Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold or any of the characters. Hey Arnold is the property of Nickelodeon and Craig Bartlett.
The First Year
Date Night
Arnold and Helga spend a night on the town together.
Late July
Saturday Night
It was a beautiful summer's evening in the town known as Hillwood. It was Saturday night and that usually meant that people were going out, usually to hang out with their friends or spend the evening with an attractive, romantic partner.
In a nice apartment within this town, a certain couple was about to do the latter. It was a couple that has been married for a total of one month and for this reason, they were going to go out to spend time together, a night on the town as you would say.
The wife was currently in the couples bedroom getting ready while her husband was busy readying himself in their bathroom. The wife is Helga Shortman, formerly Helga G. Pataki, who is currently putting her evening dress on.
"Hmmm...Hm..." She hummed as she glanced at her reflection.
It was the new dress she bought the other day because she had seen that it was on sale and she was pleased with how she looked. It was a light blue, knee length dress with a diamond neckline and she didn't want to toot her own horn, but it looked great on her.
Sure, her favorite color is pink, but a woman needs some form of variety every once in a while...Besides, blue went well with her eye color anyway.
She also couldn't wait to see Arnold's reaction since it's the first time he would be seeing her in this particular dress...
"Can't wait to Football Head's reaction when he sees me in this thing...'She said pleased before spritzing some of her new lavender perfume on.
Arnold's favorite scent...
Sure they were married, sure they have been a couple since they were kids and sure, she still had a bit of the old tomboy she used to be inside of her, but date night was special to her and each time, she tried to enjoy it as much as possible, and make sure that Arnold enjoyed it as much as her. She just loved him so much, before, during and after nights like this and she knew that she always will...
"Now, gold or silver..." She asked out loud as she checked her two earrings and tried to decide which she would use.
All the while, she couldn't stop thinking of her beloved husband and the wonderful evening in store for the two newlyweds.
With the husband
"Tonight the night...'Arnold said as he combed his blonde locks back.
He had shaved, showered, brushed his teeth, gargle, had his suit ironed, splashed on Helga's favorite cologne on him and now had his hair back. When he checked his reflection, he was pleased with what he saw...
"Let's hope that Helga likes this..."He said as he put on his new tie.
It was a dark blue tie he got the other day in preparation of tonight. Sure, it was silly to go this giddy over a date, given that they are already married and they have been dating many years before then, but he couldn't help it. He and Helga just loved each other so much and the always looked forward to these moments together, not to mention that it has been a whole month since their beautiful wedding, so he wanted tonight to be special.
His beautiful wife deserves no less, after all...
Suddenly he heard beeping and smirked when the watch said that it was already 5:59, as he set his alarm. He and his wife had decided to have a little fun by him waiting in their living room until she was ready to present herself to him before going on their date. ..
Much like during their courtship...
So with one last check of his appearance and a sprints of breath spray in his mouth, he exited the bathroom, went to their living room and then took the bouquet of roses he bought as an extra gift for his sweet, sweet wife as another token of his true, undying love for her. He was soon waiting as Helga said she planned on coming out 5 minutes after six and to no surprise, he suddenly heard the door of their bedroom open and in a few moments a vision of loveliness in blue graced his presence.
"Wow, you look beautiful..." He said sincerely as he admired her.
While her signature color is pink, his wife looked good in just about anything, and she was wearing a blue dress that matched her eyes perfectly, making her look like some sort of heavenly angel.
And she is all his...
"You're looking pretty easy on the eyes, handsome..." Helga said, checking him out and loving what she is seeing.
Arnold smirked at her and the produced his bouquet of roses, to his pleasantly surprised wife.
"For you, my dear..." He said as he held the flowers out.
"Oh Arnold. ..Always the dashing gentleman..." His wife swooned as she admired the flowers.
The couple soon kissed passionately, with Arnold deepening it a bit, it would have lasted a lot longer, but Helga pulled away to speak.
"As much as I love this darling, we do have reservations to get to..." She reminded.
"One more for the road..." He asked.
His wife answered by pecking him on the lips once more, before giggling like a school girl...
"So my beautiful wife, shall we?..." Arnold asked in a suave voice as he held his arm out for her.
"Yes, please..." Helga said as she giddy took his arm.
They soon left the door and got inside Arnold's car, which pulled out of the buildings parking lot, and the one-month married couple were soon off to their date...
Later
The married couple soon arrived at Paolo's, a very romantic and expensive Italian restaurant, Arnold had been very much the gentleman when he opened the door to escort his wife down, and they both admired the restaurant's atmosphere once they were inside.
'Wow, you were right darling...this place is gorgeous..." Helga said in a very pleased tone.
"Only the best for my wife...'Arnold said, earning a happy smile from her.
Soon the maitre D had lead them to their table and once there, Arnold offered her chair, much like how he had done during their courtship.
"For you, milady...'Arnold said as he offered the chair.
"Always so gallant..." Helga giggled as she sat down.
Arnold then too his seat and in about 2 minutes, their waiter had arrived...
"Buona sera and welcome to Paolo, my name is Ricardo and I shall be your server this evening... If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to ask for me..." The waiter said to the married couple as he placed some complimentary drinks for them.
He then handed them their menus and then left the couple while he then attended the next one, as soon as he was gone, Arnold and Helga barely paid mind to their menu's as they continued to pay attention to each other...
"So, how are liking this so far?...'Arnold asked as he continued to look at his pretty wife.
"So far, so good...but lets see where the evening takes us...'Helga said as she gazed at her handsome husband.
