Chapter 1: A wake up call tonight

Summary: In this Chapter we are introduced to Arnold and his friends and his childhood bully Helga, who has a huge crush on him.

Fun Fact About me: My Favorite color is Yellow and orange.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these Characters, they come a show called Hey Arnold. I just made them in their teenage years for the fun of it.


Arnold's P.O.V: It's a nice sunny day out and a school morning. I Really didn't feel like going to school this morning. I usually do pretty well in school; I just didn't have the time nor energy to go this morning. I look over and see my phone ringing; it was my best friend Gerald calling me. We always walk to school together every morning. I decided to pick up the phone and answer it.

Arnold: Hey Gerald, what's up?

Gerald: Hey Arnold, I'm on my way to your house. Am I coming to get you?

Arnold's P.O.V: Ever since Gerald got his licence, he thought me, his girlfriend Phoebe and her best friend Helga should all carpool to school together. And to be honest with you, it's kinda awkward and annoying. Phoebe's best fiend Helga and I never really gotten along. She hates me and I still don't know after 9 years why. There was a rumor that she had a crush on me but I shut that down instantly. Me and Helga dating? yeah right. That would never ever happen.

Arnold: Uh sure Gerald. I'm getting dressed right now.

Gerald: Alright see you in a few Arnold.

Arnold: Oh hey Gerald?

Gerald: Yeah?

Arnold: Is um- ya know who with you?

Gerald: Who Helga?

Arnold: Gee thanks for saying it out loud Gerald.

Gerald: Yeah she's here.

Arnold: Hmm.

Gerald: C'mon Arnold, just be dressed when I get to your house. I don't feel like being the only guy here. (talking to Helga) Stop kicking my seat Helga.

Helga: Whatever.

Arnold laughs.

Gerald: See ya soon Arnold.

Arnold's P.O.V: (sighs) I got out of bed and took a shower and did all my morning activities. When I was done in the bathroom I went back to my room to put on some grey sweatpants and a black red tank top with some sneakers. I got dressed just in time because before you knew it Gerald and Phoebe were blowing up my phone asking me where I am. So I quickly grabbed my backpack and went down the stairs. My mom and Grandpa were sitting at the table when I came down the stairs.

Stella(Arnold's mom): Good morning Honey.

Arnold: Hey mom.

Phil(Arnold's Grandpa): Aren't you supposed to be at school Shortman?

Arnold: Yeah I'm just grabbing a quick bite and on my way out.

Stella: How are you getting there?

Arnold: My friend Gerald usually comes to get me.

Stella: Oh, okay we'll see you later hun.

Phil: See you soon Shortman.

Arnold's P.O.V: I grabbed a small pack of oreos and went out the door while saying goodbye to my family. When I stepped outside I saw Gerald's red sedan and got in the car next to Helga. Helga rolled her eyes and turned to look out the window. I shifted over a little bit to give her some space. Gerald looked at me through the rear-view mirror and smiled at me.

Gerald: So Arnold, I'm having a game this weekend. You coming?

Helga: Geraldo, don't embarrass yourself. You know our school's basketball team is shit.

Gerald rolls his eyes.

Arnold: C'mon on they aren't that bad Helga. Gerald's up there so that must mean they have gotten better over the years.

Phoebe: They have gotten better Helga, because if Gerald does good this weekend that means Gerald will become team Captain.

Gerald laughs

Gerald: Babe, I was gonna tell em.

Phoebe: Oh sorry baby. (laughs)

Helga rolls her eyes.

Arnold: Wow that's great Gerald.

Helga yawns

Helga: No one cares.

Phoebe: So Helga how are your activities doing?

Helga: What my wrestling?

Arnold: You're on the girls wrestling team?

Helga: Yeah and so what Football?

Arnold: Nothing I just didn't know you liked wrestling.

Helga: There's a lot you don't know Arnoldo.

Arnold: Yes I am aware of that.

Helga rolls her eyes and looks back out the window.

Arnold: So Pheebs are you doing anything special at school?

