-48 HOURS REMAIN-

Phineas and his friends were stretched out on a hill that over looked the Tri-State Area. Morning had arrived very slowly for Phineas and he couldn't help but yawn as they stared up at the clouds.

"Phineas, why are you still yawning? It's been an hour since you woke up.", Isabella asked.

"I couldn't sleep last night. I'm really tired today.", Phineas mentioned.

Everyone looked at each other worriedly and Phineas could tell. He looked back up at them.

"I didn't sleep well.", he restated. "That's all. No. It's not cause..."

"Well.. You know.", she shrugged.

"We've had grandparents that died."

"Yeah.", Phineas agreed, lifting his head up to look at Isabella more clearly. "But I'm not 68. I'm 10. I'm only tired cause I had a hard time sleeping. Ow..."

"What's wrong?", Baljeet asked.

"I'm a little sore, is all.", Phineas, rubbing his neck sorely. "Worked hard y'know?"

"Whatever you wanna say.", Buford shrugged.

"Buford!", everyone else said, including Perry.

"What? I'm just saying!", Buford said, taking in he offense.

"Well you do not need to be saying!", Baljeet complained.

"Yeah! You think Phineas is HAPPY about having to die like this?", Isabella said defensively.

"...Actually..", Phineas began, causing everyone to look over at him.

"...What? What are you?", Isabella said, beginning to become afraid.

"Well... Well I mean it's like... Like another adventure right?", Phineas said with a smile. "A.. A journey into the UNKNOWN. Y'know. What's BEYOND the grave and all that. I'll finally get to see that."

Everyone stared at Phineas, hard pressed to believe what he was saying.

"What if there isn't any afterlife Dinnerbell?", Buford argued. "And you just become worm food?"

"Well then at least the worms would be happy.", Phineas replied.

Everyone glared at him. Optimistic to a fault was easy to be said about Phineas but this was optimism as a fault in their opinions. Phineas looked around, confused by the harsh expressions and most surprised to see Ferb having it the worst.

"Wh-what? What'd I say?", he asked.

Ferb merely scoffed and got up, and walked off.

"Wh-? Ferb! Hey wait a minute! What did I say?", Phineas asked hopelessly.

Ferb only continued to walk away and soon Baljeet and Buford followed. Perry left too but not because of Phineas. His job called him and Doofenshmirtz was going to get a real beating for this. The only ones that were left was Phineas and Isabella. Phineas watched his other friends go off and then turned to look back at Isabella who was only glaring back with tears in her eyes.

"...What's wrong?", Phineas asked, breaking the silence.

"What's wrong?", she repeated angrily. "What's wrong?"

"Yeah! What's wrong? What's the issue?", Phineas asked, having no clue.

"Phineas! Here we all are, sad about your death, and you're greeting it as if it's just another walk in the amusement park! We're worried and we're upset and everything and you're STILL going around with that dopey smile on your face! Do you ever take anything seriously?", she asked, enraged by his stupidity and allowing the tears to flow past her eyes. "Do you have any idea how painful it is for the rest of us to know that you're going to die?"

Phineas was speechless as he took in the shock. He tried to say something but just stammered, not really knowing what to say. Isabella just sighed angrily and stormed off after everyone else. And Phineas was left there. Alone. With nothing else but the mere thoughts of his mind to keep him company. He felt an odd...fog, so he felt right to deem it as, settling over him. So very alone. And left with a very depressing note, stirring in his mind.

-46 HOURS REMAIN-

Phineas was back at the Flynn-Fletcher's backyard in a manner of time and Isabella came through the fence. A little surprised at first to see Phineas but decided to keep her resentment as she walked in.

"Hey guys. What's up?", she asked.

"After you guys left, I figured that there was still a lot of my life that I'm missing. So I figured I'd come back and get everything laid out on the table. No secrets. No grudges we're holding back. Cause if I'm gonna die, I wanna at least know as much as I can about those closest to me first. Ferb and I already exchanged secrets.", Phineas explained.

Ferb, who was actually pissed off at the moment, scoffed and walked back into the house.

"Wh-?", Phineas noticed his brother. "Ferb! Ferb come on! That was all the way back in 2nd grade! I didn't mean it!"

Ferb paid no attention but went into the house with no remarks.

"Aah! Aww!" Phineas sighed. "He's emotional. He'll get over it. That's Ferb for you."

He looked back at Isabella who was simply standing there, mentally questioning herself once again. Phineas gave a more relaxed sigh and tried to think of what to say next.

"So...", he began.

"So...", Isabella said expectantly. "...Have any secrets about me I should know about?"

"Uh... Actually... Y-yeah..", Phineas bit his lips, trying to form the right words to say it. "...Isabella I-"

Buford and Baljeet came in at that moment.

"Hey Dead-Kid-Walkin' you're still here?", Buford asked casually.

"Here, I bought you some gum."

He tossed the pack and Phineas looked down at the labeling.

Dead gum!

Phineas glared back up at Buford and wanted to punch him but restrained himself with a sigh and stuffed the gum in his pocket.

