I'm not dead. Hows that for exciting? Well anyway, last Thursday I had the inspiration for this chapter and here it is. I do have other stories so please don't be expecting me to update this tomorrow. By the way, thank you all for the amazing reviews. It really helps for me to keep interested in this story. And … like I said in the first chapter, this story takes me out of my comfort zone so the reviews really help.
Thesmartone1997: Well firstly Phineas is now older and a girl so … she can show more feelings. As for the italics … yeah, that's from when my beta sent the chapter back to me. He bold and italicizes the corrections and I sometimes forget to unitalicize when doing the corrections. I'm glad you liked it.
14AmyChan: There is going to be another cute romantic scene coming up but I won't tell you when or who it's between.
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PianoMan5: Once again, always appreciated.
BostonBill: I don't remember if I remembered to add the changes that he recommended in his review for the last chapter.
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: But how will it be a dab idea?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone except Erick.
Beta read by PianoMan5
(Issac's POV)
The walk back to Philina and Ferb's house was long and slightly painful. When we got back I had to rest on the couch, while Philina ran into the back yard shoutingabout what she wanted to do today. "Some things never change." I said to no one in particular while looking at the ceiling.
"You talking about Philina?" Erick asked from the chair on the right side of the room.
I looked down at Erick. "When did you get here?" I asked.
He let out a laugh. "Same time you got here. You just didn't notice me."
I gave him a strange look. "I'm guessing you get that a lot?"
"Haha, very funny." He said with a leer.
"Why aren't you outside with the others?"
"The only people outside are Philina and Ferb. Everyone else in inside somewhere."
I shook my head. "So why aren't the outside?"
"Still waiting for the parts to arrive for Philina's idea." He scratched the back of his head. "What was it again?"
I looked back at the ceiling and let out a breath of air. "I think it had something to do with … hair … managing?"
He shook his head. "I guess something do change then."
I sighed. "You know … can you give me some advice on something?"
He placed his hands behind his head. "Shoot."
"I don't know why this idea popped into my head but … what would happen if Philina and I … couldn't change back?"
He looked at the ceiling for a moment then back to me. "Well … aside from the trouble of having to explain why Isabella is now a boy and Phineas is now a girl …"
"I don't mean if we decided to stay as what we are." I interrupted. "I mean what if for some reason … we couldn't."
"Well then … we would have to explain why you have changed genders but we could still change you two back at any point."
I let out a sigh of relief. "Well that's good to know,"
"But just so you know you and Philina should think up an excuse for why your hair color is mixed."
"Can't we just change it back?" I asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"The chromosome that was swapped has been altered, think of it as cutting the top off each and putting it on the other, only it was multiple intermediate parts that we cannot isolate without risking the entire set of chromosomes."
I shook my head. "Can you explain this in English?"
Erick rubbed his eyebrows. "If we try to fix it then you might wind up with albino hair."
"Okay then." I said as I reclined back into the couch.
Erick looked at me curiously. "Might I ask if there was any … reason, why you wanted to know about being stuck like this?"
I shook my head. "Nope, no reason whatsoever."
Erick started picking at his nails. "You want to know what would happen if you and Philina became a couple but Philina only had feelings for you in the state you two are in."
I quickly sat up and looked at him. "How did you-"
"Ferb told me you'd ask." He interrupted. "And I can't really say, but you should go threw with it."
"You have a lot of experience with women there?" I asked sarcastic.
"You have a lot more experience with women then I do Issac." He retorted with a smile.
"Just because I was a girl, you think I know all about women?"
"Yeah that's what I think." He said with a nod.
I let out a laugh. "And you want to ask me something about women?"
He looked to the side. "Well you asked me something." He said nonchalantly.
"And you didn't have an answer." I retorted.
"So you're not going to help me with Katie?" He asked.
"Did someone say my name?" Katie shouted from upstairs.
Erick's hands went up. "I swear that she has a sixth sense or something to when someone says her name."
Katie got downstairs and started looking around. "Did someone say my name?"
"No Katie, we didn't call your name." Erick said as he rested his head on his hand.
Katie looked among both of us. "Okay then. Oh, before I forget, I'm in charge of snacks today and I'm making cookies."
"What kind?" I asked.
"Well I thought about making those grasshopper cookies you see on T.V. all the time."
Erick and I looked at her worried. "We don't have grasshoppers Katie." I said with a nervous look on my face. It was at that moment an idea popped into my head. "Maybe Erick should help you with, you know, so you don't accidentally burn down the house."
"I'll have you know that I have my backing patch." Katie said with a leer. "And you should know that I was the first to get it."
"Yeah but … you did come close to failing your first try on it."
"But I didn't fail." Katie said with a mocking smile.
Erick sighed. "If it's all the same to you Katie, I would like to be away from the hormonally confused punk who is going to be looking for some payback."
Katie and I looked to at him, confused. "Did … did you just insult me?" I asked.
He shook his head guiltily. "No."
I was about to accuse him again but I heard Philina call from outside. "The parts are here!" I couldn't get out of my chair fast enough.
"So what idea do you have planned today?" I asked.
"We are going to make a gel that instantly smooth and straightens hair so you never have to worry about combing it or worry about it getting your eyes."
"Sounds like another amazing idea."
(Erick's POV)
Katie and I watched as everyone made their way outside. "Well will you look at the two of them." I said as I pointed to Issac and Philina. "Two little lovebirds and they don't even know it yet."
"Which pair are you talking about?" Katie asked as she motioned to Django and Adyson as well as Baljeet and Ginger.
"Yeah, I guess this house is full of lovebirds."
Katie tugged on my sleeve with a blush on her face "Um … we're the only ones in the house Erick."
I also blushed and looked away. "I think we should get started on those cookies."
