A/N: Wow, thanks for all the reviews, alerts and favorites so far! It's really appreciated. And like I already said, I really hadn't expected to get this many for my first P&F story (okay, three-shot, but still). :D And so sorry for the late update, again. I was busy with my finals, and my muse died on me. :( I feel guilty now and I hope I didn't lose readers this way. XD To make it up to you, and especially to fclovesharrypotter since this is only 1 chapter and not longer, I tried to make this chapter an itty bitty longer. Enjoy. ;)

~ That man had clearly lost it... again. ~

Doctor Doofenshmirz smirked evilly, in his own famous 'Creepy-and-Crazy-Docter' way, as he looked down at the currently glaring platypus. "Did you really think you could sneak up on me, Perry the Platypus? Then guess again."

As soon as he said that, he pressed a single red button nearby and a very suspenseful beat was heard.

"That's a new gadget I made in my free time. Isn't it great?" the doctor said, obviously happy with it.

Perry made a non-commital noise in response, rolling his eyes at the same time. That man had clearly lost it... again. Or should he say, 'years ago'? What was the difference?

"Hmm... it's at times like this that I find myself wishing that I could speak 'Platypus-ese.' Or maybe platypus-lish, or... Well, you're getting my point," he said swiftly when he noticed that Perry was giving him that look. "So now I guess I should tell you about my evil but ingenious plan, hm? Well, since it's Independence Day tomorrow, and the mayor forbade normal people to do anything with firework, I decided to make the Firework-inator. That way, I'm not breaking the rules when this machine writes 'MAYOR DOOFENSHMIRTZ, YOU SUCK!'"

Wait, so that was his great plan; insulting the mayor by using some stupid machine, instead of doing it himself? Was it just Perry, or did this man really seem to be out of ideas? Well, whatever it was, he couldn't (and shouldn't!) let him get away with this, now could he?

In the following few seconds, two things happened. Perry listened to Doofenshmirtz's endless and rather mindless chatter about how he hated the mayor (who happened to be his succesful brother and his opposite in everything, blah blah blah...), because his mother always loved the mayor more than him, while Perry himself silently made his great escape. The latter wasn't that hard, though, seeing that the net the doctor had used to catch him, was made of some material that was even easier to tear than plastic.

What, had he run out of money now, too? Even a rope would have been more effective in this case. Oh well, not that he minded that he was free.

While Doofenshmirtz was still whining about his oh so sad past (honestly, Perry couldn't care less), Perry started to type in something, messing with the Firework-inator. Everything was going well. It was when Perry landed a nice blow on the man's face, or to be more precise, on his nose, that he noticed that the animal was free again.

"Ow! ...Huh? How did you escape? Doesn't matter, because-" Here, he launched himself at the newly invented machine and pressed the big red button that stood out along all the other tiny buttons, "now you're too late. Hahah!"

Perry rolled his eyes, practically at the same time that the machine started to make strange, stuttering noises, smoke coming out of it.

Well, this was probably bad news. The thing would probably explode in a few seconds, blowing the place to smithereens. They had to leave this place, now.

Dashing to the only open window, after dragging Doofenshmirtz with him, of course (why he kept saving him from situations like this was beyond his own knowledge), he jumped out of it, opening his parachute. Doctor Doofenshmirtz, however, had let go of him in the meantime, so he landed in a garbage truck.

All in all, this had been a pretty quick mission and Perry was glad for that, and for the fact that he was still alive. It said something, right?

After everyone had decided that it wasn't important enough to go and search for Perry - after all, it wasn't exactly the first time that the platypus had disappeared quite mysteriously, and he always came back again - Candace and Jeremy headed for the front door.

"So, where are we going?" Candace asked, curiously, rubbing her bare arms with her hands to gain some warmth.

No matter how warm it was during daytime, the nights always seemed to make up for the annoying heatwaves. Maybe she shouldn't have listened to Jeremy not to take her coat with her. Should she go back?

"You'll see soon enough," was all Jeremy wanted to say, after giving her a warm, reassuring smile that only left her more worried.

What could he possibly be planning?

