Sorry I took a bit to get this next chapter posted, I had a change to the story after reviewing the previous chapters. The reviews I got made me rethink a few things so here it is. Also thanks to everyone who took the time to read an review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold!

It was now close to 2 o'clock in the morning, Helga sat in her room staring at the ceiling it had been a little over two weeks since the party. She could still feel the sensation on her lips from the kiss she had waited so long for. Yes, she had kissed him before on top of the FTI building, but this time it was different. He kissed her, and there was much more to it than just a "spur of the moment" thing. She smiled to herself as she closed her eyes, thinking about just how happy she was at the very moment.

Arnold…..

He couldn't stop thinking about the party, well mainly the kiss he had shared with Helga. He didn't admit that he was still at a loss for words, and just kind of went for it, hoping that she wouldn't kill him for kissing her. Sure he had plenty of time after to tell her since they made every opportunity to spend time with each other, but he didn't want to risk spoiling anything. Arnold lay in his bed, staring out the skylight at the stars as a smile crept across his face.

Helga…..

Helga lay sound asleep in her bed, she had finally managed to fall asleep around 3 something. A loud banging on her bedroom door made her jump up as well as causing her to fall off her bed. As she lay on the floor, she rubbed her eyes a few times trying to focus a bit.

"Hey Ol….I mean Helga, you awake?" It was Bob, what the hell does he want? She thought as she sat up from the floor.

"I am now!" she groaned. What time is it anyway? She asked herself as she looked at her phone, 10 o'clock. She let out another loud groan as she fell back on the floor again covering her eyes with her arms.

"Come downstairs I have something important to tell you." Bob said through the closed door. She could then hear footsteps fading as the distance grew. Great, she moaned as she got up from her place on the floor.

Helga made her way slowly down the stairs and into the living room where she saw Bob and Miriam waiting with luggage bags around them. Helga looked at the bags and then at her parents, what the hell is going on here? She thought.

"Um." Helga said as she pointed towards the various bags.

"Hmm. Oh yeah, look my company has decided that I should be sent on one last trip before summer was over." Bob started, "This time they decided to pay for your mother to accompany me on the trip."

Helga looked at Bob, a blank stare on her face as she waited for the but to come.

"But?" she said waving her hands to continue on.

"But your mother was the only one they were willing to cover, so you will be here by yourself for a few days." Bob finished as he glanced at Miriam, who still hadn't spoken a word.

Deep down Helga was jumping for a joy that she didn't know existed within her, "Oh, ok. Well what am I supposed to do for food, cause I know there isn't much here?" she finally asked, trying to keep her composure in front of them.

"Yeah I guess that would be something to consider." He replied as he took out his wallet. He handed Helga a pretty decent wad of cash before putting it back in his pocket. "There that should cover it for the next four days."

Helga's head shot up, "Four days?!" Bob just shot her a look with a raised eye brow. "Um when are you guys supposed to leave?"

"Oh did I not mention that?" Bob started, following his question a car horn sounded from out front. "Looks like right now, that's the cab." Helga just stood there in disbelief, of course they don't tell me they are going to leave until they are stepping out the door.

Helga stood in the living room as Bob and Miriam grabbed their bags and made their way out to the cab, "Hey, while we are gone, no wild teenage parties and no BOYS!" Bob yelled out of the back window of the cab as it drove off.

Helga made her way back up to her room after locking the front door, grabbed her cell phone and called Phoebe. It rang a few time before someone finally answered.

"Hello." Phoebe said, sounding a little tired herself.

"Hey Pheebs, sorry if I woke you." Helga said, trying to sound apologetic as she knew how it felt to be dragged out of a good night's sleep.

"Oh, no Helga you are fine. I have been awake for about half an hour, just a little slow today." Phoebe started to say through a yawn.

"Yeah same here. Look I have some news," Helga started, "Bob and Miriam are gone on a business trip for the next few days."

"Oh?" Phoebe replied, a little higher pitch now in her tone.

