"Lady's and Gentlemen would you please fasen your seatbelts and prepair for lading. We are aproching LAX withing the next 10 minutes"
Arnold leaned his seat forward and buckled this seatbelt. He glanced down at his watch.
10:30.
He wasn't able to get a same night flight, which wasn't to bad. At least then he knew he wouldn't need to worry about staying over night. That wasn't his plan. He was going to get her back. No matter what it took.
As the plane landed and taxied to the gate, he played his plan over in his head.
He would go to her audition gig, then when it was over, he could catch her off guard. It was perfict, he just couldn't be spoted by her till then.
He exited the plane and made his way to baggage claim and the airport exit.
It was now 11:00, from the information he recived from phoebe, Helga was on at 12:00. So he needed to hurry.
He arrived there about 15 minutes before she began. Ducking behind the crowed to avoid being seen by her…but of corse, no luck.
"Arnold?"
Damn….he thought. He turned around, ready to explain himself, but he found himself at loss for words.
She looked beautiful.
He hair hung over her sholders, cascading down her back. She had only dark eyeliner and lipgloss on, for there was no need for any kind of foundation. She wore a halter top that started a very hot pink at top, then faided into white at the bottom, the left side of the halter top hung almost to her knees while the other side cut off at her hip. She wore light jeans with pink hills.
He couldn't stop staring at her.
"Umm… earth to Arnold" She repeated, waving her hand in frount of his face a few times, snaping him back to reality.
"Oh, um, H-Hey" He finnaly managed to spit out.
She looked at him dumbfounded "What are you doing here?"
Great, should have prepared yourself if you got caught early. He thought to himself, he had prepared himself to talk to her, but not till after she preformed, when he knew she'd be more willing to talk.
"I-I-I'm here to talk to you." was all he managed,
She sighed heavily and put her hands on her hips. "Well make it quick, im on in 10 minutes"
"ok…" this was it, this was his chance. He took a deep breath and proceeded
"Look Helga, I know that, that, I was wrong. I should have never treated you the way I did. I mean, I shouldn't have dragged you around and lead you on while I was stuck with someone else. It was wrong of me, and I didn't relize what I was doing and how much I was hurting you, or how much you cared till the other night at your gig. Im a idot for hurting you, I should have know better and im sorry. I never ment--"
"Stop"
He did at her voice, and looked at her questionably. "What?"
"You came out here, ALL the way out here, to give me a apology that I asked you not to give me?"
He was stund. What? Did she really just say that?
"Helga…"
"No Arnold!" she yelled at him causing him to take a step back. "I don't want to hear it! People are only sorry for things they don't mean to do! You knew what you were doing! You knew you were with Lila! You knew that I cared about you! You knew that I--"
"Helga I love you"
And that did it. Her eyes widened as she looked at him, taken back.
"Wh-What did you just say?"
"I said I love you."
She continued to stare at him speachless. But not letting her guard down for a second.
"Yeah? Well you got a funny way of showing it." She turned to walk away when she felt his hand grap hers to spin her back around to face him.
"Yeah, I am right. Well I was wrong, but I know im right about this. Helga you mean so much to me. More than anyone. And it took lossing you for me to relize it. If I didn't love you do you think I would have come all the way out here to get you back?!"
By this time he was yelling. She had never seen him this intent on something. Was he telling her the truth?
Before the conversation could continue, the stage manager aproched them.
"You're up in 5 Miss Pataki. I sugjest you get a move on"
Helga gave a little nod, but not lossing eye contact with Arnold.
"I have to go." She said, pulling her arm away. "Im sorry."
She turned to walk away, when his voice stoped her.
"You know Helga.." He started matter-of-factly "Were not 9 anymore. You don't have to hide from me. I've told you how I feel and I want to make this work because I know I can. I hope you decide you feel the same way."
She turned to look at him one last time. He took it upon himself to finnish his statement.
"After all, didn't you once tell me that once you relize you love someone, it makes every thing else seem so small?"
She felt her eyes water. She couldn't even speak. There was nothing she could come back with.
He won.
"Well you better get going or you'll miss your show." With that he walked away. As did she.
"Oh and Helga!" He called before she dissapired backstage. She turned to look at him "I'll be out frount after your done if you change your mind."
He dissapired into the crowed. Leaving her to sort the feeling, before going on to preform.
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Ok so I know that this is sappose to be the last chapter. But, im a busy person, so this is all I could get in this chapter. The next chapter will be the last and I'll try to post it by….Thursday.
As always Reviews welcome!
Later Days,
Lc
