Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Only two chapters aren't enough to keep readers satisfied. Now, the updating problem. With school, and studying, and all that stuff, I wasn't able to think. But know, it's all in my head, and im ready to write. I hope you're ready to read. But now that summer is on the way, I hope to update more quickly.

Special thanks to ArtyIsMine for reviewing! I promise the next chapter will tell what's wrong with Trouble. Right now, it's Centaur time! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: You guys should know by now that I do not own Artemis Fowl. If you think I did, then you need to go see a doctor.

Chapter Three

Foaly's POV

I was really annoyed. Every since Trouble left work almost eight hours ago, the LEP office had been a complete disaster. Nobody knew what to do. Trouble just left without leaving anybody in charge and I had tried telling Holly to do something, but she had something important to do. Probably to spend some of her surface time with that Mud Boy she's so fond of. So I was left on my own to choose who would be in charge. That had even turned out to be chaotic. I ended up choosing one of the best officers, Major Vein. He had recently been promoted, and was doing great. In my eyes. Everyone else didn't want him in charge because they thought he would just put the people he liked on all the surfaces missions. Recon Jocks. They were so stupid. A Recon officer never really got a non-surface mission unless he, or in some cases she, was detained. Holly had held her rank, put lost her spot. Oh well, it was the LEP's loss.

Now the reason I'm annoyed, is because of Grub. Without the Commander, he had been acting like it was the end of the world. Someone, I wish I knew who, and I think I do, sent him into the Ops Booth so he could have someone the talk too. Well, Grub was just nonstop talking. I couldn't even hear myself think. I was up to my pointed ears with this elf.

"GRUB!" I shouted. He silenced. "Would you please leave? I have stuff I have to finish." I turned around in my chair, anger and annoyance covered my face. Grub got up slowly, and headed for the door without a word. When Grub got yelled at, it was either from his mommy or Trouble. Even with them he gets freaked out. He is such a wimp.

The communicator on my desk beeped and vibrated. I read the caller ID and flipped it open. She was going to get it.

"Hello? Is this the crazy elf that left me stranded in Police Plaza with a bunch of crazy fairies just so she could go make out with some Mud Boy?"

I heard silence. Perfect. That always works because she never sees it coming.

"Foaly, I'm so glad I left you there." She stopped talking just as someone opened the door. "AND I DIDN'T MAKE OUT WITH HIM!" Holly yelled as she burst into the Ops Booth. She was angry. I put my hand over my mouth so she wouldn't see me laughing. Then Artemis came up behind her.

"Holly," he began. "Remember that he is just a paranoid, untrained, annoying centaur. What harm could he do?"

"HEY!" Artemis turned to face me.

"Oh hello." He said as he sat down into one of the small office chairs. "And how are you today?" He grinned.

"I hate the both of you!" I said. I turned my chair around to face my computers. At least they liked me.

"You can only hate what you don't have."

Holly stopped laughing. "And what might that be?" she asked, trying to hold back laughter.

He pretended to think, and then said, "Friends, a good personality, a brain."

Holly was laughing so hard, she was holding on to the door frame for support. When was the last time Artemis had made anyone laugh that hard? He had changed every since he got over the Atlantis Complex. Now he made everyone so happy no matter what the situation was.

"Oh so the Mud Boy can make jokes now can he? Try making a joke about why your down here."

Holly wiped tears from her eyes. She was laughing so hard she actually started crying? Since when did she even laugh?

"I needed him. He has to help me…"

"Find a dress to wear on your first date?" Now I was in the game again. I smiled.

"NO! He is here to…"

"Have your first kiss?" My smile grew larger. Artemis's face looked drained of color. Then again he always looked that way.

"NO... FOALY JUST SHUT UP AND LET ME FINISH THE SENTENCE!" She took a deep breath. The smile disappeared from my face. She continued, this time without any interruption. "He is here to help me find out what's wrong with Trouble." She finished.

"Well what's wrong with him?" I asked.

"I think he is really sick. But I need to find out more if he wants to get any better." She replied. Artemis got out of his under sized chair and stood next to Holly.

"Speaking of that, we should get going."

"Yea we should. I send you a message when he thinks he know what's wrong. Bye Foaly."

"See you later Short. Don't get too caught up in kissing each other. Trouble might get nauseous."

Holly shot me a keep-this-up-and-you-are-going-to-get-it-a-life-of-hell look.

They walked out and I returned to my work.

Those two really need to realize they are perfect for each other. Holly totally realizes it. Artemis is just a stupid genius. Wow that felt weird. It was probably nothing.