Man, have you ever tried writing a fan-fic you were already working on while another idea is
hitting you on the head? It's the hardest thing I've ever done! 'Cause I am trying to think of a way
to go on this one, while the other one is trying to come out! Rrrrrrrr... stupid mind!!!! Oh, and in
the last chapter, Arnold, Leila, Harold and Patty had already gone to the airport before thy went
to the bus depot. Oh, and you know how I said that there was a piece of tape across it instead of
just a crack? It was a complete mistake. I forgot that I had her use glue.
Disclaimer: I own: "Cousins" "DAMSL" and "Kimia Chayi" not "Hey Arnold!" (A/n: "Cousins"
"DAMSL" and "Kimia Chayi" are my dreams of cartoons I want to become real cartoons one
day)
Arnold, Helga, and Leila sat at the kitchen table in Helga and Arnold's apartment working on the
plan to get Lila off Helga and Arnold's backs. "Ok, here's my plan. You know how Arnie came
back that one time and just came then left because Lila wasn't here? Well, that helps us know that
he loves her."
Leila's eyes went wide, and she gasped. "Arnie?! Lila told me about him! She said he was the man
of her dreams! But then she told me about you two being together, and I thought YOU, Arnold,
WERE the Arnie she was talking about that one time!"
Arnold shook his head. "Huh uh. The only one I know that calls me Arnie is Mrs. Vitello, NO
ONE else does. Well, anyway, Lila loves him, he loves Lila, it's perfect! Now, how do we get him
to come?" Arnold began to think of ways to get Arnie there.
Suddenly, Helga jumped up, and clapped her hands. Arnold and Leila stared at her each with an
eyebrow up. She laughed nervously, and sat back down. "Uh, sorry. I just got an idea."
"What is it?" Arnold asked excitedly, smiling.
Helga sighed, and rubbed her hands together. "Well, we should call Arnie, and tell him that Lila is
here again. You KNOW he'll come." she said simply. Arnold and Leila turned to each other in
shock. They turned back to Helga with smiles on their faces.
"Wow! Why didn't I think of that?" Arnold asked shaking his head.
"Because you're dense." Helga joked, with a laugh. Arnold frowned, also jokingly, and growled.
"Just kidding! Crimany, can't you take a joke?"
"Can't you? I was also joking." Arnold laughed. Suddenly, he stopped laughing, and looked
seriously at Helga, who was still laughing. "Helga, time to be serious."
Helga stopped laughing, and looked at him with an eyebrow raised. 'What's going on here?
Arnold NEVER acts THIS serious.' "What? Why? It was funny."
Arnold began to shake his head. 'But I thought he was laughing too.' thought Helga. "Helga, I
need you to be serious right now. This is hard." Helga slightly jumped in shock.
"What's hard? This is a simple thing to do. All we have to do is call Arnie-" Helga began, but was
interrupted by Arnold.
"Helga, shut up right now, please." Helga jumped in shock again. 'He is REALLY acting weird. I
hope he's ok...' Helga thought worriedly. "Helga... I know this is the wrong time and everything,
but..." Helga's eyes widened. She knew what he was doing now. "...oh, this is hard..."
"Yes!!!" Helga cried, making Arnold look up in shock.
"I didn't even ask yet. Will you marry me? You say yes AFTER I ask." he laughed, and Helga
lunged forward to hug him.
"I don't play by the rules." she whispered in his ear. He laughed, hugging her back. Leila watched,
smiling the whole time.
"Now that you two are engaged-" Leila started but was cut off.
"Wait! I haven't given Helga her ring yet!" Arnold shouted, running out of the room. Helga was
still in the hugging position. Arnold ran back in, and held out the tiny box. Helga took it, and
opened it. There was a beautiful diamond ring inside.
"NOW, lets get back to the plan." Leila said, still smiling. Arnold and Helga both looked at her,
and nodded their heads. Arnold grabbed the phone, and dialed Arnie's number.
"Hi. Can I please speak to Arnie?...thank you...hi Arnie... I was just calling to tell you that Lila
came back. Yes, Lila, the one that had that major crush on you... ok, see you then." Arnold hung
up the phone, and smiled. "He'll be over A.S.A.P. he said."
