The next morning, Fiona actually woke up before Shrek because she wanted to see how the castle going for the ball later that night. Plus, she wanted to be the first to tell Shrek happy birthday because, well, it was his birthday.
She slowly got out of the bed, and she smiled at her handsome husband who was sleeping next to her spot in the bed.
Happy birthday, Shrek… Look at him. He is so handsome, especially when he sleeps. I am more than glad that he is my husband… I really hope he enjoys the party tonight, she thought.
She continued to smile at him all the way to the door. Fiona really did admire him in every way: looks, personality, everything. She was glad that he interrupted her wedding with Lord Farquaad to tell her that he loved her.
She was also glad that she told him that she loved him in return. Ever since Donkey found out about her turning into an ogre, she knew she was in love with Shrek. It was too obvious that he loved her in return, and look at where they are now. Married, happy, and future parents.
When she closed the door after exiting the room, she turned to find Donkey and Puss standing there. Fiona gasped at the sight of them, and she said, "Oh, hey Donkey. Puss."
Donkey asked, "Where are you going, Princess? Why isn't Shrek up yet? He should be the first one up since it's his birthday."
Fiona glanced back at the door, and she whispered, "Here, come here." She walked past them, and Donkey and Puss started to follow her. They didn't know where she was going, but they wanted to know what she was doing.
She walked outside to where they had their last ball, and they were decorations everywhere. They read "Happy Birthday, Shrek!" or "Shrek is 25 today!" or "Happy 25th Birthday, Shrek!".
Donkey and Puss gazed in awe at the area, and Donkey said, "Wow. This is insane."
Puss asked, "Oh my God, you are throwing a surprise party for Boss's birthday, aren't you? He said he doesn't want to do anything for his birthday."
Fiona knew that he didn't want to celebrate his birthday, but she wasn't going to let that happen. She explained, "I know, but it's his birthday, and he's my husband. I am not going to let him not celebrate his birthday. Plus, I also plan on telling him-."
"About your pregnancy?" Donkey asked. He was smiling suspiciously at her, and her eyes widened. She immediately stared at him, and Puss could feel himself starting to smile, too.
She asked, "H-How do you know… about my pregnancy, Donkey?" She thought, I thought only my parents, me, and the rest of the kingdom knew! I didn't know he and Puss knew!
Puss claimed, "The Queen told us, Princess. Also, why haven't you told Boss yet about it? He's the father…"
Fiona bit her lip nervously, and she said, "I was worried that he might flip out about it. I don't want him to get angry about it."
Donkey and Puss exchanged smiles, and they nodded at each other. Fiona asked, "What is it?"
Donkey explained, "Well, when we were at The Poison Apple yesterday, Shrek told us why he never celebrates his birthday. Then we asked what he has always wanted for his birthday. He said that he wants a son of his own named either Fergus or Farkle."
Fiona then smiled excitedly, and she asked, "Are you serious?!" She could feel a rush of happiness and excitement run through her because that is something she has wanted to hear for a whole day.
Donkey and Puss grew smiles on their faces, and they nodded. Puss said, "Si, princesa."
Fiona shrieked happily, and she covered her mouth happily. She said, "I can't believe it. You have no idea how happy I am right now. I have been wanting to hear that ever since I found out."
Donkey asked, "But, what if you have a girl? What would you name her?"
Fiona continued to smile, and she said dreamily, "Felicia. I've always wanted a daughter named Felicia."
She sighed dreamily as she continued to think about having a girl named Felicia. She said, "Let's just hope that I have twins or something so Shrek can have his boy and I can have my girl, but no matter what the baby is, I will love it as much as I love Shrek."
Donkey and Puss smiled at the Princess, and Puss said, "That's good. The baby will need a lot of love."
Donkey nodded in agreement, and he said, "Well, I bet Shrek will love this party. I bet he will have one of the greatest nights of his life tonight."
Fiona said, "Well, I better see if he is awake yet, but do not give out any hints about me being pregnant or this party. He will find out tonight."
Puss said, "Puedes contar con nosotros, princesa." Unlike Shrek, Fiona did understand Spanish because she was taught Spanish as a girl, and she became really good at it.
She chuckled, and she said, "Gracias." Then, she started walking back into the castle, and Donkey and Puss followed her, but they went to a different part of the castle.
Fiona continued to walk towards her room, still happy about the idea that Shrek wanted a kid. She thought, now I don't have to worry about being scared of his reaction. He is going to love it!
