Alright, here you go… Chapter two! I know I was a bit all over the place and such, and I wasn't too specific about their adventures but it will get more juicy and involved I promise! I really hope you guys like it! Please review and stuff, let me know if it sucks and if I should just give up while I'm ahead :P

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Here we goooo!

Chapter 2:

I feel you, Joanna…

There she was, feeding a small animal through a bottle… She had turned to glance at him, a smile plastered upon her pale lips. She handed the small creature to a man working in the care center and strolled over to Arnold, who had seemed to be in a day dream. "Hi, you must be Arnold, I'm Joanna… It's so nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you and your parents from my mom and dad!" she said sweetly and held out her hand for Arnold to take. He was snapped back into reality and gently gripped her pale hand "Uh, Hi, its nice to meet you too" he said with a smile, and a blush. She giggled, a blush tinting her cheeks also. She was so beautiful! Her hair was so shiny and soft looking; he wanted to run his fingers through the silky locks. He watched as a man and woman walked up with Stella and Miles.

"Oh, Arnold, I see you've met Joanna" his mother said happily, he nodded lost for words. He met her alright, and it was love at first sight. "Son, this is Nancy and Jeremy" Miles introduced her parents to him. "They were here with us when your mom was still pregnant with you" his dad added. Arnold smiled and held out his hand "Hi, its nice to-" he was cut off when Nancy grabbed him into a tight hug "Oh, Arnold! I haven't seen you since you were a newborn! You look so wonderful!" she said, sniffling, trying to suppress tears. His parents were extremely close with them, and these were his godparents in the event his grandparents passed and so had Miles and Stella, he would end up in their care. He had never met them, and yet he felt a deep love for them. "How're you son? Doing well in school I hope?" Jeremy asked and patted him on the back "Yeah" Arnold smiled. "How are things coming along with the cure you're working on?" Arnold asked concerned. "Well, son we are on the verge of a major breakthrough so we will leave you kids to get to know each other" Miles turned back to the papers he was holding in his hand and earlier going over with Nancy, Stella, and Jeremy, they started to walk off and Nancy quickly turned to glance at Arnold "It was so good to see you, Arnold!" she called to him and waved. "He god so handsome!" she murmured off in the distance to Miles and Stella, they all laughed in agreement.

"So… Um…" He turned to Joanna, nervous, unaware of what to say to an utterly beautiful girl. She giggled and took his hand "Would you like to go for a walk, Arnold?" she asked, her lids half open. She sure didn't miss an opportunity to bond with a beautiful boy in the middle of the jungle. He nodded surprised that she had so boldly taken his hand like that "I would love to" he replied to her and they walked out of camp. "Your parents have told us a lot about you, and I think you are just wonderful" she said with a shyer sort of tone to her voice, and Arnold chuckled nervously. His parents hadn't told him anything about her, but he didn't want to be rude and say that so he nodded instead. They walked through the jungle, down a path that had been made by the residents of the camp, there were trails marked off that were unsafe and there were trails that had been made safe for adventure. Arnold usually stuck to these paths but today would be different. "I missed this place so much, I'm so glad to be back here helping my parents with the green eyed people and all the animals" Joanna said reminiscently. "Yeah, its amazing, I'm glad I decided to stay" Arnold replied as they came up to a sign and a few different paths, three of them were marked off as damned so they took the safe route. "I remember a place where I used to go as a little girl and write…." She said with her finger to her chin, thinking if she could remember where it was "It was somewhere around here…. Its beautiful, I wonder if its still here" she added trying her hardest to remember. They continued walking till finally she stopped "I remember now! It's this way! Follow me Arnold!" she exclaimed and ran off, down an unmarked path. "Um, Joanna! I don't think its safe to…." By that time she was already feet away from him so he ran after her. He didn't want her to get lost in the jungle by herself with strange… things… out there. "Joanna!" he called after her, finally catching up to her.

