Ch. 1

Before reading, acknowledge the following

-The kids are in 7th grade

-Isabella will not be in this story, I wanted to give Phineas a different love interest and having Isabella in another way felt wrong, so for the sake of this story, we will just say she moved away.

-After Isabella moved away, the fireside girls fell apart. However, they are still friends with each other and the boys.

I don't own Phineas and Ferb

Enjoy!

? POV

I grabbed a piece of paper out of one of my old notebooks and tore it in two. After reaching for a pen I began scribbling on the paper. It's really frustrating. Ever since Isabella moved away, the girls have been hanging out with Phineas and the other boys more and you can tell that these girls are head-over-heels for these guys. Yet somehow, none of these boys can seem to figure that out.

I digress. After folding up these notes I threw them in my backpack to take to school tomorrow. These kids really need to figure out their feelings for each other, or I'm gonna have to do it for them.

Phineas POV

Ferb and I headed over to our lockers to drop off our bags. When I got to my locker, I noticed an envelope taped to the locker.

Well that's odd

I didn't really think much of it before tearing the envelope open. Inside was a half-sheet of paper with a message on it.

"Call Katie"

Katie?

I don't share any classes with Katie but it probably wasn't her that put this there.

What a weird way to get my attention

I put the note away and headed off to class.

Katie POV

I headed off to my locker before class. There was an envelope taped to it.

Ugh, not another one. I am constantly getting notes from random boys asking for my number, and it's annoying because the one boy I want doesn't seem interested.

I tear it open to see something completely unexpected

"Tell Phineas how you feel about him"

Oh no. Why am I supposed to tell him, does he know and he wants to hear it from me? Are his friends trying to force it out of me? Are my friends trying to force it out of me?

A million other questions flooded my head as I started panicking about Phineas knowing my crush for him. I haven't exactly kept my crush on Phineas secret, but there's no way I can tell him I like him. It's just like Isabella used to complain about before she moved away. He's so oblivious, he doesn't notice anything. But apparently whoever sent this note knows, and it's a mystery who sent it.

After getting through math class, I ran back to my locker to grab the note. Second period is my favorite, science. Baljeet and Ferb are in that class as well, so I thought I could maybe show them the note and see if they know anything about it. After grabbing the note, I headed down the hall to Mrs. Horner's classroom. When I got there, Baljeet and Ferb were sitting at our lab table waiting for me.

"Phineas, what took you so long?" Baljeet asked. "You are usually here before Ferb and I."

"I had to run to my locker to grab something to show you guys." I reached into his pocket and pulled out the folded note and showed it to the guys. "There was an envelope taped to my locker this morning and this was in it."

"Call Katie," Baljeet read confused.

"Is that supposed to mean something? Is she ok? I don't get it."

I saw Baljeet and Ferb make eye contact but I couldn't make anything out of it.

"I do not think something is wrong Phineas, but you probably should call her after school today just in case." Baljeet suggested

"That was the plan."

This is all very weird.

Later

I walked into the cafeteria and got in line for lunch. The school lunch left a lot to be desired, but it was the only time that all the guys could get together and hang out, so I always looked forward to it.

"What up Phineas," a voice said from behind. I turned to see Django Brown behind him.

"Hey Django. I actually had a weird morning. I got something to show you and Buford when we get sat down."

"Word. You know what they got in here today?" Django asked.

"Does it really matter?" I joked, "It's all bad."

"Yeah, you're right. What'd you guys do in art this morning?"

"We did nothing, we talked about some new project with plaster molds, whatever that is."

"I did that last year, I made a mask. It was alright"

We had arrived at the front of the line to get our food, if you could call it that. In the massive pot in front of me was what looked to be either chili or sloppy joe mix.

"Yuck," Django stated as he scooped it onto his hamburger bun. "How do people eat this stuff?"

"I don't know. I bet Buford will eat it if you don't want it."

"Yeah probably"

We headed over to the table to join Buford, Ferb, and Baljeet.

"Hey guys," Django said.

"Buford, I've got something to show you." I said. I walked over to Buford and waved Django to come along as well. "There was an envelope taped to my locker this morning and this was in it." I unfolded the piece of paper from my pocket to show the note to the boys and read it aloud. "Call Katie. Is that supposed to mean something?"

"It means you need to call her Dinnerbell." Buford started before taking a bite of his sandwich. "The hell you think it means?"

"I just thought it was weird that I got this from, I'm assuming, not Katie telling me to call her. That's all." I stated. "I didn't know if any of you guys knew something I didn't."

Well now I have no idea, I originally thought there was something that they knew that I don't but Buford is making it seem like there's nothing out of the ordinary here. Maybe I'm just overthinking all this.

Katie POV

I got out of fourth period English class and was on my way to lunch with Milly and the rest of the girls.

"Are you alright Katie? You seem a little shaken this morning." Milly asked.

"I'm ok, just stressed right now." I started. "Here, come on. Follow me." I led Milly over to my locker and retrieved the note from the back of the locker. "I got this note this morning." Katie turned and handed the note to her friend.

"Tell him how you feel." Milly started, "Do you think…" I nodded and before I even noticed, I was starting to cry. "Katie! Don't cry! It'll be ok." Milly gave me a hug as I tried to wipe the tears off my face.

"Thanks Milly." I said as I continued to wipe the tears off her face. I then slipped the note into my pocket. "Ok, come on, the other girls are missing us. Besides, I'm gonna show them this note too."

The two headed down to the cafeteria and sat down with Gretchen, Ginger, and Adyson.

"I've got something to show you three." I said before grabbing the note and sliding it to the other side of the table. "Read it."