When she reached her room, she opened the door and walked in. When she looked at her bed, she saw that Shrek was still asleep. She smiled at him again, and she whispered, "Thank God, he's still asleep."
Fiona walked over to the bed, and she laid back down next to Shrek. Right when she laid back down, Shrek started to wake up. His eyes started to slowly open, and he was groaning as he moved his arms and stretched his legs.
Fiona chuckled at him, and then his brown eyes laid on her. He smiled at her, and he said, "Good morning. I'm surprised you're awake."
She said, still smiling at him, "I've been awake for about ten or fifteen minutes. It's only 9:15. Usually, you wake up earlier, and I sleep later."
They both sat up in the bed, and Shrek said, "Well… maybe I stayed up too late last night. Plus, I also drank yesterday at The Poison Apple, so maybe that made me more tired than usual."
She chuckled again, and she said, "Happy Birthday."
He smiled at her, and he said, "Thank you. I don't really care about it, but oh well. I guess it's cool being a year older."
Shrek leaned in, and kissed Fiona, and she returned the kiss. When they separated, they were smiling at each other, and Fiona said, "I want you to go out with me tonight. For your birthday. Please."
He sighed, and he said, "Alright. I will go out with you. Just because you asked, and I'll do anything with you."
She said, "Thank you. I just feel like you should do something you like on your birthday. Plus, you can't get away with not celebrating your birthday when you're married to me."
He chuckled at her, and he said, "I can see that. I will go out with you. What time?"
Fiona thought, our date is going to be the party, Shrek. You're going to love it. She smiled at him, and she replied, "8:00. We should get ready at 7:00."
Shrek put his hand on her cheek, and he said, "Sure thing." He kissed her again, and he said, "Well, I'm going to go to the town again. I don't mind if you come with me."
She smiled, and she said, "I would love that." He took her hand, and they continued to smile at each other. They got off of the bed, and they walked out of the castle to go to the town.
In the kitchen of the castle, Harold and Lillian were making all the food for the party that night, along with the rest of the kitchen staff. Harold told them, "Make everything good. We're doing this for the Princess and Prince."
The staff went on to make all the food 100% perfect for the party, and Lillian asked, "How's the outside of the castle looking? Is everything almost ready out there?"
Harold then randomly coughed, and he groaned, "Almost. You might-," -he coughed again-, "want to go check with the staff outside."
Lillian gave him a confused look, and she asked, "Okay, but are you alright? Why are you coughing so hard?"
Harold then coughed even harder, and he said, "I'm fine, dear. Please go check the outside."
She said, "Alright, but don't go get sick, Harold."
He chuckled, and, once again, coughed hard again. He said, "Oh, I won't. I'm not going to miss my son-in-law's birthday party."
Lillian smiled at him, and she went outside to check on the decorations outside. As she walked towards outside, she ran into Donkey and Puss.
Donkey said, "Your highness! We were actually coming to find you!" Lillian smiled at the small animals, and she asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
She continued to walk towards the outside of the castle, and Puss said, "We already checked the outside, Queen."
Lillian froze, and she faced the animals again. She asked, "May I ask when?"
Donkey said excitedly, "Like twenty minutes ago with Fiona! The staff is still working on it."
Lillian gasped happily, and she said, "That is fantastic! Thank you."
Puss asked, "Is there you need us to do, Reina?" He jumped on Donkey's back, and Donkey gave him a frown.
She ordered, "I need you two to go to the Poison Apple and get King Harold some medicine. Just ask Dorris. She may have some."
"What's wrong with him?" Donkey asked nervously.
Lillian sighed, and she replied, "He just randomly started coughing a few minutes ago. The coughs sounded horrible, so if he gets treated now, he'll probably be okay for Shrek's party tonight."
Donkey jumped up in the air happily, and he said, "You can count on us, your highness!" His jump made Puss yell, "Whoa!" as he flew up in the air. Puss landed roughly on the ground, and he groaned.
He said, "Donkey, please be careful when I'm on your back. I thought I was about to break mine."
Donkey faced Puss, and he said, "Oh, sorry. You're so light that I can barely even feel you on my back!"
Puss shook his head in disbelief, and he said, "Let's just go get the medicine."
Donkey smiled and nodded as they started heading out of the castle. Lillian watched them walk away from her and she smiled at the small animals.
