Phoebe: Loved?

Arnold didn't know what to say. He couldn't possibly love Helga could he? He barely even knew Helga. All Arnold could think about was Helga, he didn't know why, or what, or how he just did.

Arnold: Well I don't know about loved but that's what I felt.

Phoebe: Do you love her Arnold?

Arnold: Well I love her personality, she has this mean side but when she's around me she has this nice, caring, and loving side of her. She has a beautiful personality inside and out. But Helga on the other hand I don't know. I would like to take some time and you know see who she really is.

Phoebe: I think you should too.

Arnold: Any advice or words of wisdom?

Phoebe: Well, Helga is a difficult person to understand. It takes time, effort, and patience to work with her. She likes guys who are honest and won't lie to her. You wouldn't have to worry about that though Arnold because you are very honest and you would never lie to her or anyone.

Arnold smiled at Phoebe.

Arnold: Thanks Pheebs. That made me feel alot better.

Phoebe: No problem Arnold, you always make everyone feel good, it's time someone does the same to you.

Suddenly the bell rings and Arnold and Phoebe say their goodbyes and thanks to each other and head their separate ways. Arnold had math for his last period of the day, his next period was a free block so he could leave if he wanted to. So he never really attended to those often unless he was forced. Arnold didn't really like math that much because 1. Math is boring and 2. He had to sit next to Lila, and Lila always tried to flirt with him even when she was dating Stinky she would still try to flirt with him. Arnold didn't feel like going to math so he collected his math work and homework and went home to get ready to go over Helga's house for the night. He never imagined staying at a girl's house let alone Helga who he has mixed feelings for at the moment.

When Arnold got home no one was there like usual, so he decided to pack his stuff to leave maybe 3 hours early so he won't get bothered with millions of questions to why he's staying at a girl's house and ect. Arnold packed a toothbrush, clothes, underwears, and like always condoms. Arnold didn't know why he packed condoms but he did it anyways. Arnold wrote a sticky note to his parents saying " Spending the night with Gerald, be back tomorrow afternoon. :) Love Arnold" he put it on the refrigerator and walked out the door to Helga's house. When Arnold got to Helga's house he was nervous, again he never spent the night with any girl before. What if he did something wrong or say something wrong? What would they do anyways? Arnold and Helga have nothing in common expect the fact that they both hate Wolfgang. Other than that nothing in common. Arnold took a long deep breath and rung the doorbell. Helga comes out wearing a bra and shorts, having Arnold blush madly.

Helga: Um… Why are you here?

Arnold: Well I left school a bit early because I wasn't in the mood for it so I thought I should come here since you aren't in school either. I can leave if you want.

Helga: Sure come on in. Just don't touch anything.

Arnold: Alright. Should I take my shoes off?

Helga: Would you get in the damn house already? Geez.

Arnold stepped in on the red and orange carpet/ welcome mat Helga always had. Arnold began to look around the house while still entering in. Helga's house looked the same as always, still that green couch, that brown table, and the stairs yup it was all there. Helga began to go up the stairs Arnold following her until they reached Helga's room. Helga's room was a lot different. She had a pink wallpaper with white hearts on it, two king sized bed, a flat screen tv and a bookshelf with books. She also had a fridge where she kept food in it. Another thing Helga had was a huge room sized closet that had clothes on hangers on them.

Arnold: Wow. Your room is huge.

Helga: Thanks Football Head.

Arnold: Why do you have two big beds though?

Helga: Just in case someone comes over so I won't have to share a bed. Doi

Arnold: So that's where I'll be sleeping then?

Helga: Unless you want to sleep in my Miriam and Bob's room where they have condoms everywhere?

Arnold: Thanks but NO thanks.

Helga: Only rule is that when I need to be in here alone you gotta leave.

Arnold: Okay. I can respect that. Anything else?

Helga: Naw. Disfruta tu' mismo. * Enjoy yourself.*

Arnold: Gracias Senorita. *Thank you Ms.*

Helga: Muy bien, mi hijo. * Very Well, my boy*

Arnold: ¿ Mi hijo, Ya que cuando? * My boy, since when?*

Helga: Shut up.

