Arriving at Rhonda's mansion, Arnold brought Helga in for kiss. "How do you think we should announce us?" He wondered.
"You know that we haven't danced together. The thing is I mostly didn't because I was afraid that the second that I did it would scream how I truly feel for you." Helga hoped he understood the plan that was forming in her head.
A wide grin broke out on his face. "It should be to one specific dance. A dance that will the undeniable truth. What do you think?"
"I love that idea and I want you to pick it since I know you'll pick correctly there." Helga was very excited with this plan. "I can't wait."
Kissing her, Arnold moved to kiss her earlobe. "Neither can I, my love."
Watching him leave his side to walk towards her, Helga squealed happily watching the door swing open. Arnold decided to lift her out of the truck to place gently down before they walked up to the front entrance like a couple of friends for now. In truth they hated not holding hands after doing it for so many days.
"Arnold! Helga! It's a delight to see you." Rhonda came forth giving them an air kiss. "Oh Helga that color is smashing on you."
"Thanks Princess. I love that red number on you." Helga complimented back.
"And Arnold, I'm glad to say this in person. Congratulations on getting your parents back. You have almost a whole family." Rhonda chimed out happily.
Arnold was confused at the last part of her statement. "Almost a whole family? What does that mean?"
Touching his arm, Rhonda laughed happily. "It means that once you leave high school, go to college, that one day you will marry and have kids. That is what I meant. No harm."
Smiling at her, Arnold was tempted in announcing about Helga and himself, but stopped himself. "Thank you, Rhonda I appreciate it. I couldn't of done it without Helga."
"Of course you couldn't. Now I want you both to have fun. Phoebe and Gerald are already here practicing their kissing in the corner somewheres." Rhonda informed them.
"Come on Football Head so we can interrupt them by dropping confetti on their heads." Helga started off from him.
Laughing happily, Arnold followed her seeing that guys were already asking her to dance with her rejecting them saying her leg is too sore. 'Yeah, she's with me.' He thought proudly.
"You know Gerald will ask you to dance for the heck of it." Arnold informed her.
"I know, but let us keep the pretense up since I know you are the only guy I want to dance with." Spotting their best friends, she grabbed his hand to haul them over to them. "Pheebs! Gerald!"
Getting the squeezed hug was customary from Phoebe, as Helga complained about not being able to breath she cut off the hug saying, "Oh sorry, Helga."
"No probs. You are looking good." Helga told her seeing her in a black dress with shoes that sparkled.
"Thanks. So do you Helga. Also you Arnold." Phoebe smiled wide. "So how are your parents, Arnold?"
"Really good. They are trying to get their bearings still. The local newspaper wants to do a story on them about their adventure." Arnold answered. 'Also I'm in love and engaged to Helga.' He smiled at that thought.
Declining some champagne. Helga scanned the room trying hard in vain to stop from turning around and kiss him. She needed a distraction and the distraction came in the form of all their friends clamoring all around them asking questions. After a half hour, Arnold whispered in her ear.
"You ok?"
"Oh Arnold it is hard to contain myself right now." Closing her eyes she rubbed her eyelids.
"It is hard for me too."
After some time, Arnold heard something playing that made his smile appear. He watched at how everyone was dancing when he took Helga's hand to lead her out to the dance floor. This will show undeniably for them both and for everyone around. Soon he twirled her around to face him and he adored the gleam in her eyes as they began moving together. They were both filled with excitement as they felt completely free right now. It was shown how clear to them both on how much chemistry they both held as they matched up far more perfectly unaware of how so many of their peers stopped to watch them.
Their movements were both sensual, with innocence still marked between them. In a slight pause of the song, they stopped to breath a bit hard as excitement coursed through their veins. Twirling her away, Arnold smoothly brought her back into his arms. They mouths slightly open. Arms wrapped like that of lovers. Helga's blue eyes spoke to his green eyes whispering something.
"I love you."
