Holly was walking down the hall and heard talking. When she looked around the corner she could see two figures there making hand gestures and whispering angrily to get a point acrossed. She tried hard to catch the conversation. She got a 'experiment' and a 'before she wakes up.'
Then they turned around and saw her. The taller one pulled outa gun and fired.
Holly screeched, not loud but she did. She slammed her hands over her mouth so no other sound could come out. How could she not say it was a dream, again, it seemed so real but... would Butler shoot her if she ever got in the way?That morning Holly hopped down the stairs happily and went straight to the kitchen to see if Juliet burned anymore food even if it was 7 in the morning. What a show that would have been? Instead she saw Artemis and Butler discussing something, not even in good spirits.
She was just turning around to leave when Artemis said, "You know if you wanted to stay you could?"
She turned around and snapped her fingers, replying, "Why did you have to see me? I was trying to get out of having breakfast with you."
He smiled as she walked into the room and got her breakfast. When she sat down she noticed Butler looking at her in a different way and asked, "Do I have something on my face?"
"No," Butler reasured her lowering his head, "I just wanted to appologize for yesterday."
Holly was taken aback, "So it was real."
Artemis almost spit what ever was in his mouth everywhere. Finally, he swallowed and managed to laugh out loud, were as Butler was chuckling to.
"What?" Holly asked surprised they werent more serious about it.
"I didnt think you would be that happy about me kissing you," Artemis replied a smirk poking through all the laughter.
Then it hit Holly and she blushed. They were talking about yesterday when Butler walked in on them. She put her hands in front of her face trying to cover up what was really going through her mind, "Shut up loser, I'm tired."
"Obviously," Butler commented taking his plate over to the sink, "I mean who forgets making out with someone."
"Okay Mr. No-it-all," Holly stated, "We were not making out we were kissing. If you wanted to see us making out you could have walked in on us in the kitchen."
Butler turned pale but Artemis just laughed even harder, "Or did he forget to mention that?"
"I think he did," Butler replied turning to look at Artemis who was starting to calm down, "I think we also forgot to tell his mother about it to."
"You wouldnt," Artemis said turning to face him.
"No, but the thought of it is nice." Butler commented walking out of the room.
"Oh thats mean," Artemis said almost to himself.
"So thats kinda awkward," Holly said starting to eat some cereal.
"No, its like this now that everything has settled down," Artemis shook his head, "Unless I'm doing an experiment or making something that may one day save Haven again."
At experiment Holly looked up surprised, "Do you have any running now?"
"Yes," He said raising an eyebrow, "Why do you ask?"
"Well," Holly replied giving him puppy eyes, "I was wondering..."
"If you could see it," Artemis answered for her. She nodded, "Well the experiment isnt finished yet but the invention ...I guess."
"YAY!" Holly replied perking up, "When?"
"Finish eating," Artemis said returning to his own plate. She picked up her spoon to finish eating and waited impatiently to be finished.
Artemis lead her to the basement door in the hallway making Holly stop and cross her arms, "I am not going down there again."
Artemis grabbed the side of her arm and pulling her to the door, "This time is different. I am not trying to kidknap you, I'm just going to show you something."
"Okay," Was all Holly replied letting herself be dragged down the basement steps, "If you make me trip I am gonna kill you."
"You do know that if you fall I'm either likely to catch you or fall with you," Artemis replied almost at the bottom of the stairs.
"It would still hurt," She mumbled as they reached the bottom of the stairs and Artemis turned on the light. She couldnt hold back her surprise, she gasped. It looked almost like OP's but with less clutter and older equipment.
"What have you been up to?" Holly asked almost afraid to know the answer.
"Dont make me sound like a bad guy again," Artemis answered casually sitting down in a swivel chair, "I've been up to many things by the way. Experimenting with certain cemicals to make plants grow faster and that dont harm the enviroment."
"I've tested a new chemical I made on a metal desk," He went on laughing, "I accidently dropped it you see and not I can see my feet."
Holly cocked her head to the side and asked, "It didnt burn through the glass though?"
"Thats something that surprised me," Artemis said, "It only eats through metal. Its amazing."
"So is that what your going to show me," Holly asked walking over to him.
"No," Artemis replied standing up and walking over to a cabnet and taking out a weapon looking somewhat like a gun, "Let me see you hand?"