They ran for about twenty minutes before she stopped and turned to face him. "This is our secret, okay?" she asked, out of breath. Arnold panted and nodded, tired. "Okay…" he said softly. She grabbed a curtain of vines and pulled them to the side, stepping behind them. Arnold slowly followed behind; he was now standing before a giant waterfall and a large pool of crystal clear water. It was strangely familiar looking, but he couldn't quite place his finger on it… Joanna turned to him with a smile "My parents brought me here once; they told me it's where they had first met…. They were both lost so they took shelter in a cave behind the falling water… They told me that the water is so cold that no bacteria can grow in it, it's so pure… So pure that you can drink from it" she said turning to him with a smile. "Follow me" she said and ran towards the waterfall.

Arnold followed close behind her, trying to figure out why this place looked so familiar…. Well, no use in thinking about it now, he was here and with a beautiful girl at that so he decided he would just think about it later. They walked up to the large pool of water; Joanna giggled slightly and began unbuttoning her white shirt. "Um… Joanna?" Arnold asked, turning bright red. "Relax, Arnold" she giggled and removed her shirt and her tan shorts to reveal a black and pink lace bra and matching underwear. Arnold turned around, bright red, his skin felt hot; he didn't know what to do. He was standing next to a beautiful girl in her underwear! It looked enough like a bathing suit that it wasn't too revealing but it still made him very nervous.

She laughed and walked over to him, tapping him on the shoulder. "Well, are you coming, Arnold?" she asked with a warm smile. He turned around, trying not to stare at her perfect body, he nodded. "Um… Sure…" he murmured and removed his shirt and shorts. He was wearing a pair of blue boxers, he was extremely shy but he would soon get over it when she giggled and grabbed his hand pulling him towards the water. She pushed him into the deep part of the water and quickly jumped in after him. "It's freezing!" Arnold exclaimed when he resurfaced, Joanna laughed "It's not so bad once you get used to it! Besides it feels good in the blazing heat" she sighed and closed her eyes, floating on her back.

They splashed and played in the water for what seemed like hours, Joanna grabbed his hand and led him towards the waterfall "I want to show you something" she smiled and pushed passed the falling water and climbed into the cave, he followed. It was a large dark cave and the sound of dripping water echoed off the walls, it was damp and cold, yet somehow it was amazingly beautiful and… Well, romantic. Joanna climbed onto the rocks and extended her hand to help Arnold up, he sat besides her smiling. She returned his smile and leaned her head against his shoulder, her wet hair falling over his damp chest. He crossed his arms, shivering slightly; he noticed her shivering a little so he slid his arm around her shoulder, pulling her close to share the warmth. "My parents told me stories of how they would meet here before I was born… Sort of their 'official' secret spot… but I suppose its no secret anymore" she giggled and looked up at him. "I remember one time, I got so angry at them for not letting me go on their safari trip, something about poachers and lions so I decided I would run away and come live here. I had an endless supply of water" she laughed remembering. Arnold laughed a long with her and stared into her deep green eyes. "They found me a few hours later sleeping in here" she added and shook her head "I had hoped to share this place with someone one day" she said with a smile. Arnold returned the smile, leaning down with his half lidded gaze; Joanna leaned closer as well and….

"Oh, dear lord, Arnold! You didn't! You only knew the girl for a few hours!" Rhonda gasped, scolding Arnold for moving to fast. Arnold was snapped back into reality from his day dream by Rhonda's ranting. "What are you implying Rhonda?" Arnold asked. "She was amazing, and beautiful, and nothing extreme happened, we just kissed…." Arnold said. At this comment Helga felt a pang in her heart, her face was hot with anger and she wanted to grab his football head and punt it across the ballroom. "If you ask me, she sounds like a fakey little princess snob!" Helga cried in jealousy. Phoebe elbowed her in the side "Shhh… Helga…." She whispered. "She wasn't fake, Helga… She was amazing, and sweet and wonderful" Arnold interrupted. "Alright, whatever man so you kissed her… Big deal… What [i]else[/i] happened, huh?" Gerald asked raising his eyebrow. "Yeah! Go on with the story! I wanna hear what happened next!" Harold whined in his usual… Whine…

"Anyway…" Arnold continued.

