When school ended the class of PS. 118 played baseball at Gerald Field for a little longer then an hour, unfortunately the kids had to leave one by one. Harold left because he wanted to have dinner early. Stinky and Sid when to go skip rocks at the creek. Curly said something about going to the aquarium and something about his penguin army shall rise. Rhonda, Nadine and Lila decided to go to the mall and so on. Soon everyone left except for Helga.

Helga was bored out of her mind. She had some plans with Phoebe but they were cancelled because Phoebe had fencing practice. Helga wanted to go see a movie with her. There's apparently a new movie in Theater called Bird Boy and Gill Girl. Not only does it has a tongue twister of a title, it's suppose to be so bad that it's good. Helga only wanted to go watch it to make fun of it, but going to watch a bad movie alone isn't as much fun. She also noticed that Phoebe even tried to avoid her at school today. 'What was up with that?' Helga thought to herself.

She decided to walk home since being at Gerald Field all alone has some sort of unsettling feeling. As she walked home she started to talk to herself, "Ugh, why is Phoebe always so busy. Apparently this movie is so bad that they're only going to play it in Theater once! I mean come on! There has to be someone else I can drag along to watch the movie with me." Helga paused and thought to herself out loud. "Hey… What if this 'Andrew' guy would be willing to watch the movie with me?" Helga smiled to herself, "If Andrew is supposed to be Arnold's cousin he's probably staying at his place. All I have to do is call Arnold's place to talk to him."

Helga made it to her house and ran inside. She ran passed her mother which didn't notice her and ran upstairs to her bedroom. She picked up the phone and pressed the numbers which she had memorized to link her to her beloved's home. The phone ran twice before Arnold's grandpa answered it, "Hello, this is Sunset Arms boarding house."

"Hello!" Helga smirked and thought to herself, 'One last test,' she sat down on her bed and continued, "May I speak to Andrew?"

"I'm sorry there is no one by the name of Andrew around…" Phil stopped mid sentenced.

The phone went quiet then Helga could barely hear two people talking in the background. Soon someone spoke on the phone who sounded just like Arnold, "Hey! Helga is that you?"

"Hey Football Head, I called to talk to Andrew," Helga smiled devilishly.

"OH! Yes! That is I." Arnold replied quickly changing his voice to sound a little different.

"Oh, sorry! It's just you sound just like teh old foodball-head. Probably because you guys are cousins right?"

"Of course!"

"Alright, you're probably wondering why I'm calling huh?"

"Uh yeah?"

"I'm calling because there's this movie playing today in Theater that supposed to be so bad it's good and it's no fun to go see a bad movie by yourself if you know what I mean. So what do you say? It'll be my treat."

"Oh! I-I-I'd love to!" Arnold said without thinking.

"Great! Meet you later today at the Theater at seven o'clock."

"O-okay."

"Bye!" Helga hung up the phone before Arnold could say another word. She fell onto her bed and sighed as she smiled to herself.


Even when Helga hung up the phone Arnold was still holding on to his. A faint beeping sound can be heard coming from the phone. 'What did I get myself into?' he thought to himself as he hung up the phone, 'I can't do this again. Why did I agree to that? It's still not too late. I can call her back saying that I forgot that I already had plans. But she sounded so happy when I agreed to go to the movies with her…' Arnold leaned against the wall and put both of his hands on his forehead. 'After we watch the movie I can tell her that I'm leaving tomorrow or something. It's not like I can keep this up for the rest of my life. Or can I? No! That was out of the question, I don't want to make it seem like I'm leading her on or anything. Anyways eventually Helga would find out and even if she said that she doesn't hate me she'll definitely change her mind.'

Arnold looked at the time, it was five o'clock. He still has two hours before then, "I can always call Gerald for some advice," he paused, "But that wont help. Gerald already told me that he doesn't want any part of this. If I told Gerald what happened he'll think that I've gone crazy. I guess I'm on my own for this one," he thought to himself out loud.


Two hours passed fairly quickly. At six thirty o'clock Arnold put on the disguise and now it was seven o'clock. He walked up to the movie Theater where he immediately spotted Helga near the entrance. He walked up to her and greeted her with a smile, "Hey Helga."

