Chapter 2: The dance
Flashback
Phineas was in his room looking over some of the simple homework he had when Ferb walked in.
"Hey Ferb, what's up getting lonely in Candace's old room"
Candace had been gone for two years but to both brothers it would probably always be her room
"I wanted to ask you something about the dance on Friday."
"What's up?" Phineas figured his brother might have something planned because while Phineas explained most of their plans a majority of them had originated in Ferb's mind
"I was wondering what you would think if i told you I was going to ask Isabella to the dance. If your not cool with it I won't" Ferb said with the slightest hint of nervousness in his eye
"You mean like ask her to the dance in that way?" Phineas asked a little bit confused
Ferb nodded
"You should go for it you guys will be the talk of the dance." Phineas said optimistically. If he could go back now he would punch himself in the face, and he wasn't one for violence, or self pitying for that matter.
The next day during whatever their project was Ferb pulled Isabella away and Phineas knew he had asked her she had a smile that told Phineas she said yes but her face was more anxious than excited as he had expected it to be
At the dance Ferb and Isabella stayed near each other for most of it except for one point when the guys and girls had separated to talk amongst themselves. Isabella was having a great time with Ferb, it was the first time she had ever been with him away from Phineas. And although she tried to help it she couldn't help but think about why she liked Phineas; he was smart, funny, creative, inventive, completely original, and completely oblivious.
And here she was on the dance floor with someone with all those qualities except he understood romantic feelings and was one of the best listeners she had ever met. She also had to admit he wasn't a bad dancer either and he was the ladies man he fancied himself to be.
She looked at Ferb differently now than she had before "Aunt Isabella that means I'm going to marry Phineas" "Or Ferb"
She snapped out of her thoughts to realize they were halfway through a slow song and she was pressed right up against Ferb. She blushed slightly and felt his hand on her chin He's good she thought. They both leaned in and
Phineas was sitting by the bleachers with Buford and Baljeet and a couple other guys laughing and having some fun. Every now and then they would stare at a girl walking by in unison and about half the time one of them would whisper "Isn't that _'s sister?" which would end them gawking
At one point Baljeet who was usually very quiet stood up and said "Holy mackerel look at that!"
Everyone nearby turned and through the crowd of people and all the way across the gym was standing Ferb and Isabella, in each other's arms, kissing
Phineas felt happy for his brother and his best friend. He also felt nausea, sadness, and even anger, but those were tuned out by his happiness for these two people he loved, maybe if one of them wasn't his brother, who he would trust with his life, he might have gotten more worked up but at the moment he was happy for them. Another moment where Phineas wishes he could go back and punch himself