Friends Are Everything
A/N This idea for a fic came from ideas I had last night before going to sleep as I was imagining Shrek, Artie, Fiona and Snow as kids and writing drabbles about them ergo this.
I hope you guys like and I haven't given up on the birthday fic.
I haven't stopping thinking about these drabbles all day even after dancing.
Let's just say this first drabble is Young Shrek/Artie meeting and striking up a friendship.
It was a stormy night as rain fell over Duloc as in a forest, a young child was hiding in a huge oak tree as his trumpet shaped ears heard the rain fall as it made him sad as it reminded him of why he was out here all alone without his parents there to worry about him.
He'd turned seven a few weeks ago and to him, it had made him happy and scared as his seventh birthday meant he had to leave his only home and family as it was an ogre tradition that when ogre children were seven tears old, they were sent out into the world but he was hoping that they were worried even though he knew they weren't really worried.
Tears welled up in his gentle hazel eyes that were always full of emotion as he hoped that somebody would help him but also knew that was impossible as humans were afraid of him which hurt his feelings every time they screamed and ran away from him but he hoped all humans weren't like that or he was doomed but then he heard something that made him surprised as he was curious.
It was the sound of crying as he wondered what being was making that sound as he crawled out of the tree which was easy when you're an seven year old ogre.
He was stunned seeing it was a boy his age with jade green eyes.
The young ogre was nervous but felt sorry for the boy as he knew how that felt as he saw the wind blow through the boy's sandy brown hair.
Ogre and human eyes locked for an instant as both youngsters shared a bond of understanding as they were lonely.
"Who're you?" the sandy brown haired boy asked.
"S-Shrek.
Who're you?
No humans come out here this late at night except for the monsters with their pitchforks.
I hate them!" he said wiping tears away.
The young sandy brown haired boy could see the ogre boy wouldn't hurt him but was curious as he wondered why he was sad as Shrek sighed as he knew that no humans even kids dared come near him.
He was hoping that maybe, just maybe they could be friends.
"I'm Arthur but family call me Artie.
I came to stay with my cousin Fiona and her parents.
My Daddy is angry and doesn't want me around.
He said I made Mommy leave." he said looking away.
There was silence for a few moments as Artie felt arms wrap around him as Shrek was giving him a hug as the young ogre knew his own mother used to do this when he was sad or when his own father had spoken bad about him.
Artie was in awe that somebody had dared to hug him.
"Thanks Shrek.
I never knew what hugs felt like." he told him.
Shrek understood as he knew that the young human boy was like him and probably didn't have any friends like he did but then they both had an idea.
"Artie are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Shrek asked as Artie nodded.
"That we should be friends?
Let's do it!
It's better than being alone." he replied.
Shrek smiled as Artie hugged him.
It made him feel good.
Artie then heard somebody calling his name as he knew that it was Fiddlesworth.
Shrek looked alarmed as he knew Artie had to go.
The young jade green eyed human knew this worried him.
"Don't worry, I'll be back.
I promise." he told him.
"You promise?" Shrek said as Artie nodded.
He then hugged the young ogre as he left to find Fiddlesworth but now he wasn't alone anymore as now he had a friend who cared about him as he hadn't known what it felt like having true friends..
He would return tomorrow........
A/N
Awww........
I love how the first drabble came out!
I love the brotherly bond Artie and Shrek have in Shrek 3 that I love writing fics about that bond.
I'll write more if people review and like it.
