Author's notes: Here is another chapter! There is sour lemon here! XD Well anyways, hope you like it! XD

Blue Ocean

"What the…?" Fujimoto made a face as he found a glass bottle sitting on top of his daughters' bubble home. It slightly tilted to one side as his daughters kept poking at it with their mouths in curiosity. The triangle-ish bottle looked transparent because of what the object was made out of, clear blue glass. Something that was stuffed into the bottle caught the red head's eye as Fujimoto examined the item. He popped open the top and pulled out whatever that was stuffed inside. It was a crumpled up piece of paper.

Fujimoto groaned as he waited a moment to calm his nerves. It has only been two weeks since his last encounter with the wizard. He still had that pink dress hanging with his other clothes on the wall, ready to be worn…if he ever had the urge to do so. He let out a breath as he slowly unraveled the crumpled up paper. There seemed to be nothing of the letter sort this time except for the word, "Gotcha!"

"'Gotcha?'" He tilted his head to one side in confusion as he flipped the piece of paper over, seeing if there was another part to the 'letter' that he missed. He frowned as he flapped the paper in the air, seemingly waiting for something to 'fall out' like a bird in a magic show.

"Gack!" Red hair stuck up on end as strong arms suddenly wrapped around his chest from behind.

"Gotcha." A low voice whispered into his ear. Fujimoto could feel the newcomer grin in his ear as he struggled to turn around to see the stranger. It didn't surprise him that the low voice belonged to a certain raven haired but he was somewhat surprised to find him there, holding him at that moment in his rock-coral home.

"Howl! You're not supposed to be here…!" He sort of whispered as he strained his eyeballs to see behind him since he couldn't get out of the hold.

"And why not?" Howl smirked into the red head's neck as he rubbed his nose against the fair's skin. Fujimoto could feel his face heat at the contact, suddenly feeling alarmed when the raven haired's hands started to move around in soothing circles against his clothed torso. He shot a glance at his daughters, who were now crowding around each other to watch the scene before them with curious eyes.

"Nnh…! Howl! Not in front of my girls!" He could feel his eyelids start to close as his chest felt like it was about to explode. In his mind's eye, he could see the other man laughing with delight for making him moan like that.

"Oh?" Howl smiled as he looked over the red head's shoulder to see Fujimoto's daughters. They were still watching their father and the newcomer interact with each other with those big black eyes of theirs, seemingly looking like a big red ball with black dots all over the place. The raven haired chuckled as he moved away from the red stripped man to look at his 'friend's' daughters more closely.

"Hey there," He leaned over to get a better view of the girls as the little red heads backed away from the edge of their bubble. They swam back into their mini version of their home when the pale man had pressed his hands against the bubble, his smile faltering a little from their leave.

"56." A stern voice behind him spoke, grabbing his hands away from the bubble walls.

"Hm?"

"I have 56 daughters- well…57. Ponyo…she's doing well with that boy." Fujimoto seemed to stare out into space with a slight frown on his lips as his eyes seemed to sparkle. Howl frowned as well for a moment before giving a soft smile to the red head. The raven haired straightened himself out from his bent over position as he silently turned around and gently ran the back of his hand over the other's cheek, catching a few tears that fell.

"Ah…!" Fujimoto gasped as his hand automatically flew up to wipe his eyes, inhaling sharply as he cursed under his breath. Hearing that curse, Howl chuckled lightly before placing his hand on the red head's right shoulder while his other hand was on the red head's left cheek, bringing watery gray eyes to look at him. Blue eyes stared into gray ones for a moment before Howl leaned in and kissed those soft pink lips. Fujimoto had closed his eyes as he savored that kiss, wrapping his arms around the raven haired's neck as he deepened their kiss. He could feel his face grow hot as he chuckled into the kiss, feeling somewhat giddy and…happy? The red head had a big grin on his face when they broke the kiss, making the raven haired smile with a full heart.

"Come with me." Fujimoto smirked as he grabbed his "friend's" hand, having thought of a great place for them to be…alone together. Howl chuckled, understanding the hint the red haired gave him. They ran over to Fujimoto's red submarine, after walking into the huge bubble the red head made.

As soon as they had entered the contraption, the raven haired had slightly gasped. It seemed somewhat small in the submarine and dark, but once the red head lighted a candle that lay by the wheel, Howl could see some fish and other creatures crawling along the windows. The raven haired slightly shivered as he could see the sucking mouths of fish against the glass.

"Now," Fujimoto paused to grab his friend by the collar, "Where were we…?" The red haired seemed to purr as he brought their lips together. Howl smiled in the kiss as he placed one hand in those red locks and the other held Fujimoto's lower back, gently lowering the smaller man to the floor.

"Mmh…!" The red head gasped when he felt the raven haired fumbled with his buttons. In the back of his mind, he knew there was going to be some sort of interruption. But once the other had successfully unbuttoned his shirt and was now slipping it off of him, his heart relaxed as he let his mind cloud over with desire. He could feel Howl's hands grasp his waist after he tossed the red stripped shirt aside, deepening the kiss as he did so. Fujimoto untucked the raven haired's shirt after he broke the kiss, working his way to pull the other's white shirt off. Howl had worked his way unbuttoning and slipping off the red head's pants, feeling the other's skin ripple under his fingertips. The raven haired could hear the pale man, well now red faced man's, small gasped when he had started to slip off Fujimoto's pants, his mind becoming blurry with those thoughts in his head. Once he slipped the material off, he began to kiss the red head's neck, receiving some moans form the other as he could feel fingers fumbling with his pant button. He helped his friend with this small obstacle with one hand as he nipped Fujimoto's earlobe, distracting the red head a little bit. As he threw his pants to the side, he went for those pink, moist lips again as he could feel those long legs wrap around his waist, sending chills down both their spines. Howl ran his hand through red locks as he deepened their kiss, the blue light of the ocean tinting their skin blue. The red head wrapped his arms around the raven haired's back, feeling the faint light from the sun above on his skin.

