OK!!!!!!! I REALLY HOPE YOU LIKE THIS!!! Sorry for the sudden rush of excitement, but
I'm excited about this! It's an 'ever so' wonderful idea! Uh oh... I said 'ever so'! *looks
frantically around the room* where's a bar of soap!?!??!?! *runs out of room*
Disclaimer: I said it on "Prom night" the first to start this whole chain of fan fictions of mine, and
in "Lila's baaack!", so, do I have to say it now? Never will, and don't now, own Hey Arnold! I
told you, I own Cousins, Kimia Chayi, and DAMSL!!! DOI!! Lol! (Wow... look at that... three
exclamation marks, then two, then one! Was I planning that? No, not really.)
In Gerald field, a group of nine year olds, and one 11 year old, played baseball. They were a new
generation of fourth graders; Mr. Simmons' fourth graders to be exact. The children of Mr.
Simmons' old fourth grade class. The pitcher (a/n: which you would recognize as Keith, from
"Lila's baaack!") was an overweight boy with light brown hair, oh and he was the 11 year old.
The catcher was a young boy with black curly hair, and glasses (a/n: can you guess the parents?
Nadine and Curly!). The one up to bat was a medium in height, blonde haired girl in pigtails held
by bows with an almost football shaped head, but it was a little small than her father's had been...
in fact, it look like her father's mother's head. On the bench were several other kids. There was a
boy with curly black hair, and slightly tanned skin. Another girl with an oddly shaped head, but
with red hair and freckles.
"Heads up!!!" yelled the catcher, pointing to the ball that had just been hit by the blonde girl. They
all watched as it came down, right on one of the ones sitting on the bench. It was a girl--with long
brown curly hair, freckles, a green t-shirt and a ankle length blue jean skirt--that got hit. When the
ball came in contact with her head, she fell forward onto the ground.
All the kids stared at the girl on the ground, then back to the one holding the bat. The blonde
blushed, chuckled, and dropped the bat. "Heh, heh... oops." she then quickly ran over to the other
girl. "Elena!" she exclaimed to the unconscious girl, patting her on the cheek.
Elena opened one of her eyes, then the other, and blinked. She sat up, and looked around.
"Phew... I'm alright." she giggled. Everyone sighed, rolled their eyes, and walked back to their
places.
"Try not to hit anyone this time." the catcher laugh at the batter. The blonde girl growled, and got
in position. Suddenly, a phone went off. The blonde shook her head, and look to where the sound
was coming from. It was coming from the boy with tan skin and black curly hair. He looked
down, grabbed the phone, and brought it to his ear.
"Hello?... Oh, hi mom!... What? Of course I'm at Gerald field with my friends... What!??! Right
now?... Mooooommmm... Please, can't I stay here for a liiiiittle bit longer?... Alright... See you in
a few minutes." he moaned, and clicked the 'end' button. The blonde girl walked over to him with
an eyebrow raised.
"What was that all about, Josh?" she asked, sitting down beside Josh.
He sighed, and looked up at her. "My mom wants me to come home early, for some stupid
reason." he said, shrugging.
"It couldn't be stupid if it's your mom that wants you to come home." she said, slightly shaking
her head. Josh raised an eyebrow at her.
"Uh huh. And, why do you say that?" he asked, crossing his arms. "Cassidy, my mom just said to
come home. She didn't state why."
Cassidy sighed, and rolled her eyes. "Uh huh. What does that have to do with it? Doi! Nothing! It
has NOTHING to do with it. Josh, maybe she wants to tell you something VERY important,
like... maybe there is a family reunion coming up... or she might be going to have another baby!
Think about it, don't just assume that it's stupid." Cassidy accused, pointing her index finger at
Josh's forehead making him cross his eyes trying to see it.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to make you so irritated." Josh said, pushing Cassidy's hand away from him.
"Now, I have to go, alright with you? Bye." Josh stood up, and began to walk away from the
field. Cassidy sighed, and rolled her eyes. 'Well, I'm his best friend, I might as well see what's
up.' she thought as she stood up, and walked over to Josh.
"I'm coming, Josh." she stated, making him look up at her. He half smiled, and sighed.
"And why, may I ask, are you coming?" he asked. Cassidy shrugged, and giggled.
"That's what's best friends are for. Plus, I want to find out what's going on." she said, resting her
right arm across Josh's shoulders. "You can't get rid of me that easily." she laughed. He also
laughed.
