Best friends for Ava

Chapter 11: Don't love

This story is not official in anyway for the Phineas and Ferb series.

Ava Fletcher-Bertram belongs to me. Please don't use without permission.

WARNING: As of this chapter, you may all start to hate Ava. :(

The very next day, just as he promised, Ferb begins spending his day with Phineas to make up for the other day.

As for Ava, the whole reason she's in America at all is for the Fireside Exchange program. So today, she's hanging out with Isabella and the other girls at the Fireside lodge. For the first time since arriving in America, she's wearing her Fireside uniform, which matches the other girls. The only difference between her dress and the other's is that instead of wearing the traditiional orange barret, she insists on wearing her unique black hat. The black and horange may not be a good mix, but she doesn't care.

"And that is why you haven't seen much of Ava lately." Isabella explains to her troops. "With that explained, what should we do for today?"

"I bet we all know what YOU want to today today." Gretchen says to tease her troop leader.

"No, girls. Ava was telling me that Phineas is going to be spending the entire day with Ferb today. Besides, me and Phineas already spent some...quality time alone yesterday."

"Ooooh!" The girls all say together, everyone but Ava.

"And...even though he wasn't awake..." Isabella begins to jitter. "...I managed to sneak a kiss on him."

Hearing what Isabella did gets all of her troopmates excited.

"First you kissed him at last year's End-of-Summer dance, now you got him yesterday." Adyson says. "I'd say you're ready reel the fish in."

"Well...like I said, he didn't know it...BUT YES! YES I DID!" Isabella says with glee. "But seriously, what should we all do for today?"

"I've been trying to earn my tea brewing patch, but have been having trouble?" Ginger says as she raises her hand.

"Perhaps I can be of assistance." Ava says.

"You know how to make tea?" Isabella asks.

"What a silly question. I'm from England! I drink almost as much tea as I drink water."

"Well, that kind of makes you represent the stereotype more then ever...but it sounds like a plan anyway! Girls, we're making tea today!"

"TO THE KITCHEN!" A fireside girl shouts out.

On cue, most of the Fireside girls run out of the lodge, eagerly ready to earn their next patch. The only exceptions are Isabella and Ava, who just start moving at their own pace.

"My, your troop is eager." Ava notes.

"Indeed they are."

"Oh, by the way. Tell me. You truely do love Phineas, don't you?"

"Oh, yeah. He keeps my heart beating and makes it hard for my legs to stay straight." Isabella says with hearts in her eyes.

"Would you please listen to some advice I have for you regarding loving Phineas?"

"I'm sure I don't need any, but yeah, go ahead."

Ava clears her throat, takes a little breath, then says...

"Don't."

And with that simple answer, she makes her way right into the kitchen, leaving Isabella behind, as she has just stopped moving. She's most surprised by what Ava had just told her.

At the Flynn-Fletcher antique store, Lawrence is working quietly alone, dusting off some old antiques while thinking about the problems he's been having lately. So many secrets that're just dying to come out out, but so many people who can't know them. It's quite a pickle.

Ding Ding!

As a customer comes in..."Hello! What can I do for you?"

"Tell me what you can't tell Mom."

Much to his surprise, Candace comes marching into the family store, asking to here what he hasn't been able to say to Linda.

"Uhh, Candace dear...isn't Phineas and ferb up to something that you should maybe check up?"

"Oh no! I'm way too focues to be distracted today! Although I admit it's tempting." Candace admits. "B-but that's not important! Tell me what this huge secret of yours is and maybe I can help."

"Sorry dear. You're too young to understand."

"Oh yeah. The too young excuse. Forget that I actually am old enough so you don't have to say anything."

Now Lawrence is being put in a bind from his daughter, as if his wife wasn't enough already. On the other hand, she has a point. Perhaps telling Candace won't be as bad as telling Linda. In fact, Candace might be the best person to tell the secret to, since it doesn't affect her as much as it would to Linda or Ferb.

"Promise not to say anything to your mother?" Lawrence asks.

"I promise."

"Pinkie Pie swear?"

"Pinkie pie pro...WAIT A MINUTE! Have you been watching that silly horse show with Phineas?"

"You have to admit Candace, it's surprisingly well made show."

