AN: Michael is not taking too kindly to the fact that his soon to be in-laws are going to be visiting him for Thanksgiving, and after what happened last time when both families were in Malibu, who could blame him?

Chapter Three: The Family Cometh

Okay, I am going to head over there to talk to my brother about this family dinner, and I am not going to do anything that might get me arrested. I am going over there to talk to Charles, in a nice calmly manner. I am not going to do anything that is going to get me arrested...

"EXCEPT RIP HIS SPINE OUT THROUGH HIS NOSE!" Michael screamed, as he and David flew towards his house.

"Dude, calm down. That is not going to help your train of thought." David said calmly.

"Shut up." Michael hissed at his friend. "I can't believe that my moron of a brother thinks that this is a good idea."

"Hey, this is something that you were going to have to take on sometime. What better time than the present?" David asked. "Speaking of which, are you sure that we should be flying in the day?"

"I am not listening." Michael said out loud as the two darted through a building.

"Okay. Fine. God, I get tired of being the voice of reason." David said.

"Shut up." Michael demanded as he and David landed in front of his house.

"Well, let the show begin." David muttered to himself.


Melody was walking towards her room when she heard a "thump", outside her front door. She peeked through right into Michael's angry blue eyes. She flinched back, and fell on her butt.

"What is it now?" Charles said, walking into the room.

"Mike's here, and he looks a little pissed." Melody said. Charles just let out an irritated sigh, and opened the door. Charles saw that he had his friend David with him.

"So, I take it that you got my message." Charles said calmly.

"I did, why did you okay this fucking dinner with them?" Michael hissed, pointing towards Robby Ray's house.

Charles motioned for Michael to follow him towards the kitchen area, and they took a seat at their table. Charles noticed that Michael was more than a little on edge about the current turn of events, and the older brother could not blame Mike for that at all. Hell, he was getting married soon enough, and how was he going to deal with that?

"It was a way to get our families together and spend some time with one another." Charles said taking a seat at the kitchen table.

"I hate this idea." Michael said, running a hand through his long blonde hair. "You know that this is a terrible idea. They hate me, and you know that this is going to lead to a fight."

"Well, maybe. Maybe it won't." Charles said. Michael looked at him, and glared.

"Sorry." Charles said, rolling his eyes.

"Get bent." Michael said, getting up, and heading to the door. He did not leave immediately, but he did turn around, and look back at his older brother.

"I really do hope that you aren't dense enough to think that this will end peacefully, because it won't." Michael said. He left out the front door, and he and David took off.

"Well, that went better than expected." Charles said to himself.


It was late at night, and Michael and Miley were getting ready for bed. David and Alex were in the living room, sleeping on the pull out couch. Michael and Miley were talking, but not loud enough so that David and Alex could hear the two of them. Miley was in their bed, watching Michael get ready for bed.

"Michael, look, I know things are kind of iffy between you and Mamaw, but I know that things are going to get better." Miley told him.

"Really? Do you honestly believe that?" Michael asked her.

"Yeah. I really do believe that things are going to get better with you and Mamaw." Miley said.

"I hope so." Michael said, laying down next to her. Past memories of their last visit ran through his mind, causing him to laugh.

"What is so funny?" Miley asked him.

"I remembered how Grandma knocked out Mamaw last time she was out here." Michael laughed, causing Miley to smack his arm.

"She was not knocked out!" Miley argued.

"Getting hit once, being knocked to the floor and not moving is knocked out, at least to me." Michael said, continuing to laugh.

Michael knew that Miley was not laughing, and it was obvious to the fact when she elbowed him in the stomach.


The next morning, Michael stretched his arm to Miley's side of the bed, but his fiancee was not there. Still half-asleep, Michael sat up to see if Miley was still in their bedroom. He could not see her, and there was no other noise in their bedroom. He did not hear their bedroom shower going, so that meant that she was not there at the moment. Michael sighed, and wondered where she could have gone at the moment. He wiped his eyes, threw on a t-shirt, and left the bedroom. He saw Alex still asleep on the pullout couch, and David was at the counter, eating some cereal.

"How long have you been up?" Michael asked David.

"About an hour." David answered, spooning some cereal into his mouth after he spoke.

"Did you see where Miley went?" Michael asked David.

"She told me that she was going over to see her Grandma and Aunt Dolly." David answered. Michael sighed, and ran a hand through his hair.

"God. Now I suppose that she wants me to go over there too, right?" Michael asked.

"Right." David said. "Alex said that she wanted to go over there as well, so when she wakes up, we will all make a trip over there."

"Why does she want to go?" Michael asked David.

"This is Alex we are talking about, so I guess to see what is going to happen." David said. "She also took your truck over there."

"So we are flying, awesome." Michael moaned.

"Hey, flying is much quicker than driving. Plus, we are gonna get there quick." David answered. He then noticed a look of somewhat concern on Michael's face. "I take it that you are not looking forward to visiting her family, are you?"

"No, I am not." Michael said, keeping his voice a whisper as to not wake up Alex. "I know that they are going to bring up me killing someone, and I am not looking forward to it."

"Hey, you are a good and trusting guy." David said. "We are pratically brothers, and I know that you are going to have a rough time sometimes, but that is what makes you strong, and stronger."

Michael sighed and smiled. David was right. Nothing worth doing was ever easy, and this was going to be far from easy, but he was up to it.

"So when are we going to head out there?" Michael asked him.

"As soon as Alex wakes up." David said, looking over at his girlfriend. "Knowing her, that won't be for another five hours."

Michael and David looked away and laughed, not seeing Alex raising her arm and giving them both a middle finger.


AN: Next time, Michael and David are introduced to Mamaw, and Aunt Dolly, and then something strange happens. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more!