Moving on to this chapter!

Nearby, Lulu gave a slight giggle as she got up. "Well, hate to break up our conversation, but I have to go back to Arnold and try to garner his attention. You're welcome to join me, if you want."

"All right, Lulu, but you know my preferences." Fifi giggled. "I won't get in the way of true love between you and Arnold."

"Just don't try anything funny to my sister." Lulu frowned.

"You know I won't, Lulu. Besides, red-haired girls aren't my forte. I prefer blonde girls." Fifi smiled.

Lulu giggled. "Whatever you say, Fifi. Anyway, heading back."

Fifi nodded as Lulu started to leave, Lulu keeping a close eye on Lulu as she approached a shocked Arnold and a satisfied Lila... but her eye spotted something blonde ducking back behind a bench. "Hello?"

Before she knew it, she saw that same blonde figure crawling out and hopping behind a car. Fifi paused as she watched the blonde wearing pink hop behind a car and sneered at... something. But Fifi didn't notice as she gave a warm smile. "Whoa, she's cute..."

Rewind back a couple of minutes. After Helga had left Phoebe behind to keep a close eye out for any intruders, she kept her careful eye on Arnold and Lila as she tried to peer an ear towards the conversation.. but because they were too far away, she couldn't hear them. She quickly found another hiding place near them and hid over there... and while the sound was a bit better, she still couldn't make out what they were saying. She then spotted a nearby bush behind Arnold and Lila. Quickly she ran over and jumped inside the bush as she heard Arnold and Lila better... and she couldn't believe what she had heard.

"So... you DO like like..." Arnold said in shock.

"Yes, Arnold, I believe I ever so DO like like-" Lila said.

"I-I can't believe it!" Arnold said as Helga's eyes widened... then she growled.

"I should have known! Lila is usurping me to going out with Arnold! Why though? Why? Hmmm... her braids are close... maybe if I pull on them and make her think Arnold did it..."

Helga maliciously smirked as she slowly popped out of the bushes and was about to reach for one of Lila's braids when...

"Arnold, Lila! I'm back!"

Helga yelped at the new voice as she ducked back to the bushes and noticed Lila's sister Lulu coming over to what Helga thought was the new couple. She looked confused, but then her eyes brightened in realization. "So... THIS is Lila's plan, huh? Clever girl... very, VERY clever..."

Realizing that her behind a bush would get suspicious, she immediately crawled out and ran over back to Phoebe, joining her in watching from a distance as Helga peered from behind a car. Phoebe raised an eyebrow as she said, "Why is Lila's twin sister with Arnold and her?"

"I got confused too, but I figured it out. See, when I went to overhear their conversation, I heard them BOTH use the word 'like like'. 'LIKE LIKE', as in 'Let's screw over Helga by smashing her heart to a million pieces!' And worst of all, Lila has the NERVE to include Lulu in a cover for Lila's love confessing!"

"A cover?" Phoebe raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah. A cover. Lila and Arnold are helping her tour the place, and while they're touring, it's the perfect opportunity for Lila to return the feelings and screw me over. Well, if Lila thinks she can get away with this, oh, she has GOT another thing coming!" Helga growled as she curled her fist. "If she thinks I'm all just threats... well, I'm going to make sure she KNOWS I can follow through with them!"

"But Helga, what about that wrestling event you wanted to go today?" Phoebe asked.

Helga, without a second thought, dug into her pocket and gave Phoebe two tickets. "Here, give away the second ticket to a wrestling fan. I may love wrestling, Pheebs, but right now, justice comes first. You're excused for now, but I'll give you a call if I need anything."

"Oh... okay Helga. Guess I'll see you later then." Phoebe said as she left Helga alone in her conniving scheming.

Helga kept watching as Arnold, Lila and Lulu were getting up and leaving... Helga making sure to follow. She knew what she was going to do. Make sure either Lila was alone OR with Arnold. She didn't care much for Lulu, she knew she was just an innocent pawn in the making. Her main goal was to ruin Lila and any attempts she was going to make at Arnold.

Little did she know that while Helga had the right idea... she had her sights set on the wrong girl.

Again, rewinding back a couple of minutes, Arnold and Lila were sitting down together at the park bench as Arnold raised an eyebrow, "So you're telling me that you've found that oh-so special someone?"

Lila nodded. "Yes. Truth be told, I had feelings for him a long time, but I didn't know how to say it..."

"Hey, you can say it to me. I promise I won't think any differently." Arnold smiled.

Lila paused as she looked up in the sky, feeling bad that she had to lie... but took a deep breath as she knew she needed to go through with it. "Okay, Arnold. To tell you the truth, I have my eye on... Brainy."

