Let's do the second chapter of this! Anyway, enjoy!

"Really?" Nadine said as she put her butterfly net aside and sat down with Rhonda, who was brushing out her hair. "You actually had the nerve to ask Arnold out to that party?"

"Well... out of all the boys I knew, he's the most well-behaved." Rhonda smiled as she blushed. "Plus... and this is going to be a little silly when you hear it... well, I may have a slight, tiny, little... crush on him?"

"Called it." Nadine said. "Does Arnold know?"

"Well..." Rhonda blushed. "Not exactly, but I need my parents to think Arnold is really responsible and caring, and of course he is. I can't deny it myself."

"Look, Rhonda, I don't blame you for trying to hook up with Arnold, but aren't you worried about... you know, I heard rumors about that sometimes, there are other girls that might have crushes on Arnold." Nadine said.

"Well, if there are, I haven't seen any." Rhonda shrugged as she got her hair brushed. "Besides, I think we're going to have the best fun of our lives!"

"For your sake, you better hope so." Nadine nodded.

Rhonda gave a laugh. "Please, Nadine. It's me you're talking about. What could go wrong? Besides, we have all week!"

Nadine paused. "Maybe so, but... you two haven't been on a date even once."

Rhonda paused as she looked at Nadine. "I... I suppose I see your point... but regardless, I still have a plan for that..."

After school, Rhonda was humming to herself as she had arrived home in her little house... well, more of a mansion than a house, but one can get the idea... as she looked around, seeing her father reading the paper. "Hello, daddy!"

Buckley smiled as he looked up from the paper. "Ah, my little girl. Already home from school, I see. Have any trouble getting home?"

"Nope. Peaceful walk." Rhonda sighed as she settled down in her favorite chair.

"Ah, yes, wonderful, simply wonderful." Buckley smiled as he paused. "So, sweetheart, any chance you're going to tell us about who you're dating?"

Rhonda paused. "Well... uh... you see... I did invite him over to next week's party and he did accept..."

"Uh-huh?" Buckley nodded.

"And I'm just going to say he'll be overjoyed and he will be on his best behavior. I promise you, daddy, you won't regret meeting him. I mean, you've met him before, but he's always been a nice guy through and through." Rhonda smiled.

Buckley paused. "Hmmm... it's not that Thaddeus kid, is he? His family may be the runners of a dry cleaners, but I've heard of all the crazy stunts he can pull. I swear, something's not right with that kid."

Rhonda scoffed. "Please, daddy, I would never be seen in the same room as Curly! No, this boy is more well-behaved... you do remember back when we lost everything, right?"

Buckley smiled. "Oh, yes. That was when we had to spend time at the boarding house... Sunset Arms? Isn't that where the Arnold kid lives? You know, I always liked that kid. He may not be of our class, but he's always so nice, I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the upper crust."

Buckley's eyes widened... then smiled. "Oh! OH! Why didn't you say Arnold was your date? That takes a load off my chest."

Rhonda nodded. "Yes, daddy, it is Arnold I'm taking, but well... I may have lied when I said I was seeing him even before I gave the invitation. He didn't quite know about it until..."

"But by the blushing that is on your cheeks, you do have a crush on him, don't you?" Buckley smiled, causing Rhonda to yelp as she pulled out a pocket mirror and looked at herself. Buckley could only laugh. "Well, personally, I wouldn't mind seeing how you and Arnold work out."

"Uh, Dad, I'm not even sure if he like likes me back... and besides, I do regret lying, but..." Rhonda sighed.

"Hey, it's no big deal. We were just worried that maybe you took someone we wouldn't approve of. At least we know you're in good hands." Buckley smiled. "But sweetheart... promise me that we get to at least be properly introduced to Arnold. We'll make him comfortable."

"Dad!" Rhonda blushed... then smiled. "I'll see if I can tell him the next time I meet him."

"I thought you might." Buckley smiled as Rhonda gave her father a kiss on the cheek. As she went up, Buckley gave a small smile. "I better tell Brooke about this. I have a feeling this might be a wonderful party next week!"

About a couple of days have passed by. Arnold and Rhonda have not met up with each other since then, but Arnold was thinking more about the party and how he should behave when around Rhonda and her parents. He knew it was her parents' party, but he couldn't help but feel pretty nervous. And the words that Gerald said began to make him think. Could it be maybe Rhonda did like like him? He paused as he thought about it.

Pretty soon, the next thing he knew, Arnold found himself at lunch, meeting up with Rhonda.

"Hi, Rhonda. Is it all right if I sit with you?" Arnold asked.

Rhonda looked up and smiled. "Of course. Make yourself comfortable."

Arnold smiled as he sat down next to Rhonda and turned to her. "I wanted to talk to you about the party..."

"The one I invited you to?" Rhonda asked.

"Yes, and honestly, I'm a little nervous. I know you said you told your parents you've been seeing me, but... honestly, I'm a bit nervous about seeing them." Arnold gulped.

Rhonda looked over towards Arnold in concern. "Don't tell me you're getting cold feet... I mean, it's just my family, you've met them before."

"Yes, but that was when we... weren't close together than they were led to believe." Arnold frowned. "It's just... I don't want to lie and tell them that this is the first time we've been together."

"What are you suggesting?" Rhonda asked.

Arnold paused. "Look... tomorrow is Saturday, right?"

"That's right. No school." Rhonda said.

"Well... here's what I'm thinking. You said the party isn't until... next Wednesday, I do believe." Arnold said. "If the invitation isn't wrong."

"Of course not!" Rhonda giggled.

"Well... you're free to say no if you want... but if we're going to make it work... maybe we should actually have a real date. You and me? Saturday?" Arnold raised an eyebrow. "What I'm saying is... would you be able to go with me on Saturday?"

Rhonda looked over and smile. "Sure! That sounds like fun. After all, we may as well practice if we're going to convince my parents that we've been dating."

Arnold sighed in relief. "Great! I'll meet you over at your mansion on Saturday to pick you up! I promise you, you won't regret it!"

Rhonda gave a giggle. "I'm sure I won't."

As Arnold and Rhonda continued to talk about schoolwork and how everything seemed to be going good... little did the two of them realize that they were being watched closely by a certain black haired boy with glasses... whose eyes had just narrowed underneath them.

"Something is up... definitely up..." Curly groaned as he pushed his glasses up. Somehow, he didn't like the weird feeling that seemed to be bugging him, but he could have sworn that the girl of his dreams and the nicest kid he knew were getting... closer to each other.

And I'll end the second chapter here for now! How did you guys like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!