High School Isn't Easy
"What's wrong Artie?" Shrek asked him.
"Somebody put up pictures of where I live.
Was it?
I should've known!" the young prince said as he ran to the locker room where Naki was.
"How dare you and your little friends come here?
Especially after how Snowgre lost." The jousting captain sneered.
"He didn't lose.
You cheated.
You think you're all that but you're not.
You're just a loser!" Artie answered as Shrek punched Naki in the face giving him a black eye.
"I can't believe Shrek did that!
He's amazing for somebody who's shy and quiet.
I hope he won't get hurt." Snowgre thought seeing Naki about to punch but teachers were around.
"I'll see you later loser.
Then we can finish our little chat." Naki told Shrek walking off.
Snowgre saw Shrek visbly shaking as they walked to class but saw some nerds approach him in class.
"Y-You were smazing.
The way you stood up to Naki.
He's a bully and mean guy.
We should know.
We're reserves on the team but Naki treats us like gutter trash.
I'm Saka." the nerd told Shrek.
"T-Thanks.
Naki's a creep and somebody should stop him before he hurts somebody.
He nearly hurt Snowgre.
I-I don't understand." Shrek replied.
"I do.
Is this the right room?" a voice said as Shrek turned around.
A girl with red hair and a braid that ran down her back, wore a blue dress, black boots and had aqua blue eyes.
"W-Who're you?" Shrek said blushing at her.
"I'm Fiona.
I'm only here for today.
My other friends are in the lecture hall.
Who're you?
You seem so sweet for an ogre.
And your eyes.....
There's warmth in them unlike any ogre's I've seen." she told him smiling.
"I'm..... Shrek.
This is my cousin Snowgre and my friend Artie.
What were you saying.... about Naki?
We're curious to hear." Shrek told her.
"He used to be a nobody like the nerds here, a very quiet kid.
That is until his father made him join the jousting team.
It made him arrogant and mean.
He let being popular go to his head and has been a jerk ever since.
He needs somebody to take him down a peg or two." Fiona explained to him.
"Wow I can't believe Naki used to be like me.
Will I become like that too if I fight him?
I'll have to find out like everybody else here.
Also Fiona...... she seems nice.
She's the first girl who's ever spoken to me and not ran away." Shrek thought while in class.
Artie saw Shrek blush as Fiona joined them at lunch.
"What's up with Shrek?
He looks nervous." she said.
"He's taking on Naki later in a fight." Snowgre told her.
They saw her eyes go wide with awe hearing that.
"Wow..... that's...... really brave of you.
I've..... never known somebody like you.
You're an ogre of many surprises." she said touching his hand.
"Guys..... I'm scared.
I-I don't think I can fight him.
It's eating me up inside, the worry.
I'm not strong inside like you and Artie." Shrek replied looking away.
"I know you're scared but I know you can do it.
I believe in you." Fiona told him.
Shrek was amazed by those words.
"T-Thank you Fiona.
Nobody ever believed in me before today." he whispered.
Artie and Snowgre were tense as they were outside the doors of the building.
They'd been hiding it for Shrek's sake but couldn't hold it in much longer.
"Hurry!
They're starting!" they heard a kid say and rushed to where the Gym hall was.
Most of the entire student body was there.
"This..... is bad, very bad.
I hope Shrek's okay down there." Snowgre thought as they saw Naki approach.
"Anything to say loser?
I can't wait to make you a fool." Naki said unsheathing his sword as Shrek did the same.
Artie gasped at this.
"Artie it's okay.
It's like when we used to sword fight as kids.
He can handle it." Snowgre replied as they watched the battle.
Shrek was getting more confident with every swing of the sword.
"I won't let anybody down especially you Fiona.
Your belief in me won't go to waste." he thought as some unknown strength came from somewhere.
Suddenly he shattered Naki's sword beating him.
The crowds cheered especially the nerds.
Artie and Snowgre hugged each other in the stand.
Fiona laughed at that.
"He was amazing!" she said smiling.
Shrek looked up seeing her smile.
It made him feel powerful.
Naki growled walking away but Snowgre was worruied.
He had a feeling Naki would pull something.
Later Shrek didn't appear from the locker room.
Artie was worried along with Snowgre.
They then heard Fiona yell for help......