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Holly woke up again in Artemis's bedroom. She was in his bed, and the boy was lying beside her, asleep as well.
She reached up and felt her neck. There was no sign of any bite marks or teeth imprints that she could feel. Confused, she rolled over and tapped Artemis's shoulder. "Artemis."
"What?" he muttered groggily.
"Didn't you bite me?"
"Yes," he answered, sighing. "Why?"
"There's no bite marks..."
"Your magic healed them," Artemis murmured. "Will you shut up now?"
"Yeah, sorry," Holly answered, feeling stupid and slightly hurt at his blunt words just now.
"Its alright," he sighed, rolling over and pulling the elf close. He buried his face in her hair and inhaled deeply. "Go back to sleep."
"I'm not tired anymore."
"Then just lay there and relax. I'll get up in a little bit."
Holly frowned and tugged his sleeve. "Artemis, please?" she whined. "Come on."
Growling, the human rolled over onto her and pinned her down, leaning over her and smirking. "Now I'll make you shut up," he said, then sank his teeth into her neck again.
Holly whimpered and tugged at his hair feebly. He had just started sucking, and already her eyelids were starting to feel heavy. "Artemis, stop." He didn't move. "I'm serious, Artemis. Stop."
She felt him frown against her skin briefly before he finally gave in and released her. Licking his lips and looking down at her, he took in how pale she was and said, "your blood supply is low. I can see it in your face."
"Well, what do you expect when you drink all of it in a twenty four hour span?" Holly muttered. He scowled and smacked her lightly on the mouth. Her eyes shot up to him, wide and curious, but also slightly fearful. "What?"
"Watch your tone," he warned. She nodded quickly. "Now... Wait here. I'll go get something for you to eat, okay?"
She frowned. "C-can't I come with you?"
"Can you walk?"
"I don't know," she admitted. "I'll try."
She got up out of the bed and tried to walked, she stumbled, but stayed afoot... Until she took another step and fell flat on her face. Artemis jumped up, but she waved him off and got carefully to her feet, swaying slightly. "I... Don't think I can walk."
He shook his head. "Obviously not. I suppose I'll have to carry you."
"Okay." Holly agreed.
Artemis walked over and scooped her up, pressing the woman against his chest and heading out the door. She sighed and rested her head against his chest, silently curling up tighter against him.
He carried her down into the kitchen, where Butler was already cooking lunch, and dropped her into a chair. Butler looked up as they entered.
"Well, well. Good afternoon, Sleeping Beauties 1 and 2," he teased.
Artemis rolled his eyes, taking a seat beside Holly. "We weren't asleep, Butler, we were just talking."
"Oh yes. Talking. Whatever." Butler smirked as he turned around to face them. Looking at Holly, he said, "I already prepared your room. It's ready for you whenever you care to go into it."
Holly smiled at the man. "That's great. Thanks, Butler."
He started making plates and filling glasses, and setting them out around the table. "So, if I may ask, what makes you suddenly decide to move up here? I thought you were just visiting."
"I did too," Holly muttered, earning a nudge from Artemis. He shot her a look, and she sighed. "Honestly, I don't know, Butler. It was sort of a spur of the moment thing... I guess I just wanted to." She picked up the glass of milk Butler had just pushed in front of her and took a sip.
Butler snorted, muttering, "yeah right. More likely, I think you just wanted Artemis."
Holly choked on her mouthful of milk, turning around just in time to start hacking and spit it on the floor. As soon as she could breathe again, she gasped, "what?"
He shook his head. "Don't give me the innocent act, Holly. That's exactly why, isn't it?"
Holly looked at Artemis helplessly, her eyes wide. "What the heck do I say?" she whispered.
Artemis sighed, looking from Butler to Holly and back again. "Alright," he sighed. "It's true. I asked her to move up here with me because I fell in love with her." He looked down at the elf. "For a while now...I was just too boorish to admit it."
Holly's mouth opened a bit, eyes wide. She knew that this was a cover up, but when she looked into Artemis' eyes, there was something that stopped her in her tracks.
Butler, on the other hand, smiled a bit. "I figured one of you cracked."
Artemis looked at the manservant. "Yes, I was just happy when she said she felt the same. That's why she was sleeping in my room."
This time Butler's eyes went wide, looking from the elf to the human. "I don't suppose this will be a regular thing, her sleeping in your room?"
Holly was about to scream no, when Artemis sent her a sharp, quick glare. She wilted and Artemis turned back to the Eurasian. "Yes, I suppose it will. I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience of having to prepare the guest room, old friend."
Butler just nodded, his eyes still wide a bit. "It's fine." He said slowly. "I can unprepare it just as fast."
Artemis smiled a small smile. "Well, now that everything is prepared for the meal, could you go and do just that?"
"Yes, sir."
As the manservant left the room, Holly hissed at Artemis. "What the hell were you thinking, Fowl?! I am NOT sleeping with you, and I am NOT in love with you!"
"It was reliable cover up, and you know it." Artemis snapped. "Now shut it. Anyway, it doesn't matter if we are sleeping in the same bed or not. You'll be passed out almost each and every night, might I remind you."
"Couldn't I just stay in the guest room?"
"No. It would cause too much suspicion if I'm carrying you to your room every night or that I leave you room every day."
Holly narrowed her eyes at him. "I still don't like the idea that everyone but us think that we're in love and sleeping with each other!"
"God, Holly, is it really that bad?" Artemis said, getting off of his chair and turning hers around pushing her against the counter and effectively pinning her there, his nose centimeters from hers. "Is that really the worst thing that you could possibly think of in this whole situation?"
Holly looked into his eyes, which seemed a darker blue than usual. She didn't know what happened to him during the process of becoming a vampire, but it had certainly made his personality different. More…dominant.
That was when the both of them noticed how close they were to each other. Holly's eyes widened, and she tried to duck out from under his arm, but he put a hand on her chest and pushed her back against the table. "Don't move," he said, leaning in.
"Why?" Holly asked.
Artemis's only answer was to press his lips to hers. He didn't press hard, and he wasn't forceful or rough, but Holly still whimpered and gasped against him. He shushed her and pulled the elf gently against him, letting his tongue run lightly over her lower lip. Then, when she didn't open her mouth like he wanted her to, he simply sighed and rested his forehead against hers. As soon as he did, she squeezed her eyes tightly closed. "Are you okay?"
Holly shook her head, gasping and pushing against his arm again, her eyes still closed. This time, he dropped it, watching her get up and stumble blindly away from him. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back. "Holly. Sit down and relax." She shook her head. "You need to eat."
"I'm not hungry anymore," she murmured, shaking her head. She tugged her arm out of his grip, and then ran out of the room.
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