When they finally got there, Cassidy knocked on the door. Josh looked at her funny. "Uh, you
know, since I'm with you we can go straight in." he said with a slight chuckle. Cassidy blushed,
and opened the door. "Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Josh called, and ran into the kitchen.
Cassidy soon followed. When she got into the kitchen, she saw Phoebe and Josh sitting at the
table, Phoebe holding a bunch of papers. 'What is going on here?' Cassidy wondered, looking at
the stack of papers in Phoebe's hands. "Uh... what's going on?" she asked, sitting down.
Phoebe sighed, and set the papers down. "It-It's me and... Gerald. Josh... you know how me and
daddy sometimes don't get along that well?" she asked her younger child, rubbing his back. Josh
nodded his head, and Phoebe continued. "Well... I just signed our divorce papers." both Josh and
Cassidy's jaws dropped (in unison).
"What?! Mom, you can't do this!" Josh cried, looking at her with a sad and yet scared look.
Phoebe sighed, and shook her head.
"Too late honey. As soon as your father signs, it's over." she sighed, embracing Josh. Josh began
to cry.
"B-But you c-can't do this!" he cried even harder. Phoebe pulled away, and frowned at Josh. "I
know... it's too late. I'm going to go now, mom." Josh stood up, and walked out of the room.
Cassidy looked at Phoebe, then back to the doorway, and ran out.
She ran up beside Josh as he began to walk up the stairs. "I'm ssssoooo sorry, Josh. Maybe they'll
change their minds." Josh looked up at Cassidy with an eyebrow raised.
"Why do you ALWAYS have to do that?" he asked. Cassidy looked at him strangely.
"What?" she asked, scratching her head.
"Why do you always have to look on the bright side? My parents made up their mind already,
they WON'T change their minds just like that!" Josh said, snapping his fingers.
"Come on, Josh. Don't be such a pessimist." Cassidy warned, pointing at him. "I mean, crimany!
You need to have a little hope!" Josh sighed, and rolled his eyes.
"There you go again, Cassie." he sighed as they walked into his room. He slammed the door,
walked over to his bed, and flopped onto it. "Sometimes things don't go the way you want them
to go. Just face it. My parents are breaking up."
"How do you know that your dad will sign?" Cassidy asked, sitting down on Josh's desk chair,
and crossing her arms.
"Well... it's been going on for a while. It all started..."
~*flashback*~
It all started when I was going to go ask my parents for money for the movies three months ago. I
walked downstairs, and was going to go into the kitchen where my parents were. I didn't think
about whether they were discussing something important or not, so I was just going to barge into
their conversation. Who knew what I was going to hear, huh? I was about to walk in, and I heard
something that sounded like a shout. I snuck up to the doorway, and listened around the corner.
"Why did you get home late last night? I was worried sick! I thought you had deserted me for
another woman, or something!" I heard my mom yell.
"Hey! I did not come home from work late! You just weren't listening when I told you THAT
MORNING that I was going to go to a company party!" I heard my dad yell, and stand up. I
scooted a little away from the doorway.
"You did NOT tell me ANYTHING about a stupid company party! Plus, if you HAD gone to a
company party you would have brought me!" my mom sounded like she was starting to cry a little
then.
"Pheebs, I love you and everything, but if YOU loved ME you wouldn't accuse me of such
things!"
I heard my dad hit the table, making me jump. I was beginning to get a little scared, so I barged
in.
*~end of F.B.~*
"...and that was the start of it. Just because my dad went to a company party!" Josh was now in
tears. Cassidy stood up, walked over to the bed, and sat down.
"I'm so sorry." her voice sounded like she had been crying, also. Suddenly, they heard a knock on
the bedroom door.
"Come in!" called Josh, rubbing the tears away from his face. He door opened slowly open, and
there stood a tall girl of about 13 with dark skin, black hair down with a headband through it, a
purple fleece long sleeved shirt, blue mini skirt, and platform sandals. "Oh... hi Akemi. Have you
heard?"
She nodded her head, and walked farther in. "It's a bummer. I wish they weren't, but life isn't
always fair." she sighed, and sat down next to Cassidy.
