A/N: (Hello fellow readers! HoshiAM here posting the next chapter to The Not So "Perfect" Life. Thanks so much for the reviews and let's keep them rolling in. Hope you'll 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 7: Delicious Eye Candy


Lila smiled slyly, "Yes and if she messes with us, she'll regret coming to this school."


The clouds drifted in the sky gradually forming different shapes with the minutes passing by. The tress swayed leisurely with the wind blowing through the leaves and branches. The clock hanging above the classroom door was ticking slowly, making the last few minutes of class unbearable.

Helga sighed staring out the window wishing for her sixth period to come to an end. It might've been the last class of the day and it was supposed to be for an hour. Except, Helga felt the hour seem like an eternity. She was in a small classroom with the walls decorated with brightly colored paintings and collages. The only thing keeping Helga sane was her best friend Phoebe who was sitting next to her.

After a long day of school the only thing Helga wanted to do was relax in her dorm room. Although, she knew she couldn't do that because of all the homework she had to do. So far, Helga's first day had been okay. There wasn't much she could complain about since Blue Ridge Academy appeared like any other school. The only difference it was very prestigious.

The only thing that made Helga happy was she accomplished her goal of joining her friend Phoebe in the school. Now Helga only needed to concentrate on passing her classes so she could stay at Blue Ridge Academy.

"Helga can I borrow a pen?" Phoebe whispered smiling at her. "Mine ran out of ink."

"Here you go Phoebe," Helga mumbled handing her a black pen.

Helga glanced at the clock and smiled to herself when she noticed the time. There were fifteen minutes left for the class to end and finally get a chance to talk with Phoebe. During lunchtime, Helga and Phoebe spent their time talking with Sheena and Gloria. After the informative conversation of the Foxy Foxes, the bell rang ending lunchtime.

Phoebe and Helga agreed to see each other during sixth period and now they were in class together. However, there wasn't much of an opportunity to talk because the teacher went over the day's lesson. Including, giving Helga a very "special" welcome in front of the whole class.

Sixth period was coming to a diminishing end as the whole class watched a boring arts documentary. Except, Helga who appeared more engrossed in staring at the beauty of nature outside the window.

"Now Helga…"

Helga looked away from the window to find her teacher standing in front of her desk. He was tall with short thinning light brown hair since he had a bald spot on top of his head. It seemed strange but this teacher stood out as the nicest from Helga's other teachers. The other teacher Helga considered to be nice too was her Algebra II teacher who was Ms. Felter. Although, Helga might have to change her mind because of all the homework Ms. Felter gave the class.

"Yes Mr. Simmons," Helga said sitting up straight.

"Here's your schedule of classes," Mr. Simmons said giving Helga the piece of paper. "It's already signed and it needs to go to the counseling office."

"Right," Helga replied folding the paper in her hands.

"Now do you have any questions?" he asked smiling at her.

Helga shook her head, "No I'm good."

"Okay…uh…did I give you the notes you need?"

"Yes I got them all," Helga said looking down at her desk.

"Okay good now remember to add color to them," Mr. Simmons advised. "That way your notes can look nice because we all want to make this class special."

"Yeah we all want to learn about the techniques of drawing," Helga stated sounding sarcastic.

Mr. Simmons didn't take notice and continued, "If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me or you can ask Phoebe, she's my special little helper."

Phoebe smiled at Helga then looked at Mr. Simmons, "She knows."

"Good and Phoebe your chemistry proposal was marvelous and very special," Mr. Simmons commented.

"Thank you," Phoebe replied glancing at Helga.

He smiled at both girls when to Helga's relief the bell rang ending class. Especially bringing an end to the school day and commenced the time for relaxation. The twenty students in the class started to gather their things and head for the exit.

"Darn there's the bell," Mr. Simmons shouted holding his hands together. "Now don't forget to read chapter two in your textbook and have a special evening."

"Finally!" Helga muttered standing up. "I thought this day would never end."

