Author - Mystic Rains
Rating - PG – 13, 'cause Ty can't seem to keep herself from flirting with the other girls – that little skank lol
Summery - Arnold's in an orphanage, only a shell of what he really use to be. The kids there are even making bets on if he'll be the next suicide. But when there's the person from his past who ends up in the same situation as him, will they be able to hang on together?
Disclaimer - Hey Arnold? If I owned it…F—it, just remember I don't own it.
Author's Note - I'm sure everyone's hating me right now, and wondering why I'm back. A reader sent me an e-mail not to long ago, asking if I was going to continue this, and with their small showing of hope, and me missing just being able to write again, I was able to complete at least this chapter. It perhaps might be a bit boring, but I haven't forgotten completely about this story and I know it has some good potential. So BC, all my reviews, and even those bothering reading through this note, thank you for waiting and I'm sorry for making this so long of a wait. Now I know to never get mad with other authors.
I thought that alcohol was just for those with nothing else to do
I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze
But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose
To walk the fine line between self-control and self-abuse
Alcohol – Bare Naked Ladies
"And then when she picked one off her head and saw the red on the tampons, she ran away screaming like a banshee! She had no idea it was just the red ink we had found! She almost threatened to ground all of us from meals! Even the guys! She had no idea it was us!"
The four girls broke off with hysterical laughter, clutching their stomachs achingly. Helga wiped away tears of mirth from her eyes as she took another sip of her Irish cream cocoa. It had the faint alcoholic taste that you would expect in anything with the word 'Irish' before it, but Helga had already learned to like it. Ty was still banging her fist on the table trying to stop herself from laughing, and Bookie & Sumomo had been giggling so hard they had gotten the hiccups. Helga had the suspicion that their alcohol had added in that.
"So Helga.." Ty purred, with a grin that'd match a cat right after it found the milk carton "you had any boyfriend back where ya came from? Or perhaps a playmate to keep you warm?"
"Oh do stop Ty," Bookie giggled, shaking her finger at Ty a bit unsteadily. "Can't you tell that she happens to be a bit too young for that sort of… well, entertainment?" Bookie blushed hard, as though even saying something that even hinted to sex would be wrong. Ty grin grew wider, as she playfully snapped at Bookie's fingertip, and caused her to jump back a bit.
"You can "entertain" me tonight then Bookie," Ty winked at her, causing Bookie's cheeks to have a light tint of red flushed upon them. "Anyways, what's the big deal? What's done is done, and you never know till you ask. So, have you Helgie?"
Helga cocked her eyebrow at Ty, and gave the group the once over look from above her coffee cup. Drinking deeply, her mind ran to Arnold who was within the orphanage. Her secret still had to be kept safe, but she couldn't deny these girls, who were quickly becoming her friends, an answer.
"Nah, no boyfriends nor any action for me. Sorry to disappoint you Nympho." Helga smiled as Ty gave her a half dirty glare mixed in an amused smirk. "I've only had my eyes set upon ice cream, and nothing else has ever really attracted me…"
"Ice Cream! I love ice cream! Is it chocolate? I adore chocolate? Or is it strawberry? I adore strawberry too! Especially with chocolate sprinkles and chocolate sauce…" Sumomo jumped up and grabbed Helga's arms, with sparkles in her eyes. "I'd love some ice cream right now…"
"Oh shut up Sumomo. It's probably some sort of nickname or somethin'." Candy gave Helga a slight smile, and then turned back to Sumomo.
"Or maybe it's a fetish," Ty whispered to Bookie, who blushed again as Candy rolled her eyes.
Sumomo still stared blankly outwards, thinking upon different ice cream desserts. Candy threw Sumomo her usual arrogant smirk and took another sip her drink. "Plus, everyone knows lemon puddin' is better." Candy closed her eyes lightly, and licked her pink lips in anticipation for her next chance to have some.
"Are you kidding? Ice cream is better." Sumomo glared, stamping to her feet and clutching upon Helga's arm tighter. Helga gave her no notice however, and raised her coffee mug to her lips again, finishing off the rest of the cup with one shot.
"Lemon Puddin'" Candy said shortly, slurping the rest of her Pina Colada out of her glass.
"Ice Cream," Sumomo pouted, and turned on her heel in anger. Unfortunately Helga was still attached upon her arm, and Helga flew upon the ground. Sumomo fell upon her afterwards, and they lay in a large tangled heap upon the floor.
"Well, if all it takes to get you two a couple of drinks to get you guys to perform some 'entertainment' in public, the next round is on me!" Ty giggled, and raised her glass to them. Helga and Candy soon joined her in laughing, and before long everyone was overcome with alcohol induced giggles.
Helga and Candy held up the unconscious Sumomo, keeping her feet from dragging as they headed back towards the orphanage. They tumbled drunkenly back and forth as they watched Ty speed ahead of them, skipping along with Bookie in the pale streetlight.
"So, is she always like this or was I just lucky enough to see this teenybopper even more hyper than expected?" Helga laughed, hoisting the small girl up again.
"Ya think that's bad, you shoulda saw the time she somehow found the way to my "mental health and PMS relief" cabinet. I've never seen anyone down so much liquor and candy at the same time. It took her a full day to get her to crash, and another day to get over her monster hangover." Candy shook her head at the memory and Helga gave a sort of an amused snort.
"Hey babes, we better hurry. Looks like 'bonding time' is almost up and we have to be there in time to blend with the crowd." Ty urged them by pointing to the orphanage clock and went into a full run with Bookie. Candy and Helga grabbed a better hold of their last companion by picking her feet up, and jogged to catch up with the other two.
All of them carefully slid inside the old window within the basement and darted on chairs & tables to try to keep themselves dry. Slipping on one of the wet stools, Candy and Helga accidentally dropped Sumomo in the cold water, but before they could go and retrieve her from the indoor pond, she came bobbing up and dragging herself on the table like a soaked and undignified kitten.
"That was so mean you guys," her teeth chattered, as she tried to sponge out her clothing.
"We're making up for having to drag your butt back here," Helga laughed, throwing a wink to Candy. Sumomo said nothing more, and followed closely behind the rest in silent anger. Properly darting around the water maze, they made their way out of the basement and onto the main floor doors.
"Wait for it..wait for it…" Candy muttered, and throwing her group one last smile, pointed to the ceiling as a loud blast ran throughout the building's walls. The hall seemed suddenly crowded with people, and the four girls managed to easily blend through with the mixture of people.
"Weird," Sumomo chattered through chattering teeth, "seems to be a lot less of people out.."
Helga glanced at the full hallways, and wondered how much fuller this damn place could be. One of the older bulkier kids seemed to be shoving the smaller kids around him aside, trying to grab the attention of others. Glancing around, he stopped on top of the staircase, and bellowed out to all the orphans, "Arnold's gonna fight Hunter. Arnold's gonna get his ass kicked!" as if it was a biblical outburst of the greatest proportions.
"Aww crap, Hunter's gonna fight Arnold again? I'm surprised he just doesn't throw him off the third floor and end it for that poor kid." Ty shook her head, as the rush to get to the fight's location carried the girls up the stairs. "Helga? Helga!"
The group watched the pig tailed girl push her way through the crowd, furiously making her way up to the fight scene.
"She looks pretty PO'ed, even from here." Candy said calmly. The rest of the girls nodded silently, and with a slight pause tried to run after their newly made, fuming friend.