DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS, THESE CHARACTERS ARE FROM NICKELODEON'S HEY ARNOLD. I AM JUST WRITING ABOUT THEM IN THEIR ADULT YEARS BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A LIFE OF MY OWN.
Summary: We are learning about the characters in their adult years.
Author's note: Hey everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. I missed you all so much. Like I had said in my previous stories, I will be rewriting both A new world for you and Lost in the real world over due to them.. just not making any sense, since I finally have read both stories for myself. Both stories will be the same plots from before just adding some new parts and taking some parts out of the story. I might still write for the other two Original versions if you want me too. Let me know as always and much love to you and thank you!
Also this story takes place AFTER Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie.
Also in every story I write for Hey Arnold, Helga is going to be a weed smoker and Lila is always going to be a bad person. Sorry Lila stans.
THIS STORY IS ADULT THEMED! YOU WERE WARNED!
Tonight was a big night for Hillwood Strip club. Helga could feel her heart beating faster than ever. She never thought her life would come to this. Her dancing for money, but life is a funny game sometimes where you have to do the unexpected.
Carl: Helga you're going to be going after Brownie.
Helga: Okay Carl thank you.
Carl: Of course, you're going to do great as always.
Helga smiled as she went back to playing on her phone. Helga was now around 25ish living her life as an exotic dancer. Helga had to admit this was something she never saw coming but sometimes you have to do what you have to do to make a living in the world.
As Helga was still on her phone she could feel eyes just watching her, she looked up from her phone to see Carl still standing in her doorway watching her.
Helga: Is there something else Carl? You're watching me like a predator watches their prey.
Carl laughed slightly.
Carl: Maybe I like watching you Helga.
Helga laughed.
Helga: That must be it.
Helga and Carl both shared a quick laugh.
Carl: I just wanted to know if you were free tomorrow night? I thought I could maybe take you out or something…
Helga looked confused at Carl.
Helga: Are you trying to ask me out on a date?
Carl: …Yes.
Helga had to think for a moment. Helga hasn't been on any dates since Arnold broke up with her senior year of high school. Helga just didn't have the time for dating; she was mostly focused on herself these days. All though Helga is always going to have a soft spot for Arnold since Arnold was Helga's first of everything; she really did love Arnold. It's sad that Helga and Arnold couldn't work things out like they wanted too. Helga then sighed while looking at Carl. Phoebe and Fatima were right it's time to move on from Arnold, I mean word around town was that he was engaged to someone else. Maybe Helga getting to know Carl wouldn't be a bad idea. I mean Carl wasn't ugly. He was actually very attractive. Carl was about 6'5 foot with brownish black hair with beautiful hazel eyes. Carl looked like the typical bad boy but he wasn't. Carl was actually a sweetheart. Helga smiled while looking up at Carl.
Helga: Sure Carl, what time were you thinking about?
Carl: Well I'll be here during the day but I'll close early for you.
Helga laughs.
Helga: You don't have to do that.
Carl walked to Helga then reached down to grab Helga's hand. She had to admit it was making her blush some.
Carl: No, but I want to.
Helga laughed.
Helga: Whatever you say Romeo.
Carl laughed while walking away from Helga after giving Helga back her hand. He then stopped in his track to turn around and look at Helga.
Carl: Give it some time, you'll be calling me yours.
Helga smirked while looking at Carl.
Helga: Cocky much?
Carl: Maybe too much.
Helga and Carl laugh with each other for a few moments before Carl heads out of Helga's room. Helga sighed before finishing up to get ready. She had a huge feeling tonight was going to be nothing but trouble…..
Arnold was just at home sitting with his dog Berry. He had about an hour to get dressed to meet up with Gerald, Sid, and Stinky. To be really honest he didn't feel like going out with them. Arnold did like going out occasionally but today he wanted to stay home with his dog and sleep. Arnold was always working to provide for his fiancé and himself. So when Arnold gets time or days off he likes to spend them sleeping at home. Arnold sighed while getting up from the couch he was sitting on.
