A/N: ok first I'll just let you know that I have no idea where this story is going, I'm just writing it because I am having writers block on another fanfic I'm suppose to be updating…and usually writing a story about a completely different topic gives me ideas…I know it's a stretch (Phantom to Phil of the future) and this is most defiantly NOT my best work…but I just need to write something. Ok here it is:

Disclaimer: I don't own Phil of the Future.

If only I could

Phil Diffy just laid there on his bed and stared into space, his life was so complicated…first and foremost he was from the future, and had only been living in the present for 10 months…It's not like he didn't like the present, he really did…I mean he would be nothing without Keely, his best friend in the whole world…and even if the occasion arose that his dad did fix the time machine, he would not want to leave Keely behind. Yet, despite these things he still missed home, his other friends, his other life in the year 2121.

"Hey Phil!" Keely screamed jumping onto his bed giggling, "What's up?"

"Hey Keely I'm fine…"

"Oh really? Well your obviously not… because you were suppose to meet me at the movies an hour ago." She pointed at the clock, which now read 8:00pm.

Phil immediately jumped up, "I'm so sorry, I can't believe I forgot about the movies!"

"It's no problem, I knew you wouldn't stand me up without a good reason I'm not mad." She smiled. Phil let out a relieved sigh; he could not believe he had forgotten about the movies, they went every weekend.

"Ok you got me I'm not fine," he looked at her seriously, "I just miss 2121, my friends and my life there. Don't get me wrong Pickford is awesome…I mean you're awesome, you are probably the nicest, sweetest person I've ever met…." Keely blushed " And you're an awesome friend…but I sometimes wish I could go home, just to see what everyone's up too."

Keely just stared at him with an unreadable expression on her face, " I guess you just feel a little homesick, and that's completely normal when you go anywhere, even if you really like the place …and the people."

"Yea…"

"Hey I have an idea grumpy pants, how about we go over to the party at Tia's tonight, it's just starting, I think that's the perfect remedy for homesickness to go someplace and just forget about it, c'mon what do you say?"

"I dunno…"

"Please?" Keely pleaded batting her eyelashes and staring at him with her huge green eyes.

He smiled, "How can I resist you win, let's go."

"Hi guys I'm glad you finally made it!" Tia greeted them enthusiastically; "Help yourself to whatever you want." Phil and Keely were once again amazed by just how big Tia's house was. Then Phil spotted her, a girl who looked so familiar to Phil but he just couldn't tell where he had seen her. Grabbing Keely's hand he led her over to the mystery girl. Her eyes lit up at the sight of him.

"Phil!" She gave him a huge hug, "I was hoping to see you here!" then it hit him it was Julie.

"Julie hi…" he paused before introducing her to Keely, "This is my best friend Keely."

" Nice to meet you." Both girls shook hand politely. Then Phil got a sick feeling in his stomach, how could Julie be here, he suddenly realized it would be impossible.

"Julie, how'd you get here?'

'Time machine duh." Keely's eyes widened in shock, "Oops, shouldn't have said that out loud should we mind wipe her?" Julie questioned pointing a finger at Keely.

" NO! She knows where I'm from and how my family and I got here, but why are you here?"

"Well, after you had been gone for 10 months, I figured you had gotten stuck in some century, and my parents were able to trace you back to 2005, so we're here to pick you up…your parents don't know yet, I had to disguise myself as some guy named Seth to get into this party hoping to find you." She let out the breath she had been holding.

" Umm… Phil I'm going to get us some drinks be right back." Keely hurried off, clearly upset. Phil started after her but Julie grabbed his arm.

"So, how life in the 21st century treating you Philly willy?"

"Please don't call me that anymore, you do remember we are broken up."

" Yes, clearly a mistake on your part but soon we'll be back together again in 2121 like it was meant to be."

" No Julie it wasn't, I like someone else now, someone who's utterly amazing."

" Don't tell me it's that girl."

" That girl has a name, Keely, and I'm going to go find her." He walked off into the crowd. Gosh, Julie thought he had been so happy to see her, but it didn't matter she wouldn't let this Keely girl mess with her plan any longer.

"Keely! Wait!" Phil yelled breaking into a run to catch up with her. "Keely!"

She turned around and he could see the tears forming in her bright green eyes.

"Keel, are you ok?" Phil knew it was a lame thing to ask but he didn't know what else to say.

"OK? Phil you're going home! Phil you ca-can't go!" her voice cracked and it was obvious if Phil didn't do something soon she would just burst out crying.

"Keel, I don't want to go home you know that, I would never want to leave you…you mean too much to me-"

"Sure, you were the one who was just lying on your bed wanting to know what your life was like back in 2121 remember, you said you wanted to go back and then pop out of nowhere this girl comes and says she's going to take you home!"

"Keel, I had no idea, it was a coincidence--"

"I know you didn't plan it, but it's just…uggg! Nothing is ever perfect in my life crap like this always happens! I don't know what I would do without you!"

" Keely, I don't want to leave either, but we still need to make these last moments count." He pulled her into his chest and hugged her tightly never wanting to let go. When the hug ended, Phil suggested that he walk Keely home where they could hang out.

The next morning Keely woke up to find Phil sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor beside her bed. She smiled, she always felt safe when he was around. Quickly though, that smile turned to a frown as memories of the previous nights events came flooding back to her. He was going to leave! That stupid girl Julie was going to take him away! Call it a girl's instinct or whatever, but Keely could tell by their body language that they had been an item at some point. Knowing this only made Keely hate Julie more, she knew Julie wanted him back, who wouldn't? He was the most amazing guy ever, but Julie couldn't have him back because Phil was hers.

"Keel you awake?" Phil's voice whispered sending shivers up her spine.

"Yeah." she yawned for emphasis.

"Keel about last night-"

" Phil, you don't need to explain anything to me you're going home we both knew this was going to happen eventually." Although I hoped it wouldn't, she added silently to herself.

Phil sighed, "I don't want to explain about that, I want to explain about Julie."

"Ok go ahead," Keely prompted him.

"See before my family crashed here we were going out."

"Duh, anyone could have seen that coming." Keely added sarcastically.

"Anyway," continued Phil ignoring Keely's comment, "Right before we left I broke up with her because I found out she was cheating on me with my 'friend' Evan."

"Whoa…this is so like Days of Our Lives go on."

"Well, after I broke up with her she kept saying how sorry she was, that she loved me more, and that Evan made her do it. Of course I didn't believe any of it and it ended very badly. I guess she came because she wants me back and figured 'rescuing me' would make me like her again."

"So you don't have any feelings for her?"

" Not a single one." Phil smiled for reassurance, and Keely let out a breath of relief, he didn't like her after all. "Although Keel, I just want to warn you she's a very…sly girl and has a way of manipulating people to do what she wants, so she'll probably try to make you hate me, but whatever she says don't believe her, anything she says is probably a lie. Promise?"

"Promise. Cross my heart and hope to die." Keely paused a minute before continuing. "Wait Phil I have something for you." She quickly went to one of her dresser draws and pulled out a bracelet (A/N one of those rope ones) she had been planning on giving her dad for his birthday and gave it to Phil, she could always buy her dad something else later.

"What's this for?"

"Wear it all the time never take it off, and try not to let Julie see it. This way if she decides to morph into you to trick me I'll be able to know the difference."

"Good thinking Keel" Phil said excitedly, "Ok I better go, I'll see you later." As she walked Phil to her door and watched him leave she felt a surge of adrenalin rush through her veins as she thought to herself. Julie, let the battle begin!