Summary: Helga has been acting different.
Summary of the chapter before: Helga and Arnold agree that Helga can stay at Arnold's house for as long as she needs to.
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Chapter 9:
It's been about 3 weeks since Helga has been living with Arnold and his family and she had to admit; she loved living with them. She knew that she would have to go home eventually but she didn't care about that. Arnold's family loved her and she loved them. As Helga was starting to slowly wake up from her sleep she looked over to look at Arnold. She watched him sleep, it was honestly her favorite thing about staying here with Arnold's family. Helga sat there for a good few minutes watching Arnold sleep. Helga then sighed and got up to use the bathroom. She grabbed her t- shirt she was wearing the night before and put it on. She then put on her black fluffy slippers and went to the Private bathroom Grandpa said she could use. (Author's Note: The bathroom in the episode of four eyed jack, the bathroom that Phil was hiding away from everyone? You know what I'm talking about.) After Helga left Arnold's room she went straight to the bathroom. As she was walking she couldn't help but feel a bit nauseous so Helga stopped walking at her normal pace and started walking slowly to the bathroom. After a good 20 minutes or so Helga was finally in the bathroom. So Helga took off her t- shirt and started to run the warm water for her morning shower. After about 30 minutes of her taking a shower Helga got out of the shower and put her robe on. As she was cleaning up after herself she couldn't help but feel nauseous again. So Helga sat down on the stool in the bathroom; then that's when it happened. Helga could feel vomit rising it's way up to come out of her mouth. She then ran to the toilet and started to vomit. After Helga was done throwing up she cleaned her face and slowly walked to Arnold's room to find Arnold sitting at his desk writing. Helga smiled and went to Arnold's bed to have a seat. Arnold looked at Helga from his desk and smiled at her.
Arnold: Hey beautiful, did you sleep well?
Helga: Yeah, I slept like an angel last night.
Arnold: You also look like one too.
Helga laughs as she gets up to find something to wear. Arnold yawns then looks at Helga again. She could feel Arnold's eyes on her watching her. She then got annoyed at him looking at her.
Helga: Can you stop staring at me? God.
Arnold: Oh- uh I'm sorry Helga. I didn't mean to stare… I just really like you.
Helga sighs then turns around to look at him.
Helga: I'm sorry for snapping at you Arnold, I guess I'm just a little cranky this morning.
Arnold smiles, then walks up to Helga and kisses her forehead.
Arnold: It's okay, beautiful. I'll leave you alone to get dressed.
Helga smiles then turns around. Arnold then grabs a pair of black sweats, a blue t-shirt and his slippers then leaves Helga alone. Helga sighs then goes through her bag to grab a pair of black shorts and a black sports bra with her slippers and begins to get dressed. She then grabbed one of Arnold's hair ties and used it to put her hair up in a messy bun. After an hour of getting dressed she went down the stairs to find everyone eating breakfast. Helga smiled and said good morning to everyone and sat between Arnold and Ernie; who had recently gotten back from his trip. As everyone was eating, Helga couldn't stop thinking about how she wanted some Ice cream. She knew it wasn't a healthy breakfast but she wanted to eat it so bad. Helga then turned to Arnold and stared at him until he noticed. Arnold after a good 10 minutes noticed Helga was staring at him and he whispered to her
Arnold: Are you okay?
Helga: Yes, I'm fine. Can I have some Ice cream? But only Vanilla Ice cream with hot fudge on top of it anything else will make me puke.
Arnold: Uh Helga, don't you think it's too early for sweets?
Helga: Oh so you think I'm fat?
Arnold: What? No? I never said that.
Helga starts to sob as she turns away from Arnold.
Helga: I can't believe you just said that.
Arnold: Helga all I said was that it's too early to eat sweets for breakfast.
Helga starts to cry and everyone is now looking at her.
Helga: Arnold, I can't believe you called me fat.
Susie: Arnold? What has gotten into you?
Phil: C'mon Shortman go get the lady some ice cream.
Arnold sighs then grabs Helga's hand and brings her into the kitchen. Helga sits down in one of the chairs as she's now cleaning her face. Arnold couldn't wonder why Helga was acting like this. He never ever ever and he means ever seen Helga cry before and that fact that she was crying over him made him really feel bad. Arnold sighed and got out a bowl and put some vanilla ice cream into it. He handed her the bowl and she looked at it and started eating some of it. She then said "mmm" and started eating the ice cream. Arnold looked at Helga while raising an eyebrow.
Arnold: Helga are you okay?
Helga: Yes I'm fine why do you ask?
Arnold: You're acting a bit.. Well.. uh different.
Helga: I'm fine (laughs) Can I have some more ice cream please?
Arnold: Sure thing Helga.