Arnold: I don't wanna go out; but Gerald said it's best I get out of the house sometimes.
Berry starts to whine and Arnold gets back on the couch to rub her some more.
Arnold: You'll be okay Berry, I'll be back before you know it.
As Arnold was rubbing Berry she eventually fell asleep. After Berry fell asleep Arnold decided to go upstairs and shower.
After Arnold was finished with his shower he threw on a red button shirt and some blue jeans. Arnold then put on his sneakers and a blue jacket then went back to the bathroom where he saw his fiancé Lila at the sink. Arnold stood in the doorway looking at Lila.
Arnold: Oh hey babe.
Lila: Arnold.. You're in here.
Arnold: Well yeah? Anyways, I'm getting ready to go out.
Lila: Oh uh how long will you be out?
Arnold: Well I'm going out with the guys, so knowing them probably around 1 or 2 in the morning.
Lila: Oh that is ever so wonderful. You work so much, you never have time to just relax sometimes.
Arnold: I know, I know, I know; but I just us want us to have the perfect wedding of your dreams Lila. I can only do that if I'm constantly working to make money for it.
Lila: I understand Arnold, but your grandparents did leave us some money before they died. You know they were rich.
Arnold: Lila, I can't use their money. Grandpa said on his death bed to use it wisely. I have to use it wisely.
Lila: That's one of the many things I love about your Arnold, you're always caring and ever so generous.
Arnold laughed then went to kiss Lila on her forehead.
Arnold: So what about you? Did you finally get the at that office?
Lila smirked while looking up at Arnold.
Arnold: No way, You got the job?
Lila shook her head. Arnold then walked up to Lila at the sink and gave her a hug and another kiss.
Arnold: I'm so proud of you baby.
Lila: Yeah, I'm going out with the girls to celebrate tonight. I'm ever so excited.
Arnold: I'm proud of you baby. We're going to have to celebrate.
Lila then turned around to face Arnold.
Lila: I can think of a few ways.
Lila said rubbing on Arnold. Arnold's eyes widen and then he chuckled.
Arnold: Oh.. Maybe we should cancel our plans and stay here… I know you have a spot that needs to be filled.
Lila laughed.
Lila: Maybe we could delay a little bit...
With that being said Arnold picked up Lila in his arms and brought her to a room too.. Ya know ;)
A few hours later Helga was sitting with her friend Fatima. Helga and Fatima have been friends for about 8 years now. If it wasn't for Fatima, Helga wouldn't even have this job...
Fatima: I do not feel like working today. I'm so sore.
Helga: Stop spending so much time with Spencer then.
Fatima: Hey Spencer is my baby.
Helga laughs while Fatima rolls her brown eyes.
Helga: How can you even date someone and you're an exotic dancer.
Fatima: It's easy when they think you're a hair dresser.
Helga gasps.
Helga: You're lying to Spencer?
Fatima: Hey, it's okay.
Helga crossed her arms while looking at Fatima in her vanity mirror.
Helga: So it's okay that you're lying to him?
Fatima: Enough about me. What about you? I heard Carl asked you out?
Helga: So?
Fatima: So? Are you going to go out with him?
Helga: I don't know Fatima, I'm not ready to date yet.
Fatima: What do you mean? Helga, you and Arnold broke up 7 years ago….. Don't you think it's time to move on…
Helga: I did move on Fatima. But it hurts how he lead me on and then left me. I don't want to go through that pain again.
Fatima: I know baby… but hey.. At least think about it.. You deserve to go out and have fun. You're always working.
Helga: I know, but I have to make money to live Fatima, nothing in life is free. And plus, I just don't have the time to date. I mean it's not that I don't like Carl or anything I mean Carl is attractive.
Fatima: Yes and he likes you Helga. Would you give him a chance?
Helga chuckled.
Helga: Why? So you can go tell him?
Fatima: Hey, when do I ever tell Carl what goes on between us?
Helga: You told him I was skipping work that one time to go to the wrestling match.
Fatima: That's different. He asked.
Helga laughed.
