Ok so here is the next chapter, sorry it had taken a bit of time to get up. I wanted to write a few chapters before submitting them so it takes the story a little further.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold!

Chapter III

Helga let the words sink in as she stood motionless in the shower, the water trailing her body. The fact that there was someone Simon had trusted that was responsible for the slip of more than enough information on her whereabouts really shook her up.

How the hell could he have missed that? He was always so careful about what information was given, and who it was given to. This has to be the reason Simon was more worked up than usual.

Helga continued to stand still in the shower, everything hitting her at once, the reality of her situation was they had no clue who this traitor was! This traitor that was forwarding her location and probably more to the ones whose sights she wanted to steer clear of. Helga's temper began to flare at the thoughts, the probability, was this "leak" somehow responsible for her partner getting killed? Helga's eyes went wide, her breathing increased to a panicked state, placing her hands on the shower wall to keep herself from falling.

Wa-was Craig's attacker actually there for me? Craig just got in the way so the person killed him to get their point across? What the hell? She thought to herself, so caught up in her thoughts that she hadn't heard the bathroom door open. Helga didn't feel the need to lock the door with Samuel and Isaac around, no one in their right mind would try to mess with her with both of them around.

Helga turned off the water ceasing the steady flow of water on her body. Fully opening the door to the walk in shower, it took a split second for her to realize she was not alone, she screamed out in surprise as well as lost her balance on the wet shower floor. Before she had time to react there were a pair of strong arms wrapped tightly around her very exposed body. Helga's face now held an expression of horror at the feeling of someone holding her, still naked and dripping wet from the shower.

Helga suppressed the urge to scream out in whatever emotion it was she was feeling right then, "Let go of me." She growled through gritted teeth. The grip around her body seemed to tighten slightly instead.

"If I let you go, you are going to fall." Helga calmed a little at the voice, looking up now to see Isaac, his face was so close she could feel his breath on her own, "Plus you are still naked." He said calmly, bringing them both up to a full standing position, his hold on her not lessening. Helga just looked at him as she processed his words, All the more reason to let me go? She thought. How the hell is it he is so calm about this?! Helga's face started to turn red as she once again realized she was being held so close to him, feeling the softness of his clothing against her bare skin.

Once again finding her voice, "Then how about you close your damn eyes!" she scolded.

The little flare of her temper made him laugh a little, his eyes meeting hers once again as a sly grin formed on his face, "As you wish." He said as he loosened his grip, but not before making one final remark, "It's not like I haven't seen you before anyway." With that he closed his eyes, smiling at the now shocked expression on Helga's face, he turned around and Helga forcefully pushed him towards the door. She thought the door would break into thousands of pieces at the force she closed it with. This time making sure to lock it, she drew in a deep breath calming herself before making her way over to the mirror.

As she approached the sink she heard a soft knock on the door, "Oh so you can knock huh?" she asked sarcastically.

Isaac laughed on the other side of the door, "Seems I can."

Helga rolled her eyes at his returned sarcasm, "Was there a reason for coming in unannounced?"

"As unbelievable as it may sound, I was checking on you. You have been in there for a while." He said back in his usual nonchalant tone.

She drew in a deep breath letting it out slowly, "Ok, but don't make a habit of it, got it?" she said a little forcefully.

"Got it." She then heard his footsteps, fading as he walked away from the door. Turning her attention to her reflection self, shaking her head slightly she let a little smirk play on her lips.

"I hate it when guys know they can get to a girl like that." She said to her reflection in a low tone, leaning forward, placing a hand on either side of the sink. Helga studied herself, a smile crept across her face when she thought about seeing her friends later that night. "Ok Helga, time to get dressed. Don't need any more incidents." She told herself as she reached for her clothing.

After about two hours, Helga emerged from the bathroom in a simple but very form fitting black knee length dress. The dress showing off her curves in all the right ways, the neckline accentuating her bust, but not giving away too much. She finished it off with a pair of metallic silver peep-toe high heels. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail that fell just below her shoulders in loose curls. Her bangs swept to the side with a few lose strands framing her beautiful facial features. The little makeup she did wear was just enough to enhance what she already had, making getting ready an effortless act.

She had taken the opportunity to look the karaoke place up before hand, it seemed like a pretty nice place. At least this being another advantage for her as no one has ever really seen her dressed up. Although she had to admit, every now and then she did like to show off her feminine side as opposed to being so tomboyish.

As Helga entered the living room area of the apartment she looked to see Samuel sitting at the computer desk typing away, probably to Simon about their arrival and other need to know information. Isaac was standing by one of the big windows, hands in his pockets. Helga let out a deep sigh, which was apparently loud enough to get Samuel's attention. As he looked over to her a big smile crept across his face, "Well, well. What do we have here?" He said standing up from the desk chair. Samuel's comment seemed to have also pulled Isaac out of his thoughts as he turned his attention from the view outside to where Helga was standing.

"You are an Angel in my eyes…but with looks like this, you could be very dangerous." Samuel said with a grin as he took Helga's hand into his, planting a soft kiss on it. "You look stunning." He said as he released her hand.

Helga couldn't help but let a small laugh escape her lips, "You are such a gentleman Samuel."

"I try my best." He said with a slight bow.

"Yeah unlike some." She said gesturing towards Isaac who was still standing by the window. "Some need to work on it a bit before they get a foot in the…."

