~*I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn’t see how every sign pointed straight to you*~
All he had been through with her. Trolls, and evil cloned pixies with dreams of domination, and she was leaving him like that. With her last breath, she called to him. Tears flooded his eyes, for he could not do anything to help her.
“Artemis,” she whispered, blood leaking from her chest, through her suit. “Artemis, help me.” He turned his head, and continued counting. Holly was gone. She had no one there to comfort her, no one to talk to her. And he could not tell her his secret.
~*Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
I think about the years I spent just passing through
I’d like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You’ve been there you understand
It’s all part of a grander plan that is coming true*~
She felt the sword pierce her chest, her skin part, and she thought about Artemis Fowl. She thought about the first time they had met. When she had punched him, made the lollipop joke. She felt terrible. She had never been truly nice to him. Never sat down just to talk. Always on the move, saving the world. She would never get the chance to just talk to him. It was over.
~*Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you*~
Artemis finished with the bomb. Time to bring Holly back. He shot. Abbot laughed. A time surge, and there was Holly, thanking him.
Now there would be time. Time to sit and talk. Time to confess secrets. Time to discuss plans, or capture pixies. Time. Time.

Some other stories by Minerva Paradizo:

• My Most Random Yet...
• Can't I Get A Watermelon Pie?
• Holly is Having A Seizure, Artemis Realizes He Cannot Handle Stress, and He Has No Cell Phone Reception
• Update!
• Dangerous Waters