Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold.
What If...
Helga Pataki was delightedly studying at the library with Phoebe. Mr. Simmons had given them a report to do on something they felt strongly about. She couldn't really think of anything. A voice made her jump, it was so loud in this quite library.
"Hey, Bird-Hair." It was Arnold. With that oddly shaped head of his, Helga knew that she could simply snare back at him at any time, she was just to sweet.
"Hey, Arnold." Helga sighed.
"Can't believe I got landed with you on this?" He sneered. "I'd rather be stuck in a sewer full of rats and roaches then work with you!"
'Ditto!' Helga responded in her mind, though she'd never say it aloud. "It's no fun for me ether, so if you please."
"If you mess this up for me, I'll pound ya, you got that?" Arnold growled, bawling his fist.
"I know, I know." Helga sighed, looking bored.
"Good." Arnold walked away grumpily into the hallway.
"Why is he always so brash with you, if I may ask?" Phoebe asked, being her usual polite self.
"Beats me, but I'd sure like to know." Helga inhaled deeply, then exhaled. "Ya know, Pheebs? Can me crazy, but I can't shake the feeling that somewhere, underneath all that anger and hatred...Well, there's even more anger and hatred, but under that...I think he's a really good person."
"That's a lovely thought, but it seems quite impossible." Phoebe sounded like she was carefully choosing the words to sound as nice about it as possible.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Helga sighed, but couldn't keep her mind from wondering.
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Outside of the library, Arnold stealthily spied on the girls, eying Helga with special interest. His eyes took on a dreamy glint and the ice encasing his heart melted as it always did, and it would refreeze as it always did. It would always be that way because that was no way his feelings were returned.
Still, Arnold smiled. 'She's so adorable.'
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