I heard this song on the radio, and I thought it was very beautiful. The storyline’s hard to buy, I know, but basically humans and fairies are at war, and Artemis and Holly are in love.
  You belong to the gang
and you say you can’t break away
but I’m here with my hands on my heart
“Artemis, stop,” Holly laughed, pushing Artemis away. “The others are right inside!”
          Artemis smiled, and drew his lips from Holly’s. With a nervous glance at the secure shelter in back of them, where Holly’s thirty LEP officers lay, the two scampered off into the night.
And our families can’t agree
I’m your brothers sworn enemy
but I’ll shout out my love to the stars
          “So how was your week?” Holly whispered. Artemis shrugged.
          “Not my best,” he answered. “I was forced into the army just a few days ago; the desperate soldiers found my hiding spot. I would’ve been fine if Fowl Manor was still standing; but nothing beats LEP weapons.”
          “Sorry to hear that,” Holly said quietly. “My week wasn’t the best either. Our last shelter was destroyed. Chix Verbil is dead; a bullet caught him in the wing. He couldn’t go on, so they shot him to death. No prisoners, no survivors.” Holly choked out the last part, curling into a ball in her leaf-bed.
          “I’m so sorry,” Artemis murmured, picturing the cocky sprite broken on the ground, faceless, remorseless humans leaving without a second thought.
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we’ll go, we’ll go
          The night was short; Artemis and Holly talked for most of it. As the hours drifted by, the two became sleepy. Holly relished the feeling she got when she was near Artemis; like she didn’t have to be a leader anymore. She could cry on a supporting shoulder. Holly drifted off to sleep in Artemis’s arms. Artemis cradled the elf’s head, wishing they had more time. Watching Holly sleep, Artemis smiled blissfully.
When first we laid eyes I swore to no compromise
’til I felt my caress on your skin
Well how soon we were betrayed,
your sister gave us away
and your father came all unhingedSo wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we’ll go, we’ll go
          “Morning,” Holly mumbled, waking to the sound of a bird twittering. Artemis was in an awkward position; sitting up against a tree, his head lolling on his shoulder.
          “We stayed out all night,” Artemis yawned, stretching. Holly smiled sleepily, putting her head back on Artemis’s lap. Two seconds later her head snapped back up, the impact of Artemis’s words hitting her.
          “WE STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT!” Holly shouted, scrambling to her feet. Artemis’s eyes had widened in fear. The two ran through the forest, a terror unlike any other tearing at their hearts.
But Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, and I swear to the the stars
I’ll burn this whole city down
          “What day next week?” Artemis hissed at Holly as they raced against time to the shelter. Holly shook her head, her eyes full of tears.
          “Never again,” she whispered. “It’s too dangerous. Oh Artemis, you’re as good as dead. What have we done?”
All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side
          They reached the shelter. It seemed deserted; Holly let out a breath of relief. Artemis was scanning the area for an ambush of some kind.
          “I’ll go in,” Holly said, “And make something up. You go back to your people, and never come back. Do you understand?”
          Artemis felt something wet on his face, and realized he was crying. “I understand,” he whispered. “I understand perfectly.”
          The two kissed fiercely, knowing that once they broke apart it would be the end. The end of them as friends and lovers. If they ever met again, it would be with a gun pointed to each other’s heads.
          “Freeze!” someone shouted. Holly’s insides turned cold; Artemis closed his eyes and waited for the shot.
          “Commander Short?” Trouble’s voice said. “FOWL? Holly, what’s going on?”
          “Isn’t it obvious?” an officer said angrily. “Short here isn’t loyal to her species; she’d rather mate with a Mud Man than protect her people.”
          “It’s not like that!” Holly said, begging Trouble with her eyes. He looked back with a cold glare.
          “Kill Fowl,” Trouble murmured to the officer. “We’ll think of a way to deal with the traitor.”
         