Holly put out her hand and he pushed the device against it. She jumped when she felt her hand being spiked, which hurt a little. When she looked down a small circular thing was on her hand, when she went to take it off it wouldnt bulge.
"Can I shoot it or hit it against something?" She asked impatiantly wanting it off.
"You can but this is only a prototype and I want to make sure its stronge enough first," Artemis replied looking at her amused, he could tell she hated it being there, "The only way to get it off is to push this button on the left."
"If you open the top and push the top, boom, no more evidence of that person," Artemis said raising an eyebrow at Holly's frantic look, "It has a tracker and it can tell when its being tampered with. A whole lot better than the sleeper seeker see because it doesnt kill someone if they itch thier head."
Holly chuckled a little but not much, so Artemis pushed the button and released it from her skin. She sighed as he reloaded it on the device and put it away.
"You do know that I wouldnt keep that on you do you?" He asked concerned.
"Yeah, but just the thought that its a prototype scares me," Holly replied shaking her head, "I've had one to many bad incounters of that from Foaly making me a gunie pig."
He smiled and took her hand to lead her back upstairs but she stopped, "What is the experiment you have?"
She cocked her head to the side as he replied," That is non of your business."
He led her upstairs but she didnt protest. When they reached the top and opened the door they saw Mrs. Fowl dusting a picture. She turned around and saw them, "Oh, what are you to up to? Showing her something your working on Arty?"
"Yeah, just something interesting," Artemis replied walking around the chair she was standing on.
"Dont forget you two have to help the others with all the decorating to be done," She told them as the walked to the ball room.
Neither replied as they walked into the room. There was about a million different things on the ground and everyone but Butler and Artemis's parents were standing there.
"So what do we do first," Juliet said looking at the two of them.
Chris was the first to notice they were holding hands, "Oh sure, your aloud to have time for you boyfriend but I'm not."
Holly blushed and Artemis replied, "Not our fault you werent sleeping."
"And how would you know?" Alex asked him.
Holly clasped her hands behind her back and rocked back in forth on her heels, "I think I can take charge of where the decorations should go. I have a good idea for them."
"Okay, then lets go," Juliet perked up trying to help Holly, "What do you have in mind."Holly smiled and told them her idea.
After about 4 hours they finished with most of the decorations. The guys were going to finish so the girls could go start getting ready, seeing as they were woman and took longer. Holly threw a fit when Artemis said that.
When Juliet and Holly got upstairs, Juliet turned on the water and told Holly to get a other clothes. When Holly came back she got into the shower and made sure she did everything carefully like Juliet said.
Once she got out, Juliet got in and Holly started to dry her hair. She just finished when Juliet got out and watched as Juliet frantically started to pull out many items.
"Can you go tell the guys that were out and they can get in?" She asked still pulling out things from the drawer, "Then go get your dress so we can just stay in here till its time to get down there."
Holly nodded and walked out of the room, as she was on the way down she put her hair in a bun like always. She got to the ballroom to see them all sitting in a circle on folding chairs. She stood there for a second just looking at them, Artemis seemed like he acted like this his entire life. Social and sweet, it made her smile.
She jogged in and they all looked up at her.Artemis smirked and said, " I thought I told you, you have to wear a dress."
She stuck her tounge out at him and replied, "Kiss my butt, its still in my room. We're done using the shower so you guys can go take turns if you'd like."
"I'm first," Joey said getting up to walk out of the room.
"Why dont you all go up there so you guys can get out and get in," Holly asked, when they all just looked at her she said, "So you dont take 5 hours."
Some of them shrugged but Max, Joey, and Jesse went upstairs to take showers.
"When they're done then we can go up there and get ready," Chris said leaning back, "I wanted to talk more."
"What ever," Holly replied turning to leave when Chris asked, "What color is your dress?"
"I'm not gonna tell you," She replied crossing her arms.
"Oh come on its only the color its not like your giving me the exact way it looks," Chris said giving her the puppy face.
She smirked and replied, "Its multi-color."
And with that she left and ran upstairs to get her dress. When she got to her room she noticed her communicator sitting on the table next to her bed. She shuddered just looking at it but tried to ignore it. She went to her closet and got her dress, it had the cover over it so she laid it on the bed.
She then opened a tiny safe she brought with her and took out her necklace. She put it safely in her pocket and shut the safe door. Then she took a small jewelry box out of her bag, she got her dress, and went back to Juliet.
