I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

A Phineas and Ferb Fanfiction

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Hi all! MuchuFox here. I'm excited to get my first official fanfic up and running! Hope you enjoy it, and I can't wait to hear what people think. The story's still a work in progress, so I welcome any feedback you can give. And also, as much as I'd like to, I don't own Phineas and Ferb.

Enjoy!

Chapter 1

"Hey, Phineas! Whatcha doin'?"

Phineas glanced up from the day's Big Idea and saw Isabella smiling above.

"Hi, Isabella," Phineas said, casually continuing his work. "Just a rocket ship engine…stasis chamber…the usual."

"Where's Ferb?" Isabella asked, after silently watching Phineas for a minute.

"Oh, he had to get some blueprints from the store," Phineas answered. "He'll be back in a little while."

"Good, then we're all alone."

Phineas stopped working for a moment and turned to Isabella. As he looked straight at her, he realized there was something different about her today: something…beautiful.

Phineas had always thought Isabella was cute, sure, but this was different. As Isabella approached him, Phineas could see something new in her eyes…it was magical. Phineas could feel himself sweating as Isabella drew closer; his heart beat loudly in his chest. He'd never felt this way before.

"I've always wanted to tell you this, but I never got the chance until now," Isabella admitted as she reached out and took Phineas's hand. "Phineas…I love you."

The words rushed over him like an ocean wave. Phineas was lost in Isabella's eyes: completely numb, yet somehow feeling more than he ever had. He hardly knew what he was saying as his next words escaped his lips: "I…I love you too, Isabella."

Isabella stood close to Phineas, wrapping her arms around him. He couldn't believe what was happening.

"A-are you sure about this…?" Phineas asked uncertainly.

Isabella simply smiled. "Yes, yes, I am."

She began to lean in. Phineas, compelled by some greater power, began to do the same. He closed his eyes, ready to feel her lips touch his…

.

"Gnananana."

Phineas's eyes flew open, and he found himself puckering up into the bill of a platypus.

"Oh, it's just you, Perry," Phineas said, shaking himself to recover. Taking Perry in his hands, Phineas sat up and looked around. He was in bed: it had all been a dream.

Phineas looked over and saw that Ferb was still asleep. Deciding he'd leave his brother alone for a while, Phineas set Perry down and got up as quietly as possible. He quickly got dressed and shut the bedroom door softly behind him before heading downstairs.

Phineas grabbed a banana and slid out the front door before his mom could distract him with too many questions. It was still early, and not many people were outside yet. So Phineas was alone and free to think as he sat on the doorstep, eating his breakfast and contemplating his dream.

It was the third time he'd had that dream this week. It was always the same: Isabella came over, told him she loved him, and just before she was about to kiss him, Phineas would wake up. And it wasn't the first time Phineas had dreamt something of that nature: he had these sorts of dreams almost every night.

It wasn't that he liked Isabella…well, of course he liked her, but, well, not like that…they were just good friends, that's all. Really good friends. Friends who spent every day with each other, built great inventions together…and he dreamed about kissing her…

Phineas shook himself awake. He couldn't do this. Not with Isabella, his best friend (well, after Ferb.) If she and he were to ever…well, it could ruin their friendship. And Phineas definitely didn't want that: Isabella was too important to him to lose. Therefore, he'd just have to stop thinking about her and stay as far away from her as possible.

Phineas sighed. Even Buford would see the flawed logic in that. Maybe if he could just admit to himself how he really felt, then try to admit it to Isabella…

Ah, that would never work. Besides, Phineas didn't even know if Isabella liked him. Sure, there were signs…but Phineas could never be certain if they meant anything. And truthfully, he was afraid what it would happen if they did. What would he do? What would he say? Normally, Phineas never had a problem talking to Isabella, but something was bound to change if they became…you know…

"Hey, Phineas! Whatcha doin'?"

"Ah!" Phineas yelped, throwing his banana into the air in alarm. Recovering, he realized it was Isabella standing in front of him. Unfortunately, the banana fell back down and landed on his head right at that moment.

"Oh…um, hi, Isabella…" Phineas said, trying to wipe banana off his face.

"Are you okay, Phineas?" Isabella asked, looking concerned. "You seem a little…tense."

"Tense? Me? No way," Phineas said, trying to look cool as he wiped the last of the banana off. "I'm just…you know…doing my thing…"

"Uh, okay, if you say so," Isabella said, looking unsure, but not pressing the matter further. "So…what are you and Ferb gonna build today?"

"Not sure," Phineas answered, grateful for a change of topic. "Ferb's not awake yet, so we'll have to wait and see."

"Okay, well, I'll stop by later and see if the Fireside Girls and I can help out. Oh, and by the way," Isabella noted cautiously, "you know the annual Danville Summer Dance is coming up tomorrow night, right?"

"Yeah, of course," Phineas answered, wondering what she was getting at.

"Well, er, I was just curious as to…you know…if you'd decided to, um, go with anyone yet?" Isabella said awkwardly.

"Um, well, no, I haven't yet…" Phineas replied, unsure of what to say.

There was an awkward silence for a minute.

"Uh, I guess I've got to go for now then…" she said. "I'll see you later, Phineas."

"Yeah, see you later."

Isabella continued walking down the sidewalk and turned a corner. The minute she was gone, Phineas began to hit himself in the head.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Thanks for reading everyone! Keep your eyes open for Chapter 2, coming soon...