Chapter 12: Asking her out...one last time.


The character Marie Flynn (C) belongs to Angelus19 and sam-ely-ember of Deviantart. I do not own her in any way

The character Thomas Fletcher belongs to Melty94. I do not own him in any way.

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


With Phineas reminded about his date with Isabella, thanks to Ferb and Thomas, he quickly rushes over to Isabella's house. Sadly, he's late. He knows that because he has a watch on him.

"4:30 ALREADY? Oh man, she's going to kill me!" Phineas tells himself, since he was suppose to meet up with Isabella at 3:00. "The movie is probably long over. I better just go right over to her house. Oh man, I'm going to be in big trouble."

As Phineas runs across the street to get to Isabella's house, he is closely followed by three others. His friends that want to make sure everything goes as it should. Not wanting to be seen, they hide in the bushes by Isabella's house.

"So because you reminded Daddy about his, the future won't change?" Marie asks.

"That's the idea." Thomas says.

The three keep quiet as they hide behind the bushes, hoping for the best possible scenario.

Phineas reach the door, but he doesn't knock right away. Showing up as late as he has, he's afraid of how Isabella will feel and just how badly he'll be beaten up by a girl. So before he does anything, he takes a deep breath, lets it out, and says..."I'm dead." Then he knocks on the door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

After a few seconds, no one answers the door. Phineas waits patiently, hoping that Isabella answers the door. He's very nervous and doesn't even know what he plans on saying besides 'I forgot'. Not willing to wait out the suspence any longer, he reached out to knock on the door again.

CLICK!

But as he went to knock on the door, it opens up. Lucky for him, the one who opened the door was the person he came to see. He's now looking right at Isabella, who's staring at Phineas with dagger eyes while eating out of a small tub of vanilla ice cream.

"Isa...Bella? I'm...REALLY sorry that I forgot about the movie. Hope you're not mad at me."

But Isabella, as Phineas hasn't noticed, is extremely mad at him. The ice cream and the stare is proof of it. Phineas eventually realizes that.

"Look, I can explain! You see, I got hit really hard in the head yesterday, then I got by Marie, and..."

This of course, is NOT helping. And Phineas knows that because Isabella's eyes begin to narrow down and focus. Ferb, Thomas, and Marie can see her eyes from the bushes they're hiding in, and to them, they look VERY similar to the eyes Isabella had in the alternate future. Fearful, angry, and annoyed.

Phineas, being the one the eyes are targeted on, understands them completely, and he begins to look sad. Almost as sad as the alternate future Phineas looks.

He takes another deep breath, released, and resumes talking. "Ok...I can make alot of excuses, but no matter how many i have, it won't mean anything. I'm sorry that I didn't show up, and I'm sorry for hurting you like I did. If it makes you feel any better, I feel like this has been the worst day of summer for me. Do you think you can forgive me?"

Isabella is still quite at Phineas. However, she can tell that Phineas really means what he just said. After looking at him and thinking about what he just said, she finds it harder and harder to stay mad at him. Eventually, she doesn't stay mad at all.

"Apology accepted, Phineas." Isabella says with a smile, being the first thing she has said all day.

Marie, being one of the ones hiding in the bushes, is only able to keep herself from squeeling in excitement because Ferb and Thomas are smart enough to cover up her mouth first.

"Oh Isabella! Thank you!"

Phineas was then prepared to move in for what was expected to be a 'make up' hug. But before he could get too close to Isabella, she hands out her hand. Clearly, she plans on simply having a handshake. Although Phineas wanted to give Isabella a hug, he chooses to smile and give her the handshake. With that, Phineas is off the hook.

"So...would you...still be, um, interested...in going to the end-of-summer dance with me?" Phineas asks nervously.

If it wasn't for Ferb and Thomas, Marie would be jumping out of the hiding bush and shriek like a banshee. At most, she can only let out a quiet muffled scream.

"Oh, Phineas...don't you remember our deal? You take me out to the movies, then I let you take me to the dance."

And just like that, Marie's excitement ends.

"W-w-wha...?"

