I'll (Eventually) Be Home for Christmas

Prologue
It was December the 23rd, Phineas and Ferb sat watching A Christmas Story, when Phineas's phone rang. It was Linda. "Hey, Mom." Said the 16 year old.

"Hey, honey, bad news... Your Grandparents flight got cancelled. But they're able to get another one, but ya only heading to Denver... I know it's a long drive, but we have little other choices. So, do you think you can manage?" Phineas grunted, throwing Dorito's in his mouth.

"So, what are you doing?" She asked.

Phineas swallowed. "Ya know... Just watching TV."

"I want that lamp." Ferb mumbled in the background, watching as the Leg Lamp was revealed.

"Ok, well, I'll see you, love you two. Stay warm. Wear your sweaters!" Linda said.

"Mom!" Phineas grumbled. "Bye..."

"Bye sweetie."

Phineas hung up the phone, and turned to the swooning Ferb, who looked that the TV with sharp eyes. "Bro."

Ferb snapped out of his trance. "W-what?"

"Mom and Dad are gonna be gone tonight, so we got the house to ourselves."

Ferb grumbled. "Does this mean I have to cook again?"

"Yes, but no matter." Phineas shot up and grabbed his coat. "Lets go. It's only three o' clock and we have business to attend to."

Ferb mumbled. "Fine..." He lowered his cereal bowl to the ground where Perry was sitting. "Have my cereal, Perry."

Perry looked up to Ferb, the aged platypus made a disapproving grunting sound.

The door closed and the 16 year olds were gone.

Perry slowly stood up and stretched his back, popping it. Thought they'd never leave. He thought to himself eating the cereal with a spoon.

"Candace, you wanna... You know, head out?" Cain asked, putting his arm tighter around him.

Candace took a drink of bourbon. "Sure. How much have you drank?" She finished the shot. "Because... I'm buzzed."

"I only drank two beers, I'm fine." He stood up from the corner table. "Let's go tell Blake and Miranda we're headin' out."

Candace coughed, "help me up."

Cain pulled her up and they walked over to the obviously drunk couple. "Aw, hey, Johnson!" Blake said, in a drunk tone.

"Hey, Shelton." Cain replied, hitting him on the back. "Hey, Miranda." He said looking to Miranda who was finishing a shot of whiskey.

"Hey, Cain." Miranda turned to Candace. "Now, there's something interestin'! Candace Flynn, in the flesh!"

Candace waved. "Hi, Blake, Miranda."

Miranda smiled and put her arms around Candace. "Now, you two have done a good job of keepin' y'all's relationship hidden." She cleared her throat. "Now, tell me..." Miranda looked Candace in her eyes. "Do you want another beer?"

Cain and Blake laughed. "Well, we're heading out. Thanks for the party, Blake and Miranda. And good job on the final Salvation Army benefit concert." Cain said, hitting Blake on the back.

"Come on, try this." Miranda said, handing Candace a glass with clear liquid.

Candace took it and gulped it down. She started to gag. "Agh! What was that?!"

"Moonshine!" Blake laughed.

"Ok, ok. We'll see you! Merry Christmas!" Cain said, grabbing Candace and pulling her to the door.

"Thanks, Man! You too! Y'all have fun!" Blake yelled.

"Not too much!" Miranda said, laughing.

Candace blinked, and started chuckling. "Huhu." She said.

"I think you've passed the buzzed stage..." Cain grumbled.

They got to the pickup, and Cain lifted up his drunk 21 year old girlfriend into the pickup. He got in on his side, and stretched. "Thought we'd never get out!"

Candace nodded and yawned. Suddenly her phone rang. "Hella?" She asked.

"Candace, it's your Mother. What are you up to?" Linda asked.

"Oh, hey, Mom. Oh, jus got out of a party with Cain." She burped.

"Candace, are you drunk?" Linda asked.

"Sure. I guess. Maybe. Yea." Candace giggled.

Linda mumbled. "Anyway, wanted to let you know, your brothers are home alone since we have to meet your Grandparents flight somewhere else. You take care of yourself, Candace. You got it?" Linda asked, with some worry.

"Yes, Mom. I may be..." She belched, "intoxicated, but Cain is taking good care of me."

"Hi, Mrs. Fletcher!" Cain yelled in the background.

"Ok... Well, I'll see you two. Bye, sweetie."

"Bye-bye Mom." Candace hung up the phone.

Candace hung up the phone and looked at Cain. "Well, now what?"

Cain looked at his girlfriend. "Well, I say we drive to Oklahoma and stay there, then drive to Danville the next day. It'll be pretty dang late, but I can drive for eleven hours."

"Ok... I... I'm gonna... Take... A nap..." Candace said nodding off. "I'm gonna change first..." Candace started to change.

"I- uh- uh- um- Candace, i-if you're gonna change, get in the back... Don't want anyone seeing your... Yea..." Cain stuttered.

"Oh, alright!" Candace said, fumbling over the front seat.

Chapter One: Of Cars and Coffee
"But really, who ever thought it was suppose to be red? It's suppose to be white! I mean, it's only one small part of the romance of Christmas, but a huge symbol is being poorly represented!" Ferb ranted.

Phineas nodded, "totally agree, Bro."

They walked down the snowy sidewalk to Isabella's house, it was getting dark, and the moonlight and Christmas light ice skating would start soon.

"W-why didn't we drive?" Ferb shivered, gritting his teeth from the cold.

"I thought... Isabella would let us borrow her car..." Phineas admitted.

