It's Shortaki Week y'all!!!

Day 1

Moonlight

The gang went over to the rooftop of the boarding house and played some games, you know, just having a good time. Only problem is... the mess right afterwards. Gerald usually stays and helps but he has to walk Phoebe home.

"Sorry I couldn't help you Arnold. You know-" he said with a hesitant tone so Arnold stopped him.

"Gerald, go take Phoebe home." He told him, giving a smile as a sign that it's perfectly fine. He returned a smile and winked before he dashed out the door. That Gerald. Always having those thoughts in mind... Not that I don't. Arnold thought as his eye's wandered to a certain blue eye'd blonde as she was picking up some cups around the rooftop.

"You know Helga, you don't have to help me out. I got it." He said as we walked to her. Helga just continued picking up the trash and threw them in the trash can with a scuff.

"It wouldn't be fair if everyone left this garbage around and your the only one cleaning it football head. So be thankful I'm lending you a hand." She crossed her arms. Arnold wasnt very suprised since Helga had been softer with him. Not so much a bully but more of a friend... Or possibly more?

"Thank you Helga. I really appreciate that." He said with a gentle smile that till that day still makes Helga skip a beat with a tint of red on her cheeks. She turned to her left to look away so that her blush wouldn't show but Arnold was able to see it as clear as day.

His heart then felt a skip as he felt his face warm up a bit. The way Helga looked. Her golden hair. Her beautiful face. Those saphire blue eyes. Helga had always caught his attention but for some reason that tint in her cheeks and the glimmer in her eyes showed even more in the moonlight that it nearly drove him to do something. Something that... He did end up doing.

He grabbed her hand, causing her to startle from the sudden touch. She turned to look at him and to her suprise, she saw a blushed Arnold staring right at her.

"A-Arnold?" she asked confused, yet not wanting that moment to end. Not a second passed with Arnold deciding to take a step forward. Not knowing what came over him but at the same time not regretting it, he pressed his lips against Helga. His eyes closed as their lips keep contact. Helga feeling as if she's about to explode from the pure bliss of the touch of Arnold, she kept her eyes closed until she felt his lips slowly slip away from hers. Opening their eyes, they look at each other, both beat red from the sudden touch.

"Wow..." Arnold let out.

"Y-Yeah..." Helga barley managed to say.

"Whoa-" A third and unexpected voice came from behind them. They both turned towards the voice so fast their necks could have snapped. "Shit..." Gerald said, being a witness of the whole thing, Phoebe right behind him giving a giggle. "Aye, sorry Arnold... I didn't think... Helga.. and you.." he pointed from one to the other as he turned towards Phoebe.

"Gerald." she said sternly for him not to be rude since he knew after all.

"I know. I know but I didn't think-" Phoebe then pulled Gerald away from the window and back in the room.

"Sorry you two. Carry on." Phoebe gave a wink to Helga. In return, Helga turned a shade redder from ear to ear. Noticing the wink, Arnold smirked towards Helga causing her to take a step back.

"W-What Arnaldo?" Crossing her arms once again but this time not hiding the fact that she's blushing, secretly hoping that he would take a step forward once more.

"Oh nothing Helga. Was just thinking if you liked it." he contained his smirk but at the same time with a bit of a tint on his cheeks. He was embarrassed to say those things but he couldn't help it. Something came over him where he had to tease Helga just a tad.

"Well I didn't hate it." she admitted but averted her gaze. Arnold's smirk changed to a smile as Helga then kept her cool. "Why so sudden? Why now?" she asked curious. Arnold grabbed her hand and turned her towards the moon.

"The moonlight showed me what was in front of me this whole time." he showed her as she looked at the moon and he looked at her.

That moonlight was the start of something more for both of them.