A/N: (Hi-ya! HoshiAM here delivering the next chapter to this dramatic story. Thank you for the reviews and remember to keep them coming :). Hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm really sorry for being out of the loop, but I'm trying my hardest to keep focused on writing. Anyways…enjoy and don't forget to leave a review in the end!)
Summary: Phoebe applies to a private boarding school and leaves Helga to join Blue Ridge Academy. Not having her best friend around, Helga decides to enroll in the boarding school. Once both girls are in they meet the exclusive clique in school called the Foxy Foxes. Can Phoebe and Helga succeed in a new school and what happens when both meet Arnold and Gerald? Will they be able to survive the school filled with gossip, mystery, and drama?
The Foxy Foxes Motto:
If they say you're in, you're in.
If you break the rules, you're in.
If you mess with them, kiss your life goodbye.
Chapter 6: The New Girl
"The Foxy Foxes," Sheena repeated grabbing Helga's shoulders. "They can make your life a living hell."
The whole dining room resumed with endless banter and utensils clicking against plates and trays. Everyone went back to eating their lunch and continue with their conversation. Except, there was a new added topic to everyone's conversations and it was about the little altercation the Foxy Foxes had with the new girl.
The new girl who was carrying her lunch tray, and stepped into the dining hall to find a place to sit. Helga could've sworn everyone was looking at her but whenever she glanced around the room, there was nobody looking in her direction. After Sheena explained to not mess with the Foxy Foxes, Phoebe showed up with no clue of what had just happened. As Sheena went back to her table and both girls headed to the lunch line, Helga explained the occurrence to Phoebe.
Helga apologized to her friend for getting the chemistry proposal stepped on, but Phoebe assured Helga to not worry about it. The only issue Phoebe scolded Helga on was to not pick any fights with anyone in the school. Phoebe reminded Helga that she was in a new school and she didn't want Helga to get in trouble. Helga knew Phoebe was right but it irritated her to be pushed around by a bunch of snobby girls.
"We can sit over there with Sheena," Phoebe proposed catching up to Helga.
Helga sighed and walked alongside Phoebe into the dining hall. She couldn't help but notice that as she passed by the other tables, there were some students looking at her strangely. After all, Helga was the girl who argued with the Foxy Foxes but she was also the new girl. Classes were already in session for three weeks and Helga needed to catch up on everything.
"You know Phoebs I'm really sorry for getting your proposal ruined," Helga mumbled not wanting to meet Phoebe's gaze.
Phoebe came to a standstill and turned to look at Helga with a sympathetic smile.
"Helga it's okay," Phoebe assured nodding. "I'll print out another one before I go to class."
"Do you have the class later today?"
"In fact it's my next class but I'm sure the teacher will understand," Phoebe explained smiling. "He's very nice."
"You have Chemistry next?"
"Yes it's the subject for my Independent Study."
"Independent…what?" Helga asked confused.
"I don't need to report to a class and I get to work on my own," Phoebe clarified. "Although, I do need a teacher to sponsor me and that's my Fine Arts teacher."
"Wait! You have Fine Arts?" Helga shouted balancing her lunch tray with one hand to take out her schedule of classes. "Me too!"
"In sixth period?"
Helga nodded quickly, "This means we have another class together."
"That's extraordinary news Helga," Phoebe remarked smiling. "What other classes are you taking?"
"World History, Chemistry, Algebra II, AP English, P.E., and Fine Arts," Helga replied giving Phoebe the classes in order.
"That's good Helga."
"I guess all your classes are advance placement huh?"
"Only my AP Pre-Calculus, AP World History, and AP English."
"You're seriously going to take all those hard classes?"
Phoebe nodded slowly, "Absolutely I love the challenge."
Helga winced, "Phoebs I only wanted to come to this school because of you."
"I know and now that we're here together," Phoebe paused and resumed to walk towards the table. "It's going to be one stupendous year."
