Standing Out
Ch 4
Lillian noticed Fiona was quiet, very quiet at breakfast.
"What's wrong Fi-Fi?
It's to do with Shrek, isn't it?" Snow asked softly stroking her hair.
Fiona nodded sadly as they heard Naruto eating another bowl of ramen.
"How does he do that?" Lillian asked.
"He has a bottomless pit of a stomach." Gaara replied.
"Hey!!
That's not true!
I just get hubgry, okay?" the blond haired boy told them as they laughed.
Snow wondered where Leah was along with Carley.
They were still asleep with their arms wrapped around each other.
"Just like me and Fi-Fi." She thought leaving the room.
Somebody was watching the castle.
His name was Silvrestri and he was related to Shrek.
He was twelve wearing black clothes and a long black cape around them.
He had brown eyes like Shrek but sad.
"I hope you'll be okay brother." He thought as he entered the room like a shadow.
Leah felt a presence as she got up.
She saw Silvrestri in the room with Shrek and tensed up.
"Who're you?
I swear if you're here to hurt him, I'll…" she said but saw sadness in the ogre kid's eyes.
"… I'm not here to hurt him.
I'm…. his brother Silvrestri.
I haven't seen him in a long time because I was in high school in New York.
I'm on vacation.
I heard about what happened to him.
He is a very special guy." He told him as he looked at her, his ears drooping sadly.
Silvrestri was slender but had short dark hair.
Fiona wondered what was going on.
"I hope you're okay after what Charming did to you.
He doesn't onderstand how special you are." He thought walking into the castle.
He was twelve years old but wore black clothes and a long cape around them.
He then entered the room Shrek was in like a shadow.
Leah felt his presence and went into the room.
"Who're you and what do you want?
If you hurt him, U swear I'll..." she said as he looked at her nervous.
"I'm Silvrestri Shrek's brother.
I heard sbout what happened." he answered her.
"How come we haven't seen you before?" she asked him.
"I was in high school in New York.
I'm on vacation." he told her sadly.
Fiona wondered what was going on.
She saw the ogre kid andf smiled.
She could tell he had Shrek's eyes.
"I'm Silvrestri your husband's brother." he told her.
She noticed Japanese markings over his body.
"How did you get those?
They look cool" Naruto asked him but Silvrestri was shy.
"They appeared when I was growing up." he answered softly.
Gaara had a feeling this kid was like him with a demon in him.
"... F-Fiona what's going on?" they heard somebody ask.
It was Shrek.
"You're okay!" he heard Silvrestri say but smiled sadly.
"I-I haven't seen you in a while since I left." he whispered to the teen.
"What do you mean?" Leah asked him curious.
"He's my step brother from Japan.
His parents were good friends with mine so when his parents died, we took him in.
Silvrestri and I have a very good bond as siblings until I left." he explained to them.
"Does he know about my burden, my demon inside?
But our parents didn't tell him about that." he thought as he saw Carley hug Shrek gently.
Naruto saw the look in his eyes, the look of sadness because he had a demon inside him.
Lillian saw Gaara cooking cookies for Christmas.
That shocked Leah but the others were impressed.
He smiled sadly looking at Naruto.
He hadn't told the others about how they felt.
Shrek then heard somebody cry as his eyes opened.
It was Silvrestri.
"Why won't they understand?
I can't control it once it's out in me." the teen thought as he felt a hand on his shoulder.
It was Artie.
He knew how Silvrestri felt.
He'd felt like that at Worchester.
He then saw Carley on her own.
"Hey where's Leah?" Artie asked her softly.
"She went with Fiona and the other princesses.
It's okay." he heard her say.
Fiona noticed Leah was sad.
"I feel bad for leaving Carley alone in the castle." Leah told her.
Shrek then saw Gaara with Carley.
He knew she'd been depressed at college because nobody talked to her in class or in her band.
He knew she was more confident in this world and with them.
It was nearly Christmas Eve.
He hoped that Christmas would make his friend feel better along with himself.
Fiona hoped that too as she went to get food for the dinner...
She knew how he was depressed about having BBS.
She wanted to make him feel better or try...
