Arnold pressed his face against the window of the car. He watched as his surrounding became familiar again. A wave of nostalgia went over him as he realized where he was, Hillwood, his old home.

"Hey son, would you mind not smudging up the window? I know you are excited but we just cleaned this car."

"Sorry Dad, I'm just so excited!"

"We know sweetie, don't worry, we will be home soon."

Arnold smiled at his mother before returning his attention back to the window, without smudging it.

It's been 9 years since he was last in Hillwood. After finding his parents journal and he was able to find them in San Lorenzo. After living there for 9 years Miles and Stella decided that it was time for Arnold to return to Hillwood for his final year in high school. Arnold couldn't have been more stoked. He had missed his friend Gerald despite the fact that he visits every summer, but it wasn't the same as seeing him every day. Now they were going to be in school together. He would even get a chance to see his grandparents again. Arnold was practically shaking in his seat as his parents pulled onto the block of the boarding house. There standing outside was his grandparents. As soon as the car stopped he rushed out.

"Grandpa! Grandma!" Arnold enveloped his grandparents in a huge bear huge.

"Jeez Shortman, I guess I can't call you that anymore." Grandpa chuckled. Arnold truly wasn't short anymore, and despite the fact that it was his last name, he showed no sign of the name being true. He towered over Gertie now and was a couple of inches higher than Phil.

"Yeah, I guess I had a growth spurt while I was in San Lorenzo." Arnold said scratching his head

His parents soon followed. "Mom…Dad…It's good to see you again"

"Glad to see you're staying longer"

"That's the plan." Miles said making a gesture to all the luggage they carried.

"Well let's not stand out here any longer. Come on now" Gertie said opening the door to the boarding house.

Arnold sighed in content as he breathe in the familiar surrounding that enveloped him. He looked around in happiness to see that nothing has changed. Well, almost nothing.

"It sure is quiet without the other boarders" Arnold noted as he was welcome with an eerie silence, something that he wasn't used too. The memory of everybody welcoming him home and the sound of the various animals were now replaced with a slight ticking of the clock.

During those nine years away a lot of things changed within the boarding house. Susie finally had enough of Oskar lazy and uncaring antics and left him. They are supposed to be getting a divorce but Oskar refuses to sign them. Arnold still hope that could be a sign of Oskar still wanting to be with Susie but everybody else reboot his claim as Oskar just being lazy. Mr. Hyunh decided to leave the house and go back to Vietnam with his daughter Mai. As for everybody else, they all decided it was time to move on and find another place. The boarding house was now free and unoccupied with plenty of room to go around. Arnold couldn't say for sure if he liked it this way but he did enjoy having a lot more space but a part of him still miss his "family" that he spent his childhood with.

"They always find an excuse to come back here, we barley was prepared for that entourage last Thanksgiving." Phil said with a shudder at the memory.

"I'm going to go get the rest of the stuff from the car" Arnold said as he hurried back outside eager to help.

"Need some help son?"

"Nope I got it Dad" Arnold voice came out as a murmur before the door was shut.

Miles chuckled at his son antics. He was still as helpful as always.

Arnold looked around the car with a smile on his face.

Nothing has changed. He had expected an overwhelming supply of dust and cobwebs but his grandparents' weekly dusting kept the house fresh and clean, like he never left. It really was great to be home, his real home. Arnold thought as he collected all of the bags from the car. A lone bottle rolled out of the car. He bent down and took it as his thoughts went to a different subject.

His first day of high school was this Monday and Arnold could hardly wait to see all his friends again. He was practically bursting with excitement. He couldn't think of one person he wouldn't want to see.

Arnold almost forgot that he still had the bottle in his hand. Remembering that a trash can was right behind him he chucked the bottle with even bothering to turn around. Instead of hearing the swish or even the clatter to signify he missed, Arnold was surprised to hear a totally different noise, in fact, it was a human noise.

"Ow!"

Arnold quickly turned around to see who made that sound.

Helga let out a sigh as she kicked a stray rock out of her path. She was piss. More than piss in fact she was livid. Once again Bob had blame her for something completely unfair, I mean gosh it's not like it was her fault he forgot to pay the cable bill but of course he used her as excuse for all his life problems. And who came to her rescue? Absolutely no one! Miriam was passed out drunk on the counter, after fixing one her infamous "smoothies". When this usually happened she would call Doctor Bliss or Phoebe in a heartbeat but unfortunately for Helga, Big Bob also forgot to pay the phone bill. So with no outlet for her frustration, she went straight to plan B. Helga let her feet carry her to the place she knew all too well. With her head down, she finally stopped and looked up to see the boarding house, the house where her beloved once lived.

