Becoming Helga - Hey Arnold FanFic

My Sister's Choice

Lila wasn't surprised when she saw Helga join Phoebe at the CoffeeShak. Indeed Olga had called her, worried at Helga's departure from their father's house. She was, however, surprised at how much the youngest Pataki had changed. There had been time when Lila Sawyer had been the most beautiful girl in town, the belle of Hillwood. Where many a man and boy couldn't walk by her without glancing twice. She had dozens of suitors, even though none were the blonde haired boy that really mattered. But when Helga had walked into the Coffeeshak, Lila was taken aback by how beautiful Helga  had become. Never in her widest dreams did she believe that Helga G. Pataki could rival her in beauty.

She had always resented Helga for the way Arnold had broken off their relationship. If it wasn't for the blonde tomboy, Arnold would still belong to her. Now that Helga was back in town, it would only be a matter of time before he and Helga found each other again. He was so badly devastated when she left town that he had become someone else overnight. He had stopped spending time with his friends and gave up completely on dating. It had taken a long time to start warming back up to his friends, however, he was still so damaged from his broken heart that he chose to not move on. Lila had been trying desperately to bring him back to her. Six years was a long time but she had been patient. She knew that it would be a matter of time before he would come back to her; and take her back.

Then Helga G. Pataki came back to Hillwood. If Arnold found out that she had returned then Lila would lose him forever. She couldn't have that. Losing him the first time to her was humiliating enough, she would see Hell freeze over before she allowed it to happen again. That is where her amazing plan would come into effect.

Desperate times called for desperate measures; and these were desperate times. As the brunette picked up her cell phone, she was preparing for the show of a lifetime. If anybody could pull off this wondrous performance, it was her. As she pushed the call button, she gathered all her experience from drama school... and started to cry.

"Hello?"

"Olga, it..it's... Oh my God, Olga it's bad. She... she.."

"Lila? Oh my gosh.. Sweetie are you alright? Has something happened? Do you need me to come over?"

This was it. This was her moment. It was time to pull out all her reserves and get rid of the competition.

"I... I saw Helga.I really hoped she had changed...but... but..." Lila sniffed for effect " She was as horrid as ever. She pu...she pushed me Olga, In public. Everyone saw, I'd never been so humiliated in all my life. I only told her you were worried. She... was... so... mean. The way she spoke to me, it was almost as if I wasn't even I didn't exist. I don't know if seeing me upset her or something.I know we never really got along. We've grown, I thought we could move beyond childish emotion... but...but...""

Lila threw some wails in there for dramatic effect.

The phone went silent. Lila waited with baited breath, smiling at the knowledge that she would forever be the queen of manipulation. Olga would never doubt her word. No matter how much Olga and Helga's relationship had improved, Lila would always be Olga's 'little sister'. She never stood a chance.

"Lila," Olga spoke quietly, Lila smiled knowing victory was within her grasp. "sweetie, I need you to tell me everything."

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Having Phoebe there in the flesh made all the difference in the world. Phone calls and letters could only do so much to help. Every now and again Phoebe would visit Alaska with her parents, but those visits were few and far between. But here, in Hillwood, where they had spent their childhood, is where that bond was truly special. Even after the encounter with Lila, the fact that Phoebe was there seemed to lift Helga's foulest both young women had finished their coffee, they took a long, well deserved, stroll.