A/N: I don't own any characters, none that I didn't create anyways. That means I don't own Howl... or Sophie *sigh* I'm new to this sort of thing so be gentle, please? Anyways rate and all that stuff, hope you enjoy :)

Prologue

It was a peaceful summer evening in the middle of July. The air was warm but not thick and there was a slight breeze. After running errands all day I had decided to paint and draw for it is my passion. However my small room makes it hard to paint in for long amounts of time. At the moment I was drawing and painting a delicate flower that would be white and red with hints of purple when I decided to get some fresh air, but couldn't for the life of me find my shoes.
"Mum? Where are you?" I called into the hallway
"Yes dear, I'm in the living room." She replied. I ran down skipping a few steps
"Have you seen my shoes?" I asked while searching the room.
"Yes I put them in the laundry room." She said without looking up from the book she was reading, which is odd since she is a very attentive woman. I decided not to question it as my dad had just left us a week or so earlier. I went in and found my shoes next to the door. Some fresh air will be nice.
"I'm going on a little walk." I said tying my shoes
"Okay don't stay out too late" She replied.
I set out smelling the flowers in the air. It was perfect walking weather as the sun was getting ready to set; it helped me to get inspired when I saw all of the beautiful scenes. I took mental pictures of certain things, the flowers next to the park bench and how the light made them look; the tree a block or so away that seemed to be detailed and so on. I couldn't have been walking for more than an hour when it happened. At first I felt dizzy and so I sat on a nearby park bench, but then I got tunnel vision, and I could have sworn I saw three people nearby arguing. I could just make out their faces before the blackness swallowed me whole. The next thing I knew I was falling and could see hardly anything. I could feel the wind rushing past making me feel anxious as if I was falling quickly, and then I forgot everything.