Stars and Howls
Disclaimer: I do not own "Howl's Moving Castle".
Chapter 1: Tempest
The lightning flashed through the dark sky and thunder roared across the valley. The rain pounded down to the earth's surface, creaking rivers in the dirt road. Sophie sighed and watched the rain in the window and listened only half-heartedly to Calcifer's complaints. "It's all wet here, Sophie are you ignoring me? I'm a fire demon remember! Water and I don't mix!" Calcifer screeched. He mumbled a few more incoherent things then settled to hiding under his log.
A click of the door roused Sophie from her daze. She glanced over and saw that the portal was on the black section. Howl's home… She thought. And indeed a few moments later, a head of beautiful black hair emerged from the gloom. Calcifer sighed. "Howl you're home…thank god…" He paused in his sentence and glanced at Sophie. "Sophie was picking on me…" He whined. Howl didn't look up at him. The heavy black wings folded to his back, losing some of the glossy feathers.
"Calcifer…Make hot water for my bath…" He mumbled. Calcifer grumbled a few incoherent things, but Howl seemed to ignore him. Instead he looked up at Sophie with those gentle blue eyes and forced a smile. "How are you this evening, Sophie?" He asked quietly. "Fine thank you…" She replied in her proper way. Howl nodded. Without another word, he slipped up the stairs and disappeared into the bathroom.
A/N: Sorry it's so short, but the next chapter will be longer… Please RXR