"And? Are you feeling any different?" Phineas looked at his sister expectantly. Ferb took a few cautionary steps back. "You could have at least put in some sugar," Candace complained, pulling a face. The three stood there for a moment, the silence tangible. And then Candace's pupils shrank to dots.
The next thing she knew she was zooming. Lights.. Colours.. Half an hour went past in the blink of an eye. Was she going fast or did the world slow the heck down? Did she just see an adult man locked in fistfight with a platypus? Who knows. Not her, because she just passed out.
Candace came to with the worst headache she could remember having. Caffeine crash. What a nightmare. The bright lights and buzzing machinery weren't any help either. Where was she, even? She squinted. Her eyes only opened fully again when she heard a familiar voice.
"You awake?" Vanessa Doofenshmirtz popped her head out from behind a door with huge hole in it. Candace's breath caught in her throat. "My dad says he saw you run up the side of the building then black out right after. What were you on?" Her dark eyes showed a hint of amusement at the bizareness of the situation.
Candace winced, groaning. "Could you please talk a little more quietly? It feels like my brain's been through a blender." "I feel you," Vanessa smiled her usual, effortless smile, and sauntered over to join her on the couch. "You're a funny girl, Candace Flynn."
This caused Candace to perk up. She'd seen this before. Or rather, lived it. Had she? The situation was becoming more familiar by the second. "Wow, I'm having a major déjà vu," she said, then instantly recoiled because of the dizziness her sudden burst of movement had caused her. It was either that or the fact that the other girl was sitting really close to her. She felt goosebumps coming up.
"Really?" Vanessa enquired. Then it finally hit Candace. She jumped on the couch excitedly, grabbing the other girl by the shoulders. "Yes! I remember now! This all happened before, and this is the moment you're gonna say you.." She stopped mid-sentence. She could picture the blood rising to her cheeks, clearing her head briefly. Vanessa gave a confused look- understandably so. Candace dropped her hands and quickly assumed a more natural position on the couch. "I meant to say that, um, I had a dream. About you."
Vanessa seemed a little dazed. "You dream about me?" Her voice sounded puzzled- but Candace couldn't help but catch a hopeful undertone to it. Which was probably a lingering effect of her caffeine crash. "So.. what did I.. say.. in your dream?"
"You.. said- you liked me?" Candace tried a smile to diffuse the situation, but it gave off more of a 'please don't hate me' vibe. Vanessa turned to avoid her gaze- obviously, the whole scenario was embarrassing for her as well. She was as flustered as Candace was.
"You, uh.. you do look cute in those Ducky Momo pajamas." Right, Candace thought. The pajamas. Well, this couldn't have gone any worse. She pulled her knees up and hid her face in them. Could the Mysterious Force throw anything else at her to ruin this day?
"Candace?" said Jeremy, halfway through the hole in the door.
Yes. Yes it could.