Helga: Well I don't need him "asking" anything else and you tell him.
Fatima laughed then rolled her eyes.
Fatima: What ever Helga. You know you love me.
Helga: Sometimes.
Fatima gasps.
Helga: I'm kidding.
Helga laughed then got up to hug Fatima.
Helga: After tonight's shift I am defiantly going to sleep
Fatima laughed.
Fatima: Classic Helga, always sleeping if she isn't working.
Helga: Smoking or sleeping. The life for me.
Fatima laughed once more.
Fatima: I'll let you finish getting dressed. See you in about 20 minutes?
Helga nodded her head. Fatima then closed her door so she can get dressed in private.
Helga: Alright Helga ole girl, tonight is your night and you're going to rock. Literally.
Helga started looking through her clothes.
Helga: Crimeny, where is my black set at?
Helga continued to look through her clothes and found a sparkly dark blue bra-like top and a sparkly skirt shorts to match it. Helga sighed.
Helga: I guess I'm wearing this one tonight. No big deal, this is still pretty pretty cute.
Helga started to put on the blue sparkly outfit. After she has finally had it on she begins to finish getting dressed. She first adds on her green contacts and her brown wig she wears so no one would recognize her. Helga then starts to finish up her make up adding blue eyeshadow with some falsies (fake lashes). She then put on some more red lip stick since it has become smudged from her eating lunch with Fatima earlier. After Helga was finally done getting dressed she decided to get up and look at her wall mirror she had in her dressing room.
Helga: Wow, I look good. Don't I always though?
After Helga was officially done looking in the mirror at herself; she then heard a knock on her door. It was Carl. Helga turned around to face him.
Helga: Hey Carl what's up?
Carl: Sorry Helga, you're going to have to go on first today.
Helga: What why?
Carl: Brownie is sick again.
Helga: Again? Ugh yeah I can do it.
Carl: Oh thank goodness.
Helga: Why?
Carl: Because everyone else said no. I thought I would have to do it myself.
Helga laughs.
Helga: I would pay to see you dancing on a pole.
Carl smirked while looking at Helga.
Carl: Who said you would have to pay?
Helga could feel herself blush a bit. Carl chuckled while walking to Helga lifting up head using his hand.
Carl: You're pretty when you smile. You know that?
Helga laughed.
Helga: Would you go away?
Carl laughed.
Carl: Okay Helga, I'll see you in a few.
Carl started walking to the door then turned around to look at Helga one more time.
Carl: Don't forget about your mask.
Helga: Shit, I knew I was forgetting something.
Carl laughed while he closed the door behind himself exiting the room; meanwhile Helga was looking for her blue eye mask.
After a few minutes of looking for her mask she finally finds it and puts it over her eyes where it belongs. Helga sighs then heads out of the room.
Helga: Tonight it going to be one of those nights.
Helga said to herself as she made her way to find Carl…..
It was finally around 9 when Arnold, Gerald, Sid and Stinky made their way to the Hillwood Strip club. Arnold saw that he was here and face palmed.
Arnold: Why are we here?
Sid: To see strippers duh.
Arnold: C'mon guys Gerald and I are engaged to wonderful women. We can't be here.
Sid: Come on Arnold, it's not like you're fucking them. We are just watching.
Sticky: Yeah and who wouldn't want to see women?
Arnold sighed.
Gerald: I don't guys Arnold is right.
Stinky: Then you guys can stay here.
Sid: Yeah I'm going to bag me one.
Arnold: They aren't for sale Sid. They are just dancing for our amusement.
Gerald: Actually Arnold, if you pay enough money some of them will go home with you. That's what Harold said.
Arnold: Harold shouldn't even be worried about that; since he also has a fiancé.
Sid: Would you live a little bit? Since when did you care about being loyal anyways? Weren't you the same one fuck Lila while you were still with Helga?
Gerald: Hey, that's not what happened.
Sid: I'm just saying.
Arnold started walking away from the Hillwood strip club until he made it far away from the others. He heard the boys calling after him but he ignored them and continued walking away from them.
