Phases of the Moon
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just borrowed them for a while.
Claimer: I do own Wyn though so please don't use her without my permission.
To eklektik: I was thinking of a Welsh name too. Leisa right work, though I don't know if it fits 'Kayla.' *Points to title* I was also thinking of using the Welsh word for moon, lloer, but I don't know yet.
I'm leaning towards using Kamania (which is supposed to mean 'like the moon') or Levana (which is supposed to mean 'the moon').
To everyone who reads this: I've already decided on the name.
Chapter 3: In Which Howl, Wyn, and Morgan Go To Wales To Give Back Neil's 'Magic Box'
When Morgan was born to fit everyone in, Howl, with Michael and Toby's help, had to transform the moving castle into something more accommodating. By stretching the area next to Howl and Sophie's bedroom they were able to make a third room. This was Morgan's own room for a while.
When Wyn was born though, Morgan and her had to share rooms. Morgan didn't like this and was glad when Toby moved out because then Wyn took his room (which had once been Michael's as well.
So as Wyn walked past Morgan's room, a few days later, she noticed him leaning over a strange handheld magic box with moving pictures inside.
"Were did ya get that portable T.V. thing?" Wyn asked as she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Neil let me borrow it," was Morgan's hasty reply as he looked up.
"Yea right, Morgan," replied his sister laughing. "Neil never shares and I doubt he would let you borrow somethin' like that. You stole it from him, didn't ya?!"
"Well.It's none of your business, squirt!" Morgan said, his face turning red.
"You're lying!"
"Am not!"
"Are too! You know you can't bring stuff like that from Wales anyway!"
"Errrrrr."
"How did ya get that ta show channels anyway?" questioned Bronwyn.
"I obviously linked it to Wales with a spell, Pea brain," retorted Morgan.
"I'm telling Daddy!" explained Wyn getting ready to go downstairs.
"Wait!" yelled Morgan jumped up, putting the tiny box down, and running after his younger sibling.
Wyn raced downstairs, her ginger hair flying, Morgan hot on her tail.
"Dad!!!!!" screamed Wyn.
"I didn't do anything! I swear!!!!!!" Morgan said.
Howl looked up from his workbench where he was packaging up a spell for a petite girl in grubby clothes standing in the front doorway. The girl, who looked about the same age as Morgan, looked at the other children curiously.
"Don't you say anything, Wyn!!!" roared Morgan grabbing his sister's wrist.
"Let go! Dad, Morgan was doing somethin' bad," explained Wyn.
"Morgan, let your sister go," said Howl to his son. He then got up and said to the girl, "Excuse the feuding munchkins over there. Here's the spell you needed."
"Why thank you, sir," answered the girl, grabbing the packet, and skipping away, back into Kingsbury in fact.
Howl closed the door and turned to his daughter and son. "What's wrong, you two?" he asked them suspiously, while tapping his foot.
"Morgan was-"
"I was just playing in my room," interrupted Morgan quickly.
Howl hushed Morgan with a glare and turned back to Wyn who continued, "He was watching somethin' on a Wales T.V. thing!"
Howl turned back to Morgan sharply. "Morgan.."
"I was just watching a cricket game, Dad," Morgan pleaded.
"Why can't you go visit your aunt, uncle, or cousins to watch that in a world where that's normal?"
"I didn't want to 'cause last time Neil wouldn't let me use his T.V, Mari's a girl, and Aunt Megan and Uncle Gareth are boring. Besides Aunt Megan always complains I'm lazy and that I should just watch 'our' television if that's all I'm gonna do," explained Morgan.
"Morgan, we live in Ingary not Wales. To put it simply, would you rather live in a world with magic or a world somewhat advanced technologically?" Howl replied.
"Ummmmm."
"Exactly. Deal with the differences in the worlds. Just think I came to this world to learn magic, but to do that I had to deal with no more hamburgers and French fries," Howl said.
"Hamburgers are yummy," mumbled Wyn.
"I agree, Wyn," said Howl smiling.
