It's so dark... where am I?
I...I can hear a heart beating.
Is it mine?
It's so loud! Make the beating stop!
-images of wolf eyes, fangs, and blood flash before Artemis' eyes rapidly but then everything goes dark-
Artemis' eyes shot open in shock, he rapidly looked around, his head covered with sweat and his chest covered with old blood. after a few shaky breaths he looked around calmly, realizing he was in his bedroom under his covers. He tried to sit up but only found pain and winced. Suddenly, he remembered what happened! I was bitten! and I wish my suit wasn't ripped, it was really expensive. He looked down at his chest, noticing that it was covered with bandages thinking butler must have treated his wounds.
Haven City, Apartment Complex
Holly was sitting on her couch, reading the latest book of 'Moby Dick,' her nut-brown skin almost shining from the lamp. She was on a break after the whole incident with Opal and her whole plan to take over the world due to her needing to recover from the experiences she went through that time.
With Opal gone forever, it feels a little odd to not have a plan on how to stop her anymore, which at the same time felt good. But even when Artemis got his memories back and went home she almost immediately started to miss him again. It must because of how much time she spent with him to help get his memories back.
Suddenly, her communicator started to buzz. She picked it up to see who it was and to her surprise it was Artemis! She of course answered but before she could say hello it was Butler's voice that came up. "Holly! It's about Artemis! He was bitten by something but it seems severe, please come over!" And with that, he hung up. Holly somehow caught all that he just said and subconsciously jumped up from her couch and immediately ran out the door. "Aw D'arvit here we go again." She cursed before leaving the door.
INTERMISSION
Fowl Manor, 10:00 Am
Artemis was not feeling well. In fact, he didn't look well either. His chest was red and almost swollen, his back was hurting from the rocks he fell on when the wolf pinned him and his head ached like fire. But there are some things he can be grateful for though, his parents and his brothers are away for a week on a trip to see some monuments. Butler was on one side of the bed getting a towel ready for Artemis when suddenly the door burst open.
It was Holly, wearing a worried serious look on her face. "Butler you said Artemis was hurt, I came as fast as I could!" She yelped. Artemis felt tiny pain on his ears. "Please don't yell Holly." He mumbled. Holly immediately looked over at Artemis and rushed to the side of the bed. Artemis looked up at Holly, his eyes from annoyance to comfort, it felt good to see one of his friends again. "Ah, it's good to see you again Holly, I was beginning to think you've forgotten about me." He teased weakly. Holly gave Artemis a small smile and quickly went back to her serious look.
Butler stood up and headed to the door, trusting that Holly will take care of Artemis. "I'm going to clean around the house, feel free to treat his wounds." And left out the door.
Sorry if Butler may seem out of character in this I'm going to ask about him later In future chapters!