I hear my phone go off as I turn over in my bed. I stare blankly at it for a few more beats until the ringing goes off. As soon as it has turned off I start to fall right back asleep, but apparently the person who is calling is very persistent and is looking forward to being yelled at. I snatch my phone up and growl as my greeting, whoever the hell this is, is about to get an earful.

"Okay, who the fuck calls so damn early on a Saturday Morning?!" I shout into the receiver.

"Hello? Helga, I'm so sorry to be disturbing you so early, I tried to leave a message on your phone but your inbox was fullso...." Phoebe explained.

I'm so tired I can barely see straight, my eyes start to close slowly as I hold the phone to my ear.

"Phoebe you had better have a pretty good reason for calling me this early - ."

"Arnold's flight lands in 25 minutes. I'm already dressed and ready to come pick you up if you're ready to go." Oh... My... AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

"Helga..? Helga?! Are you okay, what happened?" Phoebe shouts.

I guess I must have said that out loud.

"I'm fine, you can pick me in 10 I'll be ready by then." I cannot believe that I forgot my love was coming back today. It's been almost six whole years since I seen my beloved football head. Just thinking about him makes my heart soar and gives me all types of goose bumps, but not in a bad kind of way.

I could have sworn I had set the alarm clock last night. When I glance at the time on the alarm it says 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 a.m., damn stupid clock. If it wasn't for Phoebe I would have still been sleeping not even knowing the love of my life was in town again.

"Yes I'll be there around ten to pick you up; you'll have to hurry though. Like when you see me pull up you have to already be out the door if we want to make it in time for Arnold's departure." Phoebe says quickly while im rushing out of my bedroom to the bathroom.

"You think I don't know that already?!"I say breathlessly while I quickly put toothpaste on my toothbrush and quickly start scrubbing like my teeth have rotting decay in it.

"E he no, not at all Helga, I'll see you in ten bye." Phoebe giggled lightly responded.

I can tell by the light tone in her voice that she is laughing at me.

"Yeah, bye Phoebe's see ya in ten." If anyone could see me right now they'd say I probably look like sonic right now since I was practically speeding through everything while knocking things over in the process. I grabbed a washcloth then put water and soap on it to wash my face, and since I didn't have enough time to take a shower I quickly washed up at the sink. My hair was such a mess that I couldn't even rake my hair with my fingers.

"Ugh, criminey! Damn this stupid hair I'm going to be so late". I yelled aggravated.

I hurried up and threw on some clothes that I found lying around on my bed. I know I was looking like a hot mess but I didn't have enough time to find the right clothes. I had on my strappy pink tank top and some jean shorts that were a bit ripped up at the edges. I found my pink ribbon on the inside of my dresser then tied it atop my head very gently.

I then looked at myself in the reflection of the mirror and gazed at my pink bow. I sighed with bliss as I remembered what the bow symbolized and meant to me. Honk Honk! I quickly threw on my pink cap as soon as I heard Phoebe's car honking outside. I then hurried up and grabbed my phone that was lying on my bed and was down the stairs in seconds. But in order to do that I had to jump over my mom who was passed out on the steps from drinking too much "smoothies".

I landed on the bottom of the steps with a soft landing and rushed out the door in a blur, and seeing my dad's car leave down the street on his way to work. I saw that Phoebe had parked in front of the house where my dad's car had just been. She waved at me to hurry up and get in, since we were already running late to get to the airport.

I swung the front door open and was about jump in when I realized someone else was sitting in my seat. It was Gerald sitting there and looking up at me stunned. I was actually quite shocked to see him there. I mean I know he and Arnold are best friends and all, but I just expected him to already be at the airport right now and greeting him. Not riding with me and Phoebes to go there.

"Well, well, if it isn't tall hair boy. What are you doing here riding with us? Car broke down?" I said with a smirk on my face and crossing my arms across my chest.

"What up Pataki, and no, my car didn't break down. I just wanted to catch a ride with you and my best girl Phoebes." Gerald said as he turned his head to look at Phoebe across the passenger seat.

"Tee he he, oh Gerald you don't mean that." Phoebe giggled but blushed a nice shade of red anyways. I rolled my eyes in response.

"Whatever as if you wanted to see me." I said as I was getting into the backseat of the car and closing the door.

"I mean we all know who you really wanted to see." I said as I shifted my gaze to Phoebe from the backseat. She turned her head to look at me as if to shut me up blushing furiously, then quickly turned back to the front and looking at the road.

"Oh Helga you are always so quick to get mad and snappy. Is someone maybe upset that she won't be able to see Arnold in time?" Gerald then said as he wiggled his eyebrows up and down while turning himself around to see me.

"Are you asking to be strangled right now, because you know I won't show any mercy?" I growled while slowly raising my hands up and opening them up to squeeze an imaginary person. He raised both of his hands up in mock surrender.

"I was just kidding Pataki, no need to get violent." He said while trying to suppress a smile from forming on his face.

"Humph, yeah you better be kidding, and you better not say it again or you won't be here tomorrow." I said while squinting my eyes at him.

