Disclaimer: Say it with me now: She doesn't own "Hey Arnold!" She does own
a very pretty orchid and a laptop that is not being good today. (Grr.) I
would also like to correct myself in my last chapter; we HAVEN'T met Tyler
yet, so there's no reason to remember him! You met him here! (Keep in mind
the author is a blonde...)
To quickly acknowledge my new friends: Thanks for reviewing, ahhelga and iluvarnold, plus my two anonymous reviewers! Here's more!
OK, enough rambling- hope you're enjoying it thus far, here's the fourth chapter!
Chapter Four: Something More (AN: hee-hee it rhymes! :-P)
Helga lay on her bed, trying to finish reading her Honors book, but gave up when a brilliant idea suddenly distracted her. She hopped into her computer chair, opened the email system, and went to the search function.
"'Arnold Stewart'," she whispered to herself as she typed the name in, then started the search. Sure enough, there was the exact match, on top of the list. "It's got to be him. But is he in my music theory class or not?" She quelled her hope, as Kristi was slowly waking up from her nap: It would have to be a mystery for another day. "Hey, ready to study again?" she said aloud.
"Heck no, I'm starving." Kristi grinned. "Whaddya say?"
"Sure, why not? Just let me finish checking my email." Kristi nodded and began brushing her short auburn hair, while Helga clicked on a message from her father- a reminder that he would be gone on business this weekend, and that he loved and missed her.
"How's your sister?" Kristi asked, yawning. Olga was now living in their old neighborhood, in the old house, with her young family and wonderful job as a teacher at P.S. 118.
"Last I knew, she was doing well. Baby Tim was teething and Candace was starting to try walking."
"That's good. You done yet?"
It never failed to amaze Helga how fast her roommate could get ready after being asleep for an hour and a half. "Yeah, let's get going." She put up an away message, and grabbed her MaineCard and keys. She and Kristi went down the first flight of stairs without any problems, but on the second Kristi stopped her.
"We can't go this way."
"Why?"
"Tyler." Her abusive ex-boyfriend, Tyler Downs, lived on the third floor of Oxford Hall, and was standing on the landing between the second and third floors. Kristi dragged Helga through the door next to them, leading them into the north wing of the third floor.
"Honestly, you've got a restraining order. Just walk by-" She ran into a guy leaving the bathroom and was knocked to the ground. "Hey, watch it!"
"Sorry about that." Her eyes widened at that voice- it was slightly deeper than she remembered it. She slowly made her eyes travel up from the floor- 'Oh my Lord, he's only in a towel,' she thought- to his face. "Can I give you a-" His green eyes locked onto her blue ones. "...Helga?"
"Yes," she said, a little more breathily than she would have liked, while the refrain of 'Ohmigod he recognizes me, he recognizes me after four years' overtook her train of thought. "You haven't changed much, football- head... except the skull looks more normal."
He grinned. "Maturity does that, I suppose." He took her hand and helped her back up.
Helga suddenly remembered her manners. "Arnold, this is my roommate, Kristi Malcolm. Kristi, this is Arnold... an old friend." She also remembered that Arnold was still holding her hand, colored, and quietly slipped hers from his.
Kristi's eyes traveled from this, then to their faces. "Really," she said, sarcastically.
"Would you like to come with us to dinner?" Helga asked, choosing to ignore Kristi's comment.
"Sure, I just need to get dressed." He disappeared into a nearby room for a moment.
"'Old friend'?" Kristi repeated.
"Yeah, from when I lived in Washington," Helga replied, then wondered, 'Why am I sounding so defensive about it?'
"Certainly looks like a lot more," the other girl muttered.
*** And now, for a word from our author: Yay, Helga and Arnold are reunited- and we have met Kristi's ex, Tyler. What happened to Helga through high school? Why does Kristi dread running into Tyler? Is Arnold's head REALLY that football-shaped now? Things can only get more involved from here... what do I mean? Read chapter five, Confrontation, to find out.
