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Arnold's Birthday
Arnold and Helga prepare to host their first Halloween party and greet trick or treaters.
October 24th
Exactly one week until Halloween
It was a a lazy Saturday afternoon and Arnold and Helga were just enjoying their day off from work, just relaxing home. Arnold was watching a baseball game on television and Helga was reading one of her magazines in the kitchen, with an intrigued look on her face.
"Hey Arnold...can you come in here for a moment?..."Helga called her husband.
"In a moment, honey...the game will be over after this next hit...'Arnold said as his eyes were still glued to the screen until the batter got a home run, thus his team winning the game.
"YES! Another victory for the Hillwood Black Socks!..."Arnold cheered, happy that his favorite team won.
He then turned the television off and joined his pretty wife in the kitchen, to see what she wanted.
"What is it, dear?..." Arnold asked.
"Oh nothing, but I just realized that next week is Halloween and I was thinking it be fun if we have a costume party...'Helga said, getting his attention.
"A costume party?...'Arnold said.
"Yeah, I mean...this is the first Halloween together and I was thinking we might as well start big..."Helga said.
"Sure, sounds fun, it can be just like the old parties we had at the Boarding house...'Arnold said, not having any problem with it.
"Let's just hope this time the party doesn't get ruined by an angry mob chasing us because they mistook me for an alien...'Helga joked.
"Helga, we were 9 and I said sorry...when are you going to let that go?..."Arnold said.
"Oh I'm just messing with you, football head...'Helga chuckled.
"Still, if we are going to have a party, we are going to need some costumes...'Helga said.
"You mean like...matching costumes again?...'Arnold asked.
"Why not? We used to it back when we were growing up...'Helga said.
Arnold smiled as he recalled the first time they celebrated Halloween with their parents and that year, since they were dating, Arnold and Helga decided to wear a couples costume since at that point, everybody knew about them. After a lot of debating (in other words...arguing and reconciling...), they both eventually agreed to go as a pair of jungle explorers, after seeing an old picture of Arnold's parent's together.
After that, it has been an on-and-off kind of thing for them really...
Looks like it will be on again this year...
" So what will it be this time?...'Arnold asked.
"I don't know but I want it to be something we haven't tried before..."Helga said.
"How about we go as pirates, I can be Black Beard and you can be my queen of the sea...'Arnold said in a flirtatious way.
"Sorry but I heard Pattie say that she and Harold are planning on going as pirates and they are on my guest list...'Helga said.
"Okay...Well, how about going as a cowboy and cow girl, that's classic...'Arnold suggested.
"Arnold, we already did that once together..."Helga said.
"When?..." Arnold asked with a raised eyebrow, not exactly recalling.
"Junior year of high school, Rhonda's Halloween party...you know...the time you and I snuck away into her pool house and we-
"Oh! I remember...'Arnold said before he got a grin on his face... "Let's be happy she never found out about that..."He said with a blush and a laugh.
"Yeah...man, that was a fun night...'She admitted as memories of their intense making out came to her mind from that night.
Love really is fun when your are a teenager...
"How about I go as Neptune and you as my mermaid queen..."Arnold said.
"Too fishy...besides I'm not wearing a sea shell bikini top in front of our guests..."'Helga said as she sent him a look.
"Yeah, that should be reserved for a private party...'Arnold teased, getting a playful smack on the arm from his wife.
"I'm serious, what are we going to wear?...'Helga said out loud.
"Any suggestions?..." Arnold asked and Helga suddenly had a mischievous look on her face.
"How about Tarzan and Jane?...'Helga said and Arnold considered it...until a thought crossed his mind.
"Unless it's a full body costume, no...I am NOT wearing a loin cloth in front of all of our friends...'Arnold said in a serious tone to his sneaky wife.
"Oh darn...Oh well, no loss...I prefer my wild man to be wild only for me to see..."Helga said in a flirtatious voice, making her husband smile.
The two shared a kiss together, which lasted for quite a while until they both remembered that they need air in order to breath.
'Seriously, what are we going to wear...I don't want to risk any copy cats..." Helga said after they separated.
"Arnold thought about it until his eyes landed on the magazine Helga had been reading and then saw something on the cover, making him smirk...
"I think I got another idea...'Arnold said with a smile.
One Week Later
Halloween Night
It was Halloween Night in the apartment and it was in full swing with a party. It was decorated nicely with spider webs, fake insects and the works, the music was in full blast and chips, dips, sodas and other Halloween candy and snacks were out for the guests to eat.
Most of the gang were there, as Helga said, Pattie and Harold came as pirates and Harold spent most of his time at the snack table unless Pattie dragged him to dance and mingle. Gerald came dressed as a disco dancer and Phoebe came as her favorite female scientist Marie Curie, Rhonda came as Cleopatra while Curly came as an Egyptian slave, Stinky came dressed up as a vampire, Sid came dressed up as an old school hip hop dancer and many other friends came in many unique and different costumes.
"So how's everyone enjoying the party?..."Helga asked.
"It's great, Helga..."Phoebe said.
"Yeah...this was a great idea...the food, the dancing and the costumes...mmm...mmm...mmm...I can't believe you got Arnold to do a couple costume again..." Gerald said as he eyed what they were wearing.
Arnold and Helga, being the hosts of the party, wore a couple costume. They both chose to dress up medieval like, Arnold was a knight in shining armor and Helga was a medieval fair maiden.
"Actually, this costume was his idea...'Helga said.
"Hey...you asked for something new and a knight always does whatever to help his lady fair...'Arnold said before he kissed her cheek.
"Oh Arnold...'Helga giggled.
"Come on, let's dance...'Helga ordered and soon the husband and wife began dancing along with their friends.
