You Needed Me
A/N I'm so pumped for Shrek the Musical opening on Sunday, I felt like writing something. This involves Shrek being a mentor again like he was with Artie, only this time with his cousin Snowgre but he's shy and finds it hard to open up and be free to be himself. I hope you enjoyeth.
Shrek wondered why he was being summoned to Snowia where some of his family lived, his mother's side of the family.
He found Snowgre's father Rai waiting for him outside the icy castle of Snowia where he, his wife and his teenage son Snowgre lived.
"What's foing on Rai?
Why bring me here?" he asked him confused but also curious.
"Snowgre's mother, my wife Porti died last night from giving birth to his brother but I cannot be a father because of my grief and I'm not good at raising kids." He told him.
That saddened Shrek hearing that.
"T-That's rough.
But why ask me to look after Snowg?
I know we're cousins but I don't think he'll want me to take your place as a father.
He'd be better off staying here.
Besides I've got my own family to care for." Shrek replied softly.
"That's why.
Because you have become a great father. Porti and I never really paid any attention or showed Snowgre love because we were so busy ruling Snowia.
Please do this for his sake.
You know how it feels to be alone in the world." Rai pleaded.
Shrek sighed.
"Alright I'll try.
But it won't be easy." Shrek replied.
Rai smiled sadly.
"Thank you nephew.
Your mother was right about you having a good heart." Rai told him.
"I'll keep that in mind." Shrek said leaving.
Rai would be sending Snowgre in a few days to Duloc to the swamp which would be his home from now on.
"I'm sorry Snowgre about this.
I had no choice.
You remind me so much of your mother." He thought leaving his teenage son's room.
Fiona wondered what was wrong with her husband when he returned to the swamp. He'd been quietly cloud gazing while the triplets were playing tag outside. She had no idea what was going on.
"Honey you okay?
You've been very quiet ever since you came back from Snowia.
Please tell me!" she said to him.
Shrek sighed before answering. It wouldn't hurt to let her in on the news he was going to tell the others after setting up the spare room for Snowgre.
"My cousin Snowgre's moving into the family and the house, okay?
My uncle asked me to raise him because his wife, Snowgre's mother died and he feels he can't look after Snowgre and his baby brother on his own.
Plus they never paid attention or showed him love because they're too busy running the kingdom.
I'm glad we're not ruling a kingdom.
I don't want our kids to be like that." Shrek explained softly.
"You never told me your cousin was coming.
He's the cute one in that photo you showed me, isn't he?" she asked him.
"Yes that's him.
Only I don't think I can handle him. He's a teenager.
I haven't been around them since I was one." he told her.
"Don't worry you were great with Artie and now he's ruling amazingly." Fiona said.
He smiled a little at that.
The next few days passed and Snowgre arrived in Duloc. He was was wearing punk rock clothes, carried a guitar on his back and wore a hooded cloak that hid his face from people.
He had snow white fur covering his blue skinned body, emerald eyes, slender.
He used to be confident and in trouble most of the time but now he had changed.
He was nervous as he moved through the village heading for the forest.
A gross burn on his left hand was a nasty reminder of something bad that happened in his home.
Fiona then heard soft crying come from somewhere in the forest and went to find what was going on.
She saw hunters surround an ogre kid and gasped. Snowgre was standing there, frozen to the spot with fear. She saw tears welling in his eyes.
"Please don't hurt us!
Just take me!" he begged softly but Fiona took care of the hunters with her kung fu. After the hunters had ran off scared, she saw him shaking under his hooded cloak as he removed the hood.
"It's okay Snowgre.
Let's go. They won't bother us for a while." she told him gently, leading him to the swamp.
He kept seeing his mother looking at her.
Shrek was relieved to see them. Snowgre remained silent sitting at the table. He wondered what was wrong as his thirteen year old cousin drank tea.
"This is strange. Snowgre was never like this when we were younger.
But I guess his Mom dying affected him greatly more than Rai." he thought seeing Snowgre go into his room and close the door.
But he heard crying.....