And now the moment you've all been waiting for... Ferb meets Charlene and Dr. D! XD

blaineandthepips488: lol, I'm pretty sure that he's gonna be taken soon. And you've read the Hunger Books? Awesome! They are my new fav. book series! (second to Lord of the Rings) but I like them better then Twilight. lol

WordNerb93: *que creepy music* Johnny! Aaaaaa! You said his name! Yes he is the bad guy. I have plans for him... BIG plans. Mawahahaha!

disneyisbeautiful: 'Everything's better with PERRY!' :D Phinabella and Ferbnessa all around! XD Thanks for the grammer point out.

PheonixWormwood137: 'may the odds be ever in your favor' is basically another way of saying 'good luck'. If you have odds against you, they'll hopefully work for your advantage... it's from a book! lol and thanks for pointing out the comma thing. I ah a problem months ago with another story where I wasn't putting enough commas in, so now I guess I'm putting too many in... I just can't win. lol.

CloudwatcherNumbuh7: Phinabella and Ferbnessa! XD And thanks for the comma point out.

Sierra275: Nope, Perry lived a long and happy life. RIP Perry the platypus. Oh, thanks for reading.

Twilight Yuma: Yep, I'm old huh? I'm half of forty! Waaaa! I know it's weird to see Vanessa and Izzy BFF, but they might as well be. If Ferb marries Vanessa, she'll be Phineas's sister-in-law and his wife is Izzy. And since Ferb and Phineas hold a tight bond of brotherhood, Isabella and Vanessa will probably be spending a lot of time with each other. XD

thewolfstar: :(... not you too! If he was still alive now he'd be like... 14 years old. He lived a long crime fighting life... RIP Perry. P.S I like Perry too, I have nothing against him.

Okay now... I do nOT own P&F, so please... no one come after me...

Ferb stood in front of the mirror and examined his appearance. Although he made it sound like it wasn't a big deal to meet Vanessa's parents, it was. Behind his unreadable facial expressions, he was freaking out. He's never had a girlfriend before, so he has no idea how to go about behaving in front of them.

When asking Phineas, he was no help at all. Both boys grew up knowing Isabella's mother so she approved of him right away. So he went to Baljeet, who said that when he met his first girlfriend's parents, her dad had a revolver sitting on the dining room table throughout the whole date. Baljeet tried to reassure Ferb that it was just there for show, but that didn't stop the British boy from having the color drained from his face.

Vanessa claimed that they would love Ferb right away and that he had nothing to worry about. As much as he truly wanted to believe her, he just couldn't.

Ferb ran his hand through his hair and mumbled, "I can't do this…"

He half thought faking a sickness. For reasons unknown, Phineas and him made a formula that if you swallow it, you'd be throwing up for the next twenty-four hours. Ferb had some of that formula leftover in his bathroom medicine cabinet.

Before he could decided whether he should do it or not, he heard a knock on the door,

"Ferb are you ready yet? They're going to be here soon."

Ferb sighed and looked at his reflection once more before going over to the door. Once he opened it, Vanessa looked him up and down. He was wearing a dark pair of jeans and a dark green shirt. She smirked when she saw his shirt was tucked half in, half out,

"Do you need help dressing yourself?"

Ferb looked down and groaned before tucking his shirt all the way in.

Vanessa shook her head, "I thought you were excited to see my parents, you look like a nervous wreck. And your hair looks like you just got out of bed."

Ferb blew a strand of hair from his eyes, "Maybe I should… just shave it all off and be done with it."

Vanessa shook her head again and grabbed a comb from his dresser. She then attempted to smooth out his somewhat messy green hair. Seeing that it was useless she sighed,

"I have some hairspray that might help."

Ferb put his hands over his hair, "There's no way you're going to put that bloody destroyer of the ozone in MY hair."

"Okay, okay I won't… what's up with you? You seem really tense and nervous."

Ferb just shrugged.

"The food is all ready, the house is clean, you look really nice and everything is going well. What are you afraid of?"

Ferb sighed and mumbled, "What if they… don't like me…?"

Vanessa rolled her eyes and grabbed his hands, "Ferb you've done scarier things then getting to meet my parents. You have to calm down and know that they're going to love you… almost as much as I love you."

Ferb nodded and pressed his forehead against hers, "I know you're right, I just… never did anything like this… I don't want to disappoint you."

"You could never disappoint me, Ferb. Don't ever think that you will…"

"I love you so much."

"And I love you so much too…"

They let their lips meet for about a minute. Ferb's hands got tangled in her hair, while her hands rubbed his back. When they finally parted, Vanessa pulled away smirking,

"Great… now I got to go brush my hair again."

Ferb chuckled as she went out the door. As he was getting ready to go downstairs, he heard his phone ring. He took a guess that it was Phineas, trying to scare him with scary 'meet the parents' stories. To his surprise, the number came up blocked.

