Was she sitting on someone's bed? Candace looked around the unfamiliar room, not minding how she got there, but instead feeling at ease. Must be one of those lucid dreams. The walls, floor, and ceiling were white, and even the covers of the bed were a light crème colour. Upon further inspection, the walls and 'ceiling' were clearly made of canvas. Was she in a tent? Just as she was about to get up from the bed to look around, a tent flap opened up, revealing a very familiar face.
Vanessa Doofenshmirtz flashed Candace a grin, causing the poor girl to trip over the bed backwards. She entered the room and closed the tent flap back up, laughing softly. Her laughter alone was enough to make Candace weak in the knees, which didn't help her attempt to get back on her feet. "There you are. I've been looking all over for you," Vanessa said, offering Candace a hand which she accepted in a daze. "You're such a funny girl, Candace. That's why I like you."
"You.. like me?" Candace stuttered. She must've been redder than a tomato at this point. They were still holding hands, too. She could feel the warmth of Vanessa's hand against her own, feeling very ashamed at how much she enjoyed their closeness at this point. "Do you mean like-like, or, like, like as friends, or like-"
Vanessa shushed her by gently placing a finger against her lips, which caused Candace's heart rate to go into overdrive. Candace stood frozen as the girl's hand moved up to brush a loose strand of hair our of her face, then traveled down the length of her orange locks. Her eyes met Vanessa's and she could hardly believe the amount of adoration shining through the gorgeous dark brown eyes staring back at her.
"Candace.."
"Candace!"
The girl awoke with a jolt, finding herself back in her window seat. Not in the most dignified of sleeping positions either; her face was smushed against the window on one side, her mouth agape. She nearly lunged back to her feet, at first failing to notice her brothers standing in the doorway in her disoriented state. "What are you doing in my room?!" Candace yelled at them when everything started making sense again. Phineas and Ferb didn't seem deterred; nothing ever really seemed to sway them, anyway. "I'm sorry we woke you up," Phineas began, seemingly sincere,"But Ferb and I believe we've found the solution to your lack of sleep last night! It's in the backyard! Come on!" "But I'm still in pajamas!" Before she knew it they had already dragged her downstairs and into the garden.
The three were met with a giant, glass contraption that reminded Candace of her high school's chem lab equipment. "With this machine, and some information taken from your chemistry books, we condensed about 8 litres worth of coffee into the world's strongest espresso!" Phineas announced proudly, as Ferb presented the various components of the machine. "We're not old enough to drink coffee, so we'd like to invite you to try it." "That never stopped you before," Candace remarked with a raised brow. "We just want to help put back the pep in your step," the boy confessed. "You can't waste a whole day of summer being tired."
Candace eyed the small paper cup that Ferb was holding out to her with suspicion. On the one hand, this could go very badly. Though it could end up giving her future busting material when the boys would eventually get in trouble for causing her arteries to melt. She wasn't entirely sure she was willing to take that risk.
On the other hand, it would get her some distraction. She mentally cursed at her useless brain for gifting her that dream earlier. Pair that with her lack of sleep, and she felt on the verge of tears. Shaking her head to clear out visions of Vanessa's smile, the flustered Candace grabbed the cup and downed it in one go.
Cliffhanger! I couldn't resist. :3c
Anyways, I'd like to take this moment to thank those who've shown interest in my silly story. This was supposed to be a one-shot, but you know how it goes, right? Once motivation strikes..
So thank you, everyone! And stay tuned.