Adventure on the Argo II: Chapter 7: We Meet Artemis Fowl

Leo opened his eyes and sat straight up in bed. Ella stood over him, a horrified look on her face. “What? What do I have on my face?” he said, rubbing his face. Sadie started to laugh. “What is she doing in here?” She covered her mouth with her hands. “Shh! Don’t yell! We were attacked and the raiders are searching the cabins for anyone they can challenge. We’re hiding,” Ella said, holding a finger to her lips. “And we don’t want to wake Artie and frighten him,” the Doctor whispered. Leo jumped. He had forgotten the Doctor was in here. “And the TARDIS is not an option, they already took it. She isn’t going to be happy when they open her up,” he was saying. “Who isn’t going to be happy? River or the TARDIS?” Sadie asked. “Probably both,” the Doctor said. “Well I’m going to slip into the bathroom and change,” Leo said, trying to avoid thinking after he had just woken up.

“Hey, we could’ve had worse,” Percy reasoned. “Worse? What’s worse than getting stuck in a room with Hedge and Strax?” Annabeth snapped. “Okay, you got me there,” Percy breathed, afraid of setting off her temper. But Annabeth wasn’t done, “I mean, seriously? We’re stuck in a room with a goat who has an obsession with killing and Mr. Potato Head, army style. And you’re saying it could be worse? Oh, and did I mention the venomous lizard?” “’The venomous lizard’ has ears, you know,” Madame Vastra commented. Annabeth opened her mouth to say more, but Percy quickly covered it. “That’s enough out of you,” he said, when Annabeth gave him a dirty look. She rolled her eyes, but she didn’t speak again. “Since that’s settled, let’s figure out a way to escape,” Percy said. He wasn’t exactly the brains of the operation, but he was glad to be lea...

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Exactly five minutes later, they met at the bow. “Artemis,” Ella whispered, “Leo has an intercom device on Festus, we need to move our meeting. Does the crow’s nest sound good?” They climbed to the crow’s nest. Ella stared expectantly at Artemis, “Well, out with it.” Artemis smiled, “You really want to know why I’m here?” Ella nodded. “Fine,” Artemis sighed, “The real reason I followed you is because,” he paused and bit his lip. “I like you,” he whispered, so quite that it was barely audible. She stared at him, her mouth wide open in surprise. “You what?” she asked. He blushed, “I like you.” The second time it struck her hard and she blushed bright red. “At least the feeling is mutual,” she whispered. This time Artemis blushed, “You do?” She crossed her heart and nodded. “Does anyone else know?” he whispered. She shook her head, “It was a secret.”