"Oh hey Andrew! I already got us tickets. Come on! Let's pick out some snacks!" Helga grabbed Arnold's arm and pulled him into the Theater. They walked up to the counter and Helga asked the cashier, "Two small popcorn and two yahoos please."

The cashier replied, "We actually have a special today, one medium size popcorn for the price of a small one. We ran out of small popcorn containers so yeah."

"Oh… I guess we can share a medium popcorn then, what do you think?" Helga turned to Arnold.

"I don't mind," Arnold smiled.

"Alright then, one medium popcorn and two yahoos!" Helga ordered the cashier.

The cashier nodded and got them their popcorn and yahoos. Helga paid the cashier, grabbed the popcorn, and passed one of the yahoos to Arnold. When they went to pick out their seats the movie was about to start. They picked out seats in the back of the Theater. Helga placed the popcorn in-between the two of them so then it'll be easier to share it. Arnold and Helga both open their drinks and started to dig into the popcorn as soon as the title of the movie appeared on the big screen.

The movie introduced the two main characters which were two teenagers who had superpowers. They got their powers one night from a meteor. As hinted by the title they ended up using an alias which where Bird Boy and Gill Girl. The boy had the ability to fly with wings and the girl was able to breathe and swim fast underwater. With their new powers they fight crime of course.

Throughout the movie they laugh at how bad the movie was. "Oh come on! Anyone can be a superhero these days," Helga argued.

"Oh really?" Arnold asked.

"Yeah! Like look," Helga grabbed the now empty popcorn container, poked two eye holes and put it over her head, "I am Popcorn Girl! I fight crime using the power of popping corn!" Helga announced and posed in a heroic manner.

Arnold burst out in laughter. They ended up making so much noise that it caused people to give them annoyed glances. One of the employees even came out and flashed a light at them causing Arnold and Helga to squint their eyes, "Would you two be quiet and please remove that popcorn container from your head."

Helga obeyed the employ and whispered to Arnold, "Sheesh, didn't know having fun was against the rules."

Arnold giggled but then the employ flashed his light at Helga, "What was that little missy?"

"I said I'm sorry, we'll be quiet from now on," Helga smiled innocently.

"That's what I though," the employ turn off his light and left.

"What a buzz kill," Helga sat back down.

"Well we were being a little noise," Arnold noted.

"Whatever," Helga shrugged.

Both Arnold and Helga continued to watch the movie is silence occasionally whispering things to one another. Once the movie was over they got up to stretch. Before they left they cleaned up the little mess they made. When they walked out of the Theater it was dark. Arnold and Helga ended up chatting some more while they walked around aimlessly. Some how they managed to end up at Chez Pierre. Helga walked towards the fountain in-between the two restaurants and sat on the bench in front of the fountain. Arnold followed shortly.

The only light were coming from the light posts. There wasn't even anyone near by leaving the area with a quiet atmosphere. "It's a beautiful night isn't it?"

Arnold smiled, "I guess so," he noticed that Helga was looking up at the starts. The stars reflected of her eyes making her eyes look like they're sparkling. He sighed as he continued to stare at her.

Helga caught Arnold staring and confronted him about it, "Take a picture, it'll last longer."

"Huh?"

"You're staring."

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to stare," Arnold apologized and tried to hide his blush.

"You don't need to apologize, really, I'm flattered," Helga smirked. She looked deep into Arnold's eyes, "You know Andrew," Helga started to caress Arnold's cheek causing him to blush even more, "I've been meaning to try something," she said softly.

Arnold gulped, "W-what do you want to try?"

Helga stayed silent as she leaned towards Arnold and slipped her hand behind his head.

Arnold held his breathe, began to close his eyes and stared leaning in.

They were only inches apart when Helga shouted "I knew it!"

Arnold was confused for a moment, but then he felt a breeze go through his hair. His eyes open wide when suspicions were correct. Helga was holding his wig! Arnold started to panic, "I can explain! It's just… Ummm," as Arnold tried to explain Helga looked down at him making it harder for him to speak. 'She's going to hate me. She wasn't supposed to find out. How am I going to explain this?' Arnold thought to himself, 'I need to get out of here now,' Arnold jumped off the bench and tried to run off but Helga grabbed his arm stopping him.

