CHAPTER THREE
In Which the 4 of the 5 Girls Meet Howl
Ed: 'Ello people! Jinx is out of town for a while.
Ryuko: She's in Japan. The school every year has a thing where students can try to get into this trip to Japan and learn about the culture, stay with a Japanese family, stuff like that.
Hikari: Oh! We would like to thank the two people who reviewed and we would like to inform you that we might put this story in the "book" section.
Ed: Anyway! ON WITH THE STORY!
"So…where are we?" Ryuko asked Michael.
"We're in the wastes." He told them. And indeed they were. With heavy fog and all that jazz.
"Well…it looks like a place where Jinx would go." Ed said to her friends.
"It also looks like a place you would go Ryuko-chan." Hikari added in," I mean it's all mysterious and stuff! Like Scotland!" And with that they began to call out for Jinx for about an hour or two till Neko went "MARCO!" After another hour or two of calling out "macro" in hopes of hear Jinx replying with "polo" went away.
"We should try another city guys." Neko sad, "Jinx is obviously not here." And with that, the four girls and Michael went back to the castle. Ed nearly lost it when she saw the messy room – again.
"Let me clean it! Please!" Ed cried out desperately as Ryuko, Hikari, and Neko held her back. "For Gods' sake! Let me clean this room!"
"She's insane!" Michael cried out.
"Tell us something we don't know!" Neko yelled at Michael.
"We have to let her clean guys!" Ryuko yelled over Ed's cries, "IT'S THE ONLY WAY!" and Ed, who was still trying to escape from her three companions grip was released to clean the room.
"What if Howl comes back while this girl is still cleaning!" Calicfer asked desperately.
"Just tell him the truth with some lies here and there Calicfer." Hikari told him. "Plus if Jinx wonders back here somehow, Edward will make sure Jinx stays."
"Don't worry Michael!" Ed called out to him, "When you come back, you won't ever recognized the place!"
" I have a bad felling about his all of a sudden…." Hikari murmured to herself as they went into the next city where the blue dial lead.
…………. With Jinx ………….
Jinx wondered down the street of a random city that she went into. As she walked down the street, Jinx came across a hat shop called hatters. It was tacky, yes, but the hats were kind of interesting. Jinx was about to go in but ran into someone.
"Oh! Sorry about that." Jinx said
"It's alright." The stranger (a girl) said, "I'm closing the shop for the night."
"Oh. Okay." And Jinx jus wondered off somewhere randomly in the city. The girl stared at Jinx as she left.
"What a strange girl.." she murmured to herself and closed up the shop.
"AHHH!" The shop girl spun around and saw Jinx screaming in the middle of the street. She had no time to react, because Jinx had already run back, grabbed the girl's shoulders and started shaking her violently.
"Stop!" Cried the shop girl, "Stop! What's wrong?"
Detaching herself from the poor girl Jinx yelled, "I don't know where it is!"
"What?"
"The house! I lost it-or I'm lost- or…wait…I don't know where I am!"
This girl is completely mad, the shop girl thought, but I have to help her.
"Why don't you come into my show?" she asked, turning to the unlock the door, "We'll see if I can help you remember."
"Fine, fine."
"The two girls waked into the tacky hat shop. Jinx plopped down on the wood floor and crossed her legs, sitting expectantly. "So what's your name?"
"Sophie. And yours?"
"Jinx."
"That's very strange name."
"Well," Jinx sighed, "Sophie is an old woman's name."
Sophie frowned, "You don't have to be rude!"
"Actually I do." Inx corrected, "You were just as rude to me."
Sophie rolled her eyes and plopped to the floor in front of Jinx. "That aside, what did the…house look like?"
Jinx thought for a moment before answering, "Messy, with a taking fire and a boy who is incredibly nosy."
"I see…" Sophie said, "Do you know what the house looks like?"
"Well…it looked a poorly built apartment building when me and my friends saw it."
"Where are your friends then Jinx?"
"Oh. They're back at the house." Jinx said this with a grin and without any worry.
"We have nothing to work with then." Sophie sighed. Why on earth am I helping her? Sophie asked herself.
……. With Edward and Calicfer…..
