Chapter 13: Darn Gerrymandering!
I'm sorry I didn't realize that you were always on my mind. I'm sorry that I love you….
But I do…
Phineas bit his lip, and breathed in deeply.
"I'm sorry."
Isabella stepped back a little, and Ferb looked back at his brother.
"For what?" he asked, buying time to think.
"For…blaming you. Yelling at you. Not trusting you. And for…" he turned to Isabella, and then back to Ferb, "…making Isabella think you liked her…just as much as I did—as I still do…"
Ferb noticed the leaves in the tree rustle again.
All of a sudden, something dropped from the tree, but Ferb saw what looked like a beaver tail…
Perry…? He thought, and looked back at Phineas and realized that Isabella had fallen down.
Phineas shook his head,
"No, wait…I don't mean that…"
Ferb looked back at him, a little confused now.
"I realize that Izzy is sick. Candance explained to me…something about amnesia. And I'm willing to help get her memory of me—of us back."
He stopped to gulp and breathe deeply again,
"I want my friend back, Ferb."
Ferb shook his head and looked back at his brother. Glancing past him, he noticed Isabella looking around, confused.
Please tell me that actually worked…I will give Perry the biggest, best hug EVER…I'll owe him so much!
"So, you like her? And you never told me, all this time?"
Phineas' eyes went wide,
"What? No!" He quickly looked back to see Isabella standing back up, not paying much attention.
"Phineas…?" Ferb gave him another look of disbelief, "Come on."
Phineas felt odd. He felt…sweaty. Nervous. Anxious. He felt like…
Was I…lying? But—but I'm not…
"I don't. Really."
Ferb looked off in space for a moment, thinking. Phineas waited patiently, feeling more and more nervous.
And that—Your smile.
Whatcha' doin', Phineas?
Never a day will I go without it.
But I don't like that way…
After a while, he'll feel the same way I do.
"Okay! I DO! Geez!" Phineas yelled, clutching his head.
"I like her—no! Wait…yes! I LOVE HER! Just…just…no…."
Ferb and Isabella both looked at him, bewildered.
"It's just that…you weren't…ugh…" he took a deep breath, "She was the only thing you weren't supposed to be able to take from me…"
Ferb smiled, but tried not to show it, as Isabella stepped forward. Phineas closed his eyes, sighing,
"I guess it only matters to you that I say it, but—"
His hand moved and felt warm.
He looked back to see Isabella staring at him. And then she smiled.
Just smiled.
"I—Izzy?"
Ferb watched silently as Isabella quickly hugged Phineas. He smirked as his brother's face grew red.
He looked up and saw Perry, laying on a tree branch, growling. Thanks, Perry…
Just as Ferb looked back, though, Phineas seemed to have fallen over.
"Phineas? Are you okay?" Isabella had asked him. She looked up at Ferb,
"I think he fainted…"
Ferb laughed to himself at the irony,
Okay…so it wasn't quite as dramatic as I had imagined, but it still ended with someone fainting, I suppose…
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They brought Phineas inside, laying him on the couch. Ferb went upstairs for a little while, leaving Isabella alone with an unconscious Phineas.
Ironic…
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Ferb walked into his room, Wow, it's a mess in here… he thought, and then quickly logged on to his computer. He wanted to write this all down, in detail, before he forgot!
He typed up, sustaining laughter, all he remembered, and then saved it. He ran downstairs to meet Izzy yet again.
He soon began a conversation with her, while waiting for Phineas to wake up,
"So, you don't remember anything that happened?"
"I remember…coming over to your house…and helping Phineas with your invention…and when he was talking to me, in the kitchen…" she paused, still thinking, " oh, and when the wall fell…" Isabella remarked, taking everything in, piece-by-piece.
"And Phineas…I was at a hospital…he ran off…and, you!"
She hesitated, her face suddenly red. Ferb gulped, blushing a little himself.
"I—I'm sorry…" she said, "You were…kind. So kind…I remember liking you…but…I knew that something didn't feel right…"
"Did that have anything to do with Phineas…and his reactions?"
"Phineas?" she glanced back at him, and then back at Ferb, "Oh…Phineas was so…distant. It was like…a horrible dream…"
"Unfortunately, it was real," Ferb stated, "But…at least it's only the summer, right?"
"…yeah," Isabella sighed, seemingly in relief. Suddenly, they both jumped as Phineas shuffled, waking up.
"Huh? What happened?" he asked, looking up at Ferb.
"You…fainted," Isabella replied. Phineas gazed at her,
"Are you okay?!" he asked, a little too eagerly.
She laughed, telling him that she was just fine. He got up, standing to his feet. And then the first thing he did was hug her, tightly.
Ferb looked up at Isabella's surprised expression, and her face—completely red.
Phineas continued to hug her tighter and tighter.
"I love you…" he whispered in her ear.
Isabella smiled, but glanced back at Ferb.
"Yeah…I love you, too…" she whispered back, closing her eyes.
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THE END
…OR IS IT?!
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