"I guess I understand, but does that mean I have to give Neil his portable T.V. back?" inquired Morgan.
"Yesss.."
"Awwwww.." Morgan whined smirking faintly.
"Go get the T.V and let's go give it back now," said Howl.
"Yea we're going ta Wales! I want a burger, Daddy!" Wyn said squealing.
"Alright I'll get you one. Let's go then," Howl replied scribbling a note to Sophie to explain where they'd gone as Morgan went to get the magic box.
Howl switched the doorknob around to black blob down and opened the door. Morgan and Wyn followed Howl through the thick blackness outside the door. Beyond the darkness they were in the middle of a summery driveway.
Howl transformed his suit to the usual baggy 'WELSH RUGBY' jacket and pants and turned to the two little ones, "What are you two going to change your clothes to?"
"This." answered Wyn holding out her arms and changing her flowery purple dress with a pale lavender petticoat underneath into a purple tight shirt with a pink flower on the front and short, tight, matching leggings.
Howl smiled approvingly and turned to Morgan who had transformed his long loose fitting shirt and pants into a red tight shirt and equally tight stiff blue pants.
Howl unlocked the front door of 'Rivendell' and went inside, the other two following. "Uncle Howell!" exclaimed a teenage girl with long darkish hair happily looking up from a magazine.
"Hallo, Mari," said Wyn poking her head from behind Howl.
"Oh hi, Wyn. Is that Mor over there too?" asked Mari.
"Yep," answered Bronwyn pushing her reluctant brother out from behind their father.
"How are you, Mari? Are your brother or parents here?" questioned Howl.
"Oh Neil's in his room. He's visiting this weekend from college you see and Mom and Dad are in the backyard attempting to start our old grill," replied Mari smiling brightly.
"I see. Thank you, cariad," said Howl affectionately as he was turning to go upstairs to Neil's room.
"Okay, Uncle Howell, but by careful Neil's in a bad mood. It seems a girl dumped him back at college," answered Mari turning back to the magazine she had been reading before.
Howl, Wyn, and Morgan went up the stairs to Neil's room. Inside Neil was sitting in front of several magic boxes on a table, running his fingers over various keys on an odd pad covered in buttons.
"Neil!" shouted Howl.
Neil jumped and turned to his uncle glowering. "What do you want? I'm in the middle of something over here!" said Neil angrily.
Howl peered at the screen of one of the larger magic boxes and replied pleasantly, "So 'Instant Messaging' is more important than Morgan coming over here to give back something he borrowed from you?"
"Borrowed? What. You mean my missing T.V, don't you!!!" said Neil acquiescingly as he glanced at Morgan.
"Yes, you see Morgan-"
"I was looking everywhere for that!!!" said Neil crossly as he stood up.
"Now, now. At least he came over here to give it back," said Howl trying to subdue his nephew's temper.
"Who said he could-"
"Here's it back," said Morgan quickly handing the tiny magic box to his cousin.
"Don't you ever take anything of mine, or-"
"Neil!"
Everyone jumped at the sudden stern voice coming from the behind them. They turned to see Neil's father, Gareth, standing looking formable in the doorway.
"Hi, Uncle Neil," said Wyn quietly, breaking the silence.
"Hello, Bronwyn," replied her uncle smiling slightly. "Now be nice, Neil. Obviously young Morgan made a mistake but at least he came here to right his wrong."
"Yes, Dad."
"Very well then, Neil," said Gareth, "Now how are you three, Howell, Morgan, Bronwyn?"
"We're doing fine, Gareth," answered Howl. Wyn glanced at him curiously noticing the slight restrained dread in her father's voice and she suddenly remembered her mother telling her how Howl was a bit afraid of his brother- in-law. (A/N: I got that from p. 101-102 in HMC that stated, '"Gareth isn't in yet," Megan said in a meaning sort of way. "What a pity! We can't stay," Howl said, smiling a warm, false smile.' I guess I fantasized a little too much on what Megan was talking about, but anyway on with the story.)
