Thank you to heather for pointing out my mistake. What I really meant to write was "her hair is
almost the same length, but it's just a little longer." thank you again!
Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold! Course you probably already knew that, cause it's a FAN-
FICTION!


After school they're all out in front of the building.
Helga: so Pheebs, what are you doing later?
Phoebe: I'm going out with Gerald!
Helga: good for you! (Sees Gerald walk) hey Geraldo!
Gerald: hi Helga. (Turns to Phoebe and kisses her, making her blush bright red) ready to go
Phoebe?
Phoebe: mmm hhmmm. (Wraps arm around Gerald, and they leave) bye Helga! (She yelled that
over her should, as they were walking off)
Helga: uh huh. (She looks down at the ground, but all of a sudden is being pulled behind the
school building) hey, what's the big idea! (She turns around and sees that the one that pulled her
there was Lila) what do YOU want?
Lila: *giggle* like you don't know!
Helga: what is it!? You know I don't want to talk to you.
Lila: yes, I know. I wanted to tell you that you better stay out of my way!
Helga: you already told me that.
Lila: yes I know that, but this time I know what I'll do to you if you do try to stop me! *laughs
sinisterly* I'll tell your little secret!
Helga: *gasp* you wouldn't dare!
Lila: oh, wouldn't I? (Sees Arnold in the distance, and begins to wave) you hoo! Arnold, come
here!
Helga: (puts hand over Lila's mouth) shh! Ok, ok, I'll stay out of your way! (Releases grip and
backs up) now, please, just tell me why you want Arnold?
Lila: (clears throat) well, after I broke up with him all those years ago-because he wasn't the most
popular guy in school yet-I got together with Jake because he was the most popular. Then when
he became less popular I broke up with him, and got together with Benny you know why, he was
most popular. That kept going on until a few months ago when Arnold became most popular guy,
and because I need to keep up my rep. I needed to get him!
Helga: *gasp* this is all a plot to always be the most popular girl in school! I should have known!
(Clobbers her head with her hand, then stops) wait... how can you possibly get him to love you,
right now he doesn't want to even think about you!
Lila: that's where you will come in.
Helga:... come again?
Lila: *sigh* (shakes head) you will tell Phoebe to tell Gerald to tell Arnold that I have no date for
the prom, and I am sorry for breaking up with him!
Helga: well, I really have no choice, so I guess I'll do that. But I have a better idea.
Lila: what's that?
Helga: you tell Arnold yourself! (She begins to storm off, when Lila grabs her shoulders) what is
it now?
Lila: I'm too nervous! You have to tell Phoebe then she'll tell Gerald, then he'll tell Arnold!
Please! Or I'll tell your secret!
Helga: rrrrrrrr! You annoying little-
Lila: (cutting Helga off) aw aw aw! You don't want me to tell do you?
Helga: yeah-yeah-yeah. Now, can you let me leave?
Lila: (lets go of Helga) oh, yes of course! Buh bye!
Helga: (storms off, and bumps into Arnold) uh, hi Arnoldo. (Stands up, brushes off her pants, and
walks away)
Arnold: wait! (Turns around to see Helga walking down the sidewalk) ok, then, bye!
Helga: (rubbing her head) uh, this is all a nightmare! I'll just pinch myself and wake up. (Pinches
herself) ow! Well, then maybe I'm not asleep. (Walks into her house) I'm home Miriam, Bob.
(Walks up the stairs, and into her room) *sigh* that no good little Li-la is just so rotten! She
definitely has changed more than any of my friends! Well, actually, she never was one of my
friends. Ack! Now I'm talking to myself! What should I do? (Jumps onto her bed) well, I
absolutely can't tell Arnold that Lila is trying to get him just to be popular, or she'll tell me secret!
Arg! Now I wish I hadn't told her that time I wanted to be in the school play! Ahh!
The phone rings.
Helga: (into the receiver) hello?
Arnold: (on the other line) hi Helga. I was just calling to see if you have seen Gerald lately? Cause
I haven't seen him since lunch.
Helga: well, right now he is with Pheebs on a date.
Arnold: (shocked) what!? Wow, Gerald never tells me anything!
Helga: yeah, well I better go!
Arnold: ok then. Bye.
Helga uh huh, bye. (Begins to hang up but hears Arnold say something else, and raises the phone
back up to her ear) what was that?
Arnold: I've kinda was noticing that you were really avoiding me today, and I was wondering
why, cause you usually talk to me for a little while after school?
Helga: well, I had lots of things to do today! That's all.
Arnold: oh, cause I thought that maybe you finally got together with someone like Gerald did. I
thought that might have been the reason, what a silly thought!
Helga: (shocked) why is that a silly thought?! Cause you think I'm not feminine enough to get a
guy? Is that why?!
Arnold: no no no! That's not why! I just always thought that you wanted to wait a while for a
friendship like that! Well, at least that's what you told ME!
Helga: oh. Well, for your information, I'm waiting for a guy that is not available! (All of a sudden
she hears a beep) oh, there s someone on my other line. Wait just a second! (Switches lines) hello?
Lila: who are you talking to?
Helga: eep! Uh, uh, just Phoebe.
Lila: by the sound of your voice... it sounds a lot like you are nervous so that means that it is
Arnold. Am I correct?
Helga: uh, of course not! Why would I be on the phone with him if I knew that you would tell him
my deepest darkest secret?!
Lila: well, either you are a really bad actress, (Helga growls) or you are telling the truth.
Hhhhhmmmm... heh, like that's a hard thing to know... really bad actress! You better get off the
phone with him or you'll be sorry! *evil giggle*
Helga: *sigh* excuse me for one minute. (Switches phone lines again) I'm back Arnold.
Arnold: oh, good. I was begining to think you forgot about me!
Helga: sorry, but I have to get off now! (Before Arnold can say bye, Helga hangs up) ok Lila. I'm
off!
Lila: good! Now, just one thing more... call Phoebe and tell her what I told you to tell her!