Here is the second chapter to this... I hope you like it.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the cartoon... blah blah blah
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Chapter 2: Agitation
By: AuAu
April 14, 2003
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Even the dreadful day was over and a new morning had come for Helga, she still feel uneasy. The thought of them being together was just very hard to shake. Arnold spent time with Lila, talked to her, carried her books, followed her all over... it had been like this for the whole day, no different from anytime before yesterday. Sure it bothered Helga, but it never bothered her this much.
'Oh Arnold, that is just ever so nice of you.'
'I'm oh so certain that there is ever so much hope, Arnold.'
'To be perfectly honest, Arnold, I just like you. I don't like-you, like- you.'
Scenes from the past and present of them being together, and of Lila leading Arnold on and dropping him at her doorstep, just repeating over and over again in Helga's mind. They were driving her nuts! She wanted to go over there pulled them apart, took Lila with her and strangled her with her bare hands, though Lila to this day has kept her promise to not to tell her secret. But she'll know if she did that, something bad and unthinkable would happen. So she just sat there in silence hoping no one would noticed, since it was lunch time and most people were too hungry or too engaged with their conversation.
"Helga, are you alright?" But of course there was always Phoebe, who was one of the few who truly cared about her, and usually noticed if there was something wrong with her.
"Oh hey, Pheebs."
"How are things proceeding Helga?"
"Oh, it's okay. Not much really. Arnold flirts with Lila and Lila acts like nothing has happened...and I, well, I'm basically invisible. We usually talk, yet he didn't even notice me today. All he did was fawning all over Li-la, even Geraldo seems to get tired of being the third wheel."
They looked over at them and saw Gerald rolled his eyes a little bit as Arnold dragged him to be with Lila.
"Well, you guys are friends right?"
"...Yea. So? Ever since Lila had said 'To be perfectly honest, I suppose I wouldn't mind giving you a chance,' he had not given me the time of day to talk to me at all."
"I'm sure he will once he has realized that Lila does not fulfill his needs when he is in his crucial point."
"What are you saying? What's that in English?"
"All I'm trying to say is you are not his ex-girlfriend. You are his friend, and at times he will need another person other than the one he has his eye on to be there for him. So when that time comes you can really show him how you care. And through those behaviors of yours I'm sure he can see the true colors that has concealed within your soul."
"So what you are saying is I have to be used by him? When he gets dumped and possibly crawls back to me, I'll get him; and then when they somehow get back together again, I'll lose him again?"
"No. Not being used, just simply being a friend...the key to a friendship."
"...And when will he start to stick to me instead of Li-la?? When is that going to happen?"
"Be patient and just wait."
"But Pheebs! I've been waiting since I was three and it has not even come close!"
"Love is not a thing you can hurry. It is something that's worth waiting for, for the best usually comes last."
Helga thought for a moment. Before she could respond to Phoebe, Gerald came over to their table. Phoebe blushed.
"Hey Phoebe. You wanna go out tonight?"
"Where will be go, Gerald?" Phoebe asked with her meek voice.
"Oh, to a late night movie maybe? We can have a little double date with Arnold & Lila." Gerald said with a smooth tone, acting like he's Mr. Suave. He also noticed the angry face plastered on Helga saying 'Phoebe and I were talking, Geraldo!' but he ignored it.
"Well... perhaps it is not such a good idea --" glancing at Helga, but Helga interrupted her.
"Just go Phoebe..."
"But --"
"I'll be fine, you go with tall hair boy."
"If you say so, Helga."
"Alright Phoebe, I'll see you tonight then. I'll be over at your house around 8?" Phoebe nodded and Gerald walked away to rejoin with his best friend.
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For the rest of the school day, not much really happened but the repeating cycle of everyday life in Hilwood. However Helga was over at Phoebe's, since she was not willing to go home to her uncaring family.
"I can't believe that Gerald and I are going out tonight!" Phoebe is sounding very excited.
"Yup, and looks like nothing's gonna stop you!" Helga reading her comic spoke up without even looking up.
"I am so intrigued by the fact that he had grown to love me. I never thought he would return my love for him."
