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The next morning, I drowsily got up and headed to the kitchen for breakfast. As I started eating the insect-based platypus food, Pansy wandered up to me shyly and started eating in a bowl like mine, only it said Pansy and it was brown and orange. When I finished, I left Pansy with my head down and headed to my lair to get briefed. After I landed on the red chair, Major appeared on the screen.
"Why, hello, Agent P. Today you will be going with a new agent to fight Dr. Doofensmirtz. So show her the ropes! Monogram out." Monogram said.
Then Pansy entered my lair and looked at me in surprise, giving me the idea that neither of us knew that we were pairing up. I blushed through my fur and got up, looking at the ground. Then I walked slowly over to my hovercraft. It brought back memories of a certain night. The best and worst night of my life…
I almost collapsed. I caught myself just in time and noticed that I was shaking and blinking back tears. Pansy looked at me in worry. I quickly got into the platypus-themed hovercraft and motioned to her to get in, avoiding her eyes.
"Hey… Perry?" Pansy said quietly after slipping into the seat next to me.
I looked over at her seat, avoiding eye contact, and nodded stiffly.
"Look… I…Um… Well…" Pansy started nervously.
"What?" I hissed at her madly, making her flinch. She swallowed nervously and looked down. That probably wasn't the best thing to do, but I was angry at her.
We both stayed silent for the rest of the mission. And I hated every bit of it. Especially that we were tied up together by Doof, back to back.
When I got back to the house, I immediately ran up to Phineas and Ferb's room and stayed there, trying to calm myself down with no luck.
Phineas' POV
It was a normal summer day for Ferb and me. We built a giant pillow and blanket fort in the sky on top of clouds! It was great!
When the pillow fort disappeared from the rain and Candace failed at busting us, yet again, we all went inside for pie. After everyone went home, Pansy confronted me.
"Hey, Phineas and Ferb! Can I talk to about something?" She asked shyly.
"Of course! What's up? Is everything alright?" I said, sitting on the couch with Ferb while Pansy jumped up between us and started crying.
"Pansy, what's wrong?" I asked.
"Perry won't talk to me! And when I try to apologize, he gets mad at me!" Pansy sobbed.
"Pansy, calm down." I said in my calmest tone. "Why would Perry be mad at you?"
Pansy sniffed and started to speak. "He was my old boyfriend…"
"What happened?" I asked her curiously, hoping to get an explanation of what happened, like from Perry.
"Well, it all started about a year and a half ago, on our one month anniversary…"
*Flashback*
"Perry and I were coming back from our dinner date on our anniversary, in the winter. I could tell that he had trouble driving his hovercraft, probably from looking at me (I hope!). When we got to my house, I thanked him for the dinner. He just said a casual 'see you later' and waited for me to get out of his hover car. I thought that he had forgotten about our anniversary! I left without another word, too angry to speak."
"When he tried to call me days later, I didn't answer. I was still mad at him. But then after about a month, I found a bouquet of dead roses in a bush next to my doorstep. The note with them said that they were from Perry for our anniversary, so I guessed that the wind blew them into the bush, not long after he left them there for me. Then when I tried to contact him, I could never reach him. I guess his phone number changed. I was so ashamed that I had treated him so badly! And I never saw him again until now."
*End of Flashback*
"Wow…" I said breathlessly. "That almost exactly matches up with the story Perry told me yesterday."
"What? He told you about this?" Pansy looked surprised.
"It sounds like this was all a big misunderstanding. Maybe you should go talk to him…" I pleaded.
"No! He might yell at me again…" Pansy started crying again.
"Pansy, please?" I asked her with my all-famous puppy dog eyes.
"Well, alright. But you have to come with me, and if he gets mad at me again, it's your fault!" Pansy joked, smiling a little through her tears.
Ferb and I lead her up to my room to see Perry.
Perry's POV
I was still fighting tears in Phineas' room when I heard a soft knock on the door. "Come in…" I said, thinking that it was only Phineas or Ferb. But Phineas and Ferb walked in slowly, followed by Pansy, hiding behind their legs. I quickly wiped my eyes with my paw. Pansy's eyes were wet, too, so I felt better knowing that I wasn't the only one that was upset.
"What's up?" I asked Phineas quietly. Phineas looked at me sternly and communicated to me through his eyes. He basically said, "If you get mad at Pansy again, you'll be in big trouble, mister!" I sighed and looked at Pansy. Phineas pushed her up in front of me. She avoided my eyes.
"…Perry, I… I have to tell you something…" She said reluctantly. I raised my eyebrows.
"...But I'm going to tell you through a song!" She said bravely. Then she started singing with a microphone that came out of nowhere, with Phineas playing guitar and Ferb with drums.
I'm so glad you made time to see me
How's life? Tell me, how's your family?
I haven't seen them in a while
You've been good, busier than ever
We small talk, work and the weather
Your guard is up, and I know why
Because the last time you saw me
Is still burned in the back of your mind
You gave me roses, and I left them there to die
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December, turn around and make it alright
I go back to December all the time
Smiling, I grabbed my red electric guitar and started playing along with the song…
These days, I haven't been sleeping
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed, and I didn't call
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
And realized I loved you in the fall
And then the cold came, the dark days
When fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love, and all I gave you was goodbye
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
I miss your teal fur, your sweet smile
So good to me, so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night
The first time you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking
Probably mindless dreaming
But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
This is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December, turn around and make it alright
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time, all the time
After the song, she smiled at me apologetically. I smiled back. I put down the guitar and looked at her sadly. I felt bad about how I treated her earlier.
"Look…Pansy; I'm sorry about how I treated you…" I started, but she cut me off.
"It's alright! I kinda deserved it anyway…" She smiled. I came up to her and hugged her. She quickly got over her surprise and hugged me back.
"Well, now we have a year of time to make up for!" Pansy joked.
"Let's get started now!" I said, walking with her out of the room.
"I never knew you played guitar!" Pansy said in surprise. "You're pretty good, too!"
"You don't know everything about me…" I said, holding back a laugh as we made our way downstairs. And the next thing I knew, I was lying on the couch sleepily with her head on my chest.