"Yeah they kind of left, like five minutes ago. I just found out so I really hadn't planned anything while they are gone. So I thought I would call and see if you wanted to hang out with me while they are gone. This house kind of creeps me out at night, and now I am by myself so, yeah."

"Oh, yes of course. We could use some girl time. Want me to bring movies or anything with?" Phoebe asked sounding a little excited.

"Um…well actually can you meet me in town? There are a few things that I need to pick up. The lack of food in the house could prove to be a problem." Helga laughed.

"Of course, when and where?" Phoebe asked sounding even more awake.

"Meet me at the south side of the park around noon. That sound ok?" Helga asked.

"Yes that sounds fine, see you there." Phoebe said with a giggle.

Helga then made her way through her room changing into something comfortable to go shopping in, no point in trying to dress up to buy food, she thought as she grabbed a pair of workout shorts and a t-shirt.

She grabbed a little something to eat, cereal seemed to be the only food available half the time, and started making her way out to meet with Phoebe. She decided to save the bus trip for when they were on the way back, so it took a little longer to get to where she was going to meet Phoebe.

Back to Helga's house…..

Once the shopping was done both girls arrived back at Helga's house and started to put everything away and set up for a movie night. Phoebe had suggest inviting some of the other girls over to join them, Helga decided that it wouldn't be such a bad idea. Phoebe made the calls and before they knew it Sheena, Nadine, Rhonda, and Lila were there. Helga even made the attempt to call Big Patty, but she decided against it this time due to Rhonda being there and not wanting to clean up a mess if Patty decided to rearrange Rhonda.

Helga stood up in the living room speaking loud enough to be heard over the chatter, "Ok, listen up! Just so that everyone is clear on this I will say it again. This is just for us girls, no guys. Got it?"

All the girls looked back and forth amongst each other before nodding their heads in understanding. "Ok good. Now next question, which movie do we start with first?" Votes between the girls settled on a horror film, which surprised them at their own decision.

Phoebe put the movie in and hit play, each girl now clinging to a pillow for dear life before the introduction of the movie was even over with.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the girls screamed in unison, even Helga had to admit this movie was vicious. Completely twisted even for her mind set, there were moments when even she had to cover her eyes. The girls had gone from hugging the pillows to hugging each other for dear life. As soon as the end credits hit the screen Phoebe ran over to the light switch and flipped it on as fast as she could.

"Ok, no more movies like that!" Rhonda said holding her chest.

"I agree." A wide eyed Nadine finally said.

"That movie was ever so terrifying." Lila managed to speak.

"Uh, huuuh." A nervous sounding Sheena whispered.

"I hate to admit this but I agree. That was….yeah." Helga said as she gave Phoebe a what the hell look.

"What?...I wanted to make it a good one." Phoebe said as she adjusted her glasses.

"Um…mission accomplished." Helga said as she pointed to the group of very freaked out girls. "Ok well this calls for a comedy of some sort to help everyone relax a bit."

The girls continued to watch movies, avoiding any and all the horror films Phoebe had brought. No one wanted to risk it. As the third movie was in everyone had finally started to calm down. Helga was now sitting on the couch cross legged, when her phone lit up. She looked over, it was a text from Arnold, "Hey, you doing anything later tonight?"

Helga smiled as she read the text, "Just a movie night with the girls. My parents are out of town."

"Oh, ok." He text back.

"Oh, take note…never let Phoebe pick the horror movies. It has taken three comedy films to get everyone to relax." Helga text as she glanced over to Phoebe and snickered to herself.

"Ha. Ok noted." He text followed by, "Do I need to come over and protect you from the scary monsters?"

Helga laughed as she read his text, "No I think I can manage just fine."

" Ok. Well I will text you tomorrow. Have a good night beautiful." Helga felt her face burn from the text, wow he sure knows how to make a girl melt, she thought.

"You too." She finally text back, "Have a good night."

Helga didn't know it yet but she would later wish that she had taken him up on his offer to come over, along with some of the other guys….