"The first day always seems to be the longest but tomorrow it won't seem so bad," Phoebe said placing her notes inside her binder.

"Let's hope for that," Helga replied shoving her binder inside her backpack.

Phoebe stared at Helga sternly, "Um…are you feeling worried because of what Sheena said about those girls?"

Helga scoffed, "Yeah right Phoebs, I can handle those snooty dweebs with Old Betsy."

"You aren't seriously thinking of asserting yourself to those girls?" Phoebe asked standing up. "I don't want anything dreadful to happen to you."

Helga turned away from her friend, "Fine I'll just try not to get in their way."

Phoebe smiled relieved, "After what Sheena said about the Foxy Foxes making everyone's life miserable, I don't want our lives to be like that."

"Me neither," Helga replied looking back at her.

"You got everything?" Phoebe asked grabbing her messenger bag from the floor.

"Yep where are you going right now?" Helga asked zipping her backpack closed.

"First to my locker then get started on my homework."

"Okay but after the locker, can we go to the textbook room so I can get my books?"

"Of course that's near the library."

Both girls smiled at each other and headed to the front of the classroom. Mr. Simmons was turning off the television and waved goodbye to both girls.

"See you tomorrow," Mr. Simmons said. "And Helga a very special welcome to you here at Blue Ridge Academy."

Helga smiled forcefully, "Yeah thanks."

Helga and Phoebe stepped outside and walked down the hallway. There were a couple of students gathering their things out of their lockers and others walking out of the classrooms. Phoebe walked downstairs leading the way towards her locker located in the Sciences Complex building.

"Wasn't Mr. Simmons nice?" Phoebe remarked stepping outside into the courtyard.

"Yeah he was very 'special,'" Helga said doing air quotes with her fingers.

Helga walked alongside as she saw the courtyard filled with students. Everyone was heading to the library, to the dorms, or just to hang out with their friends. Excitement crawled inside Helga's stomach as she anticipated her upcoming days at Blue Ridge Academy. There were no more parents or chores but a chance for independence.

Phoebe giggled, "At least he's cheerful and not like my Pre-Calculus teacher Mr. Frank who is really serious."

"Do you really like this school Phoebe?"

"Yes, don't you like it?"

"It still feels the same like back in our old school."

"How was school for you without me?"

"Frustrating," Helga answered weakly. "Criminey Phoebe you were the only one I could depend on. You know that my family is…"

"Self-centered?" Phoebe guessed opening the door to the Sciences Complex building.

"Well I was going to say crazy but sure," Helga said nodding.

They walked down the hallway and Phoebe reached her locker. There were some students still lingering in the hall. Some teachers were closing their classrooms and leaving for the day.

"Anyways I needed you and I got the crazy idea to apply here to be with the only person who gets me," Helga recalled as Phoebe opened her locker.

Phoebe smiled at Helga, "I'm happy you're here with me to share in this experience."

"Oh yeah, we're sure going to have a big experience," Helga laughed leaning against the lockers. "A life changing one."

Phoebe smiled at Helga and closed her locker. She carried her Pre-Calculus and World History textbooks. Helga offered to help but Phoebe assured she could do it. They stepped outside into the courtyard and headed to the library to get Helga's textbooks.

The Lincoln Library was four-stories tall with the textbook room on the first floor. Helga was amazed how huge the library was on the inside. The library in her old school did not compare to how mind-blowing this library was. The old library was small with only a couple of shelves for books and eight computers. Now this one had computers on all floors, documentaries, journals, and loads of books.

"No wonder you fell in love with this school," Helga said glancing at Phoebe.

Phoebe giggled, "It's one of the reasons I was determined to enroll here."

Both girls walked to the textbook room where Helga received her books from the lady working there. She gave Helga her World History, Algebra II, Chemistry, and Fine Arts books. Helga groaned when she carried all her books and already started to feel her arms get sore. She would've loved to drop them off in her locker but she had homework for all her classes. Except for P.E. which was a relief.

