Requested by EnvytheSkunk
Chapter 1: New Subject
It was the middle of their eighth grade year. Arnold and Gerald were on their way to class, knowing they'd be discussing a new topic they had started going over the previous day.
"Well buddy, ready for another exciting discussion on Greek Legends?" Gerald asked wittingly.
"I guess so. I was reading a little about it last night, and they have some interesting names; Psyche, Eros, Aphrodite…"
"That's a new definition of the word interesting, but alright." Gerald said, amazed at how his friend always found a way to take an interest in the simplest of things.
As they were approaching the classroom, they heard…
"And then she said, whatever you do, don't sell that cow."
The boys turned to see Lila telling Sid, Stinky, and Harold one of her usual funny farm jokes.
"Ms. Lila sure is funny." Stinky said.
"I know, I can't believe she wouldn't go out with Arnold." Sid said to his friend.
"Mm, mm, mmm! Is that how Helga finally won you over; by telling stories more amusing than your grandpa's?" Gerald asked, while watching Arnold roll his eyes.
After the boys were finished watching Lila amuse the rest of their friends with her stories, they continued onto class. However, there was still someone lurking nearby in the hallway, speaking to her friend…
"Can you believe her Nadine?"
"What do you mean Rhonda?"
"The boys are always so impressed with Lila, just because she has an interesting story to go along with how pretty she is."
"Well, she is sweet and fun to be around. I don't think they do it just because she's pretty." Nadine insisted.
Rhonda had a hard time believing this however. Looks had to be the only thing a guy cared about. Why would anyone want to be seen with someone who would bring their popularity ratings down?
Classroom
"Are you excited about continuing our lesson on Greek mythology today Helga?" Phoebe asked her friend, as they waited for class to begin.
"Oh yeah. I barely slept last night." Helga scoffed. Although Helga normally took an interest in literature, she wasn't joking about not getting any sleep.
Arnold walked in, anxious to ask his girlfriend why she wasn't on the bus that morning. Taking a seat beside her, he asked "Are you okay Helga? I didn't see you at the bus stop?"
Rolling her eyes, she scoffed "Pttss...that's because I DID see my sister this morning."
"This sounds promising." Gerald said, as he turned to listen to the story.
Helga's House
"Come and eat everybody! I've made my famous blueberry waffles and daddy's favorite coffee!" Olga bragged while Helga took a seat at the counter with her Sugar Chunk cereal.
"This looks great Olga!" Bob exclaimed, ready to dig into the meal.
"Tell us what you have planned for today sweetie?" Miriam asked, nodding in agreement.
"Well, I'm going shopping for a party later this evening to meet with my old college friends. It's so sad, all the boys from my classes asked me out, but I just couldn't decide who to go with." Olga began, while Helga held her head in annoyance.
Criminy! Get over yourself!
"I had to turn them all down! I couldn't bare the idea of hurting anyone's feelings."
After Helga had had enough of her sister's usual bragging rights, she stormed out with her backpack an hour earlier than usual.
"I'm going to school now!" she said in a sarcastic voice, knowing no one would even notice her leaving.
Classroom
"Mm, mm, mmm...that is truly sad." Gerald shook his head, watching Helga lean back in her seat with her arms crossed.
"Pttss...ya think?"
Before Arnold could think of a way to cheer her up, they heard Mr. Simmons walk through the door.
"Okay class! We can continue with our lesson on Greek Mythology! Isn't that exciting?" the overly enthusiastic teacher smiled, while the students didn't care to acknowledge him.
"So, today we'll be talking about Psyche and Eros."
Not having an idea of what it was about, the students all gave unamused looks, not expecting to be interested in what the teacher had to say, until Rhonda heard…"
"Men are afraid of Psyche and awed by her beauty." hearing this description made her turn her face towards Lila. Every day the boys gave their full attention to her, be it because of how she was dressed or what she had to say.
"After noticing this, Aphrodite sends her son Eros to fall for an ugly creature, but Eros ends up falling for Psyche." Mr. Simmons explained.
Helga sat in her desk rolling her eyes while all the story was doing was making her think of her sister. Every guy on the planet remained head over heels for her, no matter what the circumstances turned out to be.
Rhonda on the other hand, found this to be quite useful. If there was a way to do what Aphrodite failed to do and use it to her advantage, she could regain the boys' full attention.
Eager to know of a way to move her plan along, Rhonda asked "What happened to the other suitors?"
"I'm afraid the story leaves out that exciting information." Mr. Simmons informed her.
