Fowl Manor

It was 3 am in the morning. Artemis couldn't fall asleep, no matter how hard he tried. It had been already 4 hours since he retired to his bedroom, and yet, not one wink of rest. Hence, he had resorted to washing his face and refreshing himself with a cool glass of apple juice. Not that he'd do this every night. He was still troubled by Holly's harsh words back in the carrier during their period back in time while trying to rescue a lemur he had doomed in the present time.

"Your elf kissing days are over" she had said. Whether she was serious or not, he may never find out. But one thing was for sure. He had lost an incredible opportunity to prove himself of his worthiness to his female elfin companion. They had grown closer with adventure after adventure until finally, when he was mortally wounded by that idiotic gorilla, she had kissed him in tears of joyfulness as she saved his life with magic. However, that was when her mentality had reverted to her teenage years, when her hormones of attraction were still intact. He knew his growing affection for her was everlasting, but what about her feelings for him? Did she even have any? He sighed in frustration, one of the first times he had experienced the feeling of confusion, of not knowing something. There was nothing he could currently do, only wait for Holly's reply to his recent invitation to his residence. There was still hope, but only a speck of it left. He sat there, absent-mindedly wondering of what where his future lies, when suddenly, the curtains of the open window fluttered gently. He glanced around, but no one was there. Or at least it seemed like there was nobody.

"Holly?" he said hopefully. The air shimmered before him and Holly seemingly appeared out of thin air. Artemis nearly cried out loud.

"I received your invitation," she winked. "So I decided to check out what was happening. How's life?"

Artemis was stunned by such a straight forward question. "Uhh . . . erm . . . decent?"

"It's not likely for you to stutter. What happened? Did you miss me so much that you forgot how to speak? I'll admit, I do add a sense of liveliness to this cold, lonely place." Holly winked again.

"Ok -" Artemis answered quietly again.

Holly sighed. "You've grown a lot quieter since the last time we parted ways. By the way, where is Butler?"

"He's on a trip to China for personal reasons," he replied.

"What about your parents and your two little brothers?"

"Vacation to somewhere I couldn't care to remember,"

"Ah, I see - . You know, remember how I told you that your elf kissing days are over?" Holly inquired steadily.

Oh no. It's about this. Artemis silently groaned.

"Well . . . I never said we could never hang out -" she trailed off. Artemis sighed with relief. He noticed for the first time that Holly was wearing human clothes, as she took off her outer layers, revealing a tank top and a mini-skirt.

"How'd you shield yourself without your suit?" Artemis asked curiously.

"Oh. New invention, Foaly of course." She showed him the shining necklace she was wearing. "Very fashionable too. For the first time, I appreciate Foaly's genius in him."

Holly moved towards the bed and sat down. "If you're wondering, I'm on break for a week, that's why I was able to come here. Don't worry, Julius doesn't know." She laid herself comfortably on Artemis's king-sized bed.

"Ugh, I'm tired. You won't believe how much security I had to bypass in order to arrive at your manor Artemis," she whined.

"Yes, of course," Artemis answered monotonously.

"Say, Arty -" Holly trailed off again. She used my pet name. She wants to state something she's not comfortable with. Artemis guessed silently. "You wanna try something, Arty?"

Artemis shifted uncomfortably. "Uh, sure, what is it?"

Holly suddenly stood up and pulled Artemis onto the bed. As he landed, Holly twisted her body onto his and kissed him lightly on the lips. Artemis gasped in surprise.

"You . . ."

Holly laughed nervously. "I lied."

Artemis shifted uncomfortably. "That felt . . ."

"Naturally wonderful?" Holly guessed. Artemis nodded slightly. He shifted uncomfortably again.

"Um . . . do you want to . . ."

"Kiss you again? Don't have to ask." Holly laughed. She pulled him down again, onto the soft bed, and kissed him, this time, more intensely. Artemis's cold lips met Holly's magically softened lips and almost melted with her. Magic sparked all around their lips as they pulled each other closer and closer. Holly could now feel Artemis's breath in her mouth, peculiarly minty in fact. He must have taken mints before she arrived. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the Artemis's almost professional way of kissing. With a flick of his tongue, he invited her's and they kissed now with their tongues almost curled together. As their actions became more automatic, her hand went instinctively slowly to Artemis's lower regions. When her delicate fingers touched his small reproductive organ, he almost stopped breathing. However, Holly's magic revived him from his temporary stunned state and he continued to enjoy her gentle touch.

Eventually she couldn't resist the temptation any more, and reached for Artemis's dress pants zipper. She slowly unzipped it and reached inside dramatically. Slowly, as if leisurely, she placed her finger tips onto the shaft of Artemis's penis and started rubbing gently, careful not to hurt Artemis. Artemis flinched slightly but began to enjoy somewhat of a massage to his genitalia and proceeded to kiss his lover.

Finally, when they separated once more, they both gasped for air.

"You were great. Did you do this before?" Holly teased him. Artemis blushed and shook his head quickly. "Wanna move on to the next stage?" Holly asked. Artemis's face paled and after a few moments of hesitation, he nodded his head nervously.