"Uh-huh," still reading her comic. It had been like so for a while and 8 o'clock had finally arrived. Gerald was also knocking on the door while Phoebe was frantically running around her house to get ready for her special night with Gerald, Helga went to get the door for her. Gerald had a purple t-shirt and black pants on.
"Hey Gerald," she said halfheartedly.
"Helga!? What are you going here?"
"Hey! Can't I be at my best friend's house when I want to?" turning back to her seat and continue with her comic reading.
'Uh...well--"
"Don't worry, Geraldo, I'm not going to your little double date with the Football head and Li-la." Her voice had mixed with anger and jealousy. Gerald could tell, especially he was nothing like Mr. Dense. But Phoebe's voice had chimed in before Gerald could say anything back.
"I'm ready!" Phoebe sings with her usual cheerful voice.
The two friends turned and saw Phoebe at the top of her staircase walking down with her usual ensemble with a slightly dazzling blue top with a wince of make up that's barely noticeable. She was very pretty they both agreed.
"Well, I better get going. Since you guys are leaving and there's really no point of me staying."
"Yeah, I'll call you when I get back, Helga." Phoebe said to her friend with a promising smile.
"Hey Phoebe, let's go. Otherwise we'll going to be late for the movie, and I'm sure Arnold & Lila are waiting."
Phoebe gave Helga one more glance and walked off to the other direction with Gerald After seeing the couple vanished into the night. Helga went home. Where else was there to do? She sighed. Nothing. There was nothing she could do except to wait for her best friend to come back.
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Meanwhile in the movie theatre, the couple had just met up with Arnold and Lila. Gerald and Arnold did their handshake.
"Hey man, what movie do you want to see?"
Arnold thought for a moment, looking at the billboards. "How about 'The Evil Twin 4'?"
"I would be fascinating to see all the stunts and special effects in the movie," Phoebe said.
"Ok, cool. Let's buy the tickets," said Gerald.
Just as Gerald reach to the ticket window, Lila spoke up. "But the movie seems ever so cruel and violent. I'm certain that we shouldn't give in to the temptation and watch that movie like the other children."
"What do you wanna see then?" Gerald asked with discontentment.
"How about that one? 'Oh So Special Someone 2'? That sounds ever so sweet." At the end of her sentence she gave Arnold an irresistible smile, well, to Arnold at least.
"No, Lila. We are not going to see 'Oh So Special Someone 2'," Gerald said.
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Arnold, Gerald and Phoebe were sitting at a theatre room, while Lila went off to the restroom. The three were waiting for the movie to start.
"I can't believe we are watching 'Oh So Special Someone 2'," Gerald said with his arms crossing, making no eye contact but to the movie screen in front.
"C'mon, Gerald. It can't be THAT bad." Arnold, once again, trying to convince Gerald to look on the bright side.
"It can't be THAT BAD?! Arnold, are you crazy?! This is a mushy romantic film we are talking about here!" Gerald threw his hands up in the air to emphasis his point.
"SHHHH!!" All the people near them who heard Gerald were trying to silence him even though the movie hadn't started. Gerald growled, crossed his arms again and sat back. Just as the movie started, Lila walked back in with a sly smile on her face. Phoebe was the only one who noticed it, but she decided not to bring it up now and make a huge deal.
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Gerald was soon getting really bored of the movie and desperate need of something to do. He looked over to the right at Phoebe who did not seem to enjoy the movie very much. Then he turned to his left and saw Arnold, who seemed to still be entertained by it, and Lila who was obviously engaged into the movie. Gerald looked back to Phoebe again and this time she looked back at him and gave him a warm smile. They got closer and closer with each other. Before they knew it they were kissing and making out.
Arnold turned and looked at them. He smiled, remembering how much Gerald liked Phoebe for such a long time. Now Phoebe was able to return his love for her and they were going out. Arnold wished that someday Lila would, may be actually like him-like him and they would go from there. He subconsciously brought his arm around the seat next to him on his left side, where Lila sat. 'I guess now or never,' he thought. As he turned to Lila and about to kiss her, he found her disappeared. She was not in her seat and the man from a few seats down suddenly glanced over and noticed Arnold still in his ready to kiss position. The man gave him a weird and disgusted look. Then Arnold realized what he was going and immediately took it back. His face was flushed with red.
