Chapter 7: The Father?

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

"Fowl..." Foaly said to me. "How long have you been eavesdropping?!" He said in a harsh tone. I was kind of expecting it.

"I am listening since the four of you babbling about Commander Vinyaya saw Lili giving out a tea to Holly."

"That long?!"

"That long. For short, the whole time." I said gravely...

"Did you also hack the videos and the records?"

"I was about too but no need. N.1 is enough." I stare at them but I looked away immediately...

"Artemis..." Vinyaya began but she was interrupted.

"Look at the fourth monitor..." When I look back, it's Lili.

Foaly's POV:
+LEP Ops Booth.

All of them look and stare and shock. There was an unknown elf man talking to Holly and the elf had a model appearance. Like, it was a heartthrob of some university in the world of Humans.

"Who's that?" Vinyaya asked.

"I don't know. And the looks, Holly was so comfortable talking to him like an old friend... She's even hugging him." Grub said.

"I thought she wants to keep the baby secret..." Lili said.

"Are you saying, that's the father?" I asked, and then I look back to Artemis which is looking at something too, maybe at a small monitor in his desktop. One way or another, he hacked the Police Plaza's surveillance camera...

"Artemis, you hack on my systems again, twice..." I know I should be mad but I can't, not if that's the way he looks... He looks so down, like a child who will not get the games he wanted... Not that I compare Holly as a game...

"Sorry." He said then tuned out. Out of my systems...

Holly's POV:
+Major's desk, Police Plaza.

I feel better now but its past lunch. Seriously?! How did I miss that? C'mon... Now I'm hungry like hell...

"Major Short, there's someone who wants to see you." One of the captains said to me as he goes to my desk.

"Who?"

"He said he want it a surprise. He is not armed or dangerous as we inspect him outside. Perhaps it is someone you really know well."

"He?" I think for a moment. "Let him in." Who's our mystery guy...?

Someone tap at her shoulders and when she turned around she was poked by its index finger at her cheek, it's a silly trap really but if you don't know the real story behind the two of them, you may think when you saw that moment that they have some deeper relationship. No one messes with Holly like that. No one dares too... Not even Artemis.

"Hi." Said the elf guy and Holly smiled ear-to-ear.

"Lai!" I exclaimed as I hug him. Oh my Frond! I miss him!

Laird 'Lai' Ozias is the name of our mystery elf guy. He was a childhood friend of Holly from Atlantis. They are a group of four, and we know that their two other childhood friends are the bride and groom. He has the looks and the body of a model elf. There is also something about Laird, the other three knows that Laird is a gay, good friend and they don't mind.

"What's with the eyes?! They're awesome... and weird. What did you do, girl?"

"We can't talk here about that. Have you eaten lunch?"

"Nope, I was about to ask you. Want to grab some food?"

"Okay, but I need to tell my Commander. Wait here."

After a few minutes.

"Commander's not there. Guess we have to be on our own. Let's go." I said.

They got out of the Police Plaza and head to some fast food diner but still serving delicious food.

"So, tell me what happened." He demands.

"About what?"

"The eye, Holls." Holls... My freaking high school nickname. I miss that.

"About the eye... ahhh... It's a long story but to make it short, let's just say it's a side effect of travelling illegally."

"Okay... I let it slide. It was more complicated than what you tell me, yes?"

"Yes."

"How's your love life?" I almost choked at his question.

"What kind of question was that?!"

"Something I know that will pick my interest in your now boring life."

"Being in LEP is not boring."

"Not boring but in danger." I didn't argue with that. "You know Holly, you can sing... You're a very good singer. Why not use your talent?"

"I love adventure. I won't exchange LEP for anything." And also this job leads me to him...

"You're thinking something."

"What?!"

"I know you girl. Thinking of your boyfriend?"

"Boyfriend?! C'mon! He doesn't even like me."

"So there is a guy..." He smiling. A kind that I want to erase form his face.

"Stop it."

"Spill."

"No."

"We won't be finish here if you won't spill the details..."

"He's..." I sighed. "He's a human." He became quiet before that.

"Say something."

"What do you want me to react?" He asked.

"Ahhh... I don't know. Scream maybe...?"

Then after a minute or two... Laird scream. A guy/gay scream, oh well...

"STOP!" I exclaimed as I put my hand to his mouth. "WHAT THE HELL?!"

"Well, you said scream so... Yeah, I scream."

"I hate you. Let's go."

"But seriously Holly..." He began, "you fell in love with a Mud Man?"

"Stupid right, I know."

"Nope. Insane and unique but not stupid. If that kind of love is stupid then we are all stupid. That's love... Complicated thing..."

"It's okay for you that I fell in love with a human?"

"Yeah and if the other two knows, they will ask you all the details. Is the blue eye from him?"

"Yes."

"Cute."

"Cute?"

"Yeah... It's like you're a part of each other, literally. He maybe touching his left eye and saying 'I love you, Holly.'" I only stared at him. Is it possible? That Artemis does that?

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing."

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

He just lay at his bed staring at the fresco of his room's ceiling and unconsciously touching his left eye, which is Holly's eye that's now a part of him.

I'm late. I'm too late to do anything. Holly's with a guy now. She's is my best friend. I should be happy for her. Be happy for her. Maybe I could go to Haven to personally congratulate her and hope that I don't breakdown in front of her.

Then he touches his lips and remembers the day that Holly kissed him at the gorilla cage in the past.

Your elf kissing days are over.

You're the only one who agreed to that Holly. I never said yes. I have to do this or else I regret this for the rest of my life.