Love So True 2

Brainy opened his eyes, seeing that he seemed to be floating right in the middle of a strange vortex, like being in the middle of a twister. All around him he could see images, clear images of Arnold and Helga suddenly being pulled away from each other as they sat together at Slausen's, being pulled away from one another as they held hands. Brainy watched in amazement as many moments between the two seemed to fade and cause them to be torn apart...

Especially, going back to when they were young tots, three years old, when Helga first met Arnold...they were torn away from each other there too. For a moment, Brainy felt his heart sink, but there was no time for that. All the images were then gone, everything around him spun faster and faster...

What was going on? Was he dreaming? Was this really happening? Brainy wasn't even sure anymore. He was beginning to think he was just imagining it, having a "geek" daydream that involved fantasy elements, like wizards and elves.

"Reverse time...replace all that was once known!" Came the booming voice of Forthwind. "Go Brian...go into the world you desire!"

There was then a bright light, Brainy shut his eyes, and then, everything went dark once again.

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Beep beep beep beep beep

Brainy snapped his eyes open, sitting up in...bed? He felt a little disoriented, until his mind registered that his clock had gone off. Shaking his head, he turned it off, and started to get out of bed. It had all been a dream. A silly fantasy dream. That's what he'd figured.

Still a little tired, he got out of bed and stood up, stretching. But something was amiss as he put his glasses on. His room...was huge. Outside the large window on the wall near the bed, was a view of Hillwood City. He was in a high-rise condo. But that didn't make sense. His room didn't have a few like that.

His bed was huge too, a Queen-sized double bed. The sheets were bright red, the covers were beige, the pillows were white, and it looked like there had been a second occupant in the bed.

Across from his side of the bed, there was...a bathroom?

Puzzled, Brainy made his way into the bathroom, and was shocked once more to find that it was amazing. Lovely patterned mosaic tiles were on the floor, there was a jetted tub in the corner, dual sinks, a shower stall, and two walk-in closets. One side of the vanity near the sink was occupied with various cosmetics and hair items, indicating there was a woman living there too.

That was when he got a look at himself in the mirror.

Brainy nearly fell over. His reflection was DIFFERENT! Hugely!

He was taller. Okay, not a giant, probably no taller than about 5'8" or so, but tall enough. He was scrawny, but more of an adult build, he had a bit more of his platinum blonde hair, the same kind of glasses he always wore, and a bit of a fuzz on his face, stubble. He was no longer nine years old. He was an adult. Around 25 or 26 years old.

"W-What...?"

On the other side of the vanity, he saw that he still had an inhaler and other paraphernalia for treating Asthma. It probably wasn't as bad now, but he kept what he needed close by just in case.

But what was going on? He was suppose to be nine!

Not only that, but Brainy spotted a wedding band on his finger. He was married?

"What's going on?" He uttered, worried.

"Brian!" Called a voice from outside the room. "Brian my love, are you up yet?"

Brainy froze. There was something familiar about that voice. It was distinctly different, but still held a familiar tone to it.

So he left the bathroom, and then walked out of the bedroom to come out into the main living area. The condo was pretty big, from what he could see. There was a living area, with a sectional sofa, a recliner, a flat screen TV, a fireplace, and a coffee table. A bookshelf of DVD's and video games sat next to it. There were two other bedrooms, one was being used as an office, with a futon, probably for guests, and the other was a formal guest bedroom.

There was another bathroom, from what Brainy could see, wasn't as nice as the master bath, but it was well kept, with a shower/bath, a vanity, a toilet and a cabinet for storage. The kitchen area had a dining room table, while the kitchen was of a large breakfast bar, the kitchen itself in an L shape, with a lot of counter space, and a lot of cabinets.

An in-unit laundry area sat at the end of the hall, with a closet next to it, and then there was the front door leading out into the hallway of the building.

It was a pretty neat condo.

And that was when Brainy saw the other occupant of the condo. Apparently his wife. She was in the kitchen making breakfast, her back was to him, but she was tall, taller than him by an inch or so, and had long blonde hair flowing down her back. She was wearing a lovely pink business suit, matching heels, and an apron as she prepared some eggs and bacon.

