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~ Ferb's POV ~
After being fully calm, I figured it was time for me to go back downstairs and apologize for my unruly behavior. I wiped my eyes once more and walked out the bedroom door. When I make it downstairs, I found my dad and Phineas cleaning up the mess I made while mum was clearing our dishes from the table. I decided to start with her first and followed her into the kitchen. She put the dishes and turned around. She jumped a little when she saw me,
"Oh, Ferb I didn't see you standing there."
I grinned, "Sorry mum… I'm very sorry about my misbehavior before."
Mum smiled and motioned for me to come closer. Once I did, she pulled me into a tight hug and sighed,
"I forgive you, Ferb. I know you must be upset and confused… I know I am. I'm losing one of my babies for almost the whole summer. But I promise when you come home, we'll all go away and do something together as a family."
I smiled and pulled back, giving her a thumb up. She giggled and ruffled my hair,
"I love you so much, son."
"Love you too, mum…" I replied,
Once she turned back to the dishes, I walked back out to the dining room. Charlotte saw me, and started wringing her hands in the air at me. She wants me to pick her up so she can start sucking my thumb. I'd love to do that right now, but first I had to talk to Phineas. I found him crouching by the wall and inspecting the damage I left. Dad was nowhere in sight. I walked over to my brother and sat next to him. He glanced over at me and spoke,
"You're not here to throw something else, are you?"
I shook my head, "I'm so sorry you had to see that side of me, Phin."
He shrugged, "Actually, I have seen 'that' side of you before. Remember last fall when I accidently sat on our gift to dad?"
I grinned, "All I did was wring my hands and bang my head against the wall."
"Yeah, but when you thought I wasn't looking, you started punching your pillow and muttering colorful words in Russian."
I shrugged my shoulders at this.
Phineas chuckled and winked at me, "So yes, I have seen the 'Dark Side of Ferb Fletcher'. Oh so scary."
I snickered and relaxed my shoulders. Phineas was joking with me, which means I'm forgiven.
I heard Charlotte growing more and more fussy, so I patted my brother's shoulder and stood up to grab my baby sister from her high chair. I picked her up and rested her against my chest. Right away, she grabbed my right thumb and began sucking on it.
Phineas stood up from where he was and walked over to me, "So… I guess this means our plans for summer will have to go on hold, huh?"
I shook my head, "Don't let my absence discourage your plans for inventing and building."
Phineas shook his head, "It won't be the same without you, bro. I'll find… other things to do. Like hanging with my other friends, going to the beach and maybe visiting Grandpa and Grandma Flynn… Ferb why are you giving me that look?"
When Phineas said 'hang with my other friends', I took that as 'grow closer to my girlfriend, Isabella'. I was giving him a knowing look and raising my eyebrows.
"What?" Phineas asked, "Did I say something wrong?"
I shook my head and looked down at Charlotte. Her sucking started to slow down, and her eyes were starting to droop. It was almost time for her bedtime.
"Come on, Ferb." Phineas spoke up again, "What was with that look? I can't read your mind, so tell me, please!"
I grinned at him and shook my head.
Phineas leaned up against the table and crossed his arms, "You're mean…"
I shrugged my shoulders, "Not my fault you're oblivious…"
"Not this again… look, I know it took me a while but I did finally realize Izzie's crush on me."
Yeah… after she sent about a dozen love notes, dropped hundreds of hints and even made a music video of her singing about you on YouTube. I just smiled at him and looked back down at Charlotte. My thumb was still in her mouth, but she was starting to fall asleep.
Phineas walked over to us and started stroking her cheek; "Guess we should put her to bed, huh?"
I nodded my head and sighed. After today, I won't be able to tuck my baby sister to bed for a long time. The two of us walked upstairs and into her room. He picked out a pair of pajamas for her, while I changed her diaper.
Once she was clean and dressed, we each planted a kiss on her forehead and I laid her down in her crib. She grew a little fussy and started reaching back up for me. Phineas leaned over to look down at her and spoke softly,
"Should we sing to her?"
I smiled and nodded my head. I quickly darted out to our room, and grabbed my acoustic guitar. I played a few chords to warm up on the way back to Charlotte's room. Once I walked in, Phineas looked over,
"What do you say to 'Baby Mine'?"
