Arnold POV

It was pitch black, cold and empty. I was standing alone in the darkness, I could hear a sound it was a low giggle that began to grow louder and stronger to a malicious laughter. I looked around me and couldn't see anyone, than he spoke. "I got you muchacho, I know who you love and I will take her, just like I took your parents!" he continued to laughed. "You touch her and I'll kill you, La Sombra." I yelled back to him with my fist shut with fury. I shut my eyes and I could hear her angelic voice. "Football Head, wake up!"

I opened my eyes to find myself and Helga at the jungle. The lava was everywhere, we were trapped in a temple, the ground shook the mountain burst with fire and lava. Helga got close to me as I embraced her in my arms. I wasn't afraid for me, but for her, I was terrified of losing her.

I woke up inside the tent. I was dreaming again, but this dream felt different, it felt dangerous, like a warning.

I felt so warm wrapped in Helga's body. I stared down at her as she rested on my chest, she looked so peaceful, like an angel. I brushed her hair with my fingers. Even with the devastated news still in my heart, I felt the luckiest man alive, because I had her in my arms. I kissed her forehead and whispered

I love you.

Not wanting to awake her, I stood up carefully and got dressed. I looked at my phone and saw 7am, with a couple of missed calls from my grandparents.

My father's wallet was on the floor next to mine. As I looked closely to his wallet, I saw something sticking out of a side pocket. What can it be? I grabbed the wallet and carefully slide the folded paper out of the pocket. My heart was raising as I unfolded the paper excited for what I might find.

It may turned out to be nothing, but anything coming from my father's wallet was a miracle. The folded paper reviled a small dark green rock and a faded message under it. It was my father's hand writing! I couldn't believe it! I grabbed the rock and it sting my fingers. Ouch! the burned sensation cause me to dropped the rock on the floor, however now the rock's color had change to a lighter green, almost glowing by my touch. What kind of rock was that?

I looked at the paper again and saw a message written in black faded ink. I began to read the message.

"The true power lies with in the chosen one and only he with a pure heart can hold on to its spirited energy"

What does that mean? I tried to reach for the rock again, this time carefully. The moment I grabbed it, it attached itself to my palm stinging my skin. The rock's color began to change again to a glowing bright green. I shut my fist tight trying to endure the pain as I was bitting my lip.

Suddenly, I began to see the jungle of San Lorenzo from above, like if I was flying over the land, across the river and the mountains, I could see my shadow reflecting on the ground. I was the eagle, soaring through the misty heated air across the rainforest, I knew the way. I knew my destiny. I flew over the sleeping volcano and I recognized it. The volcano from my dream..

Cell phone ringing...

ring, ring...

Startled by the sound Arnold opened his hand dropping the rock on the floor. He kept looking around the tent puzzled by what he had seen. Helga opened her eyes and saw Arnold grabbing her cell phone.

"Good morning Helga...It's your mom, you should answer her, I'll step out for a minute."

"Oh I see bucko, my mother calls and you're escaping already!"

"No, I just want to give you privacy, that's all."

"Privacy. Are you serious. We just slept together and you're talking about giving me privacy now!"

Arnold smiled and kissed her cheek "You know what I mean Helga, it's just that I feel dizzy. I'll just get some air." He quickly stepped outside the tent and walked towards the beach. He felt his body heated, he rolled up his pants and walked in the sand letting the cool waves brushed through his feet. He exhaled and looked up with his eyes shut thinking.

What just happened? Did I just had a vision because I was holding the rock? And what does it mean? In the message my father wrote, he refer to a chosen one that could hold spirited energy. Just like the dream I had the other day...

Arnold pulled his cell from his pocket and called Eduardo's hotel.

"Hello, yes room 200 please"

"Hello, Eduardo it's Arnold...I'm going to San Lorenzo with you...Yeah, I can be ready this afternoon...I might bring my friend with me...his name is Gerald...in case if he can't go, I'll go alone...okay around 3:00pm at the airport...okay bye."

He ended the call and turned around to find Helga with her eyes widened and her mouth open.

"You're going to San Lorenzo without me!" She yelled.

"Helga, it's too dangerous for you to go."

"Oh, so it's too dangerous for me to go, but not for you...Why do you think you can be in danger but I can't. Besides we talked about this, we were suppose to travel to San Lorenzo together. Now you're going without me!?!?"

"Helga...please trust me. I have a bad feeling about you going. And last night I had a dream and..."

"For crying out loud Arnoldo! Don't use your dreams as excuses...I'm going with you and that's that!!!!"