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Phoebe opened her eyes for a while during her make out session with Gerald and saw the seat right next to Arnold was empty and Arnold was blushing hard. Where was Lila? Why was Arnold blushing so hard? Being the smart girl she was, she figured that Arnold was trying to kiss Lila, but found that she was not there anymore, and he might be seen by other people. Phoebe slowly pulled away from Gerald's kiss and said that she had to use the restroom.
"Gerald, I need to use the restroom. But I'll be back okay?"
"Alright, see you when you get back, babe."
With that Phoebe walked out the door and searched for the bathroom. In the process of doing it, she found Lila talking with some guys by the concession stand.
"...And whatever you do, don't touch that cow." The group laughed as Phoebe watched them from afar.
'Ugh! It's her lame jokes again.' Phoebe thought. Then she saw something she couldn't believe her eyes. Lila was pulling a guy close and kissed him passionately. 'Lila?! Kissing a guy? I thought she is going with Arnold...is she cheating on him? That's extremely unbelievable according to my recent research on her. She was such a shy and innocent girl. I can't believe she's cheating on Arnold too. That tramp.' Lila resumed her conversation with the group of guys as Phoebe continued her trip to the restroom.
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After a few minutes the Oh So Special Someone had finally come to an end, and people started to come out of the theatre to the lobby. Lila noticed people coming out of the room.
"Hey, I really need to go guys. I'm ever so sorry. Bye." She said farewell to the audiences who were around her.
"Bye." The group of guys started to disperse.
"Call me!" Lila called out to the guy she kissed earlier as he left for the door. The guy turned around, acknowledged her comment and left.
Then Lila happily strolled to the women's restroom so that Arnold, Gerald and Phoebe would not get any ideas if they saw her coming out of it after missing half of the movie.
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Phoebe went to the bathroom earlier... and now Lila. What will happen next? Hmmm.... =) I personally don't think this is a cliffie. But R/R anyway. ^.^ (I hope this is not too long/short of a chapter)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the cartoon... blah blah blah
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Reserved
Chapter 2: Agitation
By: AuAu
April 14, 2003
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Even the dreadful day was over and a new morning had come for Helga, she still feel uneasy. The thought of them being together was just very hard to shake. Arnold spent time with Lila, talked to her, carried her books, followed her all over... it had been like this for the whole day, no different from anytime before yesterday. Sure it bothered Helga, but it never bothered her this much.
'Oh Arnold, that is just ever so nice of you.'
'I'm oh so certain that there is ever so much hope, Arnold.'
'To be perfectly honest, Arnold, I just like you. I don't like-you, like- you.'
Scenes from the past and present of them being together, and of Lila leading Arnold on and dropping him at her doorstep, just repeating over and over again in Helga's mind. They were driving her nuts! She wanted to go over there pulled them apart, took Lila with her and strangled her with her bare hands, though Lila to this day has kept her promise to not to tell her secret. But she'll know if she did that, something bad and unthinkable would happen. So she just sat there in silence hoping no one would noticed, since it was lunch time and most people were too hungry or too engaged with their conversation.
"Helga, are you alright?" But of course there was always Phoebe, who was one of the few who truly cared about her, and usually noticed if there was something wrong with her.
"Oh hey, Pheebs."
"How are things proceeding Helga?"
"Oh, it's okay. Not much really. Arnold flirts with Lila and Lila acts like nothing has happened...and I, well, I'm basically invisible. We usually talk, yet he didn't even notice me today. All he did was fawning all over Li-la, even Geraldo seems to get tired of being the third wheel."
They looked over at them and saw Gerald rolled his eyes a little bit as Arnold dragged him to be with Lila.
"Well, you guys are friends right?"
"...Yea. So? Ever since Lila had said 'To be perfectly honest, I suppose I wouldn't mind giving you a chance,' he had not given me the time of day to talk to me at all."
"I'm sure he will once he has realized that Lila does not fulfill his needs when he is in his crucial point."
"What are you saying? What's that in English?"
