A/N: Alright here is the rest of Chapter 6…it was kind of getting too long so enjoy!
Chapter 6 ½:
Meanwhile on the other side of the mall, phoebe still wasn't having any luck finding a present for Gerald.
"This is so hopeless, I'm never going to…oOoOo wait a minute…" Phoebe said, as she was distracted as she passed a shoe store.
In the display window was a pair of red and white shoes that looked just like the ones Gerald wears. She had noticed that his were getting kind of raggedy looking.
"It's the perfect gift! Oh I'm so happy!" Phoebe gasped with excitement.
The lady that worked there walked over to Phoebe and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Did you find what you were looking for Miss? Did you know what size you needed?" The lady asked nicely.
"Uh…Oh my! Yes I have found what I was looking for but I don't know what size…" Phoebe said sadly.
"Oh that's ok…well how tall is the gentleman that you are buying these for? Describe him to me…" the lady asked.
"Well he's 18yrs. Old, he's 6foot tall, he's rather on the thin side and (Phoebe got this dreamy look on her face) and he's oh so handsome…" Phoebe sighed with delight.
The lady just looked at her and smiled. "I know the exact size you need, I'll be with you in a few minutes." The lady said as she walked away towards the stock room.
Phoebe just stood there in awe. She was so excited to get back and show Helga!
"I wonder how Helga has made out?" Phoebe thought to herself.
"Miss! I have your shoes right here…" The lady motioned for phoebe from behind the check out counter.
"Thank you so much…" Phoebe thanked the lady.
"The total is $30.00, and would you like me to gift wrap these for you? Its on the house?" The lady asked generously.
"That would be terrific…if I tried to wrap them, I'd end up being tied with the ribbon instead of the present." Phoebe said with a laugh.
The lady laughed. "Here you go and you have a very merry Christmas, and a blessed new year! And by the way, I know your friend will just love these!" The lady said as she winked at Phoebe.
As phoebe walked out of the shoe store, she clutched her package and smiled. She was so proud of herself in her choice "Now to get back and show helga" Phoebe said to herself as she ventured back to the pair of benches where they said they'd wait for each other.
As phoebe neared the benches she noticed Helga had already gotten there first, she couldn't contain her excitement any longer…
"Helga! Helga! I got it!" Phoebe yelled out.
Helga was startled when she her phoebe yell her name…she jumped up to greet her friend who had a ear to ear smile on her face which could have lighted up the darkest room in the world.
"What is it phoebe!" Helga said as she rushed over to her friend.
"Oh Helga! I found the most perfect gift!" Phoebe said holding the box out in front of Helga.
"Oh phoebe that's great! So did I!" Helga said as she too held out her present in front of phoebe.
Both of them just jumped up and down in excitement.
"Ok let's stop now, people are giving us weird looks…" Helga said as she looked around.
"Oh Helga…who cares! If they knew how happy we were they would be doing the same thing! Let's head home…how bout that, I'm getting tired. To much excitement for one day." Phoebe said with a yawn.
" Yeah I know, but ah never mind…yeah I'm getting tired too, to much thinking for one day, (laughs)" Helga said as she yawn too.
So the both of them headed for exit of the mall.
Meanwhile upstairs Arnold was heading back towards Macy's, where he would wait for Gerald. As Arnold neared Macy's he noticed Gerald was already there holding on to a very beautifully wrapped present, laying securely on his lap. As Gerald sat there looking around he noticed Arnold was walking towards him, he got up to greet his friend.
"So I see you finally found something…" Gerald said with a smile. As he looked down at the pretty pink bag that Arnold held in his hands.
"I see you have too and got here before me…" Arnold said curiously.
"Yeah I took Brian's advice…and did you know it couldn't have been more perfect…" Gerald said happily.
"That's cool…man Gerald I can't wait to see Helga's expression when she opens this…" Arnold said with excitement.
"Yeah I know what you mean…phoebe is going to flip out when she opens this…" Gerald said holding out the present.
"Only a few more days…(yawns) We should be getting back home…it's getting more crowded in here and I'm getting a little tired." Arnold said with another yawn.
"Yeah I'm getting tired too (yawns)" Gerald said as he yawned again.
"Geeze why does that always happen?" Gerald asked confusedly.
"What do you mean?" Arnold replied.
"Like if you yawn…someone near you yawns…its like contagious…I mean you just have to hear someone yawn and or even when you see the word yawn or even hear it you yawn…its crazy man…" Gerald said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Gerald yeah, you need to take a nap or something…and you call me crazy…" Arnold said with a chuckle as he started to walk towards the exit.
"It's true and you know it…don't you give me I'm crazy…cause we all know you are the most craziest…" Gerald said defensively as he trailed behind Arnold.
The bus stop" BRRR…did it colder out here or is it just me?" Helga said as she tried to warm her hands.
"No it got colder…well the weather man did say it was suppose to get really cold tonight…" Phoebe said with a shiver.
"It's not night yet…" Helga said confusedly.
"Well…oh here comes the bus now!" Phoebe shouted.
As the bus stopped at the corner and opened the doors, as Helga and phoebe entered the bus, Brian noticed who they were.
"Hey there beautiful! I see you found everything you were looking for!" He said with a smile.
"Oh hey Brian, yeah I did…thank you…" Helga said as she went to go sit next to phoebe.
"I know he's going to love it…" Brian said as he started to drive off.
"How do you know it's for a guy?" Helga said as she raised her eyebrow.
Brian just turned to look at her and smiled and said… "Cause I just know…" with a wink.
"That's weird…so phoeb's what did you get tall hair boy?" She said sarcastically.
Phoebe just looked at her and shook her head.