"If that means that he is in the car now... he will be here in 20 minutes. Perfect! Arnold, when are
we going to have the wedding?" Helga exclaimed, hugging Arnold again. Arnold pulled away, and
handed Helga the phone. "What's this for?"
"To tell Phoebe that I asked you." he said, shrugging. Helga made a o with her mouth, and
nodded her head.
She dialed the number, and waited for an answer. "Hey Pheebs... just going to say that something
really important happened. Guess... no... no... give up? He asked me! He asked me to marry
him!... Just now! Oh Pheebs, we're engaged! It's wonderful!!! Oh, and we got a plan on how to
get Lila off our backs... Yes, she's still bugging us. And, she is back in town. You didn't know?...
Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you. Bye." she clicked the phone off, and hung it in it's cradle. "Now,
like I was saying, when are we going to have the wedding?"
"A.S.A.P." he said simply. Suddenly, Helga remembered something that had bugged her for a
while.
"You know how after we left Park and Carissa how you were going to say something, what was
it?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips. Arnold shrugged and sighed.
"What do you think? I was going to ask you to marry me. But, Park interrupted us and made me
even more scared to ask you." he laughed slightly, and looked up at the ceiling. Then he felt arms
around him again. He smiled, and hugged back. Leila couldn't stand it anymore.
She jumped up, and began to leave. Helga and Arnold jumped up and stared at her. "where are
you going?" Helga called. Leila spun around on her heel, and glared at them.
"I hate it! Everyone has a boyfriend but me! I'm sorry, I'm really happy for you guys, but this oh
so cute boy in my school that used to be my boyfriend just moved away and I don't have anyone,
so I can't stand seeing couples anymore!" she cried, frowning. Arnold and Helga looked to each
other with concerned looks on their faces. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be going." she spun on
her heel again, and walked out the door.
"Arnold, do you think she'll be ok?" Helga asked, rubbing Arnold's head. He nodded it, and
kissed her. "Good. 'Cause I was afraid you'd say we had to help her get a boyfriend."
"No, I don't help THAT MUCH anymore. I'm sure she'll be fine."
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20 minutes later, Arnie arrived at Arnold and Helga's apartment. He looked exactly the same as
when he was nine except taller. He knocked on the door of their apartment. He heard some loud
bangs, and then someone heading for the door. The door flung open and there stood Helga. She
smiled wide, and lead him in. "I'm so glad you could make it Arnie! And I bet Lila will even more
glad." they sat down on the couch, and waited for Arnold to come in. He came in, smiling.
"Hello Arnie." he said to his boring cousin, and sat down. Arnie just snorted. 'I hope Lila still
loves him after all this trouble.' Arnold thought, still fake smiling. Suddenly, there was a knock at
the door. "Hey Arnie, how about you get that?"
Arnie stood up, and walked to the door. He twisted the knob, and slowly creaked the door open.
Lila was standing there smiling. "Arnie!? What are you doing here!?" she gasped, throwing her
arms around him. She stepped back, and admired him. 'He still looks the same! Oh, I hope ever so
much that he loves me!'
"Hey Lila." Arnie said, and snorted. He grabbed a piece of (plain flavored) gum out of his pocket
and handed it to her. She smiled, and hugged him again. He pulled away, and pulled a small box
out of his jacket. "Marry me." he handed it to her, and her eyes nearly fell out.
"Wh-what?" she asked excitedly. Arnie nodded his head. She squealed happily and jumped into
Arnie's arms. "Of course!!! Lets go! Bye Arnold, I'm ever so sorry, but I don't love you
anymore!" she yelled at the top of her lungs as Arnie carried her down the stairs.
Arnold and Helga turned to each other and cracked up. "Man, he sure doesn't waste time, does
he?!" Helga laughed, and Arnold shook his head.
"Hey! Wait a minute... tomorrow is Christmas!" Arnold suddenly shouted, looking to the
calender. Helga smiled, and leaned against him.
"Merry Christmas Arnold." she said softly, making him kiss her head.
