A/N: Sorry if it got confusing at first, thanks to RedWingChris, the previous chapter has been broken into two. I hope this helps. If you read the previous chapter before I broke it in half, disregard this chapter. Otherwise, continue reading.
The next day (still in Phineas' POV)
I woke up in a normal state, seeming to have forgotten what transpired Friday night. I beat the alarm clock, shoved my breakfast, brushed my teeth, and was presentable before Ferb was awake as normal. I decided to just leave what happened behind and focus on seizing the day! Today, I got an idea that we are going to make a simulator that lets the user go into any environment they want and manipulate it to what they deem is fit.
"Ferb I know what we are going to do today!"
Groggily lifting his head, Ferb just tossed a pillow at my head, knocking me to the ground.
"Hey what was that for? You're gonna so pay!"
I threw the pillow back at him and what was a joke turned into an all-out pillow fight. We continued throwing until we only had pillow covers with the contents strewn all over the room.
"It looks like we got a mess to clean up Ferb."
"Yes, yes we do."
Ferb points to the kitchen and left the room, presumably to grab some breakfast. I wouldn't argue, after all, he didn't eat yet. Maybe that is what we will be going to do today! A massive pillow fight in the backyard! Yeah, but the cleanup needs some automation… Yeah that's it! We'll make a robot to clean this all up. I pulled a sheet of blueprint paper and quickly sketched out a plan for our own backyard pillow fight with a built in cleanup system so we won't deal with a mess complete with Bulgarian…
The point is we will have a backyard pillow fight with the gang. Ferb wasn't back yet so I decided to try to make a smaller cleanup robot that I designed to clean up the backyard. Grabbing his toolbox, I got to work. Before I started though, my phone beeped with a text message. Recognizing the tone, I sighed and remembered to act cool, so I quickly read it.
Izzy: Hi Phineas, r u ok?
Phineas: Yeah, we'll have a pillow fight today.
Izzy: Cool, but I gtg to the mall with the FG, it's a special reunion.
Phineas: Ok, see you later.
(Ferb's POV)
So far, so good! Phineas beat me as normal and was already ready before I was even awake and already knew what to do today. Looks like he recovered from what happened, and I am glad for him to come to terms with it. Speaking of Phineas, what is he doing up there with my tools? I finished my glass of orange juice and checked out what was in our room. To my amazement, the room was squeaky clean with not a single piece of pillow anywhere. The only difference was that we were going to need some new pillows.
(Phineas' POV)
"Hey Ferb, I know what else we are going to do today! We are going to host a backyard pillow fight!"
He nodded and pointed around the room.
"Yeah, there's the little fella right there that was responsible for that."
I pointed at what looked like a robot dog.
"Yeah, I wanted it to be a platypus, but Perry kept tearing it up, so I ended up with a dog design."
"Anyways Ferb, here are the plans…"
I rambled on and gave him the blueprints, which I got a nod and thumbs up.
"Hey, where's Perry?"
(Perry disappears under the bed and music plays)
DU-BA-DU-BA-DU-BA-DU-BA-DU-BA-DU-BA-DU-BA PER-RY!
"Hey, I didn't know Perry had his own theme song!"
A/N: Kind of a cool quote I ran across:
"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure." – George Edward Woodberry
That evening was the best evening I had since that Friday. We all just wallowed in a white wasteland of pillow fluff and giggled manically, but something was still biting me; Isabella wasn't here. Although she might already have a date, I still would like to be friends no matter what she or I felt about this. In the meantime, Buford excused himself for dinner and Baljeet needed to visit "a certain studious young girl." That left Ferb and I in our S'Winter like backyard minus the cold and wetness of course.
"Ferb, consider this day seized!"
A thumbs up was a reply. I got our phone and said, "Clean up pillow fight."
"Password?"
"***********"
Sorry, but that my friends is confidential! Oh, um, sorry readers, back to the story, I don't like breaking walls.
"Access granted, ETA 1 minute."
"Wow bro, you did a good job there."
"Yeah, how did I miss all this fun yesterday right? That reminds me, I forgot to make extra pillows. Let Mom and Dad know we'll be shopping and be back about 9."
Ferb left the backyard and I just slumped with my back on the tree, resting my hands on my head. Things were looking better already. What I didn't tell Ferb of course was that Isabella was supposed to be at the mall, and I wanted to see if I could "accidentally" bump into her at the mall and have a little talk.
5 minutes later…
"Bro, we're good to go."
"Great! Let's go."
My brother and I left the backyard and walked towards the Googolplex mall.
"Hey Ferb, thanks for making me feel better."