Helga proceeded towards the table where her roommate Sheena was sitting next to another girl she didn't recognize. The moment Phoebe reached the table, she greeted both girls and set her tray across Sheena. Helga hesitated for a few seconds wondering if she felt comfortable sitting with two strangers. Even when Sheena wasn't a total stranger because she was her roommate. The girl sitting next to Sheena was skinny with long blond hair flowing down her back that had two black clips styling it.
"This is my friend Helga," Phoebe introduced smiling at her.
Helga took a deep breath and placed her tray on the table then sat next to Phoebe.
"Helga you already know Sheena and that's Gloria," Phoebe stated signaling to the girl with blond hair. "She's my roommate."
Helga shrugged forcing a smile, "Hey girls."
"Hi Helga it's nice to meet you," Gloria said extending her hand.
Helga stared at Gloria's hand for a minute then shook it politely.
Phoebe continued with the introductions, "Helga is my best friend since we were little and we were both going to the same high school."
Gloria smiled, "It's nice to see two close friends together here."
"Yeah being away from the family gets rough," Sheena added nodding. "So it's good to have a friend here."
Helga laughed nonchalantly already thinking that one of the reasons she wanted to come to this school was to get away from her family. Now that she didn't need to see her parents until the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, it made Helga feel very happy. There was absolutely no way, Helga was going to miss her two parents and her perfect sister Olga.
Helga cleared her throat to stop laughing nervously and asked, "Well I assume you two have been here since ninth grade."
"I have," Sheena replied.
Gloria shook her head, "I barely started this year."
"Do you guys like the school?" Helga questioned opening her milk bottle.
Sheena and Gloria glanced at each other and both nodded slowly.
Sheena spoke, "It might seem hard in the beginning but you'll get used it."
Gloria nodded again, "Yes even I'm already used to this and it's barely the third week."
"Don't worry about anything Helga," Phoebe said patting her friend's arm. "You got me here and also two new friends."
Helga didn't want to meet new people. She certainly wasn't a big fan of change. Even though, she agreed to change schools to join her friend Phoebe. Helga hated to admit but she figured it was time to accept change and get new friends. If everyone in the school was snobby then, it was going to be nice to meet some who weren't snobs.
"That's right Helga," Sheena remarked smiling. "We can clue you in on everything that happens here at Blue Ridge Academy."
"Thanks I guess," Helga replied looking down at her turkey sandwich.
"Like I can tell you that you're wearing the wrong tie," Gloria pointed out signaling towards Helga's tie.
Phoebe looked at the tie and started to giggle, "Goodness Helga I barely noticed you're wearing the boy's tie."
"You aren't the first," Helga said bringing an image of Mrs. Friedman into her mind.
"Did you already get in trouble?" Sheena asked.
Helga shook her head, "Not really Mr. Davis told me it was okay."
"That was nice of him," Phoebe said. "How did you end up getting the wrong tie?"
"Long story," Helga replied rolling her eyes. "But if you want to know who's to blame, it's Big Bob."
"Who's Big Bob?" Gloria asked intrigued.
Helga smirked, "That would be my dear father who -"
All of a sudden Helga's sentence was cut short when loud wolf whistling and cheers were heard across the room. The four girls looked in the direction the commotion was coming from, and there was no surprise to see the Foxy Foxes. Helga scowled as she watched Ruth, Connie, Maria, and two other girls she didn't recognize walk past their table. It appeared like some of them had finished eating their lunch, because they were heading out the door.
"The Foxy Foxes," Gloria muttered still staring at the exit. "I can't believe you were about to start fighting with them."
"Yeah but if Sheena didn't stop me then all those girls would be heading to the hospital," Helga said taking a sip of her milk.
Sheena shook her head, "I'm sorry Helga but if you want to start your school year good then don't mess with the Foxy Foxes."
"I comprehend the Foxy Foxes mean trouble but I'm still curious on how they have all this power?" Phoebe wondered.
"The Foxy Foxes are an exclusive group of girls that have been in Blue Ridge Academy way before any of us started school here. They're called the Foxy Foxes because the school's mascot is a fox," Sheena explained. "The clique is based on rebellion, fashion, wealth, beauty, and elegance."
