Requested by: LizzieFlynn200 on Wattpad.
Ages: 18 & 22

Ferb felt that today, -of all days- was going to be different as he walked down the sidewalk of downtown Danville past a quiet little coffee shop that didn't seem to be so quiet at the moment.

"You know what?!" A voice nearly shouted. "I don't need this!" It shrieked and it came closer as the owner of the voice came out of the building, and bumped directly into Ferb, -nearly knocking him over.

Ferb looked down at the young woman who had bumped into him, and was surprised to see Vanessa on the verge of tears.

"Ferb!" She exclaimed, -looking up at him as she took a step back.

"Vanessa?" He asked, -clearly confused as to why his childhood crush was so upset.

As soon as Ferb had acknowledged her, Vanessa's tough facial expression melted into one of sadness, and grief.

"Oh, Ferb!" She exclaimed, -throwing herself into his arms.

"I know we don't know each other very well," She sniffled. "but do you think I could hang out with today?" She asked sadly.

Ferb was a little stunned, but wrapped his arms around her anyway.
He had never seen Vanessa in this state, and he had never been this close to her either, so despite having comforted someone before, this seemed completely new to him.

"Of course," Ferb agreed. "but only if you tell me what happened." He reasoned as he gently pulled her away from him so he could look in her eyes.

"M-Monty, b-broke up with me." Vanessa answered as she tried and failed to keep her voice from breaking.

Ferb gave her a sympathetic look as he rubbed Vanessa's shoulder before letting his arms drop to his sides.

"How about ice cream?" Ferb asked before a thought occurred to him.
"I know it's not very original..." He trailed off, -scratching the top of his head as he thought of something else they could do.

The only reason he had suggested it was because that was always what made Isabella feel better when she was upset over Phineas, so he figured it would work for others.
But he also figured he should probably think of new ways.

"No, ice cream sounds good." Vanessa agreed, -wiping away a runaway tear with her black sleeve as she recovered from her small breakdown.

Ferb nodded and motioned for her to follow him as he started walking down the sidewalk towards the nearest ice cream parlor.

He might have managed to push his feelings for Vanessa down into the depths of his mind where they could never be found since she was so much older and with someone else, but now the tried to fight their way back to the surface.

But he couldn't let them.
She would never be interested in him.

The two had a good time.
They hung out for the rest of the day, and Vanessa managed to get Ferb to have an actual conversation with her.

They talked about all sorts of things, like the plans the city had for the park, and how they thought they could really improve, -as they were only painting the benches, and planting new trees- they talked about the upcoming election for a new mayor, and concluded that Mayor Doofenshmirts -Vanessa's uncle- would still win.
And there were rants about Monty.

There were laughs and light hearted compliments, serious conversations, and even a little bantering here and there.

"I should probably go home, Ferb." Vanessa stated as she stood up from the bench the two had been sitting on.

Ferb stood up as well and nodded.

"Thank you for hanging around me all day and listening to me rant about Monty. It really made me feel better."

Again he nodded and put his hands in his pockets.

"Shall...I walk you home?" He asked hesitantly, -knowing it was the gentlemanly thing to do, but not sure if she would accept or how she would take it.

Vanessa hesitated before replying.
"If-if you don't mind." She agreed.

So the two were off towards her apartment a couple blocks away from the park while the sun set.

Despite its moments, today had been a great day.

I'm just gonna say it.
I'm. Horrible. With. Ferbnessa.
Anyway, sorry if it's really bad. I can always rewrite it if you don't like it LizzieFlynn200

Have a great day!
~Joy