Ch. 8- Trying to Pull Love Off
Yay, chapter 8! This is all Isabella's POV. We find out what happened to her while Phineas was singing and the morning after. Reviews would be great!
*Spoiler* Cupid makes an appearance again! And this is not the last time he's going to.
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own anything! Except maybe Cupid...
Isabella's POV-
I walked away from Phineas with my head down. Did I just do what I think I just did? Did I just ruin a perfect moment with Phineas? I've been waiting for something like this for years, and now, I just simply tossed away the opportunity that I've been given…I continued walking until I reached the front door. I sighed as I rested my hand on the doorknob. I looked back at Phineas and saw him slumped on the bench, with his hand on his forehead. I shut my eyes tight, and turned back around to face my feet. As I opened the door and slowly went inside, I thought, "What did I just do?!"…
I found myself in a room that somewhat resembled a coffee shop. Except for the fact that there was only one table and the whole room was bathed in a pinkish glow and sparkly hearts were spread around the room.
I looked down at the table in front of me. It looked like every little girl's idea of a perfect tea party…then, I suddenly noticed that I was holding a teacup all this time. Curious, I took a small sip…and surprisingly, it was the most amazing thing I have ever drunk. Then, there was a faint beep, and a man in a light pink suit came out of an elevator.
"Oh good," he said as he sat across from me and poured himself some tea, "I see you've made yourself comfortable…" I raised my finger and opened my mouth to speak, but the man sitting across from me spoke before I could, "Oh, how forgetful of me! I'm terribly sorry, I'm Cupid. And you are, I believe, Miss Isabella Garcia-Shapiro?" I only gave him a slight nod. I was in a bit of a shock…I mean like, CUPID?! Seriously?! I always thought he was just a silly myth…I guess I was dead wrong…Cupid continued to talk, "Now, I bet you're wondering why you're here," he said as he took a sip of his tea, "Well, you see, I've been watching you for a while now and brought you here to help you with your…ah,…relationship problems…"
I looked at him, slightly confused, "I'm sorry, I don't think I follow…"
"Now, now, don't pretend like you don't know," Cupid shook his head, "I'm here to help smoothen things out between you and Phineas…"
I almost choked on my tea, "No, no, no, no, no, no," I stuttered as I frantically waved my hands, "You've got it all wrong. There is absolutely nothing going on between us…"
"My dear," Cupid calmly responded, "You can't hide from your feelings forever. Plus, I have been keeping a keen eye on both of you two recently, and I know for sure you still feel something for him, just as he does for you…"
I refused to comply, "That's absurd! I SO do not feel the same way towards him anymore…"
"Fine, but how would you explain this…" Cupid slightly yelled as he turned around and a picture of me snuggled close to Phineas (from earlier), appeared on the screen.
I began to stutter even more, "But-but, I-I-I-I-I can-I can explain!"
Cupid sighed deeply, "Isabella, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Really…"
I was getting a bit annoyed, "Ashamed of what? Of being in love?! But I'm NOT!" As I tried to keep my cool, I decided to try and explain my situation to Cupid a little differently…The room got a bit darker, music started to play, I took a flower from the vase on the tea table, (to use it as a mic), and began to sing as I paced around the room…
If there's a prize for being oblivious,
I guess he's already won that,
He isn't worth the aggravation…
That's ancient history, been there, done that…
Cupid seemed to notice what I was trying to do, and played along…
Cupid: Who'd ya think you're kidding,
He's the Earth and Heaven to ya,
Try to keep it hidden,
Honey, I can see right through you,
Me: Oh no-o-o-o-o-o-o-o,
Cupid: Girl you can't conceal it,
I know how you're feeling,
And who you're, thi-i-i-i-nking of,
Me: Oh, no chance, no way,
I won't say it, no, no,
Cupid: You swoon, you sigh,
Why deny it, uh oh,
Me: It's too cliché,
I won't say I'm in love,
Cupid: Shoo do, Shoo do, oo-oo-oo,
Me: I thought my heart had learned it's lesson,
It feels so good when you start out,
My head is screaming, "Get a grip girl!"
