Okay, really long authors note, it's necessary. Originally the note was the only thing posted but now this chapter has a bit more than that. I got a guest review asking a few questions so, here it goes.

Q&A

Helga pulled the original picture from the trash, sorry if it wasn't clarified well in the story.

Arnold is aware of Helga liking him and in my head canon, over the years, he starts to notice Helga's habits and pays more attention to what she says. He's not creeping on her, don't worry! He has this conflict inside over liking her and being frustrated with her because of her always being so difficult about everything. (This plays into helping her out.)

Arnold was actually looking for his picture but in the end went for the easier route of getting a newer one. Helga gives Arnold the original and Arnold, knowing that Helga likes him and being more sensitive to the fact, is aware that Helga probably had the picture and gave it back due to phoebe or a guilty conscience. Being curious about what she'll do, Arnold stays around to watch which sounds creepy I know but personally, I don't know any other way to put it right now. This is also why he smiled knowingly which I imagine, he kind of forgot Helga was standing right there.

Helga got the original picture because she's Helga and obsessed with him. Plus, her mooning over the picture of a younger Arnold takes this story down a totally different road that is less traveled for good reasons. If it helps I may write a one shot about Helga's mission to get an updated photo of Arnold. Something to note is that I only ever planned to make this story a quick one shot.

Arnold was nice because after all the snark he gets from Helga he still goes to remind her that lunch is, in fact, the other way. The school they go to for high school in my story is quite big and one could easily get lost in it. Now knowing Helga she may get stuck in Lala land until something like getting hit by a locker door or walking into a wall snaps her out of it.

Well now that the Q&A is done, I have finally finished chapter two. Again, this story was only a one shot at first but I clicked in progress instead of complete then I was too lazy to change it at the time and went, "What the heck I'll do a few more chapters." Really that was the same case with my one other story.

Any questions, suggestions, tips, you name it! Put them in the reviews and I'll try to answer to the best of my current ability.

Enough of my mindless blathering, you should know I don't own Hey Arnold, at all. I simply twist the characters to my will and change their world to a fire-ridden city, devoid of joy, and- Nah, just kidding, I think.

ONWARDS AOSHIMA!

Helga wandered down the hallway, lost in her head and giddy as she held Arnold's school photo close to her chest. Helga was so lost in thought that she failed to notice Arnold himself appear beside her, curious and amused.

"Hey there Helga, you're going the wrong way." Arnold said cheerfully, making Helga jump. She scowled and stopped walking, hands at her side and picture stuffed in her pocket.

"What do you want Arnold and why are you following me?" Arnold's brow raised and he stared at Helga incredulously. But then again, her defensiveness should be expected so Arnold just sighed and repeated what he'd said.

"Well, the lunchroom is down the other way, not this hall. I was making sure you knew…" In retrospect Arnold's excuse sounded a little flimsy but everything worked out in the end. Helga looked down at the floor as if it were the most interesting thing she had ever seen in her entire life.

"I was going to my locker football head, we have those you know!" Helga bit out, uncomfortable and yet very, very excited at the same time.

"Everybody in our grade gets lockers in the hall near the art room Helga, this way leads to freshman lockers, remember." Arnold retorted.

Yeah, well who says I can't go down this hallway, huh? I like this hallway and its floors are nicely done!" Helga said, a light touch of pink slowly making its way on to her face. Arnold stared at Helga for a moment, shook his head, and gave her a knowing smile.

"Helga, just come on." Arnold said in exasperation though amusement was slowly starting to creep into his eyes. Helga eyed Arnold suspiciously for a minute until she huffed angrily and readjusted the strap of her bag. Both teenagers started walking back to the lunchroom, Arnold trying to strike up a conversation with Helga who gave little comments and noncommittal noises here and there.

By the time they got to lunch Helga was being less difficult thankfully. The two parted with some sarcastic jabs and a halfhearted glare at Arnold from Helga.

Arnold watched Helga as she made her way to a smiling Phoebe and Sheena who seemed to be lost in her headphones. Curly and Eugene also sat at the table, Eugene talking animatedly with Phoebe and trying to get Curly's attention away from Rhonda for a bit, Arnold could see why of course. The boy's obsession seemed stronger, a change which had come as soon as Rhonda got curves, not a surprise.

Gerald prodded Arnold and he looked up in surprise. He had automatically come to the lunch table, an ingrained habit of his. Arnold and his friends had sat at the table since freshman year and hadn't moved since.

"Hey are you alright you looked really out of it." Gerald asked his friend. Arnold smiled measuredly before he started to eat lunch. Gerald shrugged and started asking Arnold about how his hunt for the photo had gone and soon asked to see the newer one. The two made idle chatter and joked around quite a bit until a loud yelp interrupted everything. Eugene had slipped backwards of his seat as Curly stood above him with a wild, excited look on his face. He grinned madly and stared down at Helga who was across from him and then back at his bewildered peers.

"I'll do it all; nothing will stop me, AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Curly shouted, his friends didn't seem very surprised though and they only seemed to be mildly shocked.

"Fear not Hillwood you will not be missing a cupid for Valentine's Day! I won't be bro-"Curly would have continued his deafening rant had the lunch monitor and gym teacher not stormed in. They headed straight for Curly who stood defiantly, the boy hopped down from the bench he'd been standing on and ran right to Rhonda, he grabbed her and gave the shocked girl a very quick kiss. Then he pushed her away, grabbed a tray and tried surfing on the tables. This failed but Curly kept running and grabbed food on the way, Arnold couldn't move from his seat and neither could many others. They were too enraptured by the scene before them.

"FOOD FIGHT, AHAHAHA, I will never be caught you foolish miscreants!" Curly screeched and he jumped down from a table on the other end of the cafeteria then he dashed not to the door but towards Arnold's own table. Gerald panicked, asking no one in particular why the craziest kid in school and possibly the town was running full speed towards them of all people.

Arnold realized why when he remembered that a few girls had opened a window. Curly was there in a few seconds, Arnold tripped backwards off the bench as did many others. He gaped at Curly's deranged grin and then the boy was gone. He leapt out the window which was overlooking a flat roof. Everyone immediately clambered towards the window to see what was going to happen.

The teachers were kneeling on the table now and stuck their heads outside to yell at Curly, they got profanities in return. Curly disappeared from the roof and could be seen running across a street. He was an extremely lucky person as it seemed there was a traffic jam that day. People yelled in the street even after Curly was long gone, he seemed to have went off to god knows where in the city.

The commotion in the lunch room brought many people to it and the bell had apparently rang during Curly's antics and students and teachers alike were filing in to see what was going on.

Finally students were dismissed from the lunch room. The seniors had the last lunch and were the only people to stay. Arnold and many others continued onto their second to last class, PE, buzzing with all that had occurred in only half an hour. Arnold's earlier encounter with Helga would be forgotten for a time and all anyone would talk about was Curly's latest stunt.

That one moment in the lunch room settled the age old debate among students. When did everything happen during school? The answer was most definitely lunch time, well, at least in P.S. 119 that was the answer. It was either that or the few minutes between classes, people always had something going on than!

Sorry this took a while, I had exams, writer's block, and all sorts of other lovely things to do, namely I now have a summer job and for the past few days the only thing I did after work was flop down on the bed and try to sleep. My summer is going to be pretty busy, YAY, kind of.

I can't tell you when the next chapter is coming out but it should be soon.