ONE LAST SHOT.
Ok so I'm writing my 2nd 'Hey Arnold!' Fanfic over 7 years after my 1st one. I already posted this on some un-official 'Hey Arnold' fansite, it seemed kinda dead but atleast I got views, didn't get 'reviews' though. This is number 1 of a 3 part series, so ... Enjoy n_n.
The story starts with Arnold's latest gf breaking up with him, he then gets invited to a reunion party made by Rhonda during their sem break. From there he along with the gang encounter unexpected twists including the revenge of an old-time bully and the emergence of a love thought to be dead ...Arnold's main goal now is to steal Helga's heart before someone else does but is that the only thing he should be worried about?.
The fic doesn't get out of the usual comedic and dramatic context we got used to of hey arnold it kinda continues the 'what ifs' most of us had as kids about the show, as they celebrate their last year of being teenagers. I don't wanna go overboard with twisting the facts like most fafics did ... So I hope you have a happy reading n_n.
PLOT:IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE 4TH GRADE AND ARNOLD AND THE GANG ALL ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS NOW, YES INCLUDING HAROLD. RHONDA MAKES A REUNION PARTY BUT A TWIST OF EVENTS SENDS THEM WALKING DOWN MEMORY LANE and ARNOLD AND HELGA RE-THINKING DECISIONS THEY'VE MADE 6 YEARS AGO.
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CHAPTER#1:REUNION.
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ARNOLD:What do you mean there's someone else?.
WHITNEY:I'm sure you undertsand what I just said, I mean, it's only english.
ARNOLD:You don't seem very saddened by this.
WHITNEY:Your point?.
ARNOLD:I thought we had something.
WHITNEY:Yeah well it's all in the past now.
ARNOLD:(sighs seeing that he's going nowhere with this) ... can you atleast tell me who it is?.
WHITNEY:Joe.
ARNOLD:Joe? that big headed,hard partying, womanizing Jock? you left me for him?.
WHITNEY:You mean that NCAA with an NBA status hottie and yes I left 'you' for 'him'.
ARNOLD:Did you hear me say 'womanizing jock?' ... (sighs)I don't get it, Where did I go wrong? I cared about you, I loved you.
WHITNEY:Let's just say nice guys finish last.
ARNOLD: You left me cuz I was too nice?.
WHITNEY:I'm a girl who loves a little spice in her life. Well (she takes off the ring Arnold gave her and places it in his hand) Thanks for the memories Arnold (she leans in to kiss him one last time knowing that he's a sucker for her).
ARNOLD: (holds her face away from his) I'm not a toy Whitney.
Whitney smiles at him and walks away.
He sits on the park bench in the campus garden letting out a sigh. It's the third breakup he's had since starting university ... and that was only over a year ago.
Everyone's 19 now, except for Harold who's 23 years old.
Phoebe and Helga attend the same univeristy with Phoebe taking a major in neurology and Helga majoring in english literature. Gerald is attending another university and from his emails he's part of the university's debate club,Rhonda,Lila and Nadeen are attending fashion school even Harold's attending college and is taking Accounting, something he realized he was good at after realizing he's got potential after the 'Aptitude test mishap' back in fourth grade.
Sid,Stinky and Brainy are taking IT, and Eugene is attending some sort of an art academy with Sheena and are pursuing their dreams of becoming famous dance choreographers.
Arnold's made a few friends and is really popular with the girls but it's nothing like his friends and family back in hillwood. He could sure use Granpa's "never eat raspberries" advice right now, just a couple more weeks for sem break and he's home.
He's never felt the strong longing to go back to sunset arms,back to granma and granpa and those crazy boarders he's known almost all his though his grandparents grew a little too old, even granma's confined to her wheelchair, but she's even crazier in wheels.
Arnold enters his dorm room and checks his email.
ARNOLD:An email from Rhonda?
EMAIL:I'm having a 'teen' party when you all return for sem break at my place to celebrate our last year of 'teenage-hood' I hope you'll all be able to make it. It's nothing formal just wear your favourite teenage outfit. Can't wait to see you all.
With love,
Rhonda-Lloyd.
ARNOLD:I'm glad she laid off the formality in her paties this time. (He lays on his bed and starts reminiscing all his hillwood comes to mind and he finds himself smiling which he shrugs thinking it just could the effects of Whitney's break up with him.)He turns off the lights and falls asleep.
Its the next morning and Phoebe and Helga are walking to their classrooms.
PHOEBE:Rhonda's having a get together party on sem. break, she's calling it the 'teen' party since we'll be leaving behind our tenage-hood in a couple of months. You going?.
HELGA:It's not one of her stupid formal parties is it?.
PHOEBE:No, as a matter of fact she mentioned that we should all come wearing our favourite outfit.
HELGA:Ah what the heck,its better than staying at home anyway. Its not like its gonna be a big celebration when I go there.
PHOEBE:Isn't this awesome Helga? we'll all see each other again since we left to different universities.
HELGA: (sARCASTICALLY) Woop dee doo.
PHOEBE:Say, why don't you bring along that guy who keeps asking you out, Bob, as a date to the party?.
HELGA:Crimeny Pheebs! I keep telling you I'm not interested in him ... he even has my dad's name, how twisted is that?.
PHOEBE:He seems like a nice guy.
HELGA:If you wanna date him Phoebe, be my guest.
PHOEBE:I wish I could, the problem is he's so into you.
HELGA GIVES PHOEBE A SURPRISED LOOK.
PHOEBE;(GIGGLES) Just kidding.
HELGA: Oh hardy-bleepin'-har Pheebs.
Helga comes back from class, she got two hours before her next lecture so she decides to relax and watch some wrestling. Not much has changed in her, except for the fact that she got rid of the mono brow, just the middle part she wasn't keen on shaping her eyebrows. She keeps her hair loose with a long side fringe that covers her left eye but she holds it away from her eye with a hair pin when she's not out the last thing she needs is a stressed just tries to look intimidating with her hair falling on her face ... but that doesn't seem to work seeing that she's got a decent number of guys trying to get to her.
But she hasn't dated anyone since Arnold whom she broke up with in 7th grade ... and just went on a short date with Brainy in 9th grade,she decided to give him a chance since she knows how it feels to be waiting on someone for so long. Turns out he liked the really angry, tough Helga he's known since pre-school. The new one was tough just not angry enough especially since she and Olga got closer 7 years ago.
HELGA:Oh crud they don't make wrestling like they did in the '90's anymore.
She turns off the TV and plays some music on her CD player. She decides to pick an outfit for Rhonda's party since she's got nothing better to do.
Arnold suddenly comes to her mind as she sees her baby pink shirt reminding her of her obsession with the color pink as a suddenly starts feeling the same feelings she's felt 16 years ago when Arnold first talks to her but comes back to her senses and shakes the feelings off.
HELGA:Crimeny! what the heck was that?.
PHOEBE:I'm home.(SHE NOTICES HELGA STANDING INFRONT OF HER CLOSET) Preparing for Rhonda's party already?.
HELGA:How'd you know?.
PHOEBE:Well you never ravage through your closet unless there's a special occassion coming up.
HELGA:Yeah well, I was bored.
PHOEBE: (SITS ON HER BED AND SIGHS) I can't wait to see the whole gang. Don't you Helga?.
HELGA: ... Yeah I guess.