"Nothing today has been very normal…and I don't want to tell you what I got GERALD, it's a surprise." Phoebe said as she corrected Helga.
"Sorry…yeah I feel I shouldn't tell you either…again weird…" Helga said looking down at Arnold's present.
"NO! STOP! We're going to miss the bus again!" Gerald cried out as he started to run towards the bus.
"WAIT! STOP!" Arnold yelled.
Before Brian turned out of the parking lot he looked out of his mirror and noticed Arnold and Gerald running towards him and waited for them.
Helga looked out of the window and realized that Arnold and Gerald were about to board the bus.
"OMG! Phoebe…(she grabbed phoebe's arm) Gerald and Arnold are coming…" Helga gasped.
"Oh no…uh duck down…" Phoebe whispered as she and Helga huddled together in their seat.
"Hey boys! I thought it was you two running…" Brian said as he opened the door.
"Good eyes man…or you would have been picking up two stiffs on your next trip…I owe you again." Gerald said as he shook Brian's hand.
"Yeah thank you so much for stopping for us…" Arnold said as he took a seat.
" Not a problem…so I see both of you found what you were looking for in the mall…" Brian said with a smile.
"They were there? I didn't see them…" Helga whispered.
Phoebe just shrugged her shoulders. " I didn't see them either…"
When Brian turned around he noticed he didn't see Helga and her friend in any of the seats.
"Hey Beautiful! Where did you go?" Brian called out.
Both Arnold and Gerald turned around to see this beautiful.
"Crimeny! He just couldn't keep his mouth shut…" Helga mumbled to herself.
Phoebe pinched her arm.
"OU…Oh here it is, found it…" Helga said as she popped her head up and made eye contact with Arnold.
"HELGA!" Both Arnold and Gerald gasped.
"So my mystery lady has a name…nice to meet you Helga!" Brian said with such a sweet smile.
Helga just smiled back.
"What are you doing here Helga?" Arnold questioned.
"Geeze, Hello to you to Foot-ball…I mean Arnold! What do you mean what am I doing here? I wanted to shopping today with my best friend phoebe…did I need your permission or something?" Helga huffed in aggravation.
"Phoebe?" Gerald gasped.
"I'm sorry helga…I didn't mean it like that…it's just that I thought you hated shop…never mind…Hey you have your hair down today…(helga cuts him off)
"And what's wrong with my hair being down?" Helga scolded…Brian shot her a look.
"Nothing is wrong with it…it just looks nice that's all…" Arnold as he turned back around in his seat.
"Oh…thank you…" Helga said softly.
"Oh Phoebe, so what time should I pick you up on Saturday?" Gerald asked nervously.
Phoebe's little heart raced at the sound of her name being spoken from Gerald's mouth.
"Oh…I actually was hoping I could meet you there, I promised Helga I was going to go with her…I…" Phoebe said sadly.
Gerald just put his head down in disappointment.
Helga looked at the both of them.
"Uh Gerald…You can pick phoebe up at…(she looks over at Arnold…Arnold puts seven fingers up) Pick phoebe up at 7:00 sharp! I'm sorry bout that…she forgot that I had told her I was going to be running a little late, and I didn't want her to miss the party…well miss the beginning of it anyway." Helga said.
"Oh alright then sounds great!" Gerald said happily looking over at phoebe who must have turned 5 shades of red.
"What are you doing?" Phoebe whispered.
"Trust me…" Helga said warmly.
Phoebe just smiled and nodded her head.
As the bus stopped Brian opened the doors. Before Gerald got off the Bus he reached over and shook Brains hand.
"Thanks a million! I'll never forget you bro!" Gerald said as he jumped off the bus.
"Not a problem Gerald…take care of yourself and remember what I told you." He yelled to Gerald.
"Well thanks Brian…you've been a big help today…and a Godsend. Thanks so much!" Arnold said as he shook Brian's hand goodbye.
Brian brought Arnold close to him and whispered… "Remember what I told you earlier… don't let her go…(he said looking back at helga) she's a very special young woman…" Brian said as he let go of Arnold's hand.
Arnold just stared at Helga, then back at Brian. "You take care Brian and have a very merry Christmas…God bless…" Arnold said as he walked down the steps of the bus.
As phoebe walked past Brian he said… "Have a Merry Christmas Phoebe and it was a pleasure meeting you…and I know he'll love the gift you choose for him…" with a wink.
"Thanks so much…I hope so…you too, have a very Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!" Phoebe said as she got off the bus.
"Helga…you choose well…he's a great young man…don't let him get away…and he'll love the gift you bought him. Just don't push him away…remember what I told you earlier…" He said tenderly.
"I know Brian…Wait how did you…(helga was interrupted as Brian just gave her a great big hug)
"Thanks Brian…I'll never forget you…you've been my angel today!" Helga said as she let go.
"Your more than welcome. And for more days to come, you have a great night." Brian said as he waved good-bye to Helga and phoebe.
Phoebe and Helga just stood there and watched the bus drive away and into the traffic.
As they started their walk home Helga looked behind her and looked at Arnold.
Arnold too turned and looked back at Helga…but neither of them made eye contact. Both turned around to quickly for them to have noticed each other. Helga let out a sigh…and then she felt a warm gentle breeze flow around her. She felt so happy and at peace with everything. She looked over at her best friend who was in a whole other world…walking with an ear to ear smile, eyes all twinkling, rosy cheeks and holding on to Gerald's present close to her heart. Helga just couldn't help but smile even more at this precious site.
A/N: Ok that concludes our chapter 6…hope all of you are enjoying this so far…. good I'm glad to hear that…see you all next chapter.