That same year, Johan, Peewit, and Savina were hanging out. Johan and Savina obviously loved each other deeply, but because of Dame Barbara they never showed it in public. However, quite a while back they did get a chance to admit their feelings for each other. So basically their relationship was like that of Romeo and Juliet's. Thank goodness only Dame Barbara was against it, Savina's uncle the King was very fond of Johan and approved of him being one of Savina's friends. And Savina's cousin Gerard was an even bigger supporter of their friendship. As for other people, well, neither Johan nor Savina heard any disapproval from anyone else.
Johan and Savina were playing archery, which Dame Barbara hated to see Savina do but Savina's uncle liked the idea. He wanted Savina to be able to defend herself and archery was less barbaric than sword fighting.
Afterward, Johan and Savina stopped to have a picnic. Peewit had his own basket, and had started eating it's contents during the middle of the archery practice. So, despite Peewit's larger meal all three of them finished at the same time.
"What a wonderful day." Johan smiled as he rested contentedly against a tree. "I wish every day could be this great."
"I wish they could get better." Savina sighed, getting up and walking away a little.
"What do you mean? This kind of day deserves a song!" Peewit took out his guitar. "Oh I wish every day could be as wonderful as todaaaaaaayy-"
"Peewit!" Johan interrupted, not being the only one with hands over ears. "Please, don't."
"*Sheesh* everyone's a critic." Peewit frowned.
"Still he does have a point, what did you mean Savina?" Johan asked, though actually he had an idea of what she meant.
"Oh Johan, stop faking it." Savina took Johan's hands. "We both know how much we love each other, and I can't stand keeping it a secret any longer! I love you more than anything else in the world and I know you feel the same way about me."
"I do, I really do." Johan agreed, blushing a little.
"Johan, I want you by my side forever." Savina said. "Will you marry me?"
Johan, Peewit, King, and Dame Barbara were all shocked. But only Dame Barbara was shocked in the unhappy sense.
"I...of course I will." Johan smiled, recovering.
Savina kissed him. This left him standing still and rigid, lovestruck.
"Why you lucky stiff!" Peewit said, giving Johan a friendly slap on the back; this caused Johan to sproing back and forth a little. "Oh, literally."
Not for long, Johan fell onto his back now lovesick. This resulted in him falling on top of Peewit.
"Man I really hope lovesickness isn't contagious." Peewit frowned sarcastically; he then whistled. "Oh Biquette! Hey help me out of here will ya?"
Biquette, his goat, grabbed Peewit by the collar and dragged him out from under Johan.
"Thanks." Peewit got up and dusted himself off. "Boy, I hope Johan stops doing that or at least warns me first cause otherwise I'll need a chiropractor."
Savina giggled.
But don't forget that King and Dame Barbara were there. They had been distracted by Johan's reaction to Savina's kiss and Peewit's reaction to Johan's reaction but had started to recover.
"Savina!" Dame Barbara scolded. "A princess does not marry a squire-"
She stopped awkwardly because King was glaring at her.
"I-er...that is..." She stammered.
Peewit sniggered, obviously enjoying this.
"Squire or no Johan's character and past deeds make him worthy of my niece's hand in marriage." King said. "Let the wedding take place as soon as possible!"
"Thank you uncle!" Savina laughed, hugging him.
By this point Johan had recovered and also had heard what King had said. He got up.
"Thank you sire, I'll do my best to keep Savina happy all my life." Johan bowed.
"I know you will Johan and there's no need to bow to me anymore." King smiled. "After all you will soon become royal yourself."
"Oh...right." Johan said awkwardly.
"Say, with Johan becoming a prince and eventually king what will that make me?" Peewit asked.
"Oh you will still be the king's court jester, but being my best friend will later protect you from people trying to attack you for annoying them." Johan chuckled.
"Eh, good enough." Peewit shrugged.
Later that day, invitations went out. Johan and Savina even sent the Smurfs an invitation via robin. Papa Smurf received the invite while he was out taking a walk, and rushed back to the village.
"Quiet, quiet my little Smurfs and gather round, I have excellent news!" Papa Smurf called out. "Johan and Savina are getting married and we're all invited to the wedding!"
All the Smurfs, and the Pussywillow Pixies since they were nearby, cheered.
"Oh Papa Smurf, this is wonderful!" Smurfette smiled joyfully.
"Yeah, it's about time those two got married." Hefty agreed.
"Now, since we can't trust all humans we'll be watching the ceremony from the rafters." Papa Smurf said. "And I want you all to remember to be quiet. We'll pay Johan and Savina a quick visit after all the other guests leave and give them our congratulations then."
The wedding was to take place a week after they got the invite, so they had plenty of time to come up with a wedding present. It was difficult, but they decided on two presents to make up for the size (since normally they didn't build anything large enough for humans).
A group of Smurfs helped greedy bake a large cupcake (large for them that is) and Greedy this time was able to control his appetite. Eating a few Smurfberry cookies helped with that too... Anyway, another group of Smurfs worked on a windup Smurf to give to Johan and Savina. It wasn't alive, not even in the sense that Clockwork Smurf and Clockwork Smurfette were, and was larger than Smurfs normally were, but it would always remind Johan and Savina of their friendship with the Smurfs.
The day of the wedding went perfectly. Well, except for Peewit's singing that is. Okay maybe that's a little cruel, but pretty much all of the guests would have agreed that the wedding would have been better without Peewit's singing. Johan and Savina let him sing a full song this time though, since the words were kind and surprisingly sweet. Besides, they were already prepared: they stuck cotton in their ears after their vows were exchanged.
Here are the lyrics of Peewit's song...without the sense of his voice singing it:
Oh there once was a squire named Johan
Who was the opposite of a con
He wasn't officially a knight
But in his heart
Nobility did ignite
And he always made evil wan
Later he won the heart of Savina
Who has the wisdom of Athena
She loved him for his heart
And asked for his hand
So they would never be apart
And as a king Johan won't be obscene-a
Despite Peewit's singing ability, or lack of depending on your perspective, Johan and Savina were touched by his song and later thanked him for the lyrics.
Eventually, Johan and Savina had a daughter named Mala, who grew to be a wonderful ruler. She also grew fond of her Uncle Peewit, making her among the few people who liked him.
