Okay, going on to chapter four now for all of you who cant count. lol Which I think you can! Hope you all enjoy.
Holly jumped down from the ledge and helped Carmen down afterwards, "I think if we just keep moving then everything will be okay. All I have to do is control myself and..."
"Holly look," Carmen whispered. Up ahead Artemis was standing there making Holly smile. He was okay, too. There ran over to him and he fell to the ground, blood soaking up his shirt, coming from the wound in his chest.
"ARTEMIS!" Holly screamed bolting upright in her bed so fast it gave her a head rush. She held her head for a moment until Artemis came in her room, running straight to her.
"You know if you wanted to talk to me, my room was unlocked," Artemis stated as she looked up. Tears started to run down her cheeks and she leaned forward, laying her head on his chest. At first he was shocked but then comforted her by holding her and rubbing her back.
Juliet and Buter glanced in and then told Artemis's parents it was taken care of, so they all went back to bed.
"What was it?" Artemis asked, lifting her chin so there eyes would meet but she averted her eyes from him, "What's the matter?"
"I do... I don't want to..." She tried but couldn't say it. So she looked up at his eyes and bit her lip, "You...were kinda...hurt..."
"I wasn't just hurt was I?" Artemis asked. He had an expression on his face that Holly couldn't read and it made her nod. She then wrapped her arms around him and dug her head into his shoulder.
"I don't want you to go," She muttered into his shoulder and he tightened his grip on her.
"I won't, I'll stay here," He told her, laying her down on the bed and making her lose her grip on him. He then jumped over her and laid down next to her, bringing her covers up to her arms. He then wrapped his arms around her and she curled up in his arms quickly.
He kept rubbing the back of her head and making shushing noises until the crying stopped and her breathing calmed to a slow, sleeping pace. He then kissed her on the forehead and closed his eyes, hoping Holly would think it was okay.
Holly opened her eyes slowly, but light hit them and she shut them again. She then opened her eyes and squinted, in front of her was Artemis. He was still breathing slow and his arms her tight but lightly holding her. She was shocked but comforted that he was with her all night.
Her arms were stuck between herself and Artemis's chest, so she made her nose touch his. She then nudged him a little harder and he opened his eyes.
"I'm stuck," She stated, biting her lip. He laughed and loosened his arms, "Thanks." She then smiled wider, "I really appreciate you not freaking out on me."
"Well, I've already been shot at, punched, and chased by crazy pixies and goblins so, no problem."
She laughed and sat up, curling her legs up to her stomach. He propped himself up with his elbow and used his other hand to flick some strands of hair from his face, "You know I enjoyed watching you sleep last night. You looked so adorable."
Holly pushed his shoulder so he fell off his elbow and onto his back. She then jumped up from the bed and got some clothes out of a drawer, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to take a shower," Holly replied turning around and facing him, "As much as I love cuddling, I want to get up and moving."
"Can we talk later?" Artemis asked raising an eyebrow.
"Sure," She said slowly, giving him a look from the bathroom door, "Though I have a feeling that talking's not on you mind."
She shut the bathroom door and he chuckled. He then got up to go change.
Holly came into the ballroom, where Artemis's parents were attempting to teach Austin and Analay to slow dance. After five minutes and many sore toes, they got into a shouting match and had to be seperated by the Butlers, who took them to seperate rooms.
"I think we could do better then that," Artemis whispered but was heard anyways.
"Then why don't you show us if you were paying attention to us last time?" Artemis's mother asked. Artemis just shrugged and took Holly's hand, leading her to the center of the floor.
"What makes you think I can dance?" Holly pouted as they reached the center of the room.
"What, you really think me and Foaly only talk about who's brain is bigger? We have to have something to talk about," Artemis replied taking her hand and wrapping his other arm around her waist.
His mother started some music and they moved slowly to the rhythm. Artemis led slower than the music and Holly noticed his mother crossing her arms. So she leaned in and whispered, "You can speed up a little, I know this one."
