Helga's hands were sweaty, her mouth felt dry, she couldn't stop walking back and forth inside her room. Going over and over again what she had just wrote. She kept thinking about all the encounters she had with Arnold the last couple of months, all the times they talked and laughed, even when she screamed at him because he saw her undressed. And how can she forget that out of control steamy kiss they had at the VIP room. "I love Arnold, oh how I wish I could run to his arms and kiss him over and over again. My lovely sweet Football head all this time we been together and my head and self torments kept confusing my heart, but now my heart is clear of any doubts, I want to be your girl!!!" Helga raised her voice in excitement.

Arnold woke up hearing Helga's voice like she was calling out to him. He sat on his bed and rubbed his head "oh what a head ache and I could swear I heard Helga calling me, my mind is playing games on me again." Arnold got up and decided to take a little run in the park to help him clear his mind.

Helga was cleaning her room and talking to herself "How can I talk to Arnold if I don't want to drag him into my problems, into my complicated life at home. I need to be honest with him and tell him everything and hope for the best."
Than Helga remembered. "Andrew, I'm supposed to go out with him today! Crimity....I did make it clear that I wanted us to go out as friends and nothing more, still I have to be honest with Andrew as well and tell him how I feel about him today. I'll talk to him after the movies." Said Helga as she was getting some clothing ready for her friendly date with Andrew.

Than Helga's phone rang, it was Phoebe.
" Ohayou Gozaimasu Helga" Phoebe spoke Japanese.
"Good morning Phoebe"
"You sound cheerful Helga, anything special happen?"
"Yes, Phoebe I didn't realize till this morning after I spoke to Arnold. Ifelt like writing after so long of not being able to. I began to write a poem and when I finished writing it, I realized I always wanted Arnold and now I'm ready to be his girlfriend."

"Yay Congratulations Helga that is great news, you should call him."
"Yes Phoebe, but I prefer to tell him in person and then yesterday, I accepted to go out with Andrew."
"Oh my!" Said Phoebe surprised
"Yes exactly, I did tell him we were going out as friends. But his so charming and bright every time I talk to him, he makes it really difficult to just see him as just a friend... but I want to be with Arnold."
"So, what are you going to do?" Asked Phoebe.
Helga thought...
"Can we meet by the park Phoebe to talk about it, I need some fresh air."
"Sure Helga, I'll meet you there in 20 minutes."
"Great."
The girls hang up.

Arnold had been jogging in the park for a good hour, when he heard whatit seemed like Helga and Phoebe were talking on a bench.
There was a walking path behind the bench from where Helga and Phoebe weretalking with trees and tall plants. He stepped a little closer to them frombehind the bench when he heard Helga telling Phoebe about her plans with Andrewthat day.
"Yeah Phoebe so Andrew will come by the house around three to pick me upand I guess will go skating and then a movie, we will see."
"So you're going to be honest with him about your feelingsafterwards." Asked Phoebe
"Yes, now that my heart is finally settle on what I want I have to tellhim the truth."
"Gosh Helga how do you think he will react?"
"I don't know Phoebe, but he's a really good guy, honest and sweet I don'thave a doubt in my mind about...." than Helga heard a cracking noisecoming from the bushes. She quickly turned and Arnold hid behind a bush.
This is wrong I can't spy on her like this. But I have to know about herplans for today with that jerk. Thought Arnold.
"What Helga?" Asked Phoebe

"Nothing, I thought I heard something." Said Helga thinking.

"Well I'm so happy for you. When you told me over the phone, how you realize that you loved him by writing the poem and that now you are ready to become his girlfriend it was so adorably sweet. Your heart knew it all along Helga, you just had to released it in your writing." Said Phoebe very excited for Helga.

"I know Phoebe, I haven't written anything in months and after talking to him today it just happened. I feel like my heart is in the right place finally. I was so lost for the longest time, after seeing Arnold all those years ignoring me having to watched him go out with other girls was torture and then feeling so useless with my mother's alcohol addiction, on top of it all having my own parents keep ignoring me was too much in my head." Said Helga looking down.

"I'm glad Andrew gave you great advice about your mother." Said Phoebe
"Yes he did... and he was so right I can't beat myself up thinking how to change her life, if she doesn't want to get better. Like Andrew said, my job was never to cure her of her addiction, but trying to help her... and I have done that... now it's up to her. I know what I'm worth Phoebe and I'm glad I'm not like my Mother or Olga, I don't need my parent's attention to feel special and needed. I just need me... that night when Bob was walking out of the house with his luggage, I felt so strong telling him how I didn't need him in my life."

"I'm so proud of you Helga you are super strong and amazing. And about Andrew I see why you like him so much, he did help you find the right path to help you mother." Said Phoebe
"Yes he did Phoebe." Helga sighs thinking about Andrew.

Arnold exhaled in desperation, he felt like someone was stealing his air. He couldn't comprehend what he was hearing. Helga not only likes Andrew but she loved him and she's going to tell him today after their date that she wants to be his girlfriend. No this can't be, not my beloved Helga, how can he steal her heart from me. Thought Arnold.