"I can carry some books," Phoebe offered extending her hand.

Helga shook her head, "Nope I can handle this too."

"I really have to admire you Helga," Phoebe remarked holding the door open for her. "You took the risk of coming here without knowing if your plan was going to work."

"Apparently luck was on my side," Helga said struggling with her books. "Or should I say Big Bob?"

"Your parents must be feeling proud of you," Phoebe stated walking down the pathway. "They must be missing you at home."

"I doubt it Phoebs," Helga replied sadly. "Right now Miriam must be hugging her blender and Bob must be turning my room into Olga's trophy room or something."

Phoebe shrugged awkwardly, "Aren't you going to miss them? I mean, during my second day here I started to miss my parents."

"Nope," Helga said pulling the books closer. "I'm glad to be out of the house."

They continued to walk down the pathway leading up to the dorm rooms. Phoebe explained to Helga that after school everyone had activities assigned to them. It kept all the students busy and the activities were done twice a week. Phoebe had joined the Green Earth club on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The club involved discussing ways on how to preserve and be environmentally friendly. Helga figured that she still needed to find some activity to sign up for.

"Hold up Phoebs," Helga whimpered tossing her books on a bench before collapsing on it. "My arms are going to fall off."

"I could help with your books, you know?" Phoebe reminded reaching for Helga's books.

"No it's okay," Helga stated pushing the books aside. "Let's just sit down and take in the ambiance."

Phoebe looked at Helga confused but complied with her friend's request. She sat down next to Helga and observed the surroundings. The courtyard wasn't as lively like during nutrition or lunch. There were still some students lingering around and a couple of guys getting ready for a football game.

"I have so much to catch up on," Helga grumbled. "It's going to be a long night."

"I can help you," Phoebe offered smiling. "It's no problem for me."

"Thanks but I don't want you to think I'm taking advantage of you Phoebs," Helga admitted feeling ashamed. "I know I have always bossed you around and I don't want it to be like back in our old school."

"Helga! Helga!" Phoebe shouted shaking Helga's arm. "I would love to help you and nothing is going to change between us."

Helga sighed feeling guilty for all the times she bossed Phoebe around. Phoebe had always been a great friend who stood by her side, no matter what happened. She was going to make sure to keep her bossing in control. At least not boss Phoebe around but that didn't guarantee everyone else to be saved.

"Remember Helga we're friends," Phoebe recalled showing her the silver charm bracelet dangling on her left wrist.

Helga laughed, "You still have that ratty old thing?"

"It's not a ratty old thing," Phoebe corrected taking off the bracelet. "It's your special bracelet and here you can have it back."

"No I gave it you," Helga refused closing Phoebe's hand with the bracelet. "I want you to take good care of it."

"But Helga…"

"No buts Phoebe," Helga interrupted looking straightforward. "I gave you that bracelet because you mean everything to me."

Phoebe smiled, "I know Helga but it's very special to you and I wish I had something valuable to give to you."

"Forget it," Helga replied shaking her head. "We being here together is already valuable enough. Nobody is going to want to mess with us."

"Except if we exasperate the Foxy Foxes," Phoebe pointed out.

"You let me handle the Foxy Foxes," Helga declared smirking. "Now tell me what different activities or clubs are there so I can join one?"

Phoebe nodded and started to name a few activities. Helga listened to Phoebe's words, but suddenly got distracted when she noticed the group of boys across the courtyard. She was able to recognize some from last week and others from the cafeteria. All the boys were not wearing their blazers, but had their long sleeves pulled up. They were playing football and Helga figured that it was the sophomores versus the juniors.

There was Sid, Stinky, Harold, Robert, Joey, Gerald, and Arnold. Helga felt her stomach back flip at the sight of Arnold. She continued to wonder why this particular boy made her heart swoon. Back in her old school there were cute boys but she never had felt so intrigued by someone before.

