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Chapter 11: The Real Present
Isabella was happy. She was alone with Phineas again, he had liked the tools she made him, he had given her an impossibly perfect necklace, and to top it off, she was his girlfriend! ...Well, not exactly, but it was fun to think of it that way.
But now, Phineas had brought something up about opportunities. What was he talking about?
"What 'opportunity', Phin?" Isabella asked, tilting her head to one side.
"Umm..." came the reply. Phineas looked oddly nervous; maybe she had been a little too touchy before.
"You know, never mind, maybe we can go downstairs," he muttered, looking away from her.
"Okay!" Isabella agreed sweetly, already satisfied enough by the progress of their relationship. She was willing to leave if it made Phineas more comfortable.
Isabella began to walk out the bedroom, but as she reached the doorway, she was stopped by a pressure on her wrist. She looked down, and saw that Phineas had grabbed onto her hand!
"Wait," he said, walking under the doorway next to her, making them very close. She glance up to see her Mistletoe hanging above them, and a wave of red flushed across her face. Isabella tried to motion with her head to get him to look up as well, but he seemed deep in thought and hadn't noticed.
"What is it, Phin?" she asked, temporarily giving up. He still hadn't let go of her hand. Phineas looked back at her, and eventually opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He gulped and tried again, with similar results. Concerned, Isabella intertwined her hand with his.
"It's okay, Phineas, you can tell me anything," she encouraged, giving a friendly smile.
"...I, uh, I have another p-present for you," he finally managed to say, forcing himself to maintain eye contact with her. "It starts with a 'P'."
"Another?!" she said incredulously, "No … no! You've spent too much time on me already, Phin, I don't need anything else!"
"Yes, yes you do," he responded more strongly, "Or at least I think you do. I could never spend enough time on you, because you're worth it."
"I'm … I'm worth it?" she repeated astoundingly, her eyes widening. She had started to realize that something was different about this moment, something was up.
"Yes... You are worth a lot to me, Izzy," he continued, taking her other hand in his. "I care about you … more than anything. I have for a long time now, but I only just realized why." Isabella's mouth opened slightly in shock, and she intently waited for him to elaborate, but Phineas had another plan.
"Remember that cave Ferb and I trekked to a week or two ago?"
She slowly nodded as a trace of fear swept over her.
"...I never told you what I actually found." She tightened her grip on his hands as a stronger jolt of worry passed through her. "While exploring, I - I accidentally ran into … some hearts scratched into the wall." Her grip tightened even more. "One of them had your name written in it … plus mine."
Isabella's heart skipped several beats, but she remained petrified, wave after wave of shock piercing through her. After all this time, he had known about it. She had always wanted this to happen in the past, but right now, she was frightened.
"Izzy, don't be afraid," Phineas comforted, lightly caressing her smaller hands in his. "Yes, I actually understand what it means for once. You had, and still have … a huge crush on me."
Isabella's mouth dropped open as her fear was confirmed, and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Phineas could probably feel her pulse intensify through her hands; he couldn't comprehend how much this meant to her. He knew. He knew. He wasn't oblivious anymore.
She was terrified. What if he was just being nice before breaking the news that he didn't like her back? What if he was upset by the hearts? What if he was just plain mocking her? She wanted to run away and hide, but felt rooted to the spot. After more than a minute of silence between them, Isabella couldn't take the painful uncertainty any longer.
"Do you ... have any feelings for me?" she asked between her frenzied breathing. He said nothing; it was impossible to tell what he was thinking, and it was driving her insane.
"...Take a closer look at that necklace, Izzy." Phineas finally responded, gesturing towards her neck. Isabella let go of his hands, and, with trembling fingers, slowly lifted up the perfect silver heart around her. She peered at it up close, and this time, noticed some very light writing inscribed in the center.
P + I
New tears brimmed on Isabella's eyes as she looked back at the boy she loved so much. A slow, determined smile lit up his face as he stepped closer to her.
"Yes, Isabella, I return all of your feelings." He emphasized every word. "I. Love. You."
And before she could respond or do anything, before his mind could think rationally and stop him, Phineas placed his hands on Isabella's quivering shoulders, leaned towards her, and softly pressed his lips to hers. Ignoring the small part of his brain screaming at him to stop, he closed his eyes and hesitantly pressed her body to his. He felt her go completely rigid, but then relax into his frame as he rubbed the small of her back and pressed a little deeper into the kiss.
After only a few seconds, though it felt much longer, Phineas unwillingly pulled back from her and broke away, already panting. Her lips felt tangy and amazing, making him even warmer and more electrified than he already was. But then he caught up with the present.
… I can't believe I just did that.
Phineas slowly opened his eyes, expecting the worst.
Isabella's eyes were still closed, and she was heavily leaning against him, probably for support. He waited for her to look back and slap him, but she didn't respond. Confused, Phineas took a slight step back … only for her to slide with him, and start to fall.
