Hey Arnold!
Helga and Arnold, the TV Series - Chapter Five
By Simmer 2000
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold or have any connection with the show. This isn't supposed to be the Big Brother house and that it why it isn't mentioned in this story, but Big Brother is not my idea, so don't sue me.
"Sir, I need to talk to you!" a reporter of a tabloid newspaper said as he nervously entered the office of the editor.
"What is it, I'm really busy!" moaned the editor, as he gave out a loud yawn.
"The public is very excited about the new reality TV show, The House!" the reporter exclaimed.
"How can you be so sure that it's going to stay popular?" asked the pessimistic editor of the newspaper. "Today is only the third day of the show!"
"The show is particularly popular with the younger audience, don't we want to set up a good relationship with them, by reporting on things that will interest them?" asked the reporter.
"Listen," said the editor impatiently. "We already have a report on the show. Somebody reported about Helga. My two daughters watch the show, themselves. They told me that she has a secret crush on the boy who she is living with?"
"That's right, sir," said the reporter, who had watched the show with his own children.
"Sound's like bad TV!" moaned the miserable editor.
"Kids love things like that!" said the reporter. "I have an idea that will make us the most popular newspaper with the young children! They're more interested in current affairs then you think, especially if we start reporting on more showbiz news. Do you want to hear about my idea?"
"What's your idea?" the editor asked, suddenly interested in what the reporter was saying to him.
"The whole concept of this show is Helga and Arnold's relationship with each other," started the man.
"My daughters told me that Arnold has no idea about Helga's feelings for him!" interrupted the editor. "They have no relationship with each other."
"That's part of my plan!" continued the reporter. "If Helga doesn't confess to Arnold soon, the children will get bored with the show. I have a way that will make Arnold find out about Helga's feelings for him, today!"
"How can you make that happen?" asked the editor.
"I've made some fliers alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings for him," said the reporter, taking some pieces of paper out from a briefcase. "We can use a remote controlled helicopter to deliver these to the house. As the helicopter flies over the house, it can drop these fliers into the garden of the house. Arnold is bound to see them! It'll be the highlight of the series! Helga will be forced to confess everything, and the kids will love us for making things happen!"
"Won't that ruin the series?" asked the editor, wondering if this was a good idea. "Won't the viewers want her to confess when she is ready?"
"Trust me!" said the reporter. "Please let me go ahead with this!"
"Okay," said the editor, giving in. "You have my permission."
"That's great! I'll start preparing for it now!"
The reporter thanked his boss, and left his office to put his plan into action.
***
The audience in the studio cheered, after Felicity had finished reading out both Helga and Arnold's diaries of Day Two. "Now," started Felicity. "We had some drama in the house today, that Internet viewers will already know about. A tabloid newspaper dropped fliers into the garden of the house, alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings for him."
The audience gasped with disbelief. Did Arnold know about Helga's feelings for him? Would this be the day that Arnold would find out? They started to whisper amongst themselves, as Felicity continued. "Now, the newspaper wanted Arnold to find out about Helga's feelings for him. They did succeed in dropping the fliers into the garden of the house."
The audience and the viewers at home waited for Felicity to tell them if Arnold knew about Helga's feelings for him, but Felicity didn't let anything slip. "Here is Day Three," she said, and the audience and the viewers at home watched the day's events.
DAY THREE
8:33 AM
Arnold and Helga both got up from their beds early, and quickly got ready to practise. They both quickly got to work, as Arnold watched Helga get slowly better.
"Aren't you going to practise?" asked Helga. "I don't want you to be wasting all of your time on me."
"Don't worry!" reassured Arnold. "Basketball is my sport, I don't need much practise. But, you don't have to worry. I'll try to practise my own skills later on today. Let's work on your skill, for now."
"Okay," Helga smiled at Arnold, lovingly. "Let's get to work!"
1:55 PM
Arnold and Helga had both been practising for most of the morning, stopping for some breaks along the way. When Arnold had gone inside the house after being called by Emotion Central, Helga decided to time herself and see how many balls she could get into the net in one minute.