As the girls sat watching the movie, laughing occasionally at some of the scenes, the sound of the doorbell made them jump. The girls all shared looks of confusion, no one had any idea who it could be, and no one had ordered any kind of food there was plenty in the kitchen after Helga's and Phoebe's trip to town earlier. Helga got up slowly, pausing the TV as she made her way out of the living room towards the front door. She peered through the peep hole and saw a man that she didn't recognize, her heart began to race seeing him standing there. He had a very weird demeanor about him as he fidgeted on the stoop.

Helga shot a glance back at the other girls, all of them wide eyed. Helga made a gesture to keep quiet, but she was sure that this stranger knew they were inside. She looked out of the peep hole again, trying to make out his face a little, she recognized his features. This guy was sitting in the park earlier that day as she made her way through it to meet Phoebe, come to think of it he was also in the same store as them later that afternoon. Helga started to get chills down her spine at the thought of this, looking away from the door glancing over to the girls again.

Helga's heart began to race as she took one last glimpse through the peep hole, this time he was gone. As quietly as she possibly could she reached down to the door lock to make sure that it was locked. To her relief it was, she turned to the girls, "He is gone. I am going to go check the back door real quick. Everyone just be quiet ok." She said as she slowly made her way to the back door. As she walked down the dark hallway towards the kitchen to check the back door she couldn't help but get the feeling that something felt off.

The rest of the girls trailed behind her quietly, clinging to one another remembering the scenes in the horror movie, and what happens at times like this. The girls had stopped a few feet shy of the entrance to the kitchen, Helga now somewhat by herself as she peeked around the opening towards the back door. It was closed, Helga release a small sigh feeling her heart beat slow a bit, but she still has this awful feeling in the pit of her stomach as she walked towards the door to check it.

As Helga reached for the lock on the door she suddenly felt hands grab her shoulders, spinning her around fiercely and slamming her into the back door. This sudden action made her yelp in pain as her head hit the door hard. She opened her eyes in horror, it was him, the guy that was at the door. How the fuck did he get in? Where the hell was he hiding? She thought frantically. She began to struggle which made him tighten his grip causing her to wince in pain, this in turn made him smile.

Phoebe had rushed over to the entrance to the kitchen when she heard Helga yelp, looking around the corner and immediately covering her mouth to hold back the scream. She saw this unknown man holding Helga up against the door, it took everything she had to keep from crying out. She noticed Helga shift her gaze to her, a look of pure terror on her face, this also made the unknown male turn in the direction Helga was looking.

"Phoebe RUN!" Helga screamed as she then kneed the man in his gut, making him drop her. Helga made a run for the hallway, but the man was much faster tackling her to the floor and pinning her down. Phoebe and the other girls ran to Helga's bedroom locking the door behind them, they had thought about running out the front door but they couldn't leave Helga alone with this guy.

Phoebe fumble for her phone with extremely shaky hands, dialing the first person she could think of, Gerald. While Phoebe frantically waited for him to answer, Rhonda was on her phone calling the police.

Downstairs…

Helga lay pinned to the floor by the weight of the intruder, her mind racing as to what this guy was planning on doing. She knew she had no chance against him, even with her defense training she had, she knew that he would be too much. Her mind raced, her heart beating so fast she thought it would explode, and she just lay there waiting, tears forming in her eyes. At the same time she felt an immense anger forming in the pit of her stomach, how dare this asshole take advantage of a girl, how dare he use intimidation to overpower my way of thinking, fuck this! She thought as she closed her eyes tears now streaming down her face.

The stranger leaned down to her ear, "Don't try anything stupid, girl." He had a grin on his face that infuriated Helga to her core. "I have no plans on hurting you yet. Try something stupid and I will not hesitate. There is just one thing that I want. Understand?" He said looking her right in the eyes. "Now, where is the safe?"

As he diverted his attention to their surroundings, Helga made a move, using a technique she learned in her self-defense class. Throwing him off of her in one swift move, she scrambled to her feet trying her best to put distance between them. She made it about halfway down the hallway when she felt him grab her again, this time there was a searing pain in her side making her scream out in agony.

Chapter eleven will soon follow, but what are the opinions on this chapter? Reviews please! Thank you :)