"I love you too, Swan."
In the middle of the dance floor they kissed not caring on who will see. In truth they forgot the whole world as they were wrapped in their own. They barely heard the clapping till it reached a fever pitch causing them to separate slightly, to look towards their best friends who were smiling wide.
"FINALLY!" Gerald whooped out.
Rhonda was fanning herself as they all went up to them. "That was the hottest thing I have ever witnessed in my life."
"Oh I knew you both were ever so perfect together." Lila clapped happily.
"Your dream has come true, Helga." Phoebe noted happily running up to her friend to hug her and Arnold. "Lila is correct. You both are perfect together."
Sheena was fanning herself. "That was the hottest PG-13 dance I have ever seen."
Sid smirked. "San Lorenzo did you both a lot of good. Congratulations. Helga, he will never be as stupid as me."
Helga blushed. "That's true, but you've learned from your error." She told him.
"I was so tired of this tango you both were doing all this time, so good for you." Patty teased.
"Ohhhh this is making me more hungry. I need something to eat!" Harold complained by grabbing Patty's hand to guide her to the food.
"Mmmm mmm mmmm... If there is one thing he does have, is his priorities." Commented Gerald as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Now back to you. How does your parents feel about this?"
Arnold refused to stop holding her as he answered. "It is a lot to take in and it is simply because the last time they saw me I was in diapers and now I'm in my last year of high school with a girlfriend." Glances down at his contented Helga, Arnold kissed the top of her head. "My parents adore her." Pulls back a bit to study her face fully. "They said it is fine to be in love and they trust us, but still mom told me that she wants grandkids after college."
Burying her face against him, Helga laughed. "Your dad took me aside this afternoon to tell me that they love me and said the same thing. I told him there is no fear there seeing that we aren't ready for that step for a very long time."
Leaning down to whisper in her ear, Arnold loved the feel of her skin against his lips. "Just as long as he didn't gift you with a box of condoms like he gifted me then I bet you didn't have to worry about the red faced syndrome."
Helga pulled back to chortle at that. "Oh man your family is unique I must admit."
"What? What's going on here? Why are you both laughing like that?" Stinky was scratching the top of his head.
Phoebe noticed how Lila didn't want to say a word about that leading her to say something. "They obviously wanted to keep that a private conversation, Stinky you know in the same way you want all the lemon pudding in the world."
Thinking about it, Stinky agreed to her analogy as all of them started to break away from the new couple except for, Gerald and Phoebe, whom they went to one side of the room together just to see Lila look almost down in the dumps.
"What's going on with Lila? She's not Suzy Sunshine right now." Helga inquired as she observed how Lila tried to force a smile on her face when Stinky turned to talk to her only to move away from her.
"Stinky got even more jealous after you both left. It has extended past Arnie now just because two guys a grade below us just said hi to her as they past by." Gerald informed them. "They got into a fight a couple days ago. Stinky is being stupid."
"Anybody try talking to him?" Arnold wondered as he watched how, Stinky narrowed his eyes towards, Brainy as he spoke to Lila.
"Sid tried, Phoebe tried, and even I tried. Harold didn't try since he was more hungry. I think Patty has spoken to Lila though, right babe?" Gerald screwed his eyes up to think if anyone else spoke to her, but shook his head.
"She did and also has Nadine and Rhonda." Phoebe frowned.
Running her hand up his side and down, Helga looked up at Arnold hopefully. "I guess you need to work your magic in this situation. Knock some sense into Stinko."
Watching Stinky come up to Lila, Arnold noticed the attitude he was giving her making him groan. Leaning down to kiss her softly on the mouth, Arnold said. "I'm on the clock for right now. I'll be right back."
Watching him leave, Helga smiled after him lovingly. Her kind soft hearted Football Headed god will never stop helping anyone out. Not caring if anyone heard, she swooned.
