A/N: First of all, I have to say a HUGE thank you to my reviewers – HPOL001, Elfie123 and beautifulwriter29 who's given me a good idea for the next chapter :) ! I will post upto 3 chapters today, because I have school work for an exam to be getting on with, but I will update when I can. No, I don't own Shrek! The other thing is, Fairy God Mother's name is staying 'Fairy God Mother' – I don't know her name, or Harold's so I made his up! so enjoy!

Chapter 2 – A Surprise… but not a very good one.

King Harold of Far Far Away paced up and down his bedroom he shared with his wife, who was currently watching him with an annoyed look.

"Harold, would you pack it in!" She almost shouted.

"sorry Lillian" he said sitting down and putting his head into his hands and then shaking his head. If Fairy God Mother ever knows that he has gone back on his word by letting someone else besides her son, Shrekken (A/N: don't ask if that's a word because I don't know!), he was dead. He had to figure out a way of getting her out of Far Far Away for when Fiona arrived back with Charming for her Wedding and wedding ball. But, Harold had never been smart in his entire life. If he was smart, he'd never of made a deal with Fairy God Mother. He looked up from his hands and caught his wife's gaze and grinned awkwardly.

"Harold Peter Edwards, you tell me what's going on right now and I mean it!" That was the thing about Lillian, she was easy to fool. Harold had told her lies before and epically failed, he was worse than Pinocchio at being able to lie. She was getting more frustrated as he just sat there, he was going to have to make something up, quick. And it had to be good.

"I'm just… uh. Ok I will admit it" he lied, very convincingly for once. "I'm so nervous for when Fiona returns" he said sighing.

"I believe you Harold, for once. Really so am I, and I really don't know why, but I've the strangest feeling something really bad will happen." She said looking confused.

Harold stopped breathing for a split second. Usually what Lillian said was right. And if she was right here, a disaster of any kind could be right around the corner.

Lillian looked at her husband. Even though she believed him on this occasion, something didn't seem right. She sighed and stood up.

"come on, lunch is ready" she said to her husband, who was still in some far away world in his mind. "HAROLD!" she shouted and Harold jumped.

"coming dear!" he said getting up and following her.

Fairy God Mother was relaxing at a spa, her own which she had just had built, for her and only her. She was having such a great day so far. So many customers buying her potions and having their happily ever afters thanks to her. Soon she would have hers, along with her son, Shrekken – Shrek for short. See her husband was Scottish and Shrek was brought up in Scotland. Her husband was a weird man and decided he would call his son Shrekken. People would try to be nice and say what a beautiful and exotic name it was, but Fairy God Mother always knew people thought it was strange and honestly, stupid. Who ever would name their child 'Shrekken' crazy. She divorced her husband a year after Shrek was born and raised him on her own. She started to study magic when Shrek turned 5, at an academy for fairies and that's what she would be – a fairy god mother. Simple.

"mum, mum! OMG ARE YOU DEAD? JEROME QUICK! JEROME! I THINK MY MOTHER'S DEAD!" said Shrek in his strong Scottish accent as Jerome – who was fairy god mother's head worker and receptionist – ran in to the spa to Shrek and Fairy God Mother.

"huh?" Fairy God Mother said waking up from what ever dream she was currently in. "who's dead?" she said not fully conscious.

"YOU!" Shrek said panicking. "oh, your not dead anymore" he said embarrassed.

Jerome looked at him. Yeah he was a hit with the ladies, thick brown hair, cute button nose, broad shoulders and biceps every guy dreamed of. But Shrek wasn't very mature. He threw tantrums when he couldn't get his own way, he was totally stupid (as you've just heard in his last outburst) and he was reaaally stuck up. He really wanted to give the boy a slap, but, he wouldn't dare. Not with Fairy God Mother around anyway, so he walked back to his job without a word, realising he wasn't needed anymore.

"Shrek! I was having a relaxing time In here, you better have a good explanation of why you're here!" she said irritated by her son's visit.

"so you don't want to see me off then?" he said sadly, turning his head to look at the floor.

She remembered. He was setting off to rescue Fiona today. It was only a matter of time before her son was next in line for the throne.

"of course I do, Shrekky dear." She said giving him a huge hug. "go on, make mummy proud!"

"ok" Shrek simply replied walking out of the factory about to start a journey of a lifetime.

She knew that her son would make her proud what so ever. She picked up the daily news paper that had just been delivered and looked at the front page. Under the 'Far Far Away Gazette' there in bold black letters read PRINCESS SAVED she frantically read the article, hoping that it was maybe Rapunzel or another princess in the kingdom, but she was wrong as her eyes caught the names – 'The long awaited return of our Princess Fiona and her very brave rescuer, the son of everyone's favourite farmer – Charming Smith.' And if she might of thought that she misread it the picture on the side made her certain that she read it right. In the picture there was a very handsome young man who had his arms wrapped around the waist of a beautiful young woman and they were both smiling, the photo caption ' the happy couple to be wed tomorrow' she ripped out the page and scrunched it up. Harold had some explaining to do.

A/N: there ya go! The next chapter. Good ? not good? Could be better? Tell me please! I read all your reviews and I use what you've said in my writing. I'm writing the next chapter now, so stay tuned! ~iPurpleheart xx