Cassidy looked up at Akemi, then back at Josh, then Akemi. "I doubt this is worth saying but...
maybe you guys could change their minds?" both Josh and Akemi looked at her with one raised
raised eyebrow. Cassidy shrugged. "Just a thought." she looked over to Josh's desk and saw the
time. 7:00 p.m. "Uh oh. I better be getting home. Can't be late, or my parents will kill me! bye
Akemi, bye Josh."
"Bye Cassie." Akemi and Josh said in unison, and waved.
Cassidy ran out the bedroom door, down the stairs, out the front door, and down the sidewalk to
her house. She passed a bunch of her other friends, and friends' houses.
Finally, she got home. She ran up the steps, and opened the door. She walked in a little ways, and
closed the door silently. Suddenly, a sound met her ears. Someone was yelling, and it sounded like
her mom. Her eyes grew wide as she walked towards the kitchen, where it was coming from.
'What is going on here? Why does this seem so familiar? Oh great, I'm feeling deja vu.' she snuck
up to the side of the doorway, and listened.
"Arnold, where were you last night? I was worried sick!" she heard her mom yell, and sit down.
Then it hit her, and she went pale. 'Josh's story.'
"I told you. I was working overtime!" her dad yelled, slamming his fist down on the table. Now
she was getting scared. Her parents NEVER acted this way.
"'Overtime'? Oh, really? I thought your boss said you COULDN'T work overtime?" her mom
asked sarcastically. Cassidy could feel tears forming in her eyes. This was almost exactly like
Josh's story, except with HER parents.
"Hey, can I help it if he has a bad memory? I was about to leave, and he asked me to work on this
one computer. I told him that he told me that I couldn't work overtime, but he said that he never
said that."
"Arnold... I love you, and that'll never change, but I just don't believe you. Your boss isn't that
forgetful. He only told you that a month ago... in fact, I was there when he told you that." her
mom sighed, sounding like she was about to cry. Cassidy couldn't take it any more.
"Mom, dad I'm home!" she yelled, and walked in. Helga and Arnold turned to her, and smiled.
"Oh, good, honey! You almost missed dinner!" Helga said, standing up and walking over to the
stove. Cassidy sighed, and smiled. 'Maybe it was all my imagination. Yeah. Josh's story must
have gotten to me so much that I imagined my parents doing it! How silly of me...'
I'm excited about this! It's an 'ever so' wonderful idea! Uh oh... I said 'ever so'! *looks
frantically around the room* where's a bar of soap!?!??!?! *runs out of room*
Disclaimer: I said it on "Prom night" the first to start this whole chain of fan fictions of mine, and
in "Lila's baaack!", so, do I have to say it now? Never will, and don't now, own Hey Arnold! I
told you, I own Cousins, Kimia Chayi, and DAMSL!!! DOI!! Lol! (Wow... look at that... three
exclamation marks, then two, then one! Was I planning that? No, not really.)
In Gerald field, a group of nine year olds, and one 11 year old, played baseball. They were a new
generation of fourth graders; Mr. Simmons' fourth graders to be exact. The children of Mr.
Simmons' old fourth grade class. The pitcher (a/n: which you would recognize as Keith, from
"Lila's baaack!") was an overweight boy with light brown hair, oh and he was the 11 year old.
The catcher was a young boy with black curly hair, and glasses (a/n: can you guess the parents?
Nadine and Curly!). The one up to bat was a medium in height, blonde haired girl in pigtails held
by bows with an almost football shaped head, but it was a little small than her father's had been...
in fact, it look like her father's mother's head. On the bench were several other kids. There was a
boy with curly black hair, and slightly tanned skin. Another girl with an oddly shaped head, but
with red hair and freckles.
"Heads up!!!" yelled the catcher, pointing to the ball that had just been hit by the blonde girl. They
all watched as it came down, right on one of the ones sitting on the bench. It was a girl--with long
brown curly hair, freckles, a green t-shirt and a ankle length blue jean skirt--that got hit. When the
ball came in contact with her head, she fell forward onto the ground.
All the kids stared at the girl on the ground, then back to the one holding the bat. The blonde
blushed, chuckled, and dropped the bat. "Heh, heh... oops." she then quickly ran over to the other
girl. "Elena!" she exclaimed to the unconscious girl, patting her on the cheek.
Elena opened one of her eyes, then the other, and blinked. She sat up, and looked around.
"Phew... I'm alright." she giggled. Everyone sighed, rolled their eyes, and walked back to their
places.
