Disclaimer
Artemis: Ok it's time to do the disclaimer Holly
Me: NO I WON'T!
Artemis: Eoin Colfer! Come 'ere a minute!
Holly: Ok I will, I don't own Artemis Fowl and even this story is kinda clichéd.
Chapter Two:
Now would probably be a good time for an explanation if you are a fan of AF and you know that it isn't exactly normal for Artemis to have Holly, Foaly and Mulch staying at Fowl manor. The simple truth- Artemis had invited them for Christmas (I know, I know it's clichéd but it means presents!) because his parents and the twins had gone to New Zealand for a holiday and as much as Artemis would like to go to New Zealand he would rather have time with his friends. Holly had jumped at the idea because she never got to celebrate Christmas, what with her dead parents and the rest of her family avoiding her she felt like she would have a fun Christmas for once. Now back to the story…
Holly's POV
I grinned at Artemis's expression through breakfast. Though I knew I shouldn't I could resist one last comment.
"Where did you get the white suit?" I asked. Artemis looked confused and looked down to see whether he was wearing a white suit. When he found he wasn't he paled as he realised what I meant.
"What white suit?" he asked hoping that I hadn't noticed his hesitation. But of course I had.
"You know the one on your teddy bear? What's his name by the way?" I asked laughing at his horrified face.
"Do I have to answer that" he asked noticeably ruffled. I nodded an evil grin spreading on my face. He gulped.
"Mr Cuddles" whispered the mortified Artemis. Juliet squealed with joy, clutching her side with laughter. Foaly whinnied laughing his head off. Mulch was rolling on the floor. Butler controlled his emotions but found that his lips had an involuntary twitch. Artemis went bright red and looked down at his hands. I was torn between feeling sorry for him and making the most of his weakness. I chose the latter. I laughed harder than I had ever laughed before following Mulch's technique of rolling on the floor. Something that some Mud men teenagers would say in this situation is LOL which is exactly what Juliet did when she regained her composure. I tried my hardest to keep my laughter in hiccupping every so often with my attempts.
Artemis's POV
I know that I couldn't help having one weakness but it wasn't very nice for Holly to point it out like that. I felt my face go bright red, so I looked down at my knees in the attempts to keep my anger, but gave in storming out of the dinning room and into my room. I knew that they would never forget this and my teenage emotions were taking over. Something I had never done before. I cried. I didn't know what made me do it all of a sudden but my world crashed down around me and I found myself hugging the culprit which I quickly threw onto the floor. I heard a knock on my bedroom door.
Holly's POV
That was when I started feeling sorry for him. He ran out of the room with his face red with anger and embarrassment. I knew I had gone too far. I waited a few minutes for the others to stop laughing then changed my mind and ran out of the room after Artemis. I knew that the others stopped laughing when I did that but I didn't know what Artemis's reaction would be. I thought that he would be meditating or on his computer. I knocked on the door. I didn't wait for a reply. I decided that it would be no use. So I opened it and walked in. I gasped at the site of him. He was lying face down on his bed bawling his eyes out. I was rooted to the spot. I had never dealt with this sort of thing before. So I awkwardly sat down on the bed.
Artemis's POV
She came and sat down on the bed. I knew that she had never done this before so it was a new experience for both of us. Holly tried to cheer me up, though I couldn't accept it at the time.
Fly on the walls POV
And this short ugly thing came into the room where this other ugly thing was producing water. I better start naming things for you to understand what I am talking about. The ugly thing on the sleeping device looks like my brother Joe when he's drunk so I'll call him that and the ugly one that walked in will be called-er- I don't know- Gertrude. Hey that's brilliant!
So as I was saying Joe was on the sleeping device producing water from his eyes and Gertrude comes in and sits on the sleeping device. Joe looks up at her. (This is where it gets awkward) Gertrude put out her front leg to him and he took it. Then Gertrude attacked him but it must be some sort of greeting because he returned the attack. Weird. Well anyway they attacked each other though this form of attack must be some strange calming method for these Aliens. But Joe continued to produce water.
Holly's POV
Artemis continued to cry. I had never had to do this before. So with my arms around him in a weird sort of embrace I tried to sooth him.
"I'm sorry Arty; I didn't mean to tease you." I said knowing that this was the lamest excuse I could have come up with. Artemis calmed down a bit but tears still fell down his cheeks. I noticed the teddy on the floor where he had thrown it and picked it up.