With lightning reflexes, he grabbed Isabella's shoulders more tightly to steady her, but then her legs buckled, and Phineas had to wrap his arms around her and hold her so that she didn't topple over. Then it finally occurred to him what had happened.
Isabella hadn't relaxed during his spontaneous kiss, she had fainted! Why had she fainted? Not sure at all what to do, Phineas picked up the teenage girl and laid her down on his bed, then stood looking down at her. After a seconds hesitation, he lightly shook her shoulder and rubbed her temples.
"Izzy? Izzy..." he called soothingly, trying to wake her up. Sure enough, Isabella soon stirred, blinked open her eyes, and then tried to sit up too quickly, only achieving a headrush.
"Whoa," he said, gently pushing her back down, "It's okay."
"W-where are we?" Isabella asked, looking around and trying to reorient herself. Phineas didn't answer, hoping that her memory would come back. She looked confused and brought her hand to her neck, quickly noticing the new ornament that hung from it. With help from Phineas, she sat up more slowly, and examined the unknown jewelry.
Phineas watched as she studied the little heart in wonder, and how quickly her look transformed into one of recognition, and then total shock. She darted her head towards him, staring at him in astonishment.
"You … you … you just..." Isabella trailed off as he stared at her in fake confusion. She thought through her strange recurrence again, and suddenly realized that it didn't make much sense. Since when had Phineas ever had enough romantic ability tell her how important she was to him, let alone kiss her? I guess I just dreamed it again, she decided dejectedly.
"Nevermind," she muttered annoyedly as he helped her up, "I just had a weird dream, that's all." Why do I always have to make these things up? she thought sadly, If I can't stop these, how am I gonna know when anything really happens?
"A dream?" he asked, humor glinting in his eyes, "About what?"
"Not important!" she said abruptly, and then to change the subject, "Did you say you wanted to go downstairs?"
"Sure!" Phineas answered, realizing that Isabella's mind had rolled back to before any confessions. He was going to tell Isabella again, but thought it might be fun to see if she could figure it out herself.
Phineas walked out of the room, leaving Isabella to follow him. She sighed, still depressed from her fantasy. At least the necklace he made me is real, she thought, admiring the tiny silver heart that still hung from her neck. In her dream, a message was written on the side, but not in real life. It wasn't really there. Just to humor herself, she flipped it over to check.
P + I. Isabella blinked her eyes rapidly and shook her head, trying to get the image out of her mind, but the subtle message remained. She squinted and tried to rub off possible pieces of dirt, but she could still read the message. Confused, Isabella decided to ask Phineas if she was crazy.
"Hey Phin?" she called out, hoping he was still in earshot, "Could you come look at something? I think I'm hallucinating."
Almost immediately, Phineas came back in, as if he hadn't gone downstairs at all.
"What is it?" he asked, inspecting the heart she was tenderly holding.
"Do you see… any words?" Isabella asked awkwardly, realizing how strange her question was. In a moment he would decline, proving her sudden need for medication.
"Yeah, it says P + I. Why?"
"No it doesn- what?" She stopped, bewildered. Phineas could see it too?
"You can see them?"
"Uh-huh."
If the letters were visible to both of them, then … they were actually there. And that meant … her 'dream' was real!
Isabella slowly looked up at him with wide eyes, and literally began quivering in shock. Her breath started coming in short, quick bursts, giving Phineas a big scare.
"Oh no, please don't faint again!" he exclaimed, grabbing her and laying her back down on the bed.
"You - you kissed me!" she exclaimed, looking at Phineas incredulously. He sheepishly nodded, trying to smile.
"I'm sorry for not telling you earlier," he replied.
"You kissed me!" she repeated, her eyes filling with wonder and excitement. A small smile built up into a huge grin on her face as she silently looked at him.
"Isabe-"
Without warning, Isabella let out the loudest, most high-pitched scream of euphoria the house had heard in years, ever since a particular feminine sibling had moved out. Phineas cupped his ears for protection until the noise ceased, than cautiously removed them.
"Izzy, you sound just like Candace!" he laughed, making her blush. But it didn't matter.
"I'm sorry, I can't contain myself! I've waited all my life for this!" she excitedly replied, shaking with excitement.
"I know. Isabella, I'm so sorry that I never figured before out , I should-" He stopped when she sat up next to him and placed a finger on his lips.
"I don't care, Phin, because you figured it out right now," she answered, tears welling up in her eyes. "You got it, you finally understand!" Isabella tightly embraced him, pushing him over onto the bed.
Phineas once again held Isabella as she again lost some control of her emotions. He felt his shirt dampening from her tears, but it was more than worth it if he had made her this happy. After a while, she parted a few inches.
"This is impossible... I think this is the best moment of my entire life," she whispered, almost to herself.
"I know how to make it even better," he replied, grinning a little nervously.
