Hey-Arnold:Wanna Come In Helga

A Promise of Whats To Come

Helga sat down in her desk as Phoebe came over. She glanced at the clock because Mr.Simmons wasn't here yet. It read 8:40. "So are you ever going to tell me what happened between you and Arnold"Phoebe said in a hushed voice.

"Look I kinda wanna forget it. But all we did was kiss. Nothing else. This morning came home, and that was it. Common that was it." Helga said gruffly as Mr.Simmons came into the class.

Everyone began taking there seats.

"Class as you well know I have had the plan for a secret project in mind"Simmons smiled at his class. No one was paying attention. He countinued. "I have decided what that project is. You are going to be living a soap opera type life. Different things are going to happen. I am going to play god with your lives. You will all be you. Some will be married others won't. And the other thing is you never know where disaster is going to strike." Simmons looked over at his class.

"Crimmey life sucks more and more every day"Helga said outloud.

"Correct. What is life without its obstacles Helga. Now if you would all countinue to listen I am going to explain more of this assigment." He smiled and countinued. "You are all going to be living at school. For three weeks. You are allowed to go home on the weekends to do laundry but will return on that Monday morning ready for you new life. The way it goes is you will be living in tents, they will be furnished with two sleeping bags or more. When something occurs a note will be stuck to the bulitin board, for example some one is put in jail, it will be posted. Any questions?"

He looked over the silent but shocked class.

"Ah yeah"Rhonda raised her hand.

"Very well. Rhonda."

"I just want to know if we get a permission slip"she smiled thinking there was know way she was spending three weeks at school.

"Your parents have all been notified and have all conscented to this project"he took a seat behind his desk.

"What"a chrous rang throughtout the class.

"This totally blows"Stinky said in his strong southern drawl.

"You ain't kiddin"Helga said as the bell that signaled it was lunch time rang and people began exiting the class.

Phoebe and Rhonda walked into line to get lunch while Helga sat at their usual table. She wasn't going to eat lunch. Not that tapioca pudding didn't sound great she just didn't feel like it. She looked into line and saw Lila approaching the table. She flexed her fist. Hey after Arnold, was still hung up on her.

"Hi Helga"Lila smiled and balanced her tray while bowing.

She sat down and Helga smirked. 'It's is an ongoing ballet'she thought.

"So its an ever so sweet day isn't it"Lila smiled. Helga was so sick of her. She stood up and leaned over the table.

"Common Lila, lets get over this. We are not friends and never have been. So stop talking to me like we're ever gonna be"Helga stomped away. She left the cafeteria and looked at the clock on the opposite wall. It was only ten- fifteen.

She walked through the halls, they only had a few minutes of lunch.

Arnold took a seat at the table with Gerald. Stinky, Herald, and Sid all smiled. "So did you see Helga and Lila just now"Gerald asked his friends.

"Yeah, whats eatin her"Stinky nodded. "I don't know. Lila is just so sweet"Arnold smiled dreamily and then after a moment stopped. He began to think about Helga and the events that had taken place last night. She had kissed him, yet hadn't asked for anything in return.

"Hey Arnold are you there"Herald said.

"Yeah Herald I'm here."

"Well we were just talkin about Mr.Simmons and that dumb idea. I mean remember the whole egg insident"a sigh escaped Gerald's lips.

"I know what ya mean. Sheesh you'd think that grown ups would get over the whole we are growing up thing"Sid looked to each one of his friends.

Harold eyed some tapioca pudding on Arnold's tray. He happened to be staring off into space at the moment. So Harold just helped him self. His fat arm snaked out and grabbed the pudding before Arnold saw which cause a little fat to jiggle on his upper arm.

"Don't mind if I do"Harold smiled in triumph.

"Your wrong Harold"Gerald laughed, "your wrong."

Arnold never snapped from his day dream until the bell signaling lunch was over and recess was about to begin.

Arnold sat on the bench and watched the others play dodge ball. he looked around and saw Helga go up to kick next. She had on a skirt though. Odd. But Helga was odd. She had kissed him and then said sorry.

It had been unexpected. Sudden.

Helga, Helga, Helga. Why do you wanna play me?

"Arnold" a beautiful voice said.

"Yeah"he looked up into the red head named Lila's face.

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"Sure. About what?"

"Well us"she smiled. It was a warm smile.

His forhead creased in confusion. "Lila I wasn't aware that there was an us"he stated as he looked over to see the ball go sailing over Harold's head. He heard Helga yell" Now catch that pink boy!" He saw her dash to second, before the ball was thrown back to the pitcher Sid, at the pitchers mound.

"Arnold"he again heard Lila's voice.

He snapped back to attention."Yeah."

"Well I know there isn't an us but I was wondering could we work on that." Her face was a bit red in the cheek area. Arnold gasped in surprize. She wanted him, and he suddenly just wanted her. Despite the rumors that she was easy. After all she had been going with a tenth grader Mac.

"What about Mac?"Arnold stood up. He was taller than her. She was fragile right now. He wanted her so bad. To kiss her, most definetly.

"What about Mac? He and I are no longer a couple. Pasides when I was with him, I kinda thought about you." She ran her fingers through her crimpled hair. She put it all over her shoulder and smiled wearily.

"Maybe you could come over tonight"he suggested.

"Yeah, I guess i could. My dad is gonna be gone till next week. Some gig." She giggled then reached up and parted his lips with her tongue. She touched his tongue then backed away.

"Hey" Arnold tried to protest because he wanted more than just a peck.

She put her fingers on his lips. "Shush, thats just a promise of what you'll get later okay." She walked away.

"Yeah okay"Arnold called out in a lame attempt to show that he wasn't some lap dog.

___________________________________________________________________________ A/n:So I know what about Helga, but I'll get to it, we have to see Arnold's side of some things, like how hes confused about his feelings for lila, personally i want him to be with Lila so he can see whats its like. Cause its not some great dream like he wants to think it is when Helga has gotta deal with the disapointment when she sees them together. So who knows, all I do know is i can't wait for you guys to tell me about how SUCKY this chapter was!! Preview: helga talks with Miriam while Phoebe comes over with the news about Arnold and Lila.