What Winter Brings


Winter brings snowflakes and love
It brings family and hope
Dreams come true
Christmas is where the heart is
And where it all begins
In the snowflakes of winter

-Helga Pataki


Helga closed the book silently. And looked through the window, it was snowing. Sapphire's eyes glowed with happiness, and she sighed contently. The Moon was shining brightly in the night and Arnold was walking in the snow, carrying a package in his arms, whistling a Christmas tune as he went along. Helga stared, her heart longing to be with him. As always she had miserable Christmas after Christmas ignored by her family and friends. Suddenly Arnold tripped in the snow and fell. Helga's heart reached out to him and without thinking, still clutching her diary tightly. She ran outside. Her cheeks flushed and her breath hollow, she glanced at Arnold and rushed toward him.
Arnold didn't know what hit him as he fell face first, in the snow. All he knew was one minute he was humming, whistling Jingle Bells and the next minute, he was on the ground. He tried to get up, reaching for the package besides him. The Package was for the boarders, it was filled with precious trinkets and things that he picked out specially for each one. His Emerald eyes that brightens with happiness was not dull and empty. His body grew limp and his eyes slowly shut. Even through innocuousness, his spirit was still fighting and his hands grabbed the package and held it tightly and carefully, knowing this was something he couldn't lose and would not lose.
Helga finally reached Arnold. She kneeled before him and smiled as she looked him over, her heart filled with glee. This was the first time she been this close to him outside of school, with no one around to cloud her judgment and block her heart. She bent towards Arnold and pecked him on the cheek, and pulled back blushing furiously. Her hand came to her lips and she gasped, Arnold was freezing. She had to get him home. Fighting her frozen joints and muscles from being in the cold too long without anything covering her besides her pajamas, she dragged Arnold to the Boarding house, making sure his grip on the package never slipped for it seemed awfully important, since he clutched it so tightly. She stopped at the boarding house's door and laid Arnold down gently and put her diary near him. She rung the bell and her Sapphire eyes filled with tears of course, the cold winds were tearing at her eyes and she shivering from the cold and the fear of losing Arnold, the one who always seemed to care. She was freezing. The door opened and Helga's barrier faded and she fell to ground dazed and tired.
Emerald's eyes opened slowly. He felt very warm and relaxed for some reason and it seemed that someone was curled up right next to him. Too drained to open his eyes and focus on anything, he pulled the body closer and held it close. The body stirred but didn't wake, seemed at peace, in Arnold's arms. Emerald eyes closed once again and all was well once again. At least till the two kids snuggling in bed together warming up, realize where they are and how they're the same bed, felling safe and content, together.




-To Be Continued


Okay folks, how did you like it? I hoped everybody did. Please review!

Arnold: Also, Hey Arnold doesn't belong to Natasha

Helga: And if you sent any flames, Old Betsy will show you a thing or two!

Gerald: In other words, Review or die!

Phoebe: figuratively of course

* Very sarcastic* Sure that's what they mean, anyway, you heard them review so I can continue all right? Aren't you glad I lost my writer's block? I wrote that Helga poem myself and it'll be a new one of each of my chapters if you like. Just love it and review it!