He smiled at her and caught up to the music quickly. He spinned her twice and brought her back to him. She easily turned and connected, knowing exactly what she was doing, not even looking down. Towards the end he let her out and twisted her in, lightly dipping her. He then brought her up from the dip but kept thier faces close together.
"I see you were paying attention to much," Artemis's father smirked from his postion next to Angeline, "I have taught you well."
Holly blushed and Artemis raised an eyebrow at her, "I have no idea what he is talking about. I think that ice might have gotten to him."
His mother giggled and his father gave him a warning glared, "Are we dismissed?"
His father nodded and Artemis ran out of the ballroom with Holly still attached to his hand. He went through another room, which was a blur to her. They rounded a corner and she was pushed against a wall. Artemis was up against her and his head was next to her ear, "I didn't know you were such a good dancer."
His breath tickled her ear and her spine tingled making her shiver. He pulled back away from her face with his hands still on her hips and smirked, "I'm so charming!"
Holly leaned her back completely against the wall, crossing her arms, and spat, "Yeah, right. All you are is fast and good with words."
He leaned foreward with his nose touching hers and smirked, "I can give you the chills without saying a word."
She shook her head no and bit her lip. He raised an eyebrow and rubbed the side of her stomach. She bit her lip harder and looked up at him. He used one of his hands to rub the back of her neck with his thumb and the chills shot straight through her back, making her fall almost to the floor.
Artemis laughed and kneeled down next to her, "I'm good, but my father's better."
Holly had her arms still crossed and wouldn't look at him. So he put his face right next to her cheek and nudged it with his nose. She moved her head away but he got closer and nudged her again. She turned and pushed him on his butt, making him laugh, "You are so stubborn."
"ME!" She replied loudly, "You're the one who keeps trying to make-out with me!"
"No," Artemis got up and brushing invisible dust off his suit, "Just trying to make you kiss me."
"Did you really think it would work?" Holly asked standing up and looking into his eyes.
"Maybe," He smiled, "but I would have to try extremely hard and even then it's a very slim chance."
"Why do you think that?" She asked.
"Because you're stubborn," Artemis stated turning and walking away. Holly stood there for a second followed him. Artemis smiled as she came up behind him and walked with him.
After a few seconds she asked, "So what is the schedule for today?"
"Well," He started, "Juliet and Butler are tied down with the kids today and my parents are going to some interview thing with some guy that my dad might hire. So I guess you can do anything you want today."
"Well, what if I don't have anything to do?" Holly asked, trying to keep his attention it seemed.
'Why is she trying so hard to get me to ask her to hang out with me? Why doesn't she just ask me?' He thought and spoke out loud, "Well, I don't have anything to do really, I have to check e-mail but then... Maybe I do have something. Can you wait a minute?"
She nodded and he ran off, so she sat down on the floor. She laid her head against the foundation and muttered, "He really has to stop with this puberty crap."
She lightly drifted off into her thoughts as Artemis came back and watched her, as she almost slept, 'She looks to peaceful.' He knelt down beside her and asked, "You want to see what fun and exciting E-mail I got."
"Sure," She replied as he helped her up and they went upstairs, "Is it really this boring in your house?"
"Well, I usually have homework because I still have to go to school. Now that it's winter break I don't have much to do," He replied opening his door and going straight to his computer. Holly somewhat shut the door behind her, "There is only two thing that can entertain me for this break."
"What?" Holly asked, messing with some writing utensils on his desk.
"Annoying you is the first and best," He started getting smacked in the back of the head, he just laughed, "and there's this girl at my school who is attempting to get me to go to this dance at my school for winter break. Her name is Veronica Limirick and she has an extreme crush on me."
"Wow! You're modest!" Holly snorted, leaning against his desk.
"I'm not kidding!" Artemis exclaimed, "She follows me everywhere, she calls me almost everyday, she sends me, like, fifty e-mails, and calls me pet names any chance she gets! Not to mention she already has attempted to make-out with me!"
