I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO HEY ARNOLD OR ANY OF THEIR CHARACTERS. CRAIG BARTLETT OWNS THE RIGHTS BUT I OWN THE STORY.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is just the first chapter of my story. I am happy to receive any help, thoughts and suggestions. So feel free to contact me. And thanks for reading

"So that's how I ended up here."

Arnold is shocked and angry. He just didn't understand why she had parents that where so unloving. So unloving that they would go so far as to try to hurt her and put her out. He was mad that he wasn't there to defend her from her evil father. But he was glad that she made it out of there and she didn't get hurt too badly from that fall she had taking.

As he is looking over her arm he says, "So you came here to see if we had any room here at the boarding house."

"Yea, I have $300 if you need it I just need to stay here until I can make it on my own."

"Hey Helga, I couldn't help but over here that you need a place to stay but we are all full here. But unless…" Phil said as he looked at Arnold. Arnold's face started to blush. His grandfather knew that he had feeling for the girl and was trying to get them together and Arnold knew it.

"Um… Helga you can share my room with me… I- I mean if you want to. I'm just saying that I don't mind it at all."

Wow. She wasn't expecting that. Arnold and her in the same room. She feels like she died twice. She was one cloud 9 and she didn't want to come down but she had to get back to the real world.

"Umm yea that sounds cool Arnold. I mean until you don't have enough I understand." She looked a little sad after she that. Now she wished she hadn't said that.

Arnold hated that look. He knew that look all too well. He never wanted to see her cry or look sad.

"It's no problem Helga. I can share my room. It's no problem at all."

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They walk upstairs to Arnold's room. His room has so much more space than before. Looks like the walls were pushed up for a larger bed be put in the place where the smaller one was and he had a flat screen TV on his wall. The room was a sky blue color. Arnold knew she would like the room. He pushed a button on his remote to make his couch come out.

"Wow Arnold, this room is amazing." She says as she sits on the couch. "Hey, I can sleep here on the couch that's fine with me. I don't want to take over your room."

"No, Helga. We can take turns sharing the bed. For the next 3 nights the bed is yours and we'll switch in a few days."

"Well, Ok Arnold. I can't thank you enough for helping me. You're the best." She jumps up and hugs Arnold and she holds him for a long time until she realizes what she's just done. She releases him and blushes a red color on her cheeks.

"Well um let's get me unpacked and then we can get to bed." Arnold nods and grabs the bag with her shoes and journals. He opens it and sees all her books.

"What's in these books Helga? I would really like to read some of these." Arnold said as puts the books on the bookshelf.

Helga's mind is running a mile a minute trying to find way for Arnold not to read them. Arnold. Her first and only love. Arnold. If he found out about her feelings for him, she doesn't know what he would say. What would he think about her? The possibilities are endless and she doesn't have the slightest clue as to how Arnold feels about her.

"Um…A-Arnold those aren't books their journals and they are kinda personal. I mean I'll one day let you read them…j-just not right now. Ok?" Helga was looking so nervous and anxious hoping that Arnold doesn't notice it.

"Oh. Oh, no I'm sorry Helga. I didn't mean get all in your personal business. Besides, I have a few journals myself and I know the feeling."

Helga lets out the breathe she was holding in and relaxed a little. She and Arnold began to work a little faster to get everything of Helga's put away for the night. After they finished everything, they began to get settled in for bed. Helga and Arnold raced to see who would get into the bathroom first. Helga was a little lighter on her feet and made it there before Arnold did.

"Ha ha ha Football Head! I'm still faster than you!" She taunts him from the closed bathroom door. "Hey Arnold, I'll probably be in here a while. Just be patient with me."

"Sure, Helga. I'll just use my grandfather's other bathroom and will see you in the room when your ready." He says to her as he walks towards the stairs.

Helga runs the shower on hot and just stands there and cries. She didn't know how to feel any more. She knew that the way her parents treated her was bad but to be hurt physically and mentally. She was emotional drained and just wanted to get all of this passed her. On the bright side, she was in the love of her life. In his room, alone, just me and him. She started to feel hot but not from the shower. She knew in her heart, that this would be the summer that she would tell Arnold about her darkest secret that she has. What else did she have to lose?

Meanwhile...

Arnold is in the shower taking one of his cold showers. He doesn't know how he will be able to sleep tonight with Helga in his room. He really liked Helga ever since she kissed him on Valentine's Day, four years ago. Every time he thinks about her, his mine wonders over her body. It's so fit and slim. Her breasts are perfect to him. He just wants to touch them, rub on them. He punches the wall. He knew that he wouldn't last too last too long with him sharing his room with Helga. Sooner or later the truth about his feelings would be out. And maybe a relationship or something more. He can only wait and see what these days would bring him.

AN: So what do you think so far? Comment or Message me your thoughts. New chapters to come soon. Just bare with me. I have a few school papers due soon.