Disclaimer: I do not own Howl's Moving Castle, and I never will. And I don't need to… because that was one of the best Ghibli Films ever. No changes needed.

Found You

She had just come back inside, silver hair ruffled from wrestling around with Markl. Howl couldn't help but smile at her when he saw her. He couldn't believe how much he loved this woman – how much of his