"Arnold" Helga sat on the stoop as her thoughts went back to her long lost love. Whenever she was down in the dumps she would sit on his stoop and think about that blasted football head. She tried to think what he would say if he knew what she was going through. Imagining Arnold voice cheering her on helped her stay optimistic about everything in her life.

"Okay Pataki, Just one more year, one more year before you're out of Big Bob and Miriam life." Helga whispered to herself trying to reassure that soon this whole experience would be over but of course it didn't help.

"Oh, who am I kidding!?" Helga exclaimed as she sprang up from the stoop. "Once I go to college I be constantly put on a pedestal thanks to my, oh so perfect sister, Olga! I mean criminy! They even want me to go the same school as her! I mean yeah, with my grades that will be a no brainer but can't I choose my own path. Arnold sure as heck got the chance to choose his, since he hightailed it out of here! Arnold, What a jerk! What a maroon! What an incompetent idiot! How I despise Him! And yet…"

Helga looked around just to make sure nobody else was listening to her rant. She didn't care if anybody heard the first part she usually would just reboot them with a "what are you looking at bucko!" or a "You better keep walking unless you want the wrath of ol' Betsy and the five avengers!" But this part, no one can hear it, or at least she tried to make sure no one heard it but sadly a certain someone always seem to appear right behind her while she was ranting. This time she tripled check to make sure he wasn't behind her.

"I adore him. Arnold, how envy your freedom from this cruel world in which we lived in. How I wish I could have gone with you to paradise but at last my love you escaped from my grips. Oh Arnold my darling, I truly am happy that you found you long lost parents but here I stand still scorned by my parents. If only you were still here Arnold, maybe, just maybe I could have kept up this charade. But I am starting to be at my wits end. Oh Arnold…if only you came back." A sound of a door opening interrupted Helga's rant.

Surprised, Helga quickly scurried behind the trash can. Helga was confused, last she checked all the boarder left and Gertie and Phil barley left the house. Helga peek her head out of the trash can to see who it was. She nearly collapsed at the sight of him.

Arnold.

Her beloved was right there In front of her. Did God answer her prayers? Did he hear her rant?

"Thank you!" She mouthed to the sky as she clasped her hands together blissfully. She couldn't believe Arnold was right here! She was truly in heaven. She must be dreaming. She hoped she wasn't. Please send me a sign to know that I'm not dreaming!

A bottle was the answer to Helga pleas, and it hit her right on top of the head.

"Ow!" She quickly grasped her head in pain; Leaping from the trash can at the shock of being hit on the head.

"I'm so sorry miss; I didn't know someone was behind me." Arnold quickly rushed to Helga aid.

Usually the old Helga would have unleashed a barrage of punches at her unsuspecting victim, but she could hear the remorse in his voice.

She sighed as she kept her head down still rubbing her head. "Its fine, it's my fault too for not being more observant." And for sitting next to a trash can, I mean where else was the poor guy supposed to throw it. At least he wasn't a litter bug.

"Um…excuse me…but do I know you…you look familiar."

"I don't think so." Helga said her head still bowed down, her hair hiding her face. Ah, the pain a little bit better now. She lifted her head to be met with a pair of eyes. Wait…those eyes look familiar…didn't she write a poem about those eyes? Your eyes like two green jelly beans

ARNOLD!

Helga froze instantly she was literally a few centimeters away from her, Arnold.

This can't be happening! I'm not ready for this!

Meanwhile Arnold was also frozen, at how beautiful this girl was. He wasn't able to get a good look at her before since he was so preoccupied over the fact that he hurt her.

But now that he was actually looking at her, she was gorgeous. She looked to be about his age. Her golden blond hair cascade down her shoulders, her bands covered her entire forehead, including her eyebrows, and her eyes they were memorizing.

He could stare at them forever…Actually he was doing that already.

He was so busy looking at her that he didn't realize how close to her his was.

Helga did. And she reacted.

Arnold felt the wind get knocked out of him and his eyes was filled with the blue sky. He quickly got up as he realized that he just got pushed and the girl was now half way down the block.

"Wait!" He called after her but his voice was lost in the wind. He groaned as he lay back on the ground. Whoever that girl was…he hoped to see her again…soon.

HUZZAH! I always wanted to write a Hey Arnold story, I love this cartoon, and Helga is by far my favorite cartoon to character. We are so similar! I wanted it to have a complete ending, kinda like As told by Ginger. But blasted Nickelodeon canceled it. -_- Hopefully Nick will come to their senses and we can get the jungle movie. (crosses fingers) But until than, I hope you guys enjoy reading this! Please Review and see you later~