"Hey! You're not going anywhere!" Helga pulled him back onto the bench and removed Arnold's sunglasses. That's when she realized that Arnold looked like he was about to cry. Maybe she was being too harsh. "Okay Arnold, I want to make it clear that I'm not mad. I just want to know why?"

Arnold calmed down and wiped his eyes, "Well," Arnold bit his lips, "First, the anonymous letter that you got wasn't supposed to go to you. It-it was supposed to be for Lila. I guess I put it in the wrong locker," Arnold revealed which made Helga cringed.

"Oh…"

"But when you came instead I decided to still go along with the plan because I wanted to get to know you better," Arnold sighed, "I had a great time, honestly. That's why I agreed to go with you to the movies. It's like I saw a whole different side to you and I guess I got a little carried away."

"So is that's all? You just wanted to get to know me better?" Helga said in disappointment.

"Well I mean…"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I understand," there was a long pause then Helga spoke up again, "Here," Helga passed Arnold his wig and sunglasses back, "I think I should go."

Helga was about to get up but Arnold stopped her, "Please don't leave."

"You want me to stay?" Helga asked confused.

"Yeah."

"Why? I'm always mean to you and stuff. I don't understand why you'd want me to stay."

"I want to try something."

"What are you- Mmmh," Helga replied but Arnold cut her off. He leaned towards her and kissed her on the lips. Her heart sped up and she felt an electric shock going through her whole body. Unfortunately for Helga it was brief but a kiss is still a kiss. "Huh?" was all that Helga could say.

"Look, I had a lot of fun with you and I mean it. I want to spend more time with you. To get to know you better," Arnold paused and thinks to himself, 'There's no turning back now. Helga would never like me anyways and you know what they say, the truth sets you free. I've been rejected multiple times before, I guess I'm kind of used to it by now,' Arnold continued, "I know you'll never like me like me a-and I'm okay with that. I want to at least be friends for a change."

"Wait… Rewind! Does that me you like me like me?" Helga asked in shock.

Arnold took a deep breath, "Yes."

Helga squeaked in joy and tackled Arnold planting another kiss on his lips. This time Helga made sure to extend the kiss duration for as long as she could. When they separated they were both out of breath but Helga didn't waste a single second and started to monolog, "Oh my cornflower haired angle how I've waited till the day you returned my affections towards you. Oh how I longed to finally hold you in my arms and tell you how much I l-" Helga paused and looked down at Arnold. He was obviously in shock and confused, 'Whoa, slow down girl. He just told you he like you like you. Better not scare him away,' Helga thought to herself. She cleared her throat and continued, "I-I mean," she let go of him and leaned against the bench casually crossing her legs and putting her hands behind her head, "I had fun spending time with you and the thought of us being and 'item' doesn't sicken me."

Arnold got back his composure and asked Helga a bit nervously, "Does that mean you like me like me back?"

"I guess so Football Head."

Arnold gave a lovesick smile as he remembered the kiss Helga just gave him as soon as he told her he liked her. It was so intense and that's why he liked it, but his thoughts were interrupted when Helga started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Arnold asked.

"Oh it's nothing, it's just you know how you disguised yourself to go on a 'date' with me?"

"Yeah?"

"Well I was just thinking about the time when I did the same thing to you a while ago."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Hello? Remember Cecile? That was me," Helga confessed.

Arnold gasped, "That was you?!"

"Yeah," Helga turned to look at Arnold who looked like he was in shock, "Oh please Arnold, don't look so astonished. I'm actually surprised that you never found out. I guess the only difference was that I ended up inviting you to Chez Paris," she pointed at the restaurant, "and you invited me to Chez Pierre," she then pointed at the other restaurant across the street, "Funny huh?"

Arnold laughed a bit then he wondered, "Wait, does that mean you liked me liked me back then?"

Helga froze, "Um, I-I-I don't know what you're talking about Football Head."

"Whatever you say Helga. Let's go, it's getting kind of late. I'll walk you home," Arnold said with a smile. He got up off the bench and picked up his wig and sunglasses in one hand while he reached over to hold Helga's hand with the other. They walked home mostly in silence holding each other's hand under a beautiful starry night.