Arnold: I didn't know you can speak Spanish so well.

Helga: Well Olga taught me three languages.

Arnold: What are they?

Helga: English, Spanish, and French.

Arnold: Wow. Can you say something in French?

Helga: Tais- toi mon garcon. Vous etes parlent top. * Shut up you are talking way to much*

Arnold: What did you say?

Helga: Shut up, you are talking way to much.

Arnold: Wow that's impressive Helga.

Helga: Thanks. So what should we do now?

Arnold: Well, what were you doing before I got here?

Helga: Sleeping.

Arnold: Hmm seems right.

Helga: Well I guess we could go out and do something.

Arnold: No thanks. I'd rather we stay inside.

Helga: Okay.. Hmm let's see what we could do.

Arnold: Do you have anything to drink? I'm kinda thirsty.

Helga: Wanna make some smoothies?

Arnold: Yes please.

Arnold and Helga go into the Helga's kitchen, where there is a table where table and chairs. Helga gets the stuff Miriam uses to make her smoothies with out of Miriam's cabinet. Helga pulls out a big bottle of vodka (an alcoholic beverage for those who didn't know) and opens the bottle. Arnold looks up to see Helga opening up a bottle of alcohol and takes the bottle from her. Helga looks at Arnold confused.

Arnold: Helga? What are you doing with this?

Helga: Don't worry Football Head I'll be fine.

Helga reaching trying to get the vodka from Arnold. Arnold leans back with the vodka bottle away from Helga's reach.

Arnold: I really don't think you should really be drinking this. It's not good for you.

Helga: Arnold I'm fine.

Arnold: Helga, please don't argue with me. You know this isn't good for you.

Helga(taking a deep breath): Fine. I won't drink it.

Helga and Arnold goes and sits on the green couch in the living room drinking their non- alcoholic smoothies.

Arnold: Where did you even get alcohol from anyways? You're way too young to drink that.

Helga sighs and looks to the ground, while playing with the bracelet Arnold gave her. Arnold uses his index finger to lift her chin up to force her to look at her. Arnold looked into her lovely blue eyes with his beautiful green ones.

Arnold: Helga please I want to be here for you. I won't judge you or laugh at you so please just tell me where you got it from.

Helga sighs while still looking at the ground playing with bracelet.

Helga: My mom is an alcoholic. She's been an alcoholic since I was 5 years old.

Arnold: I'm so sorry Helga.

Helga: Don't be it's not your fault.

Arnold: Have you tried getting her any help?

Helga: No.

Arnold: Helga I know you might not like what I'm about to say, but I think you should help your mom.

Helga: It's not..

Arnold: Helga, I know you care about Miriam and what's good for her. Just try to talk to her she might listen to you and she might not.

Helga: She never listens to me. Neither does Bob. I feel as if they don't even love me.

Arnold: They love you very much. I know they do, even if they don't show it they love you very much.

Helga: Whatever you say Arnoldo. Whatever you say.

Arnold: Do you want to talk about it?

Helga: Talk about what?

Arnold: Anything on your mind.

Helga: I don't have anything on my mind.

Arnold: Well if you ever want to talk I'm only a phone call away. I'll always answer my phone for you no matter what.
Helga: Why are you such a good person Arnold?

Arnold: What do you mean?

Helga: Why are you such a good person. You are always trying to help everyone, always try to bring the best out in everyone, and your just a great person. Me on the other hand, I'm such a bad person. I treat everyone like shit, I don't know how to be nice, and I call the people I care about the most names and push them away. I wished I could be more like you Arnold, but I can't no matter how hard I try.

Arnold just looks at Helga while lifting her chin up again looking into her lovely eyes with his beautiful eyes. Arnold smiles and plants a sweet peck of a kiss on her lips. Arnold looks up back at Helga still smiling.

Arnold: Helga, you are a nice person. I've seen you do plenty of nice actions before. Remember when I lost my blue hat in 4th grade, if it wasn't for you it would still be missing. Remember that time when Phoebe moved to the 6th grade and those 6th grade girls used Phoebe to do their homework and ect for them. When Phoebe came to you crying you beated those girls up for her. You may not act like me, but your not supposed to. You're supposed to be Helga's form of a nice person, not Arnold's form of a nice person.

