"I'm in here Lettie! Oh thank goodness you're here, mother was driving me insane!"
"Oh Sophie, I've been looking all over for you!"
Then, she asked her sister a question she had been dying to ask since she met her fiance.
"So, do you think Howl stole my heart, or ate it that day?"
"I have no idea, but whatever he did to you, I hope you're happy about. you deserve it Sophie!" She sighed, noticing That her sister was paying no attention to her praise. "Well, where is it?"
"Where is what?"
"Your dress!"
"Oh, it's in here."
*gasp*
"Guess who chose it."
"Wow........" Lettie had just experienced the true meaning of 'taken your breath away'. The White dress had a long train of stems swaying down to the lacy end. There where little roses at the top, surrounded by even smaller pink Lily's. There was lace at the end of the medium cut sleeves, and the neckline was high enough for Sophie, and low enough for Howl. It had a mermaid top, hugging the waist with embroidery running down from top to middle, and then going into another flower Lettie was unfamiliar with. It was tear inducing to look at. She was just dying to see Sophie in it. But the most amazing thing about it, was the flowers where made of diamonds and pearls. Watching it was enough for her aching head, but seeing it floating in the middle of this large closet pushed her over the edge.
"-tti! Letti! Are you all right?"
"huh? Oh my goodness, how long was i out?" She said when she had finally came to. "Oh, a couple hours"
This would have fooled her, if she didn't see the smile tugging on the corners of Sophie's mouth.
"No really Sophie! How long!"
"Only a few minutes, don't worry. Would you like some tea, or something to eat?"
"No, I'm fine, but you should start getting ready!"
"Well, I need some tea. Would you care to join us?"
"Sure- us? Oh yes, you mean the witch and the little brunette. Of course!"
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"So, tell us Howl, how did you propose to her?" Asked the wife of 'O'l Prince Turnip'
This was a little uncomfortable for him to answer, quessing that the prince had done a much more romantic job. But he was unaware that at that exact moment, Sophie was being asked the same thing.
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"Well, he did it the same way he gave me his ring charm.... sort of, as I was walking out if the door to go grocery shopping, he was asking me if I forgot anything.
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'Tea'
'Yes'
'Bacon'
'Yes'
'Cheese'
'Yes'
'Marry me'
'Yes'
"And He sliped the ring onto my finger, just as he had put the charm of it when I went to madame Suliman, but he knelt on one knee, and said 'Will you, Wonderful and beautiful Sophie Hatter, the woman I would give anything to spend the rest of my life with, marry me'
'Oh yes Howl! Oh!' and she threw herself into his open arms, hugging him,and showering him with kisses.
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"I had replied without even thinking, but it wasn't anything I would change if I could go back"
"Oh how romantic!" She screamed, hugging her sister, spilling tea all over each other.
"Oh, Markl, would you please help me clean up this mess?"
"Oh, im so sorry... well, you're going to get cleaned up anyway!" She said as the all cleaned the wet floor.
"Well, time to get to work!"
About 2 hours later
"Wow, you look amazing!" Markl gasped, through the door, realizing that he shouldn't have been looking inside anyway.
*turn around quickly*
"MARKL!!!!!" They both screamed. They where completely shaken at the thought of her fiances apprentic seeing her unclothed.
"Don't worry, I didn't see anything! I was just walking by, and I heard Lettie gasp, so i looked to make sure everything was alright! I'm sorry." He said, hanging his head down in thoughts of dissapointing the woman.
"Markl. I trust you, but no more peeking please?" I bet Howl'd using him to spy on me. She thought.
"Okay! Off you go now! Bye!" Lettie said, pushing him away and slaming the door in his face.
"Well, I think you're ready! Let's go!"