Author's Note: Hey yall! It's me, daphnefred4ever again, and this time I'm writing a little Phinabella fanfic, just for those Phinabella fans out there. The first chapter is about Phineas. Oh and BTW, Ferb, Phineas, and Isabella are all about 24 right now, and Vanessa, Jeremy, and Candace are like 29 right now. Jeremy, Candace, Ferb, Vanessa, and Isabella all still live in Danville, while Phineas lives right outside of Danville. Just wanted to clear that up. So, anyway, read, review, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Phineas and Ferb (duh), however I do own myself. Yup. That's right. LOLZ.

Phineas sighed as he sat at his desk, thinking of what to write about. 'Being a reporter isn't always easy.' He thought, leaning back in his chair.

Suddenly, his cell phone rang. The little caller ID screen lit up and said "Ferb".

Phineas eagerly snatched the phone up, and flipped it open.

"Heya Ferb, what's up? How's your new job as an architect doing? How's the wife? Are Candace and Jeremy back from their honeymoon yet?" he gushed, bombarding his stepbrother with questions.

Ferb chuckled. "Take it easy there, Phin," he laughed, "Vanessa's fine, so is my job, and Candace and Jeremy will be coming back next week. I was calling to ask if you minded watching little Linda for me tomorrow night. It's mine and Vanessa's anniversary."

Linda was the two- year- old daughter of Ferb and Vanessa. Ferb had insisted on naming the angel Linda after Phineas' mom, and his step-mom. Phineas smiled, remembering his mom. She passed away three years ago in a car accident, and it was still hard for him to think about her.

"Of course not, Ferb. I'd love to see you again. It's pretty lonely out here, even if I do only live 30 miles away from Danville," Phineas confessed, "But, I almost forgot… how's… Isabella."

There was an uncomfortable silence between the two. Phineas remembered the last time he had seen Isabella, the girl he was secretly in love with way back when he was younger. They had a falling out after Isabella was injured during one of their little "stunts" many years ago, and they hadn't spoken since.

"Well Phineas… she's fine. She married some big- shot doctor, but their marriage only lasted about a month. Last I heard, she joined the 'Protect the Penguins' group, and she's leaving on a plane to the Arctic tomorrow," Ferb replied, his tone stiffening.

Phineas frowned. "Okay. Great. Well… see you later, Ferb," he sighed, snapping the phone shut.

Phineas stood up and walked over to his living room, and collapsed on his favorite armchair.

"The Arctic, huh. That's a longg way away from Danville," he thought out loud to himself. Phineas remembered Isabella when they were young. She had the prettiest, shiniest black hair, the brightest eyes, the cutest smile. She would always be there first when Phineas and Ferb began to start the day's project, looking perfect in her pink dress and pink bow.

Phineas' mind wandered back to that fateful day, so many years ago, back when they were all 16, the last time he saw Isabella.

PHINEAS' FLASHBACK:

"Good thing we installed those parachutes, Ferb," stated Phineas calmly as he, Ferb, Buford, Baljeet, and Isabella floated gracefully through the air as their parachutes opened up.

But suddenly, a loud "snap" broke the children's laughter.

"What was…" started Phineas, but was cut off by Isabella.

"Phineas! My parachute is faulty! It broke! Help me…!" cried Isabella as she hurtled to the earth.

"Isabella!" they all screamed in horror. Isabella disappeared below them.

After the four alighted in Isabella's backyard, they began a frantic search for their friend.

Phineas ran to the pool, where a sopping wet Isabella was just climbing out.

"Isabella! Oh thank God!" shouted Phineas, running towards her and hugging her around the middle. He couldn't believe his eyes. Isabella, the girl he was in love with, was alive. The others ran towards where the two stood. "Are you okay?"

Isabella shoved the hysterical boy away from her, her large eyes narrowing.

"Am I okay? Phineas, I almost died! And you as me if I'm 'okay'!" she yelled, her normally sweet voice filled with anger.

Phineas backed off, and stuttered, "Isabella, I…"

"Phineas, your stupid little mistake could have cost me my life!" she ranted on, tears leaking out of the corners of her eyes, "If I hadn't landed in my swimming pool…"

Her voice trailed off, and shuddered at the thought of the alternative prospect.

"And you want to know if I'm okay. Well, Phineas, I have four words to say to you: I'm through with you," she huffed.

"Huh?" Phineas replied, "What do you mean?"

Buford, Baljeet, and Ferb all watched uncomfortably, and all knew they should leave, but you know how it is, you can't just leave in the middle of a fight, it's like leaving the movie theater halfway through the movie.

Isabella cried harder, tears spilling out over her already wet dress.

"Phineas, you still don't get it, do you. You never did. Well, I guess this is goodbye," she sobbed, running into her house and slamming the door shut.

"Isabella…" Phineas whispered softly.

END OF FLASHBACK

Phineas opened his eyes, the picture of Isabella still burned into his mind.

'Get over it, Flynn. That was way, way back, when you were 16. It's ancient history now.' He scolded himself mentally.

'But what did she mean by that? What did I never get?' he asked himself, burying his face in his hands. A chatter brought him to his senses.

"Oh, there you are, Perry," said Phineas out loud, looking at his pet platypus that he'd had since he was a young boy. Perry climbed up on Phineas' lap, nuzzling him affectionately.

"Oh, Perry, I'm so confused. I wanted to tell Isabella how I felt about her so many times, but I just couldn't, and now it's too late," he sighed, hugging the platypus tightly.

Perry chattered again, as though trying to comfort the young man.

Phineas straightened up, an idea forming in his mind. Maybe it wasn't too late.

"Perry, I know what I'm going to do tomorrow."

Author's Other Note:

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter of my new Phinabella fic, "Never Too Late". Wow, I just thought of that name a second ago! Haha. So anyway, I hope yall enjoyed, more chapters are on the way. Please review and let me know what you think! I had an inspiration for this story one night when I was bored out of my mind, and it just came to me. I jotted down the entire story in my notebook, and looked at it and was like, "Wow. I just wrote a whole fanfic in under one hour." I hope you like it so far! I will update ASAP! So… bye!