Queen of the Smurfs
Chap-e-tar 2!
Sparkly love from sparkleeyes20.
Chapter 2
A whole week and a half had passed since Strong was found in the forest near the Smurfs village. Strong was getting along perfectly with all the Smurfs there and had no trouble helping out any Smurf who needed it. All the Smurflings had gone on at least one big adventure with Strong. And they didn't just have fun. No, they learned a little bit about flowers and trees from Strong too. Of course, she didn't lecture Nat on which to stay away from because he already knew. Smurfette absolutely loved having another Smurfette her age to get along with. They talked all night sometimes about some of the Smurfs or a hat Smurfette made to wear. Strong was just as female as Smurfette was but she was also such a tomsmurf. She wasn't afraid to get down and dirty. She even wrestled with Grouchy in the mud one rainy day. Long story short, Strong said he should lighten up a little, Grouchy got mad and challenged her, she accepted, they wrestled in the mud for twenty eight minutes, and then Strong won. Grouchy wasn't too happy with that but then again when is he ever? Anyway, Strong was now taking a morning walk through the village. She passed by a mushroom home with Handy on top fixing the roof. He spotted Strong.
"Good morning Strong!" he called to her.
"Good morning Handy!" Strong called back.
She continued to walk through the village when she passed Greedy.
"Good morning Greedy," she said.
"Oh, good morning Strong. Would you like a freshly baked pastry?" he asked holding out a pan.
"Yes thank you Greedy," she thanked taking one.
Strong waved goodbye to Greedy and popped the pastry in her mouth, chewing as she walked. Hefty passed by her on his morning jog. She couldn't speak at the moment so she just waved to him with a smile.
"Oh, hey Strong," he said while stopping.
She swallowed the pastry before replying, "Hi Hefty! Don't let me get in the way of your morning jog."
"Oh you're not in my way. In fact, I wanted to ask you a question," he told her.
"Ask away," she said.
"I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to pick some Smurfberries today?" he asked.
"I would love to. Any way I could help your village gets me closer to repaying my debt to you all!" she answered.
"Great. I'll be by Smurfette's house to get you a little after lunch," he said.
"Smurfy," she responded.
Strong waved goodbye to Hefty as he continued on his morning jog. While she walked off to continue her morning walk.
A little after lunch, Strong was waiting on Smurfette's doorstep for Hefty. A small wicker basket was sitting next to her. She was humming lightly to herself when a shadow fell over her. She looked up and smiled at Hefty. He returned it.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"I'm ready," she said, standing up and grabbing the basket.
"Wait. That's not Smurfette's basket. Where did you get that one?" he questioned curiously.
"Oh, my mother taught me how to make wicker baskets a long time ago. I quickly made this one several days ago," she responded.
Hefty got a look on his face to show he understood. He then gestured for her to follow him. She complied and went with him into the forest. They collected a bunch of Smurfberries while chatting a bit. Soon they had enough and were just walking along the creek. They reached a spot where a bunch of rocks washed onto the shore. They set their baskets down and walked towards the water that lapped onto the shore. Strong sat on a rock while Hefty skipped smaller rocks on the water right next to her. She watched for a long time before a certain rock he picked up caught her attention. She jumped up and grabbed Hefty's arm.
"Wait! Don't throw that one!" she exclaimed.
"Why not?" he asked confused.
"Look at the shape of the rock," she said.
He looked at it. It was in the shape of a heart.
"Its heart shaped," he told her confused.
"Exactly! In my village, if you find a heart shaped rock, keep it. Because it will bring good luck in the impending future," she explained.
"Really?" he asked.
She smiled brightly and nodded while saying, "There are several things that symbol stuff of that sort."
"Like what?"
Strong thought for a moment before brightening up at a thought.
"If you hear a cricket chirp and a frog croak at the same time, it means you've forgotten something very important."
"Really?"
"Yep. True ever time as well."
"Interesting."
