The first day of classes was finally upon the duo. As they walked through campus with their backpacks on their backs and clinging to their schedules and a map for dear life, they ran into a familiar face.
"Ferb!" Vanessa called out, rushing to greet the freshman. "You made it! And this must be Baljeet!" she said, extending a hand to the boy. "Look at you! You grew out of those overalls, huh?"
Baljeet, for his part, looked confused for a second, then he really looked at the woman before him. He remembered a girl who wore all black who showed up from time to time when he was with the Flynn-Fletcher brothers on their adventures. "Y-yes. It is very nice to meet you..."
"Vanessa, Vanessa Doofenshmirtz."
"Are you related to the mayor?"
"Yeah, he's my uncle."
"Wow..." Baljeet said awestruck of the 'celebrity' before him.
"Hey babe, who're ya talkin' to?" a man's voice came up behind her.
"Just my friends I was telling you about. I'm gonna help them, show them around and stuff. Guys, this is my boyfriend Monty. Monty, this is Ferb and Baljeet."
"Alright, nice to meet you guys and welcome! Any friend of 'Nessa's is a friend of mine." He then paused and looked harder at the two boys. "Aren't you two a little young to be here, though?"
Out of habit, they almost said, "Yes. Yes, we are." But Ferb just gave a non-committal shrug and Baljeet just shyly nodded.
"Couple of geniuses, eh? Good for you guys. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with. I have to head to class, catch you guys later." He kissed Vanessa on the cheek and was off to his class.
"Ok guys, let me see your schedules." she sweetly said.
After marking where all their classes were on their maps and treating them to some lunch, Vanessa walked them to their first class and gave them each a hug for luck.
They walked into the room and the sheer number of people caught them off guard. It was a lecture class, meaning there were at least 100 students there. They found a seat somewhere towards the middle and pulled out their laptops to begin taking notes. About ten minutes later, their professor walked in, looking a bit disheveled. He piled all of his paperwork onto his desk and looked out at the class. He spotted the two youngest members of his audience and recognized them from the meeting he'd had with the dean about them. He gave them a warm smile and began his lecture.
"Welcome to Intro to Biology! I'm Professor Thompson and we'll be spending the next semester getting to know the beauty of life! Well, either that or learn about a bunch of stuff for the tests then completely forget about them. Up to you really. Now there are a lot of you and I want you to know that although I'll never remember your name, I'll remember your faces. So don't miss too many classes!"
The boys watched as the professor began his lecture and he was very different to the teachers they had before. He was active and upbeat and tried to get everyone involved, whether they wanted to be involved or not. They really enjoyed his class.
As they were heading out, Professor called them over to his desk.
"Franklin! Baljeet!" he called, waving them over.
"I actually go by Ferb, sir" he said as they approached the desk.
"Righty-o and Bajleet do you go by anything else?"
"No, sir."
"All right. Well I was just introducing myself. The Dean has told me all about you guys and I just wanted to let you know that if you need anything to come to my office anytime. I started college when I was 12, so I can relate to some of the things you may go through."
"We appreciate that very much, sir." Baljeet politely said.
"Please, call me Jake. Well, I wish you both luck!"
They thanked him and headed off to finish their first day. When they returned to their dorm, they immediately heard their cell phones ringing. Baljeet was receiving a call from Buford and Ferb from his dad. They were both dying to know how the first day went. They filled them in and laid their current fears to rest. They were interrupted by a knock on the door. Ferb answered it and almost dropped the phone in shock.
"W-what are YOU doing here?" he yelled.