Hey Arnold!
The Dance - Part Three
Disclaimer: I own the plot of this story, but not the characters. I do not work on the show.
All through that day, Arnold kept on asking Lila if she would go with him. Lila stuck to one answer; "The guy who is getting back to me hasn't got back to me yet".
Phoebe and Gerald accidentally bumped into each other in the playground at Recess. "I'm sorry!" said Gerald.
"Oh, Gerald, it's okay," she said. "Is anybody going to the dance with you tomorrow?" she asked.
"No!" said Gerald. "Well... not yet."
"Well, I was kind of wondering if you would like to go with me. I mean... walk in with me. Then you can go and do whatever you want."
"Well, we could stay together and dance together. I mean... it doesn't have to be a date or anything, does it? Just so we both don't end up going alone."
"Of course!" said Phoebe. "So I will see you tomorrow morning!"
"Okay," he said.
Gerald went to tell Arnold. "She's going with me, man!" he said.
"That's good," said Arnold.
"Has Lila said yes to you yet?" asked Gerald.
"No - she's leaving it late," said Arnold. "She keeps on saying that she's waiting for somebody else to reply to her."
"The dance is tomorrow morning! You'll have to ask Lila to confirm soon, otherwise you may end up dancing by yourself!" said Gerald.
"But Lila is the only girl who I really want to go with anyway," said Arnold.
"It's your choice, man," said Gerald. "But you will be the loser of the dance if you're by yourself!"
"Phoebe only said yes to you just now! You left it late, too, and you're still going with somebody!" said Arnold.
"Whatever!" said Gerald.
At the end of school that day, Arnold needed an answer from Lila. "Can you go with me tomorrow?" he asked her.
"I'm still not sure, Arnold," she said.
"Lila! I need to know!" he said. "If you end up going with somebody else, I will end up going with nobody!"
"Wait until tomorrow," she said and started to walk home.
"Women!" said Arnold.
That night, Arnold tried to decide what he would wear. Should he wear a suit or something casual? What if he wore a suit and everybody else was wearing a shirt and jeans? And what if he wore casual clothes and everybody else wore suits?" He decided to phone Gerald and see what he was wearing. When Gerald answered, Arnold said, "Hey, Gerald! What are you going to wear tomorrow? I can't decide whether to wear casual clothes or a suit."
"Just wear your best casual clothes!" he said. "That way, you still look sort of classy, but don't look like you are trying to hard!"
"Okay, thanks!" he said. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye, man!"
Arnold put down the phone. He found his clothes for the next day and then went to bed.
Helga had picked out a pink dress for the next day. Who cared if the other kids laughed at her because she didn't usually dress that way? This was her chance to impress Arnold. She couldn't wait.
The next morning, all of the kids got to school in their best clothes. They had to go to class first to get marked in. "Hello class!" said Mr. Simmons. "Let me just tell you that you all look great! Very special! The dance will start in about fifteen minutes, so until then, talk amongst yourselves!"
Arnold went over to Lila. "So, are we going together?" he asked.
"No," said Lila. "The guy who I was going to go with decided that he wanted to go with me. I'm sorry, Arnold. Maybe we could go together next time or something?"
Arnold was heartbroken, but he put on a brave face. "That's okay," he said. "So, who are you going with?"
"I'm going with Eugene!" she said.
"Oh," said Arnold. "Well, have a nice time." He went back to his seat.
"What did she say?" asked Gerald.
"She's going with Eugene," said Arnold.
"I'm sorry," said Gerald.
"It's okay," said Arnold. "I'll just sit the dance out."
Helga and Phoebe were also talking. "You never told me if you are going with Gerald!" Helga said to Phoebe.
"I am!" said Phoebe. "We were both kind of nervous, so we said that we would walk in together, but I have a feeling that we will be spending the whole dance together!"
"I'm happy for you," said Helga.
"Did the thing with you and Arnold work out?" asked Phoebe.
"Well, by the look of Arnold's face right now, it looks like my plan worked perfectly!" she said. "Arnold was chasing after Lila for so long that he didn't have any time to ask anybody else to the dance. Now he'll have to ask me to dance with him!"
"So are you going to make the first move?" asked Phoebe.
"I don't know," said Helga. "I'll just do what I have to do when I get in there."
"Attention, class!" said Mr. Simmons. "It's now time for you to go into the hall for the dance! I hope that you all have a lovely time!"
The class walked into the hall. Most were in their couples. Gerald and Phoebe joined up. So did Eugene and Lila. Arnold and Helga were the only ones without dates. The hall was packed with people. The older kids were kissing. Phoebe secretly hoped that she would kiss Gerald by the end of the night.
Most students went straight in and started to dance, except Arnold and Helga. Arnold and Helga both went and sat down and sat down in chairs which were lined up at the sides of the hall. Helga looked nervously at Arnold. She really wanted to go up to him and say, "Listen Football Head! There's no point in us both sitting here alone with everybody looking at us like we are freaks who can't get dates - so let's dance!" But Helga couldn't! She had imagined just asking Arnold and him hugging her, but this was real life and she was really nervous.
