Olga had fallen to a deep asleep in her room, not because she was tired, but because of a substance he had poured in her water before going to bed. He knew Olga liked to drink a glass of water before going to bed and he took advantage of that. The house was dark, empty and quiet, for him it was the perfect place. He acquired the tools he needed to pick the lock and had a plan in mind. He walked to Helga's room and pick the lock quietly. He turned the knob and opened the door gently. He saw Helga sleeping in her bed cuddling a teddy bear with a pink bow. She look peaceful, innocent and in a deep slumber. He saw a nightlight close to her bed, he walked over to it and turn it off.

Darkness filled the room for in his mind his sinful deed had to be done in the shadows. He leaned close to her and bound her wrist together quickly with grey tape. Helga open her eyes alarmed and before she could scream he tape her mouth shut and remove the covers. Helga was wearing small shorts and Arnold's red button shirt. He force himself between her legs has he was trying to tied her arms on the beds frame with a rope. Helga's eyes widened in panic, in her mind she heard Arnold's voice. During an attack think, stay focus on what to do to get away...In case if your wrist are bound with tape use this technique to brake free...Use your long strong legs in your advantage.

Helga wrapped her legs on his waist like Arnold taught her and pulled him down while she struggled to break free from the bed frame. She yank the rope enough to loosen free, her attacker tried to strike her twice on her face but she was able to blocked the blows and hit him hard on his throat targeting his windpipe. While he was chocking on the blow to his neck, Helga use all of her strength and turn him around by applying pressure with her leg and hips. Has they fell on the floor, she landed on the man breaking his nose when they hit the ground. "Ahhhhhh!!!" He screamed in agony releasing Helga to protect his bleeding nostrils.

Helga lifted her arms up above her head and slide them down fast on her abdomen tearing the tape apart. She removed the tape from her mouth and tried to get away quickly out her bedroom door, but he grabbed her foot and pulled her down to the floor slamming her body hard on the carpet. "YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!!" He Yelled has he was trying to get a hold of her. Helga remember a move Arnold taught her and wrapped her legs around his neck doing a lock technique and grabbed his arm has best has she could, bending it down with force on the opposite direction. The attacker scream in pain as Helga applied pressure on his arm and neck cutting off his air circulation. When she realize he was almost passed out, she released him leaving the man partially disoriented laying in front of her door.

She grabbed her phone from her night stand and open her bedroom window quickly to climb down the emergency stairs. She was so terrified and rushed she didn't step right and lost her balance slipping down, landing firmly on the ground. Luckily the fall wasn't too far down, the adrenaline in her body gave her the energy and strength to run away in to the dark freezing streets barefoot.

She run continuously, for a minute she thought he was running after her. Helga ran has much has she could, trying to breathe, she felt she was going to pass out of air and fear for being open for another attacker. She decided to hide in a dark alley behind some trash pins. Her hands were shaking uncontrollably she called the first person that pop in her mind.

Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring
"Come on Arnold pick up." Helga begged.
Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring

Arnold barely opened his eyes and saw his cell ringing with Helga's photo on the cover, it was 2:30am. His heart began beating out of control. "Oh no, Helga!"
"Hello Helga!"
"Arnold, thank God." She answered with her voice breaking, by just hearing his voice she broke down in tears on the phone, the sentiment of the attack felt like a knot in her throat, she couldn't even talk, she could only cry.

Arnold's eyes widened in horror has he was hearing his precious Helga cry hysterical on the phone.
"Helga!!!Please talk to me! What happen!?!?"
Helga was trying to talk but it was hopeless.
Arnold's eyes began to shed in tears of anger and fear for his beloved Angel. "HELGA!! TELL ME!!!"
By this point he was imagining the worst. Did someone hurt his princess? Did that creep touch her?Did that creep rape his beloved Helga?
"HELGA, I'M ON MY WAY TO YOUR HOUSE!!" Yelled Arnold on the phone.
"Arnold, No!!" Said Helga with her voice breaking in fear.
"Helga, I'm going to help you, I'm leaving right now."
"I'm not home!" Said Helga shaking in terror.
"WHERE ARE YOU!?!?" Shouted Arnold
"I'm in..... an alley by the small....green market, close to your place." Whispered Helga with fragile voice.
Arnold slipped on his tennis shoes and ran out of the boarder house in his pajamas and a small quilt.
"Arnold, please don't hang up." begged Helga in panic.
"No love, I won't, I'm right here, talk to me what happen!?" Arnold was talking to Helga and running to the alley has fast has he could.
"I'm scare, he might look for me." Said Helga breaking down.
Arnold's heart skipped a beat No, that bastard I'm going to kill him if he touch my Helga. Thought Arnold.

