In Pursuit of Happiness

SUMMARY: A series of one-shots detailingmoments in the series from the POV of Isabella Garcia-Shapiro.

A/N: Well, I was going to do a follow-up to Rollercoaster, but I'll just skip ahead to this.

Chapter 2: The Backyard Beach

Isabella's POV (Yes, I know that's obvious due to the summary of the story, but I'm doing this anyway.)

Ah, another day, another Fireside Girls badge. I hang up my sash on its special hook and finish putting my dress on, then I hear a loud beep from outside. A quick check out the window reveals that a large dump truck is pulling into Phineas' backyard, so I decide to check it out.

"Aren't you a little young to be a landscape contractor?" I hear a confused driver ask Phineas.

"Yes, yes I am," Phineas replies. I notice that he's wearing swim trunks, which is not normal for him. I walk over to him as the truck driver steps away.

"Hi, Phineas,"

"Oh, hey Isabella,"

"Whatcha doin'?" I ask him, once again hoping he'd notice my hints.

"Building a beach. Check it out!"

I follow Phineas through the gate into the backyard and watch him turn on a faucet; water begins spraying out of a high-pressure sprinkler that is, of course, manned by Ferb. Suddenly, I have an idea.

"Can me and the other Fireside Girls be lifeguards? We need to earn our Aquatic Safety badges."

"Sure," Phineas replies, and that's all I need to hear, I dash over to the Fireside Girls lodge, explain the plan to my fellow troop members, and then head to my house to get a bathing suit. When I arrive, I get my new Fireside Girls Standard-Issue Bathing Suit, and, hoping Phineas will like how I look in it, head to the bathroom to get changed.

A couple minutes later, I meet my troop members in the Flynn-Fletcher Driveway, and we head into the backyard.

"Welcome to our beach!" I hear Phineas exclaim, and I look down and see that he's filled a sandbox with sand and water in a fashion that kind-of resembles a beach. Suddenly, Candace approaches.

"Hah, you call that a beach? This is WAY below your usual-" I quickly tune Candace out as Ferb produces a remote and presses the button on it. My jaw literally drops as the back fence of the yard folds down, revealing a beautiful coastline. Quickly, the Fireside Girls spread out to act as Lifeguards and I see Phineas hang back to ask Candace if she likes the beach, before joining Ferb at the Drink Stand.

About two hours later, I see Phineas and Ferb watching Candace and Jeremy walk dance, personally I envy Candace in this scenario. Then, Phineas winks at Ferb, who thumbs up, and walks over to the DJ station, I watch him switch the record, and then a romantic song starts playing. Suddenly Phineas is walking towards me, and I begin to feel wonderful as he grabs my hand, and we dance. Suddenly I feel a sharp pain in my left cheek, and snap out of my daydream to realize that Gretchen had just smacked me. "You okay, Chief?"
"Yeah Gretchen, I'm fine. I was in Phineas-land again."
Behind us, Adyson snorts at this; suddenly I see something forming in the middle of the ocean.

"Is that a volcano?" I question what I'm seeing; suddenly the volcano shoots a stream of gnomes into the air, which causes a mass-panic, shortly followed by the volcano collapsing on itself, and a whirlpool forming. A matter of seconds pass, then the beach is no more. Then Perry emerges from the hole,

"Oh, there you are Perry." I hear Phineas say, then he turns and thanks everyone, before Ferb raises the fence back up to its original position. Suddenly, Candace drags Mrs. Flynn-Fletcher into the yard.

"Hey, boys."

"Hey, Mom!"

"So, how was your day at the beach?"

Suddenly, Candace starts ranting about a Kingdom, and Jeremy, and "her Paradise". Convinced that she's had too much sun, me and Mrs. Flynn-Fletcher drag her into the house, where she collapses on the couch from exhaustion.

Back at my house, I feel a little depressed that Phineas failed to notice me again, but I feel confident that he may notice me someday, I just have to wait for it.

The End (of chapter 2 anyway)

A/N: Apologies for any bad grammar. Please R&R!

A/N: Credit to invisifan, he provided an edit to the Phineas-land scene.

I do not own Phineas and Ferb, but I'm waiting for Dan and Jeff to reply to that offer I made them.