"Try not to hit anyone this time." the catcher laugh at the batter. The blonde girl growled, and got
in position. Suddenly, a phone went off. The blonde shook her head, and look to where the sound
was coming from. It was coming from the boy with tan skin and black curly hair. He looked
down, grabbed the phone, and brought it to his ear.
"Hello?... Oh, hi mom!... What? Of course I'm at Gerald field with my friends... What!??! Right
now?... Mooooommmm... Please, can't I stay here for a liiiiittle bit longer?... Alright... See you in
a few minutes." he moaned, and clicked the 'end' button. The blonde girl walked over to him with
an eyebrow raised.
"What was that all about, Josh?" she asked, sitting down beside Josh.
He sighed, and looked up at her. "My mom wants me to come home early, for some stupid
reason." he said, shrugging.
"It couldn't be stupid if it's your mom that wants you to come home." she said, slightly shaking
her head. Josh raised an eyebrow at her.
"Uh huh. And, why do you say that?" he asked, crossing his arms. "Cassidy, my mom just said to
come home. She didn't state why."
Cassidy sighed, and rolled her eyes. "Uh huh. What does that have to do with it? Doi! Nothing! It
has NOTHING to do with it. Josh, maybe she wants to tell you something VERY important,
like... maybe there is a family reunion coming up... or she might be going to have another baby!
Think about it, don't just assume that it's stupid." Cassidy accused, pointing her index finger at
Josh's forehead making him cross his eyes trying to see it.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to make you so irritated." Josh said, pushing Cassidy's hand away from him.
"Now, I have to go, alright with you? Bye." Josh stood up, and began to walk away from the
field. Cassidy sighed, and rolled her eyes. 'Well, I'm his best friend, I might as well see what's
up.' she thought as she stood up, and walked over to Josh.
"I'm coming, Josh." she stated, making him look up at her. He half smiled, and sighed.
"And why, may I ask, are you coming?" he asked. Cassidy shrugged, and giggled.
"That's what's best friends are for. Plus, I want to find out what's going on." she said, resting her
right arm across Josh's shoulders. "You can't get rid of me that easily." she laughed. He also
laughed.
When they finally got there, Cassidy knocked on the door. Josh looked at her funny. "Uh, you
know, since I'm with you we can go straight in." he said with a slight chuckle. Cassidy blushed,
and opened the door. "Mom! Dad! I'm home!" Josh called, and ran into the kitchen.
Cassidy soon followed. When she got into the kitchen, she saw Phoebe and Josh sitting at the
table, Phoebe holding a bunch of papers. 'What is going on here?' Cassidy wondered, looking at
the stack of papers in Phoebe's hands. "Uh... what's going on?" she asked, sitting down.
Phoebe sighed, and set the papers down. "It-It's me and... Gerald. Josh... you know how me and
daddy sometimes don't get along that well?" she asked her younger child, rubbing his back. Josh
nodded his head, and Phoebe continued. "Well... I just signed our divorce papers." both Josh and
Cassidy's jaws dropped (in unison).
"What?! Mom, you can't do this!" Josh cried, looking at her with a sad and yet scared look.
Phoebe sighed, and shook her head.
"Too late honey. As soon as your father signs, it's over." she sighed, embracing Josh. Josh began
to cry.
"B-But you c-can't do this!" he cried even harder. Phoebe pulled away, and frowned at Josh. "I
know... it's too late. I'm going to go now, mom." Josh stood up, and walked out of the room.
Cassidy looked at Phoebe, then back to the doorway, and ran out.
She ran up beside Josh as he began to walk up the stairs. "I'm ssssoooo sorry, Josh. Maybe they'll
change their minds." Josh looked up at Cassidy with an eyebrow raised.
"Why do you ALWAYS have to do that?" he asked. Cassidy looked at him strangely.
"What?" she asked, scratching her head.
"Why do you always have to look on the bright side? My parents made up their mind already,
they WON'T change their minds just like that!" Josh said, snapping his fingers.
"Come on, Josh. Don't be such a pessimist." Cassidy warned, pointing at him. "I mean, crimany!
You need to have a little hope!" Josh sighed, and rolled his eyes.
"There you go again, Cassie." he sighed as they walked into his room. He slammed the door,
walked over to his bed, and flopped onto it. "Sometimes things don't go the way you want them
to go. Just face it. My parents are breaking up."
