "Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day we took away Artemis's memories and I still feel like it's all my fault." "Is that all Root said to Foaly feeling relieved. Unfortunately for him Holly was just getting started. "I haven't even admitted to myself yet but I miss the mud boy more then anything. Ever since he left it feels like something very important is missing from my life. I miss our silly fights and all the adventures. I miss those blue and his dark hair, the way he smiled when he had an idea." She paused. At this point Root was becoming a little antsy. She continued, "I miss everything about him and the worst feeling of them all is knowing he can't remember me, knowing that I'll never see him again, knowing that he'll never even think once about the time we spent together. No, I haven't even admitted this to myself yet, but I think I may be in love with him. All I want is to see him one last time. That would be all." With that Holly opened her eyes and the two simply gawked at her wide-eyed. She'd had no idea what had just happened to her and since neither of them were saying anything she left.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Chapter One~ There's Something Missing
Artemis lay quietly on his bed. Everyday was the same. Nothing ever changed. He enjoyed his life for the most part. After all, coming up with hideously wonderful scams was what he did best. However, lately nothing seemed fulfilling. The more he thought about it, the more he began to realize that ever since the incident where he lost his memory three years ago something was always missing.
Holly Short's office at LEP
Holly sighed deeply as she lay her head on her desk. Work wasn't nearly as exciting as it used to be. Something was missing, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She drummed her hand softly onto her desk. Tomorrow would be the anniversary of the day they took his memories away. She had had another dream the night before. She kept dreaming about the night that they gave Artemis the mind wipe. Each time she couldn't help but feel it was her fault. She wanted to puke just thinking about it. Worst of all she felt like she really did miss the mud boy. She missed the adventures and the rivalry. In an odd way, which was hard for her to admit- , she missed their friendship too. Artemis.The name rang through her head. She had to see him again. It was odd. She'd managed to deny herself this feeling for the last three years. In fact, she still didn't quite believe it. Could she possibly be in love with Artemis? The thought sent chills down her spine. Artemis. Then she heard a voice coming over the intercom, "Holly? This is Foaly. We need you to come to the OP booth right away, please." Finally, something to take her mind off this empty feeling she had developed. She opened the door and head straight to the OP booth. When she got there she knocked softly, "It's me, Holly." The centaur quickly came and let her in. Root was there too. This must be serious. They each had grim looks on their faces. "Holly." Root began. "Yes?" she answered her commander. "It's just that you haven't been acting like yourself the last week or so. Is there something wrong?" "No."she answered softly with a deep sigh. "Look we may be blind to emotions a lot of the times, but we aren't idiots," Foaly said putting an arm on her shoulder. "We're worried," Root continued. "Everything's just fine," Holly lied. The clearly didn't believe her. Foaly looked at his calendar then a thought struck him, "This doesn't have anything to do with Artemis Fowl does it?" "No." she lied again. Holly sat herself down on a near by chair. This was clearly going to take a while. "Look, Foaly, Root. Nothing is wrong with me.I'm ok." They didn't believe her. Root reached into his pocket and pulled out a small glass vile with a purple colored liquid inside. "What is that?" Holly shuddered. She didn't like where this was going." "It's just a potion Foaly invented to help you get some energy when you're down." She felt like something wasn't right here, but she had to listen to Root. She'd loose her job if she didn't. How was she too known it was actually the truth serum that had been outlawed years ago? She took the vile from Root and took a long swig. It tasted extremely bitter and she choked on it and felt herself getting dizzy. Before Holly short knew what was coming over her she passed out onto the floor. Root leaned forward and said, "Now Holly, tell us why you've been so lethargic lately." Then eyes closed and under the power of the serum Holly spoke, "Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day we took away Artemis's memories and I still feel like it's all my fault." "Is that all Root said to Foaly feeling relieved. Unfortunately for him Holly was just getting started. "I haven't even admitted to myself yet but I miss the mud boy more then anything. Ever since he left it feels like something very important is missing from my life. I miss our silly fights and all the adventures. I miss those blue and his dark hair, the way he smiled when he had an idea." She paused. At this point Root was becoming a little antsy. She continued, "I miss everything about him and the worst feeling of them all is knowing he can't remember me, knowing that I'll never see him again, knowing that he'll never even think once about the time we spent together. No, I haven't even admitted this to myself yet, but I think I may be in love with him. All I want is to see him one last time. That would be all." With that Holly opened her eyes and the two simply gawked at her wide-eyed. She'd had no idea what had just happened to her and since neither of them were saying anything she left.