At The Party



The music roared. People were dancing, eating, or just relaxing on the couch. There seemed to be so many presents, that it reached the ceiling, a day to be remembered. In the corner sat a shy girl, with black hair and glasses, the object of the birthday's boy affections, smiling at her bestfriend, and staring in awe at all the decorations and people. If you came in the mall at that exact moment, you would have thought this was a parade for a holiday, Gerald was very popular and it seemed that everything and everyone were there. Near the object of the boy's affections, sat a girl with pigtails, a unibrow, and a scowl on her face. She was practically scaring everyone at the party with her glaring and growling. She hid her true emotions carefully, out of her character for a moment, she looked at her friend fondly and put their present gently near the others, knowing it be perfect for Gerald. It was from both her and her bestfriend. Before, her barrier was set back on and she stared at the door sadly, wishing for the one she loved to enter. "Helga?" A soft voice murmured.
Helga blushed and turned to her bestfriend Phoebe. "I'm fine, Phoebe really," replies Helga automatically, she sees the concern in Phoebe's eyes and didn't want her to worry. Part of the reason, she went to this party was for Phoebe to go enjoy herself and she didn't want Phoebe to feel guilty or sad, that she left her bestfriend alone in misery. So of course, she agreed to go the party, she caught a glimpse of the pleading in Phoebe's eyes when she asked her and knew Phoebe wanted to go but would never leave her behind. Helga diverted her Sapphire eyes and an image of Arnold flashed through her mind. "Arnold?" She muttered to herself. Arnold, are you in trouble? Did something happen to you? Is this why I feel more miserable than normal, could this be why I don't feel content with Phoebe but anguished and depressed. Unknown to Helga, Phoebe was observing her bestfriend, Although she wanted to wish Gerald a happy birthday and longed to tell him her true feelings, she pushed it aside and stared at her friend, tapping her lightly on the shoulder. "Helga?"

Meanwhile..................*In that Same Room*

Brown eyes darted back and forth. To the entrance and around the crowd. Where was Arnold? Gerald pondered as she looked around. He spotted Phoebe, for reasons unknown to him, his heart leaped in his chest and his breathing came rapidly. He beamed in his own little world for a second then reality hit him. His bestfriend Arnold was missing. He should be here by now and he already called the Boarding House five times, each time Phil answered "Shortman? He's not here. He left for his friend's party." If Arnold left, he should have been here, by now. He was getting worried something, was amiss. Frowning slightly, he tried to come up for an excuse for his bestfriend's lateness when all the lights went off. A bright light, shone from outside so radiant, it seemed to cover the entire city. Gerald was speechless. In the luminous light an image of an emerald eyed football headed boy, with a blue cap on his head appeared, it was Arnold.
Gerald froze in shock and at the same time a scream was uttered from Helga's lips as Phoebe stood shocked. What is going on? What happened to Arnold? There got to be a logically reason for this. She thought but no conclusion could describe this weird occurrence. As if on cue, A voice echoed throughout the building and maybe even through the entire city. "THE TIME HAS COME! FINALLY! LET IT BEGIN!" Soon everything was frozen in time.



-End of Chapter 3


Author's Notes: As you know, I don't own Hey Arnold but ii love writing fanfic so here I go. I hoped everybody enjoyed this chapter as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you, and please feel free to review if you want more. Thank you!