Hey guys! This is my first story so when you read if you decide to review…be gentile! So I hope you guys like!!!
A/N--I don't own hey Arnold…or the song that I use in this story!
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Wow I cant believe it…senior year! thought a 17 year old Helga Pataki as she entered the school doors. Things had changed a lot for Helga over the past few years. While some things never change, like her feeling for a certain football headed, blond hair, blue eye boy, and the fact that she was still feared by many, she had grown up quite a bit. With her pink bow now long gone, he golden blond hair hung strait down her back, and he unibrow was gone. She didn't need to ware makeup to make herself look better. She only wore the slightest application of eyeliner. Her outside isn't the only thing that had changed. even thought Helga was feared by over half of the people at school, she had grown out of her bullying, it was more of a playful attitude, but that didn't keep her from flying off the handle now and then. She had transformed herself into a beautiful person, inside and out, and no one would deny that. Especially Arnold.
When truth be told, he was after all the reason she turned her attitude around. She decide her freshman year was time for a new star and a chance for her to final get over her fears and tell Arnold how she felt about him. She wanted to, she really did. She had convinced herself it was time, she was ready, But all the same, she was still nervice. So she decide to wait, and see how the year began between them. They had become very close friends, but the fact that he was still stuck on the 'oh so perfect' red head that, till this day, she still despised will all she had, did present somewhat of a problem for her.
Letting these thoughts play out in her head as the made her way to her locked reminded her of the amazing summer she had before the star of her freshman year. Most of her friends had gone away for the summer, including Lila, so she found it the perfect opportunity to get closer to him. The fact that her best friend and his best friend had been dating for half of there time in middle school helped, as well as the fact that Phoebe knew about her secret was a big help to. Many times they had all meet up for a night out, or just to hang out at the park. This made things easier for Helga to show her true colors to Arnold, and god did it work! By the end of the summer they had come along way with there friendship. The night before they started high school, her and Arnold decided to hang out, alone, to allow Phoebe and Gerald to spend there alone time. They talked a lot that night. Helga had told Arnold that night that she was ready to change, ready to be that person he knew she was. He was happy for her. Telling her he would always be there for her when she needed him.
A smile sneaked across her face as she remembered there conversation, but the smile was quickly replaced with a frown as she looked down the hallway to see Arnold once again attempting to show affection towards Lila. 'Lucky bitch' she thought to herself. If anything made her hate Lila more, it was the way she treated him. Dragging him around like a lost puppy. It made her sick to watch.
She assumed that Lila had once again turned him down, considering he was making his way to Helga's locker. She quickly looked away, not wanting him to know she had been watching the whole event. But still, he knew she had. Once he reached her side, he leaned against the locker next to hers and spoke. "Well goodmorrning sunshine" he said, allowing that cool smile to come across his face "don't you look cute today." she looked at him and smiled. "yeah yeah football head. Take a picture it'll last longer". His smile resided for a moment at the noticeable attitude in her voice. He knew how Helga felt about the Lila situation, but he also knew she would never come out and say she had a problem with it. "Well then miss attitude, someone's in a grumpy mood" he said before reaching out for her "dose someone need a hug?" she looked at him to see him smiling at her, god she couldn't resist that smile, she knew how he was, couldn't stand to see someone mad or upset. "no I think I'll past on that one, but thanks anyways". Instead of waiting for him to respond, she closed her locked and began to walk away. She didn't feel like hearing his 'everyone could always use a hug' speech today. She was content with waling away, till she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around only to be faced with those eyes. Those eyes that melted her heart every time she looked at him. Letting her thoughts wander she didn't realized how long she had been standing there, just staring at him, until he final broke the silence between them.
"Helga, are you sure your ok? You seem a little out of it today." you have know idea she thought as she rolled her eyes at him " I'm fine, when and IF im ready to talk about it I will, come one Arnold you know that". "alright" he said releasing her shoulder and smiling at her "some thing never change". "whatever you say football head, see ya in lit class" she said before turning and walking to her first class.