Chapter 6: It Leak.

Artemis' POV:
+Artemis' room, Fowl Manor.

It was morning and I'm thinking of what would I do today. Nothing came up in my mind, unbelievable. Well, there is actually... someone... Holly... She was just here last week so I can't make her visit again and she was busy as a Major in LEP so I have to restrain myself from calling her every day, and possibly calling her every day made my secret known. I was in love with Holly. How I hope she knows and made a move but I also wish that she doesn't. It will only destroy our friendship into awkwardness.

So, I decided to go down for breakfast still thinking... I see that all of my family members are in there including the Butlers. Juliet and...well, Domovoi.

"What are you going to do today Arty?" Mother asked me.

"Why, Mom?" I asked back. I'm not used that she's asking me what am I going to do usually this ends up cancelling my plans and ended up going with them, may it be the amusement park or mall. Not that I don't want to be with them, I just don't want to go out today.

"We are planning of a whole week vacation. Maybe you can join us." Father answered.

"We are going to beach." Beckett said.

"Public beach." Myles added.

That was highly unlikely because if you know our family history, we never go to public beach. But when you saw their looks, they're serious. The more I don't want to leave.

"I'm sorry, I can't go. I have to talk to Foaly for some experiment on the suits for the LEP. Enjoy the beach for me." All of my family members now know all the things about fairies. At first, the council insists mind wipe but after Vinyaya and Holly made a point that I just risked my life protecting both fairies and humans, the council decided not to. It was something like a payment for a debt of gratitude...

I finished my breakfast and went back again to my room. I have to use Foaly's name to get out in that situation. As I sat in my bed, I sighed deeply thinking again of what I will do...

Idea came up.

Since I mention Foaly, why don't I contact him myself? Or I could challenge myself with his firewalls and anti-hacking skills. Yes. That's a good idea to spend time.

It was easy to access again in his computer protection. Maybe I could hack his speakers and a little surveillance camera in his Ops Booth without him knowing. I could use some information to tease him later.

Artemis successfully hacks the speaker so that he can hear what is the conversation happening in there and also the camera. Full view in its finest. He can hear clearly and watch clearly. It's just that he hacks in the Ops Booth at the wrong time.

"Yes. It's actually recorded now." Foaly said to whom? Tsk. I can't hear who... Now what?

"This will not leak. I have a special security for this." Foaly said. All I think now is what was that about and somehow it makes me nervous. And the thing is recorded. All I have to do is to hack it, later.

Few minutes past almost like an hour. Yes and hour or more. I waited and keeping a watch in his Ops Booth when Lili, Grub and Trouble entered.

"You know what?! Knock!" Foaly exclaimed.

"You didn't lock and this is important." Trouble said.

"Okay, let me here it." Foaly said.

"Commander Vinyaya saw Lili giving Holly a tea." Grub informed.

"So? It's only a tea." Foaly said.

"I saw Holly throwing up almost non-stop at the ladies room..." Lili said.

Is Holly sick?!

"Oh dear... Just how many months is that baby in there? If it is only weeks it's too early for Holly to have morning sickness."

MORNING SICKNESS?!

HOLLY?!

BABY?

HOLLY IS PREGNANT?!

"We thought so too." Trouble said.

Wait, does this mean when she visited me last week, she was already pregnant?

"Good thing Commander Vinyaya didn't suspect a thing." I heard Grub said.

She didn't mention a thing.

"How will she suspects if she only saw Lili give Holly a tea?" Foaly asked.

"Holly never does tea or Holly rarely drinks tea. That is already suspicious. Vinyaya is no stupid Commander like Sool." Trouble said.

"Oh, Frond... What if Vinyaya notice, take the hint and knows that Holly is pregnant? She's screwed. We're screwed." Lili finally said.

Then Vinyaya burst into the room, like she was listening from outside.

"Did I hear correctly what I just heard?" Commander Vinyaya asked.

"Commander, didn't you know it's bad not to knock and to eavesdrop?" Foaly said tensely.

"Don't mock me centaur. So, is it true? Is Holly pregnant?"

"Yes..." Grub answered.

"No. Don't believe him!" Lili stated.

"Are you nuts? Vinyaya will be really mad at us when we lied when she already knows the D'Arvitting truth."

I can't help to stare at them as I watch. How can they be so sure?

"Please. Vinyaya, keep this a secret. That was only a hunch but there are so many signs of her being pregnant. We decide not to confront her when it still doesn't show." Trouble pleaded to her. Later on, Vinyaya agreed.

"I hope this isn't true... The Council will be mad."

Why will the council be mad?

"Yes. Every LEP has to be a role model... Blah-blah-blah... that one can't be pregnant unless they're married or whatever." Lili said.

Oh... Old school...

"The Internal Affairs might get her badge and make her quit forcefully. We can't take that risk. Holly is one of the finest officers in LEP."

No, way! She will quit? I sighed. Deep in my heart I know I should be concerned with her health and it was not totally stated that her being pregnant was true... Deep in my heart I am selfish. If Holly quits at LEP and became a civilian, she will rarely visits me then, worse, maybe she cannot visit anymore...

"N.1 and Mulch." Foaly informed.

N.1 and Mulch was there...

"Well, we just act like nothing happened. Professionally. Do not screw this, especially with Mulch."

Agreed.

Then Artemis saw N.1 holding his hands from the air.

"Wooh..." We all face N.1. "I can feel it. Amazing."

"What?" Trouble asked him.

"A magic of life source." N.1 answered back.

"Life source?" Grub asked.

Oh no. I get it.

"Magic?" Lili asked too.

"A new life." N.1 said. "Here in LEP. I can sense a life. Not just because you are, well, alive... It's still nourishing." N.1 stated.

"Like pregnant?" Trouble landed the bomb-like question.

Stop...

"Yeah." N.1 said.

"Here in LEP?" Mulch asked.

"Yes. Like someone is carrying a new life in ones individual here in LEP."

All coherent thoughts of Artemis are all gone. He was so full of shock that he can't say anything. He was back to the present situation only because he heard his name.

"What about Artemis? Does he know?" Mulch asked again. "What if he's the father?"

His heart beats fast. The thought of him being a father to Holly's child was stimulating to him.

"Oh my, what about the size difference?" Lili asked.

"Positions exist, Lili." Vinyaya said.

Actually, Artemis already thinks of that. How they will do it and what treatment will he do to make it more...exciting... The thought of him about some of his dreams about doing that strikes him...

"So, now what? Should we tell him?" Trouble said. "What? If he is the father, he has the right to know."

"How I wish I am the father." I break into their conversation.

We all know that Artemis was a punctual man, even when he was still a kid. It looks like this time he was late, and he won't catch up to her now...