Arnold leaned closer, Joanna leaned closer and soon their lips met one another's softly and sweetly. They pulled away and smiled at each other, they continued to sit and chat idly for a few more hours before Arnold notice the sun began to set. "Maybe we should get back… its getting late and the jungle isn't a safe place at night" Arnold said and stood up, helping Joanna up as well. "Maybe you're right" Joanna replied and they headed off, they both got dressed and headed back to camp. When they got to the cabin their parents were sitting inside conversing, when they saw their children they smiled and welcomed them inside "There you kids are, we were about to call out the search party!" Miles chuckled. Stella walked over to Joanna and ran her fingers through her damp hair "Oh, honey why are you all wet?" Stella asked in concern. Both Arnold and Joanna laughed and looked at each other "We went for a swim" she smiled and turned to her parents, it was then they knew exactly where they had been. They sat and talked with their parents, laughing and joking almost the rest of the night, before finally deciding to call it a night, they all went to their rooms and slept till dawn.

Their summer rendezvous lasted for a couple months, Joanna and Arnold helped their parents with the green eyed people, and their bond grew ever stronger. They visited their 'special' spot almost on a daily basis and it wasn't long till they had finally decided to completely give themselves to one another. This took place in the very spot they had shared for those beautiful months. There they lay, in the damp cave they had made their own, the sound of the waterfall echoing off the walls. This time they had swim suits, Joanna's was a black halter top with matching shorts, Arnolds was blue with green pinstripes down the legs. They had been caught up in a passionate make out session, their hands wandering each others bodies.

Joanna pulled away from Arnold for a brief moment, her head seemed…. Somewhere else. "Are you okay?" Arnold asked concerned, running his fingers through her auburn strands. She shook her head "Arnold…" she muttered softly and leaned up slightly, holding her weight on her elbows, Arnold leaned back a little to look into her emerald eyes. "What is it?" he asked softly. "Well, Arnold… our parents have gotten the sickness under control and…." She paused and looked down. "And?" Arnold pressed curiously "That's a good thing, isn't it?" he asked. She nodded and her gaze met his "Of course, its wonderful, I'm so glad that everything has been worked out and the green eyed people can finally live in peace…." She began.

Arnold was silent, staring at her flawless face. "But now they're better and…. Well I was going to tell you sooner but I didn't know how…. But tomorrow well… We're leaving…" she said softly, there was sadness in her voice. Arnold sighed and sat up, looking down at her, she was so perfect…. He knew deep down that this couldn't have lasted forever; it was just a fling… "Why are you leaving so soon, though?" he asked softly. She sat up and looked at him. "My parents wanted me to spend my last year of high school at an actual school, something about meeting friends, and having a normal life…" she said sadly "School starts next month and they want to send me to live with my grandparents so I can prepare…." She leaned her head against his shoulder "I had an amazing time… But you must have known this wouldn't be a forever thing… Right?" she looked up at him, he nodded. "Of course I knew, I just didn't think it would have ended so soon…" he said softly, sadly. She cupped her hands over his cheeks and smiled "Well…. We're here… now… We can give each other one thing that we'll never forget…" she said and leaned up, placing a gentle kiss on his lips. He knew exactly what she was talking about…

He was skeptical about this… He had never been intimate with a girl… But she was his first real love… well not first, but the first girl to ever love him back… and what more of a romantic first time then in the deep of the jungle behind a waterfall? He broke the kiss and stared deeply into her eyes for a long moment "Are… Are you sure…?" he asked softly, his breathing growing heavy. She nodded "I've never been surer about anyone in my life… You're amazing… I love you" she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck "Just promise that one day we will be together again" she pleaded. He smiled with a reassuring nod "Of course we will" he said and slid his arms around her waist. They fell back gently against the cold wet ground, their lips and bodies entwining around each other. This couldn't have been a more perfect moment, for the both of them.

