I forgot what I was going to say. Oh yeah, the Northeast is slightly snowed in right now, so I had some time to write. And watch Phineas and Ferb. Saw Canderemy for like the billionth time. Ferb obviously didn't want Phineas and Isabella alone at the movie together. It's just obvious. So anyway, I really like this chapter... tell me what you guys think.

Isabella opened the doors wide to her closet. She had to admit, she was a fan of the new house. The closet was huge, and so was her room. However, no new house could compare to living on the same street as Phineas and Ferb.

Phineas was, in fact, the reason why she was combing her closet. She and Phineas had a lunch date today. It was their, well; she had lost track of how many dates they had gone on. To the amusement park, the pizza place, a concert, the park, the movies twice. There were probably more she had forgotten.

Isabella sighed. This had always been her dream. When she was little, she had fantasized a centaur Phineas whisking her away on a rainbow into a castle in the clouds. Of course dating Phineas was nothing like that. But as she had been emailing him, she had imagined that once they'd meet, it would be different than her girlhood fantasy. It would be a modern-day fairytale. Phineas would know every detail about her, and she him. Their love would be as true as possible. And every touch would be a dream come true.

But dating Phineas was nothing like that either. When they had first kissed, she had felt… nothing. Absolutely nothing. It had even been awkward for her, what with his triangular head and all. At least Phineas seemed to have enjoyed it.

And it wasn't just the physical stuff. Phineas just didn't seem to fit with her. When she had emailed him, it had almost felt like a real conversation. But when she really tried to talk with Phineas, she could barely get a word in. And that was a problem. Isabella was a chatty person; Phineas was even chattier. She couldn't help feeling like her Phineas should be quieter.

Had all her feelings been in her head? Was she not supposed to be with Phineas? She had always wanted to be with him, but now that she was… it didn't seem right.

She sighed and looked through the closet. She at least wanted to look nice. She looked down her line of dresses. All she ever wore were dresses. Was she afraid of change? Maybe she was the problem, not Phineas. Today she would mix it up a little. She searched through the closet. Come on; there had to be something in here. Her eyes stopped at one peculiar outfit.

It was a small off-white one-button short sleeve shirt, with extremely high-waisted purple trousers. She smiled. She didn't remember when she had bought this but she remembered why. She had found it in a clearance bin in Alaska a long time ago. It was a woman's version of Ferb's old clothes from the Summer All The Time collection he and Phineas had designed. It had just caught her eye, reminding her of Danville, and reminding her of Ferb.

She hadn't really gotten to talk to Ferb since she came back. She had never really been fond of him, but that was just because she liked Phineas. Once she had left everyone back home, she really recognized that she wouldn't have Ferb anymore. Ferb was the one she would vent to about Phineas. Ferb was the one who would comfort her on an abandoned beach. Ferb was the one who would wait by the garbage cans until her car pulled away.

And she had barely spoken to him. She felt like a jerk. Not to mention she was taking up Phineas' time. The guys had barely made anything all summer. She owed something to Ferb.

Then she had an idea. She would invite Ferb to go to lunch with her and Phineas. Then she would be able to talk to Ferb, and then maybe she wouldn't feel weird with Phineas. She picked up her phone and dialed the number.

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Well, she had worn it. She wasn't sure what had possessed her to, but she was modeling the Ferb Fletcher style right now. And she had to admit, it was kind of cute. She had even gone with a matching bow like how Stacy had.

Anyway, Phineas and Ferb were supposed to meet her at this nice little garden-y restaurant. It was really cute. She asked for a table for three outside. And then, as if on cue, she saw Phineas' and Ferb's car park in front of her.

"There's Isabella!" Phineas said. The guys got out and sat with her.

Phineas scooted his chair next to her. "Hey." He said romantically, as he pecked her cheek.

"Hey." She said, lifelessly. She turned her head to Ferb. "So, you were free, huh?"

Ferb nodded. Was she trying to rub the fact that he had no life in his face?

"Well, he didn't want to come, but Mom said he needed to get out of the house, 'cause all he's been doing is sitting alone in the dark, and-OOF!" Phineas said, as Ferb elbowed him in the side.

Isabella stared at Ferb. All he was doing was sitting alone? Was he all right?

A waiter walked up to the table and handed out menus. All three of them opened them up and scanned them. Then the waiter came back to take their orders.

"I'll have the three-bean soup please, low-sodium." Isabella said.

"House salad, for me." Ferb said.

"And I'll have… hmm… how about the double-decker burger?" Phineas said, rubbing his hands together.

"But Phineas," Isabella was confused. "I thought you were a vegetarian?"

"Vegetarian? I think you're talking about Fer-OOF!" he said as Ferb elbowed him again, harder.

"After the field trip? To the meat plant? You said you were going to become a vegetarian. And that's why I did too." Isabella said, sadly.

"Oh, umm, uhh," Phineas was becoming very nervous. "I couldn't keep it up. I mean, with Mom's meatloaf, who could?" He then got up. "Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom." And he left as fast as he could.

Isabella slid down in her chair. "He couldn't keep it up?" she said quietly.

Meanwhile, Ferb was looking at her curiously. "You… you became a vegetarian just because he said he was?"

She turned towards Ferb. "Well, yeah. It's good for the animals and the body. And I admire Phineas, so I just, did it."

Ferb didn't know whether to feel happy or sad. "You really care about him don't you?"

"Yes, I do. I mean, every email I got from him, it made my day. I've never felt so connected to anyone! But, now, something's… off. I can't explain it." She sighed. "Oh, and by the way, I wanted to say I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For ruining your summer with Phineas, and for, well, not talking to you. I keep forgetting, you really are one of my best friends."

Ferb smiled at her. "Apology accepted."

She smiled back. "I had a feeling it would be. You're too nice to reject it. And too stylish," she said referencing her outfit.

Ferb laughed.

Isabella continued. "And too smart. You're like, a genius!"

"I would definitely not say that. As of right now, I don't even know what I want to do with my life."

Isabella nodded. "Yeah, everybody feels like that sometimes. Except Phineas. The whole time I've been here, he seemed totally sure of himself." She looked confused for a second. "But he did write that he was worried in an email to me once."

"Well, who knows with Phineas? I'm going to go check on him in the bathroom."

He got up to leave, but was stopped by Isabella grabbing his hand. "Hey, Ferb," she said, "Why didn't you ever email me?"

He smiled a strange smile. "If I had, would you have treated me like you did Phineas?"

And with that he left to go to the bathroom, leaving a very confused Isabella outside.