Never Leaving You
A/N I got the idea for this last night before I fell asleep last night and watching Naruto Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow brought the idea back to me. It's about never leaving somebody you care about deeply, somebody you've known most of your life. I hope people enjoy.
It was a cloudy night in Far, Far Away but not everything was peaceful. Charming was sneaking around, looking to cause trouble and saw Artie talking with Fiona. They were talking about their human friends. He smiled evilly realising how to make the kingdom his.
But at the swamp Shrek was opening a portal to Earth. He wanted to visit somebody on Earth.
It was May 13th in Calvert County and he was worried. He knew that somebody he cared about was having a birthday the next day and he was nervous. He knew the age of his friend would be twenty one and it was now or never.
Leah was watching Naruto Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow on her computer and rooting for Naruto. She then heard Mike and Sheba meow loudly as they ran in.
"What's up with them?
Wait I know why!
It's been a long time.... since he came here." she said leaving the room and heard talking come from Carley's room.
She opened the door softly and smiled.
Carley and Shrek were sitting on the bed talking away.
"Hey we haven't seen you around here in a long time." she said to him as they hugged.
".....Yeah same here.
It's been a while since you were with us. Only we have to go now, okay?" the ogre replied.
"Go where?
To Duloc?" Leah heard Carley ask.
He nodded.
He remembered what those ninja ogres had told him about his human friend and confidant, that soon she would change and that Charming would come after them so he felt like he had to protect her.
"I'm not letting Charming get his hands on you, I swear." he thought as he along with Leah opened the portal to Duloc.
Leah was wearing her Leaf Village headband and gloves. He remembered Carley still had low self esteem and not a lot of confidence but he knew he, Leah and the others could help.
Leah wondered what was with Shrek as they arrived at the swamp.
"He's worried..... about Carley.
Some ninja ogres showed up a few days ago with Snowgre and revealed something about your soulmate.
But Charming wants whatever she has within her to take over. They said it would emerge tomorrow." Fiona explained as the triplets were asleep.
"But..... that's her birthday.
What's going on here?" Leah thought as they fell asleep.
"....Leah-san is Shrek mad at us for not being here in a long while?" she heard Carley ask.
"No.... he's just very worried about you." Leah replied hugging her as she put her arms around her waist.
Fiona smiled hearing that. She knew that her husband was very worried about his friend but wanted to tell her in the morning but was scared about it.
He knew how she would react.
But he gasped seeing his young friend sleep as her ears had became that of an ogre.
"So she is changing...... into one of us.
I should tell them what's going on but I'm worried for her. Maybe I should explain why I'm so worried.
She is the Princess after all but Charming will come after her.
What can we do?" he thought sadly as he went to bed. The next morning Leah gasped in amazement seeing her friend had changed.
"What happened to her?" Leah asked curious but worried. Fiona smiled at that. "I can answer that Leah but don't tell.... Carley yet. It'll be hard to explain." Shrek told her.
"I understand.
Go on please." she replied to him.
"A few days ago some ninja ogres showed up and were looking for somebody, your friend.
They think that she is..... the Princess of Ogre-Kura, a village populated by ogres with noble hearts and bears a crystal within her but until last night.... I thought they were fooling around.
She has great power at her fingertips and Charming will be after us no matter what we do.
That's why I was so short last night.
I was just very worried about her and you." he explained as Leah nodded in reply.
"Don't worry it doesn't matter if Charming does come after us, we can stop him!" she replied to him.
Shrek nodded sadly.
Charming smiled as he saw that Carley's magic had emerged.
He'd been watching them ever since they'd arrived. He smiled knowing that she was indeed the Princess of Ogre-Kura and all ogres in that village worshipped and obeyed her but some feared her.
"Don't worry Mother.
Soon we'll be together once more and the kingdom shall be ours!" he said to a picture of the Fairy Godmother.
Shrek sighed seeing Carley wake up.
"Hey guys what's up?
Why're you're staring at me for?" she asked them.
"Maybe.... you should look in the mirror." Fiona said to her as she clutched her head.
"You okay?" Leah asked worriedly.
"I.... just feel weird...... like magic is coursing through me." she answered her.
She saw her friend's eyes go wide as she looked in the mirror in awe at her new form. Leah smiled at this.
"Wow you look pretty." she told her.
"T-Thanks but I don't understand.
Why am I like this?" she asked her curious.
"This is your destiny." Shrek began nervously.
"I don't understand what you're talking about." Carley said to her friend.
"I.... knew you wouldn't. For years the village Ogre-Kura has been yearning for it's heir to return because she was taken from there so she could grow up without people like Charming trying to take you.
Her chosen Protector snuck her away and brought her to Earth from here." he explained. She nodded but looked worried as Leah put a hnd on her shoulder.
"So where is this hidden village?" Leah asked.
"In Japan." a voice said as somebody appeared.
It was Snowgre.
"What're you doing here?" Shrek asked his teenage cousin.
"Here to help you Protector. " he hissed to him.
Shrek grew nervous at that.
Leah wondered what Snowgre meant but saw plane tickets.
"We leave for Japan later." the teen ogre told them.....
Leah smiled as they were partying later that night, celebrating her soulmate's birthday but noticed Snowgre and Shrek weren't acting like themselves.
"Snowg why do you have to involve me in all of this?
I know you brought her to Duloc long, long ago but why me?
The Protector should be you, not me." Shrek said to him.
"But you and her are friends ever since you both met.
Besides Fate chose you, not me so deal with it." Snowgre replied but they were unaware Leah had overheard.....