Phases of the Moon
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: Most characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just rented them for a while.
Claimer: I only own Wyn, Aidan, evil Kamania and Chris Aprilian, Mr. Calypso, and 'The Legend of the Maiden.'
Chapter 22: In Which Life Goes Back to 'Normal' in the Moving Castle
Wyn sat on moist grass staring at the waning crescent moon. She was sitting among the flowers her mother sold in her store, but her thoughts lay elsewhere. The moon may have been fading into its new moon phase but she felt fantastic. 'Maybe I'm getting over that stupid illness curse of the Maiden,' she thought smiling.
Her smile widened when she remembered her conversation with Morgan a few hours before. "Where are you going?" Wyn had asked when Morgan came downstairs looking spruce and prepared for something important.
"I'm going on a date," Morgan had replied causing Wyn's mouth to drop.
"So you've already recovered, 'Mr. Courtship?" Wyn had mocked.
"You think anyone can damper my abilities for long?" Morgan remarked.
"Abilities? Ha! You have got to be kidding! You always pick the worst girls. For instance let's talk about Kamania, also know as the psycho girl YOU married!" Wyn had said.
Morgan retorted only by sticking out his tongue at his sister and promptly leaving before she could say anything more.
"He's definitely back to normal," Wyn said fingering one of the bright yellow daisies she was sitting on. She sighed and after a while picked herself up. She then slowly walked back up to the moving castle where, with the flick of her wrist, the door unlocked for her.
"Hey, Calcifer, I thought you'd be out on a night like this," Wyn said to the fire demon as he floated over to her.
"I might have, but since you have nothing to do tonight I thought I'd spend time with you instead," Calcifer replied innocently.
"I see," Wyn said noting the tone of his voice, "Where did my Mom and Dad say they were going again?"
"To dinner with Michael and Martha," Calcifer answered following Wyn over to the pantry.
"Okay, then I guess it's just the two of us tonight," Wyn said looking in the pantry for something to eat. "I could cook chicken and let you eat the skin," she mumbled to Calcifer.
Calcifer only made a joyful sound in reply. "I'll take that as a yes," Wyn remarked smiling as she got out the supplies. She set them on the workbench, pushing everything else out of the way, and put on her mother's apron.
Calcifer watched her, and when she was ready, he sat in the grate (with the usual protest and bribery) and bent his head down. Wyn slowly cooked the chicken over his head, occasionally touching it and letting out a small yelp.
When the chicken was done, she let it cool and cut some pieces of skin off, which she threw at Calcifer. Calcifer gobbled them up ravenously and then smirked contently. Wyn only shook her head and began eating herself.
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Morgan stormed in about a few minutes after Sophie and Howl returned, later that night. He looked down right furious. He came in with a bang of the front door and stomped across the room and to the stairs.
"Morgan, wait! How'd it go?" Wyn asked frankly.
"You should know or did you not spy on my date this time!!!" Morgan fumed.
"I honestly had a nice quiet dinner with Calcifer here," Wyn replied truthfully.
"Whatever," Morgan said turning back to the stairs.
"Wait! Aren't ya going to tell me what happened?" Wyn cried out hurriedly.
"Its none of your business, Miss I-Need-to-Know-Everything-About-Everyone- Else's-Lives!!!" Morgan retorted storming up the stairs and slamming his bedroom door.
"And you said 'slithering' was genetic. I think being nosy is ten times more," Howl mumbled to Sophie causing him to get a 'death glare' from his wife.
Wyn merely laughed at that and said, "I'll know everything anyway within a few days. Morgan always tells me things eventually." She then went upstairs to her own room.
"At least Morgan's more honest than you," Sophie retorted after Wyn had left. Howl made a bemused face at that and Calcifer burst out laughing.
"She's got you there," Calcifer managed to say before Howl gave him a jab with the poker beside the fire.
"What a friend you are, Calcifer," Howl said sarcastically.
"Who said I was on your side?" Calcifer asked before dodging another jab.
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Wyn was walking to school the next day when she heard, "Wyn! Wait up!" She turned to see Aidan running after her.
She smiled. "Hurry up or you'll get us both late for school again!" she shouted back at him. 'Just another normal day . . .' she thought happily. She waited for him to catch up with her before continuing walking. 'Wait a minute. A 'normal' day? When is it ever normal around here?' she thought cheerfully.