They got to Isabella's house and knocked on the door, Isabella's mother answered. "Oh, hi boys!" Mrs.Shapiro said, partying their heads. "Isabella is in her room, go on up."

"You... Sure?" Ferb asked, surprised.

She nodded. "Go on."

They walked up the stairs and made their way to Isabella's room. She was in her room, talking on the phone. "Girl, don't think I don't want some of that!" She noticed Phineas and Ferb at her door. "Oh, hey, Ginger, I gotta go." She hung up the phone and threw it across the bed. "What are you guys up to?"

"Well, we wanted to ask you if you wanted to come with us to ice skate."

"Sure, sounds fun." Isabella replied.

Isabella got ready and walked down stairs. Her father was sitting at the table, drinking coffee. "Good evening, baby girl." She hugged him.

"Hey Dad, what's up?" She said, taking his coffee cup and taking a drink.

He raised his eye brow. "Since when did you drink that?"

"Dad, I've been drinking it for a year. High School is tough, I need a pick-me-up." Isabella said, getting her own mug of coffee. "Besides, it adds to the look of future lawyer."

Her father rolled his eyes. "Following in my steps, eh?" He chuckled.

"Yes, Dad." She hugged him and went out to the living room to meet Phineas and Ferb. "Ok, boys, lets go." She took a drink of coffee.

"By... The way... Can we take your car?" Phineas asked. "We... Walked over here... We thought we'd... Yea."

Isabella rolled her eyes. "Uh-hu. Ok, then." She pulled her keys off the table. They walked to the garage and there it was... A 2013 Camaro.

"Ohhh...." Ferb groaned, running over to the car. "I will never understand how you... Got this beauty."

"I told you, my Dad got this over a year ago, and this year he decided to upgrade, so instead of selling it he gave it to me for my 16th birthday." She sat in the drivers seat. "And it's automatic." She said.

"I never heard you talk about Cars." Phineas said getting in the passenger side.

"Dad ranted about it for a hour, so I may have listened a bit." She said. She looked at Ferb who had managed to pop the hood open. "I need this car."

"Hey, Ferb, if you haven't noticed, we're kinda the smartest kids ever. So why don't you build one?" Phineas asked.

Ferb wrinkled his nose. "Dude, we can build insane things, but I want this car. I want it bad."

"Ok, ok. Ferb, get in the car." Isabella said, and they drove off. Ferb gave a speech about the car most of the way.

Chapter Two: The Overly Complicated Romantic Music Number
"Phineas, this is actually pretty fun." Isabella said grabbing his hand. "I haven't skated in years." She struggled to keep herself up.

"I got ya." Phineas said with a grin.

Isabella blushed. "Eeaahhnngg." She chuckled.

Ferb skated past them. "Get a room, Izzy." He laughed going by.

She glared. "Shut up, Ferb!"

"What does he mean by that?" Phineas asked.

Isabella moaned. "Don't ask..." She looked back up at him. "It's pretty, hu?"

Phineas looked at the lighted park. "Yea."

Every tree in the park was covered in lights. Light up snowman, reindeer, and trees were everywhere. There was a nativity and menorah, facing opposite to each other.

"So, do you still celebrate Hanukkah?" Phineas asked.

Isabella shrugged. "Yea. But I'm... Kinda in between with the whole... Thing." She mumbled.

"Yea, half your family being Catholic, the other Jewish." Phineas replied. He stood there quietly. "I don't know what to think yet... But I can't seem to see how there's not someone out there... Or something... I'm a man of science, but..."

Isabella cut him off. "No, I get it." She stretched. "Ok, lets try this again." She stood up on the blades and started walking, Phineas right besides her. She got to the ice and stood there, trying to get her balance.

Phineas jerked her off onto the ice and laughed.

"Phineas!" Isabella hissed. "I wasn't ready!"

Phineas laughed, and started to burst into song.

"Frosted window panes... 

Candles gleaming inside 

Painted candy canes on the tree"

Isabella looked confused. Then it popped into her head, it was time for the appropriate placed musical number. "I missed doing these things. Uh... Give me a sec."

"Santa's on his way 

He's filled his sleigh with things 

Things for you and for me."

Phineas smiled.

"It's that time of year 

When the world falls in love 

Every song you hear seems to say-"

Isabella picked up where he left off.

"Merry Christmas 

May your New Year's dreams come true! "

As she sang Phineas did the background vocal.

"(May all your dreams come true)"

They both sang-

"And this song of mine in three quarter time 

Wishes you and yours the same thing too!"

Isabella started a solo... Again...

"It's that time of year 

When the world falls in love 

Every song you hear seems to say-"

Phineas replied- "Merry Christmas"

They started singing together, Phineas finally doing the main vocal-

"Frosted window panes 

(See them gleaming) 

Candles gleaming inside 

(With the snow) 

Painted candy canes 

(See them showing)

Then Isabella started hogging the main vocal again...

"Just look and you'll see, santa's on his way 

(That's why sleigh bells are ringing) 

He's filled his sleigh 

(And that's why were all singing) 

With Things 

Things for you and for me

Phineas then stole the main vocal again-

"It's that time of year 

(Time for falling) 

When the world falls in love 

(So in love) 

Every song you hear seems to say 

(Happy song)"

Then they did the switching of vocals which this third person lost count of who did it...

"Merry Christmas

(May all)

May your New Year's dreams come true"

(May may all come true)

And this song of mine in three quarter time

Wishes you and yours the same thing too

(You and yours)"

The song finally ended and Ferb came skating up. "Yea, really miss those random musical numbers." He stretched. "So, we done with this chapter or what?"

"I think so." Phineas replied.