"Tell him how you feel." Adyson said smiling, "I bet I know who 'him' is supposed to be."

"Would any of you know who would've put this on my locker this morning?" I asked hopefully.

"On your locker?" Gretchen asked.

I nodded. "It was inside of an envelope that was taped to the locker."

"Alright, well, what if you did? What would happen?" Gretchen asked.

"Oh stop. You know I can't do that." I said, as I put my head in my hands.

"Well then just think about it. What would happen?" Gretchen restated.

"I get all nervous when I talk to him. And he probably doesn't feel the same so it doesn't even matter." I said as tears started forming in my eyes again.

"Ok. That's only one side." Ginger started. "What if he does like you and he won't tell you? Maybe he doesn't think he has a chance since a lot of other boys like you already."

Maybe they're right. If he did like me there's no way he would tell me but I shouldn't get my hopes up. The odds are slim.

"I guess that is a small possibility. But there's still no way I can tell Phineas I like him."

"Think about it?" Gretchen asked.

"I guess"

Phineas POV

Ferb and I finally arrived at home after a seemingly endless day at school

"Hi boys. How was school?" Linda asked from the kitchen.

"School was fine. I've got to go do some homework right now." I said.

"Do you boys want any snacks?"

Ferb nodded and grabbed an apple from a fridge, while I declined and headed upstairs to do some homework. When I walked in I saw Perry laying on my bad and smiled.

"Hi Perry, how was your day?"

I heard Perry chatter as I sat down at his desk and got to work on his homework. After 20 minutes of working on algebraic equations I closed my laptop and put my notes away.

I guess I have to call Katie now. It still seems off, why am I getting told to call Katie? Why wouldn't she just call me if she needed to talk to me? I don't get it? Whatever, here goes nothing.

The phone rings for about 15 seconds before Katie picks up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Katie, it's me Phineas."

"Hi Phineas, W-What's up?" She asked.

"So this is gonna sound crazy, but when I got to school today, there was an envelope on my locker. And in that envelope was a piece of paper that said the words 'call Katie' on it. So I didn't really know what it meant so here we are."

Katie POV

Oh no. That's what the note was about. Someone is trying to force it out of me

"Oh w-well I don't know what you needed to c-call me about." I said

Uh-oh. I'm stuttering. I hope he doesn't notice

"Katie, are you ok?

"Y-yeah, I'm ok." I responded

"You just sound a little shaken or something. You don't really sound like yourself."

Oh god. He might be figuring it out

"I've just got a lot on my mind right now"

"Is that what I need to call you about? You need to talk to someone?"

"I d-don't know if that is a g-good idea Phineas"

"Are you sure? It's not good to keep everything to yourself. I don't want you getting super stressed or anything." He started. "I really don't mind listening if you need someone to talk to."

I should tell him. But I can't. But he deserves to know. But I don't know if I can do it. Whatever, I'm gonna try.

"Well, since you're offering. I guess I can tell you something."

"Cool, so what's up?" He asked

He sounds like he's completely unfazed by this while I'm over here sweating bullets trying to talk to my crush and tell him how I feel.

"W-well, there's this boy at school, and I-I really like him; b-but every time I try t-to talk to him I st-stutter a lot and get nervous. "

This is going awfully, I'm stuttering telling him I stutter when talking to my crush, who I'm starting to think he's figuring out.

"I w-want to tell him how I feel because he d-deserves to know, but I-I can't"

Inside, I'm freaking out because I'm basically telling him that I like him, but he's always been oblivious to things like that before so I'm hoping he hasn't put it together.

"I'm not very good at this love stuff."

Oh believe me, I know

"But if you really think he deserves to know, and you really don't think you can tell him, then do something else like write him a letter or something. Then you can give it to him when you're ready if that's something you wanna do."

Not bad Flynn, not bad.

"That's not a bad idea, thanks Ph-Phineas."

Dammit, I did it again.

"Do you mind if I ask you who it is?"

Oh god. How do I tell him without telling him? I know I said he deserves to know. Maybe I should try again. Here goes nothing.

"The boy is, um, uh. I'm sorry I can't do it. I can't say."

"Katie it's ok, you shouldn't be so worried about it. Any guy would be lucky to have you. Hell, half the school wants you as it is and I know you more than most. You're awesome, Katie."

I started crying as he said that, he says anyone would be lucky to have me, and that he thinks I'm awesome. I don't know if that means he likes me back but at the moment it feels amazing.

I wipe the tears off of my face before saying, "thanks Phineas, thanks for listening."

"Anytime. If you need someone to talk to, just give me a call and I'll be there."

"Thanks Phineas, you're the best."

"Or course"

"Oh, Phineas. One more thing. Could you keep this between us? I know you are really close with Ferb and the other guys but I'd rather this stay between us."

"I would've done that anyway Katie. I know this is important to you and I respect your privacy. I care about you and I hope you feel at least a little better."

He said he cares about me. That was all I needed to hear.

"You did, thanks."

I hung up the phone and lied down in my bed. For what was only a 10 minute phone call, that changed everything.

He said anyone would be lucky to have me, he said I'm awesome, and most importantly, he said he cares about me.

He cares about me. Maybe the girls were right. I should tell him.

This is gonna be so much fun to continue writing. I really think that Katie is one of the most underrated characters in the show, so I wanted to do her some justice and give her the spotlight in this one. Hate it if you want, my next story will probably be Phinabella so it's fine. I'm not a hater, you are.

I don't really have a schedule, these will probably get posted as they get finished. I would like to get one out weekly but life happens so you never know.

That's all for me

R+R

And I'll see you in the next one :)