Helga heard a noise, they were footsteps, she stopped talking has she was hiding behind the trash pins, with her hands shaking in fear while holding the phone.
"Helga!? Are you there!?" Helga heard Arnold's voice on the phone but she didn't want to answer in fear someone might hear her.
Then she saw a strange man walking by the alley. Helga held her breath has she was seeing the man walking away.
"Helga!?" Arnold yelled for her again on the phone.
Oh my God please be okay thought Arnold.
Suddenly Helga saw Arnold by the alley and stood up and run towards him.
"Arnold!" Shouted Helga shivering has she pressed her arms and face on his chest. Arnold wrapped his arms around her tightly weeping tears that he had finally found her.
"I brought this quilt for you, here it's freezing and you're barefoot. I have to get you to safety." Arnold wrapped her on the quilt and pick her up quickly and rushed to the boarder house with Helga in his arms.

Arnold was almost running with Helga, trying to breathe and talk to her at the same time, he wanted to know if she was hurt.
"Helga are you hurt?"
"No...I don't think so." Whispered Helga with fear in her voice.
They finally arrived at the boarder house and rushed to his bedroom and lay Helga gently on his bed. "Here love, let me look at you." Said Arnold has he was looking at her scratched legs from when she had fallen down. "I'll bring a first aid kit."
Arnold rushed down the stairs and hurried up with the aid kit and water he began cleaning her wounds and applying antibacterial cream, while Helga was sipping on a glass of water.
"What did that piece of shit do to you!?" asked Arnold biting his lip in rage. Helga was sitting on the bed looking down weeping tears, it was so stressful for her to speak up about the assault. He grabbed Helga by her shoulders and with fear in his eyes he asked "Did he.....rape you!?!?" his hands were shaking in her shoulders. His eyes were widened with tears from fear, rage and sorrow from seeing Helga hurt and frightened.
"HELGA! ANSWER ME, DID HE RAPE YOU!?!?
Helga looked up at him with tears running down her cheeks. "No, Arnold he didn't."
Those words penetrated his chest and release his breath. Arnold embraced her caressing her body. He could finally breathe after hearing Helga say those words No he didn't Arnold was ready to go on a man hunt if that monster had rape his Helga, in his mind he was not going to let him get away.

Arnold finished cleaning her leg wounds and place a warm cover over her body. Has he was putting away the badges he heard Helga say "Arnold can you sleep with me tonight? I need to feel your body close to mine...Please.."
Arnold couldn't say no to her, even if he knew it was best for Helga to sleep alone, his heart swell with her love and hearing her say I need to feel your body close to mine he was not going to denied her that.

Arnold went under the covers with her, Helga wrapped her arm across his chest and whispered "I love you Football head. I'm so relief to be here with you tonight." Arnold turned around to look at her directly in her eyes and wrapped his arms around her pressing her body to his. "I love you too Helga, you're safe now." Arnold kissed her forehead, he wanted Helga to relax and forget about the horrible attack and the suffering she had endured. But it was crucial, he had to know "Helga what happen?".

Helga took a deep breath, the images of the assault were fresh in her mind, like a horrible movie playing over and over gain. She was still afraid and frightened, afraid to talk about her encounter with a rapist and frightened for what will happen next. But she knew Arnold had to know.

