Title: A Centaur Can Love Too Ya Know

Summery: The super genius' of AF start to fall for one another! It's bliss for them, but what of everyone else? How will the rest of the gang take the news? Not that it matter's :)

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Artemis Fowl... but I wish I owned Artemis.

Authoress' Note: No Holly did not kill herself and she ain't dead. Unfortunately. Lol. I'm kidding. You all seemed to go straight to the worst possible scenario. I thought it was very funny.

Here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy. D

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chapter 10: Over reacting much?

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"Ahh..." started Foaly. Anything he was about to say dying in his throat.

Oh boy...

Holly, Mulch, Root, Juliet and Butler(1) where seated (Or standing, in Butler's case) around Holly's office. It was obvious Holly had told them all what she had seen. If the looks on each of their faces where any clue.

Artemis stood beside the centaur. Looking around at his friends. Who didn't look like Friends at that moment. Most resembled rabid dogs.

"What's wrong?" he asked, already knowing the answer, but he wanted to say it anyway.

Butler looked around at everyone, before speaking. He didn't look angry. Just... very surprised.

"Holly told us about what she ah... what she saw when she barged into Foaly's apartment." he said, quite timidly.

"I didn't barge in. I knocked! Foaly wouldn't answer and it's obvious now why!" raged the red head. Shooting an accusing glare at the centaur, then at Artemis. Who gazed back placidly.

"Well you obviously didn't knock loud or long enough." said the genius flatly.

Foaly bit back a laugh at his loves retort. It was amazing how the boy could handle such situations. He was the very epitome of calm. And crule...

Holly gaped at him. As did everyone else. Butler didn't seem that surprised. But the guard never looked anything but slightly pissed off.

Must be a bodyguard thing. Foaly thought absently.

Holly took a few steps forward and got into Artemis's face. Something she did a lot. So the boy didn't react. Didn't move.

"Why the hell where you kissing him? How could you do that?"

Artemis raised an eyebrow at her and took a few steps back. Gaining his bubble of space back.

"Because I like it and it's very easy. You just lean forward and-"

"I KNOW how you do it you bastard! What I meant was how could you do such a thing!"

The genius stared at her blankly. Pretending to be confused.

"How could I?"

"YES! How could you?"

Foaly bit the inside of his cheek nervously. Moving around on the spot. His hooves clacking against the tile flooring.

"I don't understand." said the boy truthfully. It was a rare moment.

Holly snarled. And in one quick movement she darted forward, grabbing a fist full of the boys shirt and pulled him to her roughly. Pressing her lips to his.

Foaly gaped, eyes wide. He had frozen in mid trot and had two hooves raised off the ground. The room was silent.

The kiss was short and Holly and Artemis where standing apart from eachother in mere seconds. Both breathing heavily. Then before Artemis could say anything, Holly slapped him across his face and ran out of the room. Most of the offices occupants following.

Butler lagged behind, then went after Holly. Obviously trying to fight the edge to hit her back. Or shoot her... She was a girl after all and doing such things wasn't polite.

When the room was quite once more and the door closed. Foaly came up beside Artemis, who had a hand on his red and quickly swelling cheek.

"Artemis?" asked the centaur uncertainly.

The genius turned to him. Smiling slightly.

"Girls can over react can't they?"

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(1) Am I missing anyone?

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Ending Note: There we go. I had to finish this real quick because my little sister wants to go on. (glower) So... what do you think? I like making Holly a bitch... she's pretty In Character I think. Eh heh heh.

Um... also. How centaurs satisfy themselves... well... I'd rather not get into that. They ARE half horse.