As Helga tested herself, the remote controlled helicopter flew above the house. Helga didn't notice it, as she continued to practise. The helicopter, which had been holding 10 fliers alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings, dropped the fliers once it was directly above the garden.
The fliers scattering amongst the garden, one landed close to Helga's feet. It was only when Arnold came back into the garden after talking to Emotion Central, that Helga noticed the fliers. "What are those sheets of paper?" asked Arnold.
Helga picked up the paper that had landed close to her feet. She read the note with horror. It was a letter for Arnold from a newspaper, alerting him about her feelings for him! Well, at least Arnold can't see this, Helga thought, but then remembered that there were more fliers scattered around the garden.
"What is it?" asked Arnold, interested in what this message for both of them was.
"Oh... nothing," said Helga, nervously, as she quickly ran around the garden, picking up the fliers. She counted nine fliers. One was missing, but where was it? Her hands shaking, she looked around the grass for the remaining flier. Looking up in horror, she saw that Arnold was reading the piece of paper, telling Arnold everything about Helga's feelings for him.
"It's for me!" said Arnold after reading his name at the top of the paper.
"Arnold, no!" Helga shouted, rushing over to Arnold and taking a hold on the paper, trying to snatch it from Arnold.
"Helga, stop it!" exclaimed Arnold. "What are you doing?"
"Just give it to me, it's not important!" Helga said to him, as she tried to pull the paper from his hands.
"Just let me read it!" said Arnold, pulling back.
The paper ripped and fell to the floor. Helga quickly the two pieces up from the ground and quickly ran inside. She entered Emotion Central, placing the fliers on the seat. "Hide these!" she exclaimed.
"We will remove them from the house as soon as you leave this room," the woman behind the mirror clearly stated.
"You didn't have anything to do with that, did you?" asked Helga, suspiciously.
"Emotion Central does not interfere with matters like that."
"Good," said Helga. "They may not have succeeded in getting the message across to Arnold, but now Arnold will be suspicious! He'll know that I'm hiding something from him because of the way that I just reacted!"
"Are you going to confess to Arnold because of this?"
"I just need some time to think," said Helga, as she left the room. The woman removed the fliers from the room.
"What was all that about?" asked Arnold, now in the living room.
"Nothing," said Helga.
"What are you hiding from me?" asked Arnold.
"I'm going to my room," said Helga. "Please, just leave me alone for a while."
"What about practising?" Arnold shouted after her, but Helga ignored him and went into her bedroom. Helga had left Arnold very confused. Just when he thought that he was beginning to understand Helga, he was now baffled as to what she was thinking and to what was the matter with her.
He decided to go to Emotion Central. Maybe they would tell him why she was acting so strange. If I do know why she is acting this way, I will know how I am supposed to act towards her, thought Arnold. He entered the room and said, "Helga is acting really strange towards me. Have I done something wrong? Is it living in this situation that is making her act so strange? I really need to know, because I want to know if it is my fault and if there is anything that I can do that will make her feel better."
"I'm sorry, but anything that Helga says in here, is confidential. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything about how Helga is feeling. It is up to her to discuss things with you, when she feels ready to."
"I'm not blind, I can tell that there is something wrong," said Arnold.
"I'm sorry, there is nothing that I can do."
"I was afraid that you would say that," sighed Arnold. "Thanks anyway." Arnold left the room and decided to practise his own basketball skills while Helga was in her room, for whatever reason.
5:37 PM
Arnold knocked gently on Helga's door and entered her room. She was lying down on her bed; she appeared to be sleeping. She woke up; she had been disturbed by Arnold's presence in the room.
"Sorry for waking you up," Arnold apologised. "You can't stay in here all day. Come out in the garden and practise with me some more."
"Okay," said Helga, who had calmed down, after her lucky escape.
They went into the garden, where Helga began to practise some more, but she was unable to get any balls into the net. The events of the afternoon had made her feel nervous and she had lost her touch.
"Oh no!" exclaimed Helga. "I've lost it! I'll never be able to get my touch back by tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, I'll carry on teaching you!" said Arnold. "You'll get it back. I promise."
Notes: The next chapter will be Arnold and Helga's diaries of Day Three.
