Chapter seventeen: Love and Cheese: part two
Helga was shocked about what Arnold had just asked her. He wants to go in the tunnel of love with me? He must like me-like me!
"Helga? Are you okay?" Asked Arnold in his usual caring way.
"Huh, oh yeah, sure what ever blows your kilt up football-head." Helga said sarcastically.
"It's a shirt Helga. See." Arnold lifted up his sweater and showed a part of a plaid button-up shirt.
"I know it's a shirt, hair-boy. I just like to tease you."
"Oh I see. So, the tunnel of love next?"
"Bring it on, football-head."
When the Farris wheel came to a stop, Arnold and Helga were the first to get off. They walked to the tunnel of love. But before the got there they met up with Harold and Big Patty.
"Hey Harold and Patty. How are you?" Asked Arnold.
Harold was embarrassed about being caught with a girl. His cheeks turned red.
"No need to be embarrassed, pink-boy. You're among friends." Helga told him.
"I'm not embarrassed! I'm just hot is all. Come on Patty let's ride the bumper cars." Harold said trying to get out of this uncomfortable situation.
"Alright Harold, but I'm driving." Patty told him as they walked off.
"Alright but next time I get to drive." Harold said in the distance. They said a coble more things but Arnold and Helga couldn't hear them. They just shrugged before continuing to the tunnel of love. This year they got rid of the fence divider so everyone could ride with who they want. Arnold and Helga stood in line waiting for a swan boat to arrive. Once one did Arnold put Helga in it and then got in himself. They were off.
"This is nice." Arnold observed while looking at the glow in the dark star stickers.
"Yeah, I think it's very relaxing. Here in the dark, with you…" Helga stopped herself before going into her romantic poetry mode.
"Oh, well, thanks." Arnold said while blushing. Helga was blushing to but it was too dark to really see.
Then their hands meet. They both looked at each other and a lot of thoughts crossed both of their minds. Arnold thought of that one song by Elton Ron. Can you hear the love today. Helga thought of how cute he was. He's sitting there blushing because of me. Then they began to inch closer together. They leaned in closer and closer and finally their lips meet. Arnold brought his free hand to her cheek and Helga played with his hair. They were both very nervous, but they didn't stop until the need for air caused them to pull apart. After a second of catching their breathes they looked at each other and kissed again.
"You're so beautiful, Helga." Arnold was able to say.
"You're my angle, Arnold." They were so happy. Then light began to hit their eyes. They pulled apart in panic.
"Well that was…" Helga began.
"…nice." Arnold finished for her.
"Yeah nice." She said full of glee and happiness.
"So, what do you want to do next?" Arnold asked after getting out of the boat.
"I don't know. I've done everything I wanted to do." Helga said.
Arnold snapped his head and looked at her with question in his face. Helga was stunned about what she just said.
"I mean, let's get something to eat." Helga recovered.
"Um, okay. Hey there's Gerald and Phoebe. Want to go sit by them?" Arnold asked.
"Sure, we can embarrass the heck out of them." Helga laughed along with Arnold who finally got used to her humor. However what they saw next surprised two people and made two people very happy.