Jeremy quietly shook his head. He thought that it was rather peculiar that she seemed to be more nervous than he was, while he was the one who had to do... something hard in a couple of minutes. Sometimes, he had no idea what she was thinking, but he learned to live with it, since it was part of her charm.

At least Jeremy was right when he said she would see it soon enough; surprisingly enough, their destination was Candace's backyard. However, the backyard looked entirely different from a few hours ago. There was a huge purple tent that covered the place. The entrance of it was open enough for her to see what stood inside of it; some tables with candles standing on top of it, and two unoccupied chairs and... wow, was that an orchestra? That must have cost him a lot of money.

A romantic dinner with candlelight? That was his surprise? Wait... was that why Jeremy had visited Phineas and Ferb today? To ask if it was allowed to do that in their garden? Or did those two help him with setting it all up? Was that why they were acting so strange before, when Jeremy hadn't showed up yet?

Suddenly, it all seemed to make sense. Candace turned her head to give her boyfriend a questioning look.

"A romantic dinner, for just the two of us... You don't like it?"

Oh, how sweet he sounded when he was so unsure of himself. Not that there was any need to, he was amazing. And adorable.

"What? No, no. I do like it, really. I'm just... very surprised, that's all."

Surprised and feeling incredibly guilty for even assuming that Jeremy was seeing another woman behind her back.

...Although this could be fake so she wouldn't get all suspicious.

Stop it! she chastised herself, while following her boyfriend inside.

As soon as they were inside, the orchestra, all consisting of Phineas's and Ferb's friends, started playing a soft, romantic melody. One that she always heard in those movies where the rich girl met a poor boy and slowly fell in love with him... before their cruise ship would sink, because it bumped into a floe.

"Shall we sit here?" Jeremy asked, looking up at his date, who nodded.

Jeremy swiftly pulled the closest chair backwards for her to sit down, like a real gentleman would, before sitting down himself on the other chair.

Meanwhile, the redhead looked around. She had never known that the interior could be designed so stylish, or that her siblings had such a great taste. She should give them some credit here because she couldn't deny the fact that they had done an excellent job. Everything looked spick and span, from the very few lamps that illuminated the place, the soft glow giving it a serene atmosphere.

"So..." Jeremy started, before he got interrupted by Candace.

"Did Phineas and Ferb help you with all this?"

"Yeah. Without them, this place wouldn't have looked this beautiful," he admitted.

Oh, I knew it! Why am I not surprised? I am so going to tell Mom about this when she gets home. Too bad she forgot to bring her phone with her... which is probably for the first time in her life.

"Why? Is there something wrong?" Jeremy asked, frowning slightly.

"No, of course not," Candace replied swiftly, smiling at him.

As soon as she had said that, Ferb appeared, looking much like an ober in his new clothes. He gave Jeremy a questioning look and Jeremy got the hint.

"Well, we'll take the... hmm..."

Oh, so a simple "What will be your order, Sir?" was too much for him? Just what was it with him and his lack of talking?

"That is an excellent choice, Sir," Ferb suddenly spoke.

Wait... what?

Ferb walked away again, disappearing behind a... door? In a tent? Was she seeing things?

"Wait, don't I get to order something?" Candace asked, perplexed.

"I ordered for the both of us," her boyfriend explained with a small smile. "Are you sure you're okay, Candace?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," she assured him once again.

Well, whatever it was that he ordered for her, she trusted him enough to know he had made a good choice, indeed. God, he was always so sweet that he made her feel like she didn't deserve him at all.

She guessed that she could only dream about having a husband like him... or better yet, having him as her husband. Yes, that would definitely be just a dream. She couldn't help but think more and more often about it lately. But then again, they had been together for so long, more than six years. Who could blame her if she wanted more? The only problem was that Jeremy probably didn't think the same here.

This time, it was Phineas's turn to approach them and tell them something. Candace noticed that he was holding two glasses of a yellow substance, probably apple juice, or something like that.

"Hello. Here's your champagne," he said, putting a glass in front of both of them.

Candace couldn't help but notice that he put extra care on which glass he gave to whom, as if it actually mattered. If she didn't know any better, she would think that he was trying to poison her... Hmm... Did they have a reason to do that?