When Lillian turned around, she saw Shrek and Fiona standing in front of her, still holding hands. She smiled at them, and she greeted, "Hi Fiona. Hi Shrek."
Shrek said, returning the smile, "Good morning, your highness."
Fiona replied, "Good morning, Mom."
Lillian said, walking up to Shrek, "Happy Birthday, son. And please, call me Mom." She hugged Shrek, and he returned the hug.
"Thank you… Mom," he replied, still cautious about calling her Mom. Fiona smiled at him because she loved the sight of him hugging her mom.
Shrek smiled at Fiona, thinking, I'm glad they truly love me now. I'm glad no one hates me or despises me. It feels good to be loved.
The two separated from their hug, and Lillian asked, "So, where are you two going?"
Fiona took Shrek's hand, and she replied, "Shrek and I were going to go to the town."
Lillian said, "Oh, your two friends just headed out to the Poison Apple to get your father some medicine."
Shrek asked, "Donkey and Puss?"
Lillian nodded, and Fiona asked, "Medicine? Is Dad alright?"
Lillian explained, "Well, he's been coughing horribly this morning. He doesn't look good either, so I sent your friends down to get some medicine. Hopefully he'll be alright soon."
Fiona nodded, and Shrek said, "Yeah, I hope he gets better… no one would like him to be sick."
Lillian nodded in agreement, and she asked, "Shrek, uh, could I have a minute with Fiona please?"
Shrek faced Fiona and kissed her hand. He said, smiling, "Yes you may, Mom." Lillian smiled, and Shrek told Fiona, "I'll be outside waiting for you."
Fiona smiled, and she nodded to show Shrek that she heard what he said. Then Shrek started walking towards the front of the castle.
Fiona sighed, and she said, "I never told him. About his party."
Lillian took her hands, and she said, "Well, that's good because that was the plan. Plus, your father is starting to get sick. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to need you and Shrek to start helping me take care of your father, only if he doesn't get better. If he's better, then he's better. If not, we all need to help him."
Fiona sighed again, and she said, "Okay. We'll help you. Both Shrek and I would do our best to help Dad."
Lillian kissed her hand, and she said, "Thank you, darling."
Fiona smirked at her mother, and she said, "Honestly, I really hope Shrek will take everything okay. His surprise party, the baby…"
Lillian said, smiling, "Oh, darling, of course he will. He's your husband. Plus, I see the man he is. Very caring, very sweet, everything you have always dreamed of. Plus, he has some good looks, too."
"Mom!" Fiona laughed. She knew her mother was serious, but joking at the same time.
"Oh, Fiona, come on. I'm just having fun with you, but Shrek really is good-looking," Lillian laughed. Fiona couldn't agree any more with her mom: Shrek was the best thing she had and he was indeed good-looking.
Fiona and her mom laughed as they thought of an old lady calling a young man "good-looking" instead of "cute" or "adorable".
Lillian asked, "So, are you doing okay? With the baby and everything?"
Fiona smiled, and she said, "Yes, of course. I am still a little shocked that I am having a baby, but I am very excited. I really hope Shrek is, too."
Lillian hugged her daughter, and Fiona returned the hug. She thought, I really do hope Shrek is excited to be a father…
When they separated, Lillian said, "Well, go have fun with Shrek in the town. I think he's waiting for you."
Fiona jokingly replied, "He's been waiting for me since the day he was born." They laughed at that joke, but Fiona knew it was true.
She walked away from her mom, and she could feel herself getting more excited when she talked about the baby. All she wanted was for her to be happy, and for Shrek to be happy, especially.
Fiona hoped that this would be his best birthday of his life.
Later that night, Shrek was getting ready to "go out for his birthday with Fiona". He was dressing up in the nicest clothes he had because this was his first actual date with Fiona ever since their honeymoon.
It was about 7:45, and Fiona was already outside of the castle checking on the guests who have arrived early. She was already dressed in another nice dress and she had put some makeup on her face.
She looked as beautiful as her wedding day with Shrek, or when they had their wedding ball. Shrek had looked a lot nicer than before: a white long sleeved shirt with a black vest covering it, a black jacket, and black pants. He indeed looked more handsome in that outfit.
Shrek didn't know that Fiona was outside with the guests, and he didn't know that the whole kingdom had shown up again.
Outside, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss were standing by the back door of the castle, which was the entrance to the ball area. Fiona had put on her best smile for the guests, while Donkey and Puss just stood next to Fiona with smiles on their faces.
