Sophie's True Love – Chapter 7
Lettie and Prince Justin decided there was no point in retiring alone within their own chambers. So, they sat together inside Justin's bedroom.
"How did you and Sophie meet?" Lettie asked him.
Without hesitation, Justin told Lettie the whole story from his point of view.
"What exactly happened after Sophie kissed you, other than turning human?" Lettie leaned toward him.
"Sophie ran to Howl's side", the prince said it as though it was obvious.
"It sounds like my sister's true love is Howl", Lettie moved in ever closer, "Otherwise a girl would never run off to another man's side with a 'turnip' just having transformed into a handsome prince in front of her".
"Then", Justin drew away from Lettie, but only by the slightest bit, "explain why the kiss worked".
"Maybe…" Lettie reached out her hand to rest on the prince's cheek, "maybe Sophie was close to your true love".
"What do you mean?" Prince Justin asked and did not turn away from Lettie's tough; he even leaned into the feel of her tender palm.
She kisses him. Pressing her lips against his with a firmness that makes him know that she truly means what she is saying. It makes Justin realize that Lettie cares for him and that he knew that, somewhere deep inside himself, he had feelings for her… that he loved her.
It only took a single moment for all these realities to flow through the prince's mind and then it was he who deepened the kiss.
The pair separates for only a moment. Regaining breathe in their lungs and taking in the moment in each other's eyes. Then, there was no stopping them. Their lips crashed together; Justin pulling her closer and closer to him. The next kiss lead to another and then another and then another, until to finally became clear that they were going to spend the entire day in Justin's royal bed.
Back at Howl's Castle…
Howl and Sophie were sitting in the bath together; basking in the glow of their love. Howl sitting behind Sophie and she comfortably leaning against his soaking wet chest.
"I feel bad about how I left Turnip", Sophie spoke plainly as Howl lazily kissed her neck, "And Lettie, I left her alone in a foreign land… that wasn't fair of me".
Howl started to laugh a little against her throat, "Why is Lettie in Justin's kingdom?"
"I invited her", Sophie looked over her shoulder at him.
Now Howl couldn't help but laugh whole heartedly. Sophie splashed him with water and asked him why he was laughing.
"You left me to go on a long term date with that 'turnip' of yours and invited your sister to be a third wheel", and with that he burst out laughing again.
"I was only going to be gone with Turnip for three days and it wasn't a date", Sophie pushed away from her lover, "And, Lettie works hard… she deserved a vocation".
"You deserved a vocation too", Howl cheekily smiled at her and brushed his lips against hers.
"Next time", Sophie whispered on his lips, "we can go on vocation together".
They both beamed at each other and started another round of endless kissing.
"I still don't like they way I left", Sophie spoke concerned as she broke away from their kisses.
Howl hung his head and let out a sigh of sexual frustration, "I suppose I could use my powers to check in on them and let you see that they are alright".
Sophie grinned from ear to ear and Howl went to work clearing the water in front of them, using it as a flat, liquid crystal ball.
An image appeared, it was Justin and Lettie… together… holding each other… in bed.
Sophie gasped and Howl started laughing again.
Sophie slapped Howl and he made the image vanish.
"At least you don't have to worry about Lettie being alone", Howl smiled at her, trying to contain his laughter.
Sophie just shook her head at him. Howl started to press his lips to hers, kissing her softly, over and over again, until she started to respond to him. Within a matter of minutes that pair was splashing water out of the tub and all over the bathroom floor.
THE END
