I looked at the blue rose in my hand and blushed as I sat beside Sophie, who was silent and holding the ribbon of her rose between her fingers. The door opened and Suzako came in with bouquet of roses. He said as he looked at Sophie: ,, Little Sophia let her mind wander. Little Sophia thought: Am I fonder of dolls, or of goblins, or shoes... ,,

Sophie and I smiled and greeted Suzako .He placed the bouquet on a table and continued: ,, Or of riddles, of frocks...,,

Sophie smiled and said: ,, Those picnics in the attic...,,

Suzako added: ,,Or of chocolates...,, Sophie said as she looked at Suzako: ,, Father playing the violin...,,

Suzako sat next to us and continued: ,, As we read to each other dark stories of the North...,,

Sophie said as her eyes met with Suzako`s: ,, No, what I loved best, Sophia said, is when I am asleep in my bed...,,

She sang sweetly : ,, And the Angel of Music sings songs in my head. ,,We all sang together: ,, The Angel of Music sings songs in my head.,,

Suzako hugged Sophie as he sighed: ,, You sang like an angel tonight.,,

He let her go and looked at me. , then he took my hand and said as our eyes met: ,,You sounded beautifully and danced like a nymph tonight . ,,

I blushed and said:,, Thank you, Monsieur . ,,

He giggled a little and said: ,, You can call me Suzako and I will call you by your name . ,,

I smiled and nodded, then Sophie looked at Suzako and sighed: ,, Father said: When I'm in Heaven, child, I will send the Angel of Music to you. Well, Father is dead, Suzako. And I have been visited by the Angel of Music. Even Briana was when she came here to Paris. ,,

Suzako looked at us and said:,, Oh, no doubt of it. And now, we go to supper. ,,

He got up, but Christine said with worry in her voice: ,, No, Suzako. The Angel of Music is very strict! ,, I got up and said: ,, Well , he said that I don`t have my music lessons today, so I can go with Suzako . Can I Suzako? ,,

Suzako looked at me and said: ,, Yes, you can. I shant keep you two up late.,,

He walked away with a chuckle, then Sophie warned: ,, Suzako, no.,,

I was out of the door and heard Suzako said as he looked at Sophie : ,, You must change. I'll order my carriage. Two minutes, Little Sophia.,,

He closed the door, then I said: ,, Could you wait for ten minutes or fifteen ? I need to change out of my costume. ,,

I went towards my room, took my costume and tiara off, and put on my shoes and my light blue dress. I brushed my hair and looked at my reflection. I hung my costume up and went out the door to meet with Suzako. I walked out and said as I looked at him: ,, I'm ready. Shall we see if Sophie's ok? ,,

Suzako held my hand and led me towards the room. On the way there, I noticed that opera house was quiet and candles were blown out .I was a bit worried but I calmed as we got to dressing room. But the door was locked and I could hear Howl's voice singing. Suzako jingled the doorknob and stopped. He said as he heard a voice: ,, Whose is that voice? Who is that in there? ,,

I checked the door and knocked as I called: ,, Sophie? Sophie! ,,

I heard Howls voice saying something, then everything was silent. I said as I looked at worried Suzako: ,, She must 've been playing some loud music and couldn't hear us. We can only hope that she is alright. ,,

He held his arm out to me, which I held onto and walked with him out of the Opera Populaire. We walked over towards a carriage and rode off towards one of the finest restaurants in Paris. We got ourselves seated at a table and waited for our orders. As I had a sip of water, Suzako asked : ,, What were you doing here in Paris?,,

I sighed and said: ,, Well, my family and I come from different time .We went on trip to see Paris and have fun at Disneyland . I also love the theater and ballet, so I thought of having a career as a dancer. I've been dancing since my childhood and I like to sing. ,,

Suzako looked at me and said: ,, That's interesting. Also, there's something about you that makes you special. ,,

I was surprised, then Suzako said as he tried not to blush: ,, Well, you are noble, kind and have talent . ,,

I blushed, then we talked a bit and told each other our interests. I asked as I tried not to blush: ,, Does your estate have horses there? I like horseback riding and horses. ,,

Suzako answered after taking a sip of water: ,, Yes, it does. I think you and Sophie would be happy to visit it. ,,

I thought about Howl and said : ,, If I'm not busy with my music lesson or anything else, I would be glad to go. ,, We ate our dinner, had the check paid, and talked a bit more. He laughed at some of my stories, especially about event with show off prima donna. Suzako said after he stopped laughing: ,,

