Well this story could go in lots of directions. I'm still deciding whether to put some romance into it or keep as an action story. I will however be bringing characters from Artemis Fowl into the story, but no fairies and Butler I'm afraid . Sorry!

Chapter Two

Artemis Fowl waited outside the school for his contact to arrive. His contact had told him that he could be found in this area, so where was he? Artemis had been waiting for almost an hour when a guy came out and asked him what he was doing. He told him he needed to speak with someone called Jay, and he had handed a slip of paper to the guy. That was almost ten minutes ago. Where was Jay?

On cue, a brown haired boy in his late teens came out of the school, followed by a pretty redheaded girl of about the same age. They were looking for something, or someone.

They spotted Artemis and ran over. "Arty!" Cried the boy. " How are you? It's been what, six years and no contact? What's been happening?

Artemis scowled at the boy. "Jay," he said crossly. "Did you learn nothing from Butler about my safety outside a secure environment? Did you forget Butler saying never reveal your identity without making sure there are no cameras recording? Did it slip your mind that you should always make sure that the person you are talking to is really the person you think they are? Did you forget everything Jay?"

Jay smiled. Artemis hadn't changed a bit in six years.

"Well," said Jay. "You just broke both of those rules. How do you know there aren't cameras recording us? Are you sure that I'm really Jay? I could be his twin brother for all you know!"

Artemis sighed. No one these days remembered or even acknowledged his genius. As if he wouldn't of triple checked the area before entering it. As if he didn't check whom he was talking to. Sometime it was frustrating being a sixteen year old with an IQ of over 250.

"Jay," Artemis said, talking like he was talking to a six year old. "You know very well that I know it's you. You know that I know that the area doesn't contain cameras trying to spy on me."

"True"

"And you also know that I don't like sitting around, chit-chatting. I have some important matters to discuss with you, once we're inside the safety zone of the school."

Jay frowned. How did Artemis know about the gods' secret hideout? Sure, he was smart, but so was Odie and he never knew about the gods living in the school until a year ago when Hermes brought them to the school.

Artemis noticed Jay's expression change. He hadn't meant to let it slip that he knew about the gods living in the school. He had become more clumsy with his words since he had retired from his criminal activities. Back when he was a criminal, he had the pressure of being caught that kept him as smart as he was. Know that he was just a teen, his IQ had taken a drop.

Artemis sighed again. He would have to tell Jay. He opened his mouth to speak, but Jay cut him off.

"You can tell me what you know once we're inside. And you better tell me everything Artemis, every single detail. If you can figure it out, then more people can as well."

Jay and the girl led Artemis back into the school. They stopped outside a janitor's closet with an odd shaped lock. Artemis would of started to examine the peculiar lock, but Jay reached into his shirt and pulled out a gold medallion that was attached to a gold chain that went around his neck. He pulled the medallion over his head gracefully and fitted it into the lock.

The door swung open dramatically. "After you," said Jay, a faint smile forming on his lips. Artemis walked in, and was followed by the girl and Jay, who was slipping the chain back over his neck. The door closed again and the tiny closet was plunged into total darkness.

And then a blue wall appeared a few metres from Artemis. He knew what it was, and yet it seemed so unreal. After almost a year of searching, he had finally found it! The home of the gods and their treasures, within his reach at last.

Artemis stepped casually through the wall. He came into a long hall, filled with elaborate paintings and statues of gods and heroes. This was definitely the right place!

Jay and the girl appeared behind him. Without a word, Jay led them through the hall, past a huge courtyard and into a large gym. There were five other teens in there, working out at the various machines. There was also another person in there, that Artemis recognised immediately from the many paintings he had seen during his trip to Athens. Unless he was very much mistaken, Artemis the goddess of hunting was standing before him.

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OK, I'm really sorry about the long wait for this chapter. I was really busy during the holidays, but that's no excuse. Anyway, the next chapter will be up before next week, if I'm lucky and some ideas pop into my head. OH, and thank you so much to everyone who reviewed!

Little Miss Illusional