Howl's Moving Castle 2

(A/N: Hai! Sorry for such a long wait, I'm ill! And I have so much homework!)

Chapter Four

Howl stared at the sleeping girl, whilst Sophie was tidying all the potions spilt. Howl ambled his way to Sophie.

"Sophie, you should get some rest, I'll come up later." Howl whispered into Sophie's ear, she smiled and scurried her way upstairs. Howl then grabbed a chair and positioned it near Calcifer.

"So… What's the matter Cal?" Howl asked cheerfully, as he attempted to lighten up the atmosphere.

"Howl, she's not a normal bird." Calcifer explained calmly.

"What do you mean?" Howl asked whilst gazing at the girl.

"She's a phoenix and not only that, she a very rare one. She's one of the Lost Elemental Phoenixes and she holds the element of fire with that much power, she can destroy the world!" Calcifer explained, Howl stayed speechless and shrugged.

"So?" Howl asked, he did not understand why Calcifer was so worried, which made Calcifer groan.

"We need to return her to where she came from!" Calcifer exclaimed and Howl stood up, leaning over Calcifer.

"We are not going to return her, is it not obvious? The people, who were taking care of her, were not doing well, as she was on the edge of death!" Howl cried in lividly and Calcifer nodded his head and Howl sighed apologetically.

"I'm sorry Calcifer, I just want to protect this girl, for some reason, I felt a connection between us. Anyway, can you try to find some more about her? And please be nice." And with that Howl sauntered his way up the stairs, leaving Calcifer and the girl alone.

Minutes passed as Calcifer waited impatiently for the girl to wake up, soon after the girl groaned as she woke up. Her golden eyes showing, she looked around and gasped.

"Where am I?" the girl asked, her voice rung in Calcifer's ears, as he beckoned the girl to come over to him.

"You're a fire demon, aren't you? You look very powerful as well, very cute." The girl whispered as she lifted her hand towards Calcifer to stroke his fiery hair, which made Calcifer giggle.

"So, what's your name phoenix?" Calcifer asked.

"My name is Serefina, how about you?" Serefina asked.

"The name's Calcifer, so how did you get so, hurt?" Calcifer asked the girl looked at him with fear in her eyes.

"I… Well…" Serefina got broke off by the stairs creaking as Howl made his way down the stairs.

"Ah, so I see you have awoken, the name's Pendragon, Howl Pendrgaon." Howl uttered as he lifted his hand to Serefina to shake, she took it and smiled.

"My name is Serefina, Wizard Howl, and I want to say thank you, for both rescuing me and healing me." Before Howl was able to answer, Markl was standing on the bottom of the steps with Heen behind him.

"Heen!" Serefina cried and Heen instantly sprinted his way into Serefina's open arms.

"How do you know Heen?"

(A/N: Sorry for such a long wait and a short chapter, I'm feeling ill -.- and thank you for coping with my slow update! Please R&R!)