Arnold's eyes began to water, he had to get out of there, he quickly ran away.

"Helga what's wrong?" Phoebe saw Helga serious for a second like worried.

"I don't know Phoebe the thought of Arnold just came to my head, like if he needs me."

"You know Helga some people are connected like soul mates in life and they can sense when their partners are in danger or when they truly need each other, it's quite remarkable."

"Really... well Arnold hasn't sense me all this time, so I don't think we could be connected in that way...but I should call him."

Helga grabbed her phone and called Arnold really quick. The phone ringed and ringed and he didn't answer.
"That's strange he usually picks up the phone fast when he sees I'm calling. Oh, he did say he was going to help his grandpa today with the basement, I guess his just busy."

Arnold saw Helga calling him but he couldn't take the call, he couldn't talk. His mind wasn't working right he just kept remembering Phoebe saying how you realize that you loved him by writing the poem and now you are ready to become his girlfriend.

Sometime later Helga received a text from Andrew. -hey Helga are you ready? I'll
Be there in 15 minutes- Andrew.
Helga decided to wear jeans, a pink t-shirt with a black light jacket since it was cool outside. Her hair was down with her natural waves and black vans for shoes.

Helga kept looking at her phone. I wonder why Arnold hasn't returnedmy call yet, maybe my call didn't go through. She thought, so she calledhim again. The phone ringed and ringed and his voicemail message picked up. Sheleft him a message.
"Hey Football head it's Helga I guess you are too busy to take my call. Anyways I was thinking of you and....I just wanted to know if you were all right. We'll talk to you later."
Helga hang up... that's odd she thought.

Arnold was in the baseman helping his grandpa. He decided to leave his cell in his room since he didn't want to drop it while cleaning the basement. His grandpa saw Arnold sad and distracted.
"What's wrong Shortman is the cleaning that bad for ya.." Said his grandpa laughing.
"It's fine grandpa." Said Arnold sounding very serious more than usual.
"Do you want to talk about what's bothering you?" Asked his grandpa.
"Grandpa, you and grandma had doubts about the love you both had for one another, when you both were young?"
His grandpa stared at Arnold "oh, did you have a fight with your friend with the one eye brow?"
"Helga, Grandpa and... no we didn't. It's just that I open my heart to her a couple of weeks ago and she said, she needed time to clear some doubts in her mind and heart. Well this morning while I was jogging ... I overheard a conversation she had with her best friend while they were at the park and they were talking about Helga...having feelings for some other guy and wanting to be his..... girrrrrlllll, giiirrrllll." Arnold could even say it.
"His girlfriend" his grandpa finished the sentence for him.
Arnold exhaled.... "yes that."
"And how did you overhear this Shortman?" Asked his grandpa looking at him very suspiciously.
Arnoldo rolled his eyes with a guilty look.
"I....sort of sneaked behind them as they were talking. They obviously didn't know I was there."
His Grandpa just stared at him.
"I see and did you heard your one eye brow friend say she didn't have feelings for you."
"Ummm.... no, not directly. Her friend told Helga about the way she realized she loved him by writing a poem and how she was ready to become his.... girl I guess."
His grandpa frowned in disapproval. "I don't know Shortman since you were spying maybe what you heard is not what it seems."
"I wasn't spying grandpa!" Arnold kept thinking what he had heard for clues. Maybe Helga wasn't referring to Andrew he thought. Then he remember she said after talking to him today. "I did talk to her this morning and... GRANDPA! Maybe your right!"

His grandpa scratched his head "I am, wait...about what?"
Arnold dust off his pants and shirt "What Time is it, Grandpa!?"
"Ummm four o clock, why?"
"I got to go!" Arnold run upstairs and left his grandpa alone to finish the job.
"Kids today, they don't know how to finish a job. Pookie can't you come down and help me!!!" Yelled Grandpa.

Arnold ran to his room and saw a missed call from Helga. He quickly returned her call, her phone rang and rang until her voicemail picked up. Arnold sighs in frustration "I have to see it for myself." Arnold grabbed his wallet and ran out the front door.

Helga was skating with Andrew. "I haven't skated in a long time Helga." Andrew was skating stiffly. Helga was making fun of him "I think that little boy can skate better than you do. Just grab my hand before you fall, champ."
"Now that I can do." Andrew grabbed Helga's hand and he began to skate better. "Umm maybe you're pretending you don't know how to skate so that you can grabbed my hand."
Andrew laughed "Maybe" he said smiling.

Arnold arrived at the staking ring, which was by the movies. Arnold kept looking at them from afar, there was a lot of people there so it was very difficult to spot him.

As Andrew and Helga were skating a little kid who was skating too fast lost control and yelled "Watch out!" as the kid pushed Helga causing her to fall on top of Andrew as they both fell on the ice. Andrew and Helga stared at each other and began to laughed. "You make a good cushion champ."
"I'm glad you find my body comfortable." Replied Andrew as he stared at Helga.

Arnold kept repeating to himself "Come on Helga, get up, get up." as he stared at them from a distance.