He flipped his phone open and spoke, "Ello?"

A muffled laugh was heard on the other end.

"Who is this?"

Another laugh, before the voice answered, "Well if it isn't the woman stealer himself."

Ferb's blood ran dry hearing that voice. How the heck did he get this number?

"Aw… is the silent boy stunned about my gloriousness? How charming, Little Old England."

Ferb gripped the phone tightly, "What do you want, Johnny?"

"I want what is rightfully mine… my sweet, Vanessa."

"She doesn't want you anymore! You hurt her long enough, now it's time for you to disappear from her life."

"Temper, temper… I thought you were a proper British gentleman. Where are your manners?"

"You wouldn't know manners if it bit you in the-"

"Ferb who are you talking to?"

Ferb turned to Vanessa, who was looking at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Uh," Ferb started, "it's just uh… Phineas. He's teasing me again about tonight."

Vanessa rolled her eyes, "Well hurry up and tell him off. My parents are going to be here any minute."

"Okay, love I'll be right there."

After he heard her go downstairs he heard a mocking tone coming from the other end,

"Liar, liar pants on fire."

Ferb growled, "You're one to talk…"

"I have never lied to, Vanessa… ever! And do you know why? She hates liars, and that's what you are, Ferb Fletcher."

"You're wasting your time, Johnny. I'm not scared of you or your pitiful threats!"

"Oh you will be, Fletcher. I'll have Vanessa begging and screaming out your name before the end."

"I'll die before you ever lay a finger on her EVER AGAIN!"

Johnny chuckled, "That can be arranged. Watch your back, Fletcher… you'll never know when I'm around."

After hearing Johnny snicker once more, the line went dead. Ferb closed up his phone and threw it on the bed. He went into the bathroom and after looking in the mirror; he saw that his face was bright red with anger. He counted to twenty and splashed his face with cold water.

After the temperature in his face went down, he was finally ready to go downstairs. As he reached the staircase, the doorbell rang.

"Ferb could you get that?" Vanessa called up to him,

Ferb sighed and ran the rest of the way downstairs. He placed his hand on the doorknob and slowly opened the door. Before him stood Vanessa's parents.

Charlene was in good shape for an older woman. She had a curvy but thin figure and wore clothes that showed them off. She wore glasses that were 'hip' looking and her hair was a dark chocolate brown with small streaks of grey that made her look more sophisticated.

Heinz had this slouch in his back that made him look a bit dangerous. His hair was also brown but a bit lighter and with a bit more grey. He wore a white lab coat, torn jeans and a tight shirt that showed off his small potbelly.

Charlene was the first to speak. Her voice was calm and friendly, "You must be Ferb, I'm Charlene and this is my ex, Heinz."

Ferb held out his hand and let her shake it. When he went to do the same to Heinz, the older man just stared him down with a grumpy glare. Ferb laughed nervously and stepped aside,

"Would you please come in?"

"What a nice, polite young man you are," Charlene beamed, "don't you agree, Heinz?"

Heinz snorted, "Yeah so he has manners, but what's with the lawn on his head? I mean what happened to your hair? Are you trying to make a lame fashion statement?"

Ferb blew a strand back, "This is its natural color, sir. It comes from my mum."

"It's natural, sir, comes from my mum, blah, blah, blah…" Heinz mocked quietly to himself.

Ferb bit his bottom lip. He had a feeling that this was going to be a long night.

Luckily, Vanessa came out from the kitchen before anything bad happened, and greeted her parents warmly,

"Mom, dad you're here!"

After hugging them both, she took her place by her boyfriend and allowed him to take her hand. Which had earned Ferb another death glare from Heinz.

Vanessa noticed the tension between her nervous boyfriend and her overprotective dad. She attempted to lighten the mood, "Why don't we sit in the living room for a few minutes before dinner."

Charlene smiled, "Good idea, Heinz?"

The doctor mumbled his answer, still not taking his eyes off of Ferb.

They went into the living room and took a seat. Charlene and Heinz took the two armchairs, while Ferb and Vanessa sat on the couch. Ferb went to put his arm around Vanessa, but quickly changed his mind when he thought he saw flames in Heinz's eyes.

Charlene began asking questions, "So, Ferb when did you two start getting serious."

Ferb gulped and tore his eyes away from Heinz, "We uh… started dating about a week ago…"

"Oh really? Things aren't moving to fast I hope."

Ferb shifted uncomfortably in his seat. This was a time that he wished he wouldn't have to talk. Vanessa, understanding what he was thinking, patted his leg and turned to her mom,

"One thing you should know about Ferb, mom… he's not a big talker. He's always been this way. Ferb is… more of a man of action then words."

Right after she said that, Ferb knew right away that Heinz misinterpreted what Vanessa was saying. Heinz pointed a finger at Ferb,

"I knew it! I knew you two living together would lead to bad things! Action, huh? How much 'action' happens around here?"

