As Long As You Love Me So...
Chapter 1: Snow Storm
Well, it's been a while since I've written a Phinbella-centered story, and in light of the joyous season of Christmas, I now present a short romantic story involving Phineas and Isabella Flynn. The date: December 24th, 2025, over 6 months since their marriage in June.
It was that time of the year…joyful music to be heard left and right, the smell of warm food and drink to be relished at every street corner, the ground covered with snow, and everyone hustling to get last-minute shopping done in the craze of others with like-minded intentions. It was that time of the year when whole the city just seemed to shut down except for hospitals and stores. Yes, it was Christmastime once more…some enjoying the cold, others keeping safely indoors from the cold. It was that time of year when no matter who you were, there was a least a slightly happier mood to be felt…all radios playing the same songs, all TV stations showcasing their Christmas specials. The sense of a lightened spirit could be felt in all people of the globe. With a world gradually reaching a more peaceful, prosperous, and progress-filled era, each Christmas leading up to this one seemed to be getting more and more…special. Families wound tightly together. Lovers felt closer than any other time of the year. This was the season known for selfless gift-giving and acts of kindness. This was a season known to celebrate Christ's birth for those of faith. This was the Christmas season. Phineas and Isabella Flynn had been married for over six months, still as happy to be together as the day of the proposal two months before the wedding. And while they had bought presents for each other in Christmases past, this Christmas seemed more special to them than any others they had known, because this year, they could give each other gifts as husband and wife. There was no sweeter or more official title they could hope for to describe their relationship.
Christmas Eve…it was only a matter of hours before Phineas and Isabella would be joining their families for great food, time together, and, at midnight of Christmas Day, giving each other thoughtful gifts. Phineas and Isabella's moms would be bringing in the great food, Fern would be bringing his fiancé Vanessa to join them, Candace and Jeremy would be bringing along their baby Amanda, and the Fletchers would be in with their quirky and witty British humor. Isabella was doing some last-minute shopping while Phineas was sticking around their new house, cleaning it up some while every so often checking on TerraFleet progress in technological and educational development. With the radio blasting Christmas music outside, Phineas was melting away snow from the driveway, the winds starting to really pick up. "Great…" thought Phineas as he looked up into the sky and saw what was coming. "That can't be good…better hurry this up, then!" All of a sudden, the radio started losing its coherency, getting gradually fuzzier and fuzzier. "The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Snowstorm Warning for your area. You are advised to take shelter indoors immediately. Be sure to keep a backup generator with you, as this may very well knock out all power for up to a day…" With that, the radio went completely dead, nothing but static to be heard. As Phineas suddenly turned his head to where he had set the radio down, he noticed the hovercraft returning with Isabella in it. He quickly went over to her and saw her shivering despite all her layers of clothing and the cover of the canopy. She opened it, slowly getting up and trying to get out. "Hey, Ph-Phineas…" she said before briefly kissing him. "Let's get you inside, Izzy. I'll take care of the bags." "B-but…" "No. I'll take care of them. Your safety comes before mine." He held her closely the whole way inside, leaving her on the couch as he went back out to brave the snowstorm that only seemed to get all the fiercer. As Isabella took off her gloves and tended to her cold hands, Phineas came back in with all the bags on an airborne wagon. "Told ya that'd come in handy" said Isabella as Phineas closed the door.
"Phew…!" said Phineas in relief as he took his coat off and rubbed his arms to get warm. "Whoa…man…what a time to be out and about. You're crazy, Isabella" said Phineas with a half-smile. Isabella blinked slowly and, with a warm smile, said "worth it…" "Well, the normal radio's out…time to go to satellite..." said Phineas as he went over to the TV stereo and turned on the satellite radio, which said "I repeat, all people are advised to remain indoors with all necessary precautions taken to ensure safety and the ability to hold out for up to two days." "Well…this can't be good…" said Isabella, still trying to warm her cold-bitten hands. "I guess this means that the family won't be able to come over after all…" said Phineas in disappointment as he turned off the satellite radio. "And we don't have the transporters in yet…lemme call 'em and see how they are…" he said as he pulled out his cell phone, which was considerably more advanced than most others' he knew.
"Hello?"
"Hi, mom."
"Hey, sweetie. You and Izzy alright out there?"
"Yeah...but we're kinda…stuck here at home. Where's the rest of the family?"
"Oh, Ferb and Vanessa got here just before it got too bad to venture out again. Candace and Jeremy were here the earliest. Poor them…having to tend to a baby in a house that barely withstands cold like this…"
"Well, mom…it looks like we're not gonna make it unless it clears up sometime. I mean…we don't have transporters, our hovercraft is probably frozen over by now, and our cars are in the garage…unable to get through all this snow and wind."
"Oh, don't trouble yourselves, Phineas. It's suicide going out there."
"When the wind dies down, I promise we'll find a way to come over. The cold is the least of my worries, mom."
"Alrighty, then…keep yourself and that great wife of yours safe, above everything else. I don't think any of us can really tell when this is gonna ease up enough for it to be safe to travel again. Just hang in there and we'll see you soon!"
"We'll see you soon, too, mom. Merry Christmas."
"Have a Merry Christmas, too, Phineas. Love you!"
"Love you, too, mom!"
"Bye."
"Bye."
At that moment, the electricity in the house began to fluctuate, the lights and all appliances fading in and out quickly. "Better get the food and water…" said Phineas as he went off to the kitchen to get hot water and instant foods. "Better get the blankets", said Isabella as she went to get the big blankets from their room, well aware of what they were going to have to face…
Yeah…we all know what this means…having to stake it out against the bitter cold of a harsh winter storm…together of course. Read on! ;D