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Ch. 6 Conceal, Don't Feel

Artemis wasn't ready for what happened after he and Juliet had their snowball fight. He had been typing away (again) for the third time today on the self-same scheme he started in the morning, when the door banged open. In whirled the two hurricanes known as Myles and Beckett.

Artemis misspelled a word in surprise, and watched as the two blonde haired boys galloped around the study, yelling. "Oh no! The dragon is coming after us!" Beckett screamed pointing at a surprisingly dangerous looking bookshelf.

Of course, all Artemis saw was a plain bookshelf. But the twins saw a dragon, apparently. Myles followed his twin as they ran around a very surprised and confused Artemis, who stood abruptly out of his comfortable position in his chair. He was about to call for Butler when he felt a tug on his trouser pant leg.

Artemis looked down to see Beckett staring up at him. "What are you doing 'Retmis?" the four year old asked, blue eyes wide. Artemis mentally sighed, and answered, "Finding Butler." He started off, but was again stopped by Myles.

"Why?" he asked looking up absently from his wooden leg sword. Artemis frowned. He didn't want to be caught in a room with the twins. What if he lost control of his powers? What if one of the twins got injured? What then?

Artemis shook himself. Honestly, what could happen? It would be fine. The boy turned to Myles and said, "To see when dinner is going to be ready." Myles looked up again from examining his 'sword'. "Mum told me it would be another 30 minutes." He said in a matter of fact voice. Beckett jumped up and down excitedly. "That means you can play with Beckett, Simple-toon!"

Artemis inclined, letting Beckett and Myles take him by the hands to the 'evil dragon lair'. They played for nearly 20 minutes in the lounge or the evil dragon lair as the twins called it. They then went on a 'quest' to find the magic fire stone downstairs.

That was when things began to get a bit out of hand.

They were supposed to be capturing the evil fire dragon, but Artemis couldn't ignore the feeling that something forbidding was going to happen. He could almost sense that something would go wrong.

Something did happen. Something that Artemis would never forget. As he stood there in the midst of playing with his brothers, Myles suddenly turned to his brother and pointed questioningly at him. "Why did you and Mum and Dad talk earlier?"

Beckett also looked up from his playing and jumped up to join his twin next to Artemis. "Yes, why did Mum and Dad talk to you without us, Simple-toon?" Beckett inquired innocently staring up at Artemis with big blue eyes.

Artemis was startled. How to explain to two four-year olds that you got ice powers from a centaur's invention? He took a deep breath and began. "Well, Mother and Father wanted to talk to me about some of my friends."

Myles watched him and asked, "Where are these friends?" Oh, d'arvit. Better tell the truth. "They're deep under the surface, hiding from humans." The twins actually took this very well, knowing that their big brother had 'fairy' friends. Although they never took it seriously (well, Myles didn't.)

"OK!" chirped Beckett, resuming his play. "Shall we continue?" Artemis asked Myles, and gestured to the area where they were playing. He should have known better.

As soon as Artemis moved his hand in the sweeping gesture, ice shot out and skittered across the floor and furniture. The frozen floor and furniture set the room's temperature lower and the ice crackled as it made its way up the walls.

Artemis stood where he was, paralyzed and wide eyed. The twins were equally wide eyed, but with awe not fear. They didn't know when or how they big brother had ever got the ability to freeze objects, only that it was really awesome!

There was perhaps 10 seconds of silence after the ice stopped crackling, then the room burst into noise of excited four year old voices. "Wow!" "Where'd you learn to do that, Simple-toon?" "Can you do it again?"

Artemis was pelted with questions he didn't have the ability to answer (not at the moment at least.) He was still glued in place, hands curled to prevent further out bursts of ice. He didn't know why the ice was suddenly produced. Maybe it was the pressure of not revealing the powers to the twins.

Whatever it was, Artemis was still in shock and his hands were clenched together. His two younger brothers didn't notice this and still talked excitedly. When he finally snapped back into reality, Myles was saying, "Can you tell us why you got ice shooting from your hands?"

At this point Artemis began to relax (but only a little bit) and said with much caution, "Well, do you remember what you heard about my 'fairy' friends?" Both boys nodded gravelly, knowing they were on to something.

"One of the fairies, a centaur to be exact…" Myles interrupted. "Wait, you're saying that fairies are real?" Artemis nodded. "Yes. Why ever not?" Both twins glanced at each other, and Artemis knew what they were thinking. He continued, moving to the couch and sitting down on it.

