Chapter 1
Samantha Short read the paragraph coldly. They talk about this, she thought, as if our condition is a disease! She tossed the newspaper on her bedroom floor and spat on it, she loathed it all so much - not the paper, but everything else. But perhaps a description of the young elf is worth mentioning. Sam had copper skin, pale green eyes, black hair in natural corkscrews, and, naturally, pointed ears. Currently, she was trying to make sense of her life; at age sixty (a teenager), she had moved back to Haven from Atlantis with her father when her mother had killed herself. Her father, Joseph, used to be in Atlantis's police force. Now he worked for the LEPreconnaissance and looking for his younger sister.
Sam had read old papers and collected some interesting tidbits about his new career. Recon Commander Julius Root would have been his boss, but was murdered by a certain Opal Koboi and replaced by Ark Sool. Also, apparently, "Aunt Holly" used to work there too (the first female officer), until she was accused of Root's murder, when she quit. Since then, she worked as a private detective with Mulch Diggums, a dwarf that proved very useful in the Artemis Fowl incidents. Last, but not least, there was Artemis. Sam, like most other fairies, knew about little Arty and his deeds. She was curious about him, and questions of the mud boy instantly filled her mind. Was he as smart as, maybe even smarter than her? Perhaps he learned about The People because he was also a mind reader? Is that impossible? No. Improbable? Most likely.
Miss Short went to wake her father for work, so she could prepare for school on the next day while he was gone… and maybe make some friends.
Note: Please R&R, and sorry if the chapters are so short, I prefer them like that.