I couldn't believe that she walked off like that.,,

I said as I looked at Suzako : ,, She complained about bad things that happened to her for three years. I'm glad she left because I couldn't take her attitude anymore and her screeching voice. ,,

Suzako sighed as he looked at me: ,, I know what you mean. ,,

Getting up, he held my arm and walked back towards the carriage. We rode back towards the Opera House, said good night, and I went back inside .As I walked up to the dormitories, I heard some laughs and screams from the girls. I met up with Madame Grady and saw Joseph Buquet using a piece of fabric as a cape. He said as he scared some girls: ,, Like candle wax is his skin...Two cold ice blocks are his eyes . You must always be on your guard or he will catch you with his magical lasso! ,,

He had a rope out and got me in it. I said as I tried to get it of me : ,,Let me go!,,

He pulled me closer to him and made snarling noises. I tried to wriggle out of his grasp and shouted: ,, Let go of me, you sick pervert! Get your lustful hands of me! ,,

I tried to shove him away, but he leered his face towards me. He smirked as he caressed my neck: ,, Can't escape me now, can you? ,,

I wanted to slap him ,but luckily, Madame Grady pulled me away .She said as I moved away and gave Joseph Buquet dirty look : ,, Those who speak of what they know find, too late, that prudent silence is wise. ,,

She looked at Buquet, smacked him, and said as she places the rope around his neck: ,, Joseph Buquet, hold our tongue and keep your hand at the level of your eyes!,,

He stopped the rope from strangling him and got out of the room. Ester looked at me and asked: ,, Are you alright?,,

I sighed and looked away: ,, Yes, I'm okay. If he tries to lay a finger on me, I will beat him till he is black and blue. ,,

The two of us got back to the rooms we shared. She asked about what dinner was like with Suzako, then I said as I tried not to blush: ,, Well, he is kind and handsome . We just talked to each other and laughed a little. ,,

I changed into my nightgown that I wore a lot, brushed my teeth and got into bed for the night. As I fell asleep, I dreamed of Howl holding my hand, then I remembered Joseph Buquet and I was worried. I held the covers tighter to me and slept better through the night.

Howl's POV

I heard that Briana had gotten back from Madame Grady. I left my lair to see Briana going into the dormitories. However, that drunken Joseph Buquet was telling stories about me. He scared the girls and said,, Like candle wax is his skin...Two cold ice blocks are his eyes . You must always be on your guard or he will catch you with his magical lasso! ,,

He had a rope out and got Briana in it. She said as she tried to get it of her: ,,Let me go!,,

He pulled her closer to him and made snarling noises. I felt my blood begin to boil and my eyes turn dark. No one will touch Sophie and Briana, my angels of music. She tried to wriggle out of his grasp and shouted: ,, Let go of me, you sick pervert! Get your lustful hands of me! ,,

She tried to shove him away, but he leered his face towards her. He smirked as he caressed her neck: ,, Can't escape me now, can you? ,,

I was close to killing the drunk man, but I didn't want to scare Briana. Briana wanted to slap him, but luckily, Madame Grady pulled her out. She said as Briana moved away and gave Joseph Buquet dirty look: ,, Those who speak of what they know find, too late, that prudent silence is wise. ,,

She looked at Buquet, smacked him, and said as she placed the rope around his neck: ,, Joseph Buquet, hold our tongue and keep your hand at the level of your eyes!,,

He stopped the rope from strangling him and got out of the room. Ester looked at Briana and asked: ,, Are you alright?,,

Briana sighed and looked away: ,, Yes, I'm okay. If he tries to lay a finger on me, I will beat him till he is black and blue. ,,

I couldn't blame her for that. He also made me angered for treating women like this, especially to someone special and innocent as Briana. I watched her walk away with Madame Grady's daughter to the room they shared, then I moved away to let them undress. In a few minutes, I heard about what had happened at the dinner with monsieur Kururugi. Briana said as she tried not to blush: ,, Well, he is kind and handsome . We just talked to each other and laughed a little.,,

I watched her prepare herself to get into bed and watched her fall asleep. I saw her worried face as she held the covers. I heaved a sigh and whispered: ,, She's kind and special like an angel. ,,

I left the window and got back to the lair before Sophie woke up. As I got down, I kept thinking about Briana and would do anything to protect her from harm.