I'm up later than I want to be

I know that 11:20 (when I'm typing this) is far from being late at night by a lot of people's standards, but I'm really really tired for some reason. So there's this  HUGE spider in my window, but I can't sleep unless I put in the window fan to bring in cold air. I know it's completely ridiculous but I'm terrified of the spider coming to kill me when I sleep.

Um....here's a bit of writing: (the thematic thursday thing is part of the daily challenges that are going on on synthetic-truth.net for the summer of writing. oh, and this is some Artemis Fowl fanfiction. I'll try to have the next thing I post not be fanfiction.)

Rating and Word Count: PG, 414 words 
Warnings: none
Other Info: Written for Thematic Thursday on June 3 

Bitterness

They were in the study at Fowl Manor. After an accident underground that involved Opal Koboi and Holly’s superior officer Commander Trouble Kelp, she had spoken to Trouble straightaway to find out what had happened. He said that before she attacked, Opal had told him who had sent her. Holly had flown to Ireland right away to speak with a certain Mud Boy.

“Artemis I don’t care why you did it; I just care that you did. You’ve been lying to me for years. Years. And I’ve forgiven you every time. Foaly doesn’t know why and quite honestly I don’t either. Did you think I wouldn’t find out? Well? Say something Mud Boy.” The elf captain crossed her arms and waited for the boy to speak.

“I thought.... I thought..well, I don’t know what I was thinking,” the boy hung his head. 

“You weren’t thinking Artemis. That’s the point. If you were you would not have found that it was alright to go to Opal Koboi of all people. How can she fix anything? She only destroys.” Holly’s eyes filled up with tears. With a frustrated sigh she wiped them away. “And now Commander Trouble is in the hospital. We’ve got all the best warlocks healing him, but they don’t know if that’s enough. With what Opal is capable of...”

In the past Opal had caused quite a lot of trouble with the LEP, Lower Elements Police, for using the brain fluids of animals to increase her magical abilities with dangerous results.

Artemis seemed to be having a battle with himself. Several times he opened his mouth as though about to speak but quickly closed it again. Finally he took a deep breath and spoke. “I thought he was taking you away from me.”

Holly thought she had heard him wrong.

“I’m sorry, what?”

“I thought he was taking you away from me. These blasted hormones got the better of me. It won’t happen again.”

Normally Holly would have laughed at Artemis using the phrase “these blasted hormones”, but she wasn’t in the mood.

“I don’t care Artemis. You’re better than this. I know you are. I think...I think I need some time to cool off. Don’t call me for a while, alright? Just don’t.”

And with that, she started her mechanical wings that were on the back of her LEP suit. She jumped from the open window and flew away. Artemis watched until she was out of sight.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.