Helga rolled her eyes, "So it's a dumb club for snooty girls."
"Not exactly," Sheena corrected. "The Foxy Foxes live in a luxurious dorm with maids and their beds aren't twin size like ours, but each one has their own room with a queen size bed."
Helga snorted not wanting to believe a single word, "How do you know all this?"
"People talk," Sheena answered. "The dorm isn't located near the other dorms but it's very secluded and overlooking the ocean."
"Wow they sound fascinating," Phoebe commented smiling shyly at Helga. "Can anyone get into the club?"
Sheena laughed quickly shaking her head, "You can only get in if the Foxy Foxes offer you an invitation, and every single girl in the club has to agree to accept you."
"Who the hell wants to join their group of dingbats?" Helga wondered smirking.
Phoebe glanced over at Sheena and Gloria, "Have any of you wished you could be one of them?"
Sheena shook her head and Gloria replied, "They do seem cool but I don't like being rude to others."
"The Foxy Foxes get to have parties and demand everyone's respect," Sheena added. "So that's not for me."
"I heard they even have a slogan…" Gloria paused looking at Sheena. "Do you know what it is?"
"If they say you're in, you're in. If you break the rules, you're in. If you mess with them, kiss your life goodbye."
"Kiss your life goodbye?" Helga repeated gasping loudly. "They commit murder?"
Sheena laughed, "No they make your life miserable, when those girls decide to make someone suffer, everyone in the school joins them."
Phoebe stuttered, "Really? Everyone? Like how?"
"We all get to push, ignore, and throw stuff to whoever made the Foxy Foxes angry."
"Nice," Helga muttered leaning back in her chair.
"But don't the teachers and faculty notice?" Phoebe asked.
"Oh I heard that they bribe some of the teachers and faculty but I'm not sure if it's true," Gloria said shrugging. "It might be true since they have so much influence in the school."
"There was this one girl who stood up to the Foxy Foxes because she demanded respect," Sheena recalled looking at Helga. "The Foxy Foxes made that girl's life a living hell that she came close to committing suicide."
Phoebe's eyes widen in surprise, "Did she really do it?"
"Fortunately someone got to the girl on time before she did anything crazy," Sheena said. "But her parents took her out of the school and nobody has heard from her since."
"So those girls make you lose your mind," Helga said rolling her eyes not feeling impressed. "Big deal! There's nothing that makes me want to lose my…"
In the distance at another table closer to the windows, there were a couple of people that caught Helga's attention. There were a total of eleven students gathered around the table. All eleven of them were laughing and talking without a care in the world.
The only person catching Helga's interest was a certain football headed boy. The one boy she met last Thursday and who also had challenged her teasing. Helga bit her lip wanting to bring her rapidly beating heart to a steady rhythm. She couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked with the school's uniform. Mostly now that he was wearing the dark blue blazer.
Helga smirked ordering herself to push away any mushy feelings that were creeping up inside of her. There was no way she was going to end up getting a crush on the boy who knocked her off her feet. Especially get a crush on a boy who was hanging out with some of the girls who were Foxy Foxes.
"Who is in the Foxy Foxes?" Phoebe asked causing Helga to come back to her table's conversation.
"There are sixteen in total but they don't always hang out together," Sheena affirmed pushing her lunch tray away. "The girl Helga was arguing with is the Foxy Foxes leader, Ruth P. McDougal."
"She's a senior and she's very very conceited and she barely talks," Sheena continued. "Her friends include Connie and Maria who you also argued with. The other two girls you saw walk by are Simone and Cookie. The girl with long light brown hair was Simone and the other girl with short curly black hair was Cookie."
"Cookie is the one who's always chewing gum, right?" Gloria pondered.
Sheena nodded, "She goes through two whole packs a day."
"How did Ruth become the leader?" Phoebe wondered adjusting her eyeglasses.
"I don't know," Sheena answered doubtfully. "I guess she was elected or something."
"What about the other girls?" Helga asked glimpsing at the same table with the other Foxy Foxes.