Arnold's thoughts: Who does Sid think he is bringing up Helga like that? That's not what happened. I broke up with Helga because there were no more feelings between us. I started seeing Lila two months after breaking things off with Helga. The fact that Sid was going to bring that up, is really low of him.
As Arnold continued walking he bumped into someone knocking them down.
Helga's thoughts: What the fuck?
Before Helga saw who it was she quickly got up and ran back to the Hillwood Strip Club leaving Arnold alone.
Meanwhile Arnold was looking for who he bumped into. When he couldn't find anyone he got up and dusted himself off.
Arnold: People these days. No ounce of respect.
Arnold sighed and went back to the Hillwood Strip Club. After he finally had gotten his ID checked by the bodyguard outside; he went to find Gerald and the others and sat with them.
Arnold: What exactly do we even do here?
Sid: Just watch them dance.
Arnold rolled his eyes and continued to watch…
Carl: Ready Helga?
Helga: Do I have choice?
Helga said standing backstage with Carl as N the Announcer was giving rules of the strip club.
Carl: You're going to great as always. You and Fatima are fan favorites ya know.
Helga: I wonder why.
Carl and Helga chuckle some. After the N the Announcer called Helga she went out and did her dance. (Author's note: I am not an exotic dancer or haven't even seen an exotic dancer in action so I'm not going to embarrass myself by describing what's going on. Some stuff I will though to keep the story moving along) Helga was walking around the pole spinning on it and dancing on and around it.
Meanwhile Arnold and his crew were watching Helga like a bunch of hawks.
Sid: Oh she's good.
Sticky: I reckon you might be right Sid.
Arnold had to admit that this woman had moves. Even though Arnold didn't really like the idea of people stripping for money he had to admit this woman was actually talented. It was just something about this woman that Arnold liked. He just couldn't put his fingers in it.. Or on her..
Sid: What do you think Arnold?
Sid said waking up Arnold from his thoughts.
Arnold: She's beautiful.
Sid, Gerald and Stinky all looked at Arnold confused.
Gerald: Beautiful? Arnold, you have a whole fiancé, the fuck are you talking about?
Arnold: I don't know, it's just something about her. The way she moves… It's majestic in a way.
Sid: Do you want a lap dance from her?
Arnold: A what?
Stinky and Sid smirk and nod at each other.
Sid: I'll be right back….
After Helga was done with her dance, Helga collected her money and then went to find Fatima. She was talking to another worker that worked at the strip club with them. Her name was Penny.
Fatima: That's what I'm saying, she's sick of this job. She's been sick for two weeks straight. It doesn't make sense.
Penny: Who knows, anyways I'm up next since I see Helga. I'll see ya later.
Penny left Fatima while Helga approached Fatima.
Fatima: Hey baby.
Helga: Hey, I'm so tired and I have such a headache.
Fatima: What's wrong?
Helga: I went to get N, the Announcer some cigarettes since I was already going to get a bag chips and I bumped into a wall or something. It was weird because I heard the wall asking me if I'm okay.
Fatima laughed while touching Helga's shoulders.
Fatima: Girl, you need to lay off the weed.
Helga laughed until she saw Carl approaching them.
Fatima: Hey Carl, what's up?
Carl: Someone requested a private lap dance.
Fatima: You better go give it to them then Carl.
Carl rolled his eyes while Fatima and Helga laughed.
Fatima: Okay, what room? Room 10?
Carl: No Fatima, shockingly they aren't looking for you. They are looking for Helga.
Helga and Fatima: Huh?
Fatima: Wow someone has an admirer tonight.
Helga: Me? Geez uh.. I guess I could...
Carl: Alrightly then come on Helga
Helga and Carl begin to walk away from Fatima leaving her alone.
Carl: Don't worry Lady Pink (Helga's staged name) you're going to do good.
Helga: Thanks Carl.
Helga leans over and kisses Carl on his cheek. Carl blushed a bit while letting Helga go inside of the room where she sees her biggest nightmare come true….