Chapter 2: Babies' First Christmas
It was now a week till Christmas and the twins noted that all the smurfs were busier than ever.
'I wonder what's going on.' the smurfette in the pink jumper and matching scarf asked her comrade curiously.
'I'm not quite sure but it seems to be giving everysmurf great joy.' the smurf in the straw hat and blue scarf replied in baby gibberish.
They were in the bunkhouse playing patty-cake together.
"Hey you two," an all too familiar voice said as he walked up to the two infants, "do you want to go see what's going on around the village?"
The voice belonged to Snappy. Slouchy was standing next to him.
"Come on, let's go see the village." Slouchy said as he and Snappy picked up the two young smurflings and headed out the door.
'We already know what the village looks like, so why are taking us on another tour of the village?' the boy smurfling asked his twin.
'I don't know.' the other said.
"Do you see those round things Smurfette is putting on the doors? Those are called Christmas wreaths," Snappy explained to the infants, "and that big tree in the center of the village, that is called a Christmas tree."
"Those little colored balls on the tree are called ornaments," Slouchy continued explaining after Snappy finished, "and that ribbon like thing is tinsel. That star on the top is known as the Christmas Star."
The babies giggled at how pretty the snow covered village looked with all the pretty decorations. Snappy and Slouchy wanted to cry remembering their last Christmas they had with Nat and Sassette. Though they were very young then they remember it vividly especially how beautifully Sassette sang. They could still hear her elegant voice ringing in the back of their heads. Then they remembered what they were doing and snapped out of it. They then noticed how smelly their infant friends were.
"I think it's time to change your *dideys!" Snappy exclaimed as he held his nose.
They then went back to the bunkhouse to change the twin's stinky dideys.
SIX DAYS LATER- CHRISTMAS EVE
It was now Christmas Eve and everyone was nuzzled up tight in their beds while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. Well everyone except two. The twins were so excited that they couldn't fall asleep. Just then another strange wind came just as before. The infants looked up to see two older, but not too much older, versions of them. They just giggled wondering how that was even possible.
"Aw, look it's our reincarnations." the spirit with braids said in great aw at the infants cuteness.
"Well, everysmurf seems to be sleeping except our younger selves so let's just leave them the Christmas Card." the other said as he put the card down on the changing table.
The wind then came and took them back to the sky. The smurflings then settled for a long winter's nap. When Snappy and Slouchy woke up the next morning they saw the card. They went over to read it and smiled.
'Dear Snappy and Slouchy,' it read,
'We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year this holiday season. We have found a way to visit every now and then but for five minutes at the most for each moment. We came by last night and everysmurf was asleep besides Baby Sassette and Baby Nat so we just left this card. Grandpa sends his love and wishes he could visit too but he can't. We'll explain why later.
Till then, yours truly, Sassette and Nat
P.S. Don't show this card to anysmurf except Handy, Sorcerer and the babies when they are older'
Then the twins and Sorcerer woke up. Immediately Snappy and Slouchy showed Sorcerer the card. He smiled because, though he was no older than the babies when they disappeared, Snappy and Slouchy often told him about what happened and showed pictures of all five of them.
"Ok you two," Snappy said once he noticed the twins had awaken, "let's go open Christmas presents. Sorcerer can you take this card to Handy while we change Nat and Sassette?"
"Sure" he replied as he grabbed the card and headed out the door to find Handy.
He and Slouchy then changed them into fresh dideys and took them out the door. By the time they got at the tree everybody else was already there.
"Oh, there you are!" Brainy started to say much less annoying than normal, "We were starting to worry!"
"We would have been here sooner but we had to change their dideys." Snappy explained to seemingly smart older brother.
The rest of the day they opened presents, sang songs and told stories of Christmases past. Later that night they had a great feast. In all it had been a great first Christmas for the twins.
*dideys are the smurf word for diapers