They reached the school only to here the bell ringing, which signaled school starting. "Oh no! You did it again! We're going to get a stupid responsibility talk with Miss Coca again!" Wyn accused Aidan as they ran up the stairs and threw the front door.
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Later that day, Wyn sat at the workbench finishing her homework and drumming her fingers absentmindedly. Morgan sat down in the armchair behind her and sighed in an obviously fake way.
"What do you want?" Wyn asked dully as she continued looking over the problem before her.
Morgan smirked and replied in an honorable tone, "My heart has been broken once again and I fear my life has come to a stand still."
Wyn snorted at that. From what she had heard of the stories of her father's courtship days, Morgan was acting almost exactly how Howl would have in that situation to get attention. "So that girl you went out with yesterday dumped you?" she asked mildly.
"Such a harsh wood, this dump," Morgan remarked nobly.
Wyn couldn't help but burst out laughing at that and said, "I'm sure you'll get over it, Morgan."
"Easy for you to say, you have Aidan! I don't have anyone!" Morgan cried out dramatically. He couldn't keep from cracking up himself though and he began chuckling.
"What an actor," Wyn mumbled smiling at her brother.
"Ha, ha, very funny, Wyn," Morgan countered stopping his laughing abruptly.
"I'm glad you like it. I've got more," Wyn said. She then was forced to run upstairs for Morgan had made a playful swipe at her. She closed her bedroom door behind her and made a pleased sigh.
"Oh, Wyn! I've got your defenseless homework down here!" Morgan shouted upstairs.
Wyn gulped and threw the door open. She ran downstairs yelling murder at her brother.
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When Sophie and Howl came in that night they found Morgan and Wyn lying in different positions in the room sleeping. Wyn was sprawled over the armchair and Morgan was snoring on the rug in front of the fireplace at Wyn's feet. Wyn opened one eye and mumbled, "I told you he would tell me everything if I just waited." She then proceeded to fall back to sleep leaving her parents to laugh over the strangeness of their 'angels.'
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It's almost the end; just the epilogue is next . . .
^_^
(Don't forget to review!)
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: Most characters belong to the magnificent authoress, Diana Wynne Jones. I just rented them for a while.
Claimer: I only own Wyn, Aidan, evil Kamania and Chris Aprilian, Mr. Calypso, and 'The Legend of the Maiden.'
Chapter 22: In Which Life Goes Back to 'Normal' in the Moving Castle
Wyn sat on moist grass staring at the waning crescent moon. She was sitting among the flowers her mother sold in her store, but her thoughts lay elsewhere. The moon may have been fading into its new moon phase but she felt fantastic. 'Maybe I'm getting over that stupid illness curse of the Maiden,' she thought smiling.
Her smile widened when she remembered her conversation with Morgan a few hours before. "Where are you going?" Wyn had asked when Morgan came downstairs looking spruce and prepared for something important.
"I'm going on a date," Morgan had replied causing Wyn's mouth to drop.
"So you've already recovered, 'Mr. Courtship?" Wyn had mocked.
"You think anyone can damper my abilities for long?" Morgan remarked.
"Abilities? Ha! You have got to be kidding! You always pick the worst girls. For instance let's talk about Kamania, also know as the psycho girl YOU married!" Wyn had said.
Morgan retorted only by sticking out his tongue at his sister and promptly leaving before she could say anything more.
"He's definitely back to normal," Wyn said fingering one of the bright yellow daisies she was sitting on. She sighed and after a while picked herself up. She then slowly walked back up to the moving castle where, with the flick of her wrist, the door unlocked for her.
"Hey, Calcifer, I thought you'd be out on a night like this," Wyn said to the fire demon as he floated over to her.
"I might have, but since you have nothing to do tonight I thought I'd spend time with you instead," Calcifer replied innocently.
"I see," Wyn said noting the tone of his voice, "Where did my Mom and Dad say they were going again?"
"To dinner with Michael and Martha," Calcifer answered following Wyn over to the pantry.
"Okay, then I guess it's just the two of us tonight," Wyn said looking in the pantry for something to eat. "I could cook chicken and let you eat the skin," she mumbled to Calcifer.
