Hey Arnold!
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Six
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't have any connection with the show.
Notes: I'm writing this using the new chaptering system. In case you haven't noticed, the whole thing did lose me some reviews, but I suppose that it doesn't matter because I had read them all anyway. I apologise to anybody on my Author Alert list who received lots of messages that new chapters had been added to fics that you have already read. This part is shorter than the others are, but hopefully the next one will be longer.
"He should be awake soon," said Lila.
"Don't worry, I don't have to be anywhere any time soon," said Arnold.
"Why did you and Helga split up?" asked Lila.
Arnold could feel the anger boiling up inside him. Arnold knew that Lila probably knew that they had broken up because of her, but of course Arnold tried to remain calm. "I told you that we had our differences and that's the end of it!" said Arnold. "Why do you enjoy seeing people miserable?"
"You're imagining things!" said Lila. "So, do you want something to drink? I have a cabinet full of free alcohol over there in the corner." Lila pointed to a wooden cabinet near to the window. "You can take whatever you want. We could open a glass of wine and we could share it!"
"I'll have some wine," said Arnold, who felt like he needed something to drink after the day that he had had today.
"Sure," said Lila, and she walked over to the cabinet, taking out an expensive bottle of red wine. At that moment, a small boy who had blonde hair walked out of one of the bedrooms. Arnold could tell straight away that this was his child. Josh had a football shaped head, unlike James, the child who he had had with Helga, who hadn't taken his football head.
"Arnold, this is Josh, my son!" Lila said to Arnold.
Arnold was shocked. He wanted to run up to this child, who he had not seen before in his life, and hug him. Arnold sat, frozen in his chair, not sure what to do and not sure what to say.
"His name is Josh," Lila informed him.
"Who is that man?" asked Josh, who ran over to his mother and clutched her leg.
Arnold was hurt. This child didn't have any idea who he was and looked like he was afraid of him. Arnold was determined to get to know his son. It wouldn't be too hard to please a child of three years old, would it? All of the bad feelings between Lila and him were wiped from Arnold's memory as Arnold decided to focus on his child.
"That's Arnold!" Lila said gently to Josh. "He's a friend of mine! And if you're good, he may just buy you a nice present!"
"Really?" Josh asked? Arnold saw Josh's face instantly light up. Arnold had been right, it wouldn't be too hard to please Josh.
There was a knock at the hotel room door and Lila rushed to answer it. Arnold saw a woman who looked around the same age as Lila, who had long, strawberry blonde hair.
"I'm here to pick up Josh," said the woman.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot," said Lila, turning to Arnold. "Arnold, this is my friend, Michelle. She used to be my neighbour, but she moved to England. She offered to take Josh out for an afternoon so I could get some peace!"
"Hi," said Arnold.
"I'd love to stay and chat," said Michelle, "but if we don't get to the park soon, it will get too packed and I won't be able to take Josh on the swings."
"See you later, Michelle!" exclaimed Lila. "Thanks for taking Josh out!"
"No problem, Lila!" said Michelle, leading Josh out of the hotel room and shutting the door behind her.
"She seems nice!" said Arnold.
"Michelle doesn't really like me, she only likes Josh," Lila said. "She's not my friend. I don't have any friends."
"Listen, Lila," said Arnold angrily. "You know that it is your fault if you don't have any friends! You have upset too many people! Michelle seems like a perfectly nice woman, and as soon as she leaves you start talking about her!"
"I'm sorry for all of the things that I've done in the past!" lied Lila. Lila wasn't sorry at all, but maybe saying this would make Arnold feel sorry for her and pay attention to her.
"If you really mean that, you would change your ways right now," advised Arnold.
"You know that I'll try," lied Lila, with no intention of changing. "But, I need your help. Help me to change Lila, stay with me!"
"Stay with you?" asked Arnold.
"Come back to England with me!" said Lila.
"I can't Lila, you know that I have too much for me here, I have Helga and I have James!" said Arnold.
"You and Helga have broken up!" exclaimed Lila. "Do you really think that you will get back together with Helga?"
At that point, Arnold realised that Helga probably wasn't going to come round. Maybe their relationship was over. Then, Arnold looked down at Lila, who was pleading with him to stay with her. Arnold couldn't see that Lila was only lying and looking for his affections. Arnold could only feel sorry for Lila.
They were sitting on the couch, and Arnold leaned forward, towards her. They started to kiss.
Notes: Don't kill me for making them kiss! Arnold is so depressed after Helga dumped him; he is falling for Lila's ways! Hopefully he will figure out what she is doing in chapter seven, but you'll have to wait and see! Again, I am sorry that this is short; the next part will be longer. I'm starting to get inspired to write another fic, I could end up writing two fics at once, I hope that you guys don't mind. And, I haven't forgotten about Oskar, the Millionaire, either. I'm just not feeling inspired to add more to this at the moment.