"Thank you," Jeremy nodded.

They had been sitting there for a while, having dinner and sipping from their champagne, when Jeremy suddenly cleared his throat and gave his girlfriend a serious look that instantly made her heart beat faster.

"Candace... there's something I've wanted to tell you for quite a while now. I don't really know how to say this, but..."

Oh no, was he really going to break up with her, after everything they had been through? He had only planned this fun dinner with her to have one last good time with her, before he would tell her why he wanted to break up with her.

So this was it, then?

"Just say it already," she whispered, biting her lower lip and looking away.

As she was waiting to hear the inevitable, that what would break her heart, shattering it into a thousand pieces, her eyes were starting to fill with tears already, fast.

"Candace, what I'm trying to say is that... I love you. Very, very much. And I was wondering-" here he stopped, getting up from his seat and kneeling in front of her. He took her hand in his, pleading, "Could you drink your champagne and empty your glass?"

The woman was truly at a loss of words by now, since she had expected to hear something else from him. "W-what?"

The way he was suddenly acting only made her more confused. What was going on here?

"Trust me. You're going to love this," he assured her with a small smile.

...Or so he hoped.

Still rather dazed, Candace decided to do as she was told. When the glass was almost empty, she gasped. On the bottom of it lay a ring. By the looks of it, it was a beautiful one. She wondered why she hadn't seen it before. Had she really been that worried to overlook it?

Oh, stupid, stupid, blind, stupid Candace!

"Jeremy..."

"Candace, will you mar-" the man started, but he was interrupted when something in the sky exploded. They both looked up. Flashes of fireworks seemed to fill every inch of the sky. Rather surprised, the two lovers looked up at the sky, taking in this beautiful moment. Slowly but surely, the firework seemed to form letters, then words, and then sentences.

The text 'CANDACE WILL YOU MARRY ME?' written in golden sparks, was followed by a shimmering heart.

"Marry me, please. I know that you can make me the happiest man in the world, and I want to make you the happiest woman in the world."

Tearing her eyes away from the letters, she looked at Jeremy and nodded. "I'd love to."

Before his boyfriend-now-fiancee and soon-to-be-husband could say anything else in response, Candace launched herself at him, catching him in a bone-crushing hug. Jeremy almost fell back by the sheer force of it, but by grabbing the table, he was able to keep his balance. He chuckled softly, and Candace couldn't help but laugh along with him. If she had known that this would be the surprise...

At that moment, her mother happened to enter the place as well, in awe. Candace smirked. This was the perfect opportunity to tell them...

"What's happening here?"

"Mom, Phineas and Ferb did this," she said, happy that her mother finally caught them red-handed, after all these years of her mother thinking that she was only hallucinating.

Revenge is always a sweet thing, isn't it?

Unfortunately for Candace, someone else wanted to take that sweetness away, by saying, "Mrs. Flynn, it was actually my idea. I asked for your sons' help to make this an unforgettable event."

"What? Jeremy, you don't have to-" Candace whispered, slightly annoyed, but it was in vain.

"Oh, well, as long as you two clean it all up again, I won't get mad at you two," Linda told her sons, who nodded swiftly. "And why is it that this evening should be unforgettable? Does it have anything to do with the fireworks?"

At once, she forgot about getting annoyed with her fiancee and she exclaimed, "Jeremy proposed to me and I said yes!"

So maybe she shouldn't mind that Phineas and Ferb got away with this, as always. There was always a next time, right?

Linda Flynn's mouth dropped open. The first thing she did was glance down to her hand, only to see that there actually was a ring around her ring finger. In an instant, she stepped up to her daughter to hug her.

"I am so happy for you, sweety! Oh, my daughter grows up so fast. I still remember how you just started walking like it was yesterday..."

"Mom!" Candace muttered, slightly embarrassed.

This would be the start of a happily ever after with the man of her dreams, Candace just knew it.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Hope you liked, even though I didn't really. I got a little bit inspiration after watching the episode 'She's the Mayor.' I have another P&F story planned, but I think I'll concentrate on other fandoms first. So how did I do for my first P&F story?

As for the Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy lovers out there, I would really appreciate it if you could vote for my new poll. :)

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