Arnold grabs Helga's bowl and puts some more ice cream in there. Arnold then sits next to Helga as she is eating her ice cream. He never saw Helga eat so much ice cream, after all these months of hanging out she would never eat twice as much as her body weight. Arnold didn't care though, if Helga wanted to be big as Harold he would still love her regardless. After a few minutes of thinking Helga sat there and looked at Arnold. She smiled and grabbed his hand that was on the table. Arnold smiled back at her while turning his body to face him. Helga then leaned closer to Arnold while Arnold was doing the same. A few seconds later they were about a centimeter away from each other's lips. As Arnold was reaching for the kiss his phone ranged. Arnold sighed while turning to get his phone out of his pocket. He looked to see who was calling him and it was Gerald. He answered the phone before sighing
On the Phone:
Gerald: Hey Arnold, we need you here.
Arnold: Wait what?
Gerald: We need you for Basketball. Couch wants you on the team.
Arnold: Isn't the big game coming up?
Gerald: Arnold you were always a substitute for when we are down a player. You got this.
Arnold sighs while running his hand through his hair.
Arnold: Alright, I'll be there in five minutes.
Gerald: Good see you seen.
Off the Phone
Arnold hangs up the phone and looks at Helga.
Arnold: Sorry Pataki, I'm needed on the basketball team.
Helga: It's fine babe, have fun. I'll be here just chilling and waiting for you to get back.
Arnold: Okay Pataki. I'll be home around 5 this afternoon.
Helga: Okay babe.
Arnold reaches over to kiss Helga on the lips he smiled and then went up the stairs to change into some clothes. Helga smiled as she went into the living room with the other borders and sat down on the couch. She then pulled out her phone and called Phoebe. After a few minutes Phoebe finally answered.
On the phone:
Phoebe: Hey Helga.
Helga: Get dressed we're going out.
Phoebe: Dressing.
Helga ran to Arnold's room to get dressed and threw her phone on the bed without hanging it up. She picked out some pink shorts, a white tank top and some sandals. Helga then put her hair in another messy bun.
Arnold: Wow I'm starting to regret leaving now.
Helga turned around to see Arnold leaning against the door frame with a towel loose around his waist. Helga just stood there looking at his body as the water was going down on his body. Arnold then walked towards Helga and closed the door behind them.
Helga: A-arnold?
Arnold: I'm in the mood if you are.
Helga: What for sex?
Arnold: Yes.
Helga: I'm always in the mood. Do you think that you'll have time?
Arnold: Fuck the basketball team. I'd rather fuck you instead.
Helga: Oh, I like this new you.
Helga walks over to Arnold and wraps her arms around his neck. She then kissed him and looked into his beautiful green eyes.
Helga: He's so hot and deep.
Arnold smiled at Helga then picked her up bringing her to the bed. He laid her down and started to kiss her neck while sliding his hands into her shorts and playing with her.. You know ;). Helga moaned out loud and then put the blanket over them….
An hour later Phoebe was reading a book while she got a voice message from Helga. Phoebe grabbed her phone and listened to the voice message.
Voice message:
Helga: A-arnold?
Arnold: I'm in the mood if you are.
Helga: What for sex?
Arnold: Yes.
Helga: I'm always in the mood. Do you think that you'll have time?
Arnold: Fuck the basketball team. I'd rather fuck you instead.
Helga: Oh, I like this new you.
Kissing sounds
Helga: He's so hot and deep.
Helga: Oh Arnold you're so deep inside me. Oh Arnold.
Arnold: God Helga.
Phoebe could hear the bed shaking faster and louder and their breathing was getting heavier.
Arnold: Fuck Helga, I'm about to.. Oh god
Helga: Oh Arnold, I'm about to oh oh oh.
Phoebe then heard both of them crying out.
End of voice message
Phoebe just sat there and smiled among herself. She had a feeling that her and Arnold were together but she didn't want to bring up the subject without Helga telling her. Speaking of Helga.. She was calling Phoebe. She answered her phone and put Helga on speaker as Phoebe got up to pick out some clothes to wear.
On the phone:
Helga: Hey Pheebs, still hanging out today?
Phoebe: Yes, I'm on my way out now.
Helga: Good. See ya then.
Phoebe: Seeing.
Helga hung up the phone and Phoebe put on a blue romper( Author's note: Literally a jumpsuit but it's short. So basically a short jumpsuit) and a white jean jacket with white flip flops and falsies (Author's Note: Eyelashes) and white sunglasses. She grabbed her blue purse and ran down the stairs.
Reba (Phoebe's Mom): Where are you going sug?
Phoebe: Just out with Helga mom.
Reba: Okay here's 100 dollars for the both of you.
Phoebe: Mom you don't have to do that.
