Ok, I really SHOULD be doing other stuff. I even need to finish the next part of Man of Action. FF Homework for me. Anyway, lots of views, thanks, and looks like I've been picking up some shippers, lol, ok.

Of everyone in our gang, the chances that there would be a volatile, group-shaking fight had always been very very slim, but if there was to be one, I guess I would've narrowed it down to be among one of three parties. One… Isabella and I. There was no denying we had fought before. And the gang seemed so emotionally invested in us one way or another by now, that if we did have a bad fight, or a bad break-up, they would all have opinions. Two… Buford and Baljeet. They had "split up" before. Again, unlikely. Finally, Adyson and… anybody. She certainly knew how to get under our skins. Probably Isabella, Ginger, or Buford were top contenders. At this point, Adyson was kind of asking for it. I never would've guessed the fight that would've shook our group to its core, that would upset us all, that might lead to broken friendships… would be between Phineas and Baljeet.

We honestly had no idea what to think. So, it was pretty well known that, well, Mishti was, as everyone put it, "Baljeet's girl". She was... well, she was his Isabella. I suppose that doesn't make sense, considering Isabella is Baljeet's best friend and once upon a time, he was head-over-heels for her, but Mishti was to Baljeet what Isabella was to Phineas. That pretty pink perfect girl who had been his best friend since he was a toddler. Essentially… the one girl who we really shouldn't touch, no matter how he felt about her; like family, just friends, maybe a lot more? None of it mattered… us guys couldn't be with Mishti, it went against whatever "Bro-code" that we had. No matter how much griping Irving, Django, Kyle, and Buford had done… they never actually intended to do anything with Mishti. And Phineas? He hadn't intended to do anything with anyone! If the situation had been just a little different, we all would have told Baljeet to go for it. But, then, of course… Phineas slept with her.

Meanwhile, Ginger had been losing her mind this whole vacation over the fact that Baljeet was cozying up to Mishti. She had finally smiled when she learned about Mishti and Phineas… obviously, that didn't last after she learned about Baljeet's reaction. Of course, the girls all automatically took Ginger's side.

So, this in effect meant that all the guys, excluding me, were on Baljeet's side: Phineas knew Baljeet was in love with Mishti and he slept with her anyway… it's all his fault. Meanwhile, all the girls, excluding Isabella, were on Phineas' side: Phineas and Mishti hooking up has nothing to do with Baljeet… Baljeet has a girlfriend… He should back off. Then, everyone started fighting, and opinions were getting blurry, and people were switching sides, and it was just a big mess. Bella and I were completely bewildered and completely stuck in the middle. As for Phineas, he was mortified. The girls giggled whenever he came around. Buford had a never-ending spiel of sick sexual ideas to spew onto him. And Baljeet had flat-out stopped speaking to him. And it was driving him crazy.

"Ok…" Phineas said to himself. "How much longer is Mishti going to be here?"

"A little less than four weeks." I said.

"Four weeks!" He cried. "Ok, um, what food do we have in here that lasts four weeks?"

"You can't just hide away in here until she leaves." I groaned.

"Of course I can!" He said. "Um, can a person survive on gum?" I sighed to myself. "Maybe I can use some sort of drone…" He muttered. "Ok… " He collected a mountain of junk in his arms. "I'm going to go build a bunker in my room and hide my shame for the rest of my life. Tell Isabella I say bye."

"Phin…"

"And tell Baljeet I'm really really sorry!" He said sadly, before kicking his door gently open and going in.

"He's not leaving his room?" Buford exclaimed. "Damnnn."

"What about Baljeet?" I asked weakly.

"He's PISSED. I couldn't get two words in. He kept ranting about "friendship" and "respect" and "love" and all that shit. He's not thinking rationally." Buford said.

Isabella groaned. "Ginger is FURIOUS. She knew there was something going on between Baljeet and Mishti… and it took this little incident to bring that to light."

"Fuck. Why are WE the idiots' keepers?" Buford complained.

Isabella sighed. "They're our very best friends. We're the ones they rely on when they're upset like this."

"Yay for us." Buford replied sarcastically.

"I mean… I mean, it isn't anyone's fault, really!" Isabella said. "Phineas was… ok, so he shouldn't have gotten drunk. And Baljeet… he has a girlfriend, he doesn't own Mishti! It's both of their faults! Stupid guys."

"What about Mishti?" I asked cautiously. In the middle of trying to diffuse the situation between Phineas and Baljeet, and all the side arguments, I hadn't seen her in days.

"Right! Oh, where's she at?" Buford asked.

"I… I don't know. She's been hanging out with Baljeet, and us girls. She's been around." Isabella replied.

"Are you telling me the girl has no idea that we've literally broken out into chaos because of her?" Buford asked. "Phineas is in goddamn hiding!"

"I don't know, Byoof. I mean, she's not stupid, but… she's kind of clueless. I don't think she's noticed how much we've been talking about her since she got here. I don't think she knows Baljeet has feelings for her." Isabella commented.

