I Think I've Got You Beat
A/N Here's the next drabble. It involves Shrek trying to reach out to Snowgre emotionally, to get him to open up and tell others how he feels and to help him see he's not alone.
Shrek was worried for Snowgre.
He'd been very quiet and hiding his feelings from them.
He wondered if it was because he found out about his mother leaving him on his own.
Or was it something else?
Something he wasn't telling him.
"Snowg you okay?
You know I'm here if you… want to open up.." Shrek heard Fiona say to the teen.
He nodded sadly as he went into his room and closed the door.
He wanted to tell them how he was feeling.
"They probably wouldn't listen if I told them or they'd be freaked, learning I was a family's pet." he thought as he lay on his bed.
Hr rested his snow white furry head on his pillow.
His eyes felt heavy as he fell asleep, drifting off into memories...
It'd been a few days after his mother had left him on his own.
To him, the forest was one big play ground and heloved it.
But then he he heard giant footsteps as something stopped near him.
A giant hand picked him up.
It belonged to an adult giant.
He had short messed up hair, blue eyes, a little chubby and carried a club on his right hand.
"You'll do nicely for my kids." he said.
"You're not going to hurt me, are you sir?" Snowgre asked him nervous.
The adult giant laughed.
"No I'm not going to hurt you." he answered walking to his house which was an ice castle.
"Wow it's perfect for somebody like me!
Maybe I'll be happy here." Snowgre thought but his mind changed when the adult male giant put him in a cage.
"Kids I found you a pet.
Come see." he said.
Snowgre was scared hearing that.
Two giant kids came into the room, a boy and a girl.
"Alright a pet ogre!
Thanks Daddy!" they said taking Snowgre out of the cage and leaving the room.
He'd grown up in that ice castle as a pet being stroked, played with and sometimes being left in the cage un fed.
Until he escaped when they got another one...
But he'd never forget that...
After that he'd promised to forget about his child hood but he couldn't.
He'd grown up without parents or the warmth of a family.
It hurt.
Shrek walked in finding Snowgre asleep.
He saw tears on the kid's pillow.
"I wish there was something I could do to help.
But I can't unless you open up and tell me.
Whatever's on your mind, I can handle it." he thought finding somrthing.
It was Snowgre's journal.
"Maybe something in here will give me a clue to why he's so sad." he thought flipping through the pages until he came to something.
Dear Journal.
I want to tell them about why I'm so sad.
But if I did... they wouldn't understand.
All my life I was the pet of a family of giants until I ran away.
But if the others found out especially Shrek, they'd make fun.
Because I'm not like them, because I had no family all those years of being alone in that cage in the darkened living room.
It hurts inside but an ogre never lets others know how he's feeling.
That's why I cover up my emotional scars.
Maybe one day I'll learn to open up again but not yet...
it read.
Tears were in Shrek's eyes at that.
He wasn't ashamed of Snowgre but was surprised and shocked about the last sixteen years of his life before he came here.
He then put a blanket over Snowgre leaving the room.
Fiona was amazed after Shrek told her what he'd found out.
"That's so sad.
That's why he doesn't trust anybody to share his emotions with.
But maybe he could trust you to share them with." she told him.
"Yeah I guess if I can get him to trust me." Shrek replied.
Artie wondered what was going on because Shrek wouldn't tell him, Donkey or Puss and they wanted to know.
They then saw Snowgre walk into the kitchen.
"Hey Snowg had a good nap?" Shrek asked him.
Snowgre nodded softly walking out after grabbing an apple.
Fiona had saw tears in the teen's eyes.
"You have to speak to him." she told Shrek.
He nodded hearing Snowgre cry.
He opened the door gently.
Snowgre was sitting on his bed in a curled up position.
He then sat on his bed gently but silently.
"W-What're you doing here?" Snowgre asked quietly drying the tears quickly.
"I heard you and was worried.
Is there anything you wanna get off your chest?
It's better to let it out." he answered.
Snowgre looked at him with his emerald eyes full of hurt, sadness and sorrow.
"M-Maybe I could tell him but he probably wouldn't understand." the teen thought before opening his mouth.
"... There is something I want to get off my chest but... you probably wouldn't understand." Snowgre began.
"Try me Snowg. There's nothing I've heard I can't handle." Shrek replied softly.
Snowgre took a deep breath before going on.
"I didn't spend my child hood wandering around like I said.
That was a lie.
The truth is... I was found by a giant father and taken to his family's home, an ice castle.
At first I thought this would be the perfect place to grow up but..." he went on trying to hold back the tears.
"But what Snowgre?
Please go on." Shrek encouraged him.
"But then I was put in a cage.
You see I was the family's new pet.
They trwated me the way they did a dog or a hamster.
I hated it because I wanted to be free and find those who love me.
Then one day I escaped.
And that's when you found me.
But I'm not a real part of the family.
My Mom never wanted me but sometimes being here, I think that I could belong here but I can't trust my self or my heart, ;et along others because I'm still hurting.
Hurting for something I didn't do.
More of this pain emerged when I found out I'm half blind.
I feel lost in the world and in this family!" he yelled through tears.
Shrek didn't know what to say that would comfort him but he wrapped his arms around him.
"Snowg... you are a part of this family.
It doesn't matter where you came from, what matters is we're relatives but connected through love.
Love is the heart's desire to protect those who are precious to you.
To watch over them.
We all love you and enjoy your heart and spirit.
You're always standing up for those who can't speak up like Artie.
He's still finding his place in the world even though he's king.
I know you're meant for something great.
It just hasn't arrived yet but whatever it is, you're gonna be great.
I'll always be here when ever you're like this, when your heart is over beared with sadness and sorrow.
A good friend told me it's not good to keep these feelings in.
They'll eat you up inside." he told him.
"T-Thanks I think I understand.
I've never... told anyone how I feel before.
It feels good." he replied.
"You're welcome Snowg.
We're not ashamed of you.
You're pretty special.
Never forget that." Shrek replied.
Snowgre smiled as he went back to sleep with a worry free mind knowing that he was loved and wanted...
Another angsty one.
The inspiration came from what a friend told me in an e- mail she'd sent me. Thanks for those who review this.
The part about Snowgre being a pet to a family of giants came from Shrek Tales book 2.
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