We Live
Ch 1
Snowgre wasn't feeling good.
He'd been like this since six am but wasn't sure where it'd came from.
Fiona watched as he left barely eaten anything.
"It's just a flu or something, nothing to bother the others about." The ogre teen thought but then Shrek heard something outside and opened the door.
Snowgre was lying on the door step out cold.
"Snowg can you hear me?" he said but nothing happened.
Puss was worried as he looked at Snowgre.
This illness he had was familiar but didn't know why.
He then heard voices as the front door opened.
Two people he and Fiona hadn't seen in a while had returned.
One was a girl with long chestnut hair, dark brown eyes, wore ninja clothes and was carrying a samurai sword on her back.
The other one had short black and purple hair, wore a black dress with a head band and wore green goggles.
She was slender and carried a symbol cane.
Fiona felt happy as she embraced them.
"I'm glad you uys came back!
We missed you!" she said to them.
"Thanks Fi-Fi but we were in Far, Far Away training to be ninjas and protect the kingdom." Leah answered her.
Shrek noticed Carley by Snowgre's side as he lay by the fire.
"She's changed but not too much, I hope." He thought as he put a hand to her face.
"I haven't seen you in a while.
I missed you." He told her.
A smile crossed her face as she hugged him.
"I know. I missed you too.
At least I'll never feel… like a loser around you and the others.
You guys are my family." She replied.
Fiona saw guilt in Leah's eyes.
She pretended to not show it.
"What's up with Snowgre?" Leah asked them.
"He's sick but we don't know why or what it is." Fiona answered her.
"Excusa but I might know.
It's a rare illness that inflicts ogres but it's fatal.
But there is somebody who can help." Puss answered.
"Who Puss?" Shrek asked him.
"A friend of… mine.
He lives in the mountains in the Snow region." He replied.
Shrek heard Snowgre cough violently.
He was talking in gibberish because of a fever caused by this illness.
"Can you get us there?" he asked.
"Si I know the way but it'll take a few days to get there." Puss replied.
"Fine. We'll leave in the morning.
Leah can I talk to you?" he asked…
She followed him outside.
"What do you wanna talk about?" she asked him.
"We're gonna need your help since you're a ninja and a Chuunin, that you'd help us if anything happens." he replied to her.
"You mean Carley too?" Leah asked him.
"No She can't. This mission... would be too dangerous for her to under take with us.
I'm not being mean or trying to leave her out.
I'm thinking of what's best for her. Besides she's the only one Snowgre trusts enough to talk to.
Remember when he had ogre pox?
He was very vicious and wouldn't let anyone near him except for Carley.
I'll explain to her in the morning." he told her.
Leah thought about it.
"Fine I'll help but this will knock her confidence down more." she answered him as they went back inside.
Leah then joined Carley back inside the house. She and Fiona had been talking about finding a place where you belong.
Leah smiled as her girl friend kissed her.
Shrek sighed watching this.
"Let's hit the hay. We've got a lot to do in the morning." he said as they went off into other rooms.
He sighed seeing Carley with Snowgre.
"I need to... tell you something. Tou're not coming on the quest.
It would be too dangerous. We're still family, right?" he said nervous.
"It's because I'm half blind, isn't it?
Just like the senseis when they wouldn't train me.
It's okay, I understand.
I'd just mess up." she told him softly.
He watched as she went into the room she shared with Leah...
The next morning he couldn't get what she said out of his head.
"We ready to go?" Leah asked jolting him out of his thoughts.
"Yeah I'm ready." he replied softly looking at the door to her and Carley's room.
"I'm sorry." he thought as they set off...
But somebody was plotting, somebody with glowing green eyes...