Phoebe: Oh no Arnold, just the science clubs.

Arnold: That must be fun right Phoebe?

Phoebe: Yeah I guess I can-

Helga fakes yawn out of boredom. Then Arnold shoots her a look of confusion.

Arnold: Are we boring you Helga?

Helga: Yeah no shit Football head.

Phoebe: We could try to talk about-

Gerald: We're here now get out of my car.

Helga rolls her eyes, gets out of the car and slams the door.

Gerald: Geez if she could slammer it harder the window just might break. (Rolling his eyes)

Phoebe: I don't know what's wrong with her, she's been like this-

Arnold: Since we were 9?

Gerald and Arnold share a quick laugh while Phoebe rolls her eyes.

Gerald: I'm sorry babygirl; I know she's your best friend.

Phoebe: Oh baby it's okay.

Gerald: You know Phoebe, I've been meaning to ask you.

Phoebe: Yes Gerald?

Gerald: Are you busy today after school?

Phoebe: I'll always make time for you babe.

Arnold clears his throat.

Arnold: Well uh I guess I'll head out. See you guys later.

Gerald: Oh uh bye Arnold.

Phoebe: See you soon!

Arnold's P.O.V: I get out of the car and head on into the building until I see Helga on the side of the building smoking a vape pen. I smile while making my way to talk to her; yeah I know she finds me annoying but I enjoy bothering her when Gerald is with Phoebe. I make my way up to her and sit next to her on the side of the school building. She huffs and puffs while rolling her eyes at me.

Helga: Why are you here?

Arnold: Well Gerald and Phoebe were getting into their love stuff so I left.

Helga: Ugh

Arnold laughs

Arnold: I didn't know you smoked?

Helga: Like I said before Football head; there's a lot you don't know.

Arnold: I see.

Helga: Anyways I'm going to ditch; you coming?

Arnold: Where are you going to go?

Helga: I don't know, probably just going to roam around until I find something to do.

Arnold: Hmm so you're skipping school?

Helga: Duh geez Arnold, I just said that.

Arnold: I guess we can.

Helga gets off from the ground and starts walking

Helga: Well then let's go Football Head.

Arnold gets up and walks towards Helga.

Arnold: You Know Helga, it wouldn't hurt to call me Arnold.

Helga turns around to face Arnold While getting closer to him.

Helga: I like Football head better.

Arnold closed the space they had between them while looking down at Helga since he's taller than her now. He looks her right in her beautiful blue eyes while smiling.

Arnold: Is that so?

Helga starts choking on her words.

Helga: uh- well- I

Arnold: Are we going to go or what?

Arnold smiles down at Helga because he knows he is making Helga nervous.

Helga: Lead- lead the way.

Arnold starts walking ahead of Helga and she follows behind him.

Helga's P.O.V: AHHHHHH! Arnold was close to me, he smelt so good. God I want him so bad right now. He's gotten so handsome over the years, I mean look at him. He had long hair he wore in a man bun. He has gotten taller; probably around 6 feet by now. His muscles are toned and I can see his flawless abs through his shirt and God are they fine. I've always had a huge thing for Arnold, I mean who wouldn't he's so beautiful. Not just in the face but his personality is as well. No matter whatever happens between me and anyone, Arnold will always be my heart.

Arnold's P.O.V: I wonder what we're going to do. I mean I don't know much about Helga except she has an older sister who she hated and that her family isn't loving or caring about her. I want to get to know her better so we can be friends but Helga has this type of wall she puts up whenever I'm around. I never knew why she put that wall up but she did. So I chose to break the silence between us and speak to her.

Arnold: So uh Helga, how's your day going?

Helga: It's fine and yours?

Arnold: Well to be honest I didn't really feel like going to school, I mean I'm doing good in school it's just that-

Helga looks at him confused

Arnold: Well it's Gerald

Helga: Oh no!? Do you like Phoebe?

Arnold raises an eyebrow at Helga

Helga: What football head? It can be possible.

