Speak for Myself

Snowgre was miserable. He was in a carriage headed for Duloc. He was being sent to live with his cousin Shrek. His parents were gone so his relatives had sent him away because they couldn't care for an ogre teen like him. He had snow white fur growing over his body, blue skinned, slender bodied, green eyes. He was wearing skater clothes.

He had carried most of his precious things. "Why am I being sent to live with my cousin for? Why can't I stay with my parents? It's going to suck living in Duloc." He thought as he fell asleep.

He'd been up all night after they'd set off thinking about his parents. They'd… been slayed by hunters but nobody had told him and kept it a secret. When ever he asked about them, his relatives just told him they were on important business. He had a feeling this wasn't true. Snowgre had furry trumpet shaped ears and was sixteen about to start high school. Fiona could tell Shrek was worried. He'd told her about Snowgre coming to live with them.

She'd heard about what happened to Snowgre's parents but knew to keep that to herself. "I hope he's okay. He'll probably find it hard to adjust here." She thought as the triplets were having their nap. Snowgre watched as the carriage pulled up at the swamp. "So this is where he lives? From what I heard, he was living in a castle. Maybe they got it wrong." He thought as he followed Fiona into the house. She seemed nice. But he felt shy around his cousin. They'd never gotten along as kids and he knew that he would hate being here.

"Hey Snowg I'm glad you're here. I know we never got along but I... want ya to be part of our family. What do you think?" Shrek said to him. "I don't care! I'm not part of your family and I never will be!" he replied, blue light glowing in his eyes. Fiona was curious about that as Shrek sighed. "We're doomed." he said. "What do you mean? He just needs a little time." she asked him. "If he reacts like that when you first meet him, then he'll be trouble." Shrek replied. Snowgre was making the room where he would live his own. He put up posters of his favourite bands and filled the shelves with his fave books and note books in which he wrote many stories and songs. He then set up his stereo and put on some rock music. He then smiled when opening the guitar case and pulled out his electric guitar. He started strumming on it.

Shrek was impressed hearing the quiet strumming as he put his ear to the door. It had a sign on it which said Go Away. "What're you doing senor?" he heard a Spanish accented voice ask. Puss was standing there curious as to what his ogre friend was doing. "My cousin Snowgre moved here and he's in a very bad mood with me." Shrek explained. "What did you do?" Puss asked him. "Nothing. I was just being nice to him and wanting him to be part of the family. He stormed off saying he didn't care and not wanting to be a part of this family." he answered him. Puss smiled. "He's finding it hard to adjust to life here. Give him time or maybe he'll come around when he makes friends here." he told him. Shrek understood as Snowgre came out of his room. It was dinner. "Hey you okay? You seem sad." he said to Snowgre.

"Whatever. Don't even think of pulling something on me, okay? I know you hate me and don't want me here like everybody else who they made look after me so just drop it." he replied coldly. Shrek understood what was wrong. Snowgre had been made to feel unwanted by the others so now he was thinking the same thing would happen here but he was wrong.

Fiona noticed that Snowgre seemed to warm up to her and the triplets. Shrek was shocked to see the teen crack a smile as he saw the triplets make a mess while eating. "Don't worry. I care about ya. I'm not like all those other members of our family who only care about themselves and not help when somebody needs them. I'll show you." he thought. Later that night Snowgre changed into black pyjamas and climbed into bed. He slept with a stuffed polar bear he'd named Frosty. It was the last thing his parents had given him before they disappeared from his life. "I hope the other kids like me when I go to high school in the morning." he said as his eyes closed and drifted off into sleep.

Shrek smiled as he watched that. "You look so cute, so peaceful. I wish I could tell you what really happened to them but not yet." he thought as he closed the door softly. Fiona saw peace on his face as he climbed into bed. "Why've you got that look on your face?" she asked him. "Snowgre. I... wish he could know about his parents, that they died but I promised along with all those other jerks who never took care of him." he told her softly. "How is he?" Fiona asked. "He's fast asleep." he answered her yawning... .