Home for the Holidays
A/N Hey guys. I know it's only a month and a half until Christmas and I was listening to Christmas music when I got the idea to write this. It's about Shrek's cousin Snowgre and about reconnecting with his Christmas spirit and family in Duloc. I hope you enjoy. I also wrote this because I'm excited for Shrek the Musical previewing in NYC this Saturday. I can't wait!
It was December in Duloc and everybody was getting ready for Christmas.
At the swamp Shrek was decorating the outside of the house with Christmas stuff.
He'd finished after putting the wreath on the door.
Fiona and the kids were asleep as usual..
He then went to fix breakfast but he looked at a framed photo on the table.
It was of Snowgre his teenage cousin, Artie and his human friends last year.
"I hope you come home soon Snowg along with Leah and Carley.
It's not Christmas without you guys." He thought.
Snowgre was his teenage cousin and was seventeen now.
He'd been in America with his human friends.
Fiona woke up smelling the smell of pancakes being cooked.
She heard her husband sigh as she came in.
"You miss them don't you?" she said to him as they kissed.
"Yeah I do.
I haven't heard one call from Snowgre since he went." Shrek told her.
"Don't worry they'll be here.
They're part of the family, remember?" she told him.
"Yeah I know.
It's.... just Snowgre's changed." HE REPLIED.
Fiona didn't understand what he meant.
"When we were kids growing up, this was Snowg's favourite time of the year.
Now all of a sudden he hates it.
I don't know what's wrong with him." Shrek told her sadly looking away.
In Earth in America, in Calvert County Snowgre was up already.
He shared a room with Leah's brother David.
Only he felt sad inside.
It was December, his favourite month because of the snow and cold,.
But mainly he loved Christmas.
He sighed looking at a picture of him, Artie and the others at the swamp.
It had been taken last year.
He then saw the Christmas tree they'd chosen.
It hadn't been decorated yet.
"Why don't you?
It's one of your favourite things to do at Christmas." his heart told him.
He nodded getting the boxes of tinsel, holly and other decorations.
He'd been feeling not himself last year but he knew why but he didn't want to tell anybody.
It hurt him too much to say.
Only Shrek knew his secret.
Snowgre smiled looking at his finished master piece.
He loved Art along with music and was good at both.
He then heard somebody get up.
It was Leah.
"Hey nice work with the tree!
I see somebody's in tune with their Christmas spirit." she said to him.
She saw sadness but coldness in his eyes at that.
"Is something wrong?" she asked gently putting a hand on his furry shoulder.
"No I'm fine.
I'm going out for a while, okay?" he said grabbing his snow board and putting his goggles over his emerald eyes.
"What's up with him?" David asked her.
"I'm not sure." she replied as they saw a letter appear.
Leah opened it.
It was from Duloc.
David saw an excited look in her eyes as she went into her room.
He then heard excited screams from inside.
"Let's go now!" Carley told her dressed in punk rock clothes with a warm black coat.
She had a green and purple beret on her head.
"Yeah but let's wait for Snowgre, okay?" Leah replied.
She nodded.
"What's up with Snowg anyway?
Every time he's around Christmas stuff, he gets moody and sad.
I wonder why?
Maybe going to Duloc will help him." Carley told her grabbing her symbol cane and back pack.
Snowgre sighed sadly as they drank cocoa in the house.
He wanted to go be with his cousin and family but was afraid as he had his back pack over his shoulder.
"You ready?" Leah said as the portal opened.
"Y-Yeah I guess." he replied softly as they walked through and vanished.
But Charming had seen the sadness Snowgre was in and was planning something, a way to use it to get to Shrek......