Arnold, excited, smiled as he started to say, "Lila, I know I always- wait... wait, what? Brainy?"

"Uh... yes, Brainy. You see, some people may see him as a bit of an oddball that has asthma... but I don't see that in Brainy. Actually... I've fallen madly in love with him." Lila smiled nervously.

Arnold jumped from his seat. "What?"

"I'm in love with him, Arnold. He's the boy of my dreams." Lila explained.

Arnold thought he heard a rustling in the bush somewhere, but continued, "So... you DO like like..."

"Yes, Arnold, I believe I ever so DO like like-" Lila said.

"I-I can't believe it!" Arnold said. "It's... It's... I'm sorry, Lila, I need time to think."

"Take all the time you need, Arnold. I'm sorry if this came out of the blue, but that is the truth." Lila said as she leaned closer to him.

Arnold held his head. He couldn't believe what he heard. After all the trouble he went through just for a date with Lila, she was seeing someone else? He was stunned.

"Arnold, Lila! I'm back!" Lulu's voice called out.

Arnold snapped out of his stupor as he saw Lulu approaching the two. "Oh, hello, Lulu."

Lulu noted Arnold's depressed sounding voice, and smirked to herself, knowing that Lila actually followed through with her lie. She nodded towards Lila as Lila politely nodded back. She turned to Arnold as she asked, "Are you feeling okay, Arnold? Because... I still want to explore the town..."

"H-huh? OH! The tour, right!" Arnold said as he got up and thought to himself, "Well, if I'm not going to win Lila, I might as well at least help Lulu. It's the right thing to do."

Arnold coughed as he turned to the sisters. "All right, let's continue the tour."

"Oh, how ever so wonderful!" Lila and Lulu giggled as they started to follow the boy, unaware that Helga was tailing the touring group... and even MORE unaware that Fifi was tailing HER.

"Here's our swimming pool... sometimes it's a little crowded, but when it isn't crowded, it helps everyone relax." Arnold said as they were standing on the gates.

Lila blushed a bit as she said, "I wouldn't know. I'm not a swimmer myself."

"You still haven't gotten those lessons, Lila? I'm surprised." Lulu raised an eyebrow.

"Don't get me wrong, Lulu, I would ever so love to get swimming lessons, but I never found the time." Lila explained as she sighed. "Anyway, I need a drink. Need anything?"

"I'm good." Lulu smiled as Arnold shook his head. As Lila left (Helga tailing her, followed closely by Fifi, though nobody noticed), Arnold gave a sad sigh as he looked towards the pool. Lulu turned and walked over to Arnold, looking concerned. "Something wrong, Arnold?"

"Huh? Oh... sorry, Lulu. I guess I'm just thinking." Arnold said.

Lulu gave a smirk. "About an ever-so private swim?"

Arnold jumped as he turned to Lulu. "Uh, excuse me?"

"With you and someone you like. I've heard about them where I live and I always wondered if private swims are a thing you always wanted to do with a girl you like." Lulu explained.

Arnold sighed in relief, but paused as he thought about it. "Well... now that the thought has been brought to my head... I suppose a two-person pool party would be nice... but I don't have anybody that I... like like at the moment."

"Really?" Lulu said in fake surprise, but smiled. "Interesting to know."

As Lulu hummed to herself, Arnold looked over at the pool and sighed... wondering what it would have been like to have a private swim with Lila, only to have Brainy run into the picture and grab Lila for himself. He banged his head on the metal grate.

Lulu paused as she gave a small smirk. She dug around in her skirt pocket and pulled out a pencil and dropped it. She was bending down to pick it up as Arnold turned to her. "Hey, Lulu, has your... your..."

Arnold raised an eyebrow in shock as he saw Lulu's bent over position as Arnold's eyes were starting to go down towards Lulu's skirt... before averting his eyes. Lulu, from the corner of her eye, noticed and smirked as she thought to herself, "So... he's a 'butt' guy, huh? Good to know... just have to make sure he gets the initiative..."

Arnold, on the other hand, looked embarrassed. "What was I doing?"

Whist all of Lulu's flirting was going on, Fifi watched Helga from a distance as she pulled out a monkey wrench and started to rig the pipes on the fountain. "What a woman! Knows her way around tools too!"

Helga smirked as she was done with the pipes and snickered. "Let's see you enjoy Arnold now!"

As Helga jumped into a nearby bush, she watched as Lila arrived at the water fountain. Lila smiled as she turned the dial...

SPLASH!

"KPPPHHHTHBLBLBL!"

Helga could only give a snicker upon hearing that sweet sound.

With that, stopping here for now!