"That's what brothers are for. They're also there for this."
He punched me playfully on the shoulder.
"Yeah, and this too."
I gave it back to him.
"Hey, isn't that the new restaurant that opened last week?"
"Looks like it Ferb. Wanna check it out?"
Thumbs up was all I needed and we started walking towards it. Before we were even halfway to there, the doors opened and what I saw made my eyes open as wide as they could. If they can fall out, they certainly would now. What I saw was the most beautiful girl on Earth, stunning to the core. Her classic pink bow fitted on top of her raven hair, a dress that was so pink and flashy and those high heels… I know that's pretty corny, but no word can describe the beauty. What I saw next though was more of a shock; Dennis Miller in a tux holding her hand. Going behind a tree, they immediately started making out.
A/N: Sorry, but I don't write good kissing scenes :P (I have only kissed thrice and they weren't long)
if I could scream, holler, and get angry at the same time, it was now. All I did though was to clench my fists and storm to the mall to blow some steam off. Ferb caught up to me and we walked in tactful silence. We reached the mall and looked for the furniture outlet to find the Fireside Girls there along with Buford, Baljeet, and Django with the exception of Isabella.
Django spoke first, "What's up Phineas?"
"Getting new pillows."
"You're coming to buy pillows when you can make the world's most awesome pillows?"
"Yeah, somehow the machine disappeared and we already destroyed the rest of the pillows."
"That's too bad, well, we were here to do some shopping. The Fireside Girls wanted to have a little boyfriend tag-a-long shopping today so that's why we're here. You guys invited?"
"I didn't get invited, did you get invited Ferb?"
He shifted uneasily and didn't speak and putting the situation into context, I knew he was invited.
"That's fine Ferb, I'll get the pillows. See you back home."
I turned around and went for the furniture outlet, but then I saw Isabella and that Dennis come around. I ducked behind the pillar and activated my invisibility app (it just bends light around you so you blend into the environment). One half of my brain was shouting PHINEAS STOP, YOU KNOW THAT'S LOW FOR YOU TO EAVESDROP. My other half of the brain and what was left of my heart screamed I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. My curiosity won and half my brain cheered. No not really, but I salvaged whatever what left of my will to listen it.
"Hey Ferb, this is Dennis Miller, I don't believe you two have met."
"Hi Ferb."
"Hi Dennis, Gretchen, let's go."
I see Ferb leading Gretchen out, probably to avoid making a confrontation with Isabella.
"There is Milly, Ginger, and Adyson of my troop and Baljeet, Buford, and Django, which are their umm… friends."
"Hello there Dennis." said Baljeet in his Indian accented voice.
Hello, hi; pleasantries flew in the air as Isabella introduced Dennis. Of course, I wasn't there but what bothered me was she never even talked about me! It just seems like I never existed in her life. Not that I needed to be known, but a friend for a decade should at least have some mention. Dennis was the one that broke the ice.
"Isabella, didn't you say Ferb had a brother?"
"Yeah, but he isn't here right now."
"Oh well, I just wished to meet him up here."
They gossiped and talked random things, so I decided to take some action.
"Hey Isabella."
"ACCKKKK! Oh, uh, h-hi."
"I just came to the mall to get some pillows Isabella. And who is this?" I pointed at Dennis.
"Hi, I'm Dennis Miller, and you are?"
That's it! If Isabella doesn't want to acknowledge me, I won't either.
"I'd rather not talk about it." I snapped and ran.
I left in a hurry, and for the first time in my life, I had to use the restroom for one sole purpose: a place of solitude for the brokenhearted. I didn't fool my brother, he knew I came here just to talk to Isabella, but with Dennis hanging around, I can't talk. Worse off, Isabella doesn't even remember my name! I sighed and checked my phone to see a text from Ferb.
Ferbooch: Sorry Phineas, I know what happened.
Phineas: Yeah, I now know.
Ferbooch: Cheer up, get some pillows so we can get the bloody hell out of here.
Phineas: Alright, have a nice time with you GF :P
Ferbooch: You know that's not my GF, it's just a friend that's a girl. It's not GF! :/ YET
Phineas: Yeah, yeah, see ya.
At a corner of my eye, I spied an orange parka with rats milling about. I need to get out of this creepy stall.
(No POV)
There in the mall, Phineas was in the restroom, recuperating from the sting Isabella left. Ferb and Gretchen were checking out some clothing at Macy's. The gang saw what transpired and were all slack-jawed. Isabella wasn't ready for a confrontation this early and poor Dennis had no clue what transpired. The gang took their leave, leaving Isabella and Dennis alone again. Stan happened to pass by the restroom and needed to take a piss.
