Ch 2
Snowgre was nervous as he walked to Duloc high. His heart was beating fast. His black ruck sack was on his back with everything he needed in it. "I hope today will go alright and some kids will like me for who I am, not because I'm an ogre." He thought as he entered the gats of Duloc High. Cheer leaders were doing their routine but made disgusted faces at him. "Who let the beast in here?" he heard one of them whisper.
That made him worried. He hated it when other kids made fun of him because he was different. The jousting team blocked his way as he went to Homeroom. "You'd better stay out of our way freak. You're our prey fresh man or should I say fresh beast." The captain jeered kicking Snowgre in the chest. He and the others ran off laughing. "Hey you okay?" he heard somebody ask as he approached the ogre teen. The boy was pale skinned, wore punk rock clothes, his ears pierced and carried a guitar. "No I-I'm fine." Snowgre said as the boy helped him up.
"You're an ogre. Cool! I'm Mikaz. I like ogres and other creatures. I know some of your kind aren't destructive, some just want to live their life like the rest of us." He said. Snowgre was shocked and surprised to hear that. "This kid thinks I'm cool. Maybe we could be friends. I've a feeling we have lots in common." He thought as he rubbed his chest.
"I'm Snowgre but you can call me Snowg. I've never heard somebody think ogres are cool like that." He told him. "It's okay. I see you like rock music and that stuff." Mikaz replied. "Yeah I like rock music. I love My Chemical Romance and Simple Plan. Other kids think I'm weird." Snowgre replied. "Me too. I don't think you're weird. You're cool." he said to him.
Snowgre smiled as he walked with him to Home Room. He smiled when they left high school. He felt depressed as he opened the front door to the swamp house. Fiona watched as he picked up an apple and walked into his room and closed and locked the door. Shrek sighed as he heard somebody playing guitar. "I wish I could help him. He doesn't trust me at all, does he?" he told Fiona. "Maybe you should try or let me warm him up for you." Fiona replied. "Yeah you're right. You should try. He likes you." he told her. She then knocked on the door. Snowgre stopped playing guitar and opened it. "Hey you okay? Why is there an ice pack on your chest?" Fiona asked him. "I had a rough day, okay? I'm depressed, okay? First my parents disappear and nobody tells me where I am, then I have to move here and leave everything about my life behind back home. I hate being here." he told her.
"I understand how you feel. I had to move away from my home and live in a tower guarded by a dragon. I felt miserable too. I know you want to meet your parents but maybe it's not a good idea. I know that high school is rough. Many kids including the jocks will be mean to you because you're an ogre. It shouldn't matter unless you make a friend." she told him. Snowgre smiled at her. She seemed to care abot him like a Mom. "Maybe you should consider being part of our family since you're living here. Maybe things will be better." she said as she left. Snowgre then put on his MP3 player and listened to Paramore while thinking about what Fiona said. Shrek saw Snowgre smile at him as he came to the table for dinner. "I think he's coming around. What did you do?" he whispered to Fiona.
"All I did was reach out to him." she answered as Snowgre ate quietly. Shrek noticed the teen was very quiet. He wondered if he was always like that. Snowgre had done his home work before dinner. He was pretty smart than other kids. Shrek smiled as Fiona told him that eariler. He needed to know more about Snowgre.
Snowgre then saw Mikaz show up at the door. "Hey man what's up?" he asked him. "You mind if... I spend the night?" he asked softly. Snowgre saw fear in his friend's eyes as well as a huge bruise on his face. He had a sleeping bag with him. "Sure. Let's go to my room." he replied to Mikaz. Fiona saw the bruise on Mikaz's face and was worried. Mikaz smiled sadly as he read some graphic novels. Snowgre noticed he was sad. "What's up? How come you're not at home? Doesn't your family know you're not there?" he asked softly. "No. It's just me and my Dad and he kicked me out of the house and told me never to come back. He hated me and hurt my mother. That's why she left but left me with him. But eariler he said he'd had enough with having such a weird kid like me and said if I ever came back, he'd get me arrested." Mikaz explained crying.
Snowgre was shocked. He couldn't believe Mikaz's Dad would do that. "Don't worry we'll figure something out, okay?" he replied hugging him. Fiona then saw Snowgre come talk to her. She was shocked as he told her what was going on with Mikaz. "We'll figure something out. You're a good friend to him." Fiona replied to him kissing him. "What do you mean?" Snowgre asked her.
"Because you and Mikaz are friends. You care about him don't you?" she replied. "Yeah I do. He's the only one who thinks I'm cool because I'm an ogre." he said to her as he went back to his room. He hoped that he could help Mikaz. He decided to keep it between him and Mikaz...