Ferb turned an unbelievable shade of red, and Vanessa face palmed herself.

Charlene turned to her ex and snapped, "Heinz! That is none of your concern!"

"I'm her father, I should know these things!"

Vanessa spoke in between her teeth, "Dad… THAT is not- I mean, what you think is- ugh!"

Ferb cleared his throat, "Sir I would never do anything to hurt your daughter or make her do anything that would make her feel uncomfortable. We respect the decisions we make about ourselves and…" he paused to look Vanessa in the eyes, "… I would never do anything to disrespect her trust she has for me. She's an extraordinary woman and should never be treated like a prize to win over. That's how my love for her works, trust, respect and truth."

Vanessa smiled sweetly at him and caressed his cheek. Charlene dabbed her eyes and shook her head,

"That… was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Heinz weren't you impressed?"

Heinz shrugged, "Eh, I've heard better under bottle caps."

Vanessa stood quickly, "Okay well, who's hungry?"

Everyone nodded and followed her into the dining room. After Heinz, Charlene and Vanessa were seated, Ferb disappeared into the kitchen to grab the food. A fresh aroma of chicken filled the room when he walked back out with a huge platter of fresh cooked chicken.

Charlene smiled, "Oh, Vanessa you learned to cook?"

Vanessa shook her head, "No mom, Ferb made the chicken."

Heinz snickered, "You… cook? Isn't that a girl's job? Bawahaha!"

Ferb remained silent as he set the platter down on the table. He didn't care what anyone said, he loves cooking. Especially when it's his girlfriend's favorite dish.

After everyone dished out what they wanted, dinner chat was a go.

Heinz munched out as he asked, "So, Ferb… what the heck does your name mean? I mean, is it short for something?"

Ferb swallowed his food and went to speak, "Actually it's short for-"

"And why are you so tall? Were you a basketball player in another life or something?"

"Well no, but I-"

"And again, what is with your hair? Do you take a miniature lawn mower to keep it clipped?"

Silence.

"…What?"

Charlene intercepted the conversation, "So did you have any pets growing up?"

Ferb nodded, "Yes, my brother and I had a pet platypus."

Heinz's interest was sparked, "Oh really? Was he devious, cunning, adventurous and enhanced with awesomeness?"

"Um no… he was a platypus after all. They don't do much."

"What was his name?"

"Well we were at first going to call him Bartholomew, but then we changed it to Perry."

"Really… his name was Perry?"

Ferb gulped, "Yes sir…"

Heinz stared at him for a moment before smiling, "You know what, Ferb? You're not as bad as I thought you would be."

For the first time that night, Ferb could breathe easily. Vanessa gave him a warm smile and patted his leg. Charlene sighed and playfully punched Heinz's arm,

"Heinz you're such a tease…"

Heinz shrugged, "What? There are many creeps out there; I just wanted to make sure this kid wasn't one of them. As soon as I heard he had a Perry the platypus, I knew he was a good kid."

No one quite understood what Heinz was getting at, but they didn't dare question his conclusion. The rest of the time at the dinner table ended up having the three Doofenshmirtz's engaged in table chitchat. Ferb spoke a couple of words here and there, but he preferred to just watch and listen. He mostly watched Vanessa talk and laugh with her parents. He felt a small smile form around his face. How did he get so lucky? She was a really great girl and he meant every word he said about her earlier.

The only thing he was unsure of was how he was going to keep her safe from Johnny and from the nightmares of his past. If what Johnny said was true, about trying to take her back, he's going to have to be ready to fight for her. Even if it costs him his life. If anything ever happens to her, it would be his fault and he would more then likely fly off the deep end.

Before he knew it, everyone was standing and saying something about going home. The young couple walked Charlene and Heinz to the door. After they hugged their daughter, Charlene hugged Ferb and Heinz even gave him a strong handshake.

"You be good to her." Heinz spoke,

Ferb smiled and nodded.

"I mean it, boy. You hurt her and I'll come here with my be-gone-inator and zap you to a unknown place of torture!"

Ferb's smile disappeared.

Charlene punched Heinz in the arm, "Really Heinz?"

Heinz shrugged, "Hey, it's the quiet ones you've got to watch out for!"

After they went out the door, Vanessa went over to Ferb and hugged him tight,

"Thank you so much for this, I told you that they would love you… and they do."

Ferb chuckled, "I guess I did over exaggerate, but I've got to admit… I am a little bit scared of your dad."

"Don't mind him, he's crazy anyway. But it doesn't matter because they trust you now."

Ferb pulled back to gaze into her eyes, "I meant everything I said before… about the love I have for you."

Vanessa nodded, "I know you did… and that's the best love speech I could ever ask for. I love you so much."

"And I love you…"

Their lips pressed up against one another. They savored the kiss and let their mouths move ever so slightly to deepen the passion.

A perfect end to an almost perfect day…

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