Lose control

Chapter One

A little weight gain

Fiona was very worried by her husband. He looked like he'd been doing some active things but he was gaining more weight. She got a little nervous at dinner as he had two helpings of worm pie for dessert. "Honey haven't we talked about your sweet tooth?" she said to him. Shrek looked at her weirdly. "Aye honey but I'm fine the way I am. Besides if I lose weight, you wouldn't love me the way I am or become when I lose weight. Now Donkey pass me the other slice of pie." He said to her. There was a look in his eyes of worry and desperation. Fiona then looked at Donkey for help. "She's right man. Maybe you should lose some weight. She just doesn't want to see you in agony for the choice you make about this." He told him. He watched as his friend scoffed down the pie. Fiona sighed as she cleared away the plates. She watched as they went outside to play a manly game of soccer. Fiona laughed at that thought as she started washing the dishes. She watched them play with passionate bursts of energy. She then went and practised karate for a while. Thoughts were running through her mind as she did this. She didn't want to see her True Love hurt or in agony. She knew he needed to go on a diet but she didn't want to force him onto it unless she had to. Puss then entered the house. He had dirt on his boots as he walked into the house. "Puss! Look what you've done by that! I washed the floor today." She said to him sternly. He saw fear in her eyes. "Something is wrong. I need to find out what." He thought as he helped her. "Is there anything on your mind senorita?" he said to her. "Maybe, why?" she told him. "I figured it out by looking in your eyes. I saw fear in them. Why don't you tell me what's wrong?" he said to her as he sat down. She sighed before talking. "It's just Shrek. He seems to be gaining weight even though he's doing active stuff and I'm worried. I want to help him but he… won't let me. I want to put him on a diet. I don't want him getting sick or worse like obese mortals. What am I going to do?" she explained to him sadly.

"I know you want to help him. Maybe you should let me and Donkey talk to him about it. That might make things a little easier. Maybe he's worried about it secretly but doesn't want to admit it. By the way I've noticed that the boss goes into a zip bag and take out something and eat it. But when I asked about it, he got all testy and forgot about it." He said to her calmly. She smiled at this. "Yeah you're right." She said to him as the two other amigos came back into the house. Fiona watched as her husband went into his and her bedroom. She secretly followed him. She watched as he went into the wardrobe and took something from a zip bag. It was a candy bar. He then ate it and got rid of the wrapper. "I'd better hide this before they find it." He thought as he went out of the bedroom. But he noticed Puss and Donkey staring at him. "What's wrong? Have I got a zit on my face or something?" he asked them. "You've got chocolate on your chin. I knew you were hiding something in that bag. You'd better get rid of it before Fiona sees and freaks." Puss said to him. He and Donkey watched as their amigo took care of it by wiping it with his sleeve. "That's better!" he thought as Fiona entered the room. Donkey saw sadness in her eyes. They watched as she sat outside. "What's up with her?" he asked as he joined her. She was silently sobbing. She knew her husband needed help but he didn't admit it and seeing him eat that candy bar proved it. "I'm sorry I'm in an unhappy mood. I'm just worried for Shrek. I saw him eating a candy bar and it was a cry for help. " she told him silently. "What do you mean?" he asked her. "When he was eating it, I saw sadness in his eyes like it was his only choice. He's probably doing it to stick to the status quo or keep his reputation but I've got to help him even if he doesn't want it." She told him. He smiled at this. "That's a good idea. Good luck pitching it to him." He said to her as he left. Puss was drinking a goblet of milk. He watched as his amigo clutched his stomach in agony. "Why is it hurting like this? I haven't done anything that could upset it. Maybe Fi was right but if I did go on a diet, it would mean me changing and I promised her I never would." He thought to himself. Puss then watched as he got to his feet. "Are you okay boss?" he asked worriedly. "Yeah I'm fine." He lied. Fiona had seen that and was scared. "I don't want to lose you and be miserable the rest of my life." She thought as she went inside. They watched as she went into the bedroom and closed the door quietly. She needed to think quietly and the bedroom was the best place to do that. She changed into a night gown and got into bed.

She then saw her husband get dressed in a nightshirt and boxers and climbed in beside her. She was still awake. "Are you okay? You've been very quiet. Is something the matter? You know you can tell me anything." He said to her softly. She sighed before speaking. "I'm worried for you. Don't pretend that you're fine! I saw you eating a candy bar in the wardrobe and then you had a very bad stomach pain earlier. I saw it happen. You're going to be very sick if you don't let me help you and in pain and I don't want you hurt or in pain." She told him. He saw tears on her face. "I'm sorry if I hurt you but I can't do it. It would mean…" he said to her. "Mean what honey? Your rep? I can't let you do this to yourself or get a little something called Diabetes and if you don't take care of that, you could die and that's also something I don't want to happen to you." She told him. He then watched as she fell asleep. He knew he was being a jerk about it. He then walked out of the room and out of the house.

He'd left a note to explain to Fiona why he'd left. He hoped she wouldn't be upset when she found it.