Artemis calmly set down his fork and looked at the manservant. He had this one covered. "I was out last night, because I was with someone. It took awhile coming back though. I was so tired I simply collapsed I suppose."

Butler obviously accepted his lie. He was grinning like the Mad Hatter. Holly looked happy too. "That's great Artemis! But tell us next time. I need to guard you. You never know."

"So who were you out with?" Artemis had decided to tell him some truth. But before he could respond Butler guessed. He was wrong obviously but still.

"Was it Minerva?"

Needless to say Artemis spit out the orange juice he was drinking and stared at the bodyguard with an incredulous look on his face. Butler realized that for sure it could not be Minerva when Artemis did something unusual. He burst out laughing. He was clutching-his-sides-on-the-floor-heaving laughing!

He only did anything close to that when Foaly attempted to clone a Unicorn, but instead, made a rat with old Unicorn even then, all he did then was chuckle and leave the room smirking! So once again, Holly dropped her fork.

It landed hard on her plate with a clang! So she popped the question. Now was the perfect time he was kneeling catching his breath from his fit.

"Artemis, are you okay?"

Artemis looked up at Holly. "Of course I am. Is anything seeming wrong?"

Now it was her turn to laugh. Artemis sent a playful glare her way and crossed his arms. He pouted. " what did I do now! Start another goblin revolution?! Or maybe I accidentally met Lili Frond while she was half drunk? I don't know! Explain Captain! Explain!"

Holly was howling like a hyena now. The Lili Frond episode was halarious! She had flirted on Artemis so much he had actually called Butler, and grabbed Holly's neautrino!

"Well!?"

He really was acting different. Butler was just watching with his mouth agape at what was happening.

" You have been happy, and carefree, and smiley, and hungry, and wearing normal clothes and all types of weird things!"

"Alright so maybe I upgraded." A thought occurred to him. "Hey when are the twins getting home?" Angeline was dropping them off there for a a while so that Juliet and her could have some 'girl time'.

Just then the doorbell rang and in ran Myles and Beckett. When they got to the kitchen, Beckett tugged on Artemis's pant leg and said innocently "Arty do ya wanna play tag?" "Simpletoon! Arty doesn't know how to play tag!" Myles scolded his brother.

"Actually I do. Do you both want to play?"

A simultaneous "YES!" Was heard and they all ran to the back yard. Butler and Holly followed more leisurely, thinking it would be amusing to watch Artemis trip over himself. Artemis slipped on the black converse he had gotten from his mother three months ago, and ran out the door.

When Holly and Butler arrived, it was quite a sight to see. Artemis was running from the boys gracefully leaping over flowers and bushes. All three were laughing.

They were dumbfounded. Artemis was exercising. And enjoying it. And doing it well. What? When it was over they were all grinning like fools. Then Artemis said something that shocked them all. "Another round?"

(This would be a great place to and but since I am a generous person I will make a very long chappie for you)

The twins eagerly nodded. Grinning even wider. They didn't ask Arty questions. That would make him stop! That would definitely be a bad idea. They liked playing with him. "Now wanna make this more challenging?" More nods from the twins. YHEY were starting to look like gobble heads. butlers mouth was still agape and Holly say with her legs spread out and watching the scene playing before her with wide eyes and a hanging jaw.

"Hey Holly! Come play with us!" So somehow Artemis, a Holly and the twins played tag for three hours straight befre Myles and Beckett got tired and wanted to go in.

"So Artemis-" She was cut off by someone poking her shoulder. "You're it!" She was immediately off her train of thought. She was not back in the train star yon wondering where the hell the hog warts train was exactly. "You slimy Mud Boy!" He laughed and ran away. So in the end it was another four hours of tackling, poking, laughing, and running.

It had been a week. Holly had been allowed a month's vacation and was happy. It was a ton of fun for the young elf.

Artemis was being trained by Luna every night. Oh and he slept in until 12:00 he trained so hard. He did hunting, and running and leaping and dodging and he loved every minute! As it turns out you needed a mate to be the leader of a pack and even without the leader part every werewolf was expected to have a mate. Everyone wanted Luna. He had growled softly at that.

He wasn't sure why. Luna had said that she didn't want them. Her words were "Eff it! I wanna Prince!" Artemis was confused but understood a few seconds laster. She didn't want someone to be barging into her nest in full armour and a white horse. No. She wanted someone loyal, kind, and things like that. "Like you" she had said.

She told him that the People thought that her race was extinct. That was far from the truth. But they stayed hidden. It was safer that way.

She told him about how every clan had a name like MoonClan ThunderClan OceanClan etc. How you could also start a clan. You would always need an Alpha and the Alpha's mate and second in command Beta first though. The gathering was where every single Clan met in peace for one night. Telling their story's and more. She and Artemis were loners. But still attended. Everyone attended.

If they wanted though they could make a clan of their own. You didn't have to mate, you could just recruit.

One morning it was blistering hot and the cooler was acting up so the whole place was not much cooler then outside. Holly had been forced to wear Juliet's shirt shorts and mini tee, it was so hot! Then Artemis came down for breakfast. He had noticed the heat too. He tried the shirt thing he really did but... Well then he came in his shirt had changed from purple to black with all the sweat.

So Artemis excused himself from the table real quick and went to the washroom. When he came out he was wearing deodorant , he was sweat free... And shirtless. And damn, the boy had muscle! He had a six pack, biceps and pecs. Yet he still had a lanky lithe skinny build to him. When did that happen!?

Butler dropped the glass he was holding. It fell to the floor with a smash!

To many things were being dropped in their kitchen nowadays it seemed. Luckily they were too focused on his new abs then the tattoo he had on his shoulder. They never noticed it.

It went on like this for weeks. Until one day it was too much. They were onto him and he and Luna decided to make their own clan. After all they had fallen in love.

He wanted out of his life! He loved his family, and friends all dearly. But it was not for him anymore. They didn't know him anymore. So that night he left. He didn't write a note either. That would be like he was coming back. No he didn't think he would come back. That he could come back.

And so he left. All he took with him was what he was wearing. A green shirt with black skinny jeans and his black converse.

And that is how Artemis Fowl the Second became known as MoonStalker, Alpha of ShadowClan.