She had finished the downstairs and was now working upstairs. Calicfer was worried. Kirika's (Ed) friends said she would most likely just clean where he was. But Kirika went upstairs! She would most likely clean Howl's room without knowing it! Oh…. she would be in BIG trouble.
Just then, the door opened and in came not Ryuko, Jinx, Neko, and Michael but Howl.
" It's clean." Howl said and looked at Calicfer, " Did Michael hire someone to clean this place?"
"Um…." Calicfer said trying to think of a good lie and then Kirika came down.
"Yo! Cal! I need you to heat up some water for me!" she said totally ignoring Howl.
" NO!" Calicfer said.
"Come on! I need to mop and hot water works wonders on dirty wood floors!" Kirika argued.
"I said NO! I'M NOT A STOVE!"
"Fine. Then I'll just let you go out."
"Wait! You wouldn't let me go out!" Calicfer cried.
"Oh yes I would." Kirika said, her voice not faltering at all.
"Your friends, Michael!" Calicfer said, "They wouldn't let me go out!"
"Oh…you think so?" Kirika said smirking evilly, "My friends may join my side."
"What about Michael! He would help me!" Calicfer said beginning to panic, forgetting Howl was standing behind Kirika.
"Do you know what duck tape is?" Kirika asked.
"No."
"I can us this…" she pulled out five different colour rolls of duck tape, "I can tape people to the chairs if I wanted to."
"Is that so?" Howl said suddenly, letting his presence known. Kirika jumped a bit, turned around and looked at Howl.
"Did you wonder in randomly to?" she asked cocking her head to the side, "Or are you this Howl person Michael hardly mentioned earlier?"
"I'm Howl. Now for my questions." Howl replied, "How did you get in here?"
"Through the chimney like Sandy Claws. The door! Duh!" Kirika said pointing to the door.
"I would like to know your name."
"Miyuki"
"WHAT?" Calicfer yelled, "Your friends call you Ed, Michael and I are calling you Kirika and now howl has to call you Myuki!"
"It's pronounced Me-you-key, Calicfer and besides. Do you honestly think I would give your guys my real name? Geez. Now heat up the water Calicfer!" Ed/Kirika/Miyuki said with a smile.
"NO!"
"Oh… you're so mean…sigh….I guess I won't give some of the maple wood I found lying around then…I might as well give it to another fire who will heat up my water."
"Maple? Um… I'll do it…"
"Really? Aw… you're such a good fiery-ball-of flame!" Kirika said happily and Calicfer heated up the water.
"I could have made do that Miyuki." Howl told her.
"I'll do things my own way thank you." She replied taking off her now perfect mopping water off Calicfer.
"Do I get my wood now?" Calicfer asked. Kirika just stared at him.
"What wood?" she asked.
"The maple wood!"
"Oh. I lied about that." She smiled and went upstairs to mop the floor. Silence followed.
"… SHE TRICKED ME!" Calicfer roared.
Howl laughed, "Looks like someone got the better of you."
"I swear! The moment she comes down here I'm gonna burn her to a crisp!" Calicfer said, angry at Kirika-yes- but mostly with himself.
Things didn't get better from there. At that moment, the door burst open and spewed Ryuko, Hikari, and Neko into the room. A disgruntled looking Michael followed seconds later.
"We didn't find Jinx!" Neko shouted.
Hikari snapped back, "Duh! That's why she's not here!"
"Don't yell at me!"
"Quiet both of you!" Ryuko shouted before suddenly noticing Howl. "Um…hi."
"Oh nooo!" Michael moaned, "How you've done it!"
"Hi!" Neko said cheerier, "Who're you?"
"He's the wizard Howl!" Michael yelled rather unnecessarily.
"Let me guess," Howl grinned addressing Michael, "They are friends of Miyuki?"
"Who?"
"I think he means Ed."
"Oh! Yes then!
"Wait," Michael said, "I'm confused. Is her name Ed, Kirika, or Miyuki?"
"Yes." Said both Ryuko and Howl together.
Michael seemed to have finally given up. He quickly retreated to Howl's side hoping for his support. He was sadly disappointed when Howl just smiled and asked, "So, what brings you to my castle?"
Ed: TA-DA! The third chappy!
Hikari:I'm so happy!
Ryuko: My question is why we're having Spamalot playing.
Ed: Because it's Monty Python.
Hikari: Duh. Please Review!