Okay, I was a little iffy on this one, but I decided to settle this next episode as a flashback episode, this episode being 'Harold's Kitty'! Anyway, enjoy!

At the school cafeteria, me, Nadine, Phoebe and Lila were having lunch together as we were starting to exchange stories with each other.

"So, you girls have been friends since preschool?" Lila asked in curiosity. "Gosh, I sure wish I had that luck back in Pleasantville."

Phoebe nodded as she said, "It's not easy handling some good amount of friends, but we do balance each other out when we need to."

"Wow..." Lila smiled as she turned to Nadine. "So, you keep bugs for pets?"

"I know it's sort of a weird hobby, but I can't help it. I do think bugs are cute in their own special way." Nadine explained.

"She had a collection of them in a few areas at one point in time, but she let them most of them go." I explained. "She still has three spiders left."

"Oh, wow..." Lila said, a little uncomfortable, and I could easily tell why.

"Don't worry, they're not really that bad. Sure, it feels disgusting at first, but really, those hairy legs are ticklish." I smiled. "You just have to be careful not to panic or squish them."

Nadine shuddered as I whispered to Lila, "She's really sensitive about that." I explained.

"So, do any of you girls have pets? I never had one, but I am considering... depending on what happens with my daddy and if he gets the job..." Lila asked.

"None of us do in this table..." Phoebe said as she looked around, pointing towards Arnold as he was eating lunch with Gerald. "Arnold does have a pet pig named Abner, though."

Lila raised an eyebrow. "A pet pig? I have to say, it's very... unique. Anybody else?"

"There's also Eugene, but he... well, he keeps losing a lot of pets, let me just keep it this way." I explained. "Also, Eugene is a bit of a jinx, bad luck personified. You might want to be careful when you're with him."

Lila blinked in confusion as she said, "I'll take your word for it, but I don't see why I ever so have to avoid Eugene. He seems pretty friendly."

"Oh yeah, he's friendly." Phoebe smiled. "We often have him around sometimes, he's not so bad... the problem is he tends to injure himself, mostly on accident."

"Oh..." Lila said. "So, anybody else have pets?"

"None as far as I know..." I paused. "Well, actually, you see the boy with the blue cap and blue shirt?"

"I believe so, yes." Lila said as I pointed over to Harold, who was eating a peanut butter sandwich.

Slyly, I... ahem... borrowed Lila's second des-

"Put it back."

I stared at Lila in surprise as I put the dessert back as Phoebe and Nadine smirked at me, Nadine said, "Oh, Lila's got you good."

"How did..." I started as Lila smiled.

"Oh, I have eyes in the back of my head." Lila smiled. "That, and I know a secret technique on how you know people try to get your lunch."

"Oh yeah... I was just testing you!" I smiled nervously.

"Forgive me for rudely asking, but does Rhonda DO this all the time?" Lila asked Phoebe.

"It's all for fun mostly, but she doesn't do it all the time." Phoebe explained. "She really is a good friend when you get to know her."

"So, what were you going to say about the boy in the blue cap?" Lila asked.

"Harold? Oh right." I said. "Well, Harold did SORT OF have a pet at one point in time, but he didn't keep it for very long."

"Oh, what was it?" Lila asked.

"It was a little kitten, pretty adorable, really." I smiled. "Named it Cupcake. Unfortunately, there was an old lady who just happened to own this very cat, raised it since it was born. It's a pretty long story, actually..."

"But long story short, Harold did give the kitten back to the old lady." Nadine explained. "He still visits the house where the kitten lives, and he is pretty good friends with the old lady."

"I have to say, though, it is pretty interesting to see some different sides of Harold." Phoebe explained. "Harold is pretty complex. He does have a good bully side of him, but once you get to know him, he's not bad."

"Wow..." Lila said. "That seems pretty deep."

I nodded. "Friends can be deep at times... you just have to get used to it overtime."

Lila nodded as she finished her lunch. "Well, I'm glad we could have this conversation, girls."

"No trouble, Lila." I smiled. "You want to hang out again sometime, talk with us. We're willing to lend an ear, like you can with us!"

"Okay." Lila smiled as me, Phoebe and Nadine nodded.

"Gee, it feels like a couple days have passed, and already, Lila feels more at home in our group." Phoebe said as we were heading out of school.

"Yeah..." I nodded as I looked up at the afternoon sky. "Girls? I'm glad we met Lila. She's almost like a positive ray of sunshine for even Phoebe."

Phoebe giggled. "That's true."

"Hey girls..." Nadine looked up at the sky. "It's October now, and we still have a lot of planning to do!"

"Right!" I smiled as we started heading towards my house. "So, Halloween's about to come soon... we need to look over potential costumes! Latest movie trends are a-coming!"

Phoebe and Nadine cheered as we started talking about what we wanted to be on Halloween...

It was sure to be a scare for sure!

That's the seventy-eighth episode! How do you like it? Okay, I only have at least two more episodes left for the arc (final episode of Arc 2 will be a two-parter), and I want to at least finish one episode before I get started on the two-part episode, which, as you may have guessed, is the Halloween episode and finale of Arc 2! So, keep your eyes peeled! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!