I don't own Artemis Fowl. * Sigh* Eoin Colfer does. Enjoy! And my inspiration for this fanfic was a painting on deviantart; art/Oh-Arty-292707332.
" Aaaartemis! Open that door will you?" Holly yelled, trying to get the notorious mastermind out of the bathroom. This might seem very weird and illogical, but there was a very good reason he wouldn't come out. And it wasn't that he had some trouble with his intestines and was stuck on the toilet. The very idea would make the teen genius nauseous. If he wasn't in the bathroom, refusing to come out. Like he had been for roughly an hour.
Holly knocked on the door again, with more force this time. Even she couldn't break the door down, so she had to wait until he came out on his own. " Artemis! You promised! Come out of stupid bathroom. By Frond, don't be such a wimp!".
There was silence for a moment. Then, Artemis spoke. He wouldn't allow Holly to offend him like that. " Your preposterous assumation is wrong Holly. I am not, like you put it, a wimp. All my actions in the past will prove I am capable of facing danger without showing any sign of fear. And I won't come out! You can't force me!".
Holly sighed and rolled her eyes. Artemis could be many things, but she had never considered him childish until now. To freak out over something like this. " Well, that may be, but you are acting like a little child Artemis! To hide for something like this. Never thought I would see the day Artemis Fowl looked him in a room and actually acted like a little child. I bet you didn't even behave like a toddler when you were one". " Depends on what you consider normal behaviour for a toddler. And I am not hiding. I am merely trying to avoid such utter embaressment. You will have to leave eventually!". " Well, you can't stay in there forever. You don't even have food. And now come out or I will use my neutrino to destroy your door". " You are not allowed to do so and even you aren't that ruthless". " Well I have enough of this. And you promised! Would your mother like it if you broke a promise? To me, who had saved her life and your life".
Holly was getting impatient and decided to try something else. Artemis was a genius and would know where she was playing at, but maybe it would still convince him to leave the bathroom. His mother was a weak spot after all. He still felt guilty about lying to her, mesmerizing to her and all the other stuff he had done.
It was silent for a few seconds, Artemis no doubt going over all his options. Contemplating any escape route. " I didn't promise anything! You lured me into your trap!" he finally answered, his tone accusing.
Holly rolled her eyes. " I didn't. And now come out!". "No! You can't force me. And you will have to leave eventually, you weren't allowed to stay for a very long period of time above ground".
Holly cursed. She hadn't thought about that. The mud boy was right. She couldn't stay for long. But there was no way she was going to miss this. Never.
So she took a deep breath and looked at the door. There was no way she could use her foot to bring it down. She might be a trained officer, but that thing was huge. And made of some very strong material.
Even Butler wouldn't be able to smash it. And he was a mountain of power, a lot bigger than Holly. So she pulled her neutrino and aimed for the weak spot of the door. Her helmet, which she was wearing, had had a function that made it possible for her to see weak spots like that. To put it simple. The real way it worked was a lot more complicated. And would take a lot more time.
She fired and gave the door a good kick, immediately jumping out of the way. The door fell and Holly gave a triumphant scream. Now she had him!
She ran inside, pointing her neutrino at the mudboy inside. Artemis stared at her, his eyes helding a deer in the headlichts expression. " Holly. You can't seriously-" he started.
Holly smirked. For once, Artemis would lose. " Stand back mudboy. You don't know what you are dealing with". Artemis sighed. " Very amusing Holly". Holly shrugged. " I would have been able to get away. The only reason you managed to capture me is because you had Butler at your side".
" I'm well aware. Let me guess, you won't listen to parlay?". Holly chuckled. " Absolutely not. And now walk Arty".
Artemis started walking, after another glance at Holly. He looked far from happy. " Really Holly, I don't get why-". " Just shut up. You have lost Arty. I will make sure you keep to your promise".
Artemis sighed. " I didn't promise anything!". " Shut up. And you did. You promised to do this if Foaly managed to solve that problem before you. And he did".
Artemis raised an eyebrow. " Where is that centaur anyway? I would have contemplated he wouldn't want to miss this. And he only solved it before me because my mind was occupied with something else".
Holly smirked. " Oh he will see this. That's why I am here. To make sure you actually do it and to record it. And because I want to see it myself of course. Wouldn't want to miss it".
" Sadist" Artemis muttered.
Holly rolled her eyes. " You are acting like I'm bringing you to the gallows Arty". Artemis sighed. " I would prefer the gallows over this. Not that it will ever happen, seeing I stopped my illegal activities and gallows aren't even used anymore. Besides, all the illigal activities I undertake aren't so serious I would be sentenced to death. And they don't even do that in Ireland".