Although caught of gaurd by her dad, she quickly tries to forget about it and keeps focused on the subject at hand. "Just tell me what's wrong."

Going from serious, to goofy, and back to serious again, Lawrence leans over on the counter, and begins telling his step-daughter...the truth.

Some time later, after purchasing the appropriate ingrediants, the Fireside Girls began earning their tea brewing patch. After they finish, the girls all have an authentic tea party. Everyone's having fun...except for two girls who're having a private chat in another room.

"Now what did you want to talk to me about?" Ava asks

"Well...what did you mean earlier?" Isabella asks. "About not loving Phineas."

"I meant what I literally said. Don't love Phineas." Ava explains. "Thought I made it simple."

"But it's not. I mean Phineas is the single most lovable boy in the whole world...uhh, not saying that Ferb isn't cool to."

"No worries. No offence taken."

"After all, Phineas creates new limits by exceeding the old ones! He never discourages under any situation! He spends alot of time with me and we enjoy ourselves non-stop! He's...he's..." Isabella can't even finish what she's trying to say next. She just begins to fall into some sort of love-strucked daze.

"He's going to break your heart."

Right when she's ready to start day dreaming about her love, Ava once again shocks her. Isabella slow turns to look at her friend with a dumbfound look.

"You don't honestly believe that someone as young like you will grow up with him, do you?" Ava asks.

"Well...it's a dream."

Ava then shakes her head in pity for Isabella. "Allow me to explain, and please forgive me if I become a little harsh. The feeling to loe is pleasent, I'll give you that. However, once you that love is lost, you'll feel more pain then you can possibly imagine! You'll feel more pain then happiness from love. And if you persist with that dream of yours, you'll feel it."

The ever so polite and seemingly kind Ava, now showing off a surprisngly dark side to Isabella? This is something she's having a hard time believing.

"Ava, I don't know what what kind of bad experiece you've had with boys, but my love for Phineas is legit."

"Explain yourself then."

Once more, Isabella begins going into a love-struck daze.

"Last summer, there was this school dance to celebrate the end of the summer. At the dance, he finally found out my feelings for him, and he actually returned them back! We even shared our first kiss...it was so romantic."

Now it's Ava's turn to be surprised, as she didn't expect Isabella to say what she just said. But soon after, after thinking about something, she cracks a smile after realizing something.

"Then why isn't he your boyfriend right now?" Ava asks, putting a a horrified look on Isabella's face instantly. "What else happened at that dance of yours?"

Now feeling a little uncomfortable, and even guilty..."Well...we just decided to stay friends."

"And why is that?"

"Well...we...uhh...we...had some...complications..." And no, Isabella is starting to feel ashamed. "I...tried breaking his heart."

"I see. He did something to hurt you, and you tried hurting him back. That means you really do know what I've been talking about." Ava says as her smile begins to grow bigger. "Surely this means that you're already aware of how much pain loving someone can get. My advice to you is to keep to your deal with him and remain friends. That way, you'll spare yourself with so much trouble."

Done with her chat with Isabella, Ava makes her way back to the other room where the others are enjoying their tea. Leaving Isabella alone, who now has a lot on her mind. She begins remembering all of the bad things that happened back at the dance and how she really did get hurt from loving him. But she's not sure if she can even stop feeling that way about Phineas, or even if she still wants to."

"I...still don't...hmm..." She says to herself with depression. "...she can't possibly right. Can she?"

Ok, I've finally added a new chapter to the story, despite my writer's block! YAY! let's hope the enxt chapter will be easier to write. Sadly, I'm not too sure what to write. :(

Lucky for me, I've been fighting my block by starting Isabella In Wonderland! I think I'll add chapter 2 of that before I finish chapter 12 of this, so please be patient.

And although I wasn't intending on doing this before, to stir up conflict in this fic, I may actually make Ava more antagonistic (I love that word) like she is in this chapter. In fact, like I said at the top, you may actually start to hate her. Again, sorry.

That's all. Ben is out! Ciao.

(PS: The dance Isabella was talking about is a reference to another story of mine, "Blast From the Future". If you haven't read it yet, you should. Its the story I'm most proud of writing.)