I gave him his answer by playing the notes on the guitar. Phineas smiled and began singing softly,
(Phineas) Baby mine, don't you cry.
Baby mine, dry your eyes.
Rest your head close to my heart,
Never to part,
Baby of mine.
Phineas motioned over to me, and that's when I realized he wanted me to sing too. I cleared my throat and began singing softly to Charlotte,
(Ferb) Little one when you play,
Don't you mind what they say.
Let those eyes sparkle and shine,
Never a tear,
Baby of mine.
(Phineas) If they knew sweet little you,
They'd end up loving you too.
All those same people who scold you
What they'd give just for the right to hold you.
(Ferb) From your head down to your toes,
You're not much, goodness knows.
But you're so precious to me,
Sweet as can be,
Baby of mine.
(Phineas) All those same people who scold you, What they'd give just for the right to hold you.
(Both) From your head down to your toes
You're not much, goodness knows.
But you're so precious to me,
Sweet as can be,
Baby of mine.
Baby of mine.
As I strummed the last notes, I looked into the crib and saw our sister sleeping. Phineas and I smiled at each other and suddenly heard a small clapping noise behind us. Mum and dad were standing in the doorway, smiling wide at us.
The two of us tiptoed out of the room and quietly shut the door. Mum smiled at us and whispered,
"That was beautiful boys… I haven't heard you two sing together in a long time."
Phineas shrugged and whispered, "She likes it when Ferb hums, so I figured she'd love it if we actually sang something for her."
My dad smiled and gave by shoulder a rub, "Well that was very nice of you boys."
Phineas frowned, "Yeah… I will probably be a while before Ferb and I sing together again."
I frowned and strummed a couple of sad notes on my guitar. Phineas gave me a playful shove,
"Way to lighten the mood, Ferb."
I shrugged my shoulder and walked back to our room. Once my guitar was safely put back in it's case, I took out my luggage from underneath my bed and placed it on top of my bed. After I zipped it open, I began opening up my drawers and taking out clothes I wanted to pack. Phineas walked in and spoke jokingly,
"Guess you can't wait to leave, huh?"
I rolled my eyes and shook my head. It wasn't that at all, he knew very well that I don't want to go at all. He sat down at the foot of my bed and watched as I neatly packed up my clothes.
I grabbed the charger for my phone and iPod and packed those as well. Then I remembered that my phone doesn't do long distance calls, so I took that charger back out and put it back in the drawer.
Phineas sighed and lied flat on my bed, "This is so not fair, I don't want you go. Can't you like… say no, or something?"
I shook my head sadly and continued packing.
"It wouldn't be bad at all if I could go with you."
I grinned and nodded my head.
"You realize this will be our first summer apart since mom and dad got married, right?"
I nodded again and gave him another sad look.
"Maybe it's for the best… I mean, we're always together everyday of every year. Maybe some time apart will do us some good."
I looked down at him and shook my head.
Phineas sighed again, "You're right… I guess I'm going to have to admit it. This summer is going to suck."
I rolled my eyes and lied down next to him, "You'll find something to do…"
"Whatever I do… it just won't be the same without you. Why'd your mother have to go and ruin everything?"
I frowned, "I don't think of Annie as my mother anymore… your mum is my only mum."
"If only if it were that simple, Ferb. Annie will always be the one who gave birth to you."
I didn't reply to that. I didn't even want to think about that. As far as I'm concerned, Annie is just a woman who's trying to take me away from my real family and make my life miserable.
I felt the bed shift as Phineas moved closer to me. He put his head on my shoulder and spoke,
"Promise me you'll come back, Ferb? Promise me you won't abandon me for her."
I put my arm around his back and squeezed his shoulder, "Phin I could never replace you. You're my little brother and my best friend. No matter what happens, I'll always come back to you."
Phineas smiled up at me, "Thanks Ferb… I love you, brother."
I smiled back and kissed his forehead, "Love you too, brother…"
The two of us lied in silence for the rest of the evening. I knew I should get up and finish packing, but right now I just wanted to feel comforted. And I have a feeling that Phineas needs comfort right now as well.
Packing could wait until tomorrow…
Shorter then the first, but soon things will get interesting as soon as Ferb reaches England. :) Okay thanks for reading... review?
btw... I don't own the song.
