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Tha-Thump..
Tha-Thump...
Tha-Thump, Tha-Thump, Tha-Thump..
Howl could conclude one thing.
He was hungover.
He could feel the familiar sharp stabbing pain radiating from his..his head? No, no, his head felt fine. But then, how could that be?
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Voices, he could here voices, one smooth and regal, the voice of a man. Another raspy and worn with age, that of an old woman. Then, a child's voice, clear as day, but someone was missing, who could it be?
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Warm, he felt warm. A pulsing heat seemed to cover him, as light as a lovers touch..
Lover's touch.
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Sophie.
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The pounding became erratic, clumsy, his stomach dropped and he felt as if his heart might leap out of his chest..
But that was silly, he didn't have a heart.
But he did have eyes, now if only he could remember how to open them..
"Howl!" Ah, that was the voice that was missing, he mused.
"Howl!" Sophie, he wanted to say, Sophie, it's all right, I'm fine now, I..
"I feel terrible, like there's a weight on my chest!" The words flew out of his mouth, and dark hazel eyes snapped down to stare at him, a smile creeping across his dear Sophie's face.
"A hearts a heavy burden!", she chirped, her voice seeming to bubble with laughter.
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He could stare at her now, could take in every ounce of her slim body, neatly fitting on top of his own, he traced the gentle slope of her neck with his fingers, feeling the smooth porcelain skin underneath, he cupped her cheek then, a color of pink tainting them, then her eyes, so lovely, so expressive, and finally her hair, cut short, yet still stunning, still..
"Sophie! Your hair looks like starlight, it's beautiful!" And it was true, if Sophie could borrow his eyes and see her as he saw her now she would never doubt herself again.
And maybe she wouldn't anyway.
"You think so? Well so do I!" And then she tackled him, throwing her slender arms around his neck, catching his smiling lips with her own, holding him, kissing him as if she had never kissed him before, and maybe she hadn't, because this time he could feel it, love, it could have been hers or his, but it felt so strong, so bright, that if he were to open his eyes he wouldn't be surprised if he went blind by the sheer force of it.
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Suddenly his chest didn't feel so heavy anymore, it felt so light it could burst.