Thanks for the reviews! I just thought of a really good chapter idea, but I can't put it in now, so at the end I will put in a bonus chapter. I do not own Howl's Moving Castle. Enjoy!
Chapter 6
In which Sophie talks to Calcifer
Several days have passed and now Sophie is finally able to walk, talk, basically act like any seven year old would. Howl was out and Michael was up in his room, so she was left alone in the living room, playing with the doll the apprentice got her. Sophie had her silver hair tied back with a ribbon and she was wearing a sun dress Howl conjured up for her.
She sat alone, examining her small doll when she curiously glanced up into the fire place. The fire was low in the logs, which meant that Calcifer must be sleeping. She put the doll down and sat next to the fireplace. She leaned foreword.
"Hey you in there. Fire demon, I know your there." She said softly. Two eyes floated up as well as a mouth as the fire grew larger. He stared at her and she stared at him.
"If that's all you want, I'm going back to bed." Calcifer said, starting to lower among the logs.
"Wait! If you're a fire demon with a wild sole and no heart, why do you stay here?" she asked. He looked at her quickly.
"Good question. I'm staying here because I'm the one who moves the castle." Calcifer said matter-of-factly. Sophie put her chin in her palms and gazed at him thoughtfully.
"Impressive. So……what does Howl do then?" she asked.
"Picks up girls." Calcifer said quickly, with a small cackling laugh.
"Like me?" she asked.
"Uh, not quiet. You stumbled in here when you were older." Calcifer said. Sophie's expression changed to confusion.
"What do you mean by 'when I was older'? I'm only seven." She said.
"Right, well, uh, never mind." The demon mumbled. Sophie raised an eyebrow and shrugged. She got up and walked back to the couch where her doll was sitting.
"Hey, Sophie, mind grabbing me some logs?" Calcifer called.
"Cant you reach them?" she asked curiously.
"No" he said. Sophie nodded, got up and walked over to the pile of wood. She heaved up a large log, but it was too heavy for her and it toppled out of her hands, landing on top of Calcifer's would be head.
"Sorry. Need anymore?" she asked.
"No, I'm good for now." Calcifer said, looking at her with an odd expression. She smiled and returned to her seat and grabbed her doll. She examined the doll for a moment and the door opened. Howl walked in and saw her sitting on the couch.
"Hey Sophie. What's up?" he asked, leaning his guitar against the wall in the corner. Sophie shrugged and put the doll down.
"Where were you?" she asked curiously.
"In town. So what did you do all day?" the wizard asked, sitting on the couch and propping his legs up on the coffee table.
"Talking to Calcifer." She said, also putting her legs up, almost like she were mocking him.
"Yeah, and dropping logs on my head!" Calcifer said, popping up from behind the log.
"I said I was sorry!" Sophie said loudly. Howl's head rolled back as he gave off a loud laugh, and he wouldn't stop.
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