Arnold: I do not like Phoebe like that. We are friends and that is how we are going to stay.

Helga: Geez Arnold take a fucking joke would ya?

Arnold rolls his eyes

Arnold: You wanna get something to eat? I'm starved.

Helga: Fine as long as I get to pick where to eat.

Arnold: Okay fine, where do you want to eat at?

Helga: Well uh I haven't really thought about it.

Arnold: Seriously Helga?

Helga: I guess Antonio's Pizzeria is fine.

Arnold: Good, because we were about to pass it.

Helga and Arnold walk to Antonio's Pizzeria to get something to eat. They sat across from each other and waited to be ordered.

Helga: So what were you talking about?

Arnold: Well I'm happy for Gerald and Phoebe. I always wanted them to be together and etc, but Gerald and I haven't been close like we used to ever since Gerald and Phoebe gotten together.

Helga: Yeah Phoebe hasn't been around much either and when she is she's stuck in la la love land with Geraldo.

Arnold: Yeah I know it sucks, but I'm just happy that they love each other.

Helga: The Car rides with them are so awful.

Arnold: Tell me about it.

Helga: I could be driving my own car but Phoebe wants us all to go together for some reason.

Arnold: You drive?

Helga: Yeah and I have my own car.

Arnold: I can drive but I don't have a car yet. I'm getting one for my 19th birthday hopefully.

Helga laughs

Helga: Well when you get a car I'll be sure to stay indoors.

Arnold looks confused at Helga while smiling a bit.

Arnold: Why would you say something like that? I can drive well

Helga: Sure Arnoldo, sure.

Arnold rolls his eyes while looking off into space.

Helga: So I predict that you heard the news about Curly and Rhonda?

Arnold: No I haven't, I try to distance myself from other lives unless they want me to pry.

Helga rolls her eyes while looking at him.

Helga: Yeah whatever. Anyways they are getting married after high school.

Arnold: Oh wow another couple.

Helga: There's another?

Arnold: Yeah.

Helga: Well Football Head don't leave me hanging telling me who it is would ya?

Arnold sighs

Arnold: Sid and Nadine.

Helga: Wait, they were a thing?

Arnold: Yeah but they kept it on the down low.

Helga: Oh shit, okay Sid.

Arnold laughs

Arnold: What about you?

Helga raises her eyebrow.

Helga: What about me, Football head?

Arnold: Well aren't you dating someone?

Helga laughs

Arnold: What's funny?

Helga: Me? Dating someone? I doubt it.

Arnold: I think it could be possible if you were nice.

Helga rolls her eyes

Helga: Here we go with this again.

Arnold: Nope, I'm not going to say it. You know if you're doing the right thing or not.

Helga rolls her eyes and goes on her phone.

Helga: So I guess we'll be driving with each other to school now?

Arnold: I mean if you want to, I wouldn't mind, I'm up for anything.

Helga: Well I don't want to be around Romeo and Juliet while they are being lovey dovey.

Arnold sighs

Arnold: Yeah I know. So I guess it's a date then?

Helga: Date? Wouldn't Lila get mad?

Arnold raises an eyebrow while looking confused at Helga.

Arnold: Helga, Lila and I aren't dating anymore.

Helga: Why not?

Arnold: Well- uh- things happen.

Helga: Like?