I had picked up on that. Mishti had this sweet naivety that could only be rivaled by, well, Phineas. Of course, there were some things about Mishti that were different than him, and us. She was far more mature, and um, more… seductive… than the rest of the gang. She was also very eloquent and put-together. Mishti was too high-class for us. I can't really call myself mature. The guys had put me in fucking drag too many times for that.

"Maybe if we can just put them in the same room, they'll smooth everything over!" Isabella said optimistically.

"Who? Ginger and Baljeet? Baljeet and Phineas? Phineas and Mishti? Man, we are fucked up." Buford groaned.

"Ok…" Isabella thought to herself. "We'll get… everyone together. And see what happens."

"Isabella! They'll explode!" Buford declared.

"No. Phineas wants to apologize. Mishti needs to learn what the hell is going on. And Baljeet might be calmer with everyone around him." She said.

"Baljeet isn't going to come to our house." I said. "And he'll know Phineas, or one of the girls will be at yours, Bella." We turned to Buford.

"Wait," He exclaimed. "I have to throw this thing!? I'm in too deep."

"Come on, Buford!" Isabella pleaded.

"Jesus Christ! Fine! But you owe me, Isabella." He said, as he got up and left.

"I can't believe this happened." Isabella said to me wearily. "I mean, we all had an inkling but… he has a girlfriend!"

I know. It took this to bring it to the light. Surely Mishti had been with plenty of men (although I had no idea). Baljeet had never shown any emotion about this before. But now… I tried to think about it if I was in this position, and suddenly, I sort of understood how he felt. None of Isabella's past flings meant anything. I never would've cared about them, especially while I was with Vanessa. But if she had been sleeping with Baljeet? Buford? PHINEAS? I felt like shuddering. Yes. I understood how Baljeet felt.

"You don't think he was…"

"What?" She flipped towards me.

"Well," I said. "This might sound stupid, but do you think he was… saving her?"

"What?" Isabella exclaimed. "What did we say about her not being an object?"

"That's not what I meant." I said. "Have you ever heard those stories, or seen romantic movies like this… if you and your friend are still single by a certain point… you'll end up with each other?"

Isabella giggled a little. "You think they…?"

"No. But Baljeet only got Ginger last year. He was pitiful and single before."

Isabella started giggling. "Stop trying to make me laugh, Ferb. So in the back of his mind, he was saving Mishti?"

"Maybe everybody does that." I shrugged.

"Uh-huh. So… when you don't get the beautiful Vanessa, who was on the back burner for you?" She asked.

"Nobody."

"It was me, wasn't it?"

"What?"

She started giggling again. "Ferb… you agreed to sleep with me! You got super jealous of Kyle. You never wanted anyone to be with me. That stupid 'If we're still single at 40' or whatever sounds exactly like something we would do." I rolled my eyes. "So, is this a guy thing? Uggh."

"Well… think about Buford and Adyson."

"Aahh! It is a thing! You boys are awful! Backups?"

"I didn't mean to upset you." I said.

"Backups? Really? I couldn't see past Phineas. Adyson can only concentrate on one guy at a time. Most of the girls can't even find one guy to meet their standards, much less two or three."

"Well… that's the difference between the girls and guys." I said. "We have low expectations for ourselves. If we actually meet someone as perfect as Isabella… how can we not think in the back of our minds… I hope I get to keep her."

"Ferb…" She said softly. "I love you."

Buford's house was never the cleanest place in the world. Although, you couldn't tell when the gang was all here.

"I don't want to be here." Phineas mumbled. I gave him a look. "I'm serious, Ferb. Let me go back into hiding."

I really did feel like laughing at this point, but that would really piss him off. At that moment, my phone rang. I glanced at it. Private. What the hell? I didn't answer again. Who… Was this the same person? Was this someone I should answer? Or just telemarketing?

"Ow, Milly, you bitch!" Katie declared, while throwing something at her friend. "Well, look who's here." She giggled.

Isabella, Holly, Milly, Katie, Gretchen, Wynne, Kyle, Django, Irving, and of course, Buford were already here. "Hi boys." Isabella said weakly. The girls all started giggling again.

"I am so out of here." Phineas whispered. He seemed to do a pivot when the door opened. Oh, please be anyone but Baljeet. ANYONE. Candace. Monty. Khaka Peü Peü! ANYONE!

"I'm not in the mood for this, guys. We better not be doing anything stupid." Ginger said, as she came in and threw an oversized purse on the ground. Oh thank god. She gave Phineas an uncharacteristic glare though.

"Um, we're just hanging out… right?" Gretchen asked cautiously.

"No!" Buford said loudly. "We're here to stop everyone from fighting."

"Fighting? We're fighting?" Django asked.

"Yeah, dummy." Katie said. "On account of Phineas fucking Mishti. OW!" Isabella kicked her hard in the shin. Phineas turned bright red.

