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Phineas was often asked different types of questions. And every time, he was ready to offer an explanation, good advice, or whatever else that person needed. There were a few times when he had found a question difficult to answer, but one of them he remembered well.

He was sitting with Isabella in his backyard and, as far as he remembered, doing homework outside. She was weirdly absent-minded, and seemed a little sad, which he noticed at once.

"Something happen?" he decided to ask.

Isabella jolted, having been snapped out of her thoughts, and faced him.

"Huh? Oh, I was just... wondering about something. Nothing serious," she replied, but something was obviously still on her mind.

"You sure? You seem kind of... uneasy."

"Um... yeah, I'm sure," she replied; however, a bit less certainly.

Phineas studied her expression for a second with doubt.

"Okay," he said finally. "But just in case, you can always tell me," he said and, as she kept silent, returned to his textbook.

As he skimmed through another excercise, Isabella spoke up.

"All right," she said a little reluctantly. "But only because I trust you. And... your answer might actually be helpful."

Phineas closed the textbook and placed it on his lap, intrigued by her statement.

"I'm all ears."

"But be honest. We're best friends, you can tell me what you really think, all right?" she asked.

"Of course. You can count on me," he replied warmly, seeing it was not easy for her, wondering more and more as to what issue she might have found so troublesome. Her question was the last he would have ever expected.

"Do you think..." she began, "that someone could fall in love with me?"

Phineas was surely surprised by the question, but tried not to show it. Why would she ever question it? She was... Isabella, it was more than likely that some guys had feelings for her. Including Phineas himself, obviously.

"Can I ask you one more question before I answer? Why would you think otherwise?"

Isabella seemed unprepared for such a reply, as she opened her mouth after a while, but didn't say a word. Finally, she sighed and shrugged.

"Everybody has moments of self-doubt sometimes," she stated simply.

"I'm honestly astonished that you have them, you know," he admitted. "Because yes, I think people will fall in love with you."

Why wasn't that conversation even awkward? Maybe because they were such close friends that these types of statements couldn't be interpreted as something more than just an objective opinion?

Isabella smiled delicately, with gratitude (how she needed him to say it!), but it seemed this answer didn't satisfy her. Phineas tilted his head in curiosity.

"And would you say that... why is it so?" she asked. She knew that right now, she was probably acting beyond obvious. But there were moments when she just desperately needed to know something for sure, and nothing could prevent her from asking one more question. Even the risk of revealing what she felt wouldn't convince her.

Phineas realised he would have to choose his words very carefully. Why was she capable of making people fall in love with her? Because, darn it, she was kind, cheerful, smart, hardy, and... cute and so pretty. But of course it didn't mean he would fall in love with such a girl at once. Out of all the people who also had these traits, she had something special; she was one in a million... No. One of a kind. How the heck was he supposed to answer her?

"Because..." he began, "you have lots of awesome traits. You're such a great friend... But also, and most importantly, you are you. I mean, there is only one Isabella Garcia-Shapiro. And someone out there needs exactly and only her."

And this someone is sitting right next to you, he added in his mind.

"Do you understand what I mean?" he asked.

"Oh yeah, totally," Isabella said, now more cheerful.

For a while, the silence fell between them, both rethinking the conversation.

"But when you find him..." Phineas suddenly spoke up, and Isabella listened attentively. "Just... remember I will still need you too, okay?"

Isabella looked at him intently for a second, then smiled broadly.

"Of course. And me too, I'll still need you," she said seriously. "And thank you. It means a lot... that you think someone could have something for me."

"Oh, I know it," Phineas said, and needed a second to be hit with what he had just said. He glanced at Isabella, who seemed to be equally surprised by his reply.

"You... know it?" she asked slowly. Phineas kept just gazing at her, waiting for a further reaction, so that he could know what to expect. And then, she smiled slightly, not wanting to show too much herself; the situation was just so confusing. But she smiled, and it was enough for him.

"Yes, I do, Isabella," he said meaningfully, assuring he made it clear. "More than anyone else."

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