A/N: I own nothing to do with Artemis Fowl.

Chapter 2: Jealousy

Trouble sat moodily at his desk, chewing on a pencil. He did have paperwork to do but he couldn't concentrate. His head snapped up as someone opened his office door.

Holly! He thought.

It wasn't though; it was his best friend, Major Ash Vein. Coincidently Vein had been the one who had given Trouble enough courage to ask Holly out in the first place.

"Hey Trouble. Is it true that Holly came back?" he asked sitting down across from Trouble.

"Yeah she's back." Trouble said.

Vein's face looked surprised. "And? What's wrong? You've been waiting for her to come back for 3 years and now you're not with her?"

"She's different." Trouble muttered.

"How?" Vein asked. "She's got a mud man's eye! And not just any mud man, but Artemis Fowl's eye. They switched in the time tunnel. It's pretty but..."

"It's not Holly?" Vein said softly.

He knew his best friend better than anyone on Earth (or under it), and he always knew what he was thinking. Well almost always.

"Exactly! I wish everything would go back to the way things were." Trouble said. "Where there weren't any Mud boy's kidnapping fairies, or having an adventure every 6 months."

"Oh I get it." Vein said. "You're jealous."

"I am not!" Trouble said. "I just wish..."

He stopped as he saw something outside his office. Holly and Artemis were walking down the corridor talking earnestly. Trouble clenched his fists.

"Ok fine. I'm jealous. What do you think they're talking about?" Trouble asked.

Vein shrugged. "They're just friends Trouble. Think of all the adventures they've had. They have a lot to talk about."

What Trouble didn't know was that Artemis and Holly were actually talking about his and Holly's relationship. Artemis felt that in a way he owed Holly for kidnapping her (even though she said she had no hard feelings) so he said he'd help her find out if Trouble really did care about her.

"So you really think that he still likes me?" Holly said.

Artemis resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

"Yes. You realize that you've asked me that question about 10 times? You aren't usually like this." He said.

Holly sighed. "I know. It's so weird. But I think that I love Trouble. If he doesn't like me back anymore than I don't know what to do. Uh this feeling is very annoying." She groaned.

Artemis grinned. "Calm down Holly. Look you two are going to watch a movie tonight. Why don't you ask him if he still cares about you."

"Artemis! I can't just say that!"

"Why not?"

"Because! He's one of my friends. He would never say, no I don't care about you, even if he didn't! He's not that kind of person." She said.

Artemis paused. "Yes I see your point. Well maybe..."

"Hey Fowl! Commander Vinyaya (Let's just say that Vinyaya was made Commander of the LEP) wants you, Short and Kelp in her office. Now!" Called a burly gnome.

Artemis sighed. "We haven't been back for 24 hours and already we have a crises."

"Maybe she wants to congratulate us or something." Holly said trying to be optimistic.

Artemis just raised an eyebrow at her.

"Well whatever. I'll get Trouble." Holly said.

"Um Holly!" Artemis said.

"What?"

"Where is the commander's office?" Artemis asked.

"Oh sorry. It's down the hall. Big expensive looking doors." Holly said.

Artemis proceeded down the hallway without another word. Holly walked to Trouble's office, told him what the commander wanted and they left together.

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