That didn't stop a smile from forming on the elitist girl's face, while spending the rest of the class period devising her plan to regain her popularity.
Later that afternoon
Hallway
After hearing how the Greek story maybe used to her advantage in class, Rhonda decided the next step would be finding a way to get everybody's attention. What better way than by throwing one of her successful parties?
Nadine began approaching her in the hallway, seeing how anxious her friend was to leave school. "What's your hurry Rhonda?"
"I've decided to throw a Greek Mythology party this week."
Nadine found this to be a bit odd. Rhonda had never spoken of her interest in it before. Then again, she was always looking for excuses to be the center of attention.
"Do you know what you'll be doing for it?"
"I'm glad you asked. I need you to come over and help me with the invitations." Rhonda insisted.
Expecting to be roped in as usual, Nadine followed her friend out the door.
As Nadine was following Rhonda back to her place, the rest of the students were beginning to enter the hallway. Arnold turned to look at Helga and asked "Would you like to come to my place for awhile? We could go over the assignment together."
Looking at the pleading look he was carrying, she sighed "Okay football head, let's go."
Rhonda's House
"And finished!" Rhonda said excitedly, printing off the sheets.
"I'm surprised you didn't want to buy the invitations. You normally want something more sophisticated when it comes to a social event." Nadine pointed out.
"Well, this is a special event, and they don't make invitations for all the imperative information I've listed for our classmates." Rhonda smirked, as Nadine looked over the invite.
Hello everyone! In honor of our Greek Mythology class, I've decided to celebrate by throwing an Astrology themed party based on everyone's signs and what they'll be wearing. Necklaces will be given to match your dress attire at the party. Therefore, you should pay careful attention to your sign written below...
Aquarius - Lila and Eugene; light blue or silver
Libra - Phoebe, Harold, Brainy, Wolfgang, Ruth, Joey, and Arnold; pink or green
Leo - Gerald; gold, yellow, orange
Aries - Helga, Torvald, and Stinky; red
Gemini - Sid, Curly, Ludwig and Rhonda; light green, yellow
Capricorn - Patty; brown, black
Cancer - Nadine; white
Pisces - Sheena; mauve, lilac, purple, violet, sea green
Scorpio - Iggy and Park; scarlet, red, rust
Virgo - Lorenzo and Katrinka; grey, beige, pale yellow
Taurus - Mary and Big Gino; green, pink
Sagitarrius - Peapod kid, Connie, and Maria; blue
"Wow! You've put a lot of thought into this." Nadine said, wondering what made her friend care to do this.
Boarding House
"Will you EVER sell those things?" Helga scowled, while watching the animals pour out of the boarding house.
"Probably not. Let's go upstairs." Arnold said, helping his tired girlfriend inside.
"That you shortman?" a voice called from the kitchen.
Helga followed Arnold into the kitchen to see Phil sitting with a roast beef sandwich.
"Hey grandpa."
"Hey shortman! How'd school go?" Phil asked anxiously.
"Pretty good. We're going to do some homework on Greek Mythology."
"Mythol-a-what now?" Phil asked in confusion.
"Mythology." Arnold began to correct him before Helga butted in…
"It's just a bunch of dumb myths the greeks made up to pass the time."
"Oh yeah! Like that ga-zeus-tight character!" Phil said excitedly, while Arnold blushed at his description.
"Uhh yeah. Anyway, we'll be in my room."
"See ya shortman!"
Rhonda's Room
"I'm guessing you'll want help passing out the invites?" Nadine assumed before leaving her friend's house.
"Actually, I've decided to take care of it myself...In my own way." Rhonda thought to herself, hoping to hide her evil grin.
Nadine simply shrugged her shoulders as she said "Well, see you tomorrow then."
Arnold's Room
*Yawn* Arnold sat up to rub his eyes, looking over to see he and his girlfriend had past out while reading their assigned chapter.
Guess I was just as tired as she was he thought to himself, seeing her lay there curled up with her hands by her face and her knees pulled up to her chest. Arnold began softly stroking her side, thinking to himself I don't want to wake her, but it is getting late."
Running his fingers through her hair until her eyes began to flicker, he said to her "Guess we fell asleep."
"Looks like it football head." she sighed, sitting up to stretch her arms.
Helga began to grab her books as she listened to her boyfriend say "Sorry we didn't get any work done."
"Don't sweat it. Olga's with her group of worshippers at that dumb party, so I'll be able to do it at home."
Smiling at her tired facial expression, he said "Okay, see you tomorrow."