Hey y'all! I really hope you enjoy today's chapter. Also, before you start reading I just wanted to put this out there - I'm not exactly sure how long this book will be. It might end up being pretty short, but not too short. I'm not sure. Maybe around 5 - 15 chapters? Great range, I know. :P
Perry's P.O.V.
I make my way back to O.W.C.A. HQ and report to Monogram and Carl, requesting their assistance in taking fingerprints from the machines and door handles.
I give them my notes and dash off, eager to get home to my owners.
Once I'm there, I take off my hat and put on my mindless-monotreme face just as Phineas notices me. "Oh! There you are, Perry!" He says with a small smile as he lays out something like a tarp with four red, green, blue and yellow dots on it.
I chatter at him before retreating to my bed to take a nap.
No P.O.V.
A knock is heard from the front door.
"I'll get it, you guys agree on a game, okay?" Phineas says as he walks over to the front door.
"Vanessa!" Phineas' smile returns again. "Hey! I figured I'd spend the day over here since there's nothing to do at my dad's." She says as she walks in, closing the door and shaking water off of her umbrella. Phineas closes the door behind her.
"Ferb is upstairs. He claims he's, 'Not feeling the best,' but I'm sure he'd enjoy your company!" Phineas says before walking back to his friends.
Vanessa begins climbing the stairs, on her way to visit her boyfriend.
Ferb's P.O.V.
I wanted, no, needed to know what was going on. Why didn't anything happen? Obviously the nightmare is something to have concern for. I mean, it predicted the future! It played out almost exactly like it did in real life! Was I supposed to shrug it off as some coincidence?
And who was that hooded person?
But, more importantly, why did they seem so familiar? Those eyes, I know I've seen them somewhere before. They're so familiar, and yet, so... foreign.
Suddenly, I hear a playful scream from Phineas and a few laughs from the others coming from downstairs. "That's no fair!" He continues to joke, and the laughing continues.
I hear a soft knocking. I stare at my door stupidly, as if my mind were playing with me, until I hear it again.
"Oh! Uh, come in?" I say after the realization that I had somehow zoned out. "Hi!" Vanessa greets as she walks in. I sit up and move to the edge of the bed as she walks in and sits beside me.
"Phineas says you claimed you 'weren't feeling the best'. What's up with that?" She says. "I don't know, I just kind of wanted a bit of time to myself for… Certain reasons." I say, hesitating on the last part.
I decide it's best I don't tell her I'm acting all funky because of some stupid dream…
"Oh, okay. Well, I was kinda hoping we could spend the day together since I'm stuck at my dad's for the weekend but if you aren't feeling up to it, I won't bug you." She says as she gets up and heads for the door.
"Wait!" I suddenly say. I don't know what prompted me, so when she stopped, turned around and looked at me, I didn't know what to say.
I want Vanessa to stay, but I didn't even accept Phineas' offer to hang out downstairs. I don't want Phineas to get the wrong ideas. But then again, I'm sure he'll understand.
"It's pouring out. You should stay," I improvise. Vanessa shrugs and heads back towards me, and I quietly sigh.
"So, what should we do?" Vanessa asks. I look to her and shrug. "Well, how about a board game?" Vanessa suggests. "Sounds good," I say, getting up from my bed and leading Vanessa downstairs to the game closet. She opens the door and looks at the games while I stand by until she makes her choice.
"Hey, what are you guys up to?" Phineas asks from around the corner of the hall.
"We're going to play a game in the bedroom," Vanessa replies from the closet.
"Oh… well, we're playing games out here if you wanna join?" He suggests with a wide grin on his face. I think for a bit, but decide to speak my mind. Why even bother keep quiet at this point?
"Well, I was hoping to play alone with Vanessa. I'm not really in the mood to deal with you guys right now," It takes me a second, but I realize my error.
"I mean-" I begin to say, but Phineas already disappeared.
"That was a bit harsh, don't ya think?" Vanessa comments.
"Well… yes, but he'll need to realize sooner or later that I won't do everything with him," I reply and begin walking to my room. Vanessa follows.
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After winning the game of Clue all three times, and then losing to Vanessa at Uno twice, she decides it's time to leave.
I walk her to the front door, noticing the absence of noise around the house. Once Vanessa gets in her car and starts driving away, I make my way to the living room.
"What are you doing?" I ask as I lean over the couch. Laying there, ever so quietly, was Phineas. He looked absolutely bored to death.
"Laying down?" Is his only reply before he begins sitting up. "But if you guys are done with your little games, then I might as well go be bored in our room." He makes his way over to the stairs and slowly climbs them.
I watch him silently, until he's completely out of sight, and then decide to follow him up.
Eventually, mom calls upstairs for us to come eat dinner. And, once we're finished, we say our good nights and go to our room again. When we get there, Phineas flops down onto his bed and stares at the ceiling in thought. However, unlike I had expected, he kept completely silent.
"You alright?" I ask.
"Yeah. Fine," He replies simply. I stare at him. Does he really think I'll fall for this?
"You don't seem alright," I comment, not bothering to look at him.
"Well I am," he says with forced closed eyes.
"Whatever…" I mumble. "Well, ya know what, Phin? I still don't believe you for one second."
"Well…" He huffs, "Why can't you just take a break from girls for one second?!" He suddenly yells. I stare, shocked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, you and I were so close. We were like this," He crosses his fingers like proof, "Now, we're always apart. You're always off with Vanessa, or working on homework, or something when I want us to do something, anything together! I'm lonely without you, Ferb! I just want you to do something with me! Make time for me!" He whines, sitting up.
With the roll of my eyes, I respond, "Phineas, everything isn't about you. My life doesn't revolve around you, same thing with Isabella, Buford and Baljeet. They choose to hang out with you, but one day, they'll go their own separate ways too."
"Well I know that, but I-" "Do you really, though?" I question. He looks at me, then off to the side, as if the correct answer were written on the wall over there.
"Just as I thought. Look Phineas, you've had long enough to realize it on your own. And if you don't soon, the real world will definitely spell it out for you. So I'll prepare you; life isn't all fun and games! Smiles don't solve problems, hope doesn't feed a family. So I would end these practices while you still can, and learn to look at the real world. Not your own little fantasy where life is perfect; there are bigger problems than your friendships. I mean seriously, Phin! Nobody can smile forever!"
I sigh as Phineas stares at me, serious defeat evident on his face.
"Ya know, Ferb..." He says, voice shaky and chin trembling, "It already hurts enough. It hurts to know that you're stupid enough to speak your mindless words. It hurts that you've left me. You're suppose to love me for who I am, even if I may still act younger. I still love you, but you've done nothing but be a huge jerk to me lately. Maybe you should face the reality that, no matter how mature adults think they act, there will always be insecurity, fear... and ignorance," And with that, he gets up and walks out, tears streaming down his face.
I hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll see ya next week! :)