Helga smiles at Arnold, they sat in silence for a few seconds until Helga said something.

Helga: I didn't beat them up, I just told Phoebe that she's way too good for those girls; and if they didn't see her past her intelligence then they are worth nothing of her time.

Arnold: Why did you do it though?

Helga: Because Phoebe is my best friend I would do anything for her…. But yet I treat her so bad. I make her do everything for me and then if I don't like the way she did I would yell at her. That makes me such a bad person.

Arnold: No, you just don't know how to treat the people you care about with kindness. I am willing to help you if you are willing to learn.

Helga: I'll think about it, but for now let's go out and get some food. I'm so hungry.

Arnold: Or we can order food.

Helga: I want to walk around somewhere though.

Arnold: I want to sit down and chill.

Helga: Alright. Let's go.

Arnold: Yeah like I'm really going to move after I told you no.

Helga: I think you are forgetting something Arnold.

Arnold: Oh yeah what?

Helga's stands up to sit on Arnold's lap facing him. Helga moves closer and closer to Arnold's face.

Helga: I'm stronger than you and I've always been Shortman.

Arnold leans forward to Helga biting her lower lip letting go.

Arnold: Trust me Pataki there is no way I'm getting off this couch.

Helga: Arnold don't make me have to ask nicely.

Arnold (Laughing): If you ask nicely maybe I might get up and go with you.

Helga: Will you please move your ass off the couch so we can leave?

Arnold tilts his head while smiling looking at Helga's face.

Arnold: Helga, that's not a nice way of asking and you know that.

Helga(sighing): Arnold will you please come with me so I won't be lonely all day. Please?

Arnold: Well I can't get up if you on top of me now can I? (laughing)

Helga: Now if you ask nicely for me to move maybe I'll move.

Arnold: Pataki, may you please get off of me so I can get up and rome the city with you?

Helga gets off of Arnold and runs upstairs to find some clothes to wear. Arnold waits in the living room while Helga is getting dressed. Helga comes down stairs wearing dark blue ripped jeans and a see through black and pink tank top, with white and black adidas shoes.

Arnold: Nice look Pataki.

Helga: Thank you Football head.

Arnold opens the door for Helga to go out first Arnold following behind her, As soon as they were outside Helga goes and locks the door, then they head off to find something to do.

Arnold: So any plans for what we should do?

Helga: Let's just go with the flow I guess.

Arnold: Let's go to Dinoland.

Helga: Aren't we a little too old to be there?

Arnold Yeah.. so what?

Helga: Let's do some big kid stuff. Like go to clubs or something.

Arnold Yean no thank you.

Helga: Fine then what should we do then?

Arnold: Hmm I don't know but I'm bored.

Helga: Well, I don't know.

Arnold: Hmm What do you and Phoebe usually do when you are together?

Helga: I know it sounds silly but we go to a museum to look at Poetry and etc.

Arnold: You write Poetry?

Helga Yeah sometimes. I haven't been writing lately though.

Arnold: Hmm why not? I'm sure you write good stuff.

Helga: I don't know I just been busy with other things.

Arnold: Well let's go to museum then.

Helga: You really want to go to the museum?

Arnold: No but it's better than doing nothing and who knows maybe there might be something fun there.

Helga grabs Arnold's hand starts running to the museum. When they get there Helga sign them in for 3 hours and they start to roam around. While still holding hands.

Arnold: Woah this is a nice place.

Helga: I know right but the place I'm looking for is right up the stairs.

Arnold: Lead the way Pataki Whacki.

Helga just laughed and leaded Arnold up the stairs where they found a room filled with Poetry everywhere. It was carved into tables, stones/rocks, and even chairs.

Arnold: Wow, this is a great place.

Helga: My favorite poem is right here.

Arnold: Alrighty lead the way.

Helga leads Arnold to a framed picture with Maya Angelou.

Arnold: Who is that?