"Yes Helga I promise, whatever you say." Gerald said while turning back to face the front, and turning to talk to Phoebe.

"So Phoebes I was wondering if you could tell that I had been working out these past few months." Gerald boasted while flexing his arm. Oh brother like nobody noticed I said in my head while rolling my eyes.

"Yes I have, it's quite noticeable." Phoebe said while looking at the road.

"Yeah do you want to feel them?" Gerald asked while gazing at Phoebe.

If I had been drinking anything I would have spit it all out. Could the guy be any more obvious?! There is just no way that Phoebe is going to agree wi - .

"S- Sure I guess." Phoebe replied as she reached across the seat to feel his muscles. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! I inwardly screamed as I looked wide eyed at Phoebe. But she paid no attention to me at all.

"W-Wow they are magnificent Gerald, they are so strong you must be popular with all the ladies. N - Not that you weren't before." Phoebe blushed while looking down at her hands. "Eh heh heh it's okay Phoebes I know what you meant. But I guess you could say that. Though I hope you are the one who is getting impressed, I mean it's not like no guy wouldn't want to ask you out. I know I would." Gerald said as he leaned across the passenger seat to whisper it in Phoebe's ear.

Phoebe then giggled and touched Gerald's hand that was resting on the armrest. Okay that was it, I mean they were really cute but then again it was really gross. Enough was enough.

"Eww you guys are not allowed to flirt around me at all times or you will both be murdered." I said as I stared at them like they were lunatics and made a little gagging sound. Phoebe turned an even brighter red.

"Helga!" Phoebe shouted as she snapped her head around to look at me.

"AHHHH, Phoebe watch the road!" Gerald shouted while taking control of the wheel and turning the car just before a truck crashed right into us.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry." Phoebe apologized as she quickly turned in her seat to take back control of the wheel.

"Yeah you almost cost us our lives Phoebes, please promise me not go all crazy on me again." I said with such a serious face that she and even Gerald started to laugh.

"Ah ha ha, okay Helga I promise. No more craziness." She said as she raised her hand up in the air as if saluting. Oh man, I just hope I can make it to the airport in time to see Arnold, and hopefully alive.

20 minutes later

As soon as we found a parking space outside the airport we jumped out of the car and sprinted towards the building with me in lead. We turned left and right trying to find the area where Arnold's lane was.

I saw Phoebe asking politely to get by, trying to get past this really tubby guy who apparently was trying to act as if he couldn't hear. So of course I did what I had to do to resolve the matter. I shoved the guy out of the way with my arm making him fall to the ground, leaving Phoebe and Gerald speechless.

"Hey what did you do that for?!" The fat man responded angrily from the floor.

"Well maybe if you had moved your fat ass out of the way the first time my friend had asked you kindly. You wouldn't be sitting there looking dumbstruck and looking like a straight up idiot!" I growled. Then I turned around to start looking for Arnold once more running at top speed.

"What a psyco..." The fat boy whispered under his breath.

"Hey like she said, you should've moved yo fat ass out of the way in the first place." Gerald said while shrugging his shoulders. He then grabbed Phoebe's hand and started pulling her alongside him as they ran to catch up with Helga. Leaving the fat boy glaring off at them from the floor.

"ARGHHHH I give up, I can't believe that we haven't seen any sign of him anywhere!" I yelled frustrated.

"I just don't understand, we are in the designated area, how have we not seen him yet." Phoebe said as she flipped through the map of the airport.

"I know and I'm trying to text him but his phone is turned off." Gerald said while looking down at his phone.

I put my head in my hands and shook it violently; cursing myself over and over again for not making sure I had set my stupid alarm clock right. Crimeny I've waited almost five years to see my love again yet fate is trying to tear us apart. This just couldn't get any worse.

I turned towards Phoebe to tell her if maybe the destination on the map was wrong, but when I looked I didn't see her anywhere nor did I see Gerald around either. What the hell?! Is this some kind of cruel joke! I can't find Arnold the one person I have been longing to see in almost 5 years, and now I can't even find my friends or know where they even went.

"And to top it all off, it's a huge freaken crowd of people and I don't even know where the hell I AM!" I yelled out loud in anguish.

I sat on the ground and pulled out my golden locket of Arnold. I didn't even care that people passing by was staring at me as if I were a mad women. I just continued to open my locket and revealed the image of Arnold staring back at me with his half lidded green eyes staring back at me.

His smile turned up slightly in a kind of sexy way. Oh it just made me melt just gazing at the picture of him. I brushed a hand over his face as if it were his and smiled to myself. Oh Arnold if only I was able to see you now my heart wouldn't feel like it's tearing apart.

I whispered to his picture as a tear slowly slid down my cheek. I pressed the locket to my chest and clutched it, wishing and hoping that Arnold would just appear in front of me. But of course those things only happen in fairy tales.

"H - Helga is that you..." I suddenly realized the looming shadow hanging over me.

Wait a minute that voice sounds familiar... I thought to myself, turning my head slowly to meet the person who was talking to me. When I did I almost had a heart attack. Staring down at me were the same emerald green eyes that I always longed to see.