A/N: Here it is. The one you've all been waiting for! Okay, not really. But this is chapter one of Archie, and I have worked on this story for a really long time. I am so glad it's finally ready. Please enjoy.

The first time Phineas met Archie they were only a couple weeks from summer vacation— the best time of the year. Phineas and Ferb had been lining up projects for weeks, and they had the first few days of summer jam-packed. Sometimes Buford joked that the two brothers seemed to enjoy the time leading up to the break more than the summer vacation itself.

The group of five were all walking out the front door of the school at the end of the day. It was a Thursday, only eleven school days from summer. Phineas was gabbing on about some idea he'd come up with during lunch hour, Ferb was listening with an amused smile on his face, Isabella was standing a little too close to Phineas, Phineas wasn't noticing a thing, and Buford and Baljeet were arguing about something or other; when suddenly they heard a british accent from off to the left.

"Hey, I'd recognize that green hair anywhere!"

Everyone jerked their heads to the side to see a blond-haired teenager who looked a little older than the now 15-year-olds with a slightly too-big smile and an also slightly too-big nose… which balanced out the smile more or less.

"Ferb Fletcher!" the teenager said happily.

Ferb bit his lip in thought, obviously trying to place the memory of the person standing in front of him.

"What, don't tell me you don't remember me?" the boy asked, his smile shrinking a little bit. "I know you were a couple years younger than I was, but…"

It suddenly seemed to click in Ferb's mind. "Archie?" he asked in disbelief.

Archie's grin grew again. "Yep!"

Phineas glanced over at his brother, and in the brief instant he did, a strange look crossed over Ferb's face. It was one he couldn't read, which was weird, because Phineas had been able to read his brother really well practically since they'd met. But the look passed so quickly Phineas almost wondered if he'd imagined it, and then Ferb grinned too. He and the random teenager (Archie, he supposed) both walked forward and gave each other a hug.

Phineas, Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella all shared a surprised glance.

"Hey Ferb, who's this?" Isabella asked.

Ferb turned around. "Everyone, this is Archie. We were friends way back when, before I first moved to America." Ferb turned back to Archie, and gestured to everyone in the group. "Archie, these are my friends Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella, and my stepbrother Phineas."

"Woah, you have a stepbrother? Hey, that's cool. You always were really lonely. Well, you had me, but…"

"Archie." Ferb grumbled, blushing.

Archie laughed. "Well hey, I'm so glad to see you again."

Ferb nodded. "Of course. What are you doing here?"

"I moved here!" Archie called, his grin seeming to get even bigger, if that was possible.

Ferb eyes widened. "No way."

"Yep." Archie said. "Hey Ferb, walk home with me. I could see where you live and we could catch up."

"That sounds like a great idea." Phineas cut in. "You good with that, Ferb?"

And suddenly, another blink-and-you'll-miss-it look, this time from Archie. He looked slightly irritated, though Phineas wasn't sure about what. He went back to grinning in less than a second, but Phineas still gave him a curious look.

Ferb nodded, affirming him walking home with Archie, and Phineas turned his attention back to his stepbrother. He smiled, shoving the odd looks on both of them from his mind. "Alright, we're gonna take the bus. See ya at home, bro."

Ferb nodded again, and the now group of four headed off towards the bus they all rode.

"Honestly, I have not given much thought to the life Ferb had before coming to America." Baljeet said. He paused. "Which is not fair."

"Yeah, show a little consideration." Buford said, turning away in mock disgust.

"Buford, have you ever given any thought to the life Ferb previously had?"

"Not important."

Isabella laughed.

"Hey, did something seem off about him to you guys?" Phineas asked, glancing back over his shoulder at Ferb and Archie as he climbed on the bus after Isabella. He wasn't even really sure which one of them he was talking about.

Isabella gave him a look. "No, why?"

Phineas shrugged. "I dunno. I guess it was nothing."