Soaring on Wings
Prologue: In which a story is introduced...
By: RobinNAmon
Author's Note, Beginning: Hey everyone! My, it's been quite a while since I have published any stories! I must add though, this is my first Howl's Moving Castle fanfic! (The crowd goes wild! err... the small one that still reads my stories.) I have originally written HMC fanfictions, but I never got the courage, I suppose, to post them here. Brave, aren't I? Well enough of this idle chit-chat, you're here to read some FANFIC, yay! Err... whatever that means :D. This story is based on the movie, not the book, by the way, but I am making Madame Suliman into Wizard Suliman as she appears in the book as a man ;). Okay, please enjoy the story, read the disclaimer, R&R if you want, of course, and have a nice day!
Disclaimer: The book, Howl's Moving Castle, is written by Diana Wynne Jones (a simply marvelous writer, if I do say so myself!). The movie, Howl's Moving Castle, is based off of Mrs. Jones' book, but the two aren't one in the same. All of the characters from the book (and movie) are copyrighted to their respective authors/creators. (What imagination those people have, you know ;)!) Any new character names I create for my story belong to me, Becky, aka RobinNAmon. Please keep these copyrights in mind :D!
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Green, sparkling hills were what the young woman sitting saw. From her view, she saw mountains, wondrous oceans, sloping valleys, and sunny skies; all signs of flawlessness in the day.
The young woman, who seemed to be enthralled by the enchanting sight before her, looked to be in her early 20s, if even that. She had pale white skin and brownish hair, but one might call her a beauty. Her appearance, however, did not accentuate her "beauty". Her dress, a faded green color, appeared worn and sagging. All around the beautiful woman were flowers, many flowers; roses, tulips, daisies, carnations, any other flowers imaginable were likely there. The flowers, the beauty all around her, they seemed to enthrall this one in absolute delight. While in her daze, the woman failed to notice a certain ginger-headed boy had been calling out her name for quite some time now,
"Sophie! Sophie! Calcifer says it is preparing to rain, and you should get in quickly, considering it won't be a pretty storm."
"I'll be there in just a moment, Markl. Tell Calcifer thank you for letting me know." The brunette stood up absently, but before she had a chance to make her way to the house----of which you wouldn't call a house, considering it looked like a heap of junk. However, you would have to peer inside to know what the "house" was actually. As such, the "don't judge a book by its cover" quote would like spring into one's head---, the clouds let the precipitation break through, and Sophie, as the boy Markl addressed her, got soaked by the rain. She hurried inside, only to be greeted with an unpleasant greeting.
"Sophie! I told you it would rain today! Now you'll have to wash up using all of my hot water, and then Howl will want some when he gets home as well!" The voice said. However, it wasn't a human that made the sound... it was... some sort of fire in the hearth speaking, a fire demon, per say. The fire demon seemed very indignant at Sophie.
"Oh, Calcifer, it's all right. To make up for it, I'm going to start making dinner. How about this... I'll give you the first thing I cook? Sound good?" Sophie said, trying to appease the little fire demon.
At that, Calcifer seemed to be content, and he prepared the water to be hot for Sophie to take a bath. 'Thankfully Sophie doesn't take hour long baths like Howl!' The fire thought.
Sophie went off to take a warm bath. Markl was practicing a spell Howl at left him to try and learn, so it left Sophie with at least one change of peace, just as she had had outside peering far out to the horizon and enjoying the landscape.
As she was in the bath, Sophie began to ponder over many things, and then... it hit her. 'Speaking of Howl, where was he? He left early this morning, even earlier than I had awakened, and has not been back since. Oh, I hope he hasn't gone off through the black portal; only he knows what through there, and the darkness gives me chills.'
Sophie prayed a silent prayer for Howl's safety, even though she had no idea what could endanger Howl, a master wizard who was known throughout the land of Ingary; almost as known as the Royal Wizard, Wizard Suliman.
Her mind and thoughts drifted elsewhere until the young woman decided it was time to get out of the bath. Sophie sneaked into her room without anyone noticing her, and she unconsciously fell asleep, forgetting about having to make dinner and everything else in her life...
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Author's Note, End: Well, what did you think of the prologue? Of course, many things are left vague, as I wanted to make the prologue short enough, since the chapters will be longer. It all will began on the title of the Prologue... In which a story is introduced...
Again, thank you for reading, if you are :D. Reading and reviewing are fantastic (R&R!), but I won't force you. Please just remember that constructive criticism will really help me. Thank you!