Sorry, really short chapter, but I couldn't think of much for this one. I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 4
In which Sophie copies Howl
Sophie wandered around the kitchen, looking around at everything that caught her attention. Michael came in and saw the little four years old. She turned to him and smiled.
"Mika!" she squealed happily. She was able to speak several words by then and she had a tendency to repeat things she heard. Michael smiled and went to the small fridge and pulled out a small cup of juice and gave it to her. She sat on the ground with a small thud and sipped away happily.
"I have to go out; Howl's going to watch you for now, ok?" Michael asked. She nodded and continued to drink. Michael patted her silver haired head and walked out of the room. Within a minute Howl walked in, sat down and looked at her.
"This spell takes to long to wear off." He mumbled.
"Spell off!" Sophie giggled, lowering the half filled glass. Howl raised an eyebrow and cocked his head to the side. Sophie did the same. He smiled, she did too. Howl couldn't help but think how cute Sophie was being, and he laughed. She giggled, and she meant to set the glass down carefully, but accidentally spilled it all over the floor.
"Damn it!" Howl hissed, jumping up and starting to clean it up.
"Dame it!" Sophie repeated. Howl looked at her quickly as he continued to clean it. He tapped Sophie's forehead with his index finger. She scooted towards him and poked him back. Howl looked at her again and saw the bright smile on her face.
"Huh…new way to learn, eh Sophie?" Howl mumbled.
"New learn!" she said, scooting even closer to him.
"You're acting like a parrot Sophie. Stop it." Howl said. Now she leaned foreword and gripped at his sleeve.
"Parrot Sophie stop!" she said. Howl sighed, lifted his hand and pushed her away. He got up, threw the rag he used to clean the mess in the dirty pile. Howl was officially annoyed with her. He walked out of the room, unaware of the three year old sitting all alone in the room, watching him leave.
"Howl?" she whispered as he left. He looked over his shoulder at the small toddler and a small smile spread on his face. He walked over to her and picked her up and together they left the room.
The next one I hope will be longer….anyway, please review!!