By Pricat
Getting ready.
It was winter and Fiona was up early setting up decorations. It was nearly Christmas but for some reason she was the only one with the spirit overflowing inside of her. Shrek was still asleep unaware of this. To him , Christmas was forgotten and hated it. But there was a reason for this. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. She opened it and Donkey ran in excitedly. There was candy and frosting over his mouth. "Hey Princess! What's up?" he jabbered hyperly. She smiled at this. "I'm putting up decorations. You know Christmas is around the corner?" she told him.
"Oh yeah! It's my favourite time of the year!" he said excitedly. She then began singing "Joy to the world." As she began decorating the Christmas stump. "Where's the tree or whatever ogres put presents under?" he asked curiously. "This is the tree Donkey. Only I think Shrek doesn't like Christmas at all considering the mood he gets in whenever someone starts talking about it!" she told him gently. He understood. But they didn't know that Shrek had been sleepwalking and had heard this. His ears drooped sadly at this. "I'm sorry Fi but every year I get left out so I chose not to have it anymore" he said in his sleep.
He then fell asleep on the ground. The falling snow became a blanket for him. Donkey then looked out the window and gasped in shock. "Fi come quick! Shrek's been sleep walking again!" he yelled. She then saw this and freaked. She then walked out the door and found him asleep in the snow. "Please wake up honey! You're going to either get sick or freeze to death!" she told him.
He then opened his eyes and looked at her. "Yeah Fi but I don't deserve to go back inside, not with all that cheer and warmth. Just leave me out here, okay?" he said falling back into sleep. She then felt tears escape his throat as he talked in his sleep. "I 'm sorry honey but I can't let you freeze out here while we're having fun inside. I'll give you some hot cider!" she said. She then grabbed him by the feet and dragged him inside. This amazed donkey. He couldn't contain his laughter at this as she put Shrek on their alligator sofa and put a warm blanket over him. "Is he okay? He doesn't look so good." He told her. "I know but I can heat him up." She told him. She then grabbed a beer mug and filled it with hot swamp nog. "This will heat him up." Fiona said as she made Shrek sip some. He then coughed slightly. Donkey was worried by this.
"It's okay. I'm sure he'll be back to normal after a good night's rest. Help me put up more decorations will you?" she said to him. She then sneezed and blue snot came out of his nose as well as ear wax. But then they heard a knock on the door. She then opened it. There was a strange ogre at the door way. He had fur all over his body and trumpet shaped ears. He had brown eyes too like her husband. "Greetings Princess. I'm your husband's cousin. Can I come in?" he told her. She smiled at this. "Sure. Come on in!" she said. She wondered what he wanted. Donkey wondered where this dude came from. He then heard Shrek cough slightly and went over to him. He was shivering even though under a warm blanket. His brown eyes had a tinge of weakness and worry in them. "How are you feeling?" he asked him. "Terrible! My nose is leaking stuff as well as my ears, my head is aching like a thunder storm and I feel really tired." He told him raspily.
He hoped his friend would get better so he could enjoy the joys of the holiday season with him and Fiona.