Isabella's POV
There was something bittersweet and unsettling about our first kiss. I couldn't have cared less that it was in a dark, rancid room that reminded me of a mental institution at nightfall, or that when he grabbed the small of my back, he had touched a bruise that made me wince ever so slightly. It didn't matter that we were caught in a different dimension or that we may not make it back. It was the fact that I wouldn't make it back. It was that, no matter what way you spun it, I had kissed the boy of my dreams one day prior to my almost certain death. I could feel myself slipping away slowly, my eyelids a little heavier with each passing second. My fingers seemed to grow frailer in the gentle clutches of my best friend as he whispered in my ear, telling me to hold on; he'd get us out of here. I didn't need out, I just needed him to be safe, and with him in constant anxiety over my condition, I realized how hard it was going to be to make him leave.
Love is a complex feeling, and it gnaws away at you when it doesn't seem to be going right. I could practically feel my innards being torn apart by its cruel, relentless teeth that threatened to consume my level headed soul lest I make a decision. It wasn't as if I was mulling over whether to spend my days alone or with the boy of my dreams; I just needed a way to get Phineas out of here. As much as love is difficult to understand, protecting who you love at all costs is easier than drinking a glass of lemonade on a hot summer's day. Your heart was a compassionate organ, and it knew that I was willing to sacrifice myself for my soul mate. Sometimes, when you love something that much, you have to think of them first.
I felt Phineas shift his weight underneath me, his arms wrapping tightly around my waist as he sighed and kissed my forehead, proceeding to rest his head overtop my own. I closed my eyes and leaned into him, the smallest of smiles playing across my lips. If this moment could've lasted forever, I would've died from happiness rather than the cuts that scarred me.
As soon as Phineas could, he had gotten to work on my cuts. He patched up the wounds on my cheek and knee first, his sleeves diminishing as he ripped piece after piece of fabric to clot the blood. Soon, what had once been an orange and cream striped t-shirt was now a torn muscle shirt. I couldn't help but notice how muscular he had become since ten years old, and thought it was no doubt due to all the heavy lifting and manual labour he had been doing during the summers. I personally thought he should wear this type of shirt more often; it was quite attractive. After over an hour of tending to my injuries, I felt a little better, though I could still feel myself weakening. There was nothing he could do about my shattered knee.
"Phineas." I felt his hot breath against my vulnerable neck. I turned to meet his eyes halfway, silently trying to ask a question I wasn't sure I wanted an answer for anymore.
"Yes, Isabella?" He whispered my name like a poem, my heart soaring in my chest as he put his hands over my own. I took a deep breath, and felt like I could shatter with one of the possible responses.
"Do you really love me?" I queried, my voice shaking slightly. "I mean, are you honestly in love with me, or are you saying that because you want me to die happy? I've been waiting for ten years to hear you say that, but not once have you ever noticed my hints, and I tried to show you, even when I kissed you before the Amnesia-inator, and I thought for sure – " I felt my panic lodge in my throat as Phineas turned my head around and kissed me. It was a simple one, but it seemed to convey every meaning either of us had ever felt for each other.
"Isabella Garcia-Shapiro," he muttered after he had pulled away, his eyes holding a determination I had never seen before, "I want you to listen to me. When we were ten, do you remember that cell phone we had made for Candace, and she ended up being transported to Easter Island?" I nodded, my mind pulling me back to that day; the eldest Flynn child hadn't seemed exactly thrilled at her adventure.
"And do you remember how I had asked you to wait over at the end of the driveway?" Again, I dipped my head in a positive manner, another memory running through my brain. "When I transported right in front of you, to the point where our noses were touching, we started talking. And I looked into your eyes, and I thought 'Wow, her eyes are beautiful!' Isabella, I realized something that day, because every time I see something blue, I immediately compare them to your eyes, your beauty; nothing ever even comes close." I blinked, tears welling up in my eyes.
"When we had gotten trapped by the video game giant Buford, you saved us. Even then, there was always something different about you, something I couldn't seem to place. But the moment I saw you risk your life to save us, I panicked. There wasn't anything I could do.
"I realized I loved you when Ferb and I stopped making things for the day. I remember how we felt like everything was just too tedious and beneath us to do... but then you guys came and showed up, and I remember everyone else focussing on Ferb, but you're attention was on me, and I just remember feeling like the luckiest man in the world. And suddenly, I wanted you to have your attention on me a lot more, and I realized it was because... I love you.
"Isabella... The moment I heard that voice message you sent us, I ran to your house. And when I saw the writing, I felt my heart shatter. I don't want to feel that ever again. I am head over heels, totally and completely in love with you, and I always will be. Not for the next twenty four hours, but for the rest of our lives."
I started to protest. "But I'm dying Phineas! I don't feel like I have much longer and I don't want you to –"
He cut me off yet again. "No, Isabella, you're not. I'm going to make sure of that, even if it kills me. I'm not losing you, not again. I think I'd die." The tears fell freely now, and I covered my mouth to hold the sobs that threatened to encircle me. I felt as if my heart had jumped for joy, it was beating so loudly. I had long wanted to feel loved by the one I loved, but now that it was happening... it was something I couldn't have ever imagined. I felt Phineas' lips kiss off the tears, pulling me close to him and squeezing ever so slightly. I pulled back and, cupping his cheek with one hand, grabbed his fingers with my own.
I squeezed once.
"I."
I squeezed again.
"Love."