"Oh, my gosh, it looks like your head is spinning off into another dimention," Holly laughed as he logged on. She heard a little jingle noise and took a look as Artemis groaned.
"It's her," He growled, looking at his e-mail which were mostly titled, 'Dance,' and were sent by Veronica.
She giggled lightly and said, "You weren't kidding."
"You think," Artemis said, "I got fifty e-mails and one is from Foaly."
She burst out laughing, "How is that possible."
"She probably wrote it down and copied and pasted it a million times!" He exclaimed and growled, "And I just got another one."
SexyShyGirl: Hey Artemis! I've missed you so much. It's like we haven't talked in forever!
Artemis: I just sent you an e-mail yesterday.
SexyShyGirl: I know but I haven't seen your gorgeous face!
Artemis laughed, "Yeah right!"
Holly smiled and put a hand on his shoulder, "Hey she's not kidding."
He smiled at her, "I knew you liked me."
"I never said that!" Holly exclaimed, "And I highly doubt she's shy."
ArtemisIsTheBest: So, what are you doing this Saturday?
Artemis: Staying home.
ArtemisIsTheBest: Why?
Artemis: Why not?
"Do you start that with EVERYBODY?" Holly asked, shaking her head.
"No, just people I like to annoy," He replied smirking as she glared at him.
"Knowing it she probably thinks your sarcasm is the most amazing thing ever," She smirked back.
DancingQueen: There's a dance! It's going to be the most amazing thing ever and I would love to save a dance for you or something...
Holly laughed, "Or something, I think that means ask me to the dance already, dang it."
Artemis: I can't I have company.
DancingQueen: That night!
Artemis: No, she is going to be here all winter break.
DancingQueen: Who is SHE!
"Oh," Holly said in mock horror, "I don't think she's very happy that there is another girl in the house."
Artemis just laughed again.
Artemis: Yeah, she is an old friend of mine. Her name is Holly.
LoverGirl: I'd love to meet her. What are you doing later?
Artemis: Besides hanging out with her?
SummerLover: Well, duh, Silly!
"If she changers her name one more time..." Holly growled and Artemis laughed.
"It's not her fault," He smirked, "She is having a very difficult time, dealing with the fact that there is another girl in the house."
"She's obsessed with you! I think she needs to go to a mental hospital, because changing her screen name a million times won't help!" Holly exclaimed crossing her arms.
"You sound a little protective there," Artemis smirked turning to face her.
"You want me to hit you, cause I'll do it," Holly threatened.
Artemis: I was planning on getting something for me and Holly to do but you are welcome to join us.
"As long as she doesn't introduce herself as someone else every five seconds," Holly muttered.
SummerLover: That would be so much fun! What time?
"She is so fake," Holly kept muttering to herself.
Artemis: Let's say around noonish and you can eat lunch with us.
SummerLover: Okay, I'll be there!
Artemis: Bye.
SummerLover: Love you!
"I can tell," Holly muttered as Artemis shut off the computer.
"I feel that you are jealous for some reason," Artemis said starting to twirl in the swivel chair.
"I am not!" Holly protested and crossed her arms.
"Then why are you getting angry?" Artemis asked and she blushed.
"ARTEMIS!" Analay screamed from downstairs, "MOMMY WANTS YOU!"
He laughed and Holly bit her lip, "She is the most adorable thing I've ever seen but, I might die if I have to be with her every second of the day."
"I'm used to it," Artemis replied getting up from his chair and running out the door. Holly sat down in his chair and leaned back. It was extremely comfortable and she closed her eyes. She opened them and opened an internet box. She started to look up a game on the interenet and found the story line already halfway through, she started to scroll down.
"You know if you wanted to know what happens, you could play the game," Artemis said from behind her and she jumped.
"I don't have the game," She said, closing the engine and crossing her arms. He turned the chair around and leaned down to face her.