Arnold's P.O.V: I didn't really want to get into this topic but man she made it hard. Lila and I dated twice in our lives. We first dated in fourth grade but I wouldn't really call it like mature dating; I would call it having a thing for each other. We just really liked each other. The second time was when we were in the 10th grade. Lila and I had math together so we often do our math homework together for fun. One night she asked me if I was seeing anyone and I told her no because- well I wasn't (laughing) Then she told me that she loved me and was hoping to get back together. I didn't think that was a good idea but for some reason I said sure why not. So we started seeing each other for about 3 months until I made the mistake of asking her to be my girlfriend. We officially dated secretly for 5 months. On our 6th month there was a rumor going around that she was messing around with other guys. I decided to ignore those rumors because I thought Lila wouldn't do anything to hurt a person, but boy was I wrong. A month later at Rhonda's sweet 16 I found little miss sunshine in the closet with Stinky. I ran home that night and never spoke to Lila or Stinky again. Rumor has it that those two are now dating but Lila isn't happy with him and she's been cheating on him. But I didn't and I won't care at all. Lila taught me that even the prettiest girls can be the most horrible girls. Ever since that I stopped dating and talking around with girls and chose to focus on myself until I'm ready to date again. My question was: How did Helga know? I mean Lila and I kept our relationship a secret, Everyone knew we had a thing for each other but we never told anyone publicly that Lila was my girlfriend. Hmm. I looked over at Helga and she's smiling at her phone, totally ignoring me. She kept laughing at her phone and I wanted to know why. So I took her phone from her hand and started to look at her screen and why she was laughing at it. It was a picture of her and Phoebe, but what could be so funny about that?

Arnold: How is this funny?

Helga snatched her phone from Arnold and rolled her eyes.

Helga: Because if you look closely you can tell I'm not wearing a bra.

Arnold starts to blush.

Helga: Oh-M-my bad.

Arnold's P.O.V: For some reason I suddenly started looking at Helga closely and realized she's all grown up. She was not the little Pataki I've known my entire life; she's a bit different. She still has the blonde hair she wore in a ponytail with and a ribbon used to wrap her hair in a ponytail. Her classic uni brow is not gone, she now has two regular eyebrows with her left side pierced. Then her eyes hadn't changed much either, she had the same beautiful blue eyes as always. She also had her nose pierced; but in the middle of her nose. She was wearing a white see through crop top and blue jeans with a pink jacket. I kept staring at her pink bra and oh my have she grown up there. I never really noticed how pretty Helga was. She has her own style and no one could ever tell her otherwise.

Helga: Why are you looking at me like that?

Arnold: Oh- well- um, you see there-

Helga: I'm going to the bathroom to fix my lipstick I'll be right back.

Arnold: Okay.

Arnold's P.O.V: I look at Helga from behind and wow as she got curvy down there. Her butt has gotten bigger since the 4th grade well I mean obviously it would since we went through puberty. I never knew how curvy she was until now. I should probably stop thinking about her like this before I wake up my friend down there. Our food finally gets here after about a good twenty minutes, geez I forget how slow the service is here; no wonder why this place is dying. The waiter gives us our pizzas and I sit here silently waiting for Helga to come back out of the bathroom. I wonder why she's taking so long in there, I mean she did say she was fixing her lip gloss or something. To be honest I wasn't really listening like I should've. So I start eating my food slowly waiting for her. She finally comes back out with red lipstick or lip gloss I can never tell. She sits across from me and starts to eat her food while I watch her lips open and close each time she takes a bite from her pizza. I turned away quickly, I can tell I was blushing since my face was getting hot each second. She looked up and looked at me in confusion.

Helga: Hey um-are you okay?

Arnold: Uh haha yeah why?

Helga: Well your face is red so I was just wondering.

Arnold: Well it is kinda hot in here.

Helga: We can always leave Football Head.

Arnold: No-no it's okay, let's finish eating.

Helga smiled and finished eating her cheese pizza with her soda. After an hour or so they left Antonio's Pizzeria and started roaming around a bit talking and enjoying their own company. Soon before they knew it; it was around 6 at night. So Arnold chose to walk Helga home. Helga being Helga hated it on the outside but loved it on the inside. After 20 minutes they got to Helga's house and waited outside to share a few more words before going to bed.

Helga(while rubbing her arm): Well I- uh had a good time today with you Football head.

Arnold(smiling):Same here Pataki.

Helga: See you soon?

Arnold: Definitely.

Arnold hugs Helga and goes on his way back to his house while Helga just stood there smiling at his shadow.

