Chapter 6


"Helga?" Arnolds stepped deeper into Helga's room

"Hello," said a small voice. Helga let her long golden blond hair that flow down to her waist. She wore a big pink bow, and she had brilliant blue eyes. She was wearing a long lacy, blue tinted nightgown, it was almost transparent and it glossed over her perfect form. She stood on a huge balcony, and a glowing full moon looming behind her. She looked at him with sad eyes. Why?

"Hello." he breathed for she was breathtakingly beautiful. "Helga. I want to say." before he could say it, she did.

"I'm sorry." And tears began to flow down her perfect face. He took one step closer and her hands went up, cautioning him to stop. "Don't!" she exclaimed. Then she stepped up to the edge of the balcony and looked down, ten stories up. What was she thinking?? The wind was blowing through her hair and gown. She smiled sadly at him and blew him a small kiss, turned, and jumped off.

"Nooo!" and with one huge leap Arnold, grabbed Helga's wrist.

"Just let me go! Stop!" Helga screamed.

"No! I will not let you die this way. or anyway. You stupid girl!" he yelled and pulled her up. He lifted her up onto he feet. "What the hell were you thinking?"

"Arnold. I need to escape! Why did you stop me? I hate you." she lowered her head, she realized that she had meant what she had said, she did hate him at that moment.

"That may be so, but I will not let you kill yourself." Arnold looked her up and down. He blushed ferociously. "And you'll catch cold if you leave the windows open." Arnold shut then. "Now what is wrong with you? I wont let you go unless you tell me." He sat on Helga's bed and wait for her to tell the story.

Helga told him everything, "Apparently I am the lost princess, and my real name is Sapphire. I am from another dimension, and these two guys, Jake and Tim, have come to get me and take me back.so that I could seal up the dark powers as I did long ago, two hundred years ago."

"Two hundred? How? Are you?.." Helga nodded

"Well, I don't know the details and I don't remember any of it? But I have to leave, in order to save them and I might find a place where I belong." Arnold's face dropped.

"You have to leave then. But you know, you do belong here. I mean.I" Arnold stuttered and turned away.

"Arnold. Don't get me wrong. I like yo. it here, with my friends. But you understand, don't you?" Helga ducked under his face so she could see him.

"Yes, if I have an opportunity to find my parents, I would go." He smiled, "I just wouldn't want to be alone."

"Arnold?" he stopped her with a finger to her lips.

"Let me say this." he started, "if by some chance you come back, I want you to know that you can stay at the boarding house. And one more thing. I'm going with you."

"Arnold. why?"

"Because, I don't want anything to happen to you," he said as he grabbed her shoulders. He was coming closer to her he was so close to her only millimeters apart, he wanted to kiss her, wanted to feel her lips on his. He decided against it and hugged her.

"Arnold, thank you. I don't really like to be alone, and when I said I didn't need you. I did not mean it." The clock struck twelve, "Marry Christmas.

"Marry Christmas." Arnold said and held her close to him. The smell of her hair was intoxicating, and he had the urge to touch it, but resisted.