Chapter 21 "Oh fiddle-smurfs"

It's been 3 weeks since the incident with Gargamel and everything seemed to be turning out better than before the fact that the wizard hadn't come back to his hovel, maybe he didn't read the whole spell and didn't know how to come back, good riddance.

Hefty and Smurfette enjoyed a nice walk in the forest watching every little creature pass by, they also brought little Lucky with them in his stroller so he could enjoy nature in a proper and non-dangerous way like he did with Gargamel. They stopped at the pond to admire it and so Lucky could take a few splashes since he's never actually been near or seen water.

"Look Lucky, this is a pond. You can come here to swim and get wet in a fun way with friends and family" said Smurfette as she carried her son and showed him how the water was so clear.

"It's also a very good way to do exercise" said Hefty as he flexed one of his muscles.

Lucky just giggled as his dad flexed his muscle, who knows if he'll be the same as his father or as sweet and hardworking as his mother when he grows up, but only time would tell. Smurfette sat him down on the grass and she sat next to him as did Hefty, she put her hand in the water and made a few splashes to show Lucky how fun the water was, Hefty did the same and even added a few 'whoo-hoo's' to make it more convincing for his son. He clapped and kicked his little feet at the excitement they made him feel, so Smurfette picked him up and carefully put him near the water so he could touch it. He touch the cold water but didn't care and started to splash and splash more, he soon soaked up Hefty and Smurfette also himself.

"Ok sweetheart I think that was enough splashing and soaking for one day" she picking him up and put him inside his stroller so they could go home and dry up before they catch a cold or something.

Arriving home, Smurfette put on a new dress and changed Lucky's outfit too, Hefty just dried himself since he doesn't wear a shirt. The rest of the day was normal and nothing new happened, but both parents had other duties t do only this time Handy couldn't take care of Lucky due to being a little busy with some damaged equipment, so this time the smurflings took care of Lucky, but Smurfette wasn't really convinced since they were still kids but she hoped they'd give it their best shot. Nat, Snappy and Slouchy were playing smurfball while Sassette was playing with Lucky a little game of 'patty cake' to distract him and show Smurfette she can be really responsible with a baby. Lucky was giggling and really enjoyed playing with her and so did she.

"Hey Sassette, wanna play hide and go smurf?" yelled Nat from the fields.

"Sorry Nat but I gotta take care of Lucky!" she replied back

"It's ok, he can play with us!"

"But how?"

"He can hide with you!"

"Alright, I'll be there in a minute"

She got up and picked up little Lucky and headed to where the other Smurflings were, they decided that Nat would be the one to count and find them. They all spread out the village to find a good hiding spot; Snappy was hiding in Handy's yard where all the junk was stored, Slouchy was hiding in Greedy's kitchen and Sassette and Lucky were hiding in Farmer's crops. When Nat finished counting he started to look and look for them. He eventually found all the smurflings and they enjoyed their selves with other games until they got pooped out and decided to call it a day, eventually, Smurfette came for Lucky and thanked the smurflings for taking care of him while she was busy, they told her it was nothing at all and they had with him too. She headed back to the house and started to feed Lucky while Hefty was still doing some chores around the village.

When a few days passed, Hefty was sleeping nice and calm in his side of the bed but his dreams and tranquility got interrupted by a poke in the shoulder. He slowly and lazily opened an eye and saw Smurfette standing in front of him with a nervous smile on her face, he stretched a bit and yawned and wanted to know why she was nervous.

"Morning Hefty" she said as she fixed her hair a bit.

"Mornin' Smurfette" he said scratching his back.

"Em Hefty, there's something I have to tell you"

"What is it?"

"Well… it's spring…"

"Yeah…"

"And Papa Smurf needs my help with a few things for the spring festival coming up…"

"What about it?"

"It's kinda a trip I have to smurf with him, Timber, Brainy, Clumsy, Handy and Greedy"

"Really? Why didn't they tell me?"

"Because you were still asleep when Papa was picking out the ones that would join him"

"…Oh yeah…"

"Yes, so I need to ask you a REALLY big favor"

"Sure, fire away"

"I want you to be… a mother and father 2 days for Lucky"

"You mean he's not smurfing with you?"

"Why would I take a 4 month old baby in a trip around the mountains? He could get hurt or something worse"

"Just asking… don't worry about a thing, Smurfette. He'll be fine with his daddy"

"Thank you, Hefty. I know you're a smurfy father for Lucky so I know you can handle all this… you can handle it, right?"

"Of course I can. This is Hefty Smurf you're talkin' to"

With that, Smurfette started to gather some equipment and some clothes for the trip, but deep down she really didn't wanna leave her baby alone. She knew he'd be home with Hefty, but he had chores of his own and sometimes wouldn't be around to attend Lucky's needs. She just really hoped everything would go alright. She saw Papa and some of the other smurfs waiting for the rest to arrive and leave this instant, she got her backpack and gave both her boys a kiss before leaving in her trip with the others. Hefty saw her leave with the others but she glanced at them and waved them a 'good-bye' with a smile as he did the same but he added a kiss he blew to her which she gladly returned, he closed the door and just sat on a chair and sighed as his wife left for her solo trip with the others, he just really hoped nothing bad would happen to her since he really needed her and wanted her so much. But his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a rattle that came from a cradle, he walked up there to see his son just waving the rattle and smiling at him with a toothless grin, he smiled back and tickled his belly making him giggle.