"You mean the other sophomores?" Gloria said looking behind her shoulder to see the same table.
"They're in the tenth grade?" Helga asked glancing at Gloria.
"The other four girls you saw with Ruth, always hang out at that table," Sheena stated. "It's like the 'popular table,' everyone sitting there is either considered cool or rich."
"Or both," Gloria added. "I know this part of the Foxy Foxes."
"Okay so let's start with the most popular one there."
"Rhonda Wellington Lloyd," Gloria said sounding fascinated but then rolled her eyes. "She's the one with the long black hair."
"It's rumored Rhonda has her hair insured for ten thousand dollars," Sheena giggled. "She's super rich and she's looking forward to the day when she becomes the Foxy Foxes leader."
Helga glanced at Rhonda who seemed to be rambling on and on to her friends. She was getting cuddled from behind by a tall tanned guy with spiky brown hair and sunglasses perched on his head.
"You must be wondering who the guy hugging her is," Sheena assumed looking at Helga. "That's Rhonda's boyfriend Iggy."
"There's only one word to describe that guy…" Gloria paused frowning. "Player, he'll flirt with anything that has two legs and a pair of boobs. I know, because he already trying flirting with me."
"Does Rhonda know that her boyfriend trifles with other girls?" Phoebe pondered surprised.
"Who cares?" Helga said smiling wearily. "Who's next?"
"Rhonda's right hand and best friend is Nadine," Sheena said signaling to the girl with frizzy blond hair. "She's only nice to the people she likes so try to get on her good side."
"I heard she's likes bugs," Gloria stated. "Don't know why but I'm not a big fan of them."
"Then there's Katrinka," Sheena continued motioning towards the tall skinny girl with dark brown hair in two braids. "I really don't know much about her except the huge crush she has on Gerald."
"Who's Gerald?" Phoebe asked glancing at all the boys.
"He's the one with curly black hair," Gloria answered.
"Tall hair boy," Helga muttered instantly remembering him from last Thursday.
Gloria laughed, "Tall hair boy, that's funny."
Helga smiled at Gloria but her smile quickly faded away when her eyes landed on a disturbing sight. There was the mean girl from her English class placing her arms around the boy with the oblong-shaped head. Helga felt her heart sink as she watched the mean girl sit on the boy's lap. She wondered why she was feeling angry, but she swiftly pushed those angry feelings away and replaced them with disappointment. It seemed as if the boy who was starting to make her heart flutter, was already taken.
"Uh-oh looks like Lila is at it again," Sheena remarked looking behind her shoulder. "Let's see how long it takes before he pushes her away."
Helga looked at Sheena confused then glanced back at the table. She saw Lila continue to hug the boy then he took her arms away from him and took her off his lap. Helga couldn't help but smile slowly while she watched Lila toss her hair over her shoulder then walk back to the other girls.
"Six seconds," Gloria said turning back to her own table.
"Lila Sawyer," Sheena said turning back to Phoebe and Helga. "She's very nice and perfect or should I say she was? Miss Perfect like everyone calls her will do anything to get what she wants. She might be sweet on the outside but she's sour on the inside."
Phoebe asked, "Why was she sitting on that's boy lap?"
"Yeah, why was she?" Helga asked too. "And who's that guy?"
"Arnold," Sheena and Gloria replied at the same time then giggled.
"Arnold is the nicest guy around," Sheena remarked smiling.
"He's really cool because he talks to everyone here," Gloria added. "I know because I have him for my Algebra II class."
Helga rolled her eyes remembering that he didn't seem that cool when she met him. Even though, he apologized to her for hitting her with the ball and made all the guys leave her alone. Maybe he was charming but once again Helga wasn't going to get the chance to find out. If he does remember who she is, then he's going to think of her as a bully. Thanks to her rude attitude of calling him a "football head" in front of his friends. Helga scolded herself for not being able to be nice to someone at least once.
"He's really close friends with Gerald," Sheena stated crumpling up her napkin. "And about Lila sitting on his lap? Well, they used to go out together."
"Really?" Helga questioned leaning forward.
