*Nep2une: Aw but I have to, honey, I mean I'm going with the- well sort of like what's supposed to lead up to 'The Patakis'… but I'll spill out something, you'll see some of Football-head in the sequel to this fic. ;)
*Tall T: Oh they will ;)
Chapter#23: Truth or Dare? (I).
"Wow Helga! That's gotta be the farthest any kid's thrown a rock!." Arnold exclaimed as he saw how far the stone Helga threw on the lake at the park went.
"Yeah I'm awesome like that." Helga proudly placed her hands on her hips and Arnold chuckled.
Her digital watch started beeping.
"Arnold we gotta go." She grabbed his hand and started toward the boarding house.
"Why are we going to my place Helga?." Arnold asked.
"I uh… forgot something at your place. And Big Bob set up new house rules, ya I gotta be home before six."
"Your dad?." Arnold was surprised he even cared what time she came back home.
"Did I stutter?."
"Sort of." Arnold shrugged.
"Let's just go Football-head."
Football head… he's gonna miss that…
"What did you forget anyway?." Arnold asked when they entered the living room.
"Surprise!." Everyone shouted as the dark room lit up.
"Isn't my going away party supposed to be tomorrow?." Arnold asked obviously surprised.
"We pushed it back to today so it'd be a surprise." Gerald handed him his party hat.
"You guys I- I don't know what to say."
"Just get with the program and let's forget our tomorrows." Iggy swung an arm over Arnold then walked away sipping on his punch.
Helga giggled and grabbed his arm. "Let's get some snacks."
"One would think you're the party type." Rhonda woke Side from his thoughts and sat beside him on the couch. "Pringles?." She offered.
She had one in original flavor and the other in Sour cream and onion flavor.
"Cool." He thanked taking the green Pringles.
"So where are Stinky and Harold?." Rhonda asked as she munched on the chips.
"In the backyard, taking a smoke."
"And you're not with them? That's great Sid!."
"Huh?." Sid raised a brow.
"I've always thought you smoked too but I guess I was wrong."
"Oh… ya well I already quit."
Just for you...
"What's taking Sid so long?." Harold took a last puff at his cigar and put it out with his foot.
"I'll give him a call." Stinky pulled out his cell phone and started dialing Sid's number.
"So where's Curly?." Sid asked Rhonda, looking around for the boy who wouldn't leave her alone.
"Oh he couldn't make it, he's got the flu." She replied in a somewhat relieved manner.
"Too bad."
Yeah right…
Sid felt a vibration in his back pocket and pulled out his phone.
"I'll be with you in a sec." he excused himself and got up.
"What?."
"Sid where are you? Harold and I've been waitin' on ya fer fifteen minutes.."
"I don't feel like… uh, smoking you guys. I'd rather stay indoors it's too cold outside."
"So? Where is he?." Harold's voice asked in the background.
"He says he won't be joinin' us. Says it's too cold." Stinky replied.
"What? gimme that." Harold grabbed the phone. "Sid, get your butt here before I cream you!." He threatened.
"I'm gonna sit this one out dude. I don't wanna get the chills."
"What th-." Harold put the phone away and Sid could hear him asking the guys around the backyard. "Did somebody spike the punch? One of you better tell me."
Sid immediately hung up and grabbed Rhonda's hand.
"There's something I wanna show you." He told her as they both rushed upstairs but not before bumping into Arnold and Gerald and asking them not to let Harold know where he went.
"Where are we going Sid?- Arnold's room?."
Sid pulled down the stairs to Arnold's room. "Just follow me."
And soon enough they were on the roof.
"What are we doing here?."
"Um… I just wanted to show you the view." Sid smiled and shoved his hands in his pockets.
She blinked at him twice and then looked around.
"You're right." She smiled. "I can see my house from here!."
"My house is at this side." She followed him to the other part of the roof which overlooked the backyard. "Hey, that's Nadine."
Rhonda spotted her best friend at the back yard.
"Omigosh!." She covered her mouth.
"Nadine and Park?." Was all Sid could say after the two brunettes witnessed Nadine giving Park a kiss on the cheek before disappearing back into the house again.
"That was so cute!." Rhonda giggled. "I wanted them to start dating."
"You knew about this?."
"Well Doi Sid."
"Doi?." Sid scrunched up his nose. "You're starting to sound more like Helga."
Rhonda giggled and gave him a wink.
Did she know what those winks did to his heart?...
"Do we have to play this stupid game?." Harold whined as he and the gang sat in a circle with an empty water bottle in the middle.
"It's either this or spin the bottle." Park told him.
"Spin the bottle! Always spin the bottle!."
"Zip it Pink-boy! We're playing Truth or Dare and that's that!." Helga sat next to her boyfriend. "Ok I'll start."
And the top of the bottle stopped at Nadine.
'This is going to be fun.' Helga thought as she raised a sneaky eyebrow at the black blonde. "Truth or Dare?." Whatever the girl chose would still land her in Helga's trap.
Nadine narrowed her eyes at Helga. "Truth."
"Ok." Helga smirked and folded her arms. "What were you and Park doing at the backyard just a while ago?."
Rhonda and Sid tried to hold their smiles.
They saw what happened between the other couple.
"Talking."
"With your lips to his cheeks?." Helga taunted and the room erupted into laughs and giggles.
Park who was smiling the whole time coolly placed an arm over Nadine's shoulders.
"Yeah so?." He asked. "Isn't that what normal couples do?."
Nadine's faced turned red as she looked at the cute Asian boy who just called her his girlfriend.
He looked at her inquiringly, worried that he may have scared her but his fears were gone with a smile from her in return.
"Yeah Helga. Just like how you and Arnold sneak out sometimes during lunch period." Nadine retorted.
"Burn!." Laughed Gerald along with the others.
"Alright shut up! Criminy! Can't we have a decent game around here?." Helga shushed everyone. "Now spin the bottle Nadine." She grumbled and placed her head on her boyfriend's shoulder who rubbed her back to comfort her.
Nadine spun the bottle and it pointed at Sid.
"Ok Sid, what's it gonna be?." Nadine asked.
"Dare." He replied coolly.
"Ok." She smiled cheekily. "I dare you to balance something on your forehead for five minutes.
"How about a Pringles can?." He offered confidently.
"That'll do." Nadine shrugged and off went the pale boy to get his balancing act.
"3… 2… 1…" Everyone clapped for Sid for doing his feat.
"Sid! That was cute!." Rhonda giggled.
Sid chuckled and spun the bottle which pointed at Helga.
"Ok Helga. Truth or Dare?." He asked her.
"Truth." Helga tried to give one of her know-it-all looks but deep inside she was worried about what was yet to come.
"How many times, have you and Arnold kissed?." He asked her sneakily.
"What type of a question is that!." Helga spat. "Do you expect me to keep count Nose-boy?."
"Yeah Sid. I mean, she probably lost count." Rhonda taunted the blonde.
"What? Now you're his sidekick princess?."
"Nope. Just being a good friend." Rhonda smiled at Sid.
"What-ever." Helga rolled her eyes and spun the bottle.
It was Joey's turn now to spin the bottle now and it landed on Arnold who chose truth.
"Aw come on guys, why doesn't anyone choose dare already?."
Joey ignored him and asked "Ok. What if you asked a teacher out but can't show yourself?."
What!...
Author's Note: What will Arnold's answer be? See that in the next upcoming chapter of 'We're not nine anymore'… haha. Thanks for your reviews people. 3