A lone cloud eclipsed the sun on what was otherwise a spotless sky on a warm summer's day in Danville. Unfortunately the perfect weather starkly contrasted Phineas Flynn's inner turmoil for he was alone on the beach. The years following high school were, well tough to say the least. After graduating tied with none other than Ferb for valedictorian, Phineas found that his friends had drifted apart as each went to a college in each of the states that made up the Tri-State Area. Only Phineas stayed in Danville, attending Danville University, the top school in the area. It seemed to be a dream come true. Of course seemed is the key word in the young man's problem. He had originally intended to stay in touch with his friends as they travelled. During the first few months of freshman year he had. He and Isabella video chatted almost every night. Buford made daily visits to Phineas's dorm seeing as he worked an internship in nearby Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. Baljieet called on weekends and Ferb called from England once a month being the only one to have left the country for his degree.
Yet things changed. No. . . he changed. He became absorbed by his school work despite easily maintaining a 4.0. The lack of challenge made him stir crazy, but he couldn't just build a roller-coaster through the middle of campus! His scholarship explicitly stated as much. The pent up energy found its scapegoat in his friends. He blew up at them sometimes. Buford was the first to go after a crazed Phineas challenged him to a boxing match, and won. Balijeet fled next after hearing of the happening with Buford. Then there was Isabella. She stayed far longer than even Ferb, yet she was somehow the one he felt left too quickly. He vented his energy out on her in the form of rants but snapped anytime she attempted to give any input. Her last web chat was one word. A teary goodbye.
A teary goodbye that sent him into a dreamland every time he thought about it. He swore he felt his heart sink when he heard a "whatcha doin'?" from an innocent little girl. A teary goodbye that made him zone-out when he thought of the mental scar. In fact he was once again in a world of his own.
"Chatter."
"Oh, there you are Perry." Phineas huffed in surprise through the ill attempted smile that only result in a smirk reminiscent of a child with a sour candy's pucker. Sure he was glad that his platypus oddly enough continued to grace Phineas with his presence on a daily basis despite having to live at the Flynn-Fletcher residence but something in his heart was missing. It vanished two and a half years ago, the same day Isabella left. Phineas shook his head, his messy locks still as unkept as they were all those summers ago ruffling as he did, in an attempt to shake her memory from his head. "Atleast I'll never fall far enough for you to abandon me." The monotreme chattered a sympathetic response at these words. "I just wish I knew how you always manage to find me everyday. I mean I'm never in the same spot twice." Perry just glanced up and smiled in response. Stroking Perry's head while watching the Sun's rays dance blissfully off of a glassy calm ocean, Phineas fell asleep.
Yes I know it's really short. I'm big on reading long piece but I'm short sweet and to the point in writing. BTW this is my first fanfic so R+R if you want. I know it kind of sucked. Next Chapter will be much longer, this one was typed on my iPhone so it looked like it was way more. I'm sure my grammar is terrible, seeing as my lit teacher reminds me of this constantly, so if any would be willing I could really use a beta reader.