a/n: this is a two-shot of two different songs by the same artist. This one is based on Short Hair by AOA.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'Phineas and Ferb' or its characters, setting and central plot. Nor do I own Short Hair by AOA.
So much can happen in fifteen years. Phineas Flynn has a fanbase of rabid fangirls, he was a heartbreaker whose charms are mistaken for kindness, which he still had. Ranked second in their batch, right below his British stepbrother, Ferb Fletcher. Phineas didn't complain; Ferb was more charming and suave as a simultaneous mute rather than as narrow-headed as his brother.
Phineas was more than happy to have his best friend, Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, the ever precious head cheerleader, student council president, and fourth ranked under a certain Indian, as the queen to his king in Danville High School. But alas, that did not change the fact that Isabella was a mere best friend he leaned on and called if he needed help. The Fireside Girls, now her co-cheerleaders, have tried everything to help. Poor Isabella's efforts were crumbling down.
Her mother would walk into her room, her bed covered with scattered clothes, a disarrayed study table, and a chihuahua sitting on her pillow, eyes pitying his beautiful owner as she searched for something to wear when with Phineas when he wants to invent something.
"Mi hija, don't you think that Phineas will like you as you look?"
"He always does! But not the way I want him to…!"
Pinky had jumped off the pillow he'd sat on and bit lightly on his owner's skirt, showing her the same outfit she wore five years ago, only bigger. She sighed as her mother went on with her words, going along the lines of 'You should listen to that chihuahua of yours', 'Phineas will still like you'. Despite doubting her mother and her beloved pet, she showered and wore the outfit with its signature magenta shoes and white socks.
It was the same as any other day, they had fun, they eat his mother's snacks, she thanks him with a goodbye before leaving the house last. There was the next day, when she heard from Milly that Phineas was dating someone. Isabella had to be quick. Her heart was about to collapse and her friends took her out on a shopping spree. She saw the girl they said Phineas was dating, undeniably spoiled towards the cashier, demanding an order Isabella heard was supposed to come the day prior. Isabella shook her head, wondering, 'Oh Phineas, how oblivious can you get?'
Bags and bags hung on the girls' arms, and they passed by a salon and Adyson suggested a haircut. Isabella refused politely, but decided on a quick makeover and an undo before they go on a girls night out, as Ginger had suggested. Her face was powdered spotless, her face was tinted pink and her eyes were lined with a cat wing, making her look more than she should. Katie said there would be no way Phineas can not notice the Mexican girl anymore. Isabella frowned.
The raven-haired fifteen-year-old fussed around with her new clothes before she'd fed Pinky, fixed up for bed and slipped into deep sleep. She woke up to try out her new look and her new clothes. When she'd stepped on the bus, people can't stop staring. Ferb was taken, but he couldn't deny his ('their', as Phineas had claimed before) best friend was a beauty looking innocent in her collared, white, sheer-topped dress, donning an adorable Tinkerbell bun, her signature bow in front. Ferb had wanted to kick his brother; 'You idiot.'
Phineas was the first in the classroom, as always, and awaiting him was Isabella with her new look. Phineas had stared, thinking ever-so-cutely of his best friend and complimented, 'Cute look, Isabella!' Ferb was quite concerned if his smile only meant well or was flirty. His brother was always so coy. The trio turned to a throat clearing, Phineas's new girl grinning at them sweetly. As soon as Phineas left the room after a brief conversation, the girl's eyes shot daggers at Isabella, briefly telling her to back off before she'd do any more damage to their 'relationship'. Isabella was then called to her academic duties.
Their dance was around the corner. Wonderland, it was themed. The gang was busy with the decorations; the Fireside Girls taping playing cards to strings, Buford and Baljeet fixing up the Wonderland plant props with Django and Irving, Phineas and Ferb, with all their amazing talents, making a checkered floor light up black, white, red, and a 25-foot Wonderland themed chandelier with a teapot for a base and three levels of carousels with candle cups made out of colorful teacups spinning, both around the teapot and its own place. Isabella was never seized to be amazed. The gang had told her that she didn't need to thank them and treat them, except for a triangle-headed boy. She declined such task.