I grasped his hand once more, looking him in the eyes the whole time.
"You." He smiled softly and pulled our intertwined fingers to his lips, kissing my knuckles. He then pulled me close once again, caressing my short black hair. We stayed that way for who knows how long, my life at such a perfect point though it was in the worst of places. As fate would have it, this was not to be a beautiful memory, and as the Norm bot punched the door open, I clutched onto him tighter than I ever had before. I felt his arms encircle my waist, pulling me towards him in a protective way.
"Follow me, you two." The deep monotonous voice boomed, his face hidden beneath the mask they held the moment they tried to be intimidating. "Doofenshmirtz wants to see you." I turned my head into his shoulders, suddenly very afraid. Not for my own safety, but for the boy who was picking me up like a bride being carried over the threshold of their honeymoon doorway. I wrapped my arms around his neck without hesitation and, as the robot's back was turned, I kissed him with as much passion as I could. I felt him return the kiss immediately, and he seemed a little more forceful than our last two. It felt like he was doing what I was doing; trying to remember this for as long as possible.
Phineas' POV
"The two teenagers are here for you, sir. After this, it's muffin time!" The quirky hunk of metal said joyously as we walked into the vast office. Dr. Doofenshmirtz was no doubt in the tall chair that faced away from his desk, a cliché older than knock-knock jokes. I rolled my eyes and kept my arms underneath Izzy, holding her as close to me as was humanly possible. It wasn't a difficult feat to bring her up the stairs to the office; it felt as if she had eaten next to nothing in these five days. My mood darkened as I saw the man sitting down turn slowly and pulled his hands from behind his head.
"Yes, yes, muffin time, I got it." The pharmacist-like doctor shooed the robot away, shutting the door behind him. He turned to us now, an evil smile on his face. I growled, a few choice words on my mind.
"Oh, look at the two lovebirds, happily in love and reunited!" He mocked, my face going red from rage as I pulled Isabella closer to me in an effort to think happier thoughts. When she unwrapped one arm from my neck and clutched my right hand, I instantly felt a lot calmer. "Too bad one's going to die. Unless..." I narrowed my eyes at him, an eyebrow raised in a questioning way.
"Phineas..." the beauty in my arms began, worry etching across her voice. I silenced her as I slowly let her down on her good foot, my hand never leaving her waist, our fingers forever intertwined.
"Unless what?" I asked, a shadow of doubt clouding my judgement. The villain smirked, his eyes glinting in such a way that made me shudder involuntarily.
"Unless you give me the key." I looked at him, hard. Isabella began to shake her head, muttering about how I should not, under any circumstances, give him the key.
"Why should I give you the key?" I queried, my voice hard and filled with distrust. Doofenshmirtz merely snapped his fingers, and there was suddenly a Norm bot ripping Isabella away from me. I gasped, reaching out for her, her scream of surprise and terror breaking whatever little voice of reason I had.
"Isabella!"
"Well," Dr. D drawled, his voice taking on a dismissive tone, "I could always let my Norm bot kill her in front of you. Or I could kill her myself. And no matter what, it would be your fault. The key, boy." I looked at the girl I had finally found again, and finally professed my life to, and I watched as her breath was slowly stopped as the robot strangled her, and I felt responsible. I felt tears prick my eyes.
"Stop!" I screamed, my voice high pitched. "I'll give you the key, just stop doing that to her!" I heard him laugh behind me as he snapped his fingers yet again, Isabella dropping from the robot's fingers almost instantaneously. I ran over to her, hugging her as she inhaled sharply, pulling in air like a hot air balloon.
"The key." Doofenshmirtz was but a few steps away, and I stared at him with cold eyes. He held out his hand, motioning for the key. I sighed, and kissed Isabella on the top of the head. I grabbed both of her hands in my own, looking into her eyes.
"Phineas..." she choked out, her face scared and fading. "Don't do this. Don't risk our city for me."
"Izzy," I said softly, my eyes never leaving hers, "I'm sorry." I squeezed her hands three times, before letting them slip away as I stood up and walked towards the doctor, who looked at me in glee. He coughed, his hands moving yet again. I glared at him, slowly removing my hair helmet I had worn as a precaution. Inside it, were three things I never let with: the picture of Isabella that I held so dear to my heart; the original picture of her, Ferb, and I; and Perry's locket. I stared at the faces I had come to love, and I silently apologized at what I was about to do. Sometimes, though, love clouds all other decisions. I sighed and, with shaking fists, I brought my clenched fist overtop his outstretched palm.
Just as I was about to drop it, I felt the floor quiver. I looked over in alarm at Isabella, who seemed to be just as perplexed as I was.
"What the –?" I heard Doofenshmirtz inquire, his tone annoyed and alarmed. My eyes latched onto the exit, which was glowing a bright red. Everyone present in the room watched in awe as its colour only seemed to brighten, until it exploded inwards, debris and metal flying everywhere. Everyone stood as the smoke began to disperse, a silhouette of a tall man suddenly holding colour.
Everyone stared as Ferb walked in, blowing the smoke off of a Norm bot hand, an electromagnetic scrambler in his bottom left pocket.
HEYYYYYYYYY CHAPTER 9 IS DONE. Sorry for the wait guys, I got really obsessed with this Nancy Drew series of PC games, and I must say, they are totally amazing. Seriously though, this was one of my favourite chapters to write. FERB'S SUCH A STUD. ;D
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