She refused to develop any feelings for him. Besides she barely met him last week. She didn't know anything about him. Except he had dated Lila, hangs out with the popular crowd, and was the nicest boy in school. Helga knew that Arnold will never notice her because she already lost her chance to be nice. So she needed to forget about him and not obtain a crush on him.

"Prepare to lose ladies," Wolfgang shouted throwing the football to Edmund.

Helga watched as the guys got into their positions. Gerald was the quarterback for his team and Wolfgang was for the juniors. Phoebe continued to explain about the activities after school, but Helga was distracted by a certain football headed boy. He played so perfectly and worked well with his teammates. He ran gracefully, his blond hair was messy, his shirt was untucked, and his tie was starting to loosen up.

Helga shook her head trying to push aside her silly thoughts. She tried to concentrate on Phoebe's words but she was speaking about the photography club. Helga had no interest in taking pictures unless it was taking pictures of a beautiful specimen. Arnold, he was starting to crawl into her heart which made her feel scared. He was definitely some delicious eye candy to stare at for hours.

"So what do you think?" Phoebe asked staring at Helga.

"Hmm? What?" Helga mumbled still staring at Arnold.

Phoebe glanced at the group of boys and shook her head, "Helga were you even listening to me?"

"Yeah," Helga replied bobbing her head quickly as she continued to stare at Arnold. "You said something about a sports club or something?"

Phoebe shook her head and laughed, "No Helga there's no sports club."

"Oh," Helga muttered finally looking at Phoebe. "I'm sorry I must've heard you wrong."

"Heard me wrong?" Phoebe wondered glancing at the guys. "Or you weren't listening to me at all? Who were you looking at?"

"No one," Helga snapped blushing. "I was…um…looking at them at…how bad they play football."

"Really? Are you sure it's not something else?" Phoebe giggled poking Helga's stomach.

Helga flinched stuttering, "No it's nothing, they just suck."

Phoebe sighed, "I thought you were -"

"No Phoebs," Helga stated standing up as she looked down at her. "I wasn't distracted by anything and we're dropping this subject okay?"

"Dropping," Phoebe mumbled smiling.

Helga nodded slowly keeping her back turned from the football game. She ordered herself to not look back because she was going to get drawn back to Arnold. There was definitely something about this boy that made her body freeze and her heart melt. Unfortunately, Helga realized that she needed to abolish any deep feelings currently in develop. The only reason she joined Blue Ridge Academy was to be with her friend Phoebe. Not to fall in love with some boy.

"Let's go," Helga said reaching for her heavy textbooks.

"Hey you!" someone shouted. "Heads up!"

Helga had heard those words before and she knew what was coming next. Last week she went head to head with a soccer ball. Now she needed to react quickly if she didn't want to make the same mistake again. It was either ducking or dodging out of the way to avoid another embarrassing hit. In one swift motion Helga turned around and with quick reflexes caught the football aiming for her face.

She gasped feeling her heart in her throat and her fingers weak as she grasped the football. In a matter of seconds her nose could've been turned into mush if she didn't react in time. Phoebe stood up surprised as she asked Helga if she was okay. The only thing Helga could hear was her heart beating rapidly against her chest.

There were two reasons she couldn't stop her heart from having a heart attack. One, she just caught a football out of nowhere with little time to react. And two, there was a certain boy approaching her slowly.

"Hey nice catch," Arnold complimented. "Are you alright?"

Helga sighed closing her eyes not wanting to look at him. There was nothing to be embarrassed about because she didn't make a complete fool of herself. She wanted to make things right by repairing the damage she caused by their last encounter. Phoebe had asked her to be nice and start making new friends. It was going to be easy to put her old self aside and bring out a nicer self. She was going to amaze Arnold with her good charms.

"I was feeling better before you showed up football head," Helga retorted rolling her eyes.

'Nice one Helga,' Helga scolded herself cringing on the inside.

Arnold looked down at the ground then back at her, "Football head? Again? You want to cause trouble don't you?"