Vivian let out a tear when she took a look at her work on her daughter. It was as if innocence had painted her daughter beautifully, with flowers weaved into her raven hair right above a braid over her wavy hair, which cascaded down her daughters shoulder. She wore a simple, sleeveless bow-accent lace dress colored champagne gold that went down to her knees. She wore white lace tights under her white babydoll heels. Her lips were tinted apricot and her cheeks tinged pink and her lashes were volumized and curled. At the door awaited Ferb Fletcher in a purple and green checkered suit and a Mad Hatter hat, with his older girlfriend behind him, Vanessa was her name, who only came along to escort the pair. As promised, Vanessa brought a white lace rabbit ear headband, the band as thin and black as Isabella's hair. She carefully tucked it into the younger's braids and fixed it after. Vivian took a photo a photo of the three. Vanessa was sad for Isabella; Phineas was at loss. Unsurprisingly, Ferb and Vivian agreed.
Phineas's date stole the show with her White Queen-inspired outfit and Phineas looked just as magnificent in white. Buford looked away from the pair in disgust, commenting that they were at a dance and not a wedding. The Fireside Girls were dressed in flowers, representing the talking flowers from the books, awaiting their leader. 'She really is the sister of the Queen of Hearts.' Django's mutter had surfaced through their group, but not Phineas. Phineas's date posed and giggled obnoxiously, accepting comments from the crowd when someone pointed out the White Rabbit, in all her sweetness, arriving alongside the Mad Hatter. As always, the White Rabbit was always fashionably late. Everyone didn't hesitate to run towards Isabella and say how she made such a simple look so wonderful.
That night, Phineas broke Isabella's heart. After announcing Phineas and Isabella were the king and queen of the dance and Isabella stepped down, Phineas had helped his date up the stairs. Vanessa, along with the Flynn-Fletcher brothers' sister in the back, only watched in shock. Phineas got down on one knee and asked her, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' she said yes of course, with two-thirds of the room screaming congratulations. Some of Phineas's friends ran up and gave him a fake smile and congratulated him, while Ferb shook his head in disappointment of his brother, escorting a nearly teary-eyed student council president out of the hall.
Vanessa, Isabella, Candace and Ferb were at Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., since, conveniently, it was ten minutes closer to the school than Maple Drive. Vanessa and Candace hugged the girl as Vanessa's father brought in snacks. In the Mexican's hands were the boys' pet platypus, who magically appeared in the building when the four arrived. The two older girls started to pluck off the flowers from Isabella's hair and loosen the girl's curls. Isabella didn't want to go home, and they all agreed they'd sleep in the scientist's building. Vivian brought clothes over and the two slept over.
The dance was their last day of school, and the three girls had thought of going on another shopping spree. Candace had excused Isabella from the Fireside Girls through a call, so all were good. They spotted Stacy in the same hair salon Isabella had visited days prior. Vanessa had then thought; summer is a new start, and suggested Isabella have a new look. Isabella looked into the salon, and thought back. Changing her style wasn't the only thing she needed. She needed a new light. She agreed, letting herself get dragged into the salon and the Love Handel bassist came to her assistance. Isabella had stared at the mirror the whole time as the three older girls sat and got their nails done, watching their 'little sister's' transformation.
Isabella felt lighter, the burden of having to choose clothes to a certain reference, her burden of thinking of a way of how he could notice her, the burden of him. Her hair was cut up to her shoulders, and waved slightly, the right half of her forehead covered by bangs. She wore a white blouse, turquoise high-waist shorts and brown platform boots. When the gang minus Phineas met up for lunch, they noticed how happy Isabella was. Ferb noted she looked more comfy, Gretchen thought she looked brighter and edgier, and Baljeet had told her that she looked like she can already breathe. Buford had almost said Dinner Bell when Adyson jabbed the jock in the stomach. Isabella laughed, saying it was all right. Milly and Katie already knew that Isabella felt more free than she should.
That start of summer was the start of when Isabella never had to have a bother about Phineas. She never thought of him the same way, she only saw him as a first love gone wrong. When Phineas had seen her, it was still the same, he thought the style was nicer and more mature of Isabella, but she kept the sweetness locked in. Isabella carelessly thanked him, and for the rest of the summer, slowly, the two drifted apart. No, Phineas drifted apart. He was still with Ferb, but all he was now was a fond memory to Isabella. Three years later, Phineas was about to realize his mistake.
a/n: part two coming!