On another interesting note: everyone's favorite former baseball star, Mickey Kaline, is voiced by Ron Perlman... who plays the title character of the movie "Hell Boy". All the more reason for people to go see it! Luvs! -PopStarOE
To quickly acknowledge my new friends: Thanks for reviewing, ahhelga and iluvarnold, plus my two anonymous reviewers! Here's more!
OK, enough rambling- hope you're enjoying it thus far, here's the fourth chapter!
Chapter Four: Something More (AN: hee-hee it rhymes! :-P)
Helga lay on her bed, trying to finish reading her Honors book, but gave up when a brilliant idea suddenly distracted her. She hopped into her computer chair, opened the email system, and went to the search function.
"'Arnold Stewart'," she whispered to herself as she typed the name in, then started the search. Sure enough, there was the exact match, on top of the list. "It's got to be him. But is he in my music theory class or not?" She quelled her hope, as Kristi was slowly waking up from her nap: It would have to be a mystery for another day. "Hey, ready to study again?" she said aloud.
"Heck no, I'm starving." Kristi grinned. "Whaddya say?"
"Sure, why not? Just let me finish checking my email." Kristi nodded and began brushing her short auburn hair, while Helga clicked on a message from her father- a reminder that he would be gone on business this weekend, and that he loved and missed her.
"How's your sister?" Kristi asked, yawning. Olga was now living in their old neighborhood, in the old house, with her young family and wonderful job as a teacher at P.S. 118.
"Last I knew, she was doing well. Baby Tim was teething and Candace was starting to try walking."
"That's good. You done yet?"
It never failed to amaze Helga how fast her roommate could get ready after being asleep for an hour and a half. "Yeah, let's get going." She put up an away message, and grabbed her MaineCard and keys. She and Kristi went down the first flight of stairs without any problems, but on the second Kristi stopped her.
"We can't go this way."
"Why?"
"Tyler." Her abusive ex-boyfriend, Tyler Downs, lived on the third floor of Oxford Hall, and was standing on the landing between the second and third floors. Kristi dragged Helga through the door next to them, leading them into the north wing of the third floor.
"Honestly, you've got a restraining order. Just walk by-" She ran into a guy leaving the bathroom and was knocked to the ground. "Hey, watch it!"
"Sorry about that." Her eyes widened at that voice- it was slightly deeper than she remembered it. She slowly made her eyes travel up from the floor- 'Oh my Lord, he's only in a towel,' she thought- to his face. "Can I give you a-" His green eyes locked onto her blue ones. "...Helga?"
"Yes," she said, a little more breathily than she would have liked, while the refrain of 'Ohmigod he recognizes me, he recognizes me after four years' overtook her train of thought. "You haven't changed much, football- head... except the skull looks more normal."
He grinned. "Maturity does that, I suppose." He took her hand and helped her back up.
Helga suddenly remembered her manners. "Arnold, this is my roommate, Kristi Malcolm. Kristi, this is Arnold... an old friend." She also remembered that Arnold was still holding her hand, colored, and quietly slipped hers from his.
Kristi's eyes traveled from this, then to their faces. "Really," she said, sarcastically.
"Would you like to come with us to dinner?" Helga asked, choosing to ignore Kristi's comment.
"Sure, I just need to get dressed." He disappeared into a nearby room for a moment.
"'Old friend'?" Kristi repeated.
"Yeah, from when I lived in Washington," Helga replied, then wondered, 'Why am I sounding so defensive about it?'
"Certainly looks like a lot more," the other girl muttered.
*** And now, for a word from our author: Yay, Helga and Arnold are reunited- and we have met Kristi's ex, Tyler. What happened to Helga through high school? Why does Kristi dread running into Tyler? Is Arnold's head REALLY that football-shaped now? Things can only get more involved from here... what do I mean? Read chapter five, Confrontation, to find out.
On another interesting note: everyone's favorite former baseball star, Mickey Kaline, is voiced by Ron Perlman... who plays the title character of the movie "Hell Boy". All the more reason for people to go see it! Luvs! -PopStarOE