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Chapter List
- 1-Close Your Eyes
- 2-Chapter 2
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Disclaimer: I don�t own Miyasaki�s Howl�s Moving
Castle!

A/N: I just saw the movie today�and I LOVED it! Now I�m UBER inspired to do a fanfiction for
everyone�I loved the movie so much. (And
now I�m adding more words to this as well.)

There is a warning though.
And I know how many fics I have�this one is meant to be short.

Oh, and unlike Lady Mac (My best friend) I�ve seen Howl
twice�in one weekend. This story is for
you!

Warning: SPOILER
ALERT! DON�T READ IF YOU HAVEN�T SEEN
THE MOVIE

Close Your Eyes

�Sophie, you
don�t look well today, are you feeling all right?� Howl asked as Sophie came
out of the bathroom. The two had been
married for nearly a month now, having gone to a ceremony that long ago and
just getting back from their honeymoon only two weeks ago. The ceremony had been small, only a few
attending, including Sophie�s sister.
Sophie�s mother hadn�t been there however, even though Sophie forgave
her she couldn�t forgive herself. It
still had been lovely. Howl had made for
Sophie the loveliest gown of blue silk and a hat with a blue lace vale. He himself had worn blue as well, although it
was a darker blue to go better with his hair.
He didn�t mind it anymore, Sophie liked it a lot and her hair had changed
too with her curse, from brown to starlight gray. He liked it better like that and told her
almost everyday.

She remembered
well walking down the isle, it had been so wonderful. All around her there were flowers, the
ceremony had been held at his old hiding spot.
He no longer needed it of course, he was free. She remembered the most wonderful kiss under
the archway of roses and carnations he had created for her, petals fluttering
around and getting stuck in her hair.
They had gotten stuck in his hair too.
Calcifer had listened to her every order the day before as she had been
preparing food, although her sister had told her constantly to let her do the
cooking instead. Her sister, although
still weary of wizards saw in mere moments of talking with Howl how much he
loved Sophie.

At the ceremony,
Markl was the happiest of them all; he was so excited when he got to carry the
rings. He kept talking about how they
were all a family now, a real family and nothing was going to break them apart,
he wouldn�t let it. As they ate
afterwards he declared to Sophie and Howl he�d practice his magic so much they
wouldn�t have to fear anything ever again.

The laughter had
been warm, the conversation light and comfortable. Each pause brought forth new and old topics
of discussion, laughing over events of the past and looking to the sky in
regards to the future. Sophie had been
particularly adamant on the subject of the future; although she didn�t tell Howl
how much of it she was looking forward to.
She did say some though, but left out the part of her wanting
children. She didn�t know exactly if he
had wanted them, although she assumed he did, he seemed like the kind of man
who would want to be a father. She told
herself she would wait for a little while before bringing up the topic just to
make sure they were settled in, although now the topic had seemed to surpass
her and now she had little choice about when to bring it up with Howl except
now when he was asking. Of course, she
could have said something sooner but she herself wasn�t certain of anything
until today.

It had been sad
to drop her sister back off at home in town but with a hug and a promise to
visit in the future, the two were able to pry themselves out of the other�s
embrace and say goodbye. Sophie smiled
at those memories and turned her attention back to her husband.

�No, I haven�t
been feeling that well lately,� she admitted, wondering if he�d realize on his
own why she had been sick all the last week.
He probably wouldn�t though, even if he was a wizard she didn�t believe
he would be able to notice something that only happened to women. Of course then again, she could be wrong.

�So then, what�s
wrong Sophie?� he asked, taking her into his arms, holding her gently against
him. She reveled in his warmth and
touch. She loved him so much. Howl looked down at her and kissed her
forehead. �You haven�t been feeling well all week. Do we need to get you to a doctor?� He replaced his lips with his hand and felt
her temperature, pulling it away and looking at her. He looked so adorable right now to Sophie.

�No, I don�t
think that�s the case. I don�t think I�m
sick in that way,� she said and smiled. �But something is changing.� She put a hand on her stomach; she wanted to
beat about the bush for just a little while longer; the news was too wonderful
for her to keep it up for long. That and
the fact she wanted to make Howl worry just a while longer, although she could
only imagine the rash plans flowing through his mind of how to help her, each
probably more ridiculous than the first.

�What is it? Tell me what it is Sophie!� The look of worry
and love from Howl�s face made Sophie laugh slightly. He was so adorable when he worried over
her�just as long as he didn�t do anything like get himself injured protecting
her as he had when the war was still going on.
At the moment though it looked like he was about to injure himself
again, so worried if she was all right when she actually was.

�Howl, I think I�m
pregnant!� Howl�s face turned three
shades of pink, a dozen shades of red and two shades of purple. �Howl love, remember to breath!� He released Sophie from his embrace. Howl exhaled and inhaled three deep breaths,
his hands resting on his knees in an attempt to recover from the shock. Sophie knelt by him and looked up into his
eyes. �Are you all right Howl?� Howl gasped and struggled to catch his
breath. Sophie worried she had startled
him too much and wondered if she should get him a glass of cold water.