For the first two songs, they just stayed sitting down. Gerald and Phoebe were having a really good time. They were both excellent dancers and were both hoping for a kiss at the end of it all. Lila and Eugene were also having a good time. Apart from Eugene constantly falling over and hitting the drinks stand, they were great together.
For another half and hour, Arnold was feeling sorry for himself. He looked at all the happy couples having a good time. "I'm the only one alone," he thought to himself. But then he turned his head and saw Helga. She had got really dressed up and had tried hard and she was sitting alone on a chair in the corner. Arnold felt really sorry for Helga. "She doesn't deserve to be sitting alone any more than I do!" he thought.
Arnold got up and walked towards Helga. "Helga!" he said. "It looks like we're both sitting here alone and it's pointless. We should just both dance today. We don't ever have to mention it again, and we should just ignore everybody else!"
"You really think that?" asked Helga.
"Yes!" said Arnold.
"Then, I suppose that we should both just dance together, then!" she said. They got up onto the dance floor and both started to dance together. It was the happiest moment in Helga's life.
The dance went on for hours. "This will be the last song!" said the DJ. "So, at the end, give the person who you have been dancing with a kiss!"
At the end of the dance Gerald's lips moved closer towards Phoebe's. He kissed her. Eugene and Lila also kissed. In fact, every couple in the hall did. Apart from Helga and Arnold. "What should I do?" thought Arnold. "We're not really a couple, but Helga is a girl too, wouldn't she want a kiss?"
"Is he going to kiss me or what?" Helga thought.
Arnold decided to go for it. He kissed Helga. THAT was the happiest moment of Helga's life. But, when the kiss was over, she remembered that just accepting the kiss was not like her. She had to act like herself. "Arnold, can I speak to you outside?" she asked. "I don't want to cause a scene."
They walked outside so that nobody could hear them. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING FOOTBALL HEAD?" she screamed. "NEVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN!"
"Sorry, Helga," he said. "Well, the dance is over, so I'm going to go for lunch."
"Just make sure that you never, ever get the wrong idea about us!" she shouted. "I danced with you today because I was desperate! And if those lips ever come near me again, I will chop them off!"
"Okay, Helga," he said.
But what happened with Gerald and Phoebe? And Eugene and Helga? Make up your own minds, readers! And maybe some day, I will write a sequel!
The Dance - Part Three
Disclaimer: I own the plot of this story, but not the characters. I do not work on the show.
All through that day, Arnold kept on asking Lila if she would go with him. Lila stuck to one answer; "The guy who is getting back to me hasn't got back to me yet".
Phoebe and Gerald accidentally bumped into each other in the playground at Recess. "I'm sorry!" said Gerald.
"Oh, Gerald, it's okay," she said. "Is anybody going to the dance with you tomorrow?" she asked.
"No!" said Gerald. "Well... not yet."
"Well, I was kind of wondering if you would like to go with me. I mean... walk in with me. Then you can go and do whatever you want."
"Well, we could stay together and dance together. I mean... it doesn't have to be a date or anything, does it? Just so we both don't end up going alone."
"Of course!" said Phoebe. "So I will see you tomorrow morning!"
"Okay," he said.
Gerald went to tell Arnold. "She's going with me, man!" he said.
"That's good," said Arnold.
"Has Lila said yes to you yet?" asked Gerald.
"No - she's leaving it late," said Arnold. "She keeps on saying that she's waiting for somebody else to reply to her."
"The dance is tomorrow morning! You'll have to ask Lila to confirm soon, otherwise you may end up dancing by yourself!" said Gerald.
"But Lila is the only girl who I really want to go with anyway," said Arnold.
"It's your choice, man," said Gerald. "But you will be the loser of the dance if you're by yourself!"
"Phoebe only said yes to you just now! You left it late, too, and you're still going with somebody!" said Arnold.
"Whatever!" said Gerald.
At the end of school that day, Arnold needed an answer from Lila. "Can you go with me tomorrow?" he asked her.
"I'm still not sure, Arnold," she said.
"Lila! I need to know!" he said. "If you end up going with somebody else, I will end up going with nobody!"
"Wait until tomorrow," she said and started to walk home.
"Women!" said Arnold.
That night, Arnold tried to decide what he would wear. Should he wear a suit or something casual? What if he wore a suit and everybody else was wearing a shirt and jeans? And what if he wore casual clothes and everybody else wore suits?" He decided to phone Gerald and see what he was wearing. When Gerald answered, Arnold said, "Hey, Gerald! What are you going to wear tomorrow? I can't decide whether to wear casual clothes or a suit."
"Just wear your best casual clothes!" he said. "That way, you still look sort of classy, but don't look like you are trying to hard!"
"Okay, thanks!" he said. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye, man!"