Helga and Arnold, the TV Series - Chapter Five
By Simmer 2000
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold or have any connection with the show. This isn't supposed to be the Big Brother house and that it why it isn't mentioned in this story, but Big Brother is not my idea, so don't sue me.
"Sir, I need to talk to you!" a reporter of a tabloid newspaper said as he nervously entered the office of the editor.
"What is it, I'm really busy!" moaned the editor, as he gave out a loud yawn.
"The public is very excited about the new reality TV show, The House!" the reporter exclaimed.
"How can you be so sure that it's going to stay popular?" asked the pessimistic editor of the newspaper. "Today is only the third day of the show!"
"The show is particularly popular with the younger audience, don't we want to set up a good relationship with them, by reporting on things that will interest them?" asked the reporter.
"Listen," said the editor impatiently. "We already have a report on the show. Somebody reported about Helga. My two daughters watch the show, themselves. They told me that she has a secret crush on the boy who she is living with?"
"That's right, sir," said the reporter, who had watched the show with his own children.
"Sound's like bad TV!" moaned the miserable editor.
"Kids love things like that!" said the reporter. "I have an idea that will make us the most popular newspaper with the young children! They're more interested in current affairs then you think, especially if we start reporting on more showbiz news. Do you want to hear about my idea?"
"What's your idea?" the editor asked, suddenly interested in what the reporter was saying to him.
"The whole concept of this show is Helga and Arnold's relationship with each other," started the man.
"My daughters told me that Arnold has no idea about Helga's feelings for him!" interrupted the editor. "They have no relationship with each other."
"That's part of my plan!" continued the reporter. "If Helga doesn't confess to Arnold soon, the children will get bored with the show. I have a way that will make Arnold find out about Helga's feelings for him, today!"
"How can you make that happen?" asked the editor.
"I've made some fliers alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings for him," said the reporter, taking some pieces of paper out from a briefcase. "We can use a remote controlled helicopter to deliver these to the house. As the helicopter flies over the house, it can drop these fliers into the garden of the house. Arnold is bound to see them! It'll be the highlight of the series! Helga will be forced to confess everything, and the kids will love us for making things happen!"
"Won't that ruin the series?" asked the editor, wondering if this was a good idea. "Won't the viewers want her to confess when she is ready?"
"Trust me!" said the reporter. "Please let me go ahead with this!"
"Okay," said the editor, giving in. "You have my permission."
"That's great! I'll start preparing for it now!"
The reporter thanked his boss, and left his office to put his plan into action.
***
The audience in the studio cheered, after Felicity had finished reading out both Helga and Arnold's diaries of Day Two. "Now," started Felicity. "We had some drama in the house today, that Internet viewers will already know about. A tabloid newspaper dropped fliers into the garden of the house, alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings for him."
The audience gasped with disbelief. Did Arnold know about Helga's feelings for him? Would this be the day that Arnold would find out? They started to whisper amongst themselves, as Felicity continued. "Now, the newspaper wanted Arnold to find out about Helga's feelings for him. They did succeed in dropping the fliers into the garden of the house."
The audience and the viewers at home waited for Felicity to tell them if Arnold knew about Helga's feelings for him, but Felicity didn't let anything slip. "Here is Day Three," she said, and the audience and the viewers at home watched the day's events.
DAY THREE
8:33 AM
Arnold and Helga both got up from their beds early, and quickly got ready to practise. They both quickly got to work, as Arnold watched Helga get slowly better.
"Aren't you going to practise?" asked Helga. "I don't want you to be wasting all of your time on me."
"Don't worry!" reassured Arnold. "Basketball is my sport, I don't need much practise. But, you don't have to worry. I'll try to practise my own skills later on today. Let's work on your skill, for now."
"Okay," Helga smiled at Arnold, lovingly. "Let's get to work!"
1:55 PM
Arnold and Helga had both been practising for most of the morning, stopping for some breaks along the way. When Arnold had gone inside the house after being called by Emotion Central, Helga decided to time herself and see how many balls she could get into the net in one minute.
