Flustered

He didn't know that Butler would be shirtless. Or, maybe in the back of his mind he did and just didn't care. He had never interrupted Butler's work out before, but Holly had called and asked for help with something that could turn physical. Obviously Artemis himself was not the best man for the job. So he decided to go to Butler and ask him for help with this mission. It wasn't the first time he had done so. But it was the first time he had done so while Butler was working out.

Artemis had never seen Butler shirtless before. That sounds strange, given how much time the two had spent together. Hell, Butler had been with Artemis since he was born. But it was always strictly professional. Of course, Artemis knew Butler was muscular. He must be to be a Fowl's bodyguard. But Artemis wasn't prepared when he walked in and saw just how muscular Butler really was. He would chalk it up to teenage hormones, but his brain was too busy ogling Butler's abs to think of anything else.

Butler had looked at him as soon as he walked in. That was at least a minute ago and Artemis had done nothing but stare at him. He watched the young man with an amused expression. He'd never seen Artemis like this before. He had always been so professional, so modest. But now he was just shamelessly staring. 'He probably doesn't even know he's doing it.' thought Butler. 'I could tell him... or I could have some fun.'

Slowly, Butler walked over to Artemis. The boy didn't even notice. With a smirk on his face, Butler slowly leaned down until his lips were less than an inch from Artemis' ear.

"Like what you see?" He whispered huskily.

Artemis jumped and his eyes widened. His whole face turned a deep shade of red and he began stuttering, trying to find anything to say to make the situation better. Nothing came of it. Butler just laughed softly and left to take a shower and change his clothes.