"Sorry, Phineas. I mean, even though I'm letting you off easy this time...I...just don't want to go to the dance as your date anymore. Besides, I found someone else I plan on going with. Met up with him during my hour long wait at THE MOVIE...I mean, while I was at the movie theatre."

Hearing that Isabella already has another date for the dance...it has left Phineas speechless. In fact, he probably feels about as hurt now as Isabella was when he didn't make it to the date.

Ferb and the others, who were still hiding, saw for themselves that Isabella has actually turned down Phineas. Marie and Thomas are freaked out by the turn of events. Ferb, on the otherhand, feels more concern about the vent of anger that Isabella almost unleased. It reminds him of the new future Isabella.

"Y-you..." Phineas begins. "...you found a new date?"

Then, jumping right out of Isabella's door..."SURPRISE!" The small Indian boy shouts.

"BALJEET!" Phineas shouts in shock.

"JAZZ'S DAD!" Thomas shouts from the bushes. Then in an act of irony, Marie shuts his mouth with her own hand.

"Who's Jazz?" Ferb asks.

"Nn ooo uuu woouu nooo" Marie says while Ferb's hand still cover her mouth. Then, Ferb removes it so she could repeat herself. "No one you would know."

Phineas is...well, the best word to use really is 'surprised'. Surprised that Isabella, one of his best friends, is letting another one of his best friends to take her as a date to the dance. And even if he wasn't one of Phineas' best friends...BALJEET?

"How...did you two...?

"He bought me this ice cream." She says, refering to the tub she was eating out of. "He also paid attention when I had to let out my anger. So..."

"I'M GOING TO THE DANCE WITH ISABELLA! IS THAT NOT AWESOME!" Baljeet screams out.

"Baljeet, what did I tell you about getting excited?" Isabella asks.

"Don't get excited?" Baljeet answers.

"Exactly. Buford, take him back inside."

"Aye aye, ma'am."

As ordered by Isabella, Buford also comes out of Isabella's house and drags Baljeet back inside.

"Why is he here?" Phineas asks.

"Buford was the one who brought Baljeet over, via wedgie." Isabella explains. "So ya, I've decided to go to the dance with him. I'll see you there?"

Phineas was still in shock because of Isabella's choice to not go to the dance with him. But, he has no choice but to accept it.

"Y-y-yeah. I'll...be sure to have the grand finale for the whole thing ready. Me and Ferb will have amazing fireworks prepared to declare his to be the best summer ever! And of course, Jeremy's band will be playing."

"Great, I'll see you tomorrow then." Isabella says with a smile. Then, she closes the door.

Phineas, ultimately dissapointed, and in a way, heartbroken, he slowly starts to leave his best friend's house, unable to get her to go to the dance with him...he still has no idea of what to make of the situation.

Then, the door opens up from behind him, where Baljeet has jumped right out.

"ISABELLA...GARCIA...UNBELIEVABLE...SHAPIRO! CAN YOU BEIEVE IT!"

"GET BACK IN HERE!" Isabella and Burford both say before grabbing Baljeet and bring him back inside.

Buford then goes to the door to see the rather freaked out Phineas. "Sorry you had to see that. And...sorry it didn't work out." And then he closes the door.

Now even more hurt then ever, and even jealous, Phineas slowly makes his way home as he thinks about what he had just lost. He let down his best friend, someone who he had a small crush on, and now his own heart has been completely crushed. He just said that he would announce this to be the best summer ever, but now...he's not even sure if that's true.

When Phineas finally leaves the area, Ferb, Thomas, and Marie are finally free emerge from the hiding bushes. But they too, are most surprised by the situation. They saw for themselves that Isabella, of all people, had just turned down Phineas Flynn, her long time crush.

"I don't think we're out of the woods yet." Ferb says.

"Can we at least get out of these bushes?" Thomas asks. "I think I'm sitting on some thorny roses."


Author's note: Curse you, writer's block! I may of been able to of written more!

Rather ironic, considering I was complaining about writing too much before. I just can't satisfy myself. :P