"Oh, so you're up, glad to see it. So you ready to eat or do you want to take a shower first?" The woman turned from the stove and Brainy nearly fainted.

The woman, his wife, was Helga.

And she was beautiful.

No longer did she have a unibrow, her blue eyes sparkled, and she wore a sweet and loving smile, everything about her betraying her nine-year-old self. Her hair was down, a lot longer, and she wore makeup. She also wore a diamond ring on her finger, indicating she was married. His wife.

And that was when...Brainy knew what was going on.

They were 26, having been married since they graduated college at 22, therefore being married for four years. Helga was an attorney of law, and Brainy was in Medical School while also working as an intern/assistant at the hospital. They dated since they were kids, because Brainy reached out and was everything she wanted, the positive light in her life. He was...what Arnold was once to her.

But she didn't know him. Brainy did, since he was, after all, from a different timeline than this. In this new world, Brainy knew now that Arnold had skipped ahead a grade, and she barely even knew his name, just that he was a nice kid with a football shaped head and that was it.

He and her had been together since they were nine. They'd gotten engaged during college, and got married in Hillwood, then going on their amazing Honeymoon in Paris. Brainy saw a large blown-up photo of their wedding on the wall above the fireplace. Helga was a beautiful and ecstatic bride in a gorgeous pure white wedding gown and veil, with a bouquet of various white flowers, while he stood beside her in his tux, looking just as happy as she did. If not happier. She was now Helga Williams, and she was a thriving attorney, making her parents and her sister proud, since now the Patakis had a better relationship. All thanks to his help and advice.

Brainy couldn't believe it. He had Helga's love the way he always wanted it. She loved him like she loved...that other boy in the other world. He couldn't even think of his name now, he didn't care. He was too happy.

He had what he wanted. A new, wonderful life, with Helga as his wife. Forever.

Nothing could have possibly been more amazing.

Brainy brought his arms around her and kissed her, happily, with passion, pouring everything he had into it. She immediately kissed him back and melted against him, making him feel a sense of pride. It felt amazing to finally evoke this feelings on her.

Finally pulling away, he touched her face, making her blush. "Morning Helga...I'll just eat now, and shower after."

"Okay then, brainiac." Helga smirked, pecking him on the lips before pulling away and going back to the stove to turn it off. "So, you think Tim will finally get the job?"

Although Brainy had to think a moment, as he sat down at the breakfast bar, he realized who she meant. Tim Wells was a man in his late thirties who he worked with for the past few years since he started his internship at the hospital, and was a very kind person who was working to be a Neurosurgeon, but for now was just a doctor's assistant in the Neurology department.

"I think he might. Henderson is retiring in about seven months, so he's talking to his supervisor on getting some training in replacing him." Brainy replied.

"Ah, figured as much." Helga placed a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of him, along with a smaller plate of toast. "Okay, eat up my love, you have a big day ahead of you."

Brainy chuckled and started to eat his breakfast. It was very delicious. He now knew that Helga had a secret recipe when it came to seasoning the scrambled eggs, and it was wonderful.

Still, he had to wonder.

Whatever happened to Arnold? What came out of his own life?

Brainy shrugged, getting back to his breakfast, deciding not to worry about that now. Maybe he'd get an answer of that later, maybe not. He wasn't sure. All he knew now was that he sure did like this new life.

After finishing up, and placing his dishes in the dishwasher, earning a thankful kiss from Helga for helping her out, Brainy went into the master bathroom and took a shower. This was quite the life. A great condo, a great job, studying to soon become a doctor, a thriving social life, pretty good health, and most of all, the girl he loved was his wife and felt the same way about him.

All because of that wish...that Forthwind, the strange wizard man, granted for him.

I can't believe it...he really is magical...he gave me a life I always wanted... Brainy thought as he stepped out of the shower, turning off the water and drying off.

This was going to be an awesome day, he could just feel it.

Brainy got dressed in his work clothes, combed his hair, and took his briefcase and jacket as he headed out.

"Well you have a good day. Remember, Meatloaf Wednesday!" Helga winked at him as she kissed him goodbye.

"Got it, Helga." Brainy chuckled, opening the door and heading out. Car keys in his hand, he saw that he had a 2005 Nissan Altima. Awesome.