"No, it's too perfect already, nothing could make thmm..."
Phineas had wrapped his arms around her slender figure and pulled her closer to him again at a slightly different angle. Then, as she talked, he committed to his plan. He leaned up, and softly interlocked his lips with hers, waiting for her response. She froze, but then her reaction proved enthusiastic as she slid her hands up to his chest and eagerly pressed deeper. She had just closed her eyes when he unwillingly pushed her away, unconsciously craning his neck forward to keep his lips glued to hers for as long as possible.
And with that, they broke apart, Isabella already gasping for breath after only ten seconds.
"W-why did you stop?" she asked between labored breathing, but failing to maintain a look of annoyance over her beaming smile.
"I don't want you to pass out again," he returned, trying and failing to smirk. Her blush intensified, but it wasn't too noticeable, seeing as she was already so red-faced.
"I won't!" Isabella assured him, eager to get back to the action. And before he could answer, she wedged her way around his restraining arms and found her place on his lips once again. Phineas tried to keep a mental timer to end it, but the feelings were too much, and it was lost as she experimentally molded her mouth around his. Thus, it was not long (but frankly too long) before Isabella again became unresponsive as she lay nearly on top of him.
Mentally chuckling, yet ecstatic, Phineas moved Isabella onto the bed, and waited a few seconds before again waking her from her trance. This time, luckily, she hadn't forgotten, and she had nearly started a third kiss when a noise came from the door.
Both heads whirled around, and there stood Jeremy in the doorway, mouth dropped open in shock. Who knows how long he had been standing there, for he had only just dropped his phone. Isabella and Phineas were at once on opposite sides of the bed, smoothing out the ruffles in their clothing and looking highly embarrassed.
"I almost thought I heard Candace up here a while ago, but I guess not," he muttered confusedly, leaning down to pick his phone up. "And nice going, Phineas, especially on Christmas! I'll leave you two alone." With a quickly transformed smile, Jeremy left, both of them blushing madly.
"Why do you keep fainting, Izzy?" Phineas asked jokingly, "Are you really that crazy about me?"
"No! I'm … yes," she whispered the last part, "I've just wanted to do this for years, and it's sort of built up in me. Besides, Phin," she flirted, moving back next to him, "You're a great kisser."
"Uhm... thanks?" he replied awkwardly, making her giggle.
"Phineas, it's almost time for lunch!" they suddenly heard Linda call from downstairs. "You should come join the family!"
Phineas shrugged and stood up, his teenage appetite still fueling his obliviousness. He began walking out, but stopped when Isabella didn't follow. He turned back to see her pouting.
"I don't wanna go yet," she said in a very baby-like voice. He walked back in confusion and tried to help her up, but she wouldn't budge.
Oh! I know! Phineas thought, and he carefully leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead. A smile played at her lips, but she still wouldn't move.
Blushing, he leaned down and pecked her on the mouth, hoping this would work. She blushed back, but finally allowed him to help her up. They began to walk out, but Phineas stopped. Something still didn't seem quite finished yet.
"I was thinking, Izzy, remember how you wanted to 'hang out' with me more often?" he questioned, and she nodded her head in response. "Well, would you like to, um, I don't know … go on a date with me?" Isabella beamed at him, not yet able to respond.
"Phineas... I would absolutely love to go on a date with you!" she finally answered, only just keeping herself from quivering again.
He audibly sighed in relief, making her raise an eyebrow.
"Were - were you actually worried that I'd turn you down?" Isabella asked.
"Um - a little," he replied quietly, and her gaze softened on him.
"Phin," she said compassionately, "You never need to worry about that. I'd never say no to you, because I lo-" Isabella stopped herself on instinct, but then realized that she didn't need to. I can say it now! she thought.
"I'd never say no to you because I love you."
Suddenly, Phineas was hugging her tight enough to lift her off her feet.
"I love you too, Izzy," he whispered in her ear, making her heart melt. Isabella smiled at him endearingly before leaning in and gingerly pressing her lips to his once again. They would make up an excuse for the family in a few minutes, but until then, it was their moment. They were in a perfect, everlasting bliss.
Finally! I hope you guys liked that :) And no, it's not complete yet, there's one more chapter left to publish! (And write)
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The last chapter update will be very sketchy, please don't hold me to getting out by next weekend (I'm going to try). I have many reasons … in fact, I'll give you a few details. I have had to attend 7 meetings, write 6 essays, and complete 12 tests in the last 5 days alone. I am not making this up, what would be the point in that? So please, allow a little time :)
Also, if you like my stories, you might want to follow me, because sometime in the near future, I'm planning on starting up a totally different, much more serious, suspenseful PnF story. There will still be lots of Phinbella (Trust me, there's always gonna be Phinbella), but a possibility of other couples too, and there will be a LOT more problems, danger, action, tension, and more. It's still in primitive stages, but I'm pretty excited for it!
