Evie stared out the window at the passing countryside. She tugged at her seat belt as she absentmindedly tried to fix her outfit.

Doug smiled sympathetically at his girlfriend. He reached over at placed his hand gently on hers to stop her fidgeting. The girl snapped out of her thoughts and turned her attention to the boy. Evie smiled sheepishly.

"Don't worry, Evie. Everything is going to be fine. They're going to love you." Doug assured her.

"I can't help it." She admitted.

"It's alright to be nervous. It just means you care about what they think, but I'm telling you that they'll think you're great." The dwarf smiled at her.

"I heard that when you're nervous, you're supposed to imagine the people in their underwear." Carlos joked. Daisy and Jay snickered.

Doug rolled his eyes at the trio in the back, and Evie breathed a laugh.

"That's for stage fright, Carlos." Mal laughed.

"Oh yeah. Well nerves are nerves." Carlos shrugged.

"That's not true, Carlos. They both have antibodies and stuff, but meeting-my-boyfriend's-parents nerves are more protein based stuff than everyone's-looking-at-me nerves." Jay explained mockingly.

Mal and Carlos laughed while Daisy and Doug looked at each other, confused.

"Ha ha ha. You're hilarious, Jay." Evie smirked at her brother.

"I try." Jay smiled cheekily. He leaned up to put a hand on Evie's shoulder. "But seriously, you don't have to nervous. We're all here with you."

Everyone agreed. Evie started to relax. Doug held her hand to keep her calm and restrain her from fidgeting again.

"We're here!" Daisy gasped, causing the others to jump. "I mean, we're not there yet, but we're close! Look! Jewel Town!"

Sure enough, a small town came into view. Jewel Town was the town that rested at the base of Dwarf Mountain. The dwarves and their families went there for everything, from basic shopping to the occasional sweet treat. Carlos, Mal, and Evie scanned the rustic looking storefronts as they passed.

"Think mom and dad will take us to the Ice Cream Parlor when we get settled?" Daisy asked Doug.

"I don't know. They might if we bug them enough." Doug answered. Daisy got a mischievous glint in her eye. The siblings fist bumped. Jay raised an eyebrow at Daisy to which she gave an oh so innocent grin.

Doug started telling stories about all the stores in town and memories he and Daisy had at each place. Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay listened intently, trying to imagine the scenes as best they could.

The car drove up a winding road up the mountain. The road had a rock wall on one side and a cliff on the other. Unfortunately for Mal, Evie, and Carlos, they were looking straight the cliff. The hair raised on the back of Carlos's neck.

"That's a long way down." he whimpered.

Daisy lifted Dude up from his spot on the floor for the dog to lick Carlos's face. "Take it from someone who has ridden on this road with Sneezy driving, you are perfectly safe." The younger dwarf giggled as the older groaned.

"Don't remind me. That was the most terrifying day of my life." Doug shuddered.

"More terrifying than meeting my mother?" Mal asked as a joke.

"Yes!" He answered, making the others crack up.

"We have arrived." the driver spoke as the taxi stopped in front of one of seven beautiful cottages scattered around the end of the road.

The teens climbed out and grabbed their luggage out of the back of the car. Doug paid the driver as Daisy lead the others to the house.

Evie was last in the line to the door, aside from Doug. She was using all her strength to make her legs move. Every possible worse case scenario played through her mind with each step.

"Mom! Dad! We're home!" Daisy called when she opened the door.

Directly inside was the living room with a big comfy-looking sectional in the middle. There was a fire place on the inner wall. The walkway to the kitchen was beside the fire place, and stairs to the second floor were to the right of the front door. The cabin was cozy and welcoming, except for the silence.

"They might be outside. Just set your stuff on the couch. We'll figure out who's sleeping in what room later." Daisy told them.

The Core Four carefully put their bags on the sectional. Carlos held Dude so the dog didn't climb on anything. Evie and Mal glanced at some of the picture frames around the room. Jay followed Daisy out to the back yard.

An older man was setting up chairs and tables while a woman was hanging decorations from lights that were strung from the house through the trees. Daisy whistled to get their attention. The man looked up and smiled widely at the girl.

"Daisy!" the woman squealed and ran over to Daisy and Jay. "Welcome home, sweetheart!" she hugged the smaller teen tightly.

"Mom... Can't... Breathe..."

"Sorry." the woman apologized and released her daughter.

"It's okay. I missed you too. Hi, Dad!" Daisy hugged her father and he kissed her forehead.

"Where's your brother?" her mom asked.

"He's inside with the others. This is Jay by the way." Daisy stepped back to stand beside Jay, who had been standing there awkwardly with his hands in his pockets.

"It's nice to meet you, Jay. I'm Abigail, and this is my husband Dopey." Daisy's mother smiled kindly at the boy.

"It's nice to meet you. Thank you for having us here." Jay shook Dopey's hand, whose grip was stronger than the teen anticipated.

"Well we wanted to meet Daisy and Doug's friends so what better way than invite them over." Abigail giggled lightly.

Dopey gesture for them to go inside. Daisy lead the way back to the living room where Doug was showing Evie the large picture of all the seven dwarves and their families, probably telling her who's who.

"Doug!" Abigail squealed again, causing the couple, plus Mal and Carlos on the sectional, to jump.

"Hi, mom." Doug greeted. They hugged briefly.

"So these are your friends?" the woman asked.

"Yeah. That's Mal. The boy is Carlos. The dog is Dude. And this..." Evie stiffened as Doug gestured to her. "is Evie." Doug slid his hand into hers. "She's my girlfriend."

The teens in the room held their breath as soon as they heard the words leave Doug's mouth. Daisy's eyes widen at how bluntly he had told their parents. Dopey was taken back by the sudden statement as well.

However, he recovered after a split second and looked to Abigail. She seemed to be frozen solid. The man waved his hand in front of his wife's face. He rolled his eyes and held up his index finger, telling the kids to give him a moment.

"Cover your ears." Daisy and Doug quickly said unison.

Evie, Jay, Carlos, and Mal did as they were told. Just as their hands got to their ears, Dopey whistled sharply and loudly, snapping Abigail out of her daze.

"G-girlfriend?" She finally spoke, still in shock.

Doug nodded.

Abigail was at a loss for words, which both shocked and scared Daisy. Her father didn't speak often, but her mother never shut up. If she wasn't talking, that was not a good sign.

A/N Doug, you need to warn people when you're gonna drop a big-news bomb on them. I wonder how Abigail is going to react to Evie when the shock wares off. What do you all think?

Also guys could you give me some ideas for "cuss words" the kids can use. Not the normal cuss words we use but like "Jiminy Cricket" "poison apples" "Fairy dust" like Disney-fied cuss words lol I wanna add some in because I think they could be fun, plus what teenagers doesn't cuss at one point? I would love to hear what you all come up with :)