When You Love Somebody
A/N I was a little sad because yesterday was the second of Febraury and Valentine's Day is coming up in a few weeks. I was listening to Valentine's Day by Linkin Park while imagining ideas for a fic. It's about Artie finding somebody like him, a soul mate. But somebody is after revenge and will try to use Artie's emotions for her to take over the kingdom. This is a little Valentine's gift for Inyunaruto365. This is the first chapter of the fic.
Artie was depressed as he walked through the streets of Far, Far Away. Everywhere he went, he saw couples together and it made his mood worse. He wanted to be in love but knew that in female eyes, he didn't match their standards. He realised what day it was as he saw girls walking past with presents and cards in their hands.
It was Valentine's Day. This day made him very sad and bitter. He never got any Valentine cards or gifts back at Worchester and he wasn't going to get any now even if he was King.
"Why does this one day make me this moody?
I just want to know that I'm loved.
But it'll never happen because I might be King but I'm still a loser.
Why would anybody want me?" he thought returning to the castle. Lillian wondered why Artie had went up to his room and slammed the door.
She had a feeling it was because of today. She now felt the same as Artie on this day because she missed Harold and wouldn't love another man if they threw themselves at her.
Fiona was there and wondered why Artie was like that today but Lillian told her.
"I'm sorry for him.
He's not a loser, he's a great King and a good friend and ruler. Maybe he'll cool down." she said.
But she saw somebody in the royal gardens. It was a girl the same age as Artie but had short black spiked hair, wore punky and rock chick style, had earrings and was slender.
She was very shy and didn't have confidence but she had a crush on Artie.
But other girls had told her he would never give her a glance because she looked too different.
"M-My name is Kyoko. I moved here with my mother from Duloc after Farquaad died.
You're royalty like him, right?" she answered not making eye contact with Fiona.
She nodded.
"Could you..... give him this for me?" she asked handing her a purple envelope and a bouquet of black roses.
"Sure Kyoko." Fiona answered.
"Thank you Princess." the girl said leaving. She then left but sighed. She had liked Artie ever since the day she'd moved to Far, Far Away from Duloc with her mother. She had seen him once when walking to school on the first day.
Artie sighed getting ready for the party at Shrek and Fiona's swamp. It was a Valentine's Day party. It'd been Fionas's idea. He was feeling depressed because of the holiday. He then saw a purple envelope with his name on it in Japanese and the roses.
"Who could've sent these? They look sweet!" he thought as he opened it and pulled out the card. It had cherry blossoms and a Japanese dragon on it.
"Wow it's pretty. I wonder who sent it?" he told himself.
He then opened it.
"To Artie
I've always liked.... you since the day I first moved here and saw you.
I can see that you and I are the same but maybe you feel the same.
I like how you care about others no matter if they're different or magical or fairytale creatures. You also believe in the kingdom and try to bring it's strength out.
Kyoko. it read. Artie smiled reading that. Nobody had ever told him that in a Valentine before. He was dressed in a tuexdo with a bow tie. He was nervous about going to the party but knew he might have fun.
Artie walked through the streets because he was meeting the carriage outside the kingdom. He then bumped into somebody. It was a girl with short spiked black hair, earrings, slender and wore punky clothes.
"Oh I'm.... really sorry. Are you okay....?" he asked her.
Kyoko blushed seeing who it was.
"It's him!
I can't believe this." she thought as he helped her to her feet.
"I-I'm fine.
You're Artie aren't you?" she said softly.
He nodded in reply.
"Yeah and who're you?
You.... seem cute!" he told her.
"I'm.... Kyoko. I'm the..... one who sent you the Valentine and the roses. I like you but not because you're King, because you have a good heart, you care about others no matter what they are and believe in them.
I know how it feels to be sad on this day." she told him.
"Y-You do?
But you're so cute." he replied blushing.
"I'm a freak. It's the reason my Mom and I moved from Duloc after Farquaad died.
It's okay..... I'm used to being the loser for most of my life.
I was heading home until I bumped into you." she answered him.
"She's just like me. Maybe she'd wanna go with me to Shrek's party.
I hope." he thought as he looked into her eyes which had the same sadness in them.
"What're you doing tonight? I was going to this Valentine's party at a friend's place and..... I.... well I." he said awakardly.
Kyoko laughed at him.
"You want me to go with you?" she asked softly.
He nodded in reply.
"Yes Artie I will!" she replied excitedly.
He smiled blushing as they went to get the carriage holding hands.
"Umm.... Kyoko I need to tell you something. My friend is.... a little different. But he's awesome once you get to know him." Artie said as the carriage stopped at the swamp.
She smiled broadly as they got out and were in the swamp.
She felt comfortable there.
"It makes me think of Dad." she thought as he knocked on the door. Shrek answered it wearing his best clothes.
"Hey Artie
I'm so glad you're here.
Who's your friend?" he said. Artie noticed that Kyoko seemed at ease with his ogre friend.
"Hey I'm Kyoko. You seem awesome." she said shaking his hand.
"Wow that's one strong grip." he remarked.
"Oops I'm sorry.
You okay Shrek?" she asked him.
"Yeah I'm okay." he answered as they went inside. The swamp house was decorated with hearts and roses and there was a table with a heart centrepoiece made out of waffles by Donkey with Meatball's help by sticking them together using a butter gun.
Pincchio was playing the DJ and playing romantic music on his decks while Puss was sing in Spanish and girls were going nuts for him. Some of them were dancing.
Kyoko giggled as she was dancing with Artie. But in the middle of the party, the waffle centrepiece began to swell like a balloon and began to explode spraying butter everywhere ruining the decorations and stuff.
"Donkey!
You ruined it!" Shrek growled in anger.
"Hey it wasn't my fault. It was Meatballs with his butter gun." the mule told him as Puss unsheathed his sword.
The ogre kid with the brown tuft of hair looked nervously.
"I'm sorry, okay?" he replied to him.
Kyoko laughed loudly as she flicked butter from her hair.
"Come on let's go out for some air." she said gently taking his hand leading him outside. She had a picnic basket in her other hand.
"Cool!" Artie thought as he followed her into the forest. She smiled as her powerful night vision helped her see through the forest. She was Japanese in appearance. He was curious as she led him into the middle of the forest and laid a blanket down beside a tree. He sat down beside her as she opened the basket.
She brought out black chopsticks out for him and her as she brought out baskets and pots filled with things like ramen, sushi, kalamari and other good things. Artie smiled as she fed him some sushi.
"Mmm.... this is good!" he said.
"Thanks. My mother showed me how to make it along with the other foods here. My family came from Japan." she said to him as they looked into each other's eyes.
But somebody was watching them. It was Shrek.
He had a feeling there was something about Kyoko he didn't trust. But somebody else cackled as he watched them..
"So he found somebody like him eh?
This will be perfect for my plans." he thought as he left. It was Charming.
Artie laughed. He was having a great time with Kyoko. He had a feeling they were meant to be....
They then were lying on the soft grass looking at the stars in the night sky with his arms wrapped around her shoulders.
"I can't believe I found somebody like me.
I wonder why she called herself a freak?
But whatever it is, I would still love her." he thought as they fell asleep......