"You know it was kind of unexpected Arty." I said glancing at the small black teddy in my hands. "But if it makes you feel better I have a teddy too." This made Artemis look up
"Y-you d-do?" he asked between sobs. I nodded at him.
"Of course I do. What's wrong with having one I was just teasing." I said. Artemis smirked at me.
"Let me guess yours is bright pink" he asked me. I acted embarrassed
"One of them is" I said. Artemis saw through my acting.
"One of them?" he said playing along all thoughts of being embarrassed banished. I nodded.
"It sits on my bed with my yellow one and green one." I said. Artemis put on his best vampire smirk.
"What about the one in the fairy dress?" he asked. I shuffled genuinely uncomfortably on his bed.
"Well…" I started. He noticed that I was actually embarrassed and dismissed it.
"Don't worry about it." he said.
"Frond you've changed!" I said, "A few years ago you would have been happy to embarrass me." Artemis smiled a genuine jolly smile.
"Yes well thanks to you I have changed." He said. I grinned then decided I better go back down stairs so Juliet didn't start getting ideas that Artemis and I were getting together which she had already started hinting.
Third Person- Dining Room.
Juliet sat still not laughing anymore instead she looked thoughtful. Butler noticed the change of mood.
"I hope Artemis Is OK." He announced. Everyone looked at him for a second then went back to what they were doing before. Mulch was eating again. Foaly was trying to activate a camera in Artemis's room. Juliet was looking over his shoulder hoping for some inspiration. Butler sat uncomfortably in his chair hoping his young charge was alright, he wanted to follow but he knew that Holly was perfectly capable of looking after him. Juliet made a start.
"I know, I know!" she cried everyone one jumped and looked at her, "Why don't we try and bring them together!" she said sounding like it made perfect sense.
"Bring who together?" asked Butler bemused at his sister's excitement.
"Arty and Holly of course" she said as if Butler was stupid "Gosh Dom, wasn't it bloody obvious?" Butler nodded uncertainly. Juliet returned to looking over Foaly's shoulder who had finally activated the camera.
"Ah Holly's leaving, Artemis has a huge vampire smirk on his face," said Foaly "what did she do kiss him?" Juliet smirked.
Finally Holly walked back in making no move to tell them what had happened. Everyone looked at her expectantly, but as she didn't say anything they left her to her thoughts. Artemis followed soon after his eyes still red rimed from crying. Everyone tried to ignore that fact though it was especially difficult for Foaly and Juliet who wanted to embarrass him. Juliet and Foaly whispered quietly to each other thinking up some plan to bring Holly and Artemis together. Butler looked at them sharply trying to hear what they were saying. Holly rolled her eyes at Artemis who smirked back.
"So Juliet what are we doing today?" he asked. Juliet mimicked his smirk.
"A bit of fun." She said secretively. Artemis was the one to roll his eyes. Juliet was looking at Foaly a smile playing on her lips. Foaly nodded.
"Well Juliet, sorry to spoil your fun but I need to go." He said. Juliet looked down cast.
"Where?" she asked desperately, Foaly grinned.
"To the bathroom," he said. Juliet punched him in the arm.
"What!" she exclaimed "and you tell me that I am mean." Foaly got up and walked out the door. Juliet sighed blissfully. Artemis gave Holly a worried look he knew that something was up.
"I wonder what she is planning," he whispered into her pointed ear. Holly nodded in agreement just as confused as he was. Juliet stood up.
"I think that we should decorate a bit to get us into the Christmas mood." She said joyfully. She was met with groans.
"Oh please not! I'll do anything but decorating!" whined Mulch. Juliet gave him a look of meaning which made Mulch shut up. Holly glanced at Artemis. She was about to say something but Foaly came in.
"Come on lets start decorating. What are the groups?" he asked Juliet.
"Me and you," said Juliet pointing at Foaly "Butler and Mulch, and Artemis and Holly." Neither Artemis nor Holly suspected anything and if anything they were happy with the arrangement but everyone knew that it would result in a lot of fighting between them.
"Well OK then Artemis and Holly you can do the hall and lounge. Foaly and I will do the rooms and Butler and Mulch can do the Dinning room and kitchen," said Juliet. She had a reason for these arrangements because the hall and lounge had cameras but they didn't tell Artemis and Holly this. So they went to their places.
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