I know this is really short, and isn't that great, but I've been super busy with school and sports that I haven't had time to write, but I swear this is about to get REALLY good! So keep tuned. (:

But maybe I had to, maybe I should just go see what Sulliman has to say, what she could do to bring Sophie back. But I would lose Calcifer, and who knows what would happen to me. What if I went to her and she took Calcifer from me and my body rejected my heart? Sophie could live and take care of Markl, like happily without me and my constant leaving and struggles with my inner self. Is that why she ran away in the first place, to get away from me? God, why do I care so much, I'm the horrific Howl, the man who eats the hearts of young girls, the womanizer. Why do I care so much for one girl, one old woman, someone so the opposite of my tastes. Why do I love her so much? I am a man without a heart, but I love her as if my body was filled with hundreds, and it hurts so much. This is why I gave my heart away years ago, so I would never feel this pain, but somehow Sophie, came and did exactly what I had planned to keep away for so many years. She's breaking my heart with every hour she stays asleep in the coma, every single moment.

"Hey Markl, why don't you go downstairs for a little while, get some extra sleep, or watch the castle as Cal gets some sleep, I need a little bit longer here with Sophie." He looked at me, his dark brown eyes saddened but he nodded his head and took off for the door and I whimpered as I heard it close.

I looked down at her sleeping for once more, her starlight hair gracefully placed around her head like a halo, she looked like an angel, huh… she pretty much was an angel. "Sophie, darling, I don't know if you can hear me or not, but if you can, I just want you to know we miss you so much out here. I think I'm going to Madame Sulliman to get help for you, its been weeks since we've seen your dark brown eyes, or that lovely smile, and that angelic voice of yours. It's taking such a toll on us, please Sophie, keep fighting." I looked down at her hand and grabbed it with my own slightly squeezing it as I dropped my head down to the bed and kissed her hand. I looked up once more, almost wishing that she was looking down at me smiling, but she wasn't, and as each day goes by I worry more and more that she never will again. I untwined our fingers and gently moved the covers and slid into bed next to her. I would have never done this if it was anyone else, not even if she was awake, but I needed to be close to her, as close as I could get. I intertwined our fingers again and looked up at my cluttered ceiling and sighed as I fell asleep dreaming of my childhood, and what it would have been like if I never sold my heart to a fire demon.

Sophie's POV

"Sophie, darling, I don't know if you can hear me or not, but if you can, I just want you to know we miss you so much out here. I think I'm going to Madame Sulliman to get help for you, its been weeks since we've seen your dark brown eyes, or that lovely smile, and that angelic voice of yours. It's taking such a toll on us, please Sophie, keep fighting." I wanted to scream out to him that he did need to keep fighting, that I was right here fighting myself and that I would do anything to come back to him and Markl. I felt him grab my hand squeeze it and kiss it, and then I gasped inside my own head he released my hand and crawled into bed next to me and grasped my hand once again. I wanted to scream to him again, that I was here and I loved him so much, that nothing could stop me from getting back to him.

Howl, if you could only read my mind, don't go to Sulliman again, I'll loose you, I just know it, don't Howl. I love you.

I knew I was to weak to move, I knew I had no strength left in my body at all but I couldn't help myself, I cried mentally, and that's when I felt actual tears streaming down my face. Real tears. But what could this mean? Was I healing better then I could have ever imagined? Would I actually be able to pull through this? I felt the bed shake again and felt Howl's hands wipe the tears that were streaming down my face.

"Sophie? Sophie! Are you there? Can you hear me!"

That was the point of no return, I used all the strength left in me and I opened my eyes, I saw Howl's dark black hair hanging over his blue eyes. His green earrings getting tangled between them, and his face coming and caressing my face. "Howl, stay strong." I somehow managed to get out, and with that I had fallen back into my deep sleep. Blackness surrounding me in every direction as I mentally prepared myself in every way to fight of the demons inside my own head. I knew that was the only way to get back to the people I loved the most, my family.

"Always Sophie. I love you so much."

My heart broke as I twisted my head inside my dream, and left myself open for an attack, and the monsters in my dream took advantage of this and pounced on me, if I died in here would it be real?

"So you must be Sophie." a women spoke to me in my dream. I shook to monsters off and walked closer to her. Her body resting in a chair, a long staff in her hand. Her gray hair a lot darker then mine ever was, she was in clothes that looked like they were from the Royal Palace. "Let me introduce myself, I am Madame Sulliman."

How about that ending! So is Madame Sulliman behind Sophie staying in a coma for so long or she actually trying to help Howl?