The way they led them both into their village was quite a dizzying array of craziness it felt like but they both knew it was for their own secrecy. Arnold and Helga looked around them curiously as everyone also looked at them both in the same way. Arnold spotted an older man coming towards them smiling gently as he bowed slightly.
"Please come." He said with the nicest voice they have both heard since this trip began.
Following him, Helga noticed how everyone bowed their heads towards them. Interesting trip they are taking right now.
Stepping into a small hut they were told to get on their knees in front of him so he can speak to them.
"My name is Seban and I am the Chief of the Green Eyes." He began. "You are Arnold. You were born a miracle where you stopped a volcanic eruption from destroying many lives." Turning his kind gaze to Helga, he added, "You are Helga. You were born from great turmoil, but were destined to be one with him."
"How did my image get on the temple walls? I never have been here nor have my parents." Helga wondered. "So how could you know?"
"When you both first met did it feel like something fit so perfectly in your existence? How you suddenly felt like you were breathing for the first time when the other finally was next to you? How you can locate one another without any effort. You become light in the others life." Seban told her softly. "This is how we know. You were born to be with him and he for you."
Helga looked between the two men before saying, "When did I step into a cheesy movie flick?" At Arnold's look she quickly added, "No offense meant and I do love you." She smiled.
Arnold felt something crawl into his head. "She's an angel. That is what Helga is."
Seban nodded. "Helga has done many of great things in private where she never has once collected an accolade for. It is quite humbling."
Helga wasn't fond of hearing about herself in this capacity so she was kicking herself for even asking a question in the first place as she started to squirm. She hoped that, Arnold would soon distract, and get to what was needed to be asked.
"You come here for answers on your parents." Seban said to Arnold who nodded. "They cured us of our affliction and were to return to you but I'm afraid that they were taken by..."
"La Sombra." Arnold finished off for him. At his nod, Arnold continued. "How long ago was this?"
"A year back and we have been unable to locate them ourselves. It seems he moves them often."
"He may have an inside man helping him. How were you able to figure where we were?" Helga inquired.
Raising his head up, Seban's hand seemed to dance along. "Nature calls in many mysterious ways and that is how we knew." Looking back down he fixed them both with an all knowing gaze. "You are just at the cusp of your relationship. Where you have both admitted to your feelings. I know Arnold felt it far more stronger to act on it like a male should."
Helga almost bristled till she had second thoughts knowing she enjoyed seeing how take charge he was. "Will you help us in finding his parents?"
"We will. I have already sent scouts out. Please stand both of you." As all three stood, he accessed them before fully examining her. "Be aware of yourself, Helga, La Sombra is mostly ordinary, but he is educated and enjoys obtaining things of great value."
Arnold didn't enjoy the direction where this was heading with how Seban was examining Helga intensely. "What of Eduardo?"
"He does wish to help we seem to sense but does know where La Sombra keeps many of his encampments so I wonder why he has not located your parents himself." Seban answered him before turning to Helga. "Be careful my dear young one, La Sombra will wish to obtain a young goddess such as yourself."
"I'm not a goddess. I'm just me." Helga argued lightly.
"Ah but you are a virgin and a destined one. You are far more valuable than you may think." Seban countered.
Blushing furiously, Helga turned to Arnold. "Never thought this would be a curse right now when all I wanted to do was give it as a gift."
Forgetting the company they were in, Arnold wrapped his arms around her loving her more. "I love you call it a gift when it is. I hope you know how special you always are to me." Kisses her temple before whispering in her ear. "How I want to be with you for a long time."
She shivered in delight to his words. Wishing they were alone right now so she can kiss him like they did in the temple. "Arnold we aren't exactly alone." She giggled.
"He is much like his father, Helga. He was ever the romantic with her." Seban informed her. "You'll be staying with us for the night and in the morning you will set off. Tonight we celebrate."
Later during the night Arnold was speaking to Seban about his parents when the sight of Helga coming towards him dressed with flowers in her hair and a white gauze style dress fitted her in such a way that he felt the air leaving his lungs. In a trance he stood up to cross over to her to take her hand at a true loss of words. Bringing her graceful hand to his lips, Arnold placed a gentle kiss on her soft skin.
"I'd marry you right now if we still weren't in high school." Arnold had a feeling his voice sounded as breathless as it felt. "Helga do you realize how perfect you are?"
Bringing her hand up to run through his soft unruly hair, Helga smiled lovingly to him. "I don't, but I know how perfect you are." Stepping closer she brought his ear closer to her mouth. "So what is stopping you from marrying me here?" It was daring to say, but she absolutely loved how he looked in his dream state.
Hearing the announcement about food, Arnold hated tearing his gaze away from her for a second as they made their way back to sit down. He didn't truly remember eating except when she brushed a fruit against his lips and just when he was about to eat it she plopped into her mouth with gleeful joy making him kiss her lips enjoying the taste on her lips. He thought it tasted better that way in the long run.
After there were couples dancing with Seban coming up to them with a ribbon to tie them together. Only later they found out it was an engagement dance. If it was anyone else, Arnold would of argued and stopped it, but with Helga he welcomed it even as they retired into a shared hut at night.
They were laying side by side as he kissed down her bare arms. "Helga do you know what type of dance they had us do?" Arnold wondered if he should of told her right then and there, but being wrapped up in love with her he didn't want to.
"I asked Marie and she told me. Do you regret it?"
Her eyes were so big and unsure asking that question. "I actually don't even if we just recently got together." Kissing the tip of her nose, Arnold nuzzled the tip of his nose with hers. "I want to be with you for a very long time. I would of asked you out on the very first day of school but something was stopping me. I never wanted to jeapadize our friendship at all. I wanted to strengthen it more and more so when we did end up going out..."
"Just in case we failed as boyfriend and girlfriend we still had a strong friendship to go to?" She finished up for him.
"Yes. I love you and I would hate never to have you in my life anymore."
Feeling his kiss against her lips made her swoon. Rolling on her back she loved how he half covered her over. "I write about you in those pink journals." She confessed.
"What do you exactly write about?" Moving his head slightly he nipped and kissed her neck. "Would you care to share with your fiance?"
Helga giggled before moaning at how his lips felt against her skin. "Poems mostly." Her breathing pattern changed more at how he was tracing those lips against her collarbone. "We may be engaged but I'm not ready to give away the farm just yet, my love."
His lips were leaving feathery touches against her skin while he spoke. "My Swan, we have plenty of time in our future to make love." Presses his lips against her skin. "We can wait till after graduation." Kisses her almost towards the rise of her chest. "College." Brushing his lips up her neck and to her chin, he whispers, "On our honeymoon."
Helga was melting more. "Oh my Football Head."
"Only you are the one who is allowed to call me that." Green meeting blue, Arnold couldn't believe his luck. "Remember that my beautiful bride-to-be."
"I will." Regaining her limbs she wrapped her arms around him to bring him in for a deep kiss.
I hate coming up with OC names. Doesn't anyone else experience this headache?