Helga's P.O.V: Arnold Shortamn, the love of my life, the sun to my moon, the star to my sky; my absolute everything hugged me? I can't believe he enjoyed hanging out with me today; even though all I did was make fun of him and Gerald. I didn't think he would enjoy hanging out with his childhood bully. Well I should probably go inside before Bob and Miriam start to worry again. I opened the door to see the same as always, Bob my dad sitting on the couch flipping through the channels while Miriam my mom passed out at the kitchen table. I made my way upstairs to my room when Bob noticed me.

Bob: And where the hell have you been?

Helga rolls her eyes and kept on walking.

Bob: Girl, come back here and answer me.

Helga stopped in her steps

Helga: I was at school.

Bob: You came home late, school is over at 2:50 pm everyday.

Helga: I had detention.

Bob: Is that so?

Helga: Don't act like you care about me Bob. You know damn well you don't.

Bob rolls his eyes.

Bob: Don't come inside my house late smelling like weed.

Helga: Yeah whatever Bob. Now can I go to my room or do I need a permission slip for that to?

And with that Helga rolls her eyes and heads to her room to plop right her bed to look at her phone. She has gotten 10 messages from her older sister Olga and 2 messages from Phoebe. She decides to call Phoebe since she has nothing better to do and Phoebe being the best friend she is picked up quickly.

On the phone:

Phoebe: Helga? Are you okay?

Helga: Yeah why?

Phoebe: I didn't see you at school today so I was wondering.

Helga: Yeah I had a skip day.

Phoebe: Oh, how come?

Helga: No reason, just wanted to get away today.

Phoebe: Oh Helga, please inform me the next time you feel that way.

Helga: Geez Pheebs what are you my guardian?

Phoebe: No Helga, I was worried about you.

Helga: Okay Okay geez calm down, don't cry.

Phoebe just chuckled a bit

Phoebe: Was Arnold with you?

Helga: Yeah, that Football Head didn't want to leave me alone.

Phoebe: Well I hope you had fun.

Helga: Well to be honest with you Pheebs, I did have fun with the little twerp. He's really nice and caring. He even walked me home and gave me a hug.

Phoebe chuckled again

Phoebe: I see your crush on Arnold didn't go anywhere.

Helga: Geez Pheebs you already knew that.

Phoebe: I know just checking.

Helga: Did I miss much of anything today?

Phoebe: Oh nothing much happened. It was a very boring and long day to be honest.

Helga: Geez is it always that bad when I'm not there?

Phoebe: Yeah (giggling) We don't know what to do without you Helga.

Helga laughed.

Helga: Well I'll see you later Pheebs, I gotta take a shower.

Phoebe: Alrighty Helga. I hope to see you tomorrow right?

Helga: Eh depends on how I am feeling.

Phoebe: Okay Helga bye.

Helga: Bye

Helga hung up the phone and started thinking about the love of her life Arnold, sooner or later she fell asleep.

With Arnold

Arnold finally reached his house and opened the door. He knew he was in trouble when he saw his mom and dad standing there with mad expressions. Arnold looks around the room nervously.

Stella(Arnold's mom): Hello Arnold.

Arnold: H-hey mom

Miles(Arnold's dad): Arnold.

Arnold: Look I know it looks bad but I-

Miles: I don't want to hear it young man.

Stella: How dare you come home this late without a call or anything. Arnold we were so worried about you.

Arnold: Mom I was only gone for 4 hours.

Miles: You should've called or text Arnold; there are no excuses.

Stella: We don't mind you going to hang out with your friends but you need to let us know.

Arnold: But Grandpa always lets me do this all the time actually.

Miles rolls his eyes

Stella: Arnold please in the future just let us know.

Arnold huffs and puffs while rolling his eyes.

Arnold: Okay mom, I'm sorry if I had you worried.

Stella kisses Arnold cheek and lets him walk away to his room upstairs. When Arnold gets to his bed and immediately falls on his bed and goes to sleep ignoring all his messages and phone calls.

The next morning Arnold woke to his alarm clock waking him up. He slowly sits up and rubs his eyes so he can have a clearer vision of what's going on.