His face was inches away from hers, "Well, I can get it."
"That's okay," She said about to turn around.
"Yeah, but I can get it for you. I have limited funds so don't give me the, 'I don't want you to spend money on me thing.' Also, I want to play it, it looks interesting."
Holly bit her lip, "Do you have Playstation two?"
"No," Artemis replied and she looked at her hands, "but, Analay and Austin do."
She looked up and smiled, "So where can we get the game." She thought a minute, "Plus, I don't think that whats-her-face is going to be to happy if we are playing a game while she is here."
"That's why they made memory cards my dear," He smirked, grabbing her hand and pulling her up from the chair. He then ran down the stairs and grabbed the keys from the bowl in the hall yelling behind him, "WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING! WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE VERONICA GETS HERE!"
Holly swore she heard Butler fall on the ground in frustation, trying to get to Artemis before he left. They ran out the door and into the garage. There was the most amazing car ever, in her opinion (and mine). It was a black farari with purple and blue flames creeping up the sides.
"Are you getting in?" Artemis asked and she jumped over the door professionally, making him laugh. He opened the garage and started to pull out, when Butler jumped in front, "YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!"
Buter walked over to Holly's side of the car and said, "If anything happens to him..."
"It'll be my fault not hers," Artemis said, glaring at Butler.
"I shouldn't trust you," He started.
"But you have to," Artemis smirked and Bulter rolled his eyes stepping away from the car. Artemis seemed to push his foot to the floor and stopped, recieving a glare from Dom, "I'm kidding!"
He then started to drive away and down the driveway. After they were far enough away, Artemis started to speed up, "You better not crash us."
"Are you kidding me," Artemis repeated himself, "I could drive blind. I know these roads like the back of my hand and my mom taught me how to drive before I could walk. Have you ever had one of those electronic car things when you were little."
Holly laughed, "Does it have a stereo?"
He nodded and asked, "Do you wanna be ghetto or metal or what? Anything but girlie!"
"Let's try rap and then see if anything good is on metal," She smiled, wondering how he knew she like metal, "If it's okay with you. I mean don't you like classical Mozart stuff?"
"Not since I really listened to it," He replied blasting the stereo to some rap song but immediatly turned it to the metal station. 'Last train home by Lostprophets came on and Holly smiled. She loved this song. She started to sing it out loud before she could help herself. Artemis smiled and listened to her, some times singing along.
When the song was over he said, "So you like Lostprophets?"
"You know Lostprophets?" She exclaimed happily, "They're awesome!"
He laughed as they pulled into town, "Do you want to come in with me or do you want me to get the games?"
"I guess I could come with you," Holly replied, as she watched Artemis try to jump over the side like she did. His foot hit the steering wheel and he face planted into the ground, a couple of guys started to smirk and laugh. Holly jumped over professionally making the guys all try to look there best as they came over about to make fun of Artemis and impress Holly.
"Are you okay?" Holly asked, biting her lip as she leaned down towards him.
"A couple of things to let you know," Artemis somewhat whispered, "That hurt, never jump over on the driver's side, and I can see down your shirt."
She helped him up and smacked him in the arm, "What was that for?"
"FOR LOOKING!" Holly stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Is there a problem?" One of the guys asked.
"Yeah," Holly smiled at him sweetly, "Just learning some new things."
"I can help you on that one," Another one of the guys said, "I'm T.J. and I'd say that you deserve better then him."
Holly smiled and leaned against the car, "Really, how so?"
"Well," He laughed, "He seems to think he's all that when he isn't and I think I could be a way better man to be with. Don't even think about going out with him because I will be ten times better."
"Well," Holly started, walking up to him and still smiling. She turned to look at Artemis and T.J. smirked to his friends but, so did Holly, "How about you stay out of my business, because I'm sure you wouldn't want me to hurt you and in case you haven't noticed, you must not be as hot as you think you are because you have no girls around you. Anyone would want to be with Artemis but, not you. So get a life or just some acne cream, okay."