The twins followed him, and scrabbled up next to him. "Anyways, this centaur, Foaly is his name, is a technician genius for the Lower Elements Police, or the LEPrecon, as they call it in the Haven." The twins knew a good story when they heard it and this story sounded particularly interesting.

"He wanted me to test a new machine for him," continued Artemis, "So I went down to the Haven this morning and tested the machine." Beckett interrupted this time. "Did Butler go with Simple-toon?" Artemis smiled gently. "Yes, Butler did come with me. So did Holly."

"The Fairy Girl was there?!" Beckett and Myles exclaimed. They had heard stories of a fairy girl named Holly, who was Artemis's best friend and saved the world with him. Although they had never seen her, they assumed she could be real.

Artemis nodded. "Yes, Holly was there. She was the one who didn't want me to test the machine." "Why?" came the innocent and almost immediate question. "I guess she didn't want me to get hurt any more. She's seen me hurt and injured so many times." He sighed, and continued.

"Anyways, the machine gave specific nature powers to whoever was in it, by changing their DNA." The twins listened in silence as he continued. "Foaly chose ice powers for me and inserted the powers into my genetics."

"The inserting of the powers proved too strong for me to handle and soon after obtaining the powers, I passed out. When I woke up, Butler was holding me and Holly and Foaly where there." Artemis took a breath, and finished the story. "And that's why I have ice powers." He let the breath out slowly. He didn't want to tell the whole story that would just make it confusing for the twins.

There was silence for about five seconds, and then Beckett said, "That's awesome Simple-toon! Just like Elsa!" Artemis smiled. "Yes, just like Elsa." Except she didn't have to hid from her whole family and all her friends, just her sister. He thought.

Myles and Beckett hopped of the couch just as Angeline walked in. "Mum! Mum! Guess what!" exclaimed Beckett running to his mother. She smiled and caught her son in a hug. "What Beck? Have you been experimenting with your brothers and found a cure for a terrible disease?" she asked playfully.

Beckett grinned and shook his blonde head. "No even better! Beckett and Myles found out that Art-miss has ice powers!" Artemis stood and walked over to his brothers and mother. "Grammar, Beckett." His mother was surprised. Not unpleasantly so, but nevertheless, surprised.

She glanced up at her oldest son and blinked. "You told them Arty?" Artemis looked down at his brothers who ran around him, off to play again. His mother stood as he answered. "No. I showed them." Angeline gave her son a puzzled look.

"How so?" Artemis sighed. "I accidently revealed my powers, Mother. The ice is controlled by emotions. I was stressed about keeping the ice powers secret." Angeline stepped forward and wrapped Artemis in a hug.

"Oh, Arty. You don't have to hide the powers. We all understand." Artemis hugged his mother back. "I know…Mum. But what if I get someone hurt or lose control completely?" Artemis mentally grimaced. He had actually voiced his concern. That was a first.

Artemis could feel Moth…er, Mum smile on his shoulder. "I think you'll be just fine, Artemis. You're a very capable boy." She pulled out of the hug and held him at an arm's length on the shoulders. "Now dinner will be ready soon so make sure you're there on time." She started to leave then turned back.

"And don't forget Arty!" Artemis watched as his mother smiled tenderly and said, "I love you." Artemis smiled back as she walked out of the room. He watched the twins play for about a minute or so then went up the stairs into his room.

The boy walked into his room and made a beeline for a dresser on the other side of the room. Artemis opened a drawer and rummaged through it for a few seconds. He gave a triumphant cry and pulled out a pair of black dress gloves. Artemis slipped them on his slim hands and tried his powers.

There was no result from this experiment. Artemis was satisfied and walked out of the room and down the stairs. Everyone was in the dining room judging by the silence except Butler who was about to look for his charge. The bodyguard looked up as Artemis descended the stairs.

"Artemis, where were you? I was beginning to…" he stopped as he noticed Artemis's hands. One eyebrow raised and Butler looked questionably at Artemis. Artemis caught the look and said, "It helps conceal the ice powers, as well as control." He said, walking towards the dining room door.

Artemis paused, gloved hand on the door handle. What if he lost control, even with the gloves on? What would Father say when he saw the gloves? What if?...Artemis's fears settled as he felt a large comforting hand on his slim shoulder. Count on Butler to be there to help you along in hard times.

Artemis took a deep breath, twisted the doorknob and opened the door.

Hehehehehehehehehe…XD This was FUN to write! (As well as tough!) Anyways, tell me what you guys think! Should I continue or not? I'm still taking suggestions, BTW, so send your ideas to me! Next chapter will be REALLY fun, I promise!XDXDXD TTYL!

-Liz