A/N: AU. I'll give their ages out later just know that they are in college. Arnold has never met Helga until this story takes place. Helga and Phoebe are best friends and they never met the rest of the group until this story takes place. Arnold and Gerald are still best friends and did meet in pre-school just like Helga and Phoebe. I just had to get that out of the way. Helga is the librarian at the college and Arnold is immediately smitten at first sight.

I know this is a bad summery so forgive me there. I hope you enjoy it. If not then take a cookie at the door and read all the other great stories that are laying around the FanFiction site. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold

Her head was down doing her work behind the vast desk. He couldn't help but examine her each time she wasn't looking. He found her unique in her beauty. Her blonde hair up in a french twist today with her purple streaks in her hair blending in a way giving it an artistic edge. Her red glasses framing a face that looked both delicate and strong at the same time. Her pink pouty lips remained motionless for the moment as she did her work. Her blue eyes were larger than most. Bluer than any other that he had witnessed. She was fit and tall almost like a model. There were times she would sport her professional attire with an edge while still remaining softly feminine. He never seen someone pull off the look with great effort. She was simply stunning, and it was obvious the male student body saw the same thing by the way they couldn't stop staring at her.

When he first came in needing a specific book for his studies, he went up to the desk asking for her help. Her back was turned to him telling him that she will be with him in a second. The very moment she turned to face him, Arnold was instantly hooked. He enjoyed the sound of her voice and felt it was a perfect balance between authoritative and sweet. He could tell from her demeanor that she was this strong woman. He felt his heart match a beat to one of his favorite faster tunes of Dino Spumoni. When he watched her walk around the library he couldn't help find another beat she matched up to. She had a grace he never seen from another woman and that included Rhonda acting in her best sensual moves. He was instantly smitten.

Sid wandered over to them looking unhappy as he sat down to instantly slide down in his chair. Gerald and him knew what was happening in his mind seeing that he was crushing on the librarian too. Arnold figured he tried his typical smooth operator move. Gerald just figured he went a bit perverted. As he told his tale before she shot him down, Arnold and Gerald heard him make the smooth operator move mixed with sleaze.

Gerald felt like being sly with his statement. "And I have no idea why she would say no to that. I wonder what she was thinking."

"Maybe she's gay. That is as near as I can guess." Sid turned his head to watch her leave her desk to help guide a girl towards the periodicals. "It would be hot if she is. A girl like her doing that. Oh man."

"Funny how he thinks the immediate answer is that the girl is gay instead of being the truth, eh Arnold?" Gerald smirked towards his best friend. He knew how he was also crushing on the librarian.

"Yeah." Turning his head away from the fantastic view of her back section, Arnold turned his attention back to his friend. "Remember when Rhonda turned him down? He thought she was gay."

"Sheena? Gay."

"Nadine? Gay."

"His mom's best friend? Gay." Gerald wished he was closer to Sid to smack him. "You have to rethink how you come across to women. They don't want to be treated like meat."

"You have to treat them with respect and understanding." Arnold chimed in with his own thoughts.

Sid went to look back at her as he stood up. "Yeah I'll do that."

Arnold and Gerald watched as he went up there to speak to her again. The way he leaned over to speak to her with her taking several steps back showed he did the complete opposite as she went to talk to the only male librarian on duty. Sid was escorted outside the building.

"He went one step in the opposite direction. I bet he is banned from ever entering." Arnold went back to read his book before jotting down his notes.

"Mmm mmm mmm. This marks the twentieth place he has been banned from." Gerald went back to his own studies since the soap opera is over with.

*A day later*

"Excuse me?" Arnold went up to her while she was placing some books aside.

Looking at the male she had a questioning look in her eyes. "Yes, Sir, how may I help you?"

There was always something to those eyes and that tone of voice that either put him off guard or brought his knees to their current weakened state. "Um, I'm an idiot in forgetting to charge up my laptop so I'm curious if there isn't a computer that isn't strictly used to look up what is in the library."

Her eyes darted to an out of the way computer nearest to him before she went to it. "It is obvious you never used one of the library computers before because they all are connected to the internet. Sit down and I'll guide you to enter your library information to log in."

Doing as he was told, Arnold felt like an idiot with her so near to him. She smelled wonderful in her subtle scent. He listened to her guide him along before he found himself on the internet. "I'm not an idiot, I'm just use to having my laptop with me."

"You just feel a bit dumb in forgetting to charge up your computer." She told him softly.

"Indeed. I have a boarding house to take care of, my job, and school. The repairs at home ran overtime." He told her honestly. Ever since the boarding house was left to him, he felt the extra burden to his system.

Her eyes held some understanding to them. "You own a boarding house I take it."

"Yes. It was my grandparents and they left it to me when they passed. It has been in the family for so long and my parents would of taken it, but they travel so much, so it fell to me. That and the fact that my grandpa never changed the will again after they came home. It is a full responsibility, but I have boarders that help me." He wondered why he shared so much with her, but in truth, Arnold felt this girl would understand about this stuff.

A smile of understanding crossed her face. "I understand about taking on a lot of responsibility. The best course is trying to relax in between so you don't burn both ends of the candle."

Holding his hand out, Arnold hoped to finally get her name since he never caught it before. "My name is Arnold."

Accepting his hand, she said, "Helga. You won't be as sleazy as your friend, will you?"

The way her eyebrow arched up to corner him, Arnold snickered. "No. Oh no, no, no. I am not like him at all. Gerald and I keep telling him not to talk to women like him, but he makes it only worse. So is he really banned here?"

Helga nodded her head. "After what he said to me, yes. Oh hell yes."

"He isn't so bad, he just thinks that he is this ladies man."

"I bet a ladies man that is still a virgin." Helga countered in an amused tone.

Chuckling at her, Arnold couldn't help that laugh. "I plead the fifth there."

Smirking, Helga walked to the other side of him. "Cute. I just have some helpful advice for the next person who uses this terminal. Please log out of anything that you are in. Erase your history. While it is recorded already on our computer, we would like to protect everyone that enters here."

"I will do that. Thank you for your help, Helga. It was a pleasure meeting your acquaintance."

"Now aren't you a regular gentleman." She mused. "You are welcome by the way. Now I must continue my duties here before a hormone induced person comes across me."

Arnold grinned at her. Doesn't she realize how beautiful she is to garner such attention? Arnold felt he had his foot in the door. He just had to enter in all the way. As he thought about that he wondered if she was attached. Someone like her would surely be with someone. How could she not be?

A/N 2: I will most likely update it one time per week so my updates will be delayed.