"Won't you three stay for dinner?" inquired Gareth somewhat darkly at Howl.
"No, that's alright. We really need to be going," replied Howl hurriedly.
"Very well then," said Gareth moving out of the doorway. Wyn glanced at her uncle as she went threw the door. He was taller than Neil but just as dark as him though.
They went home together, feeling somewhat subdued. Back in the moving castle, Sophie and Calcifer were chatting while Sophie got dinner ready.
"-and then she demanded I-" Sophie said to Calcifer. She then noticed the others and spoke to them somewhat cheerfully, "Oh hello you three. How was your trip?"
"It was great, Mommy! Hallo, Calcifer!" answered Wyn running to kneel in front of the grate where Calcifer was sitting at the moment.
"Do you have to squeal like that, 'little witch'?" asked Calcifer smiling slightly with fondness at the tiny girl. From the start Calcifer had taken a liking to the little girl who had when only a little baby had attempted to cuddle him, but had received in return a miniature burn, but also Calcifer's friendship due to her early curiosity.
Calcifer liked her bland inquisitiveness towards anything having to due with magic and had endured hours of persistent questioning from the knowledge hungry child. So as he lovingly teased Wyn he 'warmed' with affection.
"Why don't we eat now that we're all here," said Sophie now finished in preparing their meal.
"I wanted a burger," mumbled Kayla unhappily.
Howl sighed and tapped one of the plates Sophie was setting up, causing a tasty hamburger to appear on it.
"Yippee!" squealed Wyn making Calcifer squint at her high-pitched cry of glee and Morgan to shake his head laughing in slight shame at his 'odd' little sister.
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Author's Note: Another chapter. Yay! ^___^
A/N 2: Please review. The more reviews I get the faster I'll write. I promise. (Unless 'evil' school gets in the way in which case I'm sorry for possibly delaying any further chapters.)
A/N 3: Yep, I'm still here. Hehe. Anyway, I recommend reading the newest HMC fic Sakura's 'Ever After.' Okay, I'm finally gone.
^__- Bye.
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: All characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just borrowed them for a while.
Claimer: I do own Wyn though so please don't use her without my permission.
To eklektik: I was thinking of a Welsh name too. Leisa right work, though I don't know if it fits 'Kayla.' *Points to title* I was also thinking of using the Welsh word for moon, lloer, but I don't know yet.
I'm leaning towards using Kamania (which is supposed to mean 'like the moon') or Levana (which is supposed to mean 'the moon').
To everyone who reads this: I've already decided on the name.
Chapter 3: In Which Howl, Wyn, and Morgan Go To Wales To Give Back Neil's 'Magic Box'
When Morgan was born to fit everyone in, Howl, with Michael and Toby's help, had to transform the moving castle into something more accommodating. By stretching the area next to Howl and Sophie's bedroom they were able to make a third room. This was Morgan's own room for a while.
When Wyn was born though, Morgan and her had to share rooms. Morgan didn't like this and was glad when Toby moved out because then Wyn took his room (which had once been Michael's as well.
So as Wyn walked past Morgan's room, a few days later, she noticed him leaning over a strange handheld magic box with moving pictures inside.
"Were did ya get that portable T.V. thing?" Wyn asked as she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Neil let me borrow it," was Morgan's hasty reply as he looked up.
"Yea right, Morgan," replied his sister laughing. "Neil never shares and I doubt he would let you borrow somethin' like that. You stole it from him, didn't ya?!"
"Well.It's none of your business, squirt!" Morgan said, his face turning red.
"You're lying!"
"Am not!"
"Are too! You know you can't bring stuff like that from Wales anyway!"
"Errrrrr."
"How did ya get that ta show channels anyway?" questioned Bronwyn.
"I obviously linked it to Wales with a spell, Pea brain," retorted Morgan.
"I'm telling Daddy!" explained Wyn getting ready to go downstairs.
"Wait!" yelled Morgan jumped up, putting the tiny box down, and running after his younger sibling.
Wyn raced downstairs, her ginger hair flying, Morgan hot on her tail.
