Isabella was trying not to freak out right now as two thoughts raced through her mind.

"Ohmygosh Phineas is walking up to me…he's actually walking up to me with a smile on his face. I must be dreaming" this thought however was interrupted by her brain "What is that look on his face? He's smiling but he's not talking…is this good or bad? What is he planning to do?" Isabella's cautious side finally won out as she ceased to move as Phineas drew closer.

Isabella's lack of movement was not lost on young Phineas. As he approached her he dimmed his smile down a bit hoping to calm her down a little. Although his smile didn't waver much he started to get worried that Isabella was still just standing there. Then it hit him, what was he going to say? He knew what he wanted to say but how should he approach the situation? He was afraid she didn't feel the same way as he did and if that were true then he was about to make a complete fool of himself. What should he say?...UH OH too late. Phineas stopped walking and was now only two feet from Isabella.

Isabella still didn't move. She was frozen in place. She frantically started looking around the back yard to Baljeet, Buford and Ferb for a clue as to what was going on. By their returned blank stares she figured they were just a clueless as she was. Her mind started racing with what was happening. He had approached her with a huge smile on his face and even though that smile remained he was now quiet. She started thinking maybe this was a bad dream and she was trying hard to wake herself up but before she could even attempt to wake herself up she heard him speak.

"Isabella" Phineas started and then froze as the sudden realization hit him that he had an audience. He didn't realize how hard this was until this exact moment. Phineas decided to rectify the situation.

"Ummm guys could we have a little privacy?" Phineas turned towards his friends now staring in confusion.

"No way Dinner Bell. We want to see what happens" Buford spoke up for the group

"Ferb" Phineas shot him a look that was asking him to step up

"Sorry brother you owe me for ditching today's activity" Ferb felt bad for not helping but he had waited years to figure out what had been bothering his brother. Today was the day he finally found out.

Phineas was a little upset Ferb wouldn't help him out but did understand why. Ferb had set aside the whole day to help Phineas remember something that was nagging at him and with one quick wave of his hand he had dismissed the whole day's activity. It was only fair Ferb got to witness what it was he tried so desperately to remember. He also knew Buford and Baljeet wouldn't leave either. Now to the more pressing matter of explaining his feelings to the girl right in front of him. When Phineas turned to look at Isabella once more he was greeted with a stare of complete shock.

"Oh crap" Phineas said aloud by accident

Isabella watched as Phineas turned towards their friends and asked them politely for some privacy. That is what sent her into a state of panic. Phineas wanted privacy…PRIVACY…he never wanted privacy…especially with her. What was this boy planning? She saw Ferb saying something but all she could hear was her thoughts inside her head. Her mind was going wild with thoughts of what could be happening and then she heard Phineas speak. "Oh crap" Those two words snapped Isabella back into reality.

"What do you mean oh crap?" Isabella put her hands on her hips and gave Phineas a quite scary frown.

"Uhhh I meant…uhhh" Phineas started stuttering out of fear

Isabella however just started to get a little angrier.

"Phineas…What did you mean?" Her facial expression told him she was not in the mood

"Look Isabella…I really have something I need to say…it's kind of important…I just don't know how to say this" Phineas was relieved when he noticed her facial expression soften.

"What is it?" Isabella was hoping he was going to finally admit he noticed her today. Maybe he was finally going to figure out his feelings for her. Lord knows she has waited years for him to finally take control of his feelings. Although she was hoping for him to see her and how she felt she was still a little cautious just because this WAS Phineas, he wasn't exactly known for romance. While this was running through Isabella's head Phineas was having a similar personal conflict inside his mind.

"What am I doing? I know what I want to say but why did I have to pick this moment? I don't know much about romance but I know this is wrong. I should have asked her later today after our invention was done…oh wait she would have known thanks to that invention…alright maybe she'll understand if I want to tell her later today when we can be alone" Phineas decided he should at least throw this out and maybe, with some luck, she would understand

"Ummmm I think maybe now isn't the time…maybe later today? If you wouldn't mind" Phineas looked up and almost jumped out of his skin. Isabella now looked angry again and he could tell he said something wrong.

"Phineas you have nearly given me a heart attack with all this stalling…Tell me NOW" Isabella was trying to keep herself calm but she failed and ended up making the last part sound like a demand rather than a request.