"We are NOT fighting." Ginger said shrilly.

"Phineas, you were the one who said Baljeet could never be with Mishti. I didn't know you were hoarding her for yourself." Django laughed.

"I wasn't– " He cried.

"Baljeet is NEVER GOING TO BE WITH Mishti." Ginger fumed.

"Yeah." Holly declared. "Phineas can totally be with Mishti!"

"I'm not trying to– "

"Hey hey hey…" Adyson said. "She kind of decided she wanted Baljeet. She's spending all her time with him. She can't just go and fuck Phineas."

"They're just best friends!" Milly cried.

"Exactly!" Irving said. "He's her best friend. He's in love with her."

"HE IS NOT." Ginger said. "YOU LITTLE FREAK."

"He has a girlfriend!" Holly cried.

"Mishti is never ever going to like Baljeet. He's a million miles in the friendzone." Kyle said.

"She wanted to be with a friend." Wynne commented.

"Phineas is her friend." Gretchen said.

"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Isabella shouted. "I am not going to let this ruin everything for everyone!" Just then, the door opened again. And this time… it was Baljeet.

"Jeet… hey." Buford said awkwardly. We were all just staring at him.

"Hi sweetheart." Ginger said, although she couldn't mask her angry tone.

"You did not tell me HE would be here." He said sullenly to Buford. We stared, taken aback.

Phineas looked like someone had just set his house on fire in front of him. "Hi Baljeet." He said.

"I said do not talk to me. What part of that is so hard to understand? I know my IQ is higher than yours, but I did not know yours was that low." What the hell?

A tiny furrow appeared in Phineas' brow. "Baljeet, I'm really sorry. I told you… I'm really really sorry."

Baljeet rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say."

"What do you want me to say, Baljeet?" Phineas said, getting frustrated now. "How many times do I have to tell you I'm sorry?"

"You would not have told me SHIT if I had not figured it out." Baljeet said.

"You know what, Baljeet? YOU should be apologizing to me! You're acting like a jerk! They're right! I didn't do anything! Look… look right there… you have a beautiful girlfriend right there. I didn't do anything with her."

"It is… it's the principle, Phineas!"

"HA. You're just being a possessive jerk. Mishti's not a thing, she's a person! Are you jealous? That she chose me? I didn't do anything; she chose me."

"Go to hell, Phineas Flynn!" Baljeet declared, storming out.

"Yeah? Yeah? Well, you… you… you stay away from me too!" Phineas shouted at the empty doorway.

Oh my God. We all stared, completely speechless. I had NEVER seen Phineas yell at one of his friends, get in a real fight with them before. This was what I had been terrified of when I was sleeping with Isabella… that Phineas would get furious and disown me. I couldn't believe what had just happened. And Baljeet? Baljeet was such a loving person. Yes, he was absolutely the jealous type… and that was the problem here. But I can't believe he had turned so vicious!

"Phineas?" Isabella asked weakly.

"Come on, Ferb. We're going home." He said angrily. I think now was probably the best time to listen to him and quietly follow. I got up and glanced back at the group. Buford flashed me a bewildered shrug. Ginger looked like she really could kill someone right now. And Isabella… Isabella looked like she was about to cry.

"Stupid Baljeet." Phineas was muttering under his breath. "They're right. I'm right. Right, Ferb?" He glanced at me. "He's just being a jerk. I mean, everyone knows I never meant to do anything. And if it's such a big deal, he should have just told- MISHTI!" Phineas nearly jumped into my arms.

Right. In case anyone had forgotten, which, um, we all had, we did, in fact, invite Mishti Patel to Buford's house, probably to beat into her silky head that you can't really have a one-night-stand in this gang without any consequences.

"Hello, Phineas and Ferb." Mishti said, as sweetly as ever.

"Ack!" Phineas almost fell over his own feet. "I… we… you…"

She giggled. "Is something wrong?"

"Yeah. I can't talk to you." He backed away from her. "I'm not allowed to talk to you!"

"What?" She asked, surprised.

"I'm sorry, Mishti."

"You're not allowed?"

"Yeah, tell her, Ferb!" He pleaded.

"What do you mean, 'you're not allowed'?" She laughed. "What, you'll get in trouble for talking to me?"

"Yes!" He said desperately. "So, shoo. Sorry."

She tilted her head. "You certainly are an odd one, Phineas Flynn." She said, as she did turn and continue to Buford's.

"Gosh!" Phineas said, running his hand down his face. "How can she be so…"

"…Oblivious?" I finished.

"Shut up."

So, I kind of just feel like I've been... going through the motions, recently. Writing, (movies too) has become a solace. My mother has concluded that I'm lonely, since my roommate's gone, my sister is gone, all my cousins are still stuck in school, Daddy is going on a business trip, etc. I need a dog, man. So, please review, and feel free to PM me too.