She nodded while smiling. Hefty looked to the stone before looking at her once more. He gently grabbed her hand and placed the stone in it. She looked at him in confusion.
"You said it brought good luck in the impending future."
She nodded nervously.
"I'm giving it to you to bring you good luck when you take your trip back to her village," he explained.
Her eyes widened a bit. She looked down at the stone before slowly closing her hand. She smiled at Hefty with a light blush on the bridge of her nose.
"Thank you Hefty. You're a very kind Smurf for being such strong Smurf," she told him.
"No problem. You'll need all the luck you can get to help with the collapsing problem," he said with a light blush on his face.
"Very true, Hefty Smurf, very true."
They picked up their baskets and walked back to the village. The small blush stayed on Strong's face but Hefty didn't know why. They gave their baskets to Greedy, who told them they would get their baskets back by tomorrow. After that, Hefty said goodbye to Strong and walked off. As soon as he was out of hearing distance, Strong's blush increased tenfold. She raced back to Smurfette's house with the stone clutched tightly in her hand.
"Smurfette!" she yelled bursting through the door.
"What is it Strong?" Smurfette asked.
"You might want to sit down for this," Strong said.
They both sat down and Strong told her what happened between her and Hefty.
"I don't believe I understand. What's wrong with Hefty giving you a rock for good luck?" Smurfette asked.
"Because it deals with another symbol in our village. If a Smurf gives a Smurfette, or vice versa, a rock shaped like a heart then it means they will eventually… fall in love," Strong explained.
"What? Really?" Smurfette asked, suddenly interested.
Strong nodded her head.
"Well, are you sure it will come true?" she asked.
"Well… I suppose there's a possibility that it won't come true… but only because Hefty doesn't know of the symbol," Strong said while thinking.
"Then you'll have nothing to worry about!" Smurfette exclaimed.
"I suppose not…" she said still a bit worried.
Suddenly, both Smurfettes heard pounding on Smurfette's door.
"Strong!" they heard Sassette call.
"Oh yes… I forgot I was taking the Smurflings into the forest this evening. My how time flies," Strong commented.
"Well, I shouldn't keep you waiting. Have fun Strong!" Smurfette said.
"Thank you," she responded getting up.
She walked out the door and was met by four very eager faces. She giggled lightly.
"Are we ready?" she asked the younger ones.
"Yes!" they responded.
"Oh, but we have to pick up Baby first. We promised pappy we would watch over him this evening," Sassette said.
"That's alright. Let's go get him then," Strong said.
The five walked towards Papa Smurf's mushroom house. Strong knocked on the door. Papa Smurf opened it. He smiled and handed Strong the infant Smurf. She thanked him and began to walk off towards the forest with the Smurflings right behind her. They walked in the forest and Strong pointed out birds, butterflies and several other creatures the Smurflings didn't know out to them. Baby had fun as well. Strong would sometimes throw him up in the air really high and catch him. He would giggle and laugh at this. The Smurflings and Strong sometimes laugh with him.
About three hours later, when the sky was beginning to turn dark, the five, plus Baby, walked back towards the village. Strong was humming a light lullaby to the infant in her arms. Baby's eyelids dropped a bit more before closing entirely, sound asleep. Strong continued to hum lightly so the infant would stay asleep. They reached the village to find Papa Smurf and Hefty waiting for them. Strong stopped humming and smiled to them. The Smurflings all bid goodnight to the three adult Smurfs before heading to their home to go to bed. Strong tried to hand Baby to Papa Smurf but Baby wouldn't have it. He clung tightly to Strong babbling softly in his sleep. Papa Smurf and Strong chuckled lightly while Hefty just smiled. The three walked towards Papa Smurf's house, stopping to say goodnight to Hefty when they passed his house. Once the two reached the red with white spots house, Strong went inside and placed Baby lightly in his cradle. Strong bid goodnight to Papa Smurf before walking back to Smurfette's house. She climbed onto her temporary bed and fell asleep instantly, the excitement of the day finally catching up to her.