You know what I was thinking about the other day as I was thinking up new fanfiction ideas? The episode, "Curly's Girl". You all know the episode, you all remember the unfortunate implications that the episode gave in terms of Rhonda. Some liked it, others didn't... it was a pretty mixed episode. Me, I'm in the middle in terms of liking the episode. On the one hand, it has a good setup. On the other hand, how the episode starts with blackmail was just uncomfortable, and on top of that, while what Rhonda did was a little out of hand, she never gave her side of the story to anyone else because everyone kept shunning her for what she did to Curly. Would that be an episode you would like to watch? Don't get me wrong, I still hate "New Bully On the Block" and "Arnold Betrays Iggy" as my least favorite episodes, but this episode is near my Top 10 worst episodes.

So, why on Earth am I doing this fanfiction? Well... (smirks) I wanted to portray the episode, to see how it would have worked if SOMEBODY else helped Rhonda with her problem... I bet you all know who I'm talking about by now, considering the Arnda fan in me. Well, just sit back, relax and enjoy this first chapter!


Arnold never would have thought that he would be helping Rhonda out with her problems tonight, but as the nice kid in school, who was he to turn down good help? It all began at the art show in school as everyone was admiring the paintings that everyone had made in class when Arnold left to go to the bathroom.

It was when he left the bathroom when he noticed Rhonda at the drinking fountain, holding onto a mink coat as she was worryingly trying to put it over water. Curiosity getting the better of him, Arnold walked over as he asked, "Rhonda, is everything okay?"

Rhonda yelped as she turned, only sighing in relief as she realized that it was just Arnold. "Oh, Arnold. It's just you. I thought maybe you- never mind."

Arnold noticed the stain on the mink coat Rhonda was holding as he raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"

"I was just standing around, talking about this wonderful mink coat, when the next thing I knew, someone bumped into me and a candied apple got stuck on the coat. I pulled it out and it left this stain!" Rhonda said in worry. "My life is over..."

Arnold raised an eyebrow. "What exactly do you mean?"

Making sure nobody was watching, Rhonda pulled Arnold towards an empty classroom as Arnold listened to her story as she attempted to explain what had happened. From this morning to her father showing her the mink coat as a birthday present from her mother, and Rhonda gaining the idea to wear it for the art show to show it off, then sneak it back in without anybody knowing Rhonda took the mink coat.

As soon as Rhonda finished the story, she looked over at Arnold, who looked like he was disappointed. "I know what you're going to say, 'Rhonda, that was really wrong of you to take your mother's gift'. I'm aware of that. I just don't want to get in trouble."

Arnold sighed as he said, "Rhonda, you know you'll eventually have to tell the truth, right?"

Rhonda looked down as she said, "If I do that, my mother and Daddy will probably think that I got this delinquent behavior from the students at school, and... they might punish me... or worse, move me to a new school!"

"Isn't that a bit of an overreaction?" Arnold asked.

Rhonda looked down. "Maybe so, but... I really don't want to get in trouble here..."

Arnold sighed a little bit as he looked at the upset Rhonda. "Rhonda, look, you need to tell the truth to your father what happened, that much is clear... but you really want this mink coat to look good as new, don't you?"

Rhonda nodded. Arnold took a deep breath. "I'm probably going to hate myself in the morning, but... I'll help you get the stain out."

"You will?" Rhonda said, looking at Arnold with a smile on her face. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Don't thank me yet. If I do this, you got to promise me you'll do me a favor someday." Arnold said. "It may not be today, or tomorrow, but I will talk about that favor. I don't know what it might be yet, but you'll know it when I ask."

Rhonda gave a nod. "Of course, Arnold, of course. I promise to do you a favor."

Arnold smiled as he took the coat. "Hmm... all right. I think with a quick wash and dry, we'll have this coat as good as new."

Rhonda smiled as she relaxed a little bit. Sure, she was a little worried at first, but she could always count on Arnold.


After letting Gerald know that he was going to leave the art show early for helping reasons (which wasn't entirely a lie), he and Rhonda had walked over together to the boarding house as the two stepped aside for a moment. Arnold looked inside, "Grandpa? Grandma? I'm home!"

No sound came from the other rooms, save for a couple noises upstairs as Arnold gave a nod. "Right. They both went out on a date together. Come on in, Rhonda."

Rhonda gave a nod as she and Arnold walked in, Rhonda holding a bag with the mink coat in hand as Arnold gave a nod. "The other boarders should be upstairs doing their own thing, so we should be in and out."

The popular girl gave a nod towards Arnold as she followed him downstairs to the laundry room. Arnold gave a nod as he read the instructions on the tag of the mink coat on how to wash it. "Dry-clean only. Okay, this should be a cinch to work with."

Rhonda watched as Arnold pulled out some dry-cleaning materials as she watched in curiosity and nervousness. As Arnold proceeded to do some work on the coat, Rhonda was starting to sweat a bit, wondering if Arnold could truly put his magic fingers to work.

After about ten to fifteen minutes, Arnold gave a nod as he showed the mink coat to Rhonda. Rhonda looked happy and relieved as there wasn't a single stain on the coat. In fact, it was like the stain wasn't even there.

"All right, here you are." Arnold said as he put the coat in the bag. "But don't think because I cleaned the coat for you, you're getting out of it easily. Now, you need to tell your dad the truth about what happened."

Rhonda gulped as she looked down. Arnold, looking concerned, put a hand on her knee as he said, "Hey, don't worry. If you want, I'll be right there with you."

Rhonda gave a nod. "Thanks, Arnold. I don't know what I would have done without you."

Arnold gave a smile as he took her hand and pulled her up to her feet. "All right, let's get going."

The girl smiled towards the football headed boy as she followed him back upstairs, sighing in relief. All of a sudden, they noticed that the door to the boarding house was jiggling as Arnold heard his grandfather's voice.

"They're home already?" Arnold whispered as Rhonda yelped.

All of a sudden, in a sudden panic, Rhonda grabbed Arnold as Arnold looked confused. "Rhonda? What are-"

Then, with quick succession, Rhonda hugged Arnold as she crossed her legs around his torso as she closed her eyes and put her lips on his into a passionate kiss. Arnold's eyes widened in shock as the door opened, seeing his grandfather and grandmother coming in.

To say his grandparents were shocked... was a bit of an understatement.


Yep, I'm ending this first chapter here! How did you guys like it? There will be a lot more to come in this Arnold x Rhonda story, so don't miss out! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!