A/N: Hey guys, so if you've read my story, "Dark Labyrinth" then in it, they mention Maria, Steve, and Maria's sister, going to a family reunion. Well, this is that story I said i'd write about just that. Don't worry though. I'll update Dark Labyrinth later this week.

Maria sat in the passenger seat of Steve's truck as he drove along the suburban New York back roads. Maria and Emily both got tricked into attending a family reunion, so they forced Steve to attend as well.

Although Maria and Danny grew up in Chicago, and Emily spent the first eight years of her life there, they were heading to a small town just two hours away from New York City. New York was where her fathers family was from, and her mother's family was from the west.

"So, who's who? Just so i'm not confused when I get there and know everyone's names." Steve asked, looking at Maria and then at Emily in the rear view mirror.

Their father and older brother had left the morning before, so Emily had to drive down with Maria and Steve since she had school when Danny and John left.

"Well, both sides will be there. My dad's side and my mother and Diana's side. From my dad's side, theirs too many family members to even list, but only the immediate family members will be there. The others don't really talk to us."

"Why?"

"There was a huge argument and now they don't really like us. I still invited them to the wedding and they're still invited to the reunion, it's just a matter of if they'll show up." She said, not really bothered by it.

"So what's everyone like?"

"Well, you know about our Aunt Shawna and Alexa, there's Jaqueline, our cousin that's my age. She seems very stuck up and snobbish, but she's just quiet. I believe her boyfriend Kyle will also be there. There's her older sister, Melanie, who is the exact opposite. We hate her. She's very...out there...so to speak. She's also a pothead along with some other things that I shouldn't mention around Emily...or you. She doesn't seem like any of those things, but she is. There's our other cousin, Kali, who's eighteen."

"What's she like?" Steve asked, briefly looking at his fiancée.

"Shy and Quiet. The total opposite of Emily."

"Kali isn't going to be at the reunion, Maria."

"Why not?"

Emily shrugged, "Dad said it was because her husband was sick and she doesn't want to leave him by himself. Especially so close to Christmas. Melanie won't be there either from what dad claimed."

"Oh yeah. Kali is married."

Steve looked at Maria in shock, "At eighteen?"

"Yeah. The women in our family get married pretty young. Her husband is a great guy from what I was told. Why are you so shocked? Don't you come from a time where women got married off young?" She teased.

"Yeah, but times are different now. I didn't think that people were still marrying so young."

Maria chuckled, "Anyway, there's Elsa, who's five, a few years older than Alexa. My dad's brother, David, will be there and his girlfriend Cathy. Then there's Shawna's husband, Darren. That's it from my dad's side. Now from my mother and Aunt Diana's side_"

"Aunt Diana? Your step-mother was your aunt?" Steve asked, cutting her off.

Maria sighed, "Yes. My Aunt Diana was around thirteen when my mom died. My own mother was twenty-five."

"So...did Diana and your dad, at that time, ever..."

"Not until Diana was sixteen did they really start dating. It wasn't until she was eighteen, that she and my dad got married. Not much older than Emily."

"Yes our family is screwed up. But, if it makes you feel any better, our dad was only twelve years older than my mom. Which is also why he can't say something if I date an older guy because he married a much younger woman. Loopholes."

"So, who else?" Steve asked, getting uncomfortable.

"My grandmother, Patty, is eighty-three, and she's a sweetheart. My aunt Karen and aunt Kelly are very...eccentric. Then there's Erin and Brinley. My twelve-year-old twin cousins. Their parents won't be able to make it, but they'll be there." Maria answered as they turned into a long, winding, driveway.

The house was old and had multiple floors from what Steve could see as he parked the truck in front of the garage.

"You and Emily can go inside. I'll get our bags." He said as they all got out of the truck.

"Yeah. We must prepare them for the arrival of the great Captain America. They don't know it's you, all they know from what dad told them is that Maria is engaged "to a nice guy named Steve." So it'll be a good surprise for them," Emily started as Steve took a sip from the water bottle he had with him, "Oh and Maria, everyone may or may not think you're pregnant."

Maria turned to her sister and gave her a stern look as Steve nearly choked on his water.

"What the hell did you tell them?"

"I didn't tell them anything! Dad told our Uncle that you were engaged about a week ago and he was on speaker. Then our Aunt Shawna cut in to say that you guys were probably getting married because you were pregnant. Dad didn't really say anything to deny it."

Maria rolled her eyes and sighed, "That's just great." She said, grabbing her computer bag as Emily grabbed her own bag and they went inside.

The first thing they saw when they walked in was their Aunt Shawna.

And she wasn't in a good mood.

A/N: Let me know what y'all think! Please review because they make me happy :)