Chapter 2: Was it really in the heat of the moment?

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Both songs belong to Vanessa Carlton.

"Here we are Club beat!" Arnold announced.

"Huh? What?" Helga asked startled as she woke up, sleepily wiping the drool from her face.

Arnold smiled, and leaned in smelling the vanilla shampoo from her hair. "I said we're here, sleepy head" Arnold whispered and playfully punched her.

"Hey! You would be asleep too!" Helga defended and pouted as she retied her ponytail.

Arnold chuckled at how cute she was, but shook his head and got that thought out of his mind.

"You ready?" Arnold asked, slightly impatient.

"Yeah, yeah" Helga said as she climbed out of the car.

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Helga and Arnold danced to the up-beat music, Helga smiled as she wrapped on arm around his shoulder and Arnold placed a hand on her hip. Soon the song ended a slowly song took its place.

"You wanna dance?" Arnold asked,

"Um, sure."

Arnold slowly placed his hands on Helga's waist, as Helga placed her arms around his neck; a great distance was between them.

You light me up and then I fall for you You lay me down and then I call for you Stumbling on reasons that are far and few I'd let it all come down and then some for you

Helga sighed as Arnold brought her closer, so close she could feel his heart beat; she then rested her head on his shoulders.

Pretty baby don't you leave me I have been saving smiles for you Pretty baby why can't you see You're the one I belong to I'll be the embrace that keeps you warm For you the sun that breaks the storm I'll be alright and I'll sleep sound As long as you keep comin' round, oh pretty baby

Helga looked up at Arnold and they both smiled, staring into each others eyes, it was just them and the world.

Arnold suddenly felt himself moving closer to Helga, until finally their lips lightly brushed passed.

Helga gasped, and Arnold looked stunned. 'What was I thinking?' Arnold thought.

"I think maybe it's time to go home." Arnold whispered and walked away.

A huge grin came on Helga's face and she screamed in victory causing a few people to stare at her.

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Helga sighed and stared blankly at the street.

'Maybe I should tell him' Helga thought, as she nervously as she twiddled with her thumbs.

Helga sighed and turned in Arnold direction.

"Um Arnold.." She started.

"Yeah."

"Um, I have something important to tell you."

Arnold stopped at the side of the road and placed his attention on Helga.

"What is it?"

"Um, the thing I have to tell you is, that I...um, that I"

"Well get on with it!"

"I love you!"

*silence*

"You what?"

"You heard me I love you"

Arnold shook his head.

"You can't"

Helga placed her hands on her hips.

"And why not?"

"Because I have a girlfriend!"

"But Arnold if you feel the same way then having a girlfriend has nothing to do with it"

"But I don't love you!" 'Liar' he thought.

"B-but you kissed me" she whispered as tears fell done her cheeks.

"Oh Helga! That kiss meant absolutely NOTHING!!" he yelled.

"Then why did you do it!"

"I got caught up in the heat of the moment!"

"Heat of the moment my ass!"

"Helga stop it!"

"F-fine then I'll just walk home then"

Helga leaned over and kissed Arnold on the cheek.

"Good bye Arnold" she whispered.

"And thanks for the worst day of my life!" she yelled and stomped off.

"Helga" Arnold called out of the open window.

"Just leave me the hell alone!"

"Home is twenty miles away!"

"I'm a big girl"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"FINE!"

"GOOD NIGHT ARNOLD!"

"BYE!"

Helga looked at his car as he drove away.

"Bye" she whispered and broke down into tears.



She'd do anything to sparkle in his eyes She would suffer; she would fight, and compromise She's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright For answers to questions that haunt her tonight

Helga sniffled and wiped the remaining of her tears away. She sighed and looked up to the stars above. "Why me?" she whispered, and sighed and kicked the dirt on the ground.

She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way

"Oh great rain" she muttered and pulled her jacket closer to her body as she picked up the pace.

How she'd be soothed, how she be saved of he could see, She needs to held in his arms to be free But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand 'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man

"Stupid rain, stupid Arnold, STUPID LIFE!!!" She yelled and looked to the heavens above as the rain continued to beat down on her.

"I hate you Arnold!"

She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way

"Arnold will never love me and I don't love him" she chanted over and over again until, it soothed her. She smiled.

And if she runs away she fears she won't be followed What could be worse than leaving something behind? And as the depth of oceans slowly becomes shallow It's loneliness she finds. If only he was mine

"But, I'll miss our friendship the times we spent together, I'll miss it all, but yet I feel.so much better" she said and hugged herself tight.

She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way

"I guess we were never meant to be" she sighed and again kicked at the ground. Looked at the sign that read: East Mitchell Street 10 miles.

"Almost there" she said.

She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye She would suffer, she would fight and compromise She's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright For answers to question that will haunt her tonight

"Finally" she breathed as she ran up the stairs and entered her house. She tip toed up the stairs and entered her room. She softly sighed as she plopped onto her bed.

'But what if we never talk again?'

She must rinse him She must rinse him She can't rinse him She can't rinse him She can't, she won't, she must rinse him She can't, she won't, she must rinse him She must rinse this all away She can't hold him this way She must rinse this all away She can't love him this way

She stared at the ceiling when it finally hit her.

"We were never meant to be, I don't love Arnold" she whispered, and soon she fell asleep.

AN: Okay I know that suck but at least I updated! The first song was Pretty baby and the second on was Rinse. I hope you liked! The next chapter is on Arnold.