We both made our way over to the kitchen and started looking through the pantry. "Okay so all we need is ..." Katie started grabbing at seemingly random intervals. When she was done it looked like half the pantry and the fridge were on the table.
"Um … Katie? Are you sure we need all this?" I asked.
"Don't be silly, I know how to make something as simple as cookies." She said as she got a bowl. "Now lets see, how did it go again?" She started shifting throughthe ingredients. "Flour, salt, baking soda, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips … are there any grasshoppers?" She asked.
"Where not making grasshopper cookies Katie." I said as I continued to look at the stack of ingredients on the kitchen table.
"Oh come on. I heard that they're great and good for you."
"The only person who would eat it is Buford."
"FINE!" She grabbed the appropriate amounts of each ingredient mentioned except grasshoppers but as I looked at the portions she had mixed, I couldn't help but feel like something was wrong.
"Um … Katie?"
"Not now Erick." She quickly began stirring the ingredients. "Can you set the oven for me?" She asked.
I sighed and walked over to the oven and set it to the right temperature. "Katie, are you sure that-"
"I don't see why we can't have grasshoppers cookies. I mean there supposed to be delicious."
I shook my head and looked at her. "Many things are supposed to be delicious Katie. In some parts of the world, people believe that monkey brains are delicious."
I saw her shiver and give me a stare. "I so did not need to hear that."
"It's true, and in some places they even eat-"
"Done." She said as she showedme a non-stick pan with cookie dough on it. She slid it into the oven and started a timer.
As I sat there watching Katie place cookies in the oven I couldn't shake the feeling that we had forgotten something. After a minute of sitting there I realized what exactly was wrong but decided to wait and see if Katie would figure it out herself. After sitting there with an overjoyed Katie for a while, the timer rang and she pulled out the cookies.
"Mmmmm, smell that Erick? It's the smell of perfectly made cookies."
"Whatever you say Katie." I said sarcastically.
"And what do you mean by that?" She asked accusingly.
"I mean try taking a bite into it and see for yourself." She leered at me then took one and tried to bite into it.
"Ow!" She hollered. "Why are they so hard?"
I took another look over the ingredients and realized what was wrong. "You forgot to add butter." She stared at me for a minute then showed an expression of shock.
"Did I seriously … I … how did I?"
"You need to add partially melted butter to make the cookies soft."
She placed her hands on her hips. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"It was too late when I found out and I thought you would figure it out for yourself."
She gave me an annoyed stare. "Look, I'm sorry. Let's try this again, only this time, I'll mix the dough."
She gave me an accusing look. "Since when did you become an expert on cooking?"
"Who do you think cooks in my house?" I asked with a downcast tone.
After a moment she had a horrified expression on her face. "I'm sorry, I didn't-"
"It's okay … I've been getting that a lot."
She walked up beside me and turned to face away from me. "What's it like … to … have such a small family?"
I sighed, took the rock cookies from Katie, placed them on the table, and made my way over to the bowl Katie was using. "Let's try this again. Shall we?"
She walked over to me and wrappedher arms around one of mine. "Do you ever get … lonely?"
I shook my head. "I used to … then I met you."
She closed her eyes and I started mixing the cookie dough. "Do you … do you really feel that strongly about me?" She asked.
I looked at her and realized what she was asking. "Well … yeah … you mean a lot to me"
She opened her eyes and looked down. "I … I feel the same way … about you."
We stayed there for a while until she finally broke the silence. "Should we … do you think …" She stopped and took a breath. "Would you like too-"
"What's taken you two so long!?" Buford interrupted as he came stomping into the kitchen. "I want some cookies and I don't want to spend another minute listening to Dinerbells rant on new dresses."
I sighed. "The first batch is on the table over there Buford. Help yourself."
"Finally!" He shouted as he grabbed one of the rock cookies. "Finally." He opened his mouth and placed the cookie inside.
"Is Buford eating the cookies?" We heard Issac call as he walked inside. "He'd better leave some for the rest of us."
"Oh don't worry Issac." I said. "We're making a second batch so Buford can have all he want's of the first."
Issac walked over to the table and took one of the cookies for himself. "Something seems off about these cookies."
"What can be off about cookies?" Buford asked. "It would take a complete idiot to mess up something so simple."
I looked at Katie who had started to shed a few tears. "Hey Buford? Could you just eat the cookie already?" I asked in an annoyed tone.
Both Buford look at his cookie for a moment and chomped down on it. When his teeth touched the cookie there was a moment of uncomfortable silence as tears started to form in his eyes. Buford dropped his cookie and placed a hand over his own mouth and some moans of pain could be heard coming from him.
Katie and I let out a silent laugh as Phillina walked in. "What's taking you two so long?" She looked over to the table and ignored Issac and Buford. "Cool, cookies."
"DON'T!" Katie and I shouted as she took one of them.
Phillina looked at the two of us like we had done something wrong. I was about to explain what happened but Katie beat me too it. "I … kinda forgot the butter."
Phillina put the cookie down then noticed Buford. "So I see … well, we all make mistakes at some point." Phillina looked back at Issac. "We should get outside, Ferb and I finished with the gel and we need to show it off."
"Oh, is that the gel that makes your hair smooth and manageable?" Katie asked with a large smile as she separated from me.
"Yeah." Phillina answered. "You want to try it?"
"Of course!" Katie said joylessly. Katie and Phillina ran outside with Issac close behind them. After a moment of pain Buford also followed while taking the batch of bad cookies with him.
I took a seat on one of the chairs and looked at where Katie and I were standing not to long ago. "So very close." I said as I watched the oven.
Yeah, I know I'm tottering Erick there but it makes the story good. Now I need to go and watch a show that has a rating so high that I can't even say the name of it without raising the rating on this story … wait … no … I'm going to watch game of thrones.
R&R