Gerald shot a look towards Helga watching the goofy face form at watching his friend go help out someone. Leaning down, Gerald kissed Phoebe's earlobe. "She really has it bad for my man there."
Phoebe was thrilled for her friend. "I concur."
Approaching Stinky, Arnold already heard him tell him that he didn't want to talk about it, but hearing about this jealousy had reached its boiling point as Arnold faced him. "Stinky it has been since October and you are acting crazy. What is going on with you?" He demanded.
Stinky hesitated as he eyed his girlfriend talking to Nadine. "Maybe I'm tired, Arnold, who knows? All I know is that maybe I don't want to be in this relationship any more."
"Why? I thought you loved her."
Stinky glanced over to Helga then back at him. "Well as I see it, I see a future with you and Miss Helga. I see a future between Gerald and Miss Phoebe just like I see one between Miss Patty and Harold, but with me I don't see it with Lila. I just don't."
Taking a deep breath, Arnold gently asked, "How long have you been feeling this way?"
Ashamed, Stinky looked down. "More after your cousin left town. I just don't know when to break it off with her."
Arnold became frustrated. "Did you bother talking to her about how you've been feeling?" Stinky shakes his head. "Ugh do you have any idea the type of grief that poor girl has been put through because of you. We all know you are a good guy, but this is something I'm surprised with. Is there someone else?"
"No. There's no one else. Just her. Even with her unleashing some of her wild personality, Lila is as dull as dirt just like I'm as dull as dirt." Stinky looked over to Sid dancing with Lila arms length from one another. "She can do better than me. This I know."
"Still Stinky, you have been unfair to her. Please talk to her before school starts up."
"I just don't want to hurt her."
Arnold noticed he looked close to bursting. "Stinky you've been hurting her all this time with your attitude. She's cried on the girls shoulders a lot. We'll all be there for the both of you."
"You're right, Arnold and I've been wrong. Thank you for telling me." Pushing away from the wall, Stinky made his way over to Lila to dance with her.
Watching them dance, Arnold saw he was rejoined by Helga, Gerald, and Phoebe again. Wrapping his arms around Helga he kissed her nose. "He's been feeling like this since Arnie left. He's grown apart from Lila."
"He's breaking up with her?" Phoebe asked as she covered her mouth. "Oh my."
"He's known all this time and she's been feeling like dookie since then? Mm mm mm. Poor girl." Gerald wrapped his arms around Phoebe. "Tough break."
Helga could read what he was thinking next. "Well we'll be there for them. I have this feeling that us girls will be stealing Lila for a slumber party after that." Kissing his cheek, she added, "You guys have no idea how grateful I was when you all supported me and showed up at the funeral. I'll never forget it."
Gerald made a clicking sound as he pointed to Helga. "You got it."
For the rest of the night, Arnold and Helga danced. They both took turns singing into one another's ear when a slow song came on. When it was close to midnight, Arnold took her hand to guide her upstairs into an empty unused room to get on the balcony. Hearing the countdown from up there they soon were clapping and singing together.
Bringing her in for a kiss, Arnold smiled lovingly at her. "Happy New Year, Helga."
Helga was content. "Hmmmmm. Happy New Year, Arnold."
Arnold caressed her as he brought his lips down to kiss her making his insides burst with excitement as he moved her to the bench so he can sit down bringing her down on his lap. His lips left her mouth to trail kisses to her cheek, her jawline, and down to her neck. He loved how she tilted her neck so he can have better access while his free hand moved from her jawline down to her neck in the softest lingering touch. Running his hand down her shoulder to her arm he carefully avoided her breast as he went to her side to guide her to twist a bit so he can feel her pressed up more to him.
Helga was in heaven just feeling his incredible touch. "My dreams have come true finally." Did she say that out loud? She had no clue till he moved up to meet her gaze. He was so arousing just to look at and it made her swoon more.
"So have mine." Moving his mouth against hers he flicked his tongue to enjoy her. "Helga I want to spend many New Years with you."