"Yep. Merry Christmas Helga." he hugged her, and she returned it. It was definutely going to be a
remembered Christmas, that's for sure.
hitting you on the head? It's the hardest thing I've ever done! 'Cause I am trying to think of a way
to go on this one, while the other one is trying to come out! Rrrrrrrr... stupid mind!!!! Oh, and in
the last chapter, Arnold, Leila, Harold and Patty had already gone to the airport before thy went
to the bus depot. Oh, and you know how I said that there was a piece of tape across it instead of
just a crack? It was a complete mistake. I forgot that I had her use glue.
Disclaimer: I own: "Cousins" "DAMSL" and "Kimia Chayi" not "Hey Arnold!" (A/n: "Cousins"
"DAMSL" and "Kimia Chayi" are my dreams of cartoons I want to become real cartoons one
day)
Arnold, Helga, and Leila sat at the kitchen table in Helga and Arnold's apartment working on the
plan to get Lila off Helga and Arnold's backs. "Ok, here's my plan. You know how Arnie came
back that one time and just came then left because Lila wasn't here? Well, that helps us know that
he loves her."
Leila's eyes went wide, and she gasped. "Arnie?! Lila told me about him! She said he was the man
of her dreams! But then she told me about you two being together, and I thought YOU, Arnold,
WERE the Arnie she was talking about that one time!"
Arnold shook his head. "Huh uh. The only one I know that calls me Arnie is Mrs. Vitello, NO
ONE else does. Well, anyway, Lila loves him, he loves Lila, it's perfect! Now, how do we get him
to come?" Arnold began to think of ways to get Arnie there.
Suddenly, Helga jumped up, and clapped her hands. Arnold and Leila stared at her each with an
eyebrow up. She laughed nervously, and sat back down. "Uh, sorry. I just got an idea."
"What is it?" Arnold asked excitedly, smiling.
Helga sighed, and rubbed her hands together. "Well, we should call Arnie, and tell him that Lila is
here again. You KNOW he'll come." she said simply. Arnold and Leila turned to each other in
shock. They turned back to Helga with smiles on their faces.
"Wow! Why didn't I think of that?" Arnold asked shaking his head.
"Because you're dense." Helga joked, with a laugh. Arnold frowned, also jokingly, and growled.
"Just kidding! Crimany, can't you take a joke?"
"Can't you? I was also joking." Arnold laughed. Suddenly, he stopped laughing, and looked
seriously at Helga, who was still laughing. "Helga, time to be serious."
Helga stopped laughing, and looked at him with an eyebrow raised. 'What's going on here?
Arnold NEVER acts THIS serious.' "What? Why? It was funny."
Arnold began to shake his head. 'But I thought he was laughing too.' thought Helga. "Helga, I
need you to be serious right now. This is hard." Helga slightly jumped in shock.
"What's hard? This is a simple thing to do. All we have to do is call Arnie-" Helga began, but was
interrupted by Arnold.
"Helga, shut up right now, please." Helga jumped in shock again. 'He is REALLY acting weird. I
hope he's ok...' Helga thought worriedly. "Helga... I know this is the wrong time and everything,
but..." Helga's eyes widened. She knew what he was doing now. "...oh, this is hard..."
"Yes!!!" Helga cried, making Arnold look up in shock.
"I didn't even ask yet. Will you marry me? You say yes AFTER I ask." he laughed, and Helga
lunged forward to hug him.
"I don't play by the rules." she whispered in his ear. He laughed, hugging her back. Leila watched,
smiling the whole time.
"Now that you two are engaged-" Leila started but was cut off.
"Wait! I haven't given Helga her ring yet!" Arnold shouted, running out of the room. Helga was
still in the hugging position. Arnold ran back in, and held out the tiny box. Helga took it, and
opened it. There was a beautiful diamond ring inside.
"NOW, lets get back to the plan." Leila said, still smiling. Arnold and Helga both looked at her,
and nodded their heads. Arnold grabbed the phone, and dialed Arnie's number.
"Hi. Can I please speak to Arnie?...thank you...hi Arnie... I was just calling to tell you that Lila
came back. Yes, Lila, the one that had that major crush on you... ok, see you then." Arnold hung
up the phone, and smiled. "He'll be over A.S.A.P. he said."
