Chapter 5: Let's NOT Sit Together

Arnold, Helga and Arnie arrived at the theater to see Lila anxiously awaiting them. It didn't matter to her that she was seeing a scary movie as long as she was getting to spend time with Arnie. Perhaps she did still have feelings for him. Whether or not that was true, she was just there to enjoy the night with them.

Arnie on the other hand could have cared less about seeing her. His only reason for agreeing to be her 'date' that night was to be as close to Helga as possible. Just knowing about this ruined the mood for Helga however. That being the case, she and Arnold walked to the theater casually with his cousin, not bothering to hold hands.

"There's Lila." Arnold pointed out, as they approached the theater.

"No kidding sherlock." Helga scoffed.

As they approached her, Lila anxiously greeted Arnie. "Hello Arnie! I was looking just ever so forward to seeing you again. How have you been?"

"Snort. Okay."

"That's just ever so nice." Lila replied sweetly while Arnold and Helga shook heads at one another. How anyone could like someone so simple was beyond them.

"Well, I guess we can get our tickets now." Arnold suggested.

While the boys walked over to buy the tickets, Helga stood beside Lila with her arms crossed.

"So Helga, how are you and Arnold doing? I'm just ever so excited for you!" she exclaimed.

"Pttss...things were just fine until helicopter head showed up. Why that gumball has to visit here is beyond me. No one here cares for him." she scoffed, while receiving a concerned look from Lila.

"Gosh, that's just ever so sad. Does he really feel that way." Lila asked, while seeing Helga shrug her shoulders.

"Heck if I know. I just don't want the dweeb anywhere near me."

Before Lila could reply, the boys returned with the tickets. "Okay, ready to go inside?" Arnold asked.

"Guess so football head." Helga sighed, while she felt Arnold grab her hand.

A weak smile formed on her face, forgetting for a moment that Arnie was with them.

Arnie allowed Lila to take his hand, although that didn't stop him from keeping his eyes on Helga.

The four of them went to the snack stand to buy popcorn, sodas, and ice cream nuggets. "I'm really looking forward to this movie, Helga." Arnold said, while carrying their drinks.

"Why? So you can wet your pants?" she smirked, already digging into the popcorn.

"I'm ever so certain I'm looking forward to it as well." Lila insisted, just so she could hold onto Arnie.

When the four of them made it into the theater, Arnold saw the frown forming on Helga's face knowing they'd all be sitting together.

"Hey Lila, I think Helga and I are going to sit near the back." Arnold said, while seeing Helga smile at the thought of him wanting to make their date work.

"Okay Arnold. Have fun!" Lila insisted, while an unhappy look remained on Arnie's face.

Arnold then walked his girlfriend to the very back row while watching his cousin remain in the middle section with his 'date.'

Holding her hand, Arnold said "Thanks for coming Helga. I'm really sorry about him."

"Don't sweat it football head. As long as he doesn't touch me, I won't sock you." Helga smirked.

"Whatever you say Helga." Arnold sighed, while placing a hand on her thigh. As he began to rub it back and forth, Helga fell into one of her dazed looks. The movie starting quickly snapped her out of it however.

Half way through, while she and Arnold had been eating their treats and drinking their sodas, they watched people lose their heads left and right. Helga turned to whisper to Arnold "The redhead will be the next to go!"

"Are you just saying that because of Lila...and because of the fact that she's with Arnie?" Arnold rolled his eyes while asking.

"No football head! She has the stupidest hiding place! She's sure to get caught!" Helga insisted, while scarfing down her popcorn.

"I'm betting it's the brunette." Arnold replied.

"When you lose, I get to shoot fifty spit balls at you!" Helga nearly shouted.

"And when you lose, I get to kiss you." Arnold smiled, knowing he would win.

"Pttss...fine. Don't expect to win though." Helga scoffed.

No more than two minutes after the bet was made, the brunette's head was cut off and the popcorn in Helga's hand fell to the floor.

"You were saying?" Arnold whispered, while seeing an angry look form on her face.

"Oh shut up foo…" she began to scoff, before feeling his tongue being lodged down her throat.

Arnie couldn't help but turn around and take notice of this when he began to hear Helga moaning intensely. No one else in the theater seemed to be bothered by it. Perhaps they were too scared to take their eyes off the screen.

When Arnold finally took his tongue back, he kept his nose pressed against his girlfriend's. As his emerald eyes met her sapphire ones, he whispered "Having our date ruined would have been a real scary movie."

"If you mean by sitting with your cousin...I'd call that more of a nightmare." Helga said wittingly.

After giving her soft kiss, he laid her head down on his shoulder. The fact that it was a scary movie didn't even matter. It was just comforting knowing no one was sitting beside them to ruin the moment.

Once the movie ended, the four of them exited the theater together. Although Lila was holding Arnie's arm, he continued to keep a close eye on Helga.

Once they made it outside, Arnold turned to look at what was now his happy girlfriend. He didn't want to leave her, but there wasn't much the four of them could do together without Arnie finding some way to annoy Helga.

"Hey Arnie, I think I'm going to walk Helga home. Why don't you do the same for Lila?" Arnold asked.

"Snort. Why don't we all walk Helga home."

Helga rolled her eyes at his response. "Uhh because I'm not four. If anyone needs that much supervision, it's you!"

"Arnie, Lila really needs someone to walk with her. Could you please do it?" Arnold pleaded.

"Snort. Okay. Bye Helga."

"Crimity! What is with this moron?" Helga scoffed, heading in the other direction.

Arnold sighed at the idea of having to force Helga to put up with his cousin every once in awhile if they were going to be together. Then again, it wasn't any worse than her dealing with her neglecting family, was it?

As they made it to her front stoop, Arnold sighed "I'm really sorry about tonight Helga."

"At least we didn't have to sit with the loser." she smirked.

"That's true. Well, I have something for you I bought earlier this week." Arnold began to explain while seeing Helga cock her brow.

"I knew you wouldn't be happy when finding out Arnie was coming."

"Pttss...ya think?"

"I was really scared you'd leave me. I know no one likes to be around him." Arnold continued, while once again being interrupted.

"Except Little Ms. Perfect. I suppose the two do balance each other out."

"Well, I got this for you to show you how much you mean to me." Arnold said, pulling a tiny pink box out of his jacket.

Helga slowly reached for it, wondering what could be in it. After unwrapping it, Arnold saw her jaw fall far while her eyes widened in surprise.

"I thought about giving it to you a long time ago. I didn't know if you'd be mad or not."

Helga pulled out of the box a locket with a picture of their kiss she and Arnold had shared in San Lorenzo.

"How did you even get this picture?" she asked, cocking her brow.

"Uhh Gerald told me he took it before...uhh interrupting us." Arnold explained, trying not to blush.

With her hands on her hips, Helga scoffed "So this means tall hair boy had his phone the entire time we were there...and it worked?! I'll be shooting spitballs at HIM from now on."

"Well we know you can't do it at me." Arnold winked while wrapping his arms around her.

"Oh shut up football head." she scoffed.

"Whatever you say Helga." he sighed, giving her one more passionate kiss before leaving her for the night. Each time they shared a special moment such as that, it reminded him more and more how meant for each other they truly were.

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