"I was on my bed sleeping, I swear I didn't see or heard him coming in. I don't even know how it was possible for him to force the door lock. Next thing I know, I felt something bit my hand with force, I opened my eyes and he had my wrist tied with the large grey tape. Has I was about to scream he tape my mouth shut and....force himself between my legs has he was trying to tied me down to the bed."

Arnold breathing became deep and intense, his eyes were shut with anger and fury hearing Helga tell him the story, with every word she said he imagine the horrible attack in his mind.

"For a second a froze and panic and that's when I heard your voice and saw you telling me. During an attack think, stay focus on what to do to get away...In case if your wrist are bound with tape use this technique to brake free...Use your long strong legs in your advantage. At that point I knew what you wanted me to do, all those hours you spend training me, teaching me, preparing me for what may happen and Arnold, it happen, but thanks to you I was armed with your knowledge."

Arnold kissed her face and her lips gently and whispered "I'm so glad to know my teachings save you. Even if I wasn't there my lessons were."

"He... tried to hit me twice on my face and I blocked it, I saw his neck expose and I strike his windpipe just like you taught me. I took the opportunity when he was trying to breath, I turned us around and has I did, I strike his nose and use the fall in my advantage to apply more force on the blow, by the time we hit the floor his nose broke."

Arnold's eyes widened, he remember teaching her all those techniques but for a moment he though Helga didn't pay much attention during that particular lesson, but she did and not only that she was able to apply them in action.

"My wrist were still bound, but I was able to brake free the way you taught me and I removed the tape from my mouth has I tried to run away. But...he got a hold of my foot and knocked me down....I don't even know how I was able to do it, but has he was pulling down on me, I wrapped my legs around his neck and arm and cut his air supply has I was bending his arm. Once he was unconscious I open the window and escape, I was able to defend myself because of you Arnold."

Helga wrapped her arms across his chest and embraced him has tears of happiness run down her face. "Thank you, Thank you Football Head."
Arnold held his sweet Angel "I'm so thankful Helga that you were able to escape without serious injuries or worst he could have killed you, but you saved yourself, you did it all because you trusted in my teachings and gave it your best. Next to my grandmother you're the strongest woman I know, you are smart, noble, brave, loyal, beautiful and unique you are Helga G Pataki and that's why I love you and always will."

Arnold held Helga in his harms till her tears run dry and was able to calm down.
"Helga we need to call the police."
Helga's eye widened and thought of her father.
"No, I need to call my father first, because my mother is under probation and my father was warned by the judge to be a better father, I don't want to risk my parents on losing custody over me because of what happen. I mean it happen in my house because of my sister's fiancé."

"But Helga, why didn't your sister heard the commotion, she should have heard something?"

Helga thought for a moment. "You're right, she should have, I wonder if she's okay?"

"So we call the police now?"
"No, I'll call my father in the morning and I'll tell him everything and will take it from there....right now I'm just so tired, I want to sleep in your arms."

Arnold turned off the lights with his controller and held Helga tight in his arms. It felt so good to have her safe and warm in his bed. He wanted to stay in that position forever, breathing her in, kissed her forehead and caressing her hair, has he began to whispered.

"Sleep my sunshine, I'm here, you're not alone and you never will be, I'll be your shield from the storm, Guardian of your dreams, I'll always protect you, I'll always fight for you, If you ever need me just take my hand and hold on to me, for I will carry you if you're weak. You have my heart and I have yours and together...."

Arnold yawned and began to close his eyes
"we are whole."

Notes:
I had a problem with the app earlier and posted my chapter before it was ready. :) oops.

This chapter was a true roller coaster. I believe Helga did an outstanding job defending herself from that horrible man, Arnold did a great job teaching her.

The ending of this chapter was sweet and magical. At the end they complete each other which is the message I wanted this chapter to show.

Now next chapter it will be my last :( and it will be a very special chapter, I will bring everything together and they will have their last eight grade dance.

I want to go back and fix all my chapters for misspells and grammar :) to make it even better.

Also I will start working on my next book, which I will talk more about it on my last next chapter.

Thank you everyone for reading this far and for your reviews.

Till next and final chapter.

The artwork is by MelodyXXX
Title Goodnight