"If that means that he is in the car now... he will be here in 20 minutes. Perfect! Arnold, when are
we going to have the wedding?" Helga exclaimed, hugging Arnold again. Arnold pulled away, and
handed Helga the phone. "What's this for?"
"To tell Phoebe that I asked you." he said, shrugging. Helga made a o with her mouth, and
nodded her head.
She dialed the number, and waited for an answer. "Hey Pheebs... just going to say that something
really important happened. Guess... no... no... give up? He asked me! He asked me to marry
him!... Just now! Oh Pheebs, we're engaged! It's wonderful!!! Oh, and we got a plan on how to
get Lila off our backs... Yes, she's still bugging us. And, she is back in town. You didn't know?...
Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you. Bye." she clicked the phone off, and hung it in it's cradle. "Now,
like I was saying, when are we going to have the wedding?"
"A.S.A.P." he said simply. Suddenly, Helga remembered something that had bugged her for a
while.
"You know how after we left Park and Carissa how you were going to say something, what was
it?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips. Arnold shrugged and sighed.
"What do you think? I was going to ask you to marry me. But, Park interrupted us and made me
even more scared to ask you." he laughed slightly, and looked up at the ceiling. Then he felt arms
around him again. He smiled, and hugged back. Leila couldn't stand it anymore.
She jumped up, and began to leave. Helga and Arnold jumped up and stared at her. "where are
you going?" Helga called. Leila spun around on her heel, and glared at them.
"I hate it! Everyone has a boyfriend but me! I'm sorry, I'm really happy for you guys, but this oh
so cute boy in my school that used to be my boyfriend just moved away and I don't have anyone,
so I can't stand seeing couples anymore!" she cried, frowning. Arnold and Helga looked to each
other with concerned looks on their faces. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be going." she spun on
her heel again, and walked out the door.
"Arnold, do you think she'll be ok?" Helga asked, rubbing Arnold's head. He nodded it, and
kissed her. "Good. 'Cause I was afraid you'd say we had to help her get a boyfriend."
"No, I don't help THAT MUCH anymore. I'm sure she'll be fine."
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20 minutes later, Arnie arrived at Arnold and Helga's apartment. He looked exactly the same as
when he was nine except taller. He knocked on the door of their apartment. He heard some loud
bangs, and then someone heading for the door. The door flung open and there stood Helga. She
smiled wide, and lead him in. "I'm so glad you could make it Arnie! And I bet Lila will even more
glad." they sat down on the couch, and waited for Arnold to come in. He came in, smiling.
"Hello Arnie." he said to his boring cousin, and sat down. Arnie just snorted. 'I hope Lila still
loves him after all this trouble.' Arnold thought, still fake smiling. Suddenly, there was a knock at
the door. "Hey Arnie, how about you get that?"
Arnie stood up, and walked to the door. He twisted the knob, and slowly creaked the door open.
Lila was standing there smiling. "Arnie!? What are you doing here!?" she gasped, throwing her
arms around him. She stepped back, and admired him. 'He still looks the same! Oh, I hope ever so
much that he loves me!'
"Hey Lila." Arnie said, and snorted. He grabbed a piece of (plain flavored) gum out of his pocket
and handed it to her. She smiled, and hugged him again. He pulled away, and pulled a small box
out of his jacket. "Marry me." he handed it to her, and her eyes nearly fell out.
"Wh-what?" she asked excitedly. Arnie nodded his head. She squealed happily and jumped into
Arnie's arms. "Of course!!! Lets go! Bye Arnold, I'm ever so sorry, but I don't love you
anymore!" she yelled at the top of her lungs as Arnie carried her down the stairs.
Arnold and Helga turned to each other and cracked up. "Man, he sure doesn't waste time, does
he?!" Helga laughed, and Arnold shook his head.
"Hey! Wait a minute... tomorrow is Christmas!" Arnold suddenly shouted, looking to the
calender. Helga smiled, and leaned against him.
"Merry Christmas Arnold." she said softly, making him kiss her head.
"Yep. Merry Christmas Helga." he hugged her, and she returned it. It was definutely going to be a
remembered Christmas, that's for sure.