(General P.O.V)
"Alright Ferb, let 'em in!" Phineas called to his 17 yr old brother from the other side of the new restaurant they had just finished building on the night of Valentine's Day.

Ferb nodded even though he knew Phineas couldn't see him, and straightened his red bow tie before opening the teal, freshly painted, and dried doors of an updated model of Cheź Platypus.

"One party at a time please." He said with his British accent as he pulled back the velvet rope.

"Bella for the 100th time, how many tables? Over." Ferb asked through the headset to his friend Isabella, for the umpteenth time as he counted the couples, and families that walked into the cozy restaurant.

He rolled his eyes discreetly at the fact that Phineas had forced them to use 'proper walkie talkie etiquette'.

Ferb winced when he heard Bella squeak as she answered him. "Oh sorry! We have... 20 tables. Over!" The line clicked signaling she was back to work, and no longer talking.

At this Ferb politely asked the next small group of people to wait until a table had emptied, and put the velvet rope back on the hook which it hung from.

As he waited outside next to the door for someone to tell him there were empty tables, he looked at the long line of people winding around the block, and decided to see if he could spot any familiar faces as he listened to the busy chatter between his friends over the head set.

By the time Bella told him there were two more empty tables, Ferb had seen only a few faces he recognized, but didn't really know some of them since he's only seen them around school every once, and a while.

"Two groups please." He requested, pulling back the rope once more, and watched as a guy with a unibrow, and a girl named Vanessa, -who he believed was Candace's friend- walked up to the front of the line.

Ferb one again returned the rope to it's original spot until there were more tables empty, and stood at attention waiting for the signal.

"Hey your Candace's brother right?" The brunette asked him.

Ferb was actually surprised that she was talking to him. When she came over when they were younger she didn't really acknowledge him or his brother, but Ferb always noticed her.

The green haired teen nodded as his long forgotten crush spoke to him as she waited with -what he was assuming- her boyfriend.

The three had a more or less one sided conversation until there were five tables empty.

"Ferb, we've got 5. Over." The familiar voice known as Isabella said into his ear.

~*~
"Ferb could you go check the silverware up by the front?" Someone asked the idle boy who was waiting around for something to do.

He nodded, and went to the front of the restaurant where the silverware sets were kept on hand, and counted them.

105 that should be enough for the rest of the night. He thought.

Ferb stood up straight, and placed the basket back under the counter, but looked up at the door as he heard someone open it quickly, and go out.

He hadn't seen much, but the long brown hair was all he needed, to know who it was.

Vanessa.

She was leaving alone, which couldn't be good.

Ferb hastily came out from behind the front desk, and followed her outside to the small bench behind their tree in the backyard.

"Vanessa?" He asked quietly, coming up beside her.

The young woman's head turned up to look at the boy standing next to her.

What could he possibly want? She wondered to herself as she played with her fingers.

"Yes?" She asked just as quiet as Ferb as she looked back at her lap, and felt tears well up in her eyes.

"Are you ok?" He asked as he sat down beside her.

The two sat in silence before Vanessa spoke again.

"No." She said sadly, but defensively as she felt the all to familiar walls go up around her, blocking out everything.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Ferb asked soothingly as he looked over at her.

Vanessa sighed. "It might make me feel better I don't think I can right now." She sniffed, and wiped her eyes with her sparkly black sleeve.

There was silence again.

"Ok fine." Vanessa gasped out as she felt the walls cave in.

Even though he had been completely silent she felt as if he had convinced her to tell him.

"Well Monty, and I were talking, and he called me by this other girl's name. I asked him why, and he sorta freaked out, and got really nervous." She said in one breath, and Ferb nodded as if to say 'go on'.

Vanessa glanced at him then continued. "Well long story short he was cheating on me!" She just about wailed as she let her arms that had been raised slightly in the air while she was talking, fall to her lap.

To Ferb she sounded hurt, betrayed, and especially angry.
He hated it.

Ferb didn't know Monty- or Vanessa for that fact- very well, but he already despised him.

How could he do such a thing to this beautiful young woman?! His self conscious screamed.

"I'm so sorry." He said as he put his hand on Vanessa's shoulder.

Vanessa laughed quietly in self pity as an attempt to hold back her tears.

"I just can't believe he would do that to me. Someone who tells you they love you everyday doesn't just turn around, and do that!" Vanessa was past the sadness point, -for now- and full of anger towards her 'now ex-boyfriend'.

"I just can't believe it." She whispered, and the anger washed away, and replaced with sadness as she looked at Ferb.

His face was full of kindness, and understanding, and what seemed to be a little sadness as he listened to her rant on, and on about -ugh- Monty, and that girl, Layla.

"He's quite stupid to do that to a wonderful girl like you." Ferb smiled comfortingly. "And he obviously doesn't deserve you if he thinks he can go around doing this to you." He added seriously.

Ferb wasn't exactly sure what to do so he decided to do the same thing he would do if it were Isabella. It looked like it was working just a little bit, which was good.

"Thanks Ferb." Vanessa smiled slightly before standing up. "I-*sniffs* I should probably go home, um see you." She started walking away towards the open gate of the backyard, not looking back.

"Vanessa?" Ferb called after her standing up as well. "Yeah?" She replied before turning around. "Come over anytime okay? I know you'd probably find hanging out with a bunch of teenagers boring, but maybe it'll get your mind off of...him." Ferb suggested even though he was sure she would turn him down.

Vanessa smiled. "Ok, thanks. See you around." She said before walking out of the yard.

Ferb stood there, and watched her walk down the driveway in her short black dress, happy she hadn't said no, and that they would see each other again.

Maybe he had a chance.

Hey all! Sorry this is super super horrible, I'm not too good with Ferbnessa, or Candermy for that matter so...help? I don't know, but sorry for the bad story, maybe I'll rewrite it.
Also sorry for posting this late...

~Joy