The two both then checked their menu's once they noticed that Ricardo was coming back to take their orders. Helga had selected the chicken linguini while Arnold had chosen a steak tartar. As they waited for their meals to arrive, the couple continue to just talk o each other and especially reminisce as they tend to do at times like this...
"Do you remember our first date?...'Arnold asked as he held her hand.
"Which one? Chez Paris or Chez Pierre?..."Helga quipped, making her husband chuckle at that.
"I was thinking about Pierre, but who can forget about Chez Paris, right Cecile?...' Arnold said in a teasing way to his wife.
"I know... it was such a crazy night, between pretending to be your french pen pal and you seeing both me and Ruth...it was probably the craziest valentines day any 4th grader ever had?...'Helga said at the memory .
"Don't forget about the cow brains with eggs, the shoes and the pen pal coincidentally showing up...'Arnold said, making his wife giggle.
"And don't forget you rushing between the two restaurants all night...if it wasn't for the fact that you caught be in my lie and you still chose me over Ruth, I never would have forgiven you for that...'Helga said.
"I know...it was stupid of me to do that, even to this day I still don't know why I thought that was a good idea..."Arnold said.
"Well...it was no more stupid that me impersonating your french pen pal with knowing next to nothing about french or how the girl actually looked like...I guess we both were just a couple of crazy kids...'Helga admitted.
"Crazy in love... you mean...'Arnold said, making his wife giggle at that...
The couple both laughed, before they took a sip of their champagne. After that, their waiter had arrived with their entrees and the couple soon began to eat, but still talk as they normally did.
"You know...on both of our first dates, you ordered steak tartar, just like right now...'Helga commented.
"Heh...I guess I did..." Arnold said as he realized she had a point.
"On both of those dates, you wore pink..."Arnold commented.
"So?...'Helga questioned.
"It looked pretty on you...just like how blue looks good on you tonight...'Arnold said, just for the sake of saying it.
Helga giggled at that remark, and just continued to admire him. He was just so handsome, he was adorable as a child, hot as a teenager and now he was just a handsome man and he was all hers.
"Have I ever told you how handsome you look in the candlelight, darling?...'Helga asked in a passionate voice.
"About as many times as I have told you how beautiful you look in it...'Arnold said in an equally passionate voice.
"Well...I think you're due...You're still handsome...'She said as she gazed into his eyes.
"And you are still beautiful...'He said.
The married couple soon shared another kiss, as in love with each other now as they have been when they got married, and when they had gotten together in San Lorenzo as children.
"Oh Arnold...'Helga sighed...
"Oh Helga...'Arnold sighed as well...
They were in love and they knew that they always will be...
Once their dessert was finished and the bill was paid for, the married couple had decided to go for a carriage ride through the park and Helga was very happy as the sky was clear, the moon was full and the many starts were out shining, as it was only for them.
"How are you enjoying the evening sky, my sweet?...'Arnold asked as he whispered into her ear.
"It's simply enchanting, my darling..."Helga said with a sigh, finding this entire evening completely romantic.
The two had enjoyed the carriage ride, just holding each other as they admired the beautiful park at night. Once it was done, the couple had chosen to walk by a nearby lake and admire the beautiful scenery, but not as beautiful as the love they had for the other.
They had heard a nearby jazz band playing an old love song to the entertainment of the rest of the park patrons and Arnold gave his wife a suggestive look.
"Honey, may I have this dace?...'Arnold asked as he did a gentlemanly bow.
"Oh darling, I thought that you would never ask...'Helga said as she took his hand.
The couple had began their dance, gently moving along to the notes of the beautiful melody. They twirled, spun and held each other close as they listen to the music and danced to their hearts content. Arnold twirled Helga before he dipped her back, which the wife really enjoyed..
"You dance divinely Mrs. Shortman...'Arnold said, saying the same first words he said to her when they shared their first dance as a married couple.
It made Helga swoon and blush a new shade of pink...
"As do you...Mr. Shortman..." Helga said as she gave him a wink.
As they continued to dance and as the song was beginning to reach it's end, Arnold had the urge to do his favorite stunt he did whenever he and Helga danced like this. He gave her one more, powerful spin before he pulled her back into his arms, dipped her back and gave her a big kiss, which stunned the wife who quickly melted in it.
Once they separated, he looked at his wife, who was blushing and giggling and the only words out of her freshly kissed mouth were these...
"Oh Arnold~..." She purred as she gave another audible sigh and just stared at him in complete adoration.
Arnold returned that look, before he pulled her into another, longer kiss this time, which Helga wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to deepen their kiss...
They didn't know or care how long they were like this, and they didn't know or care what time it was before they realized it was getting late and they best be heading back home. The only thing that they did care about is the fact that they were young, they are married and they loved each other tremendously and they knew that they always will. Sure married life, while amazing, did come with it's ups and downs and it wasn't always the fairy tale young people think it is, it comes with a lot of hard work and struggles but it wasn't nothing they couldn't handle as they knew it was way more than worth it, to be with the one they love, till death do they part...
Though, nights like this, of endless romance and passion, as they only focused on how much they loved each other, just made the deal a whole lot more sweeter.
-To be continued-
Next time on The First Year
Groceries
REPLIES to my loyal and totally awesome reviewers:
Invader Johnny: You got that right, dude...
Metalheadrailfan: Maybe but still, even they didn't get out of that night 100% discomfort free as shown in the last scene ;)
61394: It certainly is...
Guest: Yeah, that was the funniest...
:) Till next time beautiful people, remember to read and review :)