💜Shy Love 💜 Jack Horner x Reader ~Book One~

A Talking Donkey?

"So why are we doing this again?" Jack asked confusedly as he looked down at the many wooden posters Shrek had made earlier that day.

Some had messy drawn-on faces of Shrek, some with Jack, and others with both. If it was supposed to be disturbing then it hit the mark. Scary? No Disturbing and Weird? Yes.

"The men in the village still don't understand. They keep attacking when we want to be left alone."

"Well, I understand that." The male spoke with a soft chuckle. With a huff, both started to nail the wooden pieces to the trees with Jack moving in the opposite direction.

Without realizing it the male walked deeper and deeper into the woods. He sighed as he finally put up the last one before taking a step back to look at his work. He smiled and glanced at his good work not noticing a donkey running straight towards him with his head turned around.

Without any warning, he rammed into the male causing him to gasp and fall forward getting his head stuck in between a few tree branches.

"Hey! What's the big idea?!" The donkey gasped and looked forward as he came to a complete stop.

"Ah! I'm sorry man I didn't see you there!" He clopped forward and rounded the tree until he came face to face with Jack.

"I was too busy RUNNING FOR MY LIFE! There tryna get me, man! There tryna kill me!" Jack sighed as he tried to pry apart the branches but it was to no avail. He soon opened his eyes to glare at the male but paused seeing a terrified Donkey standing in front of him.

"Alright! WHO'S DONKEY IS THIS?!"

"My owner gave me up!" Jack jumped as he quickly glanced back at the animal that smiled at him. "Yea man she tried to give me up to these palace soldiers then a fairy hit me and I started to fly but then I fell cause the fairy dust wore off and I had to run for my life-"

"You can talk?" Soon the sound of footsteps and metal was heard causing the animal to quickly shut his mouth and hide behind the tree and out of sight. 

"Look what we have here men. An idiot!" A group of men chuckled as they walked closer toward the trapped male.

"Seems like a slow one ain't he?" Another male spoke causing them to laugh again. One of them soon cleared his throat and poked him with his spear on the back of his leg.

"Excuse me, sir! Have you seen a talking animal recently?" Jack frowned and looked towards the donkey who shook from fear in front of him. "Like a donkey perhaps?"

"...I have not, why are you looking for it?"

"It is our job to dispose of it! It's Lord Farquad's orders."

"Uh-huh." Jack placed each hand on a brach and with a huff, pulled them apart and stand up straight having the guards gasp and slowly back up as they watched the male sigh in satisfaction as he crack his neck creating a loud pop.

"Y-Your l-large! An abnormality! I m-must arrest you." Jack hummed in thought as he rubbed his neck before looking upwards with a smirk.

"How do you feel about this? Brother." The males quickly turned around and paused in fear as they looked at the ogre who towered over them with a frown. The leader cleared his throat and pulled out a scroll before taking a cautious step forward.

"B-by order of Lord F-Farquaad you both are to be arrested a-and." He paused as he watched the green ogre get closer and closer until he was only a few inches away from him. "Placed in jail?"

"Oh yea? You and what army?" The male gulped and turned around only to see the weapons his soldiers held now on the floor. He turned to give the ogre one last look before taking off in fear. Shrek laughed and shook his head before turning towards his younger brother who paused and waved.