"Dad!!!!!" screamed Wyn.
"I didn't do anything! I swear!!!!!!" Morgan said.
Howl looked up from his workbench where he was packaging up a spell for a petite girl in grubby clothes standing in the front doorway. The girl, who looked about the same age as Morgan, looked at the other children curiously.
"Don't you say anything, Wyn!!!" roared Morgan grabbing his sister's wrist.
"Let go! Dad, Morgan was doing somethin' bad," explained Wyn.
"Morgan, let your sister go," said Howl to his son. He then got up and said to the girl, "Excuse the feuding munchkins over there. Here's the spell you needed."
"Why thank you, sir," answered the girl, grabbing the packet, and skipping away, back into Kingsbury in fact.
Howl closed the door and turned to his daughter and son. "What's wrong, you two?" he asked them suspiously, while tapping his foot.
"Morgan was-"
"I was just playing in my room," interrupted Morgan quickly.
Howl hushed Morgan with a glare and turned back to Wyn who continued, "He was watching somethin' on a Wales T.V. thing!"
Howl turned back to Morgan sharply. "Morgan.."
"I was just watching a cricket game, Dad," Morgan pleaded.
"Why can't you go visit your aunt, uncle, or cousins to watch that in a world where that's normal?"
"I didn't want to 'cause last time Neil wouldn't let me use his T.V, Mari's a girl, and Aunt Megan and Uncle Gareth are boring. Besides Aunt Megan always complains I'm lazy and that I should just watch 'our' television if that's all I'm gonna do," explained Morgan.
"Morgan, we live in Ingary not Wales. To put it simply, would you rather live in a world with magic or a world somewhat advanced technologically?" Howl replied.
"Ummmmm."
"Exactly. Deal with the differences in the worlds. Just think I came to this world to learn magic, but to do that I had to deal with no more hamburgers and French fries," Howl said.
"Hamburgers are yummy," mumbled Wyn.
"I agree, Wyn," said Howl smiling.
"I guess I understand, but does that mean I have to give Neil his portable T.V. back?" inquired Morgan.
"Yesss.."
"Awwwww.." Morgan whined smirking faintly.
"Go get the T.V and let's go give it back now," said Howl.
"Yea we're going ta Wales! I want a burger, Daddy!" Wyn said squealing.
"Alright I'll get you one. Let's go then," Howl replied scribbling a note to Sophie to explain where they'd gone as Morgan went to get the magic box.
Howl switched the doorknob around to black blob down and opened the door. Morgan and Wyn followed Howl through the thick blackness outside the door. Beyond the darkness they were in the middle of a summery driveway.
Howl transformed his suit to the usual baggy 'WELSH RUGBY' jacket and pants and turned to the two little ones, "What are you two going to change your clothes to?"
"This." answered Wyn holding out her arms and changing her flowery purple dress with a pale lavender petticoat underneath into a purple tight shirt with a pink flower on the front and short, tight, matching leggings.
Howl smiled approvingly and turned to Morgan who had transformed his long loose fitting shirt and pants into a red tight shirt and equally tight stiff blue pants.
Howl unlocked the front door of 'Rivendell' and went inside, the other two following. "Uncle Howell!" exclaimed a teenage girl with long darkish hair happily looking up from a magazine.
"Hallo, Mari," said Wyn poking her head from behind Howl.
"Oh hi, Wyn. Is that Mor over there too?" asked Mari.
"Yep," answered Bronwyn pushing her reluctant brother out from behind their father.
"How are you, Mari? Are your brother or parents here?" questioned Howl.
"Oh Neil's in his room. He's visiting this weekend from college you see and Mom and Dad are in the backyard attempting to start our old grill," replied Mari smiling brightly.
"I see. Thank you, cariad," said Howl affectionately as he was turning to go upstairs to Neil's room.
"Okay, Uncle Howell, but by careful Neil's in a bad mood. It seems a girl dumped him back at college," answered Mari turning back to the magazine she had been reading before.