Phineas realized he was not going to get away from this. He decided he needed to suck it up and tell her how he felt. Phineas took a deep breath and…

"Isabella" Phineas slapped his hand over his mouth as he realized all he did was squeak out her name.

Everyone however noticed how high his voice went and they couldn't stop themselves from bursting out laughing. Phineas was bright red as he shot a glare at Ferb, Baljeet and Buford who were almost rolling around of the grass with laughter. Then it hit Phineas that maybe Isabella was laughing and that would make it easier to tell her if he could make this sort of a joking matter. Phineas turned back to Isabella and found the same frown and anger on her features. "Of course" Phineas said mentally as he realized this was not going to be easy.

Clearing his throat Phineas tried again

"Isabella" Phineas was pleased that it came out alright. His voice was still a bit higher than normal, giving away his nervousness but he was talking and he wasn't about to stop.

"I just…just wanted to say…well you see it's like this. Isabella I really…really…I really…really"

"SPIT IT OUT DINNER BELL" Buford yelled as he started to get annoyed with the repetition

"ILIKEYOU" Phineas blurted out as he quickly sent a glare back to Buford for rushing him. Before he turned back to Isabella whose face had softened and she was slowly growing a smile. Phineas decided to go forward and tell her everything, what could go wrong now that he told her the most important part? Staring at the ground he kept talking.

"I've liked you for a long time. Since we met actually I just never could find the right way to tell you. I just hope you like me too because otherwise I am just making a fool of myself" Phineas chuckled a little as he looked up to Isabella with a smile on his face. He was shocked at what he saw. Isabella looked ready to explode. Phineas then did the worst thing possible. He stepped forward and grabbed her hands in his.

Isabella quickly ripped her hands away from him and saw as his smile quickly disappeared. This was the last straw. "Phineas" She said calmly as he looked at her with a worried look but he still had a small smile.

"YOU'VE LIKED ME SINCE THE DAY WE MET AND YOU ARE ONLY TELLING ME NOW? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET YOU TO NOTICE MY FEELINGS FOR YOU. IF YOU LIKED ME SNCE WE MET THEN WHY WOULD YOU IGNORE MY FLIRTS, MY CONSTANT ATTEMPTS TO GET YOUR ATTENTION? IF YOU TRULY LIKED ME YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO ASK IF I LIKED YOU BACK YOU WOULD ALREADY KNOW. HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN PARIS? THAT STUPID SONG I SUNG FOR YOU TRYING TO HINT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME. PHINEAS FLYNN HOW CAN YOU HURT ME SO MUCH AND STILL SMILE?" Isabella stopped to take a breath and let what she said sink in.

Ferb, Baljeet and Buford were actually terrified right now. Never in a million years had they expected Isabella to respond that way to Phineas's confession. Buford had actually taken a few steps back when Isabella started her rant. Ferb realized that Phineas was about to say something and knowing Phineas it was going to be wrong. Ferb grabbed Buford and Baljeet and yanked them back an extra few feet. He knew this was going to be bad.

"Isabella…I'm…sorry. I didn't notice you before but you should have told me" Phineas froze when he saw the raw anger in her eyes boil over. "Oh crap"

"PHIN….PHINEAS FLYNN…HOW DARE YOU!...I HAVE BEEN SHOWING YOU FOR YEARS…ASK ANYONE AROUND YOU AND THEY WILL TELL YOU IT IS TRUE…I HAVE SET ASIDE EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE FOR YOU AND YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO TELL ME I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU? I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU RIGHT NOW. WHY DID I EVER LIKE YOU…YOU…YOU ARE A BIG…A BIG JERK YOU KNOW THAT!" Isabella turned and ran out of the back yard.

"Isabella I didn't mean it like that" Phineas called to a slamming gate. He truly didn't mean to sound rude, what he meant was that he wished she would have told him and maybe he would have been able to set everything right a long time ago. Phineas turned back to the group.

"Has she really been trying to show me all these years?" his eyes settled on Ferb

Ferb just lowered his head as he started walking towards the back door. Buford quickly regained his composure and grabbed Baljeet, who was still frozen in fear.

"Sorry Dinner Bell but she's right" Buford quickly exited the back yard

Phineas realized what he had done and ran towards the house looking for Ferb. He found him in their room with his head in a book; obviously he didn't want to talk.