"Oh my GOD, Arnold! You didn't!" Rhonda exclaimed, snapping him back from his thoughts again.

Arnold turned to look at her, his cheeks turning a beet red. "I-I…." was all he could muster. Helga had snuck to the back of the crowd, and half way through his intimate love tale she had managed to leave the room. She couldn't bear to hear another word of this. How could he possibly lose his virginity with a girl he only knew a few months, when she had been obsessively in love with him for fourteen years! She had saved herself for HIM this entire time! She waited for the day he would come back and claim her! Guys had made advances to her on more than one occasion and no matter how attractive they were she had said NO every time! She waited and waited and now he had come back to tell her of how he was no longer pure! It was an outrage! Helga's blue orbs began to well up with furious tears, she couldn't stay in this godforsaken house another minute! Upset, and hurt, and without warning to even Phoebe she left and practically ran all the way home. Even the thought of Arnold in the arms of another woman disgusted her, this was definitely not the way she had planned spending Arnold's welcome home party…

Gerald smacked Arnold hard right on his back "Way to go, man!" he exclaimed, excited. "You beat most of us to the punch! I'm proud of you!" he playfully punched his best friend in the arm. Arnold blushed. "Gerald!" Phoebe scolded and smacked him in the shoulder. Gerald blushed and rubbed his shoulder "Sorry…." He muttered and frowned at her. She scoffed and turned her nose up, crossing her arms over her chest. All the guys in the room certainly praised Arnold, and most of the girls were not impressed.

"What happened after, Arnold?" Harold asked, interested. Arnold sighed and continued…

They had spent the night together, laying in each others arms enjoying the last night they would have together. When they awoke the next morning, Arnold looked down at her and smiled. She stretched like a cat and yawned, sitting up to stare into his eyes "You think our parents are worried about us?" she giggled and he nodded, caressing her arm slightly. "Probably…. Maybe we should head back" he suggested and stood up, he pulled his swim trunks back on and yawned. Joanna put her bikini back on as well and took his hand "Let's go" she said and they made their way back to camp. When they got there they met up with their parents who had seemed really worried that they hadn't come back all night "Where were you kids! We were about to call a search party! We thought you might've eloped!" Miles half scolded. "Sorry, Dad, we went for a swim and then… Fell asleep, I guess we didn't realize how late it had gotten" Arnold apologized, looking down at the ground. "Don't be too hard on them, Miles… After all it was their last night together" Nancy said softly. She had always been more understood then most parents. Eventually the subject had been dropped and Miles, Stella and Arnold had driven them to their plane.

There they stood, Arnold and Joanna…. In a tight embrace… Neither one of them wanting to leave the other. This would no doubt be the hardest goodbye Arnold had yet to face. "Remember, Arnold… One day we will be together again…" Joanna took his hand. He nodded "Yes, I promise…" he said and leaned down kissing her softly on the lips "Swear…" she muttered softly. "I swear" he replied. He watched as she climbed into the plane, it lifted higher and higher into the air till it was out of sight. "I'll never forget you, Joanna…." And with that, she was gone….

"Oh, Arnold… That was beautiful…." Phoebe said wiping a tear from her eye and placing her hands over her heart. "Yes, positively wonderful and heart breaking! You must find her again!" Rhonda jumped up and wrapped her arms around Arnold's neck. Apparently the sad ending had won over the hearts of all the girls. "No matter what, I will find her again…" he muttered and glanced off into the distance, thinking.

