In My Heart
A/N Here's more!
Leah smiled as they were preparing for a ball in the castle. She and Carley were helping by putting up decorations while the others were doing stuff. It was for Artie's birthday. He was becoming twenty one. He noticed Shrek had been acting odd but depressed around him.
"What's up with him? He's been quiet the whole afternoon even while cooking.
Is something bugging him?" the young King asked Leah.
"He's worried about losing you.... as a friend because you're becoming twenty one. He's freaking out about Carley being twenty one in May too.
We're trying to get him to see that we'll never leave him, no matter how old we get. Snowgre being rebellious took that problem away for a while but it came back." Leah explained.
Artie understood what she meant. He smiled sadly seeing Carley with Fiona and Lillian.
"L-Leah I need your help with something.
Follow me." the young King told her as they left the room and went down the hall way.
"Where're we going?
What're you up to Pendragon?" she thought as they entered the garden and saw Shrek lying on the grass.
Leah then understood as Artie told her what he was thinking. She agreed as they approached. They hoped they could help their friend feel better.
"...... You okay?" Leah said softly to Shrek as she joined him.
"I-I'm okay. Just sad..... about Artie entering pre adulthood and being twenty one." the ogre replied.
Leah was confused yet curious by her friend's answer.
"Why're you so afraid of those you care about getting older?" Artie asked which shocked Leah.
"..... Because you mightn't need my help anymore." he answered sadly.
"What're you talking about? Of course I'm going to need you still even though I'm in pre adult hood and maybe have to do more ruling the kingdom stuff, it still means we can still hang out and be brothers.
But you still have Snowgre and the others especially Leah and Carley who still need you.
Besides we're friends..... but we're a family.
I've gotta go. We'll see you later, okay?" he told him as he and Leah left......
