AN: There is nothing after this chapter, unfortunately. There's a couple of lines from chapter 3, but I will post them with this chapter at the end. Again, if you liked it and you would like to give a shot at writing/finishing it, by all means. Please link me, though.
The school play ground was deserted. It was frkishly quiet. There was not one soal in sight.
That was untill the bell rang for break. There was a second of silence, but then you could hear a faint rumble comming closer and closer and closer... Just then a sea of children poured out of the building, flowing in all directions. The quiet, cool summers breeze was now boggled up with pitter patter of small feet and the screams and the jumble of chatter.
Helga was walking with Arnold by the wall, but stopped at the sound of his name and listened.
Arnold stopped also seeing the lack of Helga's presence. He walked back and was about to ask why she stopped when she turned to him and placed a finger on her lips indicating for him to be quiet.
"I cannot BELIEVE Arnold is helping Helga again and just after the events ov this morning."
Rhodna said putting her hands on her hips looking at about three or four other girls.
"Yea your right, I think she just might be faking..." Said a darker skinned girl with blonde braids.
"Yea, that s exactly what she is doing! I think we need to just march up to her and demand an explination!." Rhodna said through an obvious frown. The rest of the girls agreed and walked off in the opozate direction of where Helga and Arnold were earwiggin. Helga turned round and sat down with her back to the school wall.
"Am I really that bad? That bad that people will think I'm lying abot this?" She asked quietly more to herself than to Arnold. Arnold sat next to her and held her hand in his.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm sure you have reasons for doing what you do." He said in a soothing tone.
Ok, so I pick on Arnold to hide my feelings from him, thats a good reason...only I apparently take it too far. I have been doing it for seven years and I won't stop untill he knows. Oh the hell with my 'whole' self. I think I should tell him here and now and get it over with while I have the courage. You never know, It might turn out for the best. Helga siged and turned to Arnold.
"Arnold?" Helga asked grabbing his attention. "You know when I said I know why I pick on you?"
Arnold made sure he paid full attention so he can finally understand. "Well, I feel as if I shold tell you. That way I might stop picking on you which ever way this sitation may turn."
Helga bit her lip hard. Oh my God, If I'm this scared now I'd hate to feel how scared I am when I actally know the reason for keeping quiet in the first place.
"I think I-I might have a crush on you." Helga practically blurted out staring him straight in the eye, a slight blush appeard on her face.
"Huh...? I mean...wha?" He asked confusion masking his face. So my crazy thought was true? Wow...I really should have seen this comming...
"It's obvious really...I mean...Umm...look at the poem Mr. Simmons gave me." Helga said rummaging through her school bag and pulling out the folded piece of paper and opening it up.
"It has you written all over it...and-and the locket and- oh yea!" She exclaimed ptting the poem back and bringing out the maths book. "I still want to know what is written in this pink book...!" Arnold was still slightly shocked at her sudden out burst and so he was glad to listen to anything she had to say for as long as possible while he sorts things out in his head.
She-She's serious...I just hope she is telling the truth about her memory loss and isn't trying to pull a fast one on me...
Helga had opened up the maths book and was now slowly opening the smaller pink book. Arnold was watching with curiosity. He could see her eyes going back and forth as she read it. Helga scanned through the first five pages.
"Crimany, its all poetry...!" Helga raised her eyebrow at herself again. "What does 'crimany' mean?" She asked turning to Arnold who shrugged in responce. He didn't feel like speaking at the moment. Helga resumed reading the book. She skipped to the last written page. "Wow...it's almost full..."
Hang on...all this poetry...it's all about Arnold too... Every. Single. Last. Page... Crimany...I'm obsessed...
Helga put the pink book back into the maths book which she placed back into her school bag and nerviously cleard her throught while searching for anything to look at exept Arnold.
I can't believe I've just told him this...I feel like I've betrayed myself or something, but it's the right thing to do...right?
Arnold opened his mouth to say something, but instantly decided against it and closed it again.
If all this is true then it means she's mean just to hide her feelings...yea? Her hiding her feelings so I won't know...I mean she is very nice when she isn't...I mean I've allways knew there was more to her than she let on...
Arnold's blush grew and Helga bit her lip in anticipation.
If she stays like this...I could, I could grow to feel the same way...but what if she forgets and reverts back to her 'fake' self?
"You know..." Arnold started grabbing Helga's attention. "You might not remember any of this once you get your memory back. I don't think you remembered anything the last time..."
"Yea...possiboly..." So I wonder if that will be a good thing or a bad thing.
Arnold was about to say something else when suddenly Rhodna's voice was heard. Both Arnold's and Helga's head whipped forward to find a very mad Rhodna accompanied by three other girls. They marched up to them and stopped right infront of Helga looking down on her.
"Listen, Helga, I don't know what mean prank you are pulling, but you had better call it quits right this minute! We know your lying about all of this!" Rhodna scowled pointing a finger in Helga's face.
"I-I uhh-" Helga's stuttering was cut off by Arnold suddenly standing.
"Rhodna, I think Helga is telling the truth about her memory loss." Arnold pleeded calmly.
"Arnold, Arnold, Arnold." Rhodna said shaking her head. "You are soo nieve...you really think it just happens to be a coinsidence that Helga lost her memory twice within the same two months?"
"Yes, Helga has done and said things that in any normal circomstances, she would never have said." Arnold said gently standing his ground.