(Phineas' POV)
In a corner without any escape mentally, I just broke down. Tears from my torn heart dripped into the sink; the water a reminder of what is inside. Someone happened to walk in and he asked,
"Dude, what happened?"
"H-Hi St-tan."
"Phineas, did someone beat you up?"
"N-No, b-but it feels w-worse than t-that."
"Sooo, what happened?"
"I-I didn't *sniff* ask h-her and s-someone al-lready d-did."
"There bro, don't cry, just get yourself together and go home, you don't want to meet a bully here right?" He hands me a paper towel.
"T-Thanks St-tan, I-I'll be fine."
"No prob."
Using whatever resolve I have left, I decided he had a point. I won't be moping around all night in this public restroom; I needed to get things done. I walked out of the restroom and walked into the store.
"Order for Flynn-Fletcher please."
"Coming right out, $59.43 please."
I swipe our card and got the receipt.
"Thanks."
"Thank you, come by to see us for any house apparel you need!"
I left with the bag of pillows in hand and the receipt in our instant digital receipt organizer. Yep, we keep all transactions in record. I walked down the escalator and then turned on my tracker to find Ferb. While walking, I absentmindedly walked into a beautifully dressed pink person and we fell.
"Sorry miss, I didn't pay attention, here, let me help you up." I pulled her up and she dusted herself.
"Isabella?"
"P-Phineas?"
"I need to go."
I left once again, leaving Isabella in my wake. I hear her say, "Wait, wait!" But I just kept going, never looking back. A rough pull and I was sprawling flat on the floor. Darn those Fireside Girl patches.
"PHINEAS, it isn't what it seems."
"Oh yeah, what about all the kissing?" I spat.
"T-that can be exp…"
"Not now Isabella, just be happy with whoever you're with. Goodbye."
I immediately transported myself back to our bedroom and sighed. These next 3 weeks are going to be long ones indeed. Not only am I the only one not partnered again (for the zillionth time in a row), what used to be my best friend is now completely ignoring me. I threw a pillow onto Ferb's bed and tossed my own onto my bed. Looking up, I looked at the projection of stars in our bedroom that Ferb made some time ago. Playing random 80's music, I relaxed and slipped into some much needed sleep.
(Ferb's POV)
My outing with Gretchen was perfect! Actually nearly perfect, if it wasn't for Phineas' dilemma with Isabella. Not even I could see that coming. Worse off, I think Phineas took her silence and lack of mention of him caused him to think Isabella forgot Phineas already. I can see she still cares for him; it just frustrates her that he couldn't do anything romantic with her. So probably she wanted to date Dennis to relieve her romantic frustrations (I don't blame her, it has been ten years), but it won't work and it's already damaging her already very small "romantic" relationship with Phineas. What I didn't tell Phineas or Isabella that this guy was already – wait, I can't talk about that now, I need to help Phineas.
"Gretchen, we had a really good time and I would like to take you home, but I think you understand Phineas is in need of some help now."
"That's fine Ferb, just call me later."
"I will honey."
I pulled out our phone and used the transporter app.
"Actually Gretchen, you wanna hitch a ride?"
"Sure." she giggled a bit.
"Go to Gretchen's house."
"Gretchen's house located."
In a whir, we were standing in the front yard of Gretchen's home.
"Thanks for the ride Ferb."
"See you later honey."
I quickly told the app, "Go to Phineas and Ferb's bedroom."
"Phineas and Ferb's bedroom located."
Another whir and I stumbled about looking around for Phineas, but it was a waste of time. He was knocked out cold sleeping in his bed already. He put a note on my pillow.
Hey Ferb, let our parents know I can't go to school for the next couple days. My nose really hurts. Thanks Ferb. – Phineas
I knew that wasn't the whole story, but I will respect his wishes. He does have a valid point though that his nose is still healing. Whatever it is, Mom and Dad are asleep, so I'll take care of this tomorrow.
A/N: I didn't realize I couldn't paste in cursive here and I apologize for that (it was needed in some parts). After getting some help from RedWingChris, the previous chapter is cut into two (so there are three parts and this is the last part). Of course, not end of story though. At this point in the story, I believe the 4th chapter is my weakest (I think I might redo it later on).
Phineas and Ferb's summer creations amassed quite a lot of earnings. Don't ask what pillows they got.
BTW, don't ask how Kenny died in the stall. Let's just say he made the wrong friend and contracted an illness.
Thanks for reading and please review and let me know your opinion on this and any improvements I should make.
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That is it for now, I will update again probably around Thursday or Friday night.
