Late Night - Phineas' POV

We managed to leave unnoticed out of the farm. But man… I wish we were in bed right now. Brrrr….

Ferb, Mr. Fletcher, and I are walking down a dark path through the forest. Boy, was it freezing! Right now, Ferb and his dad were currently talking about how to get to the nearest dock. To me, it sounds like it's about to turn into a British argument. And actually, it wasn't too bad as you'd expect!

"Father, your sense of direction have always been off. We take a left on the big crossroad ahead." Ferb replied, pointing at the map. "You are saying to go right, but I'm pretty sure we're going-"

"Ferb, my boy. You may be bright as the daylight in summer sun, but I'm telling you, this is the right direction!"

The worst thing about this, I was in the middle of it. I shrunk down into my coat while holding both straps of my bag, and I don't think neither of them notice me being this uncomfortable…

After a couple of moments of them still talking, I spoke up. "Um… D-dad?" I pressed my hand against my mouth shut.

We stopped in our tracks and they both looked up at me. Ferb was a bit confused but Mr. Fletcher didn't look phased at all.

I took my hand off of my mouth, "I-I mean, uh, Mr. Fletcher?"

He chuckled, guessing I made him laugh… "Yes, my boy?"

"Are we going to stop any time soon? I'm getting kind of tired…"

Mr. Fletcher looked at Ferb, "Is it alright if we spent the night?"

Ferb thought for a moment. He looked up and nodded in reply.

"Alright, let's get some firewood."

In front of us was a nice fire. Ferb and I are sharing a tent while da- I mean… Mr. Fletcher will be up watching over the camp.

"Are you sure you don't want to take turns during the night, father?"

"No, no. You boys need the rest for tomorrow. It'll be fine." Mr. Fletcher walked over to Ferb and I and gave us both a kiss on the forehead, "Have a good night, boys."

I touched my forehead and looked at my hand. That felt weird…

We both crawled in the tent Ferb put together and pulled the cover over us. Coincidentally, there was only one blanket and two pillows. And unfortunately, the blanket is not big enough for the both of us. So, it was just like it was in the farm, except closer. Good thing we still have on our winter clothes…

We were both facing each other. It was dark, but I can feel my nose was touching his nose.

"Phin, I know it's cold and I radiate heat, but your nose is very pointy."

I chuckled, "Sorry…"

"... I saw how you looked at father. We've only known each other for a few weeks and you're already part of our family."

I started covering my head into the covers, "It makes sense… I needed a family to help me through this." I started looking down. "I needed to forget about..."

Before I could finish putting together my words, Ferb took my hand. "Phineas, I know you've been through a lot. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't forget about your past."

"I-I… Shouldn't?"

"Of course not, silly. I mean, it is very unfortunate. But, I think it'd be best to… You know, think about the good memories of your friends."

I started looking down again, but Ferb immediately tipped my chin back up so we're eye to eye.

"How about you tell me a funny story about Mr. D?" Ferb spoke, giving me a smile.

I smiled back. I guess I have a few stories to tell…

"Well, there was this one time…"

Author's Note: Phineas doesn't know it, but him and Mr. Fletcher are becoming a father and son relationship, while him and Ferb are already like brothers. I'm such a dork for family fluff. Okay, I'm going to go scream at the wall- I mean learn the chorus parts for Sweeney Todd. If you don't know that musical, listen to the first big chorus number. You'd understand my pain. Have a good night! -cry cry-