Being obese ain't easy

It was a romantic day in the realm of Duloc. Shrek and Fiona were preparing for their anniversary. They were going to the beach and just sun bathe, surf board and proclaim their love physically. Fiona awoke to the smell of eggs frying on a grill. Being with someone you truly love just makes the days sweeter. But there was one tiny hitch. Donkey was still hanging around and the possibility of him following them was high. "How are we going to stop him from following us? He's going to wreck our day of romance, kissing and relaxing at the beach. Puss then showed up. For some reason, he was in a good mood.

"Hola Senor!" he said to Shrek. "I need you to do something for me!" Shrek whispered to him. "Si senor. What is it?" he told him. "I need you to distract Donkey so we can leave for our anniversary. If we don't go now, everything will be ruined!" he said. Puss understood and nodded. "It'll be a pleasure to do this!" he said evilly. He then went into the swamp house. Fiona then walked over to him. He then put a blind fold over her eyes. "I've got a romantic present for you but you've got to wait until we get where we're going!" he told her. They then climbed into the onion carriage and set off. He hoped she'd like this. He knew he couldn't give her much in the world but he wanted to try. "Maybe I can give her something she wants but I don't know how!" he thought as the carriage pulled up at the beach. He then brought out a pinic basket. It was filled with all kinds of things including weedrat stew and bottles of champagne.

He then guided Fiona out of the carriage and to a spot on the beach where they could be alone. "Can I take off the blind fold yet?" Fiona asked him. "Yes!" he said as he undid it. She was amazed. They were shaded by palm trees and the sand was warm behind their toes, the ocean was sparkling blue. "It's beautiful! I love you!" she said as they drank some champagne and kissed. They were in the middle of their romantic day when they heard sounds of disgust. They turned around and saw a couple of mortals sun bathing. "I can't believe she likes someone with a beer belly! It's like a bean bag!" one said to them. Shrek felt ashamed and hid behind a huge rock. Fiona then felt anger rise through her body. She was mad that some people were dissing them but mainly her husband. "What gives you the right to say stuff like that especially to my husband?" she asked them as she punched one of them in the stomach.

"How come someone who used to be attractive end up like you? It's a good thing you're with someone like him because nobody would ever have the nerve to date you! They'd probably leave you in the tower." Another one said to her as they left laughing their heads off about this. Tears stung her eyes. How can people like that be so cruel? But of course to them, beauty is everything and ugliness isn't. Shrek could hear her crying and this angered him. He hated it when people mocked others just because they looked or acted different. He then came out from behind the rock. Fiona was asleep on the sand. Her face was tear soaked from dry tears. "It'll be okay. Those guys are only interested in outer beauty but inner beauty is the new in!" he whispered into her ear/

He then carried her sleeping form into the carriage and shut the door. They then set off for their swamp home. But in his head the mortal's words were echoing in his mind like a thunder storm. Later on that evening Fiona was in bed but Shrek was in the bathroom shaving when he cut his hand by accident. He cursed in Ogrese but it felt good like some of the pain was disappearing. He did it to his other hand anda couple of fingers. The good feeling returned. "I'd better cover this up beforeanyone finds out what I'm doing." He said as he put bandages on them to stop the bleeding. He then climbed into bed and fell asleep. The next morning he was cooking breakfast. He found Fiona looking at a magazine full of skinny people. This worried him. "Do you want some eggs?" he asked her quietly. "No thanks honey." She told him. In her eyes was a look of sadness. "Would you like it if I dropped a couple of dress sizes?" she asked him. "I guess so. Just don't change too much, okay?" he told her as he touched her cheek gently.

He was uaware of her plans. During the next couple of weeks she hadn't eaten a single thing except for some salad and the effects were scaring him. She was tired all the time as well as being cranky. She still was pretty active but slightly tired. Puss had noticed that over the next couple of weeks that Shrek had bandages on his hands all the time. He knew what he was doing and needed to talk to him soon before he lost a really good friend. But that night Shrek came home and found Donkey running around panicking and freaking out. "What's wrong?" he asked him. "It's Fiona!" he managed to get out. This filled him with terror. He ran into the bed room and found Fiona on the floor. She was out cold. He then checked for a pulse. There was one but it was very weak. He then carried Fiona in his arms to the hospital in worry. He realised that her not eating had done it and this frightened him.

Apparently she'd been followimg something called the "New You" diet which means you stop eating lots of food but it's banned in a lot of kingdoms because many women ended up in the emergency room. He was very nervous but after a couple of hours , Fiona woke up in hospital. She was very weak and sore at the minute. "I need to tell you something!" she said to Shrek. "Yes?" he asked her. "I've been following this diet which phases out all foods. It's called the "New You diet! I did it because of what happened at the beach. I thought you'd be happier if I lost a ton of body weight." She said to him. Tears then flowed in his brown eyes. "I've something to tell you as well!" he said silently as he undid the bandages on his hands. Fiona gasped inshock at the scars on his hands. "I did it becauseI felt unhappy with my current weight as well but I couldn't fight the sadness so this was the only way." He told her. He then felt her touch his hands gently. "It's okay. Those idiots don't understand how much their words can damage somebody or hurt them." She said to him as he left.

He then thought about that as he went to the bar but then he saw those guys from the beach hassling someone else. He went to see what was going on. They were picking on Doris the bar tender. He could see tears welling up in her eyes. This was the last straw. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" he roared at them as he helped her onto her feet. The pack of guys backed away slowly. He then pinned one of them to the wall. "Because of you, my wife's in the hospital because of your jeering. I won't let you make someone else miserable just because you think it's fun!" he said angrilyas he let the guy go. The guys then ran off screaming. Doris smiled at this. "Is what they did true?" she asked him. "Aye. They wrecked our day at the beach and put mywife in hospital. It just makes me angry to see my friends or family hurt by people like them." He told her as he left.

He then fell asleep lonely but the next morning Fiona had came home. He told her about what had happened at the bar. She Was angry but relieved.