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out, oh…
Cupid: You keep on denying,
Who you are, and how you're feeling,
Baby, I'm not buying,
Hon, I saw you hit the ceiling,
Me: OH NO,
Cupid: Face it like a grown-up,
When you're gonna own up,
That ya got, got, got it bad,
Me: Whoa, no chance, no way,
I won't say it no, no,
Cupid: Give up, give in,
Check the grin, you're in love,
Me: This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love,
Cupid: You're doing flips,
Read my lips, you're in love,
Me: You're way off base,
I won't say it,
Cupid: She won't say it no,
Me: Get off my case,
I won't say it,
He picked up a picture from a nearby desk, and handed it to me. It was the same photo he showed me on the screen. I smiled slightly as I stared at it. He continued singing,
Girl don't be proud,
It's ok, you're in love,
Me: Oh, at least out loud,
I won't say I'm still, in love-e-e-e-e-e,
Cupid: Sha la, la, la, la, la, *Sigh*…
I was still staring at the picture when the music faded. Cupid came up from behind and put his hand on my shoulder. I turned around and stared at him, confused. He just smiled and took the picture from my hand. As he set it back down he said, "My work here is done, at least, for now…"
I woke up with a sudden gasp. I rubbed my forehead as I looked around me. What did he mean by, "My work here is done…"? It just makes no sense; I'm more confused than ever. If anything, all that dream did is make me even more doubtful of what I should do. I'm stuck; there are two options. I could follow my original plan and try and forget my crush on Phineas, or try and make the most of all the time I have left with him, before he leaves, (and yes, that includes romantic moments as well).
Cupid didn't help at all. All he did was make me realize that I still feel something towards Phineas, and giving up on him is going to be harder than I thought. If Cupid really wanted to help out so badly, he could've figured out a way to prevent Phineas from moving. And not have to make us go through all of this pain and confusion.
I stuffed my face into my arms and listened to my friends sleep. I looked up and took a better look around. Buford's snoring, Baljeet is muttering math problems, Ferb is soundly sleeping, but…wait a minute…where's Phineas?! I walked up to his bed and found a sticky note on his pillow, labeled "Ferb". I turned around to make sure everyone else was still sleeping, then turned back to face the note. I slowly reached for it and lifted off the pillow. I flipped it over and quietly read, "Execute plan B-13…" Plan B-13?! What the heck is that?! Ok Flynn, what are you planning? My eyes shot across the wall to the clock…it's 6:00 am. What's SO important that Phineas just couldn't wait till later? I decided to go see for myself…
After I got dressed, I quietly closed the bedroom door and headed outside. I slowly headed towards that place in the forest that I saw Phineas in yesterday.
Eventually, I found it and I hid behind several bushes to make sure I'm not seen. I saw Phineas confront the delivery guy, "I'm sorry we couldn't have these delivered here by last night like you asked. There was a bit of a delay…"
"That's ok," Phineas shook his head, "I was a little busy anyways…" I smiled at that sentence, since I knew exactly what he was referring to.
"So, let's see," the delivery guy said while looking at his clipboard, "We've got 80 pounds of sheet wood, 100 metal rods, a sound system, 1,000 LED lights and 30 boxes of nails. Here you go," he handed Phineas the papers to sign. When Phineas finished, he handed the board back to the delivery man, "Hey, aren't you a little young to be needing all these supplies?"
Phineas smiled, "Yes, yes I am…"
"Well ok then," the man responded, then he turned around and shouted to the others, "Alright boys, we're good to go." As the delivery truck left, a minivan pulled up. Out came the Fireside Girls, (except for me, of course).
"So glad you guys could make it on such a short notice," Phineas waved hello.
"No problem," Gretchen replied, "The Fireside Girls are always ready to help…"
"Excellent," Phineas took a little clipboard out of his jacket pocket, "Ok, don't mean to sound desperate, but I sorrta am. I need all of this built by tonight. Do you think you could do it?"
He handed Gretchen the board, she took a long look at it and then nodded, "Piece of cake…"
"Phew, thanks so much again," he sighed in relief, "I would LOVE to stay and help, but I need to keep the others busy and make sure they don't find this place. I'll try and send Ferb to check up on things, but if anything goes wrong or if you have a question about something, just call or text me. Ok?"
"Gotchya," Gretchen started to say, until she was cut off by the beeping of Phineas' watch.
"Oh, wow," Phineas fiddled with it, "It's 7 already! I've gotta run, before the others get too suspicious. Thank you all and good luck…" Phineas turned around and disappeared in the trees. I quietly backed out and ran ahead of him. While running I thought, "Seriously Phineas! What are you trying to pull off?!"
That song is from the Disney movie 'Hercules'. It's name is "I won't say I'm in Love".
Though, I changed some parts of it, for it to, you know, make more sense in relation to the plot.
