A/N: This is a little drabble I promised 'Galaxina-the-Seedrian' (Great author and person, feel free to check out her works!) some time ago and published now, becouse what better time to post a Christmas drabble then on Christmas right? Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Phineas and Ferb and all characters from the actual show do not belong to me, they belong to Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh.


Present for a pharmacist

Little Phineas Flynn was busy shopping with his family. That time of the year had come again; Christmas. That meant two things: 1. No school for an entire two weeks, and 2. Presents from Santa! He was excited as every year, eagerly awaiting the night when the bearded man would bring him and his brother their well deserved presents.

But for now he was looking for Christmas presents to give to his friends and family. The boy did not fully understand it but for whatever reason people exhanged presents, addults in particular, instead of simply telling Santa what they wanted. A silly ritual, but he liked it nevertheless; it felt nice giving and receiving presents from and to the people that he loved.

"Alright kids" Linda spoke up, refering to the two brothers and their sister "Your father and I are going to go look for some presents for your grandparents, so you guys are free to do some Christmas shopping on your own. Just be sure to meet us back here in about half an hour, alright?"

"Ok" the three sibling replied simultaniously. Linda smiled "Ok, see you guys in a bit, here's some spending money" the woman handed each of them a piece of paper money, then left with Lawrence.

"Yes! This should be enough to get Jeremy that amplifier he's been wanting!" Candace euphorically proclaimed, then turned to the two brothers "You two dweebs stay out of trouble! I have to go buy a present for my Jeremy!" She exclaimed, then ran off in a random direction.

The two step brothers watched her run off, then Phineas stated "Well, looks like Candace is full of the holiday spirit!" He turned his head towards Ferb "So bro, what do you plan on buying?"

Ferb turned towards the aisle where lots of rock and punk discs were, since he was planning on buying Vanessa an album that one of her favourite bands had recently released, in hopes that it would gain her attention, there being a big age-gap between the two. He then told Phineas "Nothing special really, You?" He lied, not ready to reveal his secret crush just yet.

"Same. To be honest, I already have most of my presents at home, including yours and Candace's, so I don't even know who to buy one for..." the boy explained, having a habbit of buying presents several months before Christmas.

"Well, why not just buy something for yourself then?" Ferb suggested. Phineas thought "Well, there IS that new turbo-screwdriver I've had my eyes on for a while, good idea bro." he explained. Ferb and Phineas then split up, each going in search of their present.

"There it is!" Phineas happily exclaimed, having found the screwdriver. He looked at the price, then at the money in his hand "Awesome, this should be just enough!" He exclaimed happily, and was about to go purchase it.

"I hate Christmas!" Phineas then heard someone yell from a nearby aisle. He turned to the aisle and noticed a tall pharmacist with brown hair and a pointy nose, angrily yelling at a shop assistant dressed as an elf. The woman had simply wished him a merry Christmas, but Doof did not like Christmas one bit, not since Perry had ruined his evil scheme the previous year.

Doof then stormed off. Phineas remembered the man; the two had met in a hardware store some time ago, and he had let Phineas keep the last left-handed wrench. The boy walked to the shop assistant and asked her "Um, excuse me miss, but why did that man shout at you?"

"Oh, he's just some grumpy pharmacist who lives in that big purple building in town all by himself. He never gets anything for Christmas, not even from his own Daughter, and usually spends it all alone, so he ends up taking it out on others... Sad, isn't it?" She explained.

Phineas frowned; not a single present for Christmas and to top it off spending it all alone in an apartment all by himself, that must be pretty depressing. Phineas pitied the man, no one deserved that. He knew what had to be done...


"Beat it!" Doofenshmirtz yelled at some people singing Christmas carols in front of his door, then slammed it. The scientist walked to his sofa chair and sat down.

"What's the matter sir?" His giant pet robot asked him, curious as to why his creator was in such a bad mood.

"Eh! I've had just about enough of this stupid holiday Norm! All the happy children and adults buying presents for each other and having a good time, it makes me sick! And not to mention that people keep knocking on my door and demanding figgy pudding, I mean who even has that nowadays!" He angrily explained.

He then heard his dorbell ring YET AGAIN! The man groaned angrily, then got up to chase away whoever was standing in front of his door. He opened it "Listen you! I don't want any-" he started, then noticed that noone was syanding there. He heard a caugh, and turned his gaze downwards, only to notice a small boy with a weirdly shaped head and his hands behind his back.

"Um, hi Mr... Doofenshmirtz?" the boy cautiously asked.

Doofenshmirtz eyed the boy until he recognised him "Oh, it's you. You're the kid that was looking for a left-handed wrench right?" He asked.

Phineas nodded "Yes, yes I am"

"Well, what do you want?" He asked impatiently, being in a sour mood.

Phineas then placed his hands forward and revealed a small wrapped up box. "Well, I never did properly thank you, so I decided to give you a little token of appreciation instead" he handed Doof the present.

The scientist eyed the boy curiously, not being used to people acting nice towards him, let alone giving him presents. Phineas then scratched the back of his head "So... Merry Christmas!" He exclaimed, then ran off. Dr.D walked back inside and closed the door behind him, the present still in hand.

"Who was that sir?" Norm asked him.

"Oh, just some kid I met a while ago. For some reason he gave me this present" Doof explained. The scientist then opened the box and looked at it's contents; a left handed turbo-screwdriver. He chuckled slightly, then stated "You know what Norm? Christmas might not be so bad after all..."

THE END


Chapter end notes:

Well, I hope you liked this sweet little drabble. Be sure to check out my other Christmas story 'Phineas and Ferb: A Christmas Tale' into which I put A LOT of work. As always, reviews and suggestions are much appreciated, and I will see you soon!

jolleIQ is out, PEACE! And Merry Christmas!