�I don�t know,�
he said after a moment. �I mean�� He
took her hands into his and kneaded them softly. Sophie loved the warmth she felt whenever he
held her hands, it gave her a greater sense of feeling, a greater feeling that
this was her home, this was where she truly belonged. She belonged with him, her true love, her
heart was his always, just as his was hers.
It was the truest of love in her opinion, something so pure it would
never waver.

�Aren�t you happy? I am�I�ve always wanted children.� Sophie smiled and watched Howl stand, taking
her back into his arms and putting his hand on her stomach. It moved over her dress, softly caressing it
as if gauging what now lay inside her body.

�Why wouldn�t I
be happy?� he asked. �This is amazing Sophie.
I mean, I never expected it but it�s still so wonderful.� He did want to be a father�but he didn�t know
it would have been this soon. Then
again, things happened with him whether he was ready for it or not and all he
could do was jump into it with all the usual energy he had. He just hoped he would be a good enough
father for the child but he knew Sophie would be the perfect mother�and she
would teach him how to be a good father as well.

Sophie
smiled. She was glad he was overjoyed at
this; he was ready to be a father after all.
It had worried her at first but Howl loved her so much she started to
disbelieve any doubts she had. He was
happy and he would be a wonderful father. �I don�t know if it�s a boy or a girl
though.� She frowned for a moment but
then shook off the thought of wanting to know.
It was much better to be surprised with matters such as this; it made it
all the better in her opinion and that was what she wanted. She would be happy with either a boy or a girl;
it made little difference to her which one she would be having.

�I know how we
can find out,� Howl said, his eyes gleaming with mischief. �Do you want to
know?� Calcifer would have to assist in
the spell but it wasn�t that hard to do.
He wanted to know so badly if it was a son or daughter. He didn�t know how to take the news the
moment she had told him but as he turned various colors while holding his
breath realized it was a good thing. He
believed it was something Sophie had wanted even if she had never said it
before and besides, it couldn�t be any worse than taking care of Markl. Of course, Markl wasn�t too much trouble to
begin with. A child of his own though? What sort of personality would this child
pick up from his parents? That alone
filled Howl with a feeling of pride and dread.

�I don�t want to
find out,� Sophie said, �I�m perfectly happy being surprised.�

�Are you
sure? It�s really easy and wouldn�t take
much time Sophie,� Howl insisted and Sophie shook her head again. She really didn�t want to know

�No, I don�t want
to know. That would spoil the surprise
Howl,� she said. �Perhaps later I might but not now. I don�t want to know.� She wanted it to be a surprise. Their first child�it would spoil the
wondrousness of it all if she knew. He
looked at her with curiosity and longing.
He must really want to know but she didn�t. She would stand firm on that matter because
she didn�t want him to get carried away with anything just yet regarding the
future children. Yes, children, not just
one. Sophie wanted a big family,
although she didn�t know how Calcifer would take that or Markl for that
matter. Actually, when she thought about
it, Markl would be excited beyond belief to have someone he could say he�d
train hard to protect. He�d be a most
excellent big brother to a brother or a sister, whichever she was having.

�Are you
sure? It�s such a simple spell,� he
whispered into her ear and she pushed him away teasing and his hands brushed
her stomach as he stepped away. �Sophie
you�re mean.� He pouted at her and she
almost gave in. She could hardly resist
his blue eyes and they were staring at her quite cutely. She shook her head sadly and stood her
ground, she would be firm in this matter at least.

�I�m not being
mean. I just don�t want to know and I
don�t think you should want to know why either.
The surprise is part of the fun of being pregnant,� she said chidingly. He looked at her with a downcast face and
then smiled, recovering his excited expression.
His blue eyes pierced into Sophie�s own again and saw she really wanted
this. Maybe it would be best to be
surprised; it would make for an interesting time trying to guess all by himself
without magic. It would be fun actually,
coming up with names and planning out a baby room and remodeling the house to
accommodate such a thing.

�Okay Sophie,
I�ll wait and be surprised. If that�s
what you want,� he said. �We better go tell everyone else though. I�m going to be a father!� He took her hand and ran into the main part
of the house, Sophie being dragged behind.
She put a gentle hand on her stomach and smiled. Yes, things were going to be different now,
but it was all a change for the better, wasn�t it?

TBC (Maybe)

A/N: I think they might
be a little OOC but I apologize if they are.
Argh�I don�t know. Should I go
through the different stages (short chapters though, just warning you all!) or
should I just leave it here. It�s okay
to leave it here for me. I have enough
stories to right. Whatever�if people
want me to I�ll try. WOOT! I�m the number two story!
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