"Yeah," Sheena affirmed nodding. "They started dating during eighth grade but he broke it off before school started."
"I heard some girls say that he broke it off before summer started," Gloria commented staring at Sheena.
"Did he?" Sheena asked herself. "I heard before school started or during the summer. Anyways, they broke up and now she wants him back."
"Why would he end a year and half relationship?" Phoebe inquired.
"I really don't know," Sheena responded shrugging. "But from what I heard it's because Lila cheated on him or something."
"Oh that's not right," Phoebe said shaking her head. "What about the other guys there?"
"There's Park, Peapod Kid, Lorenzo, and Rex Smythe-Higgins III."
"I heard of Rex," Phoebe declared tapping her chin slowly. "I read in the school's website that Rex Smythe-Higgins I was the school's headmaster back in the 1950's."
"Criminey Phoebs, did you research the whole school?" Helga said sarcastically.
"I didn't know that," Gloria said fascinated.
"Yes but I assume he retired since the headmaster now is Mr. Davis," Phoebe pointed out glancing at Helga.
"Okay, okay," Helga said looking at Sheena and Gloria. "So those are the people we're supposed to 'watch out' for?"
"If you want your school year to go smoothly then don't look at them weirdly," Sheena advised. "And don't even bother hurting your brain in wondering what they're talking about."
"They'll probably coming up with ways on how to waste their money," Gloria assumed resting her head on her hand.
Helga knew she shouldn't care, but deep down she was starting to speculate what was really going on at the popular table. Particularly wonder what was going inside Arnold's mind.
"I'm so stupid!" Rhonda cried covering her face with her hands.
"You're not stupid," Nadine said eating a spoonful of her yogurt.
"Yes I am," Rhonda declared frowning at her. "All of you guys are already in Algebra II or in Pre-Calculus, but I'm still in Geometry."
"It's not so bad Rhonda," Park noted shaking his head. "If you're having trouble with Geometry then you don't want to be taking the next levels of Math."
Park started to laugh with the other guys as he ran his hand through his wavy black hair. Rhonda glared at Park but didn't respond back at him.
"And today my dumb teacher Ms. Slovak gave the class a pop quiz and I know I failed it."
"At least she's not like Ms. Felter who gives a quiz each day," Gerald said throwing his napkin on his tray. "Man I barely get the stuff and the next day there's a quiz on it."
"Oh yeah you're referring to your Algebra II class right?" Peapod Kid asked looking over at Gerald. "I get terribly terribly frustrated when I have to go to that class."
"Well it isn't as hard as Pre-Calculus," Lorenzo remarked typing on his laptop.
Peapod Kid was tall with messy spiky brown hair and he had his sunglasses perched on his head. Lorenzo was lean with short black hair which he combed back.
Rhonda groaned bringing everyone's attention back to her, "Of course I'm going to be behind since I started with Algebra I, and now I don't think I'm going to pass this stupid class."
"How can you be certain you won't pass?" Lila asked taking a seat across Rhonda. "School just started and if you try your hardest then it will be oh so easy."
"She's right baby," Iggy murmured in Rhonda's ear as he massaged her shoulders. "You got to take it one step at a time."
"Whatever," Rhonda muttered taking Iggy's hands off her shoulders.
Lila smiled turning towards Arnold who was sitting next to her and grabbed his hand, "Arnold if I'm having trouble in a class, you'll help me right?"
"I'm sure you're smart enough to not struggle in any class," Arnold replied pulling his hand away.
"Gosh thanks for the compliment but I'm really having trouble in Chemistry," Lila paused grabbing a hold of Arnold's hand again. "Do you think we can go to the library later today and study?"
Arnold glanced over at Gerald and mumbled, "I have plans already."
"Cancel them," Lila proposed with a tender smile.
"Wait a minute! What? What?" Gerald stuttered leaning forward in his chair to look at Lila. "Nah, nah…sorry Lila but us guys have a football game after school."
"Against who?" Lila asked scowling at him.
"The Juniors," Arnold answered pulling his hand away again. "We're playing for fun."