"Helga you're not going!" he raised his voice.

"I'm going hair boy...and there's nothing you can do about it!" she crossed her arms.

Arnold exhaled in frustration.

"Helga I can't take you. You're too important to me...I can't risk you going and than something happening to you."

"So, it's okays for me to lose you in a forsaken jungle, but it's not okay if you lose me!! I'm not staying here and just being worry out of my mind about you Arnold, besides you need me by your side...That's my place, to be next to you, where ever you go."

"Helga your place is being safe, no matter what! You have to trust me. I'll return within a couple of days." he was about to walk away when Helga stopped him by grabbing his hand.

"You mean like your parents promise you, and just like them, your going to leave and never return!!"

Arnold was quiet looking down.

Helga thought about what she said and felt guilty for the statement she used.

"Football head...I'm so sorry...I wasn't thinking and..."

"Helga. It's okay...I know you're scare for loosing me, but you won't. You just have to let me go please... if you love me, please let me do this. I need to know what happen to them, at least try." his eyes began to water.

She walked up to Arnold and embraced him tightly. While the waves splashed on their feet's. She looked up at him and gazed at his sad green eyes. "Go Arnold and find the truth about your parents...But, only if you go with Gerald, if he can't go, I can't make any promises." She whispered the last words as she looked down.

Arnold wrapped his arms around her waist and twirled her around.

"That's why I love you Helga! Because deep down inside you're very understanding, loyal and caring."

He kissed her tenderly while holding on to her body tightly.

Helga was melancholy by her decision. She knew if he travel to San Lorenzo anything could happen.

"We better go, we can catch something to eat on the way home. Plus, I need to call Gerald and my grandparents... wait, I need to pick up the rock I dropped earlier."

"What rock?" She asked confused

"I found a folded paper inside my father's wallet, when I opened it a small rock fell out. The paper had a message writing by my father, here read it."

Arnold gave her the note to read while he went inside the tent to pick up the rock with a tissue.

"I see the message your father wrote but. It doesn't make any sense."

"This is the rock I was telling you about."

He open the tissue revealing the small dark green rock.

"But why do you need to hold it with a tissue?"

"I'll tell you on the way"

The couple had one last stare at the beach, where it will always hold there most treasurable romantic memories from when their lives change forever.

On the way home Arnold explained to Helga about the dream he had during the night and the vision he saw when he held the rock in his hand.

"It sounds like the dream you had the other night and the vision are almost the same. Just that, on the vision you were the eagle. It's strange but maybe the rock you held has something to do with your parents death."

"That's what I think too. This may sound crazy Helga but. After the vision, its like I know the way to the volcano. Like if the map it's inside my head and I know it's my destiny to find the truth."

"Why is the volcano so important in the first place?"

"I don't know, but my father wrote inside his journal, the day I was born the erupted volcano got silence by my birth."

"Do you think that really happen? Maybe he wrote it as a metaphor"

"No it really happen, he also wrote about being trap in an ancient temple surrounded by lava. It's all inside the journal."

"If only I could go with you. You know football head you have dreamed some events in the past that came true but, you also dreamed other things that never happen. I think some of your dreams are just your worst fears, like me getting hurt in San Lorenzo."

"Maybe, but you're too special to me. I'm not taking any chances and...about what happen last night... it was the most wonderful night of my life. I'll treasure our first time together forever." He kissed her hand.

Helga sighed "Me too, when you texted me last night about seeing me, I never imagine we were going to end up sleeping together. It was so sudden, oh, I was taken by everything you did to me. Did you thought all this years how our first time was going to be?"

Arnold smiled "I can't say that I didn't. I wanted to be special. I had a very different plan in mind. I honestly was not expecting to happen the way it did. It was a very special unexpected surprised. How are you feeling? The entire time I was trying to be gentle, but than... I lost all control, I hope I didn't hurt you."

Helga exhaled remembering their steamy night. "I feel okay, just a bit sore but I guess that's normal. I was not ready for it... good thing I been taking birth control pills to regulate my..." Helga was suddenly quiet staring at the road.

"What Helga?" Arnold notice her thoughtful.

"Crimity!!!" her eyes were wide staring straight.

"Helga, tell me, what happen!?"

She turned to look at Arnold.

"I haven't been taking my pills for almost two weeks now."

"WHAT!!!" The truck skidded off road for a second almost losing control.

"Easy, Arnoldo you don't want to kill us over this."

His hands began to sweat and his breathing was accelerating.

