Sassette's Wedding Day: An Empath Story

"Sassette's Wedding Day" is a mini-story that is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series.

Story
It is the day of Sassette's wedding, which the Smurf Village has spent a week in preparing with the help of Smurfette and Vanity since Sassette herself did not know what she would want in her wedding to make it the perfect occasion. The Smurfs went out of their way to invite as many of their friends as they could to attend the wedding, with Father Time and Mother Nature dropping in to oversee the event for themselves. Psycheliana was chosen to be her maid of honor while Miracle served as the best man. Hefty would be the escort to take Sassette to the altar where she would meet her bridegroom Snappy, while Nat and Slouchy would be the ushers to take the bridesmaids to their places.

Smurfette was in Sassette's house, waiting as her sister Smurf was putting on her wedding dress and veil. She soon stepped out from behind the divider to show Smurfette the dress. "Oooh, you smurf so beautiful wearing it, I only wish that could have been my wedding dress," Smurfette remarked.

"I never thought that I would smurf the day of ever wearing a wedding dress for myself, Smurfette," Sassette said. "I don't feel like the same Smurfette that I used to be, back when I was just wearing pink overalls and a Smurf hat."

"You've grown beautiful over the years, Sassette," Smurfette said. "Snappy would be pleased to know that he's getting somebody that he would always love and would also love him no matter how hard things might smurf between you two."

"I could never imagine myself marrying Snappy, and now here I am, ready to smurf my heart and soul completely to him," Sassette said. "I don't know how this ever smurfed about, that he would be the Smurf that I would want to smurf the rest of my life with."

"That's what's so strange about love, Sassette, that it smurfs us in directions that we wouldn't expect to smurf," Smurfette said. "Empath was the Smurf that I have never expected myself to marry even when I first smurfed him, and now the two of us have smurfed the best years of our lives together. I'm sure that you'll have the same experience with Snappy."

"I still wish that I was old enough to marry Empath back when you did, Smurfette, because you made me so jealous of you," Sassette said. "I'm glad that Empath decided to be the minister that would join the two of us together...though it makes me wish that..."

"That Papa Smurf was still alive?" Smurfette said, finishing Sassette's thought. "I know how you feel about that, Sassette, and I'm sure that he with all his heart would have wanted to live to smurf this day in your life. But Papa Smurf will always be with us in spirit, so we know that he is always smurfing after us to make sure that we are smurfing the right thing in his place."

"You're right, Smurfette," Sassette said. "I guess it must be silly for me to wish Papa Smurf was still here if he truly is here with us in spirit."

"It's nothing you need to feel ashamed about, Sassette," Smurfette said. "Remembering those who have loved you as long as you're living is part of what makes us Smurfs. None of us would be here if it wasn't for the things that Papa Smurf did for us when we were young and in need of him. The best way we can honor him now is to live for today and let tomorrow smurf care of itself."

"Sassette, are you ready? The wedding is about to begin!" Hefty called out from outside the house.

"Oh, I'm ready, Hefty," Sassette said, grabbing the bouquet of flowers from the table. "This part is so exciting that I don't think I have the strength to smurf through with it."

"I'll be here with you, Sassette," Smurfette said, as they both headed for the door where Hefty waited for the bride to emerge.