"Howl…?" He murmured after they broke the kiss as he closed his eyes, feeling the pale man's heart beat against his chest, knowing full well that his own heart was doing the same.

"Hm?" Howl responded a little bit tiredly as he looked to the red head in the corner of his eye.

"I…oh dear…!" Gray eyes widened as his whole submarine was filled with different colors. His heart pounded against his chest as he gently pushed the raven haired off of him. As he sat up, he looked out the window for any sign to confirm his mind and heart.

"Stay down…!" Fujimoto slightly forced his hand down on Howl's chest as he grabbed his clothes and hastily put them back on.

"Now stay here and be quiet." The red head whispered after he had straightened himself out as best as he could. The raven haired raised a brow as he watched his "friend" cautiously looked outside. He decided to put his pants back on, just in case they would be seen, which was highly unlikely at the moment.

"Ah!" Fujimoto moved back from the window he was looking thought when something really bright and huge swam past the submarine.

"…We have to bring this thing up to the surface." The red head partially told himself as he stood in front of the controls and turned his contraption on. They slowly rose toward the surface as the water seemed to turn lighter and lighter as they went up.

"Splash!" The submarine tilted as the "boat" tried to right-side-up itself, making the passengers tilt with it. Fujimoto almost laughed when he heard Howl rolling and grunting when he hit the other side of the contraption.

"Ow…!" The raven haired groaned as he rubbed the back of this head.

"…She's here..!" The red head gasped as he looked out of the window, seeing red hair similar to his own in front of his submarine.

"Stay here…!" Fujimoto whispered to his "friend" as he quickly opened the door of his "boat" and walked out. After a moment, Howl sneaked up to the front of the submarine and peered over the controls to see what was going on outside. He saw the red head walking up to the tip of the "boat", looking this way and that as if he was nervous. The next moment, a huge head popped out of the water. She had the same color hair as his red stripped shirted friend but longer as her whole body glowed. Howl raised a brow as he recognized the woman. He thought about it for a moment then the thought hit him. It was Fujimoto's wife.

The raven haired bit his lip as he watched the two talk. He feared that she knew about his relationship with her husband. He cradled his cheek, remembering how mad Sophie had gotten when she found out. He knew she was still mad about it but he ran away again anyways and lied that he had to do an errand for the king and that he would come back the next day. She had nodded and let him go as Howl gave her a brief kiss before he left. He let out a breath as he continued to watch the conversation.

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"Darling! W-what are you doing here?" Fujimoto said to his wife's head, feeling his hands becoming sweaty. He told himself to stop glancing behind him when he got closer to his wife, so as to not raise suspicion. He could feel his knees shake as he looked his wife in the eye, with much effort.

"The world is still balanced. Ponyo is growing up very nicely…oh!" He could feel his legs stop shaking as she placed her huge hand on his whole right side, since her hand was big enough to do that. He knew she was reading his mind as his heart had calmed with his shaking legs.

"Oh Howl! I haven't seen him in while! He's here, isn't he?" Fujimoto's wife had transformed back into her normal size as she held his hands instead of her husband's side.

There was so much excitement in her eyes that made Fujimoto cave in, "All right…I'll bring him out." He swallowed as he turned around, straightening and fixing his clothes as he walked toward the submarine door.

"Howl?" He looked inside his contraption, finding the raven haired at the front of the "boat".

"Hm?" Blue eyes looked at him with curiosity.

"My wife wants to see you." The red head said as he stood aside from the door to let his friend walk out onto the deck. They both walked calmly to the front of the "boat" where Fujimoto's wife waited patiently.

"Oh Howl! Nice to meet you again," She said as she took the pale man's hands into hers.

Howl smiled, "Yes, it's been a long time hasn't it?"

"How is Sophie?"

"She's doing well."

"And your sons?"

"A handful as ever!"

She giggled as she grew herself, "I see," She paused to pick up both men by the collar, "Now, let me give you a warning. If Sophie or I find you fooling around with each other, we might do something to keep you boys in line. Is that clear?" She had that smile of hers on the whole time, but her grip on their collars told them that she was serious. They both nodded as they were lowered back onto their feet.

"Now, don't you have somewhere to go?" She said to the raven haired as Fujimoto glanced at his "friend".

Howl gave her a nod as he faced the red stripped man and placed a hand on the red head's shoulder, "So…I'll see you some other time?"

"Yeah," Fujimoto smiled as he touched the raven haired's hand, "I will take him home, darling." His wife nodded as she seemed to smile as well. She knew there was a strong bond between them.

"Come on, I need to take you home."

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Once Howl had gotten home, it seemed as though nothing had happened and that he really went out to do an errand for the king. He had poofed up a little stuffed animal for Morgan, telling her that the king had wanted him to give this to their little boy as a reward for doing the errand. He knew that if he made the toy have some sort of special looking jewel on it or had "gold" embroidered into it, Sophie would have walked right up the king and argue that these kind of toys aren't meant for children to bite on and play with. So, he made the stuffed animal look exotic and colorful like it was from some foreign land. She had liked the toy and was amazed by it. She picked up Morgan and put the stuffed animal into his hands and watched him take it and stuff it into his mouth. Howl smiled as he too watched his son slobber all over the toy before going over to Markl to see how far he is through the book he had his other son read.

At Fujimoto's house, he and his wife walked a little more before he saw her off though his window. The red head let out a breath before going over to his daughters, seeing that it was only a warning his wife had given him and that was that. He saw that the sun was already coming up as the water became lighter.

"All right, who wants breakfast?"