I went upstairs to take a bath. I got and thought and decided I was going to bed right after. I dyed my hair blonde. I got out went straight to bed. Right before I fell asleep I heard a noise in my room. I fell asleep right after. I halfway woke up. I felt cold. I had a stomachache and now that I thought about it my head hurt. I wondered what time it was then fell back asleep. I had a nightmare. I saw exactly what happened in the war. Everything was in flames. I felt like I was in triple the amount of pain that I should have been. I woke up. I was in a tangled heap. Sophie came bursting in.

"Howl, is something wrong?" Sophie yelled.

"Uggggghhhhh." I fell back into my pillow.

I was so cold. I fell back into unconsciousness. I dreamed again. The exact same thing this was getting slightly scary. I don't get why. This never happened before. I always got over it. I never got headaches or stomachaches and I've never been so cold. I woke up [again] with a hand on my forehead. It felt old and soft and firm all at the same time. I didn't feel like Sophie's hand all wrinkly and hard. I opened my eyes. I saw a familiar face watching me. It looked way too familiar and that face always scares me. I was looking in the face of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Sophie calling from downstairs, "Howl, go to sleep!"

Chapter 5

Sophie's P.O.V.

After Howl left I started to clean the house. After supper I went to bed a couple for a couple of hours. I woke up when I heard the water running. I began too make breakfast. I asked Calcifer when Howl had gotten home.

"About 3 hours ago." He told me. I checked on him and saw he still had his necklace on. I took it off, he could choke. I went downstairs.

I sighed. How difficult could it get? Wait, no don't answer that. Markl came down rubbing his eyes.

"When is Howl coming down?" He asked me.

"I don't know." I told him, "I'll go wake him up."

I walked up the stairs, walked to the end of the hall, and opened Howl's door. I entered a room full of toys, shiny things, and lots of odds and ends. I found Howl's bed and went over to it.

"Howl, Howl," I called gently. He didn't stir.

"Howl," I said shaking him.

He felt kind of cold. I put my hand on his forehead. It was freezing! I went downstairs.

"Markl where's the thermometer?" I asked him from the staircase.

"In the supply closet next to the mop," he told me.

I went upstairs, got the thermometer, and went to Howl's bedroom. I took his temperature it said 90.2.

"Markl is there a doctor around here?" I asked as he was stuffing his mouth full of bacon.

"Nof notfff ffforf wizardsfhf." He said with his mouth full.

"Swallow first." I told him.

"No, not for wizards." He said clearly.

"Oh, well that's lovely." I said

"Why what's the matter?"

"Howl's sick."

"What? Howl never gets sick."

"Well he did today."

"Really?"

"Do you know who can help him?"

"Well there is someone but, he doesn't like her much."

"Where is she?"

"In Kingsbury."

"Can we go there?"

"Yes Calcifer can you take care of the house?"

"Yes seeing as I'm the only one who does anything around here."

"Thanks."

"Let's go."

We left for Kingsbury once he had gotten a basket and map. I was out on the street soon. Up ahead was the castle. We started walking up the stairs. Into the room up at the top. A waiter with blonde hair came up to us. Markl told something to them. The waiter said "Come right this way." We entered what looked like a green house. I saw a slightly older woman in a chair. I sat down in the chair. Markl sat down next to me. I stayed silent. Markl spoke up, "Madame Sulliman can you please help Howl."

"It depends if you really want it."

"I do."

"Would you be willing to give me a new home temporally?"

"Yes if you would just help Howl."

"Alright." With a snap of her fingers we were back in Howl's castle. Calcifer sat there with his mouth open and in a high pitch voice said, "Markl you got HER?"

Madame Sulliman totally ignored him. "Where is Howl?"

"I'll take you to him I blurted out."

Chapter 6

Howl's P.O.V

That is the last face I'd ever expect to see. Why was Madame Sulliman in my bed room? I tried to sit up. I just fell down. Why was I so cold? I felt for my necklace it wasn't there. That explains everything. I looked around the room and didn't see it. Great I bet Sophie thought I'd choke and took it off.

Sophie's P.O.V.

"Howl can you tell me what's wrong."

"ahhhhnnieufnffgh"

"What."

Howl shook his head as if to wake himself up.

"My necklace."

Why would he want his necklace? It didn't make sense.

"Madame Sulliman, why does Howl want his necklace?" I asked her.

"Well, when a wizard gives his heart to a demon a smart wizard wants something from them. I bet Howl put a flame in that necklace. That's why he never takes it off."

"That might make a little sense."

[Sophie had a ready known about the whole wizard heart thing what think she did after supper, go straight to bed.]