Lila had somehow managed to make her way up to the front and she was now standing in front of Arnold. She had never seen that side of him before, of course he had always tried to get her to go out with him and every time she declined. However, this heartbreaking story had made her look at him in a different light. She pushed a lock of hair behind her ear and cleared her throat "Wow, Arnold… That story was ever so sweet and well frankly I think you're just ever so wonderful…" she said smiling, her eyes half lidded. Rhonda let go of her grip on Arnold and nodded "I agree, Arnold, you're the sweetest…" she was looking at him with the same look Lila had on her face. Arnold blushed, what was going on? Had his story really gotten to them? Or were they just excited that one of their classmates had a romantic fire to him whereas all the other boys were just horny and full of hormones. "Um, Thanks guys…." He said scratching the back of his neck, chuckling nervously.

Phoebe had glanced around the room, it was getting late and she hadn't seen Helga since the beginning of the party, where was she? She grabbed her phone from her purse and texted Helga, making sure she was okay.

Phoebe: Hey, Helga… Where did u go?

Helga: I went home

Phoebe: What, Y? I thought I was gunna spend the night?

Helga: U can still come over

Phoebe: O.K. I'll have Gerald walk me, B there soon

Helga: K

Phoebe placed her phone back in her purse and turned to Gerald "Gerald, I hope you don't mind walking me to Helga's house? It's getting kind of late" Phoebe asked softly. "Sure thing" Gerald said with a smile and put his jacket over Phoebe's shoulders. "Hey man, I'm gunna walk Phoebe home, will you be alright?" he asked. Arnold turned his attention from the swooning girls and nodded "Yeah, that's fine Gerald, see you later" he said and waved to him. "Let's go Phoebe" he said and cupped her hand. After they left, the rest of the party goers all shuffled out one by one. Now it was down to Rhonda, Lila and Arnold.

"Arnold, would you mind terribly walking me home?" Lila asked sweetly "It's ever so late and I get scared walking by myself" she added. Arnold nodded "Sure, Lila no problem" Rhonda butted in shortly "I can always give you guys a ride home" she said glaring at Lila. "I'm ever so sure I wouldn't want to impose, Rhonda…" she retorted, wanting to steal Arnold away. "I'm ever so sure I don't mind, Lila…." Rhonda mocked and pulled her keys out of her purse. "Gee, Thanks, Rhonda that's nice of you" Arnold said with a smile. Lila sighed heavily and followed them out to Rhonda's Benz.

Arnold could feel the tension in the car between the two girls; it was so thick he could cut it with a knife…. Rhonda dropped Lila off first; she wanted to get rid of her soon as possible. Lila stepped out of the car and turned to Arnold "It was ever so nice to see you tonight, Arnold, I'm ever so glad you're back…" she said with a smile and pulled out a pen from her purse, she wrote her number on the palm of his hand and kissed him on the cheek. She turned to look over her shoulder at him, winking and smiling before walking inside. Arnold blushed and shook his head, what had just happened? The two teenagers drove off and headed in the direction of the Boarding house. "Thanks again, Rhonda for the ride" he said smiling over at her. She nodded before placing her hand on his "It's no problem, really" she said and smiled, her eyes meeting his. He looked down at their hands and blushed, why were these two being so aggressive with him? Was it because they knew he had more experience then most of the guys in their school? He swallowed a huge lump in his throat "Um…." He muttered. Rhonda looked over at him "So, what are you doing this Saturday, Arnold?" she asked. He shook his head "I'm not sure yet…. I just got back today and all…." He answered.

As they pulled up to the boarding house, Rhonda gave him her cell number "Text me if you're not busy, I'd LOVE to catch a movie and some dinner with you" she winked. "Um… Sure, sounds great, Rhonda" he said confused as he got out of the car. She waved "Bye, Arnold" she said as she drove off. Arnold watched as her car disappeared out of sight. He looked down at his hand at both the numbers written on each of his palms. He programmed them into his cell phone.

"Weird…." He muttered and turned to walk inside…..

Oh god… I suck! I hope you guys liked the story! I think I finally figured out where I'm going to go with this story! Well, sit tight cause I'm already working on chapter three!

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