Reba: Yes I do. Helga is my second daughter and you're my blood daughter. Tell her I said hi by the way.
Phoebe: Thank you mom. I love you.
Reba: I love you too sweetie.
Phoebe gave her mom a kiss and hug and ran out to see Helga sleeping in the car. Phoebe sighed and grabbed her extra set of Helga's keys out of her purse and unlocked the door. Once she got into the car she shook Helga and that woke her up.
Helga: Huh?
Phoebe: I'm here now.
Helga: Oh great. Sorry I'm just very tired; I've been up all night.
Phoebe: Well we can go back to my house and sleep if you want to.
Helga: No let's go get some ice cream.
Phoebe: Okay sure.
Helga started to drive to Slausen's Ice Cream Parlor. When they got there Helga told Phoebe to order for them and she'll go find a seat. As she sat down she heard a chipper voice that belonged to someone she knew and when she turned around she saw..
Lila: Helga? Hey. I didn't ever so much see you there.
Helga: Lila? What are you doing here?
Lila: I work here.
Helga: I didn't know that.
Lila: Yeah, what are you up to?
Helga: Just here to get some ice cream with Phoebe.
Lila: Mind if I join you? No one else is here but you guys so I'll be free for a while.
Helga: Sure if you want to.
Lila: Great. I'll go get a chair.
Phoebe came back with the ice cream and sat down at the table with Helga.
Phoebe: I forgot the service here is slow.
Helga opened her bag and pulled out vanilla ice cream with sprinkles and hot fudge on it. Helga smiled and began to eat her ice cream.
Phoebe: The weather has been very nice lately.
Helga: It's springtime so yeah.
Phoebe: I know soon before you know it we will be graduating.
Helga: Not me.
Phoebe: What do you mean?
Helga: I haven't been doing work. I have been skipping a lot.
Phoebe: Helga, I've been keeping up with your work. You actually don't have a lot to do in order to graduate. Same goes with Arnold.
Helga: Wait really?
Phoebe: Yes all you both need to do is the final exam that determines whether you graduate or not. I can help you if you want too.
Helga: Of course you can help me. I'm going to need all the help I can get.
Phoebe: Great maybe next weekend we can meet up at my place.
Helga: Sounds like a plan. I'll tell Arnold tonight.
Phoebe: Yeah I should text him anyways, he borrowed my math notebook and never gave it back.
Helga: Oh I can get it for you tonight.
Phoebe: How?
Helga: I've been uh.. Living with Arnold for a while now .
Phoebe: What? Why?
Helga: Bob and I got into another argument and I haven't been back home since then.
Phoebe: Why didn't you tell me?
Helga: Because I was told that you were having issues and I didn't want to be a burden. So Arnold just let me live with him until I was ready to go back home.
Phoebe: Okay Helga, how are you liking it so far?
Helga just sat there and looked at her ice cream. She started to think about all the things that happened. She couldn't help but blush a little bit and moved her hair out of her face. She loved staying with Arnold's family, she honestly thought about living there until she can get her own place. Helga knew that that couldn't happen though, when Arnold's parents come back will it be the same? Probably not. As she was continuing to think she heard Phoebe calling her name. She looked up and saw that Phoebe was sitting there staring at her.
Helga: Yeah what's up?
Phoebe: How do you like living with Arnold?
Helga: It's uh- nice. His family is super nice. I thought about living there until I'm capable of getting my own place.
Phoebe: Are you sure?
Helga: When I'm with Arnold's family I feel loved. I haven't felt this way in a long time. I mean Phoebe, my parents don't even know I exist. They don't even know my fucking name. When I'm with Arnold's family I feel like I'm actually a part of a family.
Phoebe: Well Helga, I don't recommend it but if this is what you want.
Helga: Maybe just for another month or so. Or maybe when we are done with school.
Suddenly Lila comes back with a ton of Ice cream and a chair. She sits in the middle of them while Phoebe is looking at her confused.
Lila: Hello Phoebe, it's been so long since I've seen you.
Helga: Hey what took you so long?
Lila: I was cleaning up back there and getting some ice cream.
Phoebe pulls out her phone and texts Helga
Messages on the phone:
Phoebe: Y is she here?
Helga: She's not as bad as we think she is.
Phoebe: She likes Arnold…
Helga: So? Arnold doesn't like her.
Phoebe: I know that but she's clearly trying 2 b friends w/y (with you) so she can b with Arnold.
Helga: So? Arnold doesn't like her.
Phoebe: I think ur missing my point.
Helga: Well if she tries anything with Arnold, I'll just kick her ass.
Phoebe: Helga, don't do this.
Off the phone
Helga looks up to see Lila on her phone. Helga then looks back at Phoebe then clears her throat. Lila looks up from her phone and smiles.