"Like what?" Rodna demanded. Arnold blushed remembering the latest thing to come clear.
"I-I don't think I should tell you." He said trying to hide his blush, but it was too late. Rhodna had spotted it, but she didn't let on.
"Why not?"
"Because it's not my secret to tell, that s why." He finished trying to look as casual as possible. Rhodna squinted her eyes a little examining Arnold'sface then glancing at Helga who was looking at Arnold and blushing herself.
"C'mon, girls." Rhodna said walking away. "I've got something to share with you." The three other girls followed obediantly.
Helga slowly got up.
"Thanks for sticking up for me..." She said putting her arms round her back nerviously. "And for not telling..."
"N-no problem, Helga."
"Why did you walk away, Rhodna?" Asked a dark skinned girl with blonde hair.
"Listen, girls..." Rhodna started glancing around making sure nobody elce was around. "I think those two have a 'thing' for each other." She said putting her hands on her hips and smirking.
Rhodna saw the mixture of confusion and shock on each girl's face. "Ok, lets start with Arnold...why does he actually help Helga out in situations like this when all she does is make jokes at his exspence?"
"Because he's a good person?"
"Maybe, but, what if he figured something out?" Rhodna's smirk increaced. All the girls looked at each other trying to find the 'something' in their heads. "Ok, for as long as we remember Helga has ALLWAYSED picked on Arnold the most, right?" The girls nodded their heads. "But can any of you remember what Arnold actually did in the first place?"
"OH!" A tall hippy-like girl exclaimed. "He-no wait...that was Sid..."
"Arnold has allways been a nice person and has helped Helga out more times than we can count!
Soo...I'm saying what if Helga has a 'ting' for Arnold?" Rhodna said bringing her hands from her hips and crossing her arms.
"Actually..." The hippy-like girl started, "I did walk in on Helga the other day...she was talking to a heart shaped locket reciting poetry to it...and she quickly hid it and shouted at me..."
"Did you see a picture in the locket?"
"No I only saw the locket...she hid it in her shirt..."
"Hmmm" Rhodna thought for a minute. "If we find the locket we could prove everything! Girl huddle!" All the girls got into a small circle and started whispering.
"Listen," Helga bit her lip and closed her eyes tight. "Arnold...I'll understand if you don't feel the same way. I can't blame you actually-"
"No, I mean I-I kinda like you when your honest." Arnold shuffled nerviously holding back a blush.
"Really?" Helga asked slightly hopefull.
"I hardly ever see this side of you...and...I like it..." Arnold said the last bit while gently grabbing Helga's hand in his. Helga bit back the huge grin spreading across her face. Helga's reaction made Arnold grin also.
"I sure hope Helga's allright." Pheobe said in a worried tone.
"I'm sure she's fine...Arnold is with her after all." Gerald rreasured her in his usual cool voice. 'Thats what I'm worried about.' Pheobe mentally said.
"Yea, your right." Pheobe said faking a positive tone. Gerald suddenly stopped walking. Feeling the lack of Geralds presence, Pheobe stopped and turned to see Gerald's eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. Pheobe gently followed his gaze and landed on Arnold and Helga standing close to each other...a little too close...
"Pheebs?" Gerald started. "Do you see what I see?"
Arnold could practically feel their noses touch. His heart was beeting very fast and he could feel his cheeks grow warmer.
Just lean the rest ofthe way! But what if she dosen't like it? She did say she has a crush on you! But what if it IS a joke and she shows me up? What if it isn't and you hurt her!? I still don't know the real reason for her to pick on me for all these years, all I have is a theory!
And what if that theory is correct? But what if it isn't and she dosen't remember why in the first place because of her memory loss? But what about the locket? It still could be part of the prank! I mean she did carry that full one letre tube of glue in her bag!
Arnold mentally had a thought fight in his football shaped head, he was more stuck on believing her than not, but he still had a good reason to doubt.
Hega felt her body temprature rise more within every passing second as she felt his warm breath on her face. She too had a mental fight.
Just go on and lean in! He's not gonna bite! But what if he is just trying to protect my feelings by saying he likes me? No, something tells me he won't do that! How would you know?
You've only known him a day...Practically! But I still know him and somewhere my memories lie and they say he won't! He seems a too nicer guy to hurt my feeling though...! Exactly! He won't do that to you dispite your 'past'!
Suddenly the school bell rang, bringing both Arnold and Helga out of their mental thoughts with a huge jump putting a considerabal amount of distance between them.
"I'm guessing break's over?" Helga asked after a few awquard moments of silence between them.
"Yea, we better get to class..." Arnold said giving a weak smile to try and cut through the thick tension between them.
Chapter: 3 -
Rush hour and school has ended for the day. The hustle and bustle of people returning home from work and kids from school.
Arnold had spent the whole day with Helga. Gerald has almost convinced himself that he was just seeing things. Pheobe had began to worry about Gerald so she spent the day with him while their friends were busy.
"Now, Pheebs, this is weird, I mean Arnold and Helga? Haha I need a brain scan or somethin cos-" Gerald was cut off by Pheobe covering has mouth with her hand.
"Shhh...There here." Pheobe whispered as she watched arnold and Helga walk hand in hand up to the school buss.
So this is everything I've done for this fic, and it is unlikely to be finished due to Adult Responsibilities, but I wanted to share in hopes that more fan content will help for a 6th season
Again, criticism isn't necessary as this was written 10 years ago when I was 13, but any other comments would be appreciated :)