"How do you know that your dad will sign?" Cassidy asked, sitting down on Josh's desk chair,
and crossing her arms.
"Well... it's been going on for a while. It all started..."
~*flashback*~
It all started when I was going to go ask my parents for money for the movies three months ago. I
walked downstairs, and was going to go into the kitchen where my parents were. I didn't think
about whether they were discussing something important or not, so I was just going to barge into
their conversation. Who knew what I was going to hear, huh? I was about to walk in, and I heard
something that sounded like a shout. I snuck up to the doorway, and listened around the corner.
"Why did you get home late last night? I was worried sick! I thought you had deserted me for
another woman, or something!" I heard my mom yell.
"Hey! I did not come home from work late! You just weren't listening when I told you THAT
MORNING that I was going to go to a company party!" I heard my dad yell, and stand up. I
scooted a little away from the doorway.
"You did NOT tell me ANYTHING about a stupid company party! Plus, if you HAD gone to a
company party you would have brought me!" my mom sounded like she was starting to cry a little
then.
"Pheebs, I love you and everything, but if YOU loved ME you wouldn't accuse me of such
things!"
I heard my dad hit the table, making me jump. I was beginning to get a little scared, so I barged
in.
*~end of F.B.~*
"...and that was the start of it. Just because my dad went to a company party!" Josh was now in
tears. Cassidy stood up, walked over to the bed, and sat down.
"I'm so sorry." her voice sounded like she had been crying, also. Suddenly, they heard a knock on
the bedroom door.
"Come in!" called Josh, rubbing the tears away from his face. He door opened slowly open, and
there stood a tall girl of about 13 with dark skin, black hair down with a headband through it, a
purple fleece long sleeved shirt, blue mini skirt, and platform sandals. "Oh... hi Akemi. Have you
heard?"
She nodded her head, and walked farther in. "It's a bummer. I wish they weren't, but life isn't
always fair." she sighed, and sat down next to Cassidy.
Cassidy looked up at Akemi, then back at Josh, then Akemi. "I doubt this is worth saying but...
maybe you guys could change their minds?" both Josh and Akemi looked at her with one raised
raised eyebrow. Cassidy shrugged. "Just a thought." she looked over to Josh's desk and saw the
time. 7:00 p.m. "Uh oh. I better be getting home. Can't be late, or my parents will kill me! bye
Akemi, bye Josh."
"Bye Cassie." Akemi and Josh said in unison, and waved.
Cassidy ran out the bedroom door, down the stairs, out the front door, and down the sidewalk to
her house. She passed a bunch of her other friends, and friends' houses.
Finally, she got home. She ran up the steps, and opened the door. She walked in a little ways, and
closed the door silently. Suddenly, a sound met her ears. Someone was yelling, and it sounded like
her mom. Her eyes grew wide as she walked towards the kitchen, where it was coming from.
'What is going on here? Why does this seem so familiar? Oh great, I'm feeling deja vu.' she snuck
up to the side of the doorway, and listened.
"Arnold, where were you last night? I was worried sick!" she heard her mom yell, and sit down.
Then it hit her, and she went pale. 'Josh's story.'
"I told you. I was working overtime!" her dad yelled, slamming his fist down on the table. Now
she was getting scared. Her parents NEVER acted this way.
"'Overtime'? Oh, really? I thought your boss said you COULDN'T work overtime?" her mom
asked sarcastically. Cassidy could feel tears forming in her eyes. This was almost exactly like
Josh's story, except with HER parents.
"Hey, can I help it if he has a bad memory? I was about to leave, and he asked me to work on this
one computer. I told him that he told me that I couldn't work overtime, but he said that he never
said that."
"Arnold... I love you, and that'll never change, but I just don't believe you. Your boss isn't that
forgetful. He only told you that a month ago... in fact, I was there when he told you that." her
mom sighed, sounding like she was about to cry. Cassidy couldn't take it any more.
"Mom, dad I'm home!" she yelled, and walked in. Helga and Arnold turned to her, and smiled.
"Oh, good, honey! You almost missed dinner!" Helga said, standing up and walking over to the
stove. Cassidy sighed, and smiled. 'Maybe it was all my imagination. Yeah. Josh's story must
have gotten to me so much that I imagined my parents doing it! How silly of me...'