( 14 Years Later )

14 years had past, Sophie became happier as the years past, but every year on their daughters birthday she cried, remembering the day she had to give her beloved baby away, the day when the future was never changed, soon badness will grow. Because their daughter was in her 14th year of age, Howl and Sophie believe it to be time, Markl had now grown to great wizard, but he still lived in the castle, he never found someone and he wanted to be here for their daughter and for the fight against Madame Suliman, and the witch of the waist still stayed as well for the same reason. They all had to stay hidden for years, staying invisible, Suliman never found them, but they knew that she was still out there waiting for the right moment to strike. Howl and Sophie were in their room staying silent, until Sophie said, "tomorrow is the day isn't it Howl" Howl smiled and nodded, but he looked confused for Sophie's face didn't look excited,

"what's wrong?" he asked, Sophie sighed,

"what if she hates us, not once had we visited her, she doesn't know who she is, we don't even know her name or what's she looks like, all I have is the dream I had before we were married and I've forgotten now." Howl knew what she was saying but still smiled,

"I bet she will be perfect, she will look just like you, and she will always be a rare beauty"

"yeah, even more than me" Howl gasped,

"no one could be more beautiful than you" he kissed her forehead, "now, let's get some sleep, I bet you want to be wide awake tomorrow" Sophie nodded and kissed him on the lips before getting under the covers with Howl's arm round her waist, dreaming about what their daughter was like.

They woke up the next morning to find the sky beautifully clear, perfect for flying, Sophie felt nervous, they hadn't seen their daughter in 14 years, all they could remember was that she had sparkling blue eyes like her father. Howl felt nervous but decided to keep it in, they had breakfast with Markl, the witch, Calcifer and Anya, they were all excited about seeing their daughter, even Anya. After breakfast Sophie helped Markl wash up and then stood by the door, Howl saw the same look in her eyes as last night, but he smiled and took her hand, she smiled back, "ready?" he said, Sophie nodded,

"ready!" Howl changed into his bird form and Sophie jumped on his back, they flew out of the door, it was still beautiful. For the whole journey, Sophie and Howl were thinking about what they were going to say, "she's going to kill us, we're bad parents for letting her go, she'll never forgive us" Sophie said,

"she will, we have to make sure that she understands that if we kept her, then she would be in danger, we have been hiding for 14 years and that is no life for a child." Sophie buried her face into his feathers and groaned,

"she still will never forgive us"

"she will have grown and learned to understand, but let's talk about something better, I wonder if Alex ever taught her the language of the ancient, if he did, we could have really used her back when we needed to rescue you, but we were mainly rescuing you because of her" Sophie giggled,

"yes, but you did save me and I hope that our daughter has been having a wonderful life, Alex and Ariana always wanted children but poor Ariana couldn't have them, it broke her heart, so I believe that giving our daughter to her was a good idea, she understands that we need to take her away, Ariana is smart." Howl nodded,

"we're almost their, do you believe she will look like the girl in your dream all those years ago" he said, Sophie pulled a face,

"I told you last night that I had forgotten what the girl looked like, but if she does I would recognise her instantly." They flew for a while in silence until they saw the home town of Alex and Ariana, Sophie smiled and Howl began to fly down. They got to the ground and found themselves in front of Alex and Ariana's door, Sophie gulped as Howl knocked, after 5 seconds the door opened to reveal Ariana looking like she hadn't aged a day, she gasped at the two people in front of her, then squealed and ran to Sophie giving her a huge hug.

"Sophie, Howl, has it been 14 years already, I have missed you guys so much" she screamed, Sophie smiled and hugged her back tight,

"we've missed you too Ariana" said Sophie, Ariana pulled away,

"please come inside you two" she said going into the house, "Alex! Sophie and Howl are here" she shouted upstairs, at that moment thudding came down the stairs and a blur was heading for Sophie, she gasped as Alex flung himself at her and lifted her up,

"Sophie, oh god is it really you, you wouldn't believe how much we have missed you" he cried,

"I think I know enough" she laughed. Alex pulled away and they walked into the sitting room,

"I expect that you are here for your daughter" said Ariana, Howl and Sophie nodded,

"yes, we are sorry to take her away from you" said Sophie, Alex shook his head,

"no, don't be, we love her and she is amazing, but we understand, she can always visit us and we will always be here for her" Sophie nodded, then looked at Ariana,

"so what rare name did you give her?" Ariana smiled,

"we decide to give her a name that fitted her beauty...Bronté" Sophie gasped,

"oh my god, that is such a beautiful name, is she really that beautiful" Alex nodded.

"oh yes, but she is like you Sophie, she doesn't like to admit it" Sophie giggled,

"so where is she?" said Howl,

"Bronté is very skilled and has decided to take her bow out, she has been skilled in fighting and has never had a lesson, we tell her that she doesn't need to use the bow or fight, but she says that it is fun and she chose to, she'll be back soon though" said Alex, they nodded. Ariana leaned in,

"there is one more thing you need to know, Bronté has already started to use magic, she has a thing for fire and we have become a little scared of her, but not that scared"

"when did she start?" asked Howl,

"I remember when she was 4, she took a glass of water and suddenly started to shape it into different shapes, that is strong magic for a 4 year old"

"4, that's not fair! I found out I had magic at the age of 7" said Howl stubbornly. He crossed his arms and leaned back into the chair,

"plus, I did teach her the language of the ancients, but not much because it appears that your daughter has the same gift as me, suddenly when she was 6 she started to write the language of the ancients, it was unbelievable" said Alex, Sophie giggled,

"well she is the daughter of the most powerful wizard know to man" she said nudging Howl who was still acting stubborn, at that moment the door opened,

"HI, IM HOME" shouted a voice, Sophie became tense, but Howl just held her hand. A young woman began to come round the corner holding a bow with some arrows in a bag on her back, Sophie looked at the girl and saw the same blue eyes as her baby girl, she looked the same as the girl in her dream all those years ago. Her hair was in a plait and reached down to her bum, she looked at Sophie and Howl and smiles,

"Sophie, Howl" began Ariana, "this is Bronté" and she looked so much like her mother.

Yay, I'm sooooo happy to finally start this next part of the story, I have been hitting myself to make me stop writing it, I promise I would start today. So their daughters name is Bronté, I just chose a name that was extremely rare and sounded pretty, I would like to say thank you to

Time-Angel-Kiko

For reviewing the last story, it means a lot to me and I hope to get more reviews in this story. I might do another one later tonight, but for now

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