The Girl In Chains (Artemis Fowl x Female Reader)

Chapter 18: Nursery

I wake up in a bed of a hotel i didn't sign into. I remember everything up until Holly uses her mesmer. I don't know what answers they made me give, but they must have liked them, considering my current situation.

I start to do research on mind-wipes, but it soon leads me no where, so i give up.

I go back to my normal life, except this time, i can't stop thinking about Artemis and where he is now. 

Why did he let me go?

What did i reveal about myself under mesmer?

Is he still keeping tabs on me?

Is this some kind of test?

Does he hate me?

Why do i miss him?

The last question is the one that is truly confusing me. 

Why do i miss him?

I don't know, i don't think i want to know.

Today i have a bit of free time, and i've dropped out of university, so i take a trip to one of the nurseries i help fund for children.

I act as a sort of therapist for them, even though my own mental health isn't the best. I talk with them and get them through hard times, mostly because i know what they're going through.

This place is a building that is like a charity home. The people who stay here are usually children or teens who live on the streets. It provides a breakfast and free rooms. It runs only on donations and my funding. I admit, it's not the prettiest place, but at least it's something.

I'm currently dealing with a little boy who's family was just put into jail. He was an unplanned pregnancy, and the mother nor father had written any records of his existence. To the authorities, he doesn't exist. He's also too afraid to come to the police and state his name and situation, because they were the ones to take away his family, leaving only fear of them in his stomach.

He's exhausted, and i let him cry himself to sleep on my shoulder. I put him down on the bed and leave him be.

I go to the second floor where most of the children are playing. When i come in, a lot of little heads turn to me, and one of the boys lets out a squeal of joy.

"Winnie! Winnie! Come play castles with us! I'm a knight this time. Cassy is the princess, but she doesn't want to be- "

"No , i'm not!" Cassy yells Sam, "I'm the bad guy! I don't need to be saved by anyone!"

"It's Ok" I say to them, putting on a smile, "I'll be the princess. Cassy can be the bad guy"

"See?" Cassy sneers at Sam, lifting her nose.

"See, what? An annoying little prick?" Sam replies

"You're looking in a mirror" Cassy retorts.

"Shut up, the both of you" I giggle at them, "Be happy, you got what you wanted."

"I wanted to save Cassy" Sam mumbles, but he plays anyways.

I play along, calling for help from the knight in shinning armor, and giggling when he tries to pick me up with his short and stubby arms. I scream in fake terror as Cassy jumps in front of me and puts me under a spell. I have more fun i'd want to admit.

Artemis's POV

My father wants me to take Myles and Beckett to a local.... Nursery? Though it isn't like a school, it's the word he used to describe it. I had done research on it, it runs only on donations and a sponser, who is anonymous.