Calcifer only made a joyful sound in reply. "I'll take that as a yes," Wyn remarked smiling as she got out the supplies. She set them on the workbench, pushing everything else out of the way, and put on her mother's apron.
Calcifer watched her, and when she was ready, he sat in the grate (with the usual protest and bribery) and bent his head down. Wyn slowly cooked the chicken over his head, occasionally touching it and letting out a small yelp.
When the chicken was done, she let it cool and cut some pieces of skin off, which she threw at Calcifer. Calcifer gobbled them up ravenously and then smirked contently. Wyn only shook her head and began eating herself.
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Morgan stormed in about a few minutes after Sophie and Howl returned, later that night. He looked down right furious. He came in with a bang of the front door and stomped across the room and to the stairs.
"Morgan, wait! How'd it go?" Wyn asked frankly.
"You should know or did you not spy on my date this time!!!" Morgan fumed.
"I honestly had a nice quiet dinner with Calcifer here," Wyn replied truthfully.
"Whatever," Morgan said turning back to the stairs.
"Wait! Aren't ya going to tell me what happened?" Wyn cried out hurriedly.
"Its none of your business, Miss I-Need-to-Know-Everything-About-Everyone- Else's-Lives!!!" Morgan retorted storming up the stairs and slamming his bedroom door.
"And you said 'slithering' was genetic. I think being nosy is ten times more," Howl mumbled to Sophie causing him to get a 'death glare' from his wife.
Wyn merely laughed at that and said, "I'll know everything anyway within a few days. Morgan always tells me things eventually." She then went upstairs to her own room.
"At least Morgan's more honest than you," Sophie retorted after Wyn had left. Howl made a bemused face at that and Calcifer burst out laughing.
"She's got you there," Calcifer managed to say before Howl gave him a jab with the poker beside the fire.
"What a friend you are, Calcifer," Howl said sarcastically.
"Who said I was on your side?" Calcifer asked before dodging another jab.
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Wyn was walking to school the next day when she heard, "Wyn! Wait up!" She turned to see Aidan running after her.
She smiled. "Hurry up or you'll get us both late for school again!" she shouted back at him. 'Just another normal day . . .' she thought happily. She waited for him to catch up with her before continuing walking. 'Wait a minute. A 'normal' day? When is it ever normal around here?' she thought cheerfully.
They reached the school only to here the bell ringing, which signaled school starting. "Oh no! You did it again! We're going to get a stupid responsibility talk with Miss Coca again!" Wyn accused Aidan as they ran up the stairs and threw the front door.
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Later that day, Wyn sat at the workbench finishing her homework and drumming her fingers absentmindedly. Morgan sat down in the armchair behind her and sighed in an obviously fake way.
"What do you want?" Wyn asked dully as she continued looking over the problem before her.
Morgan smirked and replied in an honorable tone, "My heart has been broken once again and I fear my life has come to a stand still."
Wyn snorted at that. From what she had heard of the stories of her father's courtship days, Morgan was acting almost exactly how Howl would have in that situation to get attention. "So that girl you went out with yesterday dumped you?" she asked mildly.
"Such a harsh wood, this dump," Morgan remarked nobly.
Wyn couldn't help but burst out laughing at that and said, "I'm sure you'll get over it, Morgan."
"Easy for you to say, you have Aidan! I don't have anyone!" Morgan cried out dramatically. He couldn't keep from cracking up himself though and he began chuckling.
"What an actor," Wyn mumbled smiling at her brother.
"Ha, ha, very funny, Wyn," Morgan countered stopping his laughing abruptly.
"I'm glad you like it. I've got more," Wyn said. She then was forced to run upstairs for Morgan had made a playful swipe at her. She closed her bedroom door behind her and made a pleased sigh.
"Oh, Wyn! I've got your defenseless homework down here!" Morgan shouted upstairs.
Wyn gulped and threw the door open. She ran downstairs yelling murder at her brother.
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When Sophie and Howl came in that night they found Morgan and Wyn lying in different positions in the room sleeping. Wyn was sprawled over the armchair and Morgan was snoring on the rug in front of the fireplace at Wyn's feet. Wyn opened one eye and mumbled, "I told you he would tell me everything if I just waited." She then proceeded to fall back to sleep leaving her parents to laugh over the strangeness of their 'angels.'
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It's almost the end; just the epilogue is next . . .
^_^
(Don't forget to review!)