Love Is Gold

Note: Thanks to the people who reviewed my last chapter and I'm hoping to get lots of reviews for this one. Just a reminder I will try to make this chapter really romantic but not anything cheesy like Artemis playing the guitar and singing to Holly type of thing! When I mean romantic I mean like a lot of cute one-liners between them and like accidentally bumping into each other or something like that. But that's all I'm telling you! Enjoy :)

Chapter three: The attraction kicks in

Around two days later Artemis was let go from the hospital. The nurse explained to Commander Root that the reason why the mind swipe operation didn't work was because something in his brain was refusing to come out. Something that meant a lot to him. She also explained that what happened to Artemis was only something emotional, so he doesn't need any pills or anything, he just needs to sort things out. For some odd reason Captain Holly Short was the only one who does not know what was wrong with Artemis.

She knows that there was something in his brain refusing to come out and all that, but she was the only one in the LEP who didn't know what the thing stuck in his brain was. Holly had a feeling that it was her that couldn't come out but there was also a huge side of her that disagreed.

Artemis was in the bathroom of the room he was in and he was getting changed into his normal clothes. Well not exactly normal. Butler advised him to wear casual clothes today for some odd reason that Artemis isn't aware of. So, Artemis put on some baggy (But not to baggy) dark blue jeans and a black and white striped oversized T-shirt. Underneath that T-shirt he wore a dark black T-shirt because the black and white stripe one was button down, and he didn't like his chest showing. He put on his sneakers and exited the bathroom.

As he walked out of his room and into the waiting room the only people he saw was Holly sitting in a chair. No Root. No Foaly. And to his amazement, no Butler.

"Where is everyone else?" asked Artemis as he approached Holly.

Her head shot up in shock at his sudden approach.

"Oh…um, they were all busy so I volunteered to bring you back."

"But,…Butler has to be here. It's been his duty to be with me at all times since I was born."

Holly signed. She couldn't use an excuse to get out of that one. The truth was, that she wanted to be the one to pick up Artemis for many reasons. So she sent butler away with another task and snuck her way to the hospital. Holly took a deep sign.

"Um…I um…I had some errands that I needed to be finished and butler volunteered to do them so I had to come and get you. Is that a problem?" Yes, that will do.

"No. Not at all. So how will we be getting back?"

I shouldn't have asked that! Thought Artemis as Holly dragged him out of the hospital and started to buckle on her helmet.

"We aren't flying are we?" asked Artemis. It was pretty clear that he didn't like to fly.

"You'll see."

And Holly was right. He did see.

Once they arrived back to the LEP, Artemis went straight to Foaly. He needed to ask him something.

"Foaly?" asked Artemis as he entered the control room where Foaly was burying his brain with high tech equipment.

"Hey Mud Boy." Said Foaly.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot."

"I know that I've already been told this but I would like to hear it again. What did happen to me?"

"The truth."

"100 percent."

"While Holly was mind swiping you, half way through the operation you had a panic attack. So I put a needle in you just to calm you down and you started to say something."

"What was I saying?"

"You said Holly. So we put you in the fairy Hospital and the nurse said that it was all something emotional. Meaning that the mind swipe didn't work because something in you brain didn't want to come out. That something was Holly. Artemis, I think you are in love with our Captain."

Artemis chuckled.

"In love? I am not in love with Holly."

"Suit yourself. It's not healthy to deny you feelings you know."

Artemis smile suddenly disappeared. Was he right? Wondered Artemis.

He walked out of the room that he was currently in. As he was walking he was to busy starring at the floor that he didn't notice that Holly was walking towards him also starring at the floor and they ended up bumping into each other.

"Ow!" yelled Holly as they both stumbled onto the floor that they seemed to be so interested in.

"Watch where your going Mud Boy!" said Holly.

Artemis got up and held out a hand for Holly. Surprisingly she took it. But he pulled her up to fast and when she stood up they bumped lips together.

They let go immediately but were still shocked from their sudden actions.

"Um…sorry about that. I um…I pulled you up to fast." Stuttered Artemis.

"Oh um…It's okay." Said Holly nervously.

Artemis looked up from the floor and so did Holly. They got locked in each other's gaze that it almost seemed as if they were all alone. That hole time Artemis was wondering weither or not he should tell her how he feels. But he got a better idea. If it works in movies it will work now! Thought Artemis.

He leaned in closer and closer to Holly until they were inched apart and…

Cliff Hanger!!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!! Sorry I really don't like cliff hangers much myself but I will probably update tomorrow so no worries! Please Review Review Review! I'm not even joking, if you read you review. (Sorry if I'm a little harsh today, But today at school we were doing reading buddies and mine was totally evil! I guess I just caught on! LOL) Anyways don't forget to review!

-Natalie xoxo