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"Fine!! But no funny business and you can't stay with me at my place as there is no room apart from my floor and I am not going to have you sleeping on my floor before you even suggest it."
"Why ever not? I think that would be most acceptable." Howl smirked.
"Well I don't so there's an end to it also my mum would freak if she knew I had a man sleeping in my room."
"Oh, any why would that be sweet thing?"
"Never you mind! You will stay in a B&B and that's final."
Howl thought about this for a minute or two and decided his best course of action would be to agree with Sophie for the time being at least.
"Now that's settled how about we seal the agreement with a kiss."
"NO!!!! What is wrong with you?"
"Nothing precious I just like kissing you." Howl smirked and turned leaving Sophie in the kitchen trying to compute what he had just said.
Later that afternoon Howl and Sophie made their way through the wilderness of the wastes searching for the portal that would lead to Sophie's world. Sophie was laden with some heavy bags which Howl insisted they needed to take.
"Howl what in heaven's name have you got in these bags? You will only be in my world for a short time you don't need to take your entire home with you. It feels like you have the kitchen sink in here." Sophie gasped as she started climbing a steep hill.
"Of course the kitchen sink is in there as well as all the ingredients I need for my hair and bath, I wasn't about to leave them behind now was I?"
"HOWL, YOU GREAT VAIN ASS, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU?"
"Well precious believe it or not I don't travel anywhere without it."
"Fine YOU carry it, I refuse to take a bag which has the kitchen sink in it" Sophie thrust the offending bag at Howl dropping it when he didn't immediately take it. After a few seconds instead of picking it up the bag started to float behind Howl and follow him wherever he went.
"ARGH that's it Howl I will find my own way home you can go back to your magic and castle now."
"Come on Sophie, I will make it worth your while." Howl appeared next to her ear.
"Howl if you do not keep your distance there will be consequences"
"Ohhh I like the sound of that, what will you do sweet thing?"
"GRRR just get out of my way Howl the quicker I get home the quicker we can get this little visit of yours over."
"Do you even know where you are going?"
"No!"
"Do you want me to go first?"
Sophie had to concede as she had no clue where she was as she didn't recognize any of the landscape. She finally stepped aside after glaring at the unfamiliar landscape for a few minutes grinding her teeth. After about an hour of walking and silence Howl broke the silence which had fallen between them.
"Its just over the next hill precious, we will be there soon."
"Finally I can have a hot shower and my own bed. Hopefully my parents won't be too worried that I have been away for a while. That's a point I have no idea how long I have been here but I will be glad to leave."
They trudged along in the mud and heather for another 15 minutes, Sophie was quite just glaring ahead of her thinking of all the things she had missed while she was away.
"Here we go, this is where I found you and if I am right your portal will be around here somewhere."
"Great I want to go home, so get searching wizard boy!"
"Sophie there is a slight glow coming from that tree over there."
Sophie ran over to the tree excited at the prospect of going home. Peering into the hollow bark of the tree Sophie could see images of her home.
"It's my home, I can get back."
"Looks like sweet thing. We just need to cross the threshold, which I am guessing will be as easy as walking from one room to another. The gap should be between those two trees. Would you like to go first?"
Sophie hesitantly stepped towards the trees, as much as she was excited about getting home she had no idea what to expect. As she stepped between the two trees Sophie disappeared from Howls world, shortly to be followed by Howl himself.
Hope you like this chapter I know it's been a while but I lost interest for a while and my inspiration comes and goes..