Hey! Guess I am back after all! This is a quick story that might as well follow the events of previous series, but makes sense on it's own.! With not much else to say, here we go!


"Are you sure they are ok with me coming over?" Daring fixed his tie for the twentieth time.

"It's going to be alright" Cerise said "It's just my parents"

"Yeah, but Mr. Bad Wolf was one of the most feared teachers Ever After" he said "n-no offense"

"None taken, he was really strict, but" she stopped on her tracks to fix the tie for him "we are graduated and this is just dinner, no need to freak out over it"

"Ye-yeah, you are right" he pressed a hand against the inner pocket of his jacket.

Cerise noticed his odd behavior, she had only seen him do that, one other time, many years ago "Daring, what's going-?"

"There they are!" Mr. Bad Wolf called from the entrance "my little girl!" he extended his arms and Cerise ran to him at the door of the cottage.

"Dad! Mom!"

"Oh, we are so glad you came!" Red hugged her.

Daring took a deep breath and walked towards "Mr. Bad Wolf, Mrs. Hood, I-I mean Mrs. Bad Wolf?" he stammered.

"Call me Red" she offered "welcome to our home, Daring"

"Thank you" he stretched hands with her, then gazing to the former teacher "And thank you for letting me stay the weekend with you"

"Well young man, Cerise sure insisted"

Red poked her husband in the ribs "And we are glad to have you here" she opened the door for them to go in.

Daring awkwardly smiled holding hands with Cerise.

"Is Ramona here?"

"No, your sister went out camping with some friends, she will be home Sunday for our little picnic" her mother told her

"Great!" she drove her boyfriend across the house to her room "It's been so long since I last visited!" she sat on her bed looking around.

"This was your room?" he inspected the surroundings, it was a very wolf-like style.

"Still is, Charming" she patted for him so sit next to her "why are you so nervous?"

"I-I am not" he scoffed "I'm just excited to really meet your family"

"You already know them" she pointed out.

"Well, I want them to like me" he shrugged "I mean, I have talked to them, seen them at school, parent- teacher conferences and the bookball games but… we have never really…bond?"

"And why all of the sudden this is important to you?" she arched a brown.

"We been dating for a really long time now and my family loves you"

"That's a lie"

"Well, my mother hasn't loved anyone or anything in the last 5 years, but my dad adores you, Dexter likes you and you are best friends with Darling, I think it's pretty safe to say you are welcome at my home"

"My parents like you" Cerise insisted "you have been nothing but a gentleman, Daring" she leaned on kissing his cheek "So stop worrying, please?"

"Ok" he smiled kissing her lightly just when her parents walked in. They rapidly broke apart after being caught red-handed.

"Aheam" Bad Wolf cleared his throat "Are we interrupting something?" both teens blushed furiously.

Red gaze at her husband sternly "Cerise, mind giving me a hand on the kitchen?"

"I would love to!" she stood up enthusiastically, it had been forever after since the two had cooked together.

"I am going to be chopping some wood then" Bad Wolf said glaring at Daring "want to give it a try, Charming?"

"Um- sure, Sir" he stood up following him to the garden.

Once there, Wolf transformed, spitting on his palms rubbing them, before taking the axe and swinging it with ease breaking the log in half.

He turned human again "Now you try" he told him lending him the sharp tool.

"Sure" he rolled up his sleeves taking the axe, he doubtfully imitated Wolf and chopped the wood.

Wolf huffed "you lack technique"

"Sorry, it's the first time I've ever tried" he explained

"I sure hope you never intend to live outside your castle. You wouldn't last in the woods, young man" he extended his arm to retrieve the axe.

"No, wait, let me try again, please" Daring asked, Wolf amusedly crossed his arms watching him.

"I am waiting" he said.

Daring shook his shoulders and focused, as the Beast, he now had more strength than before, even in his human form, he just needed to find his center to unlock it.

He exhaled opening his eyes and with controlled ire he cracked the log. Daring smiled proudly looking for any sign of acceptance from Wolf.

"You splintered the wood" Wolf muttered grudgingly.

"Wha-? But I-"

"Come on, Charming, you have lots to learn"

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Red chatted with her youngest daughter. They could see both man outside chopping the wood.

"Is it just me or dad is giving Daring a hard time?"

"You know how he gets" Red said "You are still his little girl, you know that"

"Not that little anymore, though"

"Yeah" Red stopped her actions.

"Mom?"

"Sorry" she sniffed "It's just… my you have grown, you and Ramona" she wiped her eyes "things have been so different since our secret came to light"

"I know" she hugged her "but we have faced all adversity, the pack and the village finally let us be. Granny love Ramona dearly and I am welcome at the reserve. Everything turned out fine"

"Yeah, but not before putting up a fight" Red whispered caressing her daughter's head.

"That's all in the past, now" Cerise tried to cheer her up "Our family is fine"

"You are right" she breathed in calming before kissing her head "Ok, put the trey in the oven, let's make some dinner"


There we go! Welcome to the Bad Wolf-Hood cottage, Daring! Hope you survive your staying! I must say, before I didn't care much about ships, but now that I have started to write about these two, I really don't want Daring to be with Rosabella! There, I said it! And, I can't leave without saying, THANK YOU for reading! And see you soon!