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One more chapter. Y'all getting excited?

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When Isabella got home, she immediately ran upstairs to her room, pausing for a minute to say hello to her mother. She spent a little practicing her song. She knew it wasn't perfect, but her best performances were when she wasn't entirely prepared. After picking a dress to wear, which was silver with a pink bow around the middle, she pulled her hair into a messy ponytail and headed back to the school to help everyone set up for the talent show.

When she arrived at the school, the stage was already set up, and Ferb and the Ex-Fireside Girls were working on the light and sound setup. Isabella was about to ask them if they needed any help when she heard Phineas behind her on the phone.

"Hey babe…No, I'm at the school working on the stage…Of course I have the last spot saved for you, I know you are the best…Anything for you babe…I gotta go…Love you too…Bye."

Isabella didn't know what to think. Sure, the likelihood that Phineas truly loved Raquel was slim, it still bugged her to hear him say it. With a sigh she made her way to the bleachers and sat down, deciding to watch the stage come to life in front of her.

'Can I really go through with this?' Isabella thought, 'By performing this, not only am I hinting that Raquel is cheating, thus destroying their relationship and possibly destroying Phineas, I am practically screaming about my feelings for him'

Putting her head in her hands, Isabella began to cry. She didn't know what to do anymore.

After a few minutes Isabella felt a presence next to her. Looking up, she saw a woman about 5 years older than her, with orange hair and the same blue eyes as Phineas.

"Candace?" Isabella asked.

"Hey Isabella" Candace replied, "It's been a while, hasn't it".

"We haven't seen you since you moved to Chicago to go to college. How are things?"

"Well, besides being about to graduate, Jeremy popped the question the other day. That's why we are back, to announce it to everyone."

"That's great Candace. If only my love life was going as great."

"I take it that by 'my love life' you mean my brother, right?"

"He's dating this horrible girl, Raquel, and she's cheating on him. I don't know what to do. I could tell him about Raquel, and as a result have to tell him how I feel, which will not only hurt him, it could hurt me if I get rejected. Or, I could wait until he catches her in the act, and my secret will be safe, but he might be mad at me if he finds out I knew. And all I ever wanted was for him to open his eyes and see how much I like him because I've been in love with him since we were five and he's been too caught up in his inventions to notice me for ten freakin' years!"

By this time Isabella had begun to sob. Candace pulled the smaller girl in for a hug, trying to calm her down.

"Well think about it this way. If you were Phineas, would you want your best friend to tell you something they knew about your relationship and potentially save you from heartbreak, but also give you the shock that they felt the same way you did, but thought they didn't, or would you rather they keep it to themselves and wait until you are broken?"

"I would want them to tell me and….wait, you said 'felt the same way'. Does that mean Phineas liked me back at some point?"

"Well he emailed me earlier this year asking about you. He said he had a weird dream that you all were ten again and that you kissed him in a weird room with a bunch of other people. I told him to talk to you about it and see what happened. I thought he would've gotten his act together by now and told you how he felt. I'm a little disappointed that he decided to forget about it and go out with that girl instead."

"So what should I do?"

"I think you should tell him about Raquel, and if he asks about your feelings for him, tell him the truth. You have nothing to lose now."

"Okay. I think I will try it. Thanks Candace, it was great to see you again."

"No problem, and good luck Isabella"

Isabella made her way to the bottom of the bleachers and scanned the football field for Phineas. When she saw him in front of the stage writing something on a clipboard, she walked over to him and mentally prepared herself for what she was about to do.

"Hey Phineas, I need to tell you something." Isabella said hesitantly.

"Yeah Izzy? What is it?" Phineas asked, curiosity evident on his face.

"Well, it's about your relationship with Raquel and…" Isabella trailed off, because she noticed Phineas wasn't looking at her anymore. In fact he was staring over her shoulder. She turned to where he was looking and saw what she had feared was there. Raquel and Frederick were making out in plain sight.

Isabella quickly turned back to Phineas, who had his hands in fists and was shaking. She reached out her hand to comfort him and was surprised when he shoved her away.

"How long have you known?" Phineas growled, a menacing look in his eye.

"Since lunch" Isabella replied honestly, trying to keep her composure because this Phineas was beginning to scare her.

"And you didn't tell me?"

"I tried, but-"

"Save it. I don't want to hear it now."

And with that, Phineas stormed off, pushing Isabella out of the way. She watched as he strolled up to Frederick, pulled him off of Raquel, and punched him in the face. He then turned to Raquel and said something, probably breaking up with her. And then he was gone.

"Well that could've gone better." Isabella said exasperatedly.

You know what to do!