Nadine cleared her throat before Lila could start protesting and asked out loud, "So Rhonda did Ruth tell you anything about the new girl who stood up to her?"
Katrinka gasped, "She's new huh? Because I have never seen her before."
"Ruth didn't want to talk about the incident," Rhonda admitted fiddling with her hair.
Park laughed, "So what are the Foxy Foxes going to do?"
"There's nothing we can do," Nadine said glancing at Rhonda. "The girl is new and she didn't know who she was talking to."
"Oh but let me tell you she's ever so mean," Lila grumbled brushing her bangs to the side. "She's in my English class and she came in, and started screaming oh so crazily because there was a girl she knew, so she interrupted the class. Then when class was over she bumped into me, and I told her to watch where she was going and she angry, that she was about to throw herself at me."
"And did you let her?" Peapod Kid asked trying to hold his laughter.
Lila rolled her eyes, "Of course not but who does she think she is?"
Katrinka shook her head slowly chewing on her thumbnail then shrieked surprised, "Look you guys there she is with those three other girls."
Everyone at the table looked forward or looked back to see the new girl talking with the three other girls. Gerald patted Arnold's back to get his attention and bobbed his head towards the new girl. Arnold knew what Gerald was referring to and it was surprising to see the girl he barely met last week.
"Who do you think she's trying to impress with that tie?" Katrinka asked rolling her eyes.
"Does she think she's making a fashion statement by wearing a boy's tie?" Lila laughed. "And has she heard of a tweezer? Look at her ugly eyebrows."
"Hey Arnold isn't that the girl who annoyed us last week?" Gerald asked nudging Arnold in the stomach.
Arnold nodded, "Yeah it's Helga."
"How do you know her name?" Lila demanded quickly looking at Arnold.
"She was wandering in the school last week," Arnold said fiddling with his fork.
"How did she enroll into the school?" Nadine wondered confused. "I thought they weren't letting anyone else in."
"Hey Rex I thought the number of students here was 450," Rhonda said stroking her chin.
"Well Rhonda it's supposed to be," Rex replied in a British accent. "I don't comprehend how Mr. Davis will break the rules to enroll any students when the school year has begun."
Rex Smythe-Higgins III had short black hair and wore tiny silver framed glasses. He was aware of the school's policies, since his grandfather had been the school's headmaster.
"Maybe her parents are rich and they gave a big donation to the school," Nadine assumed.
"Or maybe she slept with someone to get in," Katrinka presumed crossing her arms.
Lila gasped smiling, "I can't believe you just said that."
"You were thinking it," Katrinka said also smiling.
Lila started to giggle, "I know but you said it."
Rhonda rolled her eyes and snapped, "Shut up! Shut up!"
Lila glared at Rhonda, "Gosh Rhonda, we're ever so sorry for annoying you but I'm certain you were thinking about that too."
"I certainly have better things to occupy my mind with," Rhonda said sounding irritated. "Katrinka?"
"Yeah Rhonda?" Katrinka said looking at her.
"Everything," Rhonda ordered slowly. "I want you to find everything about the new girl."
"Don't you think that's too drastic Rhonda?" Arnold pointed out crossing his arms.
"No because she may not be walking on thin ice yet but," Rhonda paused to smirk. "If she tries to make another stupid move of insulting us then she'll find out what the Foxy Foxes are capable of."
Lila smiled slyly, "Yes and if she messes with us, she'll regret coming to this school."
Here we go again! Helga has captured the interest of the Foxy Foxes. Will they cause any trouble? But has she also captured the interest of a certain football headed boy? Certainly, Helga's heart is already skipping a beat or two.
Yay! I got the chance to update this story. Don't fret because I'm still working on this one and High School Drama. Hope you have enjoyed this chapter and promise you that this story will try to include all the Hey Arnold characters. It will be scandalous, suspenseful, and full of drama. So stay tuned and don't forget to review! This is HoshiAM saying, thanks for reading :).
Stay tuned for Chapter 7: Delicious Eye Candy