"I'm going home," Phil stated simply. Letting the facts be known plain as day. He decided to get right to the point, as to avoid raising false hope within her. Keely just stared blankly for what seemed like minutes. Millions of emotions were whirling inside of her.
This was it. No more false alarms, it was the real thing. He was leaving her. The day she had dreaded for so long had finally come. Desperately, she tried to argue with him.
"Phil, there has got to be another way! We've started something Phil. Something I know we have wanted for so long. Since, the first day I met you! It can't be over!" Keely hung her head in defeat. There was no point in arguing, it wasn't his choice.
"If onlyI could Keel, but it's not over, it'll be like a long distance relationship," Phil tried to make her feel better. He hated seeing her all distraught like this.
"Yeah, with a one-hundred-twenty YEAR difference!" Tears started to form in her eyes and silently roll down her cheeks.
"Keel—Have you ever heard of Peter Pan?"
"Of course, I loved that movie when I was little." Keely forced a small smile.
"Well, in the end Wendy leaves neverland right?"
"Oh Phil, where is this going?" she sighed. She wanted to cherish every last moment with him. She just didn't imagine they would spend it talking about Peter Pan.
"You know she loves Peter very much," nervously Phil started to ramble. She probably thought he was going crazy! "And although she doesn't want to leave, she knows she must. But Keel," he lifted her chin up to meet his eyes, " Do you think a day goes by when he doesn't think of her? His one and only true love?"
"Well, he tended to forget—" Keely paused and realized just how much this speech meant to Phil, "No," she answered.
"That's going to be us. Far away, but never apart." Phil gazed at her intently.
Keely stared back and then despite the circumstances started to laugh uncontrollably. She couldn't believe she was laughing! Keely laughed until her chest hurt.
"Phil, that was horrible." She stifled a giggle.
He smiled seeing the twinkle return to her eyes, "Was it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so, I didn't understand anything until the end!"
"Can't say I didn't try." Phil held his arms up in defeat. "Oh Keel, I'm going to miss this so much. More than words can describe." Phil said, the seriousness returning to his face.
"Me too Phil." Keely stared deeply once more into his eyes, as tears started to form again in her own.
"But I'll come visit every spare moment I have, I promise." Phil squeezed her hand tightly, and pulled her close.
Keely softly whispered into his ear, "I'll look forward to those days very much." She snuggled into his chest, memories of the past coming alive within her. Her stage fright…the evil Debbie cyborg…. those weekend movie marathons…the virtu- goggle trips…the advanced math class…. Phil and her had experienced and faced these things, and so many moretogether. The Dynamic Duo, she smiled at the thought. Deep down she knew he would never be gone, because he would always be in her heart.
Phil planted a small kiss on her forehead, and held her more tightly. For this one moment all they saw were each other, the world fading around them.
Time, thought Keely silently to herself, it brought them together, and tore them apart.
A/N: Ok, that's the end! Sorry it was a short story, but I didn't really know where else to take it. I'm thinking about writing a sequel, in which Julie resurfaces. I'm not sure though, what do you guys think? Is it good enough for a sequel? I really only wrote the story because as I watched the episodes, it was so obvious to me that they liked each other. So I had to do something about it. I really hope you enjoyed, Yay Pheely!