Shrek: Forever & Always [Book 4]

Chapter 13: Din Din Time!

*Willow/Anastasia's POV*

I decided to help out in the kitchen, much to Fiona's protest because of a condition I have, and I quote from Fiona herself, called 'pregnancy'.

I tied my hair up in a bun and placed a hairnet on and had gotten to work on Cookie's instructions. It was a lot of fun.

Shrek put his hairnet on...not that he needed to wear one, and an apron, and waited for the food to be done so that he could serve it up to the hungry ogres and Donkey sitting on the benches.

I even taught Cookie how to bake pizza, but what I really want to do is to teach him how to bake cookies, like his namesake.

"Here." Cookie gave Shrek a heavy barrel full of eyeballs to serve to everyone. "Now, make sure they eat up. You can't end tyranny on an empty stomach." He pushed Shrek out of the kitchen and smacked his butt. "Go on! Go!" Cookie then stepped out, and raised his arms up in the air, grabbing everyone's attention. "Din din~"

I'm used to watching Shrek, Fiona, and their children eating eyeballs, as well as bugs and stuff, so what the ogres are eating now doesn't have an effect on me at all compared to when I first saw Shrek and his family eating it.

"Aw, come on Donkey." One of the ogres begged my four-legged friend at the table while Shrek walked past them. "Just one more time. Please?"

"Yeah, come on!" One ogre cheered.

"Alright, alright." Donkey agreed. "This is the last time."

I watched in curiosity. "What on Earth...?" I grabbed a cup of water and started drinking it.

Donkey had dipped his head into his bowl of food, popped his head back out, and somehow, a set of eyeballs from his bowl popped out of his nostrils. His own eyes are closed while this happened.

I spat the water out because what Donkey did made me laugh so hard, I'm literally wheezing. "Oh, my God!" I sat beside Donkey. "That's hilarious!"

"I see you~" Donkey said in a sing-song voice and wagged his tongue out. Everyone but Shrek laughed. A couple of the ogres even cried while laughing, too. "These eyes have seen a lot of loves, but they're never gonna see another one like I had with you~" Donkey sang.

"That's quite a friend you've got there. I can see why you haven't eaten him." Brogan said to Shrek before turning to the ogre beside him.

I laughed while shaking my head. "Can't get rid of him that easily."

"Donkey." Shrek whispered to Donkey and removed the eyes. Donkey blinked, revealing his own eyes. "I'd hate to move you away from your adoring public, but I'm not getting anywhere with Fiona. I need your help." Shrek nodded to me. "You too, Willow. I need your help as well again."

"I'll do my best." I told him.

"Hey, everybody." Cookie got everyone's attention when he threw the heart-shaped box with different coloured slugs inside that was in the gift basket Shrek made for Fiona onto the table. "Who wants dessert?" Everyone scrambled to grab some, but as they did so, the box split into two, showing a broken heart.

I glanced at Shrek. Poor guy is looking like the box; heart-broken.

"Where'd you get them?" An ogre asked.

"Fiona's garbage." Cookie replied. "Just another gift from some-" Cookie battered his eyelashes. "-clueless lover boy." Everyone, including Donkey, laughed, except me. I can tell that Shrek is trying to put on a brave front, but in truth, he's actually embarrassed.

"That's a good one, Cookie!" Donkey continued to laugh until Shrek gave him a look, forcing him to shut up.

The same ogre who asked Cookie the question about where the box came from spoke again while holding a slug between his finger and thumb. "Anyone who knows Fiona knows this stuff ain't gonna work on her."

"Works for me." Gretched said before taking the slug from the guy and placed it in her mouth and walked away, making the others laugh again.

"Willow, Donkey, what am I gonna do?" Shrek sounded dejected. Poor guy. "It's like I don't even know her."

"You're in trouble Romeo, because the only thing that Fiona cares about is her cause." Donkey said.

Brogan heard this, and lifted his fist up in the air. "To the cause!"

Everyone copied, lifting up their utensils and fists in the air and yelled at the same time. "To the cause!" They went back to eating and chatting afterwards.

I placed a hand on Shrek's shoulder, grabbing his attention. "Shrek, I've got an idea."

Shrek didn't seem at that convinced. "Oh, yeah? It's not another gift basket idea, is it? Because I think we're way past that now."

I shook my head. "Nope. This one is much better, and it'll be an excuse to bond with each other. Bonding time means getting closer..."

Shrek's lips slowly formed a grin. "And that'll lead to her falling for me, giving me true loves kiss, you and I get to return home, and we'll all live happily ever after again."

I smiled and nodded. "Exactly."

"So, what's the plan?" Shrek asked eagerly.

"Okay, the plan is simple." I started explaining the plan to him.

As long as Fiona doesn't accidentally kill Shrek while she's practicing, Shrek might just get what he needs. If not, at least he'll be one step closer to getting it.

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**End Of Chapter 13**
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