Disclaimer: Don't own Artemis Fowl, any of the characters, etc.
A/N: Thanks again to reviewers. Does anyone have any ideas for a title? This probably ain't a good chappy.
Magey: it's a good thing that you're weird, where's the fun in being normal? Update FC!!!
SSenkard Tnelis: Thank you. This fast enough?
The Toaster: :D Thanks!
Chibi Binasu-chan: I should come up with a title really. Thanks!
Chapter Five
Holly set down her coffee, before standing up and glancing round. There was a blanket on the radiator, Holly checked it was dry before gently covering Root. Sitting down again, she continued to watch him, lost in her thoughts.
Holly woke to someone shaking her gently. "Short, come on, I'm gonna be late if you don't wake up." Opening her eyes groggily, she looked at him. The first thought in her head was damn he's cute. The second one was I am definatly ill. Root was already up and changed.
"I'm sorry, sir. I don't even remember falling alseep." she gave him a sheepish smile, hoping she wouldn't get into trouble. She yawned slightly, not properly awake yet. She found a nice, hot coffee being pushed into her hands. She blinked slightly, smiled, and took a sip.
"You want breakfast?" Root asked. He had more colour in his cheeks, but he wasn't his usual shade of red. More like a normal elf really, Holly thought, a cute normal elf. A very cute normal elf. Definatly ill.
"No, thanks. I'll grab something from the LEP. I don't supposed I could talk you into giving me a lift?"
"LEP food? You sure? What you gonna do, change at the Plaza?"
Holly nodded, and gave a smile. LEP food was generally considered to be worse than prison food. It occured to her, that she had smiled more in the last 24 hours, than she had all week. How odd. "I'll be able to take a shower there too, so thats fine. Anyway, you sure you should be coming into work? Vinyaya might think you've moved into the Plaza, the amount of time you've been spending there."
The Commander smirked at her. "I'm sure she does, but my day off is not till Monday, and I can't pull a sickie if I'm not sick now, can I?" He gave her a rare grin. Holly couldn't help it, she grinned back. Commander Root was well aware Holly had pulled a sickie before now. Especially when it was a birthday and he had refused her the day off. He took a sip of his own coffee, and took a bite of toast. Holly was watching him again. It was quite unnerving really. She didn't blink, she didn't do anything, just stared at him. And she made conversation, but didn't seem to hear when he answered. He briefly wondered if she was ill, but she seemed fine. He glanced at the clock before standing up.
"You ready to go?"
Holly nodded and followed him out to the lift. "I'm sorry at stayed over. I don't even remember falling asleep. I was kinda tired, and I had a head- ache, which it probably why. You know when you do a lot of Big magic, and you feel kinda tired after? Like that. Anyway, I'm sorry."
"It's fine Short. Maybe you should see a doctor?"
Holly gave him a curious look, "Why should I see a doctor? I'm fine. And what you fussing for? You don't even like me. And my name's Holly, not Short."
Root turned to her sharply. "And why, pray tell, wouldn't I like you?"
A/N: Thanks again to reviewers. Does anyone have any ideas for a title? This probably ain't a good chappy.
Magey: it's a good thing that you're weird, where's the fun in being normal? Update FC!!!
SSenkard Tnelis: Thank you. This fast enough?
The Toaster: :D Thanks!
Chibi Binasu-chan: I should come up with a title really. Thanks!
Chapter Five
Holly set down her coffee, before standing up and glancing round. There was a blanket on the radiator, Holly checked it was dry before gently covering Root. Sitting down again, she continued to watch him, lost in her thoughts.
Holly woke to someone shaking her gently. "Short, come on, I'm gonna be late if you don't wake up." Opening her eyes groggily, she looked at him. The first thought in her head was damn he's cute. The second one was I am definatly ill. Root was already up and changed.
"I'm sorry, sir. I don't even remember falling alseep." she gave him a sheepish smile, hoping she wouldn't get into trouble. She yawned slightly, not properly awake yet. She found a nice, hot coffee being pushed into her hands. She blinked slightly, smiled, and took a sip.
"You want breakfast?" Root asked. He had more colour in his cheeks, but he wasn't his usual shade of red. More like a normal elf really, Holly thought, a cute normal elf. A very cute normal elf. Definatly ill.
"No, thanks. I'll grab something from the LEP. I don't supposed I could talk you into giving me a lift?"
"LEP food? You sure? What you gonna do, change at the Plaza?"
Holly nodded, and gave a smile. LEP food was generally considered to be worse than prison food. It occured to her, that she had smiled more in the last 24 hours, than she had all week. How odd. "I'll be able to take a shower there too, so thats fine. Anyway, you sure you should be coming into work? Vinyaya might think you've moved into the Plaza, the amount of time you've been spending there."
The Commander smirked at her. "I'm sure she does, but my day off is not till Monday, and I can't pull a sickie if I'm not sick now, can I?" He gave her a rare grin. Holly couldn't help it, she grinned back. Commander Root was well aware Holly had pulled a sickie before now. Especially when it was a birthday and he had refused her the day off. He took a sip of his own coffee, and took a bite of toast. Holly was watching him again. It was quite unnerving really. She didn't blink, she didn't do anything, just stared at him. And she made conversation, but didn't seem to hear when he answered. He briefly wondered if she was ill, but she seemed fine. He glanced at the clock before standing up.
"You ready to go?"
Holly nodded and followed him out to the lift. "I'm sorry at stayed over. I don't even remember falling asleep. I was kinda tired, and I had a head- ache, which it probably why. You know when you do a lot of Big magic, and you feel kinda tired after? Like that. Anyway, I'm sorry."
"It's fine Short. Maybe you should see a doctor?"
Holly gave him a curious look, "Why should I see a doctor? I'm fine. And what you fussing for? You don't even like me. And my name's Holly, not Short."
Root turned to her sharply. "And why, pray tell, wouldn't I like you?"