As Helga tested herself, the remote controlled helicopter flew above the house. Helga didn't notice it, as she continued to practise. The helicopter, which had been holding 10 fliers alerting Arnold of Helga's feelings, dropped the fliers once it was directly above the garden.
The fliers scattering amongst the garden, one landed close to Helga's feet. It was only when Arnold came back into the garden after talking to Emotion Central, that Helga noticed the fliers. "What are those sheets of paper?" asked Arnold.
Helga picked up the paper that had landed close to her feet. She read the note with horror. It was a letter for Arnold from a newspaper, alerting him about her feelings for him! Well, at least Arnold can't see this, Helga thought, but then remembered that there were more fliers scattered around the garden.
"What is it?" asked Arnold, interested in what this message for both of them was.
"Oh... nothing," said Helga, nervously, as she quickly ran around the garden, picking up the fliers. She counted nine fliers. One was missing, but where was it? Her hands shaking, she looked around the grass for the remaining flier. Looking up in horror, she saw that Arnold was reading the piece of paper, telling Arnold everything about Helga's feelings for him.
"It's for me!" said Arnold after reading his name at the top of the paper.
"Arnold, no!" Helga shouted, rushing over to Arnold and taking a hold on the paper, trying to snatch it from Arnold.
"Helga, stop it!" exclaimed Arnold. "What are you doing?"
"Just give it to me, it's not important!" Helga said to him, as she tried to pull the paper from his hands.
"Just let me read it!" said Arnold, pulling back.
The paper ripped and fell to the floor. Helga quickly the two pieces up from the ground and quickly ran inside. She entered Emotion Central, placing the fliers on the seat. "Hide these!" she exclaimed.
"We will remove them from the house as soon as you leave this room," the woman behind the mirror clearly stated.
"You didn't have anything to do with that, did you?" asked Helga, suspiciously.
"Emotion Central does not interfere with matters like that."
"Good," said Helga. "They may not have succeeded in getting the message across to Arnold, but now Arnold will be suspicious! He'll know that I'm hiding something from him because of the way that I just reacted!"
"Are you going to confess to Arnold because of this?"
"I just need some time to think," said Helga, as she left the room. The woman removed the fliers from the room.
"What was all that about?" asked Arnold, now in the living room.
"Nothing," said Helga.
"What are you hiding from me?" asked Arnold.
"I'm going to my room," said Helga. "Please, just leave me alone for a while."
"What about practising?" Arnold shouted after her, but Helga ignored him and went into her bedroom. Helga had left Arnold very confused. Just when he thought that he was beginning to understand Helga, he was now baffled as to what she was thinking and to what was the matter with her.
He decided to go to Emotion Central. Maybe they would tell him why she was acting so strange. If I do know why she is acting this way, I will know how I am supposed to act towards her, thought Arnold. He entered the room and said, "Helga is acting really strange towards me. Have I done something wrong? Is it living in this situation that is making her act so strange? I really need to know, because I want to know if it is my fault and if there is anything that I can do that will make her feel better."
"I'm sorry, but anything that Helga says in here, is confidential. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything about how Helga is feeling. It is up to her to discuss things with you, when she feels ready to."
"I'm not blind, I can tell that there is something wrong," said Arnold.
"I'm sorry, there is nothing that I can do."
"I was afraid that you would say that," sighed Arnold. "Thanks anyway." Arnold left the room and decided to practise his own basketball skills while Helga was in her room, for whatever reason.
5:37 PM
Arnold knocked gently on Helga's door and entered her room. She was lying down on her bed; she appeared to be sleeping. She woke up; she had been disturbed by Arnold's presence in the room.
"Sorry for waking you up," Arnold apologised. "You can't stay in here all day. Come out in the garden and practise with me some more."
"Okay," said Helga, who had calmed down, after her lucky escape.
They went into the garden, where Helga began to practise some more, but she was unable to get any balls into the net. The events of the afternoon had made her feel nervous and she had lost her touch.
"Oh no!" exclaimed Helga. "I've lost it! I'll never be able to get my touch back by tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, I'll carry on teaching you!" said Arnold. "You'll get it back. I promise."
Notes: The next chapter will be Arnold and Helga's diaries of Day Three.