I do not own Phineas and Ferb.
Siblings: Jeremy and Suzy
Favourite Girl
Water running from the silver tap, Suzy Johnson alternated her gaze between the dishes she was cleaning and the clock that hung above the kitchen entryway. It was well past one in the afternoon, and her brother had yet to return home. Mouth curling into a frown, she scrubbed her mother's favourite coffee mug extra hard.
Jeremy was supposed to take her to the movies that afternoon-particularly to go see Power Ponies Blockbuster. The last show-time was at two-thirty, and she was beginning to doubt that he would remember their plans. They had been made a week ago, after all. Plenty of time had passed for him to forget.
"Not that he wanted to see it anyway," she muttered, placing the mug into the dish tray. "But if he can see Ducky Momo On Ice with Candace, he can very well go see my movie."
The very thought of her brother's girlfriend sent a dark scowl crossing her face. She had spent four years trying to drive her away, but to no avail. She was serious in her relationship with Jeremy, and the two had not even considered taking a break when it came time to go to college. Now that it was summer, Jeremy spent much of his time with Candace, which only fueled the small blonde's hatred towards the redhead.
While the eleven-year-old had grown out of her possessive maliciousness as she matured, her desire to stay Jeremy's favourite girl still remained. Her actions towards Candace dwindled to cruel remarks, ferocious glowers and a small amount of intimidation and manipulation. She knew she needed to be careful of how she acted around the redhead when Jeremy was near. She was no longer little, and more accountable for her actions.
Finishing up the dishes, she dried her hands on a tea towel and set it on the counter. With nothing much to do until Jeremy showed up she went to the back door and stepped into the backyard. Her brow furrowed when she didn't see her pet poodle lounging in the grass.
"Fifi!" she called, hands on her purple skirt-covered hips. "It's time to come inside!"
There was no answering bark. When she took another look around her yard, she noticed a small, freshly-dug hole underneath the fence.
Uh oh.
Panicked, Suzy raced into the house and grabbed the phone. She dialled Jeremy's cellphone number, but all she got in return was a busy signal. Furious, she slammed it down into its holder. "Fine! I'll go look for Fifi myself!"
Trying to ignore the hurt welling up inside her, she shrugged on her light purple sweater and started the search for her pet poodle. She checked around her neighbourhood, occasionally asking people passing by if they had seen her dog. Eventually, she found someone who had.
"Small dog with black fur? Yeah, I seen her. Was running towards the dog park. Chasing a squirrel, I think."
Suzy quickly thanked the man and hurried in the direction he indicated. When she came upon the lush green park exclusively for dogs, she saw many owners with their pets, but not her Fifi. "Excuse me," she said anxiously, halting a woman walking her Saint Bernard. "Have you seen a black-furred poodle?"
"Ah, yes. It went running into the woods. Is it yours?"
"Yes," replied Suzy, her stomach sinking as she looked towards the dense forest that lined the far side of the dog park. "Thank you."
The blonde jogged towards the trees. Hesitating on the outskirts, she peered into the darkness. Taking a deep breath, she plunged inside, hollering, "Fifi!"
I wish Jeremy was with me.
"Fifi!"
I wish he liked me more than he likes Candace.
"Fifi!"
I wish he would spend more time with me.
"FIFI!"
"Yap! Yap!"
The familiar bark was music to her ears. Suzy ploughed through some bushes and stumbled towards a thick body of muddy water, which separated the forest in half. Fifi was on the other side, dry as a bone, which meant she had found a way across.
"Fifi!" she exclaimed in relief. "Bad dog! You shouldn't run off like that!"
But Fifi wasn't paying attention. Her front paws were balanced on the bark of the tree, eyes locked on the squirrel balancing on the branch above her. Suzy eyed it nervously. If the squirrel started to move, Fifi would go with it. That was the last thing she needed.
"Note to self," she muttered. "Train Fifi to ignore chasing squirrels."
She glanced at the water and took a hesitant step into it. It went up to her thigh, and she knew it was too deep for her to wade through.
"If Fifi can find her way across, I guess I can too." Suzy ran down the length of the water, not wanting to waste much time. She came across a row of sleek, skinny stones stretching across the water. She eyed them hesitantly. "Well…guess this is my bridge."
Her sneaker-clad foot had barely touched the first stone when someone hollered, "Suzy!"
Surprised, she looked over her shoulder to see her twenty-one-year-old brother rushing across the forest floor towards her. "Jeremy!"
The blonde dropped down beside his sister, hands falling onto her shoulders. "What are you doing in here?" he demanded. "It's dangerous."
"I was coming after Fifi!" she defended. "She's down there, trying to get a squirrel."
"Wait here. I'll get her."
Suzy watched Jeremy cross the stones and jog in the direction she had indicated. It only took a minute for him to retrieve Fifi, who was thankfully where Suzy had left her. Her blue eyes brightened when her brother returned, her poodle cradled in his arms.
"Fifi!" she exclaimed, catching her dog when Fifi leapt into her arms. "You scared me!" She looked at Jeremy with a relieved smile. "Thanks." Her brow then furrowed. "What are you doing here, anyway?"
Jeremy crossed his arms. "I came to get you for the movies, but you weren't home. You didn't leave a note or anything, so I got worried. I used my cell to track yours."
Suzy felt her skirt pocket, where she could feel the outline of her own cellphone. "You tracked me?" she asked in disbelief.
"There's an app for everything," said Jeremy matter-of-factly. "I wanted to make sure you were alright. Why didn't you call me?"
"I did. I got the busy signal."
Jeremy rubbed his scruffy blonde beard in thought. "Must have been talking to Candace."
"Of course you were," she said, trying not to sound too bitter. "Anyway, you weren't answering and I had to look for Fifi."
"You could have waited for me."
"Didn't think you'd show up," the ponytailed-girl muttered, glancing at the ground.
Frowning, Jeremy knelt down so he could be at eye-level with his sibling. "Why would you think that?"
"Since you got home from college, it's been all about Candace. I figured you probably forgot about our plans and were doing something with her."
Jeremy inspected his sister closely. "You know…Candace is important to me. I'm sorry if I made you feel neglected. But you'll always be my favourite girl. You know that, right?"
Suzy felt her heart swell. "Uh-huh."
Jeremy embraced her. "Good. We'll make this week all about you and me."
"I'd like that," she said happily, using one arm to squeeze her brother back, as the other was holding Fifi securely to her chest.
Linking hands, the Johnson siblings started out of the forest. "Jer?"
"Yeah, Suze?"
"It's kinda creepy that you're able to track me whenever you feel like it."
