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Disclaimer: I am not Hayao Miazaki or Dianna Jones, so none of the characters belong to me, sadly.
Sophie's POV
"Is it time for breakfast yet?" Howl asks me. I burst out laughing. He wakes up from a nightmare and instead of going back to sleep or asking me what happened, he asks for breakfast? Of all the things he could ask for, he asks for breakfast?
"Yes Howl, yes it is," I reply before sliding out of bed. But before I can get out, Howl grabs my wrist and gives me a pleading look.
"Can we sit here for a bit?" he asks me.
"I thought you wanted breakfast?" I ask.
"I do, in a bit. But right now, I just want to sit with you for a while." I give him a skeptical look. "Besides," he explains, "It's not even sunrise yet." I look out the window. The moon is still in the sky, but you can see a pale dawn starting to grow. I let out a sigh of defeat and crawl back into our warm bed.
Howl smiles as I settle back in next to him. With the quiet time, I get to thinking...
"Howl?"
"Hmm?"
"When I was under the Witch of the Waste's curse," he looks at me, his curiosity peaked, "could you see past my curse?"
"Pardon me?"
"When I was Grandma Sophie, how did you know it was me?" I further inquire.
"I couldn't see past it, per say. I had a feeling that it was you, but I wasn't quite sure." he tells me, "It wasn't until that first night after you came to the castle that I knew it was you." I look at him curiously. First night?
"What do you mean?"
"Your first night at the castle. You were sleeping when I came back home in the middle of the night. The curse didn't affect you when you were sleeping. It was the you I rescued from the guards. It was the you I taught how to fly. It was the you that captured my heart and mind," Howl explains to me eyes shining with love. "It was at that moment I knew that the older version of you was the version I wouldn't mind growing old with. That moment I realized that I was falling in love with you. From that moment on, I knew you were the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
I look up at him, and realize that even when I was under a spell, he managed to see throught that to who I really was. He fell in love with me for me, not because I was beautiful. It wasn't until I realized who I was that he fell in love with me entirely. I lean in and smile. I lean in further and meet his lips with a kiss. After a second or so, I feel his lips press back. In that kiss, I feel all the love he has for me. Howl is the one to break the kiss. He looks out the window, and smiles.
I look at him and wonder what he's thinking about. He looks back at me, still smiling. Without a word of explanation, Howl scoops me up, and carries me up several flights of stairs to the balcony overlooking the castle as we fly through the skies. He lets go of me so I can stand on my own. Why did he bring me up here I wonder as I look up at him. As if sensing what I'm about to ask him, Howl brings a finger to his lips and points out at the sky. I look where his finger is pointing, and see the sunrise coming up.
I lift my hand to cover my eyes from the glare, but keep my eyes open to watch. I see dozens of colors paint the morning dawn. Bright yellow hues, warms orange tones, and a few remaining shades of midnight blue fade from the sky as the sunrise takes control. I feel Howl drape his arm behind me, so his hand lies on my waist.
I look behind me at my love. He smiles down at me and lays his lips across mine. I kiss him back as his arm snakes around to my shoulders. Without warning he breaks the kiss and sweeps me up bridal style. Howl steps up onto the rail of the balcony. I look at him and try to protest. But before I get a word in edge wise, Howl steps off the railing. We fall for a few seconds before Howl starts walking on the air like that day we first met. Howl stops and sets me down next to him. He smiles at me, takes my hand, wraps his own hand around it and asks me a question: "Ready?"
I smile and nod and we walk on air to the kitchen. When we reach the door, Howl steps on the small platform and opens the door for me. I walk in with Howl following behind me. I make my way over to the hearth and start breakfast while Howl goes and gets Markl up. I smile as I fry the eggs and bacon. Calcifer looks at me like I'm a crazy person or something.
"What?" I ask the fire demon.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all." he nonchalauntly replies.
"No really what?"
"Nothing! Honestly." Calfier says.
"Calcifer..."
"Fine. I was just wondering when you and Howl were going to start planning the wedding."
"OH MY GOSH!"
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