Wish of the Heart
A/N Hey guys. I know I've been writing a few Christmas Shrek fics but this one is because I'm happy because the musical is on Broadway now buut it involves Arctus, Snowgre's son. Snowgre and Snowflake left him with Shrek when he was very little.
It was December in Duloc and in a certain swamp merriment was in the air but nobody was happy.
Arctus was miserable and depressed. He didn't know where his parents were. He'd been living with Shrek and the others since as long as he could remember.
He had snow like fur, gentle eyes which were sad most of the time, slender and wore rock clothes. He was Snowgre's son.
He was only fourteen years old and was passionate about performing.
Fiona saw him sigh as he helped her bake cookies.
"Arctus honey what's wrong?
It's like you had some bad eggnog.
It's nearly Christmas, you should be happy. The whole family's coming, even Artie." she told him.
Arctus's angst filled eyes softened hearing that.
He loved Christmas but being around the whole family made him sad because he missed his parents.
"I feel.... happy about Christmas. It's just.... my parents, they've never shown up and I was hoping maybe this year would be different." he answered. Fiona looked scared hearing that.
"Arctus honey you know we're your family too, right?" she replied gently.
He nodded sadly.
"Yeah but we don't look the same. I feel like I don't fit in around here." he told her.
She was about to answer but heard Shrek calling her and heard the triplets laughing.
Arctus walked out of there and into his room and closed the door but locked it.
He then put his head phones on and listened to music for a while.
It helped him imagine what his parents were doing now.
"I wish.... I wish..... you guys would be with me this Christmas so we can be family again.
I only saw you when I was little." he whispered looking at a photo in the locket he wore around his neck.
Fiona saw the triplets pointing at Daddy as she came outside.
"Mommy look!
Daddy's upside down!" they told her.
She then helped her husband down from the roof.
Inside he saw worry on her face.
"What's wrong?" he asked her.
"It's Artcus. He hopes that his parents will come back for Christmas and want to be with him again." she answered.
Shrek sighed as he went to see Arctus.......