"This was a great idea, honey...'Arnold said as he twirled her around a bit.
"Hey...it's Halloween and it's meant to be spent having fun...'Helga said as she spun around with her husband until he dipped her.
DING-DONG...
"Oohh...Looks like the trick or treaters have arrived...Come on..."Helga said as they went to the door, grabbing the bowl of candy they had to offer them.
Once they opened the door, they saw it was a group of about 5 kids who looked to be around 10 or so. One girl is dressed as a fairy princess, a boy is dressed as a cow boy, another is a pirate and a pair of twins were dressed as mermaids, making them all look cute.
"TRICK OR TREAT!..."The children sang in union.
"Well, don't you all look cool in those costumes...'Arnold said as Helga handed about a handful of candy to each of them.
"Thank you...'The little pirate kid said.
"Thanks lady...'The fairy princess said.
"Thanks...'The others all yipped.
"No problem kids, and Happy Halloween..."Helga said as she and Arnold watched them leave to try with their neighbors.
"Oh, doesn't this take you back...it reminds me of when we used to all go trick or treating ourselves as kids...'Helga said with a nostalgic smile.
"Yeah and every year you would treat it like some big mission, making our whole class go together like it was some serious business...'Arnold chuckled as the memories came to him.
"Hey! To a kid, free candy IS serious business and if memory serves me, you never complained after you got your cut of the haul...'Helga said with a smirk.
"Yeah, you got me there...'Arnold said before the couple went back to their party.
"Alright everybody! Time for an all time favorite Halloween game...bobbin' for apples!...'Helga announced to her party guests as she and Arnold pulled out two barrels filled with water and apples.
"We all know the rules, the person who bobs the most apples and beats last year's champion, my husband Arnold within two minutes wins..." Helga said.
"The winner this year will get to take home a free bag of candy...'Arnold announced as their guests arrived to participate.
"Me first...Me first...'Harold said, as he is the first challengers.
'Okay gentlemen, take your positions...Let me just adjust my stop watch...okay...On the count of three start bobbing...one...two...THREE! GO!...'Helga shouted as she started her stop watch.
Arnold and Harold both stuck their heads in their respective barrels, each one bobbing an apple and putting it in their respective baskets as the other party guests cheered for them.
'Come on Arnold, you can do it man!...'Gerald cheered.
"Go Harold...'Pattie cheered for her husband as he spat out another apple into his basket.
"1 minute and 30 seconds...'Helga said to the boys and they started bobbing even faster.
"Come on Harold, your the fastest when it comes with food, get your head in the game...'Sid jeered.
"Come on you two!..."Curly shouted.
"45 seconds!..."Helga shouted.
"Come on Arnold!...'Gerald shouted.
"You can do it Harold!...'Sid shouted.
Soon the round ended, Arnold bobbed a total of 12 apples in total, however Harold bobbed a total of 15 apples, thus making him the winner.
"We have a winner...'Helga shouted and the others applied.
"Good game, Harold..."Arnold said as he offered his hand like a good sportsman.
"Thanks...you played well too but when candy is on the line, Harold Berman doesn't go down easy...'Harold said as Helga handed him his prize candy, which he started eating quickly.
"So, who's next?..."Helga shouted and then more people started to participate.
'Don't worry darling, you played a good game and you'll win again next time..."Helga said in an encouraging voice.
"I know and I'm okay...but right now I think I'm going to go dry off before I start to rust ..."Arnold said, referring to his soaked face and the water dripping on his costume.
DING DONG
Helga heard the door bell ring and immediately went to grab her candy bowl and opened it, there saw a group of children dressed up like little green men.
"TRICK OR TREAT!..." The kids said in cute, alien sounding voiced.
"Aliens? Really?..."Helga thought before she smiled.
"Here you go, kids...'Helga said as she handed the children their candy.
"Thank you! Happy Halloween!...'The kids said before they left for the next house.
"It had to be aliens...'Helga muttered before she locked the door and then went back to her party.
Later
More games had been played, candy prizes has been given away, scary movies had been watched, trick or treaters have been given candy and songs have been danced too and before anyone knew it, hours have passed and the party has come to a close, as it was already passed one in the morning, and people needed to be heading back now.
"Man Arnold, Helga...that was a great party...'Sid said as before he left.
"Yes, it was pretty fun...I particularly liked that haunted music mix...nice touch...Rhonda commented on her way out.
"Thanks it was my pleasure...'Helga said.
'Thaddeus, we're leaving..." Rhonda called her fiance.
"Coming, my queen..." Curly said before he left with her.
"See you guys, drive safely...'Arnold said as the last of their guests were now gone.
Once they were gone, the loving, married couple yawned and they both flopped on the couch, and Helga took off her head dress.
"Wow, what a night...'Helga commented as she yawned.
"Party was thrown, candy was given away, guests were entertains and we looked good...overall, I think it was a success...'Arnold said before he yawned.
"Glad to hear that...come on, my handsome knight in shining armor, your lady fair believes it is time to retire to our bed chambers for the evening..."Helga said, using a medieval accent as she spoke.
"As you wish, my fair lady...'Arnold said as he suddenly picked her up bridal style.
He was a pretty tired but not enough to not do this with his beloved wife.
"Ooh...Arnold..."Helga swooned as her husband carried her across the apartment and into their room, where they finally went to sleep after a long night of entertaining their guests.
As the couple went to sleep, they were satisfied since their first time hosting a Halloween party as a married couple was a success, they had a good time with their friends and most of all, they had fun and that's what Halloween is all about!
-To be continued-
Next time on The First Year
Gerald and Phoebe's wedding
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