Helga: They greatest Poet of all time…. Maya Angelou. She wrote the famous Poem And still I rise. I love that poem it's my favorite poem of all time.

Arnold: What's it about?

Helga:You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

Arnold: I like that poem, did you right it yourself?

Helga: No Maya Angelou did doi . That's the prom called "And still I rise." When I read that poem , I think of myself, and other people but mostly myself. I'm a strong person, hell I'll beat up anyone for even looking at me.

Arnold: Helga I…

Helga looks at Arnold for a brief second.

Helga: You what?

Arnold: I think you are the most strongest person I know. You think your family doesn't notice you much and you still continue to do what you need to do to protect them. You may treat your friends like nothing but you always have their backs when they need it. You think your not a good person, but Helga your the best person their is. Anyone would be lucky to be friends with you, close to you, or anything that involves you. You are special, you always have been.

Helga just smiles and jumps into Arnold's arms to give him a hug. Arnold is shocked by her movement and hugs her back. They continue to hug for about another moment until Helga backs up and decides to go to another part of the museum. They find themself in a prom spot, and Helga and Arnold stand on the balcony looking around the prom spot.

Helga: Where are we?

Arnold: Hmm this looks like a prom spot, meaning like a prom museum. Seems kinda boring let's go. (Arnold turns away and heads toward the exists)

Helga: Now wait a second.(Helga grabbing his wrist before he could turn away) Let's look around to see if we can find anything with The April Fool's day dance.

Arnold: I thought you weren't going?

Helga: I don't know yet. I'm still think about it.

Arnold: Same. I don't know if I'm still going to go or not. My parents want me to but I really don't want to.

Helga: I always wanted to go to a school dance. I imagined myself wearing a long pink dress like the dress in The Princess in the frog Tiana's best friend's dress for the masquerade ball thing. I always imagined myself dancing the night away with my prince charming having an amazing time. I always wanted one of those.

Arnold tilled his head looking at Helga while she was still in a trance.

Arnold(Thinking): I didn't know she liked Disney movies, I knew she was a sucker for romance stories but not for Disney movies. Helga puts up a dark, scary, and mean act but deep down down inside she's an angel, beautiful, and the most nicest person I ever met. The dreamed she shared with me I want to make is come true, I want to be her prince charming always running to her when she needs me. I want to be that guy, I want to be a better boyfriend than Wolfgang. I promise I will make her smile, and give her whatever she wants and needs. I want to be that guy so much for her…. No actually I need to be that guy.

Arnold moves closer to Helga putting his arm around her waist. Helga jumps at his movements and puts her head on his shoulder. They stay like that until they felt like they should get going home…

An hour later Helga and Arnold are walking back to Helga's house for their sleepover. As Helga was looking for her keys Arnold puts his arm around her waist again and she turns around to look at Arnold.

Helga: What?

Arnold( Pointing): Look at the sunset.

Helga looks a head at the sky to see the sunset. Helga never really cared about the sunset thing, she thought it was too cheesy. Now being here with Arnold while watching it she could stay like this forever if she could. Arnold looked at Helga while she was looking at the sunset. Arnold suddenly grabs Helga's hand it puts her hand in his hand. Helga looks at Arnold's face while leaning closer to Arnold. Arnold copies Helga movements and as soon as they know it their lips are colliding. Arnold started off slow kissing her gently but for some reason Arnold couldn't control himself. Arnold pushes Helga to the door putting her Arms above her head kissing her roughly. Arnold makes his way down to her neck earning small moans and groans from Helga.

Arnold(Thinking): God I can't control myself around her at all. I don't know what's gotten into me I need to stop doing this to her until I know how I feel. I know she likes me, I knew it all along but I don't know how I feel about her. I don't think it's right I'm playing with her feelings like this. But God I can't stop kissing her. I really want her so bad, I can't control myself any longer but if we are going to take it this far we should probably go inside.

Arnold backs up from Helga letting her go while looking at her. Helga turns around and opens the door to her house and let's Arnold in the house. Helga makes her way up to her room jumps on her bed and falls asleep thinking about her and her true love…. Arnold.