Yes, it's yet another of my Hey Arnold fanfictions! I decided to take a different approach to the whole Arnold/Helga thing, so here it is! What happens behind the scenes of our beloved show? Here's what goes on when the cameras stop rolling!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hey Arnold, Craig Bartlett does. Also, I'm no longer going to put a disclaimer in every chapter, just the first one.

Chapter 1

Helga Pataki walked through the door of the studio and took a moment to just enjoy the craziness of being on set. Even though she had already been part of the cast for a while now she still loved every minute of being at the studio, whether they were filming or not.

She walked over to the snack bar and grabbed a water bottle while she waited for set up to be done. She saw her castmates hanging around the edges of the room, trying to stay out of the way of moving equipment. It reminded her of her first day on set; she had been nervous about acting for the first time, but she was still really excited to be part of the show. She had quickly made friends with some of the girls, most of all Phoebe.

When they had to go to makeup Helga had no idea where the trailer was, and ended up getting herself lost.

And then she met him.

Arnold, the sweetest person she had ever met. She remembered standing in the rain in the middle of a circle of trailers, none of them being the one she needed, and simply dropping to the ground in dismay.

"Hey, what's wrong? Do you need help?" a voice had asked.

Helga looked up into the bright green eyes of Arnold Shortman and instantly felt a connection.

"I-I'm lost. I'm supposed to be going to makeup, but I don't know where that is or where I am."

"Don't worry, you're not that far off. C'mon, I'll walk you there."

He offered her his hand, which she accepted, and he helped her off the pavement.

"It's pretty confusing around here the first few days, but you'll figure it out soon," he said while they walked, angling his umbrella to cover them both.

"So, what are you here filming?" he asked

"I'm in that new Nickelodeon show 'Hey Arnold'. You?"

"That's what I'm in! Oh, that reminds me, I didn't introduce myself did I? Sorry. I'm Arnold."

"I'm Helga."

"Really? So you're Helga; I've heard a lot about you. The director had nothing but good things to say about you."

"Well that's good to know. I haven't done much acting, so I have no idea what I'm doing."

"None of us do. They wanted all of the child actors to be somewhat inexperienced so it would seem more natural on camera."

"Oh, well at least I know I'm not the only one."

"Yeah, we're all in the same boat. Oh, that's the makeup trailer over there." Arnold pointed to a trailer with a piece of paper printed "Makeup" taped to it.

"The main entrance to the set is that way, just past the costume trailer. Do you think you can find your way back alright? I could wait for you if you want."

"Oh you don't have to do that. I'm sure I'll be fine," Helga said, meanwhile her brain said 'Yes! Stay! Please!'.

"Alright, then I guess I'll see you on set," Arnold said, smiling. He turned and walked back in the direction of the set.

"Okay, all actors on set! Places people!" the director called, snapping Helga from her flashback.

'Oh well,' she thought as she made her way to her first scene position, 'It's better seeing real Arnold than daydreaming about him anyway.'

Yes, it was true that they were just actors, but Helga had a big secret about the storyline: she loved Arnold for real.