Dublin, Ireland. Fowl Manor 5 p.m.

Artemis was beside himself. This was unusual for him but it’s not everyday your girlfriend flies in for the Christmas holidays. Artemis tried to calm himself. Livia wouldn’t be here until the hour. Artemis therefore tried doing some meditating but the excitement was to much. He kept drifting away from one thought to thinking of some activity to do with Livia. So, Artemis decided to work on his computer. He grabbed his power book and stepped out of his room. He looked over the railing, which was covered with tinsel and Christmas lights, and looked down to the hallway. He smiled and made his way down the small walkway to the main rooms with the Christmas trees out the front and descended down the oak stairs from his room floor, down to the lounge room.

The were wooden double doors going into the lounge . Artemis pushed through and looked in amazement, once again, at the wonderful job Butler had done with the Christmas decorations. The lounge room had two large black lounges along opposite walls with a fireplace down the front. The was a lovely blaze heating the room from the fireplace right now. There was a forty inch flat screen mounted above the fireplace, the sides of the screen were covered in lovely gold and green tinsel, and there was a stereo on the mantle on top of the fireplace. Right now the stereo was playing remix versions of Christmas carols. At the moment it was “Walking In A Winter Wonderland” By Barry White. Hmmm, I think Livia would enjoy a walk in a winter wonderland, Artemis thought. He then sighed at himself. Here I go again. He smiled. There was a five meter tall Christmas tree in the left hand bottom corner of the room with lights, tinsel and decorations galore. There were what seemed like a thousand presents under the tree. There were all types of little lights stretching their way across the top of the ceiling all the way around the room. They were twinkling like colourful little stars. Artemis then leaned out from the lounge and looked around the interior of the manor. The were lights all around the ceilings with miniature Christmas trees on some tables in the hallways, Christmas lights running down the walls and tinsel hanging all the way down every hallway in the manor. You could hear the same Christmas carol all around the manor because the speakers were connected to the stereo. Artemis had done this himself as his mother had asked him to try and get one Christmas carol being sung all around the manor. Artemis then walked over two the lounge on the right side of the room and pulled back the velvet drapes. Basically the whole manor had been covered with Christmas lights, even everybody’s bedroom had a Christmas makeover!!

There were all kinds of decorations out the front. There were white, glowing reindeers, there was a Santa slay with all the reindeers, mechanical of course, and a lovely lighted up nativity scene with a star above the manger, and any other Christmas emblems you could think of. There were candy canes lining the driveway up to the manor and gate, there were small white stars along the hedges behind the candy canes lining the driveway. There was, last but not least, a large colourful star above the door way. There were small Christmas trees on the porch next to the door, also decorated, and more Christmas lights and tinsel all over the porch. It looked like something out of a movie. Infact Butler and Mrs. Fowl’s assistant decorators had done an outstandingly fantastic job. He then noticed even the trees out the back along the manor grounds were also decorated with Christmas lights. He also saw the hedge line along the fence within the manor had three rows of Christmas lights flashing at random patterns. There was also a warm white glow close by a weeping willow tree, decorated, moving in slow motions. He could see shapes but nothing very distinguishing. He got out a walkie-talkie and called Butler, frowning trying to work out what these shapes were.

” Butler, I was wondering if you could come down to the lounge room and explain a little puzzle I have?” Artemis asked into the device.

” Of course Artemis, won’t be long” Butler replied. Artemis then slipped the walkie-talkie into his jacket pocket and continued trying to figure out these shapes.

Butler came striding in, knocking on the door has he walked past it. He stood next to Artemis as he looked up at the manservant.

” Problems sir?” Butler asked him

” Well Butler, I was just wondering seeing as you decorated practically the whole manor, which you’ve done a fabulous job of by the way, could you tell me what those things are?” he said pointing at the glowing shapes. Butler looked over out the window at were the young boy was pointing.

” Ahh those, they’re a herd of electronic reindeers.” he informed the boy. Artemis stared hard then smiled and nodded.

” Yes I can see them now. Very good job Butler” He complimented smiling at Butler.

” It’s all right sir, thank-you. Now I better get back to finishing off upstairs.” He said turning away. Artemis sat down into the lounge and started working on his laptop.

Some other stories by captain_artys_girlxx:

• The Lost Treasures of Tenochtitlan.
• Dreams and the Truth
• Keep Holding On (songfic)
• If Artemis came to my school......
• Artemis's first love (part 2)