You Belong With Me || A Phinabella Story ✔️

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Phineas POV

I took deep breaths, remaining motionless on the floor, having no desire to get up. My head throbbed and my stomach churned from all the crying. I shut my eyes thinking that maybe it will make it all go away, but I knew I must eventually go back home.

I shakily stood up and tried to balance on my feet, holding myself up by resting my hand on the door. I lightly touched my face, ending up with wet fingertips from my tears.

I slowly made my way downstairs, but peaked into the other room to make sure the coast is clear before leaving the house. I made my way to my home, trying to think of only happy thoughts.

Once I got all the way into the house, my legs still slightly shaky, I spotted Ferb on the couch. He looked up from his book and I tried to quickly wipe the tears away from my face, but I knew it was too late.

He immediately noticed my wet face, red eyes, and trembling body. His expression changed from cool and collected, to concerned in the fraction of a second.

"Phineas?" he said in a worried tone. "What's wrong?"

His eyes looked anxious, maybe even scared. And then it happened all over again.

I fell to my knees, crying while covering my face with my hands. He ran over to me and knelt down by my side. Ferb, his hands held firmly around my arm, helped me up. He brought me upstairs into our room without saying a word.

I continued to sob as Ferb sat down in front of me on his bed. He lightly touched my shoulder and I looked up.

"Phineas," he said, his voice cracking a little, as if the sight of me crying would make him tear up.

"Ferb," I choked, "it's-it's all my fault. If only I hadn't been such an oblivious jerk, maybe I would've opened my eyes."

"You don't mean-"

"Yes I do!" I shouted. "Isabella wouldn't be so upset if it wasn't for me!"

"It's not your fault," he said reassuringly. "You couldn't help it."

I looked away, tears still streaming down my face.

"Phineas. You've got to look at me Phineas," Ferb told me.

I looked him in the eyes. He cared so much. Isabella deserved someone like Ferb...not me.

I didn't even deserve to cry, not after everything I did to her. Ferb pulled me into a tight hug. He let go and a moment of silence passed.

"Why did I have to be so oblivious?" I asked my step brother.

"You know," Ferb said. "You probably got it from Mum. She was always so oblivious when it came to our inventions."

I could tell he's trying to ease the horrible feeling that was consuming me. It worked, but only for a couple seconds before the pain crept back.

"She was, wasn't she?" I stated, giving a shaky, but brief, laugh.

Ferb chuckled, a small, reassuring smile tugging at his lips. I liked these little brotherly moments I had with Ferb. We rarely ever had them anymore.

I wiped the tears from my eyes, taking an unsteady breath. The guilt, however, was not so easy to wipe away. I doubt it ever would be.

"Ferb, what am I going to do?" I questioned. My voice sounded weird.

"Well..." he began to say, thinking for a moment. "Tell me. What do you think of her?"

"Uh, well...she's amazing. For starters, she's incredibly sweet and beautiful, but she's also strong, fierce, and she accomplishes anything she puts her mind to. She's the kind of person who will always be there for you and knows what's right. She will never ever let you down and makes sure you know that," I said, a pink tint on my cheeks. "And she deserves the world...which is something I can't give her."

I looked down to my lap, feeling terrible all over again. I could really use some optimism right now. I glanced back up at Ferb to find a focused expression on his face. He must've be debating what to say.

"Phineas, it's just as much as her fault as it is yours. You give yourself too much credit. Besides, how could you have known?" he stated. "Phineas, you are an amazing person who, despite what you think, deserves someone who can make you happy. You are always positive, considerate, and you never, ever give up...so why give up now?"

He smiled at me.

"But, I have to apologize," Ferb told me. "I'm sorry Phineas. I'm sorry for causing this whole thing to happen. You were only attracted to Rebecca, but I was selfish and planted the idea in your head that it was something more. It's really my fault you and Isabella got hurt. You didn't even know what love was and I took advantage of that. I'm so sorry."

I looked at Ferb, shocked.

"Ferb, this is definitely not your fault. Even if I was naive and stupid, I was still distracted by Rebecca. You only pointed that fact out, so something probably would've happened anyway. If anything, I should be thanking you. Because of all this, I now know of my mistakes and of my true feelings," I said to him, smiling.

He gave me a grateful look.

"But I think it's too late," I said. "Isabella doesn't want anything to do with me anymore, and can I blame her? She deserves someone who can make her happy, like you."

I smiled at him, even though it hurt. He stared at me like I was crazy. Did I say something wrong? Then he laughed. He laughed. I just stared at him, dumbfounded.

"Phineas, I don't like her like that. She loves you, trust me she still does," he said after reading my skeptical expression. "Feelings can't go away that quickly. All you have to do is show her how you feel."

"But, how?"

"Think about it," he said smirking.

I stared at the wall, concentrating as hard as I could. A light bulb clicked in my brain and I shot up from the spot on my bed, much more determined than before.

"That's it!" I yelled, startling him. "Thank you Ferb! Thank you thank you thank you!"

He gave me the "calm yourself" look.

"I can't! I gotta go," I ran out the door, but peeked back in one last time to see a confused Ferb still there. "Thanks again!"

I flew down the stairs, my feet barely touching the ground. I bolted out the front door, the same goal in mind as before. Isabella.

Except this time, I was confident.

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