          “Morning,” Holly mumbled, waking to the sound of a bird twittering. Artemis was in an awkward position; sitting up against a tree, his head lolling on his shoulder.          “We stayed out all night,” Artemis yawned, stretching. Holly smiled sleepily, putting her head back on Artemis’s lap. Two seconds later her head snapped back up, the impact of Artemis’s words hitting her.          “WE STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT!” Holly shouted, scrambling to her feet. Artemis’s eyes had widened in fear. The two ran through the forest, a terror unlike any other tearing at their hearts.          “What day next week?” Artemis hissed at Holly as they raced against time to the shelter. Holly shook her head, her eyes full of tears.          “Never again,” she whispered. “It’s too dangerous. Oh Artemis, you’re as good as dead. What have we done?”          They reached the shelter. It seemed deserted; Holly let out a breath of relief. Artemis was scanning the area for an ambush of some kind.          “I’ll go in,” Holly said, “And make something up. You go back to your people, and never come back. Do you understand?”          Artemis felt something wet on his face, and realized he was crying. “I understand,” he whispered. “I understand perfectly.”          The two kissed fiercely, knowing that once they broke apart it would be the end. The end of them as friends and lovers. If they ever met again, it would be with a gun pointed to each other’s heads.          “Freeze!” someone shouted. Holly’s insides turned cold; Artemis closed his eyes and waited for the shot.          “Commander Short?” Trouble’s voice said. “FOWL? Holly, what’s going on?”          “Isn’t it obvious?” an officer said angrily. “Short here isn’t loyal to her species; she’d rather mate with a Mud Man than protect her people.”          “It’s not like that!” Holly said, begging Trouble with her eyes. He looked back with a cold glare.          “Kill Fowl,” Trouble murmured to the officer. “We’ll think of a way to deal with the traitor.”         and the shot it hit hard
and your frame went limp in my arms
and an oath of love was your dying cry
          “NO!” Holly shouted, running in front of Artemis.
          “Get off!” Artemis roared. “GET OFF, DO YOU WANT TO BE KILLED? THEY WANT ME, HOLLY, I WON’T LET YOU DIE!”
          “Give me the gun!” Trouble shouted, grabbing the gun from his officer and taking aim. He was going to enjoy this.
          Trouble fired. Holly, screaming an unearthly “no”, jumped in front of Artemis, letting the bullet pierce her chest. Every bullet made was now coated with a layer of troll venom, which would stun the nervous system. Holly could not heal herself.
          Artemis dropped to the ground, watching Holly’s breathing slow, unable to do a thing. Holly turned her head to face Artemis, and whispered, “I love you.”
So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we’ll go, we’ll goBut Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, and I’ll burn this whole city down
Valencia, with your blood gettin’ cold on the ground
Valencia and I swear to the stars
I’ll burn this whole city down
          Artemis lunged towards Trouble, dodging each bullet the elf fired. He grabbed the elf’s gun, twisting it from his hands, and fired six shots at Trouble’s head and heart. The elf was dead before he hit the ground.
          Artemis shot twenty of the thirty officers, killing fifteen. He was overpowered and shot by ten rounds of bullets. His dying words were, “You’ll pay.”
          And they did. In twenty years, humans (what was left of them) ruled the earth once again. Only three fairies were still alive, and were prisoners. If one was to visit the spot where, twenty years before, a shelter for fairies had been, they would find two skeletons; one of a human man, one of a fairy woman, lying side by side, rotting bullets on the ground near them. Forever the world would know of their forbidden love, because when the human man died, he crawled to the fairy’s side and clasped her hand.

          Artemis lunged towards Trouble, dodging each bullet the elf fired. He grabbed the elf’s gun, twisting it from his hands, and fired six shots at Trouble’s head and heart. The elf was dead before he hit the ground.          Artemis shot twenty of the thirty officers, killing fifteen. He was overpowered and shot by ten rounds of bullets. His dying words were, “You’ll pay.”          And they did. In twenty years, humans (what was left of them) ruled the earth once again. Only three fairies were still alive, and were prisoners. If one was to visit the spot where, twenty years before, a shelter for fairies had been, they would find two skeletons; one of a human man, one of a fairy woman, lying side by side, rotting bullets on the ground near them. Forever the world would know of their forbidden love, because when the human man died, he crawled to the fairy’s side and clasped her hand.

Some other stories by songfic_freak:

• Two more for "Prophecy"
• The Gypsy's Prophecy
• What if Holly had been killed by the troll in Fowl Manor?
• I'm not that girl
• Behind these hazel eyes