"All I'm trying to say is you are not his ex-girlfriend. You are his friend, and at times he will need another person other than the one he has his eye on to be there for him. So when that time comes you can really show him how you care. And through those behaviors of yours I'm sure he can see the true colors that has concealed within your soul."
"So what you are saying is I have to be used by him? When he gets dumped and possibly crawls back to me, I'll get him; and then when they somehow get back together again, I'll lose him again?"
"No. Not being used, just simply being a friend...the key to a friendship."
"...And when will he start to stick to me instead of Li-la?? When is that going to happen?"
"Be patient and just wait."
"But Pheebs! I've been waiting since I was three and it has not even come close!"
"Love is not a thing you can hurry. It is something that's worth waiting for, for the best usually comes last."
Helga thought for a moment. Before she could respond to Phoebe, Gerald came over to their table. Phoebe blushed.
"Hey Phoebe. You wanna go out tonight?"
"Where will be go, Gerald?" Phoebe asked with her meek voice.
"Oh, to a late night movie maybe? We can have a little double date with Arnold & Lila." Gerald said with a smooth tone, acting like he's Mr. Suave. He also noticed the angry face plastered on Helga saying 'Phoebe and I were talking, Geraldo!' but he ignored it.
"Well... perhaps it is not such a good idea --" glancing at Helga, but Helga interrupted her.
"Just go Phoebe..."
"But --"
"I'll be fine, you go with tall hair boy."
"If you say so, Helga."
"Alright Phoebe, I'll see you tonight then. I'll be over at your house around 8?" Phoebe nodded and Gerald walked away to rejoin with his best friend.
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For the rest of the school day, not much really happened but the repeating cycle of everyday life in Hilwood. However Helga was over at Phoebe's, since she was not willing to go home to her uncaring family.
"I can't believe that Gerald and I are going out tonight!" Phoebe is sounding very excited.
"Yup, and looks like nothing's gonna stop you!" Helga reading her comic spoke up without even looking up.
"I am so intrigued by the fact that he had grown to love me. I never thought he would return my love for him."
"Uh-huh," still reading her comic. It had been like so for a while and 8 o'clock had finally arrived. Gerald was also knocking on the door while Phoebe was frantically running around her house to get ready for her special night with Gerald, Helga went to get the door for her. Gerald had a purple t-shirt and black pants on.
"Hey Gerald," she said halfheartedly.
"Helga!? What are you going here?"
"Hey! Can't I be at my best friend's house when I want to?" turning back to her seat and continue with her comic reading.
'Uh...well--"
"Don't worry, Geraldo, I'm not going to your little double date with the Football head and Li-la." Her voice had mixed with anger and jealousy. Gerald could tell, especially he was nothing like Mr. Dense. But Phoebe's voice had chimed in before Gerald could say anything back.
"I'm ready!" Phoebe sings with her usual cheerful voice.
The two friends turned and saw Phoebe at the top of her staircase walking down with her usual ensemble with a slightly dazzling blue top with a wince of make up that's barely noticeable. She was very pretty they both agreed.
"Well, I better get going. Since you guys are leaving and there's really no point of me staying."
"Yeah, I'll call you when I get back, Helga." Phoebe said to her friend with a promising smile.
"Hey Phoebe, let's go. Otherwise we'll going to be late for the movie, and I'm sure Arnold & Lila are waiting."
Phoebe gave Helga one more glance and walked off to the other direction with Gerald After seeing the couple vanished into the night. Helga went home. Where else was there to do? She sighed. Nothing. There was nothing she could do except to wait for her best friend to come back.
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Meanwhile in the movie theatre, the couple had just met up with Arnold and Lila. Gerald and Arnold did their handshake.
"Hey man, what movie do you want to see?"
Arnold thought for a moment, looking at the billboards. "How about 'The Evil Twin 4'?"
"I would be fascinating to see all the stunts and special effects in the movie," Phoebe said.
"Ok, cool. Let's buy the tickets," said Gerald.
Just as Gerald reach to the ticket window, Lila spoke up. "But the movie seems ever so cruel and violent. I'm certain that we shouldn't give in to the temptation and watch that movie like the other children."