Arnold put down the phone. He found his clothes for the next day and then went to bed.
Helga had picked out a pink dress for the next day. Who cared if the other kids laughed at her because she didn't usually dress that way? This was her chance to impress Arnold. She couldn't wait.
The next morning, all of the kids got to school in their best clothes. They had to go to class first to get marked in. "Hello class!" said Mr. Simmons. "Let me just tell you that you all look great! Very special! The dance will start in about fifteen minutes, so until then, talk amongst yourselves!"
Arnold went over to Lila. "So, are we going together?" he asked.
"No," said Lila. "The guy who I was going to go with decided that he wanted to go with me. I'm sorry, Arnold. Maybe we could go together next time or something?"
Arnold was heartbroken, but he put on a brave face. "That's okay," he said. "So, who are you going with?"
"I'm going with Eugene!" she said.
"Oh," said Arnold. "Well, have a nice time." He went back to his seat.
"What did she say?" asked Gerald.
"She's going with Eugene," said Arnold.
"I'm sorry," said Gerald.
"It's okay," said Arnold. "I'll just sit the dance out."
Helga and Phoebe were also talking. "You never told me if you are going with Gerald!" Helga said to Phoebe.
"I am!" said Phoebe. "We were both kind of nervous, so we said that we would walk in together, but I have a feeling that we will be spending the whole dance together!"
"I'm happy for you," said Helga.
"Did the thing with you and Arnold work out?" asked Phoebe.
"Well, by the look of Arnold's face right now, it looks like my plan worked perfectly!" she said. "Arnold was chasing after Lila for so long that he didn't have any time to ask anybody else to the dance. Now he'll have to ask me to dance with him!"
"So are you going to make the first move?" asked Phoebe.
"I don't know," said Helga. "I'll just do what I have to do when I get in there."
"Attention, class!" said Mr. Simmons. "It's now time for you to go into the hall for the dance! I hope that you all have a lovely time!"
The class walked into the hall. Most were in their couples. Gerald and Phoebe joined up. So did Eugene and Lila. Arnold and Helga were the only ones without dates. The hall was packed with people. The older kids were kissing. Phoebe secretly hoped that she would kiss Gerald by the end of the night.
Most students went straight in and started to dance, except Arnold and Helga. Arnold and Helga both went and sat down and sat down in chairs which were lined up at the sides of the hall. Helga looked nervously at Arnold. She really wanted to go up to him and say, "Listen Football Head! There's no point in us both sitting here alone with everybody looking at us like we are freaks who can't get dates - so let's dance!" But Helga couldn't! She had imagined just asking Arnold and him hugging her, but this was real life and she was really nervous.
For the first two songs, they just stayed sitting down. Gerald and Phoebe were having a really good time. They were both excellent dancers and were both hoping for a kiss at the end of it all. Lila and Eugene were also having a good time. Apart from Eugene constantly falling over and hitting the drinks stand, they were great together.
For another half and hour, Arnold was feeling sorry for himself. He looked at all the happy couples having a good time. "I'm the only one alone," he thought to himself. But then he turned his head and saw Helga. She had got really dressed up and had tried hard and she was sitting alone on a chair in the corner. Arnold felt really sorry for Helga. "She doesn't deserve to be sitting alone any more than I do!" he thought.
Arnold got up and walked towards Helga. "Helga!" he said. "It looks like we're both sitting here alone and it's pointless. We should just both dance today. We don't ever have to mention it again, and we should just ignore everybody else!"
"You really think that?" asked Helga.
"Yes!" said Arnold.
"Then, I suppose that we should both just dance together, then!" she said. They got up onto the dance floor and both started to dance together. It was the happiest moment in Helga's life.
The dance went on for hours. "This will be the last song!" said the DJ. "So, at the end, give the person who you have been dancing with a kiss!"
At the end of the dance Gerald's lips moved closer towards Phoebe's. He kissed her. Eugene and Lila also kissed. In fact, every couple in the hall did. Apart from Helga and Arnold. "What should I do?" thought Arnold. "We're not really a couple, but Helga is a girl too, wouldn't she want a kiss?"
"Is he going to kiss me or what?" Helga thought.
Arnold decided to go for it. He kissed Helga. THAT was the happiest moment of Helga's life. But, when the kiss was over, she remembered that just accepting the kiss was not like her. She had to act like herself. "Arnold, can I speak to you outside?" she asked. "I don't want to cause a scene."
They walked outside so that nobody could hear them. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING FOOTBALL HEAD?" she screamed. "NEVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN!"
"Sorry, Helga," he said. "Well, the dance is over, so I'm going to go for lunch."
"Just make sure that you never, ever get the wrong idea about us!" she shouted. "I danced with you today because I was desperate! And if those lips ever come near me again, I will chop them off!"
"Okay, Helga," he said.
But what happened with Gerald and Phoebe? And Eugene and Helga? Make up your own minds, readers! And maybe some day, I will write a sequel!