Fiona squealed happily when more people kept walking in, and she told Donkey and Puss, "Oh my God, I cannot hold it in! I am so excited! I cannot wait to see Shrek's face when he sees this!"
Donkey jokingly said, "I can't wait to see Shrek's face when you tell him you're having a baby."
Fiona rolled her eyes, and she said, "Whatever, Donkey. I'm sure he'll be excited as ever when he finds out. Like you said, he claimed that he wanted kids."
Puss said, "You were told correct, but he claimed that he wanted ninos later in your marriage. He didn't say he wanted them now."
Fiona sighed, and she said, "Just bare with me here. Maybe he'll love the news. You never know. Besides, Shrek loves almost everything that I tell him. Maybe he'll change his mind."
Donkey and Puss just smiled at her, trying to convince her that they were not disagreeing with her, when they really were.
They felt like Shrek would be scared to death if he found out he was going to be a father. Donkey knows that Shrek is scared of his own feelings, so there's a good chance he;ll be scared of being a father.
Fiona took a glance at the clock: 7:52. She said, "Okay, I'm going to go get Shrek. Tell everyone to be quiet when you hear us coming. Puss, you keep an eye out for us, and Donkey you tell them to be quiet."
Donkey smiled, and he said, "You got it, Princess!"
Fiona chuckled at the donkey, and she walked out of the ball area. Donkey and Puss gave each other a nod, and Donkey faced the crowd while Puss stuck his head out the door to watch for them.
Donkey yelled to the crowd, "Alright everybody! Quiet! Shut your waffleholes!"
Surprisingly, most of the crowd was quiet, but there were still some murmurs running around the room. Then, Donkey said, "Whoever is talking right now will get kicked out!"
Suddenly, the whole area was quiet; Donkey smiled, and he said, "That's better."
He looked around the crowd for the King and Queen, and he saw them standing in front of their thrones. He said, "Alright, now, when Puss gives me a signal, I will tell y'all to shut up because that means that Shrek and Fiona will be here within five seconds! And when they are, we have to be quiet so we can yell 'surprise' when they walk in here! You all got it?!"
The crowd gave out a yell of excitement, and Donkey said, "Good! Please stay quiet so you all can hear me tell you to be quiet!"
The crowd barely started talking, and there were small conversations and whispers running through the room.
Once again, Donkey and Puss looked at each other and gave each other a nod. They knew that everything they did lined up perfectly, and that's why they are best friends.
Upstairs, Fiona was walking up to her and Shrek's room to get him. She stopped in front of the door, and brushed off her dress. She wanted to look stunning for Shrek, and in her opinion, she did look good.
Fiona leaned her head against the door to be able to hear what Shrek was doing, but she didn't hear anything. She leaned in closer, but she still didn't hear anything.
Suddenly, the door opened, and Fiona flew forward. Unluckily, Shrek didn't see her in time, and she face-planted on the ground.
Shrek gasped, and Fiona groaned in pain. She looked up at him, and she said, "Well, hello."
Shrek kneeled down next to Fiona and he gently pulled her up in his arms. He asked, "Are you alright, honey? That looked like it hurt."
Shrek stood up, and he held Fiona in his arms like a groom holds his bride down the aisle. Fiona wrapped her arms around his neck, and she laughed, "Yeah, I'm fine. That was a little embarrassing."
Shrek chuckled, and he said, "That was cute, I have to admit." He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
Fiona smiled at him, and he returned the smile. He scanned her body, his face blushing with every inch he saw.
He said, smiling at her, "You look absolutely beautiful, Fiona. I don't think there is anyone who can compete with that. You are just gorgeous."
She chuckled, and she felt herself blushing. She said, "Thank you, honey. I think you look as fine as ever. You look very hot in that outfit."
Shrek said, leaning in to kiss her again, "Thank you." Then, he gave her another quick kiss on the lips.
She asked, "Are you ready for our date?"
He smiled, and he said, "You bet I am." He put her on her feet again, and they immediately held each other's hands.
She said, "Here. Follow me. I have to show you something first."
He said jokingly, "Oh, Fiona, you know I hate surprises."
She thought, I never knew that! Now I don't know what he's going to think of the baby! She said jokingly, "Well, this is a great surprise! Trust me."
He sighed, and he smiled and said, "Alright. I trust you. Lead the way, Fiona."