Howl, Wyn, and Morgan went up the stairs to Neil's room. Inside Neil was sitting in front of several magic boxes on a table, running his fingers over various keys on an odd pad covered in buttons.
"Neil!" shouted Howl.
Neil jumped and turned to his uncle glowering. "What do you want? I'm in the middle of something over here!" said Neil angrily.
Howl peered at the screen of one of the larger magic boxes and replied pleasantly, "So 'Instant Messaging' is more important than Morgan coming over here to give back something he borrowed from you?"
"Borrowed? What. You mean my missing T.V, don't you!!!" said Neil acquiescingly as he glanced at Morgan.
"Yes, you see Morgan-"
"I was looking everywhere for that!!!" said Neil crossly as he stood up.
"Now, now. At least he came over here to give it back," said Howl trying to subdue his nephew's temper.
"Who said he could-"
"Here's it back," said Morgan quickly handing the tiny magic box to his cousin.
"Don't you ever take anything of mine, or-"
"Neil!"
Everyone jumped at the sudden stern voice coming from the behind them. They turned to see Neil's father, Gareth, standing looking formable in the doorway.
"Hi, Uncle Neil," said Wyn quietly, breaking the silence.
"Hello, Bronwyn," replied her uncle smiling slightly. "Now be nice, Neil. Obviously young Morgan made a mistake but at least he came here to right his wrong."
"Yes, Dad."
"Very well then, Neil," said Gareth, "Now how are you three, Howell, Morgan, Bronwyn?"
"We're doing fine, Gareth," answered Howl. Wyn glanced at him curiously noticing the slight restrained dread in her father's voice and she suddenly remembered her mother telling her how Howl was a bit afraid of his brother- in-law. (A/N: I got that from p. 101-102 in HMC that stated, '"Gareth isn't in yet," Megan said in a meaning sort of way. "What a pity! We can't stay," Howl said, smiling a warm, false smile.' I guess I fantasized a little too much on what Megan was talking about, but anyway on with the story.)
"Won't you three stay for dinner?" inquired Gareth somewhat darkly at Howl.
"No, that's alright. We really need to be going," replied Howl hurriedly.
"Very well then," said Gareth moving out of the doorway. Wyn glanced at her uncle as she went threw the door. He was taller than Neil but just as dark as him though.
They went home together, feeling somewhat subdued. Back in the moving castle, Sophie and Calcifer were chatting while Sophie got dinner ready.
"-and then she demanded I-" Sophie said to Calcifer. She then noticed the others and spoke to them somewhat cheerfully, "Oh hello you three. How was your trip?"
"It was great, Mommy! Hallo, Calcifer!" answered Wyn running to kneel in front of the grate where Calcifer was sitting at the moment.
"Do you have to squeal like that, 'little witch'?" asked Calcifer smiling slightly with fondness at the tiny girl. From the start Calcifer had taken a liking to the little girl who had when only a little baby had attempted to cuddle him, but had received in return a miniature burn, but also Calcifer's friendship due to her early curiosity.
Calcifer liked her bland inquisitiveness towards anything having to due with magic and had endured hours of persistent questioning from the knowledge hungry child. So as he lovingly teased Wyn he 'warmed' with affection.
"Why don't we eat now that we're all here," said Sophie now finished in preparing their meal.
"I wanted a burger," mumbled Kayla unhappily.
Howl sighed and tapped one of the plates Sophie was setting up, causing a tasty hamburger to appear on it.
"Yippee!" squealed Wyn making Calcifer squint at her high-pitched cry of glee and Morgan to shake his head laughing in slight shame at his 'odd' little sister.
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Author's Note: Another chapter. Yay! ^___^
A/N 2: Please review. The more reviews I get the faster I'll write. I promise. (Unless 'evil' school gets in the way in which case I'm sorry for possibly delaying any further chapters.)
A/N 3: Yep, I'm still here. Hehe. Anyway, I recommend reading the newest HMC fic Sakura's 'Ever After.' Okay, I'm finally gone.
^__- Bye.