As she walked into the room she noticed that Juliet had many things placed out for certain reasons. On one table she had next to her bed there was a staightener, On a table next to the make-up stand there was nailpolish and other nail products, and on the make-up stand, well...make-up.
"Okay," Juliet started, "First I am going to do your hair while you do your nails."
"Are we straightening my hair?" Holly asked sitting in the make-up chair.
"Do you want that for your hair?" Juliet asked unplugging it and bringing it over to the make-up stand. Holly nodded and started messing with her nails. After a couple of minutes Holly asked, "Do you think you could paint my nails, cause I'm not very good at it."
Juliet giggled and replied, "Sure. Have you ever painted your nails before."
"Nope, I went to a nail salon," Holly replied smiling like she was proud of it.
"Where did you go that you actually got your nails done," Juliet asked curiously.
"There was this ball thing for the LEP," Holly said thinking about it, "I was forced to go."
"Well at least you know what goes on at balls then," Juliet replied already half-way done with Holly's hair.
"Well technically something went wrong at the party and it wasnt very lady and gentlemen like,"Holly said laughing.
Juliet stopped doing her hair and came in front of her to do her nails, "Have you ever done anyone's hair before?"
"Oh yeah," Holly replied, "I've done my own plenty of times, plus Anna goes to the club all the time and we can find the weirdest hair-do's."
"So do you think that you could do my hair," Juliet asked concentrating more on Holly's nails then the answer.
"Of course, I have something I really want to do to your hair," Holly said excitedly, "It will look amazing."
"Well let's finish before the boys come in here and yell at us for talking to much," Juliet laughed.
Holly nodded and blew on her nails as Juliet started to finish her hair.
Downstairs, Artemis, Chris and Alex were all talking about girls.
"So how come you uhh...changed," Artemis asked Chris.
He laughed and replied, "I just fell in love. Ever have that feeling?"
Artemis raised an eyebrow, " Are you inquiuring anything."
"Maybe."
"To tell you the truth, I dont know."
"How can you not know?" The till now silent Alex asked.
"Well, how do you know?" Artemis asked him.
"You feel like nothing in the world matters, or you cant breathe around them," Alex said a small smile tugging at his lips, "Right Chris."
He nodded and Artemis sighed, "What do you think of me and Holly?"
"Thats a good couple there," They replied in unison.
"Why?" Artemis asked quizically.
"Well just the fact that you to look really cute together is one," Alex said .
"Plus, she doesnt like people and not tell me," Chris said crossing his arms, "She told me you were, and do not repeat this or she will kill me, hot. So, if she thought she liked you like she might now, she would have probably said something to me."
"Unless she was afraid you wouldn't except it," Artemis said.
"She does have that little fear I know," Chris said rubbing his forehead, "But I think she is getting over it or else she wouldnt have said you were hot."
Just then Max came downstairs and told them they were done in the shower. So the rest of the guys got up and went upstairs to get ready.
After 3 hours both Juliet and Holly had thier nails and hair done. At the moment Juliet was doing Holly's make-up and Holly was sitting impatienly wanting to see it. A last minute decision had Holly's hair straightened with a couple of curls over it.
Juliet's hair was was half-up. It looked like the top half was curled up in a million little curls and the bottom half was partially straight and curled. Something like Holly's hair was. After Juliet was done she told Holly to go downstairs and avoid everyone.
"Go and find Angeline," Juliet commanded starting to apply her own make-up, "Ask her if she needs any help. Trust me when I say when your with her no one will see you. She is the kind were the guy cannot see you until you are ready."
Holly nodded and ran downstairs, almost into a cateror. She murmured a sorry and went into the ballroom to find Angeline. She was just walking to the door Holly came through.
"Oh, what are you doing down here," She asked surprised.
"I came down to see if you needed any help," Holly replied.
"Ok, there's one thing you can do for me but then I want you to get back upstairs so the guys dont see you," Angeline said looking around to make sure they werent there already, "Downstairs in the basement there is an AC control panal. Can you turn down the AC about 10 degrees."
" I know its a little chilly now but once the party starts everyone is going to be complaining. Its almost once you go down there so it wont be any trouble in finding it. Look to the left."
With that Holly turned and left to the hall that her and Artemis were in earlier that day. As she got down there she was curious to look at all the things and see what the experiment was. But she just turned down the degrees and left.