A/N: Yep, I know. I update very quickly. o.0 Anyway, here's chapter 2: Held in Arms. Enjoy!
"Arnold?" I asked in a quiet voice. No reply, so I ran over to him, and shook him with all my might. "ARNOLD! Answer me!"
His eyes opened vaguely, but hey, at least he's alive! "Ashlyn? What did you just tell me before?! She loves me?!"
All righty then, I guess he's awake. "Uhm, yeah. That's what I said. Strange isn't it?"
As soon as I was about to say something else, he jumped up and ran away. Back to school, I guess. I twitched my eyes. "He's one weird kid."
Back in school, I saw Helga, leaning agaisnt her locker, holding back tears. "Who's there?" She whispered. "Ashlyn?"
"Yes, it's me." I replied. "Helga.... this is kind of hard to say, but... I uhm.. kind of told Arnold that you were in love with him... and he--
"You WHAT?!" She screamed. "I thought you promised you would never tell even if you were tortured!"
"I-I'm sorry, Helga. But it just, slipped. I didn't mean to... honest. But I don't think he's mad... he hasn't said anything to you, right?"
"Who cares what the Football head said to me? Ashlyn! Knock-knock! He knows now! So don't you think he hates me even more than before?"
"Actually, no, I don't." I replied softly. "He was shocked, indeed, but I did not hear him say anything bad about you--"
"Were you with him the whole time...?"
"No... he took off as soon as he woke up from fainting."
Helga sighed. "Thanks, Ashlyn." She nodded, and had a mean glare in her eyes. "Thanks for being such a GREAT friend!" And with that, she took off... into the girls bathroom. Probably to cry, I guess.
So, there. I had lost the only friend I had except Kaili who moved to Japan 2 months ago. WHY was my mouth so big? Why couldn't I just keep things to myself? Answer: I didn't have a life.
Arnold walked over to me, about 5 minutes after I got done rambling in my mind. "Ashlyn... where's Helga?"
"In the bathroom, I think. Why do you care?"
"Because... I wanted to apologize to her..."
"You mean you love her too?"
"NO! I mean I can give her another chance... if she wants to have another chance, that is."
"Trust me, she does. Oh, and while you are talking to her, tell her I killed myself because I lost her as a friend, kay?"
"Whoa... hold on. Why isn't she your friend?"
"Because I told you how she felt. And she thinks it's some big deal. She's acting like the world is going to stop spinning."
Arnold shook his head. "I'm sorry, Ashlyn."
"Thank you."
Later on at recess, Helga was sitting on the bench, just staring up at the sky. Why didn't Arnold tell her anything yet? Come on, already!
"Helga!" I heard a voice call. It was Arnold. Finally! "Helga... I need to talk to you."
"About WHAT Hair Boy?" She growled. Oy... she never gives up, does she?
"About us. Look, I'm sorry I treated you the way I did. I don't hate you Helga... but.. I don't like you, either. I'm willing to give you another chance, but only if you start treating me better."
I could just tell Helga was about to cry. Why? I don't know. "Ain't going to happen, Arnoldo! You don't know what life puts me through! Arnold... my parents never notice me.. in fact.. I think they don't even LOVE me. My sister is a goody-two-shoes who thinks she's always right.. and I'm just hated by the world!"
"Helga... that's not true. I don't hate you. And I do understand what life puts you through.
As Helga started to cry harder and harder, Arnold did something that shocked me and the rest of the playground... he hugged her.
A/N: Whew! That took me a while to type! ; But I managed. Anyway, please review this story so far.. and yes, I except flames. Well, the story isn't done yet... I'm planning on maiking this a long one. Find out what everyone's reaction is to Arnold hugging Helga... and what ELSE happens between them. And also keep your eyes opened for the new girl, Sari. She shall be making the story more interesting by causing trouble between Helga and Arnold. Byebye.
"Arnold?" I asked in a quiet voice. No reply, so I ran over to him, and shook him with all my might. "ARNOLD! Answer me!"
His eyes opened vaguely, but hey, at least he's alive! "Ashlyn? What did you just tell me before?! She loves me?!"
All righty then, I guess he's awake. "Uhm, yeah. That's what I said. Strange isn't it?"
As soon as I was about to say something else, he jumped up and ran away. Back to school, I guess. I twitched my eyes. "He's one weird kid."
Back in school, I saw Helga, leaning agaisnt her locker, holding back tears. "Who's there?" She whispered. "Ashlyn?"
"Yes, it's me." I replied. "Helga.... this is kind of hard to say, but... I uhm.. kind of told Arnold that you were in love with him... and he--
"You WHAT?!" She screamed. "I thought you promised you would never tell even if you were tortured!"
"I-I'm sorry, Helga. But it just, slipped. I didn't mean to... honest. But I don't think he's mad... he hasn't said anything to you, right?"
"Who cares what the Football head said to me? Ashlyn! Knock-knock! He knows now! So don't you think he hates me even more than before?"
"Actually, no, I don't." I replied softly. "He was shocked, indeed, but I did not hear him say anything bad about you--"
"Were you with him the whole time...?"
"No... he took off as soon as he woke up from fainting."
Helga sighed. "Thanks, Ashlyn." She nodded, and had a mean glare in her eyes. "Thanks for being such a GREAT friend!" And with that, she took off... into the girls bathroom. Probably to cry, I guess.
So, there. I had lost the only friend I had except Kaili who moved to Japan 2 months ago. WHY was my mouth so big? Why couldn't I just keep things to myself? Answer: I didn't have a life.
Arnold walked over to me, about 5 minutes after I got done rambling in my mind. "Ashlyn... where's Helga?"
"In the bathroom, I think. Why do you care?"
"Because... I wanted to apologize to her..."
"You mean you love her too?"
"NO! I mean I can give her another chance... if she wants to have another chance, that is."
"Trust me, she does. Oh, and while you are talking to her, tell her I killed myself because I lost her as a friend, kay?"
"Whoa... hold on. Why isn't she your friend?"
"Because I told you how she felt. And she thinks it's some big deal. She's acting like the world is going to stop spinning."
Arnold shook his head. "I'm sorry, Ashlyn."
"Thank you."
Later on at recess, Helga was sitting on the bench, just staring up at the sky. Why didn't Arnold tell her anything yet? Come on, already!
"Helga!" I heard a voice call. It was Arnold. Finally! "Helga... I need to talk to you."
"About WHAT Hair Boy?" She growled. Oy... she never gives up, does she?
"About us. Look, I'm sorry I treated you the way I did. I don't hate you Helga... but.. I don't like you, either. I'm willing to give you another chance, but only if you start treating me better."
I could just tell Helga was about to cry. Why? I don't know. "Ain't going to happen, Arnoldo! You don't know what life puts me through! Arnold... my parents never notice me.. in fact.. I think they don't even LOVE me. My sister is a goody-two-shoes who thinks she's always right.. and I'm just hated by the world!"
"Helga... that's not true. I don't hate you. And I do understand what life puts you through.
As Helga started to cry harder and harder, Arnold did something that shocked me and the rest of the playground... he hugged her.
A/N: Whew! That took me a while to type! ; But I managed. Anyway, please review this story so far.. and yes, I except flames. Well, the story isn't done yet... I'm planning on maiking this a long one. Find out what everyone's reaction is to Arnold hugging Helga... and what ELSE happens between them. And also keep your eyes opened for the new girl, Sari. She shall be making the story more interesting by causing trouble between Helga and Arnold. Byebye.