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Six
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't have any connection with the show.
Notes: I'm writing this using the new chaptering system. In case you haven't noticed, the whole thing did lose me some reviews, but I suppose that it doesn't matter because I had read them all anyway. I apologise to anybody on my Author Alert list who received lots of messages that new chapters had been added to fics that you have already read. This part is shorter than the others are, but hopefully the next one will be longer.
"He should be awake soon," said Lila.
"Don't worry, I don't have to be anywhere any time soon," said Arnold.
"Why did you and Helga split up?" asked Lila.
Arnold could feel the anger boiling up inside him. Arnold knew that Lila probably knew that they had broken up because of her, but of course Arnold tried to remain calm. "I told you that we had our differences and that's the end of it!" said Arnold. "Why do you enjoy seeing people miserable?"
"You're imagining things!" said Lila. "So, do you want something to drink? I have a cabinet full of free alcohol over there in the corner." Lila pointed to a wooden cabinet near to the window. "You can take whatever you want. We could open a glass of wine and we could share it!"
"I'll have some wine," said Arnold, who felt like he needed something to drink after the day that he had had today.
"Sure," said Lila, and she walked over to the cabinet, taking out an expensive bottle of red wine. At that moment, a small boy who had blonde hair walked out of one of the bedrooms. Arnold could tell straight away that this was his child. Josh had a football shaped head, unlike James, the child who he had had with Helga, who hadn't taken his football head.
"Arnold, this is Josh, my son!" Lila said to Arnold.
Arnold was shocked. He wanted to run up to this child, who he had not seen before in his life, and hug him. Arnold sat, frozen in his chair, not sure what to do and not sure what to say.
"His name is Josh," Lila informed him.
"Who is that man?" asked Josh, who ran over to his mother and clutched her leg.
Arnold was hurt. This child didn't have any idea who he was and looked like he was afraid of him. Arnold was determined to get to know his son. It wouldn't be too hard to please a child of three years old, would it? All of the bad feelings between Lila and him were wiped from Arnold's memory as Arnold decided to focus on his child.
"That's Arnold!" Lila said gently to Josh. "He's a friend of mine! And if you're good, he may just buy you a nice present!"
"Really?" Josh asked? Arnold saw Josh's face instantly light up. Arnold had been right, it wouldn't be too hard to please Josh.
There was a knock at the hotel room door and Lila rushed to answer it. Arnold saw a woman who looked around the same age as Lila, who had long, strawberry blonde hair.
"I'm here to pick up Josh," said the woman.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot," said Lila, turning to Arnold. "Arnold, this is my friend, Michelle. She used to be my neighbour, but she moved to England. She offered to take Josh out for an afternoon so I could get some peace!"
"Hi," said Arnold.
"I'd love to stay and chat," said Michelle, "but if we don't get to the park soon, it will get too packed and I won't be able to take Josh on the swings."
"See you later, Michelle!" exclaimed Lila. "Thanks for taking Josh out!"
"No problem, Lila!" said Michelle, leading Josh out of the hotel room and shutting the door behind her.
"She seems nice!" said Arnold.
"Michelle doesn't really like me, she only likes Josh," Lila said. "She's not my friend. I don't have any friends."
"Listen, Lila," said Arnold angrily. "You know that it is your fault if you don't have any friends! You have upset too many people! Michelle seems like a perfectly nice woman, and as soon as she leaves you start talking about her!"
"I'm sorry for all of the things that I've done in the past!" lied Lila. Lila wasn't sorry at all, but maybe saying this would make Arnold feel sorry for her and pay attention to her.
"If you really mean that, you would change your ways right now," advised Arnold.
"You know that I'll try," lied Lila, with no intention of changing. "But, I need your help. Help me to change Lila, stay with me!"
"Stay with you?" asked Arnold.
"Come back to England with me!" said Lila.
"I can't Lila, you know that I have too much for me here, I have Helga and I have James!" said Arnold.
"You and Helga have broken up!" exclaimed Lila. "Do you really think that you will get back together with Helga?"
At that point, Arnold realised that Helga probably wasn't going to come round. Maybe their relationship was over. Then, Arnold looked down at Lila, who was pleading with him to stay with her. Arnold couldn't see that Lila was only lying and looking for his affections. Arnold could only feel sorry for Lila.
They were sitting on the couch, and Arnold leaned forward, towards her. They started to kiss.
Notes: Don't kill me for making them kiss! Arnold is so depressed after Helga dumped him; he is falling for Lila's ways! Hopefully he will figure out what she is doing in chapter seven, but you'll have to wait and see! Again, I am sorry that this is short; the next part will be longer. I'm starting to get inspired to write another fic, I could end up writing two fics at once, I hope that you guys don't mind. And, I haven't forgotten about Oskar, the Millionaire, either. I'm just not feeling inspired to add more to this at the moment.