More Than One: A Smurf Story

Chapter 9

Destiny walked with a smile on her face. Brainy walked beside her staring as he watched Destiny finally be at peace. The rest of the group followed close behind them but let the two love birds have their moment before it was gone again. "So are we just not gonna discuss what happened back there" Clumsy questioned, looking at the others before tripping over a rock from not paying attention.

"I don't think it's necessary right now Clumsy. I mean look at them" Smurfette smiled, "They're happy again."

"I mean, yeah, but what about the blue glow and then Destiny just being magically healed?"

"As Smurfette said, we don't need to discuss it right now" Hefty huffed, before stopping.

"Hefty? Hefty what is it" Smurfette questioned, stopping behind him.

Hefty smiled before nodding his head in the direction of Brainy and Destiny "Look."

Not that far ahead Brainy and Destiny stood holding hands and looking off into the sun. To Destiny, it couldn't feel more like home, but to Brainy, it felt a little bit out there. I mean they weren't anywhere close to home, and to Brainy all he saw was a cliff. To Destiny, it was so much more than that. To Destiny she was there with her love in a place she never explored before, with the sun going down, so soon the stars would be out, and then you could see everything in the night sky. She had some of her family following close behind her and they were all on an adventure to go find the rest of her family. What more could Destiny ask for?

"Destiny? Are you okay" Brainy questioned as he stared at her in puzzlement?

Destiny smiled back at Brainy before looking away again "I'm great."

"But," Brainy said as he grabbed her hands and turned to face her.

"But I just wish we didn't have to go on this trip. I wish you didn't have to see me in a weak moment and I just wanna be back home" she sighed.

"And we're getting you there. All of us are helping you get back home." Brainy chimed, "Back to your parents and your siblings. The rest of your family."

"I guess but what if that's not my home Brainy?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's just what if being with my parents isn't where I belong?"

"Of course, it's where you belong! They're your parents."

"Don't you worry Destiny" Papa Smurf chided as the rest of the group came up to them.

"What do you mean, Papa" Destiny asked looking back at the others.

"What Papa Smurf means is, when the time comes you'll know what choice to make" Smurf Willow smiled looking back at Papa. 

Destiny smiled as she looked around, "This looks like a good place to rest for the night, I'll stay guard for the first watch; We can take turns during different watches if need be."

"I'll take the second watch" Hefty nodded to Destiny who smiled back.

"I'll take third" Willow volunteered.

"And I'll join her" Papa exclaimed.

"And if we need the fourth watch I'll take it" Smurfette chimed in.

"Alright sounds good. When one watch is done they'll wake the next watch so they can get up and in position for their watch. Understood?"

"Got it," they all said in unison. 

"Alright see everybody in the morning" Destiny chirped as she went to her post. She watched all the others set up for bed. Clumsy was set up the furthest away from the cliff edge while Hefty and Smurfette was the closest. Brainy slept under the open stars, while Handy slept under the treetops. Papa and Willow slept in the middle of the circle.  Never before did Destiny ever expect them to be sleeping out of their mushrooms. The first watch was nice and calm for Destiny. A few rustles in the bushes here and there turned out to be nothing, yet the whole time Destiny couldn't but get the feeling that somebody was watching her. She watched the night sky as it slowly went away. She loved watching the stars with Brainy and listening to him name the constellations. With every constellation, he named she always had a story for him. She didn't know how she knew the stories but she knew them and they were there. Destiny yawned as her head rolled back against the tree causing her to jerk forward.