"What do you wanna see then?" Gerald asked with discontentment.
"How about that one? 'Oh So Special Someone 2'? That sounds ever so sweet." At the end of her sentence she gave Arnold an irresistible smile, well, to Arnold at least.
"No, Lila. We are not going to see 'Oh So Special Someone 2'," Gerald said.
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Arnold, Gerald and Phoebe were sitting at a theatre room, while Lila went off to the restroom. The three were waiting for the movie to start.
"I can't believe we are watching 'Oh So Special Someone 2'," Gerald said with his arms crossing, making no eye contact but to the movie screen in front.
"C'mon, Gerald. It can't be THAT bad." Arnold, once again, trying to convince Gerald to look on the bright side.
"It can't be THAT BAD?! Arnold, are you crazy?! This is a mushy romantic film we are talking about here!" Gerald threw his hands up in the air to emphasis his point.
"SHHHH!!" All the people near them who heard Gerald were trying to silence him even though the movie hadn't started. Gerald growled, crossed his arms again and sat back. Just as the movie started, Lila walked back in with a sly smile on her face. Phoebe was the only one who noticed it, but she decided not to bring it up now and make a huge deal.
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Gerald was soon getting really bored of the movie and desperate need of something to do. He looked over to the right at Phoebe who did not seem to enjoy the movie very much. Then he turned to his left and saw Arnold, who seemed to still be entertained by it, and Lila who was obviously engaged into the movie. Gerald looked back to Phoebe again and this time she looked back at him and gave him a warm smile. They got closer and closer with each other. Before they knew it they were kissing and making out.
Arnold turned and looked at them. He smiled, remembering how much Gerald liked Phoebe for such a long time. Now Phoebe was able to return his love for her and they were going out. Arnold wished that someday Lila would, may be actually like him-like him and they would go from there. He subconsciously brought his arm around the seat next to him on his left side, where Lila sat. 'I guess now or never,' he thought. As he turned to Lila and about to kiss her, he found her disappeared. She was not in her seat and the man from a few seats down suddenly glanced over and noticed Arnold still in his ready to kiss position. The man gave him a weird and disgusted look. Then Arnold realized what he was going and immediately took it back. His face was flushed with red.
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Phoebe opened her eyes for a while during her make out session with Gerald and saw the seat right next to Arnold was empty and Arnold was blushing hard. Where was Lila? Why was Arnold blushing so hard? Being the smart girl she was, she figured that Arnold was trying to kiss Lila, but found that she was not there anymore, and he might be seen by other people. Phoebe slowly pulled away from Gerald's kiss and said that she had to use the restroom.
"Gerald, I need to use the restroom. But I'll be back okay?"
"Alright, see you when you get back, babe."
With that Phoebe walked out the door and searched for the bathroom. In the process of doing it, she found Lila talking with some guys by the concession stand.
"...And whatever you do, don't touch that cow." The group laughed as Phoebe watched them from afar.
'Ugh! It's her lame jokes again.' Phoebe thought. Then she saw something she couldn't believe her eyes. Lila was pulling a guy close and kissed him passionately. 'Lila?! Kissing a guy? I thought she is going with Arnold...is she cheating on him? That's extremely unbelievable according to my recent research on her. She was such a shy and innocent girl. I can't believe she's cheating on Arnold too. That tramp.' Lila resumed her conversation with the group of guys as Phoebe continued her trip to the restroom.
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After a few minutes the Oh So Special Someone had finally come to an end, and people started to come out of the theatre to the lobby. Lila noticed people coming out of the room.
"Hey, I really need to go guys. I'm ever so sorry. Bye." She said farewell to the audiences who were around her.
"Bye." The group of guys started to disperse.
"Call me!" Lila called out to the guy she kissed earlier as he left for the door. The guy turned around, acknowledged her comment and left.
Then Lila happily strolled to the women's restroom so that Arnold, Gerald and Phoebe would not get any ideas if they saw her coming out of it after missing half of the movie.
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Phoebe went to the bathroom earlier... and now Lila. What will happen next? Hmmm.... =) I personally don't think this is a cliffie. But R/R anyway. ^.^ (I hope this is not too long/short of a chapter)