"Ferb" Phineas closed the door

(Isabella's house)

Isabella crashed through the front door and ran straight up the stairs. She ignored her mother's call and stormed into her room. She slammed the door behind her and collapsed on her bed. The tears began to flow.

"What a stupid jerk…he made me wait all these years…and he liked me since the first day…how could he do this to me? And then accuse me of not being up front" Isabella buried her head in her pillow to stifle the cry's.

"Isa? Are you ok?" Isabella's mom called from the other side of the door. The tone of her voice told Isabella she was concerned

Isabella stifled her crying for a few seconds to answer.

"Yeah mom just a bad day"

"Want to talk about it?" Vivian asked

"No mom I just want to be alone right now" Isabella shoved her face back into the pillow

"Alright…let me know if you need anything" Vivian offered before retreating downstairs. She didn't know what was wrong but she had an idea who was involved.

It took a good hour before Isabella finally stopped crying and finally started going over her thoughts.

"Is he still worth it? Can I really forgive him for all these years of hurt I've put up with?" Isabella hugged her knees to her chest. "He does like me though…he did admit it" Isabella started to smile. "He does like me and he did grab my hand to try and comfort me" Isabella's smile grew

"He also blamed you for his short coming of not noticing you" Isabella frowned as her mind reminded her of what he did.

"He blamed me; He ignored me all these years even though he knew he liked me. He hurt me and he didn't even know he hurt me…how could any boy do that to a girl?" Isabella started to get mad again

"I don't need this anger. I don't need to keep wasting my days trying to get a boy to notice me who has blatantly ignored me over the years…I don't need Phineas" That name made her even madder right at that moment but could she really mean that? Did she have it in her to not ever see Phineas again?

Isabella sighed…She really needed to think this over…

"Well I guess I have all night to come up with an answer" Isabella grabbed a piece of paper and started writing out her thoughts. Pro's and Con's

This was going to be a long night

(Phineas and Ferb's room)

"What should I do?" Phineas was practically begging for help

Phineas had been explaining every detail he could remember from when he first met Isabella. He realized Ferb didn't really want to talk right now but he needed to confide in someone and so he picked the one person he really looked up to. He was now waiting for a response hoping for the best.

"You really are stupid" Candace said as she finally understood the dilemma.

When Phineas knocked at her door she had closed the door saying she was busy. That is until she heard him say it involved Isabella. Normally Candace wouldn't interfere in Phineas's love life like she would with Stacy's but Phineas sounded desperate and so she gave him some pity. She sat him down and had him spill everything that happened.

"What do you mean?" Phineas asked curious as to why he was the stupid one

"Isabella has been trying to get you to notice her forever and you basically blamed her for her failures"

"I didn't mean too" Phineas started but got cut off

"Regardless of what you meant, that is how she most likely took it. I am sorry that this is how it all turned out I truly am. I pictured it much differently…much sweeter…but anyway you need to know what to do now right?" Candace looked down at her younger brother and could tell he really needed help. She suddenly felt sad because she knew what she had to say.

"I can't help you" Candace tried to avoid the shock and puppy eyes Phineas now had when he heard what she had to say

"What do you mean? You have to help me" Phineas practically got down on his knees and begged.

"I'm sorry Phineas but this is something you have to do by yourself…I can't help you. If I do then you won't learn how to properly take care of Isabella. You'll always come back to me or Ferb for help and that just isn't right. Phineas this is your struggle and I am behind you a hundred percent…I just can't carry you anymore" Candace got down and hugged her brother. She truly did love him and she wanted to help him but she knew this was a time she had to trust him to do the right thing.

Phineas hugged his sister tighter then she had expected and he let her know he wasn't about to let go. He had done so much this summer by himself, he had help with everyone but he never needed to ask for help. Everyone was always willing to help him, he guessed he just took it for granted and now that he had to do something alone and without help from anyone…it truly scared him.

"Just do what feels natural for you" Candace said as she broke the hug and gently ushered him off to his room for some sleep. Candace had the utmost faith in her younger brother…she just feared how Isabella is taking it.

(Isabella's house)

"I think I have my answer Pinky" Isabella said as she petted her dog that was fast asleep on her lap.

"Tomorrow I tell Phineas that I don't think we can be friends anymore" Isabella turned out the light and rested her head on the pillow.

Danville was dark but for two households two young children just could not sleep.

(Author note)

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