"Oh come on." Isaac said, "I had a good reason to come in there, I already told you." He almost seemed to pout a little which made Helga smirk at his childish attitude towards the incident, a side of himself only Samuel and Helga had ever witnessed.

Samuel raised both of his hands as he made his way back to the desk chair, shaking his head, "Ok, I am not getting in the middle of this one."

Helga could only laugh at the scene before her, Samuel's reaction to it and Isaac's face as he tried to once again justify himself. "Ok guys enough of that. Let's get ready to head out."

Meanwhile at Gerald's place…..

"Phoebe, are you almost ready to get going?" Gerald asked from the bottom of the stairs. His girlfriend had been getting ready for near two hours now and he had lost count at how many times he had checked his watch. "We are going to be late."

"Almost." He heard her high pitched voice as she replied from the bedroom.

He turned around and made his way into the living room plopping himself down on the soft couch with a loud sigh. Of course no sooner than his butt hit the couch there was a firm knock at the front door. Gerald groaned as he forced himself up from the couch and slowly made his way to the front door. There was another knock just as he was reaching for the door knob, "Dang hold on a second." He said as he turned the knob and opened the door.

"Hey Gerald." A familiar voice said.

"Hey Arnold, how you been man?" Gerald responded followed by their trademark handshake they had done since they were kids.

Arnold smiled at his best friend, "Yeah I'm fine." Gerald gestured for Arnold to follow him inside. They walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, Gerald grabbing the remote turning on the TV.

"So you coming tonight…..alone?" Gerald asked as he glanced over to his childhood friend.

Arnold looked at Gerald with a small smile and shrugged, "Story of my life Gerald. She never wants to hang out with any of my friends but I have no choice when it comes to hers."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm. Man I don't even know why you are still with that girl." Gerald said shaking his head.

"Yeah man I know. Maybe we should take a break or something, I don't know." Arnold shrugged as he leaned further back into the couch.

"Man forget taking a break, just break it off!" Gerald spoke up, a bit of a bite to his words. "We tried telling you after the first, and might I remind you the last time we met this girl of yours, that she was no good."

"I know Gerald." Arnold leaned forward putting his elbows on his knees, covering his face with his hands. "I just don't know how to do it."

Gerald looked at his best friend, "This is what I'm talking about man. The Arnold I know would have figured something out. She has changed you and not in a good way."

Arnold looked up at Gerald knowing he was right, "Yeah."

Right about that time they heard footsteps coming down the stairs, "Ok ready….Oh! Hello Arnold." Phoebe said as she as she placed an earring in and securing it with its backing.

"Hello Phoebe."

"Hey babe, Arnold is going to ride with us." Gerald stated ignoring Arnold's reaction.

"Ok. Just let me grab my wallet." Phoebe said as she rushed into the kitchen to grab it.

Arnold looked back at Gerald with a questioning expression, "So?"

"Look, Arnold, we are going to go hang out with our friends. Friends that we have known since we were kids and barely get to see now. I am not going to let that so called girlfriend of yours ruin it for you. Ride with us and if you want you can stay the night here, we have a guest bedroom. Take a night off, enjoy yourself….who knows you may actually find something better than a good time with friends."

"Gerald." Arnold said sternly.

Gerald raised his hands in defense, "I'm not saying go do something like that. Just have fun man."

Arnold ran a hand through his hair, "Alright."

"Ok you two let's get going. Rhonda just text me, most of everyone is there now." Phoebe said as she walked out of the kitchen.

Back to Helga…

So how is it going?-H

Almost there. We were running a little late, should get a good earful from Rhonda ;)-P

Ha! Yeah little Miss Princess never was one for late arrivals. Good luck!-H

Ha ha thank you!-P

Oh Arnold says Hi!-P

Welcome Pheebs. And tell football head I said hello-H

Helga place her phone in her lap as the car pulled into the parking lot of the karaoke bar Phoebe had mentioned. Once the car came to a stop Helga made her way out of the car slowly, turning to face the front of the building. It looked a little upscale for a karaoke club or whatever it was supposed to be. Helga could hear the muffled sound of music coming from the building as she, Isaac and Samuel made their way to the front door.

Helga waited for the nervous feeling to build up inside as she stepped closer to the entrance, but the feeling never came. Instead she was excited to see her friends, though she was not going to just walk up to them. No she had planned to take it slowly, she had a way of letting one person in particular know that it was her and she hoped that her best friend would know it was her.

"You ready for this angel?" Samuel asked as he opened the door. Helga looked at him and nodded, a big smile on her face that made him smile as well. "You do realize that you are going to be the most beautiful out of all the women in there?"

Helga just laughed lightly at his comment, "Well we are naturally stunning beings, especially to those pig heads." Was all she said in response as she turned to walk inside.

"You were beautiful before the changes. Now it is just untouchable." Isaac chimed in which surprised Helga a bit. "What I mean is..be on your toes." He said quickly. Helga glanced at Isaac before turning to the entrance.

Once they were inside, Samuel stood on one side of her and Isaac made his way to the other side. Helga took in the surroundings, it was clean, roomy, there was a stage for the ones that wanted to sing and a large dance floor. It was dimly lit and surprisingly did not smell of cigarettes and stale food. "Not bad." She stated to no one in particular.

Her presence did not go unnoticed, at a large corner booth close to the entrance someone had eyes set on her. A sly grin spread across his face.

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