I'm so sorry I took a long time for this. It's one of those "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" nonsense excuses, because I have the story in my head but I never seem to write it. I have to warn you guys, this usually reclusive gal becomes pretty social during the summer. At least with my family, love those guys.

Girl. Who is the Girl? Black hair and fair skin. That wasn't an especially common combination. Off the top of his head, he could only think of Isabella. But Ferb just couldn't picture anybody at the school who connected with his fuzzy memories. The only people he had been around were Dwayne, Annika and Isabella. Dwayne had basically ditched them. Annika would sooner break his arm than fool around with him, and she didn't look like what he pictured at all. Isabella hadn't seemed to know anything about his mystery girl.

A girl who just wouldn't leave his mind. Ferb had definitely acquired a reputation as a ladies' man in high school, but never as a player, and he was absolutely not the kind to jump all the bases so quickly, ESPECIALLY after he had finally landed the girl of his dreams. A girl who was the jealous, suspicious, and icy type. So he couldn't help feeling that this person had made a connection with him, and since he was drunk, he ignored his girlfriend and pursued it.

This was crazy. He was practically acting like he had fallen in love. He didn't know what she looked like, what her personality was, what her name was… he had no idea who she was, and he had somehow built castles in the air and turned that night into the night he found his true love. Gah, this is what you get for being a romantic.

No response from Isabella. Again. This had been the hundredth time Isabella had ignored him. Phineas thought going to the same school would help him keep his friends, not lose them. Especially right after he started dating one. This had always been in the back of his mind. Don't date friends. Which is why as soon as he had finally realized he liked Isabella… they were barely friends anymore.

"Isabella?" Phineas gently knocked on Isabella's door. It took what seemed like forever, but someone finally opened the door.

"She isn't here." Phineas noticed that the usually stony Ting seemed cautious and even sincere in her tone. "I'm the only one."

"Thanks." He replied. He turned to walk away. He was the clueless one. Clueless about everybody's feelings. Something was up with Isabella, for a while now, and he had no idea what it was.

"OW. Be careful, Flynn!"

He had bumped into Annika Moon. Great. She was the last person he wanted to speak to. Wasn't bullying supposed to stop in like, elementary school?

"Sorry." He said, a little half-heartedly.

"You seem pretty down." Annika remarked. "Is something up with you and Isabella? She's been acting weird too. Ooo, this is perfect for my blog!"

So there really was something up with Isabella! And she was avoiding him! Why? He was the perfect person to help solve the problem.

"Is Isabella avoiding me?"

She shrugged. "Probably. I mean, look at you." She said flatly. "Any dirt to share about her?"

He crossed his arms. "Are you asking because you really need a story… or because you're worried about Isabella?"

That shut her up. She silently opened her door and left him alone. So the two roommates who Isabella seemed to hate were actually somewhat there for her, and concerned about her weird behavior. That was kind of nice. Now if he could only find her. He couldn't think of the reason why she would be avoiding him. What had he done?

Or what had she done?

Vanessa wasn't the kind to get especially guilty. None of the Doofenshmirtzes were the kind to get guilty at all. How else could Grandma ignore her firstborn, Grandpa abuse his children, Mom waste her inheritance, and Dad literally act evil? Honestly, she had never even given a crap when she stole Mary McGuffin from a little girl. Mary was still in her old room at home, and the memory had never once haunted her.

But this Johnny thing bothered her a lot. Why on Earth had she wasted her relationship with Ferb, a relationship that might turn out to be her best ever, for one kiss with stupid Johnny?

Uggh, but Johnny wasn't stupid. He was good and handsome and… No! She was not allowed to cheat!

Just like every child of divorced parents, Vanessa had hoped, somewhere in her heart, that her parents would get back together. But that could never happen because Charlene never seemed to be single, at least not long enough for Dad to make a move. Vanessa had the horrible suspicion in her gut that it might have been more than her dad's ridiculous schemes that led to the divorce. As in, Charlene might be guilty of infidelity. It would explain why he legally got so much alimony.

Which is why cheating was a huge no-no. Nope. Vanessa refused to grow up and become her parents – either of them.

Vanessa cautiously dialed Ferb's phone number. This was going to be a super awkward conversation/confession. Especially since the boy never said anything back. Her heart was racing, but she felt sudden relief when she realized… it was just his voice mail. Suddenly, everything seemed to explode out of her.

"Oh my God, Ferb, I have to tell you something. Oh… I did something bad. You know how I went to that wedding? Oh, well, Johnny was there. Yeah, my ex-boyfriend, Johnny. Oh, I know you aren't going to be happy to hear that. And… we kissed. Fuck, I'm really sorry, Ferb. But, that's all we did. I swear, I promise, that was it. It's not even a thing. And I'm really really trying not to act like 'I'm too cool, it's no big', like that, because I do feel pretty guilty. Enough so that I had to get it off my chest. Whew. You know, I feel a little better. Don't come back to Danville and freak. Ha ha… In fact, I'll even let you kiss another girl to get us to the same level. Bye, hugs from Vanessa."

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