Grouchy And The Love Doll/Part 3

By the following morning, Grouchy woke up in his bed, thinking that what happened last night was all a dream, until Angel rolled over and kissed him on the lips. "So was that good for you as it was for me last night, my dear?" she asked.

Grouchy smiled. "It was even better. You just felt so real."

"That's because I am real...as real as you want me to be," Angel said, getting up from the bed and pulling back the curtains to let the sunlight shine through the windows. "Oh, it's such a beautiful day this morning. Why don't we go out and meet your friends in the village?"

"Let's not rush things, sugar," Grouchy said. "The other Smurfs may wonder why you're smurfing out of my house."

"Are you saying that you're ashamed of me?" Angel asked, sounding a bit hurt.

"Uh, of course not, Angel," Grouchy answered. "It's just that...well, they're used to me being the single Smurf in the village, as most of the male Smurfs are since Empath and Smurfette were married."

"But they deserve to know that you have somebody in your life that will make you happy, don't you think?" Angel asked.

"You just smurf put and let me see when it's safe for me to smurf you out into the open," Grouchy said, getting himself dressed and then peering through his door to watch the other male Smurfs as they passed by, heading straight for the dining commons. After a while of waiting and watching, Grouchy said, "Okay, I think we're in the clear. Just smurf my hand and be careful."

"Of course, my dear," Angel said. She took Grouchy's hand as he led her out of his house and headed for the dining commons to join his fellow Smurfs.

Tapper and Duncan had already got their breakfasts and were sitting down to eat and converse with each other when they saw Grouchy at the end of the line with Angel. "Great Smurfiny Crickets, who is that female Smurf that is with Grouchy?" Tapper asked.

"I'm smurfing anything that it's Grouchy's love doll that has somehow smurfed to life, laddie," Duncan surmised.

"That's his love doll?" Tapper said, sounding surprised. "Well, I didn't expect him of all Smurfs to be able to smurf her to be this real."

"When you want it so badly, you'll smurf your best into what you create for yourself," Duncan said.

Greedy met with Grouchy as he passed through the serving tables with Angel. "So you finally smurfed out of your house to enjoy some food for a change," Greedy said. "And who is this fine young lady Smurf who is with you?"

"Oh, uh, this is my...uh, companion Angel," Grouchy responded.

"It is nice to meet with you, Greedy," Angel said, sounding polite.

"The both of you smell like you're truly happy with each other," Greedy said. "Is there anything that I can smurf for you for your first meal here, Angel?"

"No thanks, Greedy," Angel said. "I don't need to eat anything."

Greedy snorted. "Well, I'm sure that Grouchy would like to smurf something if you're just going to smurf by his side and watch him eat."

"Just whatever the Smurfs are having this morning, Greedy," Grouchy said.

Greedy served Grouchy his meal, then Grouchy headed for the table that Tapper and Duncan were sitting at with Angel following close by.

"Smurf o' the morning to you, my fellow Grouchy," Tapper greeted. "I see that you'll be smurfing your breakfast with your new companion this morning."

"This is my companion Angel, Tapper," Grouchy introduced.

"How do you do, Tapper?" Angel said, extending her hand to Grouchy's friend.

"I'm fine this morning, my dear Angel, but mostly I'm concerned about our friend Grouchy," Tapper said as he shook Angel's hand. "This is rather soon for him to smurf up with somebody that nobody else in the village has met yet."

"But you sure are a fine lass to smurf our boy some company," Duncan said. "I'm already feeling jealous of his good fortune right about now."

"This is my friend Duncan McSmurf," Grouchy introduced. "Some people like to call him Gutsy, which he really hates."

"I'm pleased to meet with you, Duncan," Angel said, extending her hand to shake Duncan's.

"How long do you plan on smurfing in the village, Angel?" Tapper asked.

"Oh, as long as Grouchy lives," Angel answered. "I'm his love companion. I will stay with him to make sure that he is properly loved."

"Papa Smurf may not like the idea of male and female Smurfs cohabitating with each other before they are married, lassie," Duncan said.

"I'm not worried about what other Smurfs might think, Duncan," Angel said. "I'm never going to leave Grouchy's side no matter what it takes."

To be expanded on.