She turned around and walked into the game store with a stunned T.J. standing there. Artemis followed after her, "I'm so glad I haven't gotten on your evil side."
"That wasn't evil, that was the truth," Holly muttered and turned to him, "What is his problem? Like he can't tell that you are like seriously hotter than he is."
Artemis laughed and she crossed her arms, "What?"
"You do know that you just complimented about ten times today? Or have you not noticed yet?" He asked smirking at her.
"Oh don't get such a big head," Holly replied pushing him and going up to the front counter.
"I have some games under the name of Artemis Fowl," Artemis said leaning against the counter and checking his fingernails. The girl scurried off to the back room with a bag.
"Would you like just the games now or the entire thing you asked for?" She asked checking off a list if everything was there.
"Everything, please," He said standing up straight and watching as Holly looked confused, "Memory cards."
She nodded and the girl handed him the bag and named off the price. It was a whole lot more than Holly expected it to be and tried to look in the bag to make sure it was right, but Artemis refused. He wrote up the check and took her hand, leading her out the door. He put the bag in the back and jumped in, this time making it correctly and some of the guys looked down at there shoes. T.J. was no where to be seen which made both Holly and Artemis laugh.
They drove back out of town and back to the house. They walked inside, with Artemis carrying the bag, and they went into the main living room where Artemis's parents were sitting with Butler.
"ARTEMIS WAS SHOT!" Holly yelped as they walked in the room, making Domovoi jump. She giggled loudly until Dom chased her down the hall. He came back with her on his back. She slid off his back and on to the floor, almost falling over from the height she fell.
Artemis sat down and set the bag on the floor. Holly constantly tried to look inside the bag but got smacked everytime she got near it. She growled at him and one time did a high pitched noise, but he ignored it and wouldn't let her look. So she gave up and went upstairs to her room.
She shut her door and grabbed her MP3 player and started to go through some of the music. When she got to what she wanted she started to sing aloud to herself. Artemis pulled one of the plugs from her ear making her jump, "You have a really pretty voice."
She turned and smacked him, "Thanks for listening in."
"I'm so sorry," He made his fake apolgy, "Was it a private concert?"
"YES!" She yelled but smiled and bit her lip, "but you would have found out I actually know how to sing, sooner or later."
"Sooner more than later actually," Artemis smirked, "Like I said, me and Foaly talk a lot."
She rolled her eyes, "That centaur needs to learn to keep his mouth shut. Did he tell you about the Christmas party at Trouble's house a couple of years ago?"
"Yep," He nodded and laughed, "About the kareoke thing."
She laughed but it was forced and she half whispered, "Did he tell you about the Koblade thing?"
Artemis nodded mutely and she smiled, "Good, cause I don't want to explain it myself. It's way to hard to do after everything I've had to explain to other people."
"He also told me about Jason," Artemis said, sitting down on the bed but not looking at her, "He told me not to tell you that he told me but I think that you should know I know."
He looked up at her and smiled, "I saw a picture of you before you were in the LEP."
Holly laughed, "I actually am going to get some human clothes like that since I already have those ones for when I'm like a fairy but I need some for while I'm bigger."
"So you want to look like some gothic freak?" Artemis asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Absolutly!" She exclaimed and sat down next to him, "Do you think you parents will mind?"
"My mom started to head bang with me in the car to UnderOath are you kidding me?" He asked and laughed. She laughed with him and she heard the doorbell ring. He stopped and grabbed the bed and acted scared, "She's here!"
So sorry to leave you all hanging on what is to happen between Veronica and Holly. Will Holly kill her or will Veronica make Holly cry or will something else happen?
To ALL MI RIVEWERS! YOU ROCK!! but there was no hate mail. I want at least a little hate mail I mean come on. CRITIZE ME! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG!! but dont be to harsh cause I might cry...
Hope you enjoyed it and I will try to update soon as possible!
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