"Hehe guess you're stuck with me while your mommy's out for 2 days, little squeezer. I don't think it'll be hard taking care of you"

An hour later…

"WAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

"CALM DOWN PLEASE CALM DOWN, SON"

By the looks of it Hefty was having a really hard time taking care of his only son. He's been crying for a whole hour for who knows what. Hefty bounced, patted, made funny faces, tried to feed him and nothing worked, he thought that how could Smurfette manage to do it. He really needed a woman's touch for this but he didn't know any other woman and his Papa had experience with this but he wasn't even home, so the only thing he did now was ask for help and support. And there was one smurf that crossed his mind and thought he might be the smurf for the job.

"VANITY!" He yelled as he roughly knocked on his door.

"Not so hard, Hefty! You're smurfing me a headache" said Vanity opening the door with an annoyed face.

"Thank smurfness you're here. I really need help and you're the only one that can help me!"

"What is it?"

"…It might sound stupid but I have no idea of how to take care of my own son"

"…Are you serious?"

"You think I'd come all the way to your house banging on your door for help if I wasn't serious?"

"Ok I get it. I've seen Smurfette do it sometimes, so I think I can help you"

"THANK YOU, VANITY! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU" he yelled in happiness as he gave Vanity a smurf bustin' hug.

"Great… ack… can you… let me go now… you're going to smurf me…" said Vanity as he started turning purple from the lack of oxygen.

"Oops. Sorry…"

When they arrived back at home, Hefty opened the door and saw Lucky still crying his eyes out in the cradle. But either than that, Vanity gasped as he saw that Hefty actually left him alone in the house, what if something happened to him, but he stopped his thoughts as he went to Lucky and picked him up to see what was the problem. He checked his didey to see if he went potty but no, he made sure if he wasn't hungry, if he was cold but so far he didn't have all that until he finally came to one theory. He smiled and put him up to his chest and bounced him softly and hummed a lullaby to calm him down, and his theory worked. He cries turned to whimpers and suddenly stopped. Vanity looked at Hefty and saw that he had a confused look on his face of what just happened here.

"Vanity, what did you smurf to calm him down?"

"It's a little obvious… he misses Smurfette"

"…Really?"

"Of course… the way I have him is the way Smurfette carries him when he wants to hear her heartbeat and feel her warmth. The lullaby is the one she hums to him every night and nap time he has and the bouncing is just a way to rock him"

"Wow, how did you know all that?"

"Cause the times you were doing some chore or job I stayed with Smurfette to smurf a hand with Lucky when she had to do more than one thing around the house. So she taught me those things just in case some day"

"Gosh, she really trusts you with a lot of things, right?"

"Yeah, and she's also told me that she really trusts you. Not only because you're her husband but also because she senses it in you too"

That made Hefty feel so confident and touched of what Smurfette thinks of him and how she knows he can handle anything he puts his mind to. Vanity stayed with him for a few minutes and shortly headed back to his house but not before he received a big thank you from Hefty. Hefty sat on a little chair and rocked the cradle to sleep his son from a rough day, but it made him feel a little awed that Lucky missed his mother, but it's only been a day and he already did a tantrum so he could be with her again. He just hoped that what Vanity taught would be useful for tomorrow.

The next day…

It was a new day and Smurfette would be back today but who knows at what hour, but Hefty had other things coming, he had been trying to feed Lucky but he won't cooperate at all. Every time Hefty put the spoon near his mouth he would just get back and whine, but it was getting on Hefty's nerves, he was only giving his son an irritated smile and kept speaking between his teeth.

"Come on, Lucky. Eat. The. Stupid. Food…"

But once again he rejected the food that they offered him, when Hefty was about to scream in irritation a memory popped to his mind. He remembered seeing Smurfette feed him before and now he knew how to make him act. He grabbed the spoon with porridge and just smiled at Lucky, he started to make little chirping sounds and started to spin the spoon as if it was flying like a bird, and it was working, Lucky started to giggle and clap at what his dad was doing and so, Lucky opened his little mouth and started to eat his meal. It was a big relief for him that he understood that maybe he was his father, but he didn't know so many things about his son, it was a good thing Smurfette left because it gave him the chance to actually get to know his son better. When he finished feeding Lucky, he picked him up from the high chair and put on his shoulder and started to pat his back.

"I've seen your mommy do it to you so I don't think it's hard to-"

When Hefty was about to finish the sentence, Lucky threw up on his shoulder and back. Hefty stood frozen for a few seconds and just glanced slowly at his back and forced a smile at his son as he just looked at his daddy with an innocent face.

"Sometimes I get the feeling that you're smurfin' all this on purpose…" was the only thing he said when he put his son back in his cradle as he went to wash up the little 'surprise' Lucky gave him.

When he finally came out of the bathroom he felt a lot better of being clean than having that awful stuff on his back. But when he looked took a small peak at the cradle… it was empty.