"I'm not the one who's throwing balls at people," Helga snapped lifting the football.

"I'm sorry if you're always in the way," Arnold grumbled crossing his arms.

"And I'm sorry if you don't have a good aim," Helga replied smirking.

"That's the thing," Arnold said stepping closer to her. "I wasn't behind this throw."

"Good to know," Helga uttered trying to contain her nerves. "I don't care bucko."

"It's Helga right?" Arnold asked scanning her from head to toe. "You're the new girl here."

"Doi!" Helga said annoyed. "What's it to you? Are you going to offer me a tour?"

Arnold scoffed looking away, "Just give me back the ball."

"Hey Arnold!" Sid yelled waving his hands in the air. "Quit flirting and get back to the game."

"The football please," Arnold requested again extending his hands.

"Sure," Helga replied handing the football but then threw it towards the guys. "Oops, I guess I also have bad aim."

Arnold shook his head before turning away to go back with his group of friends. Helga held her breath as she stared at Arnold reunite with his group. It was just an exchange of words. It was supposed to be a light conversation. It wasn't meant to cause Helga a mental breakdown.

There was the perfect opportunity to approach the boy who was making her heart flutter. Except, like always Helga's dominant side took over and ruined any chance to seem a little nice. She needed to take some friendly lessons if she wanted to get the attention of Arnold. He did appear to be nice because he always asked her if she was okay. The only problem was that Helga always had a witty response.

The guys resumed their football game with juniors preparing to kickoff. If there was any hope for Helga to get closer to Arnold then that hope was gone. He definitely won't take any interest in her if she continued to be mean to him. Oh well, she reminded herself that she wasn't in school to fall in love. She needed to concentrate on her studies and have a good time with Phoebe. Although, Arnold's niceness and cuteness was going to make it difficult.

"Helga what was that all about?" Phoebe asked walking up to her. "Are you okay?"

"Just peachy Phoebs," Helga responded with a weak smile.

"That was a great catch," Phoebe remarked looking at the guys playing. "You should join the football team."

"Ha!" Helga laughed sarcastically. "Yeah right and play with those idiots."

"You sure had an interesting conversation with uh…Arnold?" Phoebe commented adjusting her glasses.

"Criminey Phoebe! I'm only trying to make good friendships here," Helga said winking at her.

Phoebe laughed, "I think we should go before any of us ends up with a concussion."

Helga nodded turning back to the bench to get her textbooks. It was time to head back to the dorms and start catching up on school work. All the awkward moments of the day needed to be repressed deep inside the mind. Phoebe picked up her messenger bag and waited for Helga to retrieve her backpack.

All of a sudden someone crashed into Phoebe knocking her down to the ground. It was Gerald who fell besides her catching the football before it hit her. Helga gasped dropping her books and rushed to Phoebe's side. Gerald stood up slowly then threw the football back to Stinky.

"Watch where you're going!" Helga yelled pushing Gerald slightly. "You hurt my friend."

Gerald ignored her, "I'm so sorry, hey are you okay?"

Phoebe winced, "I…ow…I'm -"

Helga shook her head and grabbed Gerald by his collar, "You're going to be sorry for knocking into my friend. Get ready to meet Old Betsy."

He pulled away from her grasp and shouted, "You're the new girl and you already want to be known around the school as a pain in the -"

"My glasses!" Phoebe cried sitting up picking up her glasses broken in half.

"Oh you're going to get it!" Helga shrieked turning her hands into fists.

"Hey it was an accident," Arnold chimed in joining the group.

"Nobody asked your opinion football head," Helga remarked oblivious that her newfound crush was standing next to her.

"The name's Arnold," he reminded looking at her annoyed.

"Whatever Arnoldo," Helga replied avoiding his gaze.

