AN: This deals with Dizzy's first time crashing Doug and Evie's movie night. I envisioned this as taking place after Descendants 3. For those unaware, the 'Minions' are yellow creatures that belong to another franchise.

Hope you enjoy!

Minions Movie

Doug surfed through the available movies in his and Evie's preferred streaming service. It was their monthly movie night and they've watched everything they wanted to watch at least twice already. "What do you want to rewatch for the holidays?"

She sighed, munching on popcorn as they both stared at the television screen. "Anything that's a no-brainer." She had too many deadlines this holiday season, running a fashion empire and being an Adviser to the King at the same time, a thriller was the least of her 'want to watch' list. "Holiday, fun stuff, maybe a comedy?" Snow began to fall that day, so all Evie wanted to do was stay warm and enjoy the night.

The couple heard a clunk from the kitchen and Evie jumped to investigate. Everyone was supposed to be out of the cottage tonight. "Dizzy?"

The young girl stiffened. She knew Evie and Doug's movie nights came few and far between nowadays since both of them were busy, so the VKs who lived with Evie agreed to clear out of the house once they did schedule a date. "H-hi. I was just, umm… getting something I forgot."

"In the kitchen?" Evie crossed her arms and sighed. She knew about Jay's 'secret' plan to have everyone leave the cottage so she and Doug could have some 'alone time' every now and then, but she didn't like that Dizzy thought it was mandatory. "What happened to your sleepover?" Dizzy was the worst liar. The designer could sniff out her lie a mile away.

She shuffled her feet. Why did she think she could lie to Evie? "I got kicked out."

"How come?" asked Doug, concern written all over his features when he entered the kitchen.

"Uhhhh…" The young girl didn't expect Doug to come in asking questions as well. She liked the guy for Evie, Dizzy just wasn't sure if he was to be trusted with her personal concerns.

When the silence stretched long, Evie urged Dizzy to sit with her in the living room. "Well?" the older girl prodded, her hand on Dizzy's shoulder.

She peeked up through her bangs at Doug. Do I just come out and say it? Would the boy understand? What's worse is Doug was born and raised in Auradon, he probably knew the kids who kicked her out of the slumber party. He would take their side if he knew who they were, who their parents were.

Sensing Dizzy's distress, Doug backed away from the living room and ducked back into the kitchen. He knew a bullied kid when he saw one because he used to be one too. Bullied children rarely trust anyone enough to tell the tale.

"Give him a chance when you're ready," mumbled Evie after Doug had left. "Now," she flipped her hair over to the back of her shoulder. "What went on?"

"It's not that big of a deal…"

"Stop stalling. We could be doing movie night right now."

"Sorr- what? 'We'?"

"You'll join us if you have nothing else to do. So go," pushed Evie, masking her annoyance at whoever isolated Dizzy.

The younger VK knew her benefactor's patience was on a ticking clock. "Candice is a big, big fan of Cinderella," sighed Dizzy, her shoulders slumped. "She didn't know who grandma was, but when mom was mentioned… it went real bad."

"Real bad," echoed Evie, her eyes narrowing.

"Not!" She waved her arms in the air and sat up. "Not Isle bad," she amended, "but bad enough that I'm not welcome to any sleepovers anymore."

"Hmph. If she's a true Cinderella fan, she should know who Lady Tremaine is." When Dizzy's shoulders slumped further, the princess crossed her arms and sat beside the girl on the sofa. "Don't think this is over, but it's their loss and my gain." It might take too much of the girl's energy to hash everything out tonight when it was still fresh. She nudged her shoulder against the girl's. "Pick a movie and I'll go get Doug and more popcorn."

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"What did you pick?" asked Evie as she and Doug reentered the living room, each carrying a bucket of popcorn in their arms.

"Minions!" said the girl with glee, remote control in her hand. "My favorite!"

Doug sat on the far end of the couch and handed the popcorn to Dizzy. "Minions?"

"Have you seen it?"

Evie sat in the middle of Doug and Dizzy and settled herself in. "We've definitely never seen that one." She heard Dizzy mention it on more than one occasion though.

Dizzy squealed. "It's the best!" She pressed play.

The screen went black for awhile then proceeded to show the odd history of the Minion creatures. Evie wasn't sure what was going on but when she snuck a glance at her boyfriend then at Dizzy, they both looked engrossed in the film. She squared her shoulders and committed to finishing the movie to the end.

As the movie progressed, Evie found herself more and more interested in the storyline. It was silly and fun, the main characters were weird and entertaining, and she loved how light it was to watch.

Doug grabbed her hand at the climax of the film, a silent inquiry of whether she was enjoying herself or not. He knew his girlfriend's preference in films and though this was a "no brainer," as she called it, this was one of those films she'd never consider to watch.

Evie squeezed his hand, her assurance she was enjoying herself.

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When the movie ended, Evie grinned. "That was adorable!"

"I can see why you like them," commented Doug as he eyed Dizzy, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"Why?"

"Your glasses and the happy personality," he offered a smile. "Not letting anything get in the way of your sunshine."

Evie grinned wider. Doug always knew what to say. That was exactly why she liked the movie - the characters reminded her of her 'little sister'.

"It helped with where I came from." Dizzy stood and collected their popcorn containers, ready to leave when Doug stopped her.

He heard a lot from Evie, Jay, Carlos, and Mal how rough it was back on the Isle and he knew to redirect the conversation elsewhere. "You're on holiday break already, right?"

"Yes?"

"Want to watch another movie?"

Evie, taking her cue from Doug, dashed into the kitchen. "I'll get more snacks!"

I don't want to impose.

While waiting for Dizzy's reply, Doug surfed through the movies and found that the 'Minions' had two other movies. "We could do a movie marathon," he offered. "Evie and I haven't had that in awhile."

"I…" she swallowed the lump in her throat. Was he being serious?

The blue-haired beauty returned and started laying down the new snacks and drinks to let Dizzy know they'd be more than happy to have her stay. "Come on, we never had a movie night back home." She paused. "We never had holiday breaks, either."

At that, Dizzy giggled and shook her head. "We had fun with that one channel though."

"The prince channel?" asked Doug, remembering one of the many stories Evie once told him. She said she used to watch only one out of the two channels the Isle had and it had a two-hour show about the various princes in Auradon.

"Jealous?" teased Evie, kissing Doug on the corner of his lips.

Before. "No." He turned his attention back to Dizzy. "Minions marathon?"

Dizzy wanted to agree, but wasn't she supposed to be out of the cottage tonight?

"Oh for Hades' sake," said Evie, grabbing the remote from her boyfriend and pressing play on the movie he had on hold. She then returned to her seat and pulled Dizzy down to sit beside her again.

As the night went on and the movies played in a loop with Doug and Dizzy taking turns imitating the sounds from the movie characters, Evie wrapped the three of them in a large, thick blanket. She drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face, her deadlines gone from the recesses of her brain. We could do this every month.

AN: 'Til next time!