Chapter 2: The Plan

Classroom

The next morning, Rhonda walked in to see the boys once again gathered around her popular rival.

"And then I ate dinner with a relative at a French restaurant called Chez Pierre. It was just ever so lovely." Lila said, telling the boys about her fancy night.

"Boy howdy! Talk about impressive!" Sid exclaimed.

"Garsh Ms. Lila! You sure do lead a charmed life!" Stinky said, impressed by her lifestyle.

Never send a man to do a woman's job... Rhonda thought to herself as she eagerly approached them. Ready to hand out the invites, the first person she addressed was Lila…

"Here you go Lila. It's an invitation to my Astrology party this weekend."

"Why thank you just ever so much!" Lila said, happily taking the invite.

Watching their friend walk around the room, Helga rolled her eyes and said "Criminy. Another dumb party. Isn't she sick of showing off?"

"Although she tends to use it as an opportunity to show off her high form of lifestyle, they do tend to be delightful get togethers for all of us." Phoebe pointed out to her friend.

Helga didn't care how legitimate the excuse was however. Anytime Rhonda portrayed a get together, it was to keep her cool girl reputation in tact.

Helga based this on the times her attendance of Rhonda's parties pertained to her behavior. For instance, not being invited to the 'Cool Party.' She had never done anything to appear impressive.

Then there was Rhonda's sleepover. Due to the fact Helga was nothing like the other girls (dressed poorly, uninterested in makeup, used aggressive behavior), she was the only one to not receive an invitation.

Finally, there was Rhonda's costume party. Although she had been lucky enough to turn her act around, Helga's blunt opinion on Rhonda's costume choice gave Rhonda the urge to withdraw her invitation.

"Here you go Helga." Rhonda smiled, not caring about the rude way Helga had snatched it from her.

"Pttss...thanks."

After being handed the invites, Gerald opened his and asked "Man, did you read this thing?"

Arnold's eyes widened when reading the work Rhonda had put into researching everyone's birthdates and the information for them. "Wow! She really knows the class well."

"I don't care about her knowledge of us. I'm just concerned about the colors and jewelry." Gerald said wittingly.

"At least your choices don't include pink like football head's do." Helga smirked, pointing to her boyfriend.

"Thank goodness for that!" Gerald said excitedly.

Lunch

"Why do you keep staring at Lila, Rhonda?" Nadine asked, while the two sat at a lunch table, on the opposite side of the cafeteria.

"No reason." Rhonda said with a smile on her face.

Shrugging her shoulders, Nadine asked "What type of necklaces are you going to pass out at the party?"

"I don't feel anything store bought is worthy of such a unique party. Therefore, I've decided to have them custom made at The Crown Jewel."

"That sounds expensive."

"Yes well, you must dress for success!" Rhonda reminded her, while drawing her attention back towards Lila's table.

"This party's going to be lamer than the daily viewings we get of Eugene's slip and slide antics." Helga smirked, leaning back in her chair, focusing on the tapioca her boyfriend had been nice enough to get for her.

"No kidding man! Why should we have to wear what she tells us to?" Gerald asked.

"I believe the purpose of the specific dress attire is to simply fit the theme of the party." Phoebe explained, seeing Helga roll her eyes.

"Why not just get Simmons to host it? He seems just as head over heels about the topic as her." Helga pointed out. Then a thought came to her mind… Why WAS Rhonda so interested in this all of a sudden?

Interrupting her thoughts, Arnold began to rub her shoulder and said "Well, at least she didn't try to match us up with certain people this time."

Classroom

"Why thank you just ever so much Stinky!" Lila said, seeing him pull out the chair to her desk for her.

Rhonda walked into the room just in time to witness this.

"You're welcome Ms. Lila!"

Rolling her eyes at the gesture, Rhonda did her best to remember by the end of the week, things would be going her way again.

"What colors do you think you'll be wearing to the party Ms. Lila?" Stinky asked.

"I'm ever so certain I'll be wearing a light blue evening gown and a silver tiara I bought for another party. It was oh so fun." Lila explained.

Hallway

Once classes let out, Arnold turned to his friends and asked "Should we go shopping for the party? I don't have anything to wear."

"Really? There's nothing pink hanging in your closet?" Helga smirked.

"It sounds like a lovely idea Arnold." Phoebe nodded.

Sighing at the idea, Gerald said "Let's get this over with."

The Mall

"There's no way I'm wearing that toga!" Gerald exclaimed, looking at the astrology costumes the store had to offer.

"The outfits actually pertain quite well to the party's theme." Phoebe explained.

While Phoebe was helping her boyfriend pick out a reasonable outfit, Helga was helping Arnold find some matching accessories to fit his.

"Here's a sword to swing at Princess when she starts getting on everyone's nerves; which shouldn't be too long after the party starts." Helga said, handing him the fake weapon.

"What about you? You need something to go with your outfit." he insisted.

"Did you already forget about the goofy necklaces she's making us wear?" Helga smirked.

Arnold didn't find that to be satisfying enough. He then continued walking his girlfriend through the costumes and their accessories until he saw something pleasing. "How about this?"

"Pttss...yeah. I don't think Princess would be too jealous." Helga said wittingly, looking at the golden crown in her boyfriend's hands.

Not caring about Rhonda's opinion, Arnold placed it on his girlfriend's head. Visualizing her in her red dress with her golden wristbands, he said "Maybe it is a bad idea for you to wear it?"

"What's that supposed to mean football head?"

"I can't take my eyes off you, Psyche." Arnold winked, seeing his girlfriend blush terribly.

Helga's House

After picking out what they all considered to be bearable outfits for the party, Arnold decided to walk his girlfriend home.

As they made it to her front porch, he turned to look at his girlfriend who was still wearing the gold crown he felt was almost as pretty as she was.

Lacing their fingers together, he looked into her eyes and said "I never got to see you in the rest of your outfit. I'm looking forward to it."

Helga let out a heavy swoon, melting at the thought of him being so anxious to share such a special night with her...even if she didn't find there to be anything special about it.

"Thanks football head."