"Arnold, focus on the road and breathe slowly."

"HELGA, why didn't you tell me!?" he raised his voice agitated.

"I'm sorry Football Head, I just forgot completely, with our senior prom and graduation, the pill was in the back of my mind. Besides, it's not like you asked me about it, Romeo."

Arnold gulped "I remembered you mentioning to me about hating taking the pill and I just assumed...Oh this can't be happening... I feel light headed, I need to lay down." he was trying to catch his breath.

Helga slide next to him and began massaging his shoulders trying to relax him.

"Don't worry, I don't think anything is going to happen. We just did it...awww..."

"TWICE HELGA! We made love two times last night and without any...Oh this can't be good. What are we going to do? What if you end up ppprrreeeegggg.."

"Arnoldo calm down, I'm not going to get pregnant. Crimity, I shouldn't have told you. Stay focus on the road, it's going to be okay, don't worry."

Crimity what if I do get pregnant, I'm so stupid for forgetting to take the pill. Then again, I didn't know we were going to have sex. I can't let him see my doubts. She thought. "Now tell me Football Head. What are your plans once you arrive in San Lorenzo?"

"I don't know my mind just went blank."

His cell phone rang...

"Hello, Grandpa...yes, I'm okay...I just needed to get away a little to think things through that's all...yes, It's decided...I'm going to San Lorenzo... I'll see if Gerald can come with me...I'll be home in two hours or so...no I wasn't alone, Helga was with me...

Grandpa!...I know what you told me and yes I'm being, rrressponsssible...no, I'm not nervous...okay I got to go...bye."

"Responsible Arnoldo." she said raising her eyebrow.

Arnold brushed his hand through his hair.

"Helga. Don't remind me."

"You better call Gerald, Arnoldo. Remember in order for me not to go, he must accompany you."

Gerald was home playing video games.

"Gerald, remember you have to clean the garage and the basement this week.!" Yelled his mother from the hallway.

"Yes mom!"

Gerald's cell phone rang...

"Hey Bro. whats happening."

"Gerald, I'll try to say this fast since I need a response quickly."

"Sure man, what am I good for?"

"Eduardo from San Lorenzo came to the boarder house last night, to tell me my parents remains were found and needs for me to come to San Lorenzo to identify my parents. But, I believe there's more to the story. Something is not right and I need to figure out what happen to them while they were in San Lorenzo and how they died... I'm asking if you can come with me to San Lorenzo?"

"Bro...I'm so sorry about your parents. That's really messed up, not knowing about their death till now. About San Lorenzo, you can count me in, I'll go with you."

"Thanks Gerald, I knew I could count on you."

"So when are we leaving for San Lorenzo?" Asked Gerald.

"We need to be in the airport by 3:30 today"

"Are you serious!?!? Today already!!!!"

"Yes Gerald, Eduardo is leaving today and I need to go with him."

"Man Arnold, you're not giving me any time to get ready bro."

"I know, I'm in a hurry myself. I'm driving all the way from the beach and I still need to drop Helga off and get my luggage ready."

"The beach, why were you at the beach?"

"I wasn't feeling well last night and I decided to drive to the beach to think."

"With Helga, Bro?"

"Well yes."

"So let me get this straight, you pick up Helga last night and took her to the beach to spend the night with you, to talk. Is that right?"

Arnold cheeks turned rosy.

"Gerald. Why are you giving it so much thought, I just told you, I needed to spend sometime at the beach and that's how it happened. I wasn't planning on doing anything else than talk, it just happened."

"What happened man? Oh bro...you slept with her didn't you."

Arnold was quiet on the phone with his eyes widened.

"Oh man I knew it..." Said Gerald.

"No Gerald nothing happen, nothing at all, so stop thinking that. Now, I'll be home in an hour I'll text you once I'm there. Just be ready and meet me at the boarder house with your luggage and passport."

"Bro, you're horrible at lying man...but okay fine, whatever you say Arnold, text me later. Bye"

Gerald was about to continue to play video games when he stop to think...

"Is my passport still valid?" he asked himself.

Author Notes:

Arnold discover a secret message inside his father's wallet and a very important small piece of a sacred rock. Also he had a very interesting vision.

On a a different topic. Helga gave him his first scare as a full grown young man. You need to be responsible Arnold. Lol his getting one news after another. Well at least he enjoy his night sleep ;)

And Gerald I really enjoyed their conversations, his too funny and he knows Arnold.

Tell me what you think on a review and thank you for reading.

Till next one.i