Lila: How are you girls ever so doing?
Phoebe: I am adequate.
Lila: That's nice. How's school?
Phoebe: It's going great. How about you?
Lila: I'm on a bit of a struggle to be honest.
Helga: Why's that?
Lila: Well I'm not doing so well in school. You see ever since my pa (Lila's dad) has died I've been having to get a job to provide for myself and keep the house. I have about 3 jobs. I work here, I work at the Deli and I work at Antonio's Pizzeria. They don't pay that much but I work all the time so I don't really have time for school.
Helga couldn't help but look down at her feet. She felt so bad for Lila. She knew she had it rough at home but she forgot her dad died a couple of months back. She wished that she could help her but she didn't know how to. Then she got the idea, what if Lila stayed at her place at the TeenClub? Helga doesn't need it right now since she's living with Arnold.
Helga: Lila I might have an idea.
Lila: What?
Helga: First I need 12 ice creams to go. You know my order right?
Lila: Remind me again please.
Helga: Vanilla ice cream, hot fudge on top and pink heart sprinkles.
Lila: And you would like a dozen?
Helga: Yes to go.
Lila: Alright coming up.
Lila went in the back to make Helga's ice cream leaving Helga and Phoebe alone.
Phoebe: What's the idea?
Helga: She can borrow my room at the teen club. I'll just have to call Mikey and inform Wolfgang. I'll just call them now.
Helga picks up her phone and calls Wolfgang. He picks up the phone immediately
On the phone:
Wolfgang: Hey babycakes? Are you okay?
Helga: I need 2 million dollars and a place for one of my friends to stay where she will get treated like a princess.
Wolfgang: Okay anything else?
Helga: Some weed handsome.
Wolfgang: Okay I just sent the check to your house. I rented out a place and I have workers there waiting for her and I'll bring you the weed.
Helga: Thank you Wolfie.
Wolfgang: I wanna take you out.
Helga: That's all I have to do in return? Are you sure you just don't want the regular?
Wolfgang: I just want to spend time with you. Nothing sexual, just a guy and a girl talking.
Helga: Okay?
Wolfgang: I'll see you tonight.
Off the Phone
Helga rolled her eyes and hung up the phone. Lila then comes back with a mini cooler filled with ice cream. Helga smiles as Lila puts the mini cooler on the table and has a seat.
Phoebe: Lila what is this?
Lila: 24 Ice creams for Helga.
Helga: Awe thank you so much Lila.
Lila: You are ever so welcome Helga. Also Helga, if you don't mind I would like to have some girl time with you.
Helga: Oh yeah for sure.
Lila: Say maybe tomorrow? I don't have to work in the afternoon so it should be ever so perfect.
Helga: Sure sounds like fun.
Lila: Great see you then.
Lila started to walk off until Helga called her.
Helga: Wait Lila.
Lila turned around and went back to the table.
Lila: Yes Helga? Did I mess up on your order?
Helga: No, I have some good news for you.
Lila: Oh what ever so is it?
Helga: Well I did some work around I have a place for you to stay for a while.
Lila: You're kidding?
Helga: 100% deadass. You can live there until you're house gets fixed up. I'll give you the keys tomorrow.
Lila: Oh Helga thank you ever so much. How could I ever repay you.
Helga: You don't have too, this is what friends do.
Lila sits down in the chair to hug Helga. Helga smiles and hugs her back.
Lila: Thank you ever so much. I will never forget this.
Helga: Also here.
Helga goes in her purse to pull out a check for 7,000 dollars. She finishes signing it and etc then gives it to Lila. Lila reads it then squeals and then hugs Helga once more.
Lila: Oh Helga you are ever so good to me. I hope Arnold treats you well because you sure are an amazing person.
Helga just laughs as she gets up and grabs the cooler.
Lila: Well thank you ever so much Helga. You sure a treat.
Helga: Well Lila, if you ever need anything just ask. I wrote my phone number on the back of that check so you can call me whenever.
Lila: Thank you ever so much Helga. I'll see you tomorrow.
Helga: Bye Lila.
Lila goes in the back and starts to clean up.
Helga: Well ready to go Pheebs?
Phoebe: I didn't think we would ever leave.
Helga: Oh shut up. Where are we going next?
Phoebe: We could go to the movies? Or we could go home.
Helga and Phoebe walks outside to Helga's car. As they get in the car Helga's phone begins to ring, it was a call from Arnold. Helga smiles as she starts up the car and answers her phone.
On the phone:
Helga: Hey are you-
Arnold: Helga get home now.
Helga: What why?
Arnold: It's about your dad…
Helga: Arnold what about him?
Arnold: He's-