She kneeled next to Phoebe and frowned when she noticed Phoebe had scraped her knee. Gerald crouched next to Phoebe and apologized but stood still when she locked eyes with him. He froze wanting to come up with a response but his tongue went numb. Phoebe continued to stare at him but then looked away feeling embarrassed. She wasn't wearing her glasses and she felt so silly to have been knocked over.

"Uh…I'm sorry," Gerald apologized grabbing Phoebe's hand to help her up. "I didn't mean to hurt you."

Phoebe stared at the ground, "It's fine, I know it was an accident."

"You broke her glasses tall hair boy," Helga pointed out placing her hands on her hips.

"Don't you be talking about my hair," Gerald grumbled glaring at Helga.

"You can go to the nurse to get some new ones," Arnold offered picking up Phoebe's glasses.

"Listen I'm so sorry about your glasses," Gerald stated trying to meet Phoebe's gaze. "But…maybe they broke for a good reason to show off your beautiful eyes."

Phoebe blushed and avoided everyone's gaze, "Um, uh…thank you?"

"You're new here right?" Gerald noted smiling. "I haven't seen you before but I'm Gerald by the way."

"Phoebe," she replied shyly. "Hopefully this mishap doesn't happen again."

"Hopefully we'll cross paths again," Gerald corrected shaking Phoebe's hand. "It was a pleasure meeting you and again I'm sorry."

Gerald patted Arnold's arm, frowned at Helga, and then ran back to his group of friends. Phoebe bit her lip nervously before turning around to look at Helga awkwardly. Helga had her arms crossed and smiled weakly at Phoebe, when she noticed that Arnold was still standing there.

She felt foolish for the way she had been treating him. Perhaps, she should also apologize and try to start all over. Phoebe was already making friends so Helga needed to get her act together.

"We're sorry for disturbing you," Arnold said shifting his weight on one foot. "The game really got out of hand."

"It's fine," Phoebe responded.

Arnold smiled giving her glasses back, "Welcome to Blue Ridge Academy, hope you like here."

"Thank you," Phoebe said glancing at Helga who kept quiet.

Arnold looked over at Helga who avoided his gaze and focused on picking up her books. He went back to his friends while Helga once again stared at him through the corner of her eye. She wanted to thank him for being considerate but her brain froze. Everything inside her mind went into a standstill, and the only thing she could think about was her rapidly beating heart. There was no mistake and no way to deny it but Helga was starting to develop a secret crush.

"Are you okay?" Helga asked placing her hand on Phoebe's shoulder. "We should go see the nurse about your knee and your glasses."

Phoebe sighed gripping her broken glasses, "The nurse's office is across the student store."

"What a crazy day," Helga commented throwing her backpack over her shoulder.

Phoebe chuckled, "And we have a whole year to look forward to for another outrageous one."

Helga placed her arm around Phoebe as they walked together to the nurse's office. The guys had resumed their game with only a few plays left. Helga looked back to catch one last look at Arnold. Surprisingly, their eyes met in a brief moment but it felt like an eternity.

He stared at her and she stared at him back without neither of them making any facial expressions. Only their eyes communicated, in a way that they both knew they will cross paths again. Sure, they were in the same school but somehow Helga knew she will get the chance to speak with him once more. Surely, the next time she'll try to make things right.

Helga went back to focusing on the pathway ahead of her but noticed something particular. Right ahead, under a tree, stood two Foxy Foxes glaring back at her. There was no reason to be afraid but by the stares, Helga certainly had gotten their attention. The attention of Rhonda and Lila who continued to look at her intently. Helga figured that as the new girl she was going to cause waves, but she wasn't supposed to make waves with the Foxy Foxes. One thing was for sure, Helga was definitely under the Foxy Foxes radar.


Looks like trouble is brewing! Helga better watch out who she crosses paths with. Woo-hoo! I'm so happy to finally be able to update this story. Hope y'all liked it so let me know. Go ahead and leave a review, I'd really appreciate it. Enjoy the moment and this is HoshiAM saying, thanks for reading :).

Stay tuned for Chapter 8: The Beeper Princess