" Yeah. Yeah. Very interesting. Less talking, more walking". Artemis wanted to protest, but decided he would just shut up. They had already arrived at their destination anyway.
Their destination was the main hall, where Butler, Juliet and a photographer were waiting. The photographer being Mulch, who was smiling. Artemis' parents and the twins were on holiday, so Holly didn't have to worry about being discovered.
When she and her captive arrived, Juliet started cheering. " You have him! Awesome Holls. Now get him here".
Artemis grunted. " I can't believe you are being this cruel Holly. I thought we were friends?". Holly smirked. "We are. But this is just too good. Can't pass an opportunity like this, can I?".
Artemis didn't react. He looked at Butler with a pleading look. The message was clear; save me! But Butler shrugged and sent a look back saying; I can't help you.
A smile was tugging at the corners of his mouth, but he managed to keep a mostly blank expression. Only people who knew him really well would notice his little smile.
Mulch didn't notice. He walked towards Artemis. " Ah there we have our little model. Let's get this over with. I'm hungry" was all he said.
He motioned Artemis to follow him, what Artemis grudgingly did. Holly walked towards Juliet, who gave her a quick high-five. " Awesome Holly! I am suprised you even got him out of there. How did you do it?".
Holly smirked. " I have my ways. Now , let's enjoy the show".
They didn't have to wait for long. Artemis came out of the dressing room that Mulch had brought with him. Fairy techonology of course. A portable dressing room, very handy.
After a debate between Mulch and Artemis, Artemis came out. Holly's mouth fell a little open. She hadn't expected .. this.
The punishment for losing the bet had been an excellent one. A perfect punishment. Artemis had to allow Mulch to take some pictures of him and Juliet had chosen the clothes. She had promised to not make him wear anything too bad, like her first suggestion; a loincoth, but she still had chosen clothes he would never wear.
The first outfit was a leather jacket, a t-shirt and leather jeans. The leather jacket was open and the T-shirt had a v-neck, so you could see a large part of Artemis' chest. His hair , normally so neat, was now all messed up, like he had just woken up.
Holly might hate leather, finding it cruel to kill animals for it, but she couldn't deny Artemis looked great. It wasn't his style, but it was just.. hot. She could only stare when he stood there, his eyes blazing with fire, his entire body tense.
" Juliet. You had promised nothing too horrible". Juliet giggled. " I kept that promise didn't I? You aren't wearing a loincloth. And you look hot! Right Holls?".
Holly shook her head, trying to tear her eyes away from Artemis. It should be prohibted to look like that in a leather outfit. " Eh sure" she said, annoyed she had been influenced like that. It wasn't like her to act like some lovesick puppy, but she just hadn't been ready for this. Artemis Fowl in something else than a suit.
Juliet smiled. "See. She thinks you are hot". Holly blushed. She hadn't even hear Juliet's words. " I didn't mean he was hot. I ehm just think he looks good in that outfit. More like a teenager".
Artemis snorted. " I look like some delinguent. Can I take this off now?". Mulch grinned. " I thought you didn't want anything extreme mad boy- I mean mud boy. Posing naked is quite extreme".
Artemis looked really annoyed. " I didn't mean it like that. And you know it". Mulch shrugged. " Whatever. I still have to take a picture. Go stand over there".
After taking pictures of Artemis in different poses, Mulch sent him back to the dressing room. Holly and Juliet enjoyed the show. Artemis was forced to wear different outfits. All outfits he hated, of course.
Skinny jeans and a black T-shirt. Only skinny jeans ( Holly was suprised to see the mud boy had actually been training and had now some muscles). A cowboy outfit, which made Holly laugh because he looked ridiculous. Another pair of jeans and a tie. The same outfit that Jack Sparrow wore in Pirates of the Caribbean, including the wig. That was one of Holly's favorites.
And last but not least, his armani boxers. Both Artemis and the boxers were a beautiful shade of red. Holly was a little red herself, remembering that particular moment. That time she hadn't been looking at him, like now. All she could say was that he actually looked good in it. He might be too pale, but the rest of him.. He looked cute blushing like that.
After a lot of jokes and just enjoying his embaressment, poor Artemis finally was free. He muttered something and walked away. Not that this would be the end of it. Oh no. Juliet and Holly would choose the best pictues. And make a calendar of it.
Argh. Still no AxH. Not really. But I got the inspiration for this and decided to write it. I will try to make the next one AxH. I am just not good at that, I guess. Might change this one a bit later on.