Helga got up blushing and extended her hand for Andrew. "You are such a flirt smart guy, come on get up."
Andrew got up smiling and they continued skating for another hour.

After skating they walked over to the movies.
"So, do you want to see a romantic, action or horror movie?" Asked Andrew as they were looking at the movies listings.

Arnold looking at Helga whisper "horror of course."

"Horror" Replied Helga
"Are you sure?" Andres asked again

Arnold rolled his eyes and whispered "You don't know my Helga."

"Andrew come on, you don't know me."
"All right let's watch conjuring" Said Andrew as he purchase two tickets.

Arnold kept a close watch over them and sat on the upper row to where Andrew and Helga were sitting.

The movie has started and Andrew tried to put his arm over Helga's shoulder but as soon as Helga gave him the look he moved his arm back. Arnold was ready to step in, if he saw Andrew stepping off line with Helga.
During the entire movie Andrew and Helga stayed apart, Helga never showed any physical attraction to Andrew.
So far, I don't see Helga showing any affection towards Andrew that's really good. Thought Arnold, then Arnold remember how Helga leaned on his shoulder and felt asleep on the way home after Rhonda's party. No, Helga can't love Andrew. Thought Arnold again.

After the movie Andrew and Helga decided to take a little walk, they both sat on a bench by some trees. As they were talking, Arnold continued looking at them from a distance. "Andrew I wanted to be honest with you and talk about my feelings towards you."
"You do have feelings for me?" Asked Andrew staring at Helga.
"Well... I want to thank you for helping me all this time with your great advice and honesty towards your own personal challenges you have face in the past. You are a... very special person, very strong and wise...and I believe you can make...." as Helga was saying Andrew leaned against her and tried to kiss her on her lips. But before he could touch her lips Helga whispered "I can't Andrew, my heart belongs to someone else".
At that exact moment Arnold saw Andrew's head leaned towards Helga, from his view it looked like Andrew was kissing Helga when in reality he wasn't.
Arnold snapped and without thinking he run toward them and grabbed Andrew by the shirt and pulled him off of Helga. "GET OFF OF HER!" Arnold Yelled to Andrew.

Helga stood up furious with Arnold. "What the hell you think you're doing!?"
Andrew stood up and yelled to Arnold "You have no business being here, she doesn't belong to you!!" That's when Arnold's mind went blank with rage and jealousy, right when he was about to punch Andrew, Helga jumped in front of Arnold. "STOP THIS! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!" She yelled to Arnold.

That's when Arnold realized what had happen, he had lost it and all because he saw Andrew kissing Helga or so he thought. Arnold had never seen Helga so mad at him, her eyes were full of rage and disappointment over Arnold by the way he had acted.

"What the hell are you doing here!?" Yelled Helga to Arnold.
"I... couldn't just let him take advantage of you... first he takes you out for burgers...he touches your chin, then he hugs you and now he kisses you...what's next!?!?"
Arnold tried to explain and by doing so he had said to much.

Helga's eyes widened in shock Arnold realized what he just had said"Wait Helga, it's not what you think!"
"The hell it is, you been spying on me haven't you!!"
"No Helga not on you!" Arnold try to get close to Helga with sadnessin his eyes.

Helga step back so that Arnold wouldn't touch her.
"Oh, not on me than Andrew, is that what it is!?!?" Yelled Helga.
"Helga please...I trust you it's just.... I never trusted him to be around you. So, I had him check that's all!!"
Helga was furious by what she was hearing from Arnold. She couldn't believe it; her own precious honorable Arnold was spying on her and Andrew.

Helga looked down upset and frustrated her eyes got watery. "I just told you yesterday how grateful I was for giving me space and privacy to settle my heart and all alone you were spying and lying on me and I actually......grrrr." She couldn't even finish the sentence of how upset she was.
Arnold couldn't stand Helga staring at him with her beautiful blue eyes looking so disappointed at him.

"Helga please!" he begged again trying to get close to her.
Helga took a deep breath and stared at Arnold with frustration and sadness.
"Of all the people in world you, Arnold we're the only one that I could trust my life with, the only one who truly respected my feelings, I can expect the entire world to betray me, but you never.... Till today."
Arnold couldn't stop staring at Helga with sorrow eyes, he knew he had lost his princess.
"Helga try to understand, I love you." Begged Arnold one last time trying to grabbed Helga's hand.
"And....I....don't" Replied Helga with a low broken voice looking down, has she walked away from Arnold.
Andrew didn't say a word and he just followed Helga from a distance.

Arnold was left standing alone.

Author notes:
On this chapter I wanted Arnold to learn a lesson on love and trust, I just love Arnold so it was very difficult to write about how hurt he was. I knew Helga always had problems with her temper in the past so I wanted her to show that on this chapter, by the way Helga also needs to learn a lesson but will talk about that later.

This story is turning better than I thought and I feel very proud of it. After I'm done with this story I will review all chapters for spelling and grammar errors ;) my English teacher always said that was my main problem in class LOL :D Thank you all for your support with my story.