Keep Your Enemies Closer Ch 6

Doofenshmirtz was the first to awake the next morning, greeted by the morning sun peeking through his shades. He could hear the birds chirping happily outside, and it didn't look as if there was a cloud in the sky. He smiled. He'd told Perry he loved him, and Perry returned his feelings, and it seemed as if the whole world was celebrating along with him.

He looked down to see the teal mess of hair attatched to his stomach, his small arms laced around Heinz's waist. His breathing was even, and Heinz became mesmerized watching his chest go up and down. He really didn't want to disturb the peaceful and admittedly adorable sight in front of him, but he also knew that he really didn't want to waste the day away in bed. It was already 11:30, and he wanted to amaze Perry on their first day of being together, not bore him by staying in bed.

"Perry..." he whispered, shaking the boy's shoulder lightly. Perry let out a huge yawn into the doctor's stomach, then looked up and blinked his eyes a couple of times. When his eyes were adjusted to the sudden amount of light, he smiled at the sight before him. Doofenshmirtz nearly melted under that smile, and silently vowed to do anything to keep it on his face.

"Good morning," Perry said, closing his eyes again and leaning farther into Doofenshmirtz. "Though, with that sun out there, it's probably not morning anymore, is it?"

"You got up just in time," Doofenshmirtz said, glancing at the clock. It said 11:59 exactly, which Doofenshmirtz had no idea he was debating about waking Perry up for so long. "Let's spend the rest of the day doing something fun together," Heinz told him, and Perry nodded against his chest. Doofenshmirtz leaned down and placed a small kiss on Perry's head, and said, "We should probably get up and get ready. Don't want to waste anymore of this beautiful day."

Perry sighed, and sat up, and Heinz felt a tinge of sadness at the warmth Perry provided being gone. He reluctantly sat up as well, and looked at Perry. When the sun was behind him, he noticed how truly dirty his hair was. Then he realized that neither of them had taken a shower in a couple of days, so he probably didn't look that great either.

"We should probably take a shower first," he said, and nearly laughed at the expression of horror that came over his face. He'd almost forgotten that Perry had been a platypus, so the idea of a bath probably didn't sound that great to him. "Trust me, it's better as a human." Perry visibly relaxed, and smiled at the doctor, nodding.

They both got out of the bed, and Doofenshmirtz led Perry to the bathroom. He showed him where everything was, and after the brief look of confusion that crossed Perry's features, also showed him how to take a human shower. After explaining, however, the look of confusion still had not passed, and Doofenshmirtz feared he would have to take a shower with Perry. (Maybe that wasn't such a bad idea... NO! bad thoughts, bad thoughts!)

"You can do this on your own, right?" Doofenshmirtz asked. Perry nodded, but it was slow, like his mind was off in some other place. "You don't seem so sure about that."

"I was just wondering..." he paused, looking like he was embarrassed about what he was going to say. "Can you come in there with me and help me?" He looked up at Heinz shyly, waiting for an answer. Doofenshmirtz cursed himself for not being able to stop the blush from entering his cheeks, and hoped to anything that Perry didn't notice and think he was a pervert or something.

"I suppose," Heinz finally answered, "but we're going to have to wear swim trunks."

"Why?"

"We just do." Heinz exited the bathroom quickly, leaving a very confused Perry behind. He tried to supress his blush as he grabbed two pairs of shorts from his bedroom, putting one on and taking the other to Perry.

Meanwhile, said platyperson was still trying to figure out why in the world Doofenshmirtz had bailed like that. He supposed it was just Heinz's way of reacting to their new relationship, but he still found it pretty wierd. I mean, they had said they loved each other, what could possibly put yourself more out there than that?

Well, there was one thing, put Perry decided not to dwell on that right now...

Heinz soon returned, still blushing as hard as he was before. Perry found it kind of cute, in a way, when he knew that that blush was because of him. Heinz handed him a pair of shorts, and just as Perry was about to take off his shirt, Heinz stopped him, saying, "No, not while I'm right here! I'll leave. Tell me when your done changing."