"Thanks. Actually guys, there's something I was kinda wanting to tell Isabella.", he said. "Alone. In...meaning of the term with OUT you guys...here?"

"What are you gonna tell her you love her or something?", Buford asked.

"Well no-!", Phineas slapped a hand over his mouth, wanting to take it back though Isabella stared back, worried.

'He doesn't..?', she wondered.

Ferb came out at that moment and grabbed both Buford and Baljeet wedgie style and dragged them out as they winced and cried out in pain.

"...Thanks Ferb.", Phineas said nervously.

Ferb gave a nod back at Phineas and closed the gate door. Phineas began to feel his innards twisting as he looked back at Isabella.

Alone with her... And getting ready to spill one of his biggest secrets ever. Did he have the guts?

"So... What'd you wanna tell me?", she asked.

"Uh... A-actually I... I wanted to tell you that um...", Phineas began, sliding his foot back and forth in the dirt nervously. "Y-You know how I always say... That I know what I'm gonna do today? Well the truth of the matter is that... I don't...always know. A-a-and I don't really know what I've been doing...keeping this a secret from you for so long but... I.. I love you Isabella. I always have. A-and I.. Heh, I really wish I didn't have to die tomorrow but... But I really kinda always feared that... Well.. I mean Isabella you do all sorts of stuff and everything. All I'm ever good at is building silly machines but I.. I do what I normally do because I.. Well I've always hoped that I'd impress you by them. Cause I've always been nervous of just telling you. And-and that m-maybe...by doing what I do.. you'd...just..might..love me too. So... I guess what I'm trying to ask is... Do you?"

Phineas shut his eyes tight, waiting for a bad answer. His face was as red as a cherry as he spoke and he could feel his heart beat fast as he waited nervously for a reply. There was nothing. He looked back nervously to find Isabella just staring at him. She didn't have much an expression. She seemed to be trying to figure something out in her head. In her thoughts, everything was running as fast as her heart was beating. Phineas had said it. He said he love her. And she loved him too. Even after just telling Buford and Baljeet that he WASN'T gonna say that. But he said he was nervous about saying it at all. Saying that he loved her. Phineas Flynn. Loved. HER. Isabella finally began to get her thoughts straightened out. Her eyebrows furrowed together into a tight scowl. Phineas was a little surprised but fell completely backwards by her sudden outburst.
"YOU FLIPPING JERK!", she yelled out at him.
"Aah! What!", Phineas said, shocked.
"All this time I've been trying DESPERATELY to catch your darn attention ALL Summer long. Ever since we first met even! I've-! I've looked like a MANIAC trying to get your attention and affection! Everyday I come over and try to show how I love YOU and you're always ignoring me! I mean! Paris! The City of Love! And you didn't even spare me a GLANCE all throughout the city!", she complained.

"Hey wait a minute!", Phineas interrupted, standing back up and also glaring back. "I was not only trying to stay on top of a bet, but I was also having to find a way to get 5 people back home when the plane was completely ripped to shreds with useless junk in a country I could barely speak the language of! If I did so much as LOOK at you at PARIS of all places, I'd be nose-bleeding Niagara Falls! Isabella! You're cuter than cuteonioum! You beat Mitch at the ultimate battle of cuteness with nothing much of just a 'whatcha dooin?'! In Paris, the most romantic place of all, if I didn't keep my mind OFF of you, we would all be STRANDED there to this day because I would either be passing out or making out with you! You're so darn cute Isabella, can do a million things, and is still expecting a simple boy like myself to just go ahead and dive straight into my premature hormones and fall desperately in love with you at the most dangerous of all places to be in love at? I would go more onto this tangent but that would be...a bit...personal! ...and mature!"

He turned away as his blush returned, brighter than before. Isabella was completely caught off guard by the idea of what Phineas could mean by the last part alone. Her expression softened and she reached out a hand to his shoulder as he still looked away, obviously embarrassed.

"You... You really mean that?", she asked.

Phineas kept his eyes away just a bit longer before finally looking back at her, "You know I don't exaggerate."

"Well I mean it's... It's not just what you're saying cause of the heat of the moment...right?", she double checked.

Phineas shook his head, "No.. I mean every bit of it."

Phineas looked away again, still embarrassed about the whole, "mature" bit he mentioned and wondering why he even bothered saying it. Isabella only looked at him a bit longer before reaching down and kissing him gently. Phineas was surprised a bit and she backed up, keeping it short and sweet as she smiled at him. He looked back and then grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her back before she got too far away. The kiss was sweet and gentle. A perfectly timed moment as Isabella allowed herself to melt into it with her heart beating wildly. Her eyes flew open though as Phineas began to press forward with it a bit.

'Whoa.. He WAS serious...', she thought to herself in surprise.

When they finally broke apart Phineas smiled at her kinda sheepishly and she couldn't help but smile back and let out a small fangirly giggle. They hugged each other tightly and as they did so, Isabella couldn't help but let out a few tears. Cause she knew that even though they had expressed love in the craziest of ways, it was coming to an end. And they had this wonderful moment... All too late.