Chapter 3: "Have you met my little sister?"
Arnold woke up late next morning, looking at his clock he saw it was 12:45, his game was at 1:30. He ran to get his baseball glove, just skipping a shower and combing his hair down across his face. As Arnold ran downstairs to say goodbye to his grandparents, when he heard footsteps behind him, he turned around to see little Amelia behind him.
"Can I come?" she asked already dressed in her cloths and ready to go.
"Amy, I'm already late for my game, just stay here" Arnold said about to open the door and run to Gerald field.
"Please Arnold, I've never seen a real baseball game before" Amelia said giving him the puppy dog eyes and pouting her lip out.
"Amy, I'm really late I'll take you to the next one I promise" Arnold said opening the door.
"BUT ARNOLD!" Amelia whined at him, "I want to see this game!"
Grandpa looked up from his paper, "Arnold just take your sister to your game, it won't kill you."
"BUT GRANDPA!" Arnold said pouting.
"No buts! Now you to go before you're even more late" Grandpa said getting up and pushing them out the door.
So Arnold and Amelia walked to Gerald Field, not talking to each other. About after 5 minutes of walking Arnold looked at his watched 12:58, he had to hurry, so he picked of Amelia and started running towards Gerald Field full speed ahead. When he finally got there, everyone was starring and Arnold and the little girl he was carrying.
"Sorry I'm late everyone" Arnold said putting down Amelia, he looked up at the bleachers and saw Timberly listening to her Ipod. "See that little girl on the bleachers with her Ipod, why don't you sit next to her."
Amelia nodded and walked over to Timberly shyly. When Arnold looked at the rest of the gang, they were starring at him wide eyed. "I'll explain after the game" Arnold said.
The other team was good and had good players, but so was Arnold team, and they were going to fight till the end. Helga was pitcher, Rhonda, Sid and Harold were in outfield. Gerald had first base, Nadine had second, Stinky had third, and as it's always been Arnold was short stop. It was Curly's idea to be the teams "mascot", Phoebe chose to spend time studying, Eugene wanted to stay in the theater practicing, Sheena decided to volunteer at the animal shelter helping poor animals, and Lila just liked cheering from the bleachers, especially since Arnold was her boyfriend. They had started dating after Arnold and her had both worked at the same place McDonalds. Arnold wanted to earn a couple of bucks for movies, new cloths, ect., and Lila wanted to help support her family. They started to hang around each other and they grew to like each other. Of course, Helga worked there too, and it broke her heart to see her beloved Arnold be in the arms of the secretly meanest girl in the whole school. The only reason she was dating Arnold, was to tick Helga off, and boy did she do it!
The game was just about to start when Lila scooted over to talk to Amelia. "Who are you?" she asked with a sneer, her scary cat eyes glaring into Amelia's eyes.
"I'm Amelia….Arnold's little sister" Amelia said quietly, not wanting to be yelled at.
"Arnold doesn't have a sister" Lila said with an confused look, "Who are you really?"
"His sister" she said scared what this mean girl was going to do to her.
"Yeah right, just tell the truth, all I'm saying is that Arnold is mine and you….."
"Hey Lila, back off that little girl. Are you really so low to get in a fight with a little girl" A girl with piercing blue eyes and long blond hair put in pig tales said to the redhead.
"I don't think it's any of your business, Pataki" Lila spat at the girl.
"Well it's my business if you're harassing a little kid" the girl spat back with the same glare in her eyes.
"Oh whatever, you better watch it Helga or else" Lila said with an evil little smile spread across her face.
"Or else what?" Helga said with an confused look
"Or else, I'll tell Arnold that you're being mean to me, and he's going to hate you even more than he does now" Lila said laughing evilly, her catlike eyes laughing with her.
Helga stood there stunned, until a voice took her out of her trance.
"Helga come on we got to get on the field!" Arnold yelled.
"Coming" she yelled back.
Helga gave Lila a scary glare, and then looked at Amelia.
"If this girl is being mean to you again, just call me" Helga said giving her a wink.
Amelia smiled at the girls kindness, and wished that that the Helga girl was Arnold's girlfriend instead of that Lila girl. Helga seemed more Arnold's type.
As the game begun the crowds went wild. Helga threw the ball and it went so fast, hardly anyone could see it. Helga threw them throughout the whole game and it was so fast no one could hit, so it was 0-20. Arnold's team won by far. Everybody was so happy they were going out for ice cream at Slausens. When everyone was eating ice-cream inside. Gerald decided to say what everyone was thinking.
"Arnold, you never told us who this little girl is" Gerald said pointing at Amelia.
Arnold cleared his throat. How was he going tell them?
"Well guys this is m.. my little sister Amelia" Arnold said rubbing his neck.
The table went silent no one said a word.
"What's the story" Rhonda asked raising her eyebrow.
"Well it was early in the morning I woke up to get the door…. And she was there" Arnold said shrugging his shoulders.
"That's it?" Rhonda asked.
"That's it" Arnold said nodding.
The table was quiet for a minute, then Gerald broke out in a big smile.
"Well, it looks like we have a new little Arnold" Gerald winked at Amelia.
"I knew it she looks just like you" Helga said smiling at Amelia, and then smiling at Arnold, he smiled back warmly.
"Oh she's simply beautiful Arnold" Rhonda said flipping her hair.
"I knew it was her all this time, I mean I am your girlfriend, I'm suppose to know this stuff" Lila said snobbishly.
Everybody agreed with Lila, except Helga, who just gave Lila the death glare.
"Well, I guess you should be getting the little lady home" Stinky said smiling.
The gang waved goodbye to Amelia and Arnold as they went out of the restaurant.
Arnold and Amelia walked home together, not talking to each other until Amelia broke the silence.
"Arnold, I don't like that girl" Amelia said looking up at Arnold.
"Huh? What girl" Arnold asked.
"The girl at the baseball game, she's really mean" Amelia said.
"What girl? Rhonda? Helga? Nadine? Who?" Arnold asked frustrated.
"The redheaded girl…. Lila" Amelia finished.
"Lila! Lila's not mean she's the sweetest girl in the world, and I love her" Arnold said clearly upset.
"But Arnold she was mean to me at the baseball game, she kept being rude and asking who the heck I was, and to back of you because you're hers" Amelia said.
"I knew I shouldn't have taken you to that game" Arnold said bitterly.
"Wait… Arnold there was one girl that was really nice to me" Amelia said hastily.
"Who?" Arnold said.
"That girl with blond hair and pig tales, um… Helga!" Amelia said.
` "HELGA! She was nice to you?" Arnold asked clearly surprised.
"Yeah, she stood up for me why can't she be your girlfriend instead?" Amelia asked curiously,
"Uh… well?" Arnold seriously was speechless not knowing what to say.
"I think you should go on a date with her" Amelia said.
"Ok, now Amelia. Helga…um isn't for me" Arnold said blushing.
"You know what Arnold I think you're scared to go on a date with Helga" Amelia said smiling.
"Scared? I am not scared" Arnold said raising an eyebrow.
"Then go on a date with her, not like a boyfriend girlfriend date a friend date, just to get to know her" she said happily.
"Fine Amy just to give until your little game, I'll ask her tomorrow"
"YAY" she ran up and hugged Arnold.