Perry had to keep himself from laughing as he nodded, and Heinz left the room in a fluster. Geez, did the doctor need to be so touchy about seeing him naked? They'd said they loved each other, so it was probably going to lead to that anyway. He needed to be a man...

Whoa...

Perry shook the thoughts from his head and went back over to the door, poking his head out to tell Heinz he was, in fact, dressed. Heinz laughed nervously, and re-entered the bathroom, going over to the shower to turn on the water. He waited a couple minutes for it to get warm, then stepped in, motioning for Perry to do the same.

The shower was very cramped, but they managed to find a way to fit with a little elbow room to spare. Heinz grabbed the bottle of shampoo and squirted some into his hand. He began lathering it into his hair, and told Perry to do it like he was. Perry got the shampoo onto his hair just fine, but was just mixing it around instead of really rubbing it in.

Heinz laughed, and took over for him, getting his fingers deep into Perry's hair. At this, Perry instantly melted, shutting his eyes and leaning to the touch. It felt as if he was back with his family, and Phineas or Ferb were petting him like they used to. Heinz giggled at the goofy face Perry was making, and said, "So that's your sweet spot, huh? I'll have to remember that."

Perry regained his senses and reluctantly pulled back, only to get shot in the face with water. Heinz had pulled the showerhead from its holder, and was now directing it in Perry's face. "Stop moving! I have to wash the soap out!" he shouted, finally grabbing Perry's head and holding it still. Once the water was rinsed out, Heinz proceeded to rinse out his own hair, then put the showerhead back where it came from.

"Now it's time for the soap," Heinz told him. Perry got this pretty easy on his own, so Heinz left him alone. He instead became stuck in a trance of watching every single move Perry made. The way his defined muscles moved fluently with every motion, the way his hair looked stuck to his face while wet, the way the light reflected off the water...

Heinz blushed and turned away, embarrassed that he'd caught himself thinking about those things. He waited until Perry was done, then shut off the water, and got them their towels. Perry instinctively started shaking himself dry, much to Heinz's amusement, but he stopped Perry, and started drying him off with the towel instead.

After a little while of fumbling with clothes, Perry and Heinz were finally dressed, and ready to have their 'best day ever' together. Heinz walked over to the kitchen and pulled out some ingredients, intent on making waffles for Perry. The platypus in question sat idly at the kitchen table, his eyes following every movement Heinz made. Eventually, a plate was set down in front of him, and a person sat down next to him.

Perry, feeling like an expert after one day of practice, picked up his utensils and dug them into the food. He picked up chunks and shoved them into his mouth, and loved the feeling of having the same warm sensation fill his tummy. But just as he looked up to say thank you, a familiar triangle and rectangle caught his eye.

He reacted instantly, and was at the window before Heinz even had time to register what was going on. Perry looked outside and indeed saw a blimp with very large pictures of Phineas and Ferb on them. It was advertising a horse derby that was going on in their backyard, as usual. Perry smiled as he thought of all the interesting ways Candace would be trying to bust her brothers right now.

"What's out there that's so interesting?" Heinz was all of a sudden behind Perry, causing him to jump.

Once Perry calmed down, he said, "Can we go to that horse derby together?" Perry figured that after this it would be very hard to try and see his family, so this was the perfect opportunity to at least get some closure. Afterwards, it would be easier to let them go.

Doofenshmirtz sighed, nodding slightly. A horse derby wasn't exactly his idea of a great date. He had already planned on going to the beach and maybe a movie. But if Perry was into that kind of stuff, he was willing to comply. "Sure, if it's what you want..."

Perry smiled, and blasted through the rest of his breakfast, trying to get Heinz to do the same. Once they were done eating, Perry quickly got their jackets and practically ran out the door, Heinz following lethargically behind.

"Slow down, Perry the platyperson! What is it about a horse derby that's got you so hyped up?" Heinz asked.

Perry tried to avoid the question. While Heinz and him had admitted their feelings, he preferred that his family remained a secret. It was just the standard protocol that he had always followed, and he wasn't quite used to breaking it just yet.

They hopped in the car together, and drove towards the Flynn-Fletcher household. Little did Perry know that going to the house would be one of the worst mistakes of his life...