OK, so we've got the ending of the movie coming, but am I going to end the story there? No way! Thanks for reviewing, Yuuki-Chan-13 and Chuu112!

Miyoko looked down at her hands and the light. "Calcifer?" she whispered.

The familiar face appeared. "Miyoko. I feel drained."

"I worked it out." Miyoko whispered. "The curse. But if I give Howl his heart back, what will happen to you?"

"I think I could be OK." Calcifer answered. "I mean, we survived when you threw water on me. So I think you could do it and I'll survive."

"I'll try." Miyoko answered. Before she did it, she whispered "Please let Calcifer live, and let Howl get his heart back." It was almost like a prayer. Miyoko wasn't really one for praying, but for once, she didn't feel weird saying it. She gently pushed the flickering fire into Howl's chest, exactly where his heart would go.

For a moment, nothing happened. Then suddenly, a star floated into the air. Calcifer's voice came from it, and Miyoko realized that being separated had sent him back into the form of the star he was before that one night Miyoko witnessed. He sounded much stronger, and happier than she'd ever heard. She had to smile at the energetic star.

"I'm alive!" Calcifer cried. "It worked, and I'm alive, and now I'm free! For now, I'm outta here!" He disappeared into the distance, laughing.

But the second he disappeared, the poles broke. Suddenly, the wooden board turned into a sledge down the hill – the most dangerous hill to go down.

"It's because Calcifer left!" Markl called out. Rosaria began screaming in fear. Even Howl reacted by moving a tiny bit, even though he still didn't wake up. Miyoko shut her eyes tightly, so she didn't see SS jump in front of the boards and slow it down, finally having it stop on a flat part of the hill.

Well, Miyoko noticed it then. "Silver!" she cried. "You saved us? Wow...but your metal's completely dented and starting to wear..." she realized. And then she thought about how kind SS had been to her. She knew he had feelings, even though he didn't talk, so she smiled and kissed him on the cheek, wondering if that meant anything.

But as she did that, his robotic scarecrow form changed. He was suddenly a young man in a tuxedo. He smiled at Miyoko and said "Thank you, Miyoko."

Miyoko stared at him, recognizing his face from the news. "You...you are..."

"The missing royal from Arizona, Jackson Salaam." the man finished, chuckling at her speech problem. "I was cursed to become a robotic scarecrow."

Rosaria looked thoughtful. "I think I remember that curse. A kiss from the enemy breaks that. Since Miyoko is from California, she would have counted as the enemy to you, someone from Arizona."

Jackson nodded. "If it wasn't for Miyoko, I would have been like that for the rest of my life – forever, since robots don't die."

At that moment, a familiar voice broke her thoughts. "Oh...what's happened? What..."

Miyoko smiled, and turned back. Howl had finally regained consciousness. "Hi." she said.

"What happened?" Howl questioned. "I feel like there's a weight on me now. It's half-familiar, but..."

At that moment, a surge of relief filled Miyoko. "Only you could tell when your heart was back after you lost it." she replied teasingly.

Howl looked back at Miyoko, as if seeing her for the first time. "I never noticed those silver streaks in your hair. It's amazing, like you have moonlight in your hair. It's so beautiful. You're beautiful."

Miyoko laughed a little bit at the cheesiness of the comment. Where was the "I-know-exactly-what-to-say-to-girls" man she knew? But then she smiled. "Really? I think you're just as beautiful!" She threw her arms around the wizard, and he returned the embrace.

"I have to leave now." Jackson said. "I have to make sure this war is stopped, since none of California has done Arizona wrong."

Rosaria smiled at him. "If you must, but don't be a stranger."

Jackson smiled at her. "If it means seeing you again, I'll come back."

Miyoko glanced back, and giggled. "Looks like we're not the only ones who fell in love, huh?"

Howl grinned back at her. "Guess not. I never thought I'd find someone I actually loved, though. Least of all some random girl I met on the streets, totally by chance."

Miyoko stared up at him for a moment. "So why did you bother to rescue me from those two? If I was so unimportant?"

"You really want to know?" Howl asked, looking reluctant to share. He sighed. "Those rumours weren't true, but there was a certain amount of truth in them. I got fun out of asking random girls out and flirting. I only ever got to third base with any of them, but that's because I'd always dump them after that. You were just one of those girls, at the time. I didn't really feel any guilt, because I didn't care about anyone, really. Now I have my heart back, I would probably die of guilt if I started doing that again."

Miyoko frowned for a moment, but her smile appeared. "Well, it doesn't matter now. What matters is that you have your heart back and everyone's safe." Then they kissed passionately. Jackson had left, but Rosaria and Markl stared at them. However, neither of them noticed it.

They didn't even notice when Rosaria smirked at them and said "Excuse me, you two! Keep it G-rated, we do have a child here!"

Markl glared at her, but looked away from the lip-lockers anyway.

When they broke apart, a star suddenly flew back down.

"Hey, isn't that Calcifer?" Markl exclaimed.

It was. He burst back into his fiery form in Miyoko's hands and explained "I kind of missed all of you. Besides, I think it's about to rain. I thought that if you do rebuild the castle, I'd power it...as well as you don't take me for granted any more."

Miyoko glanced at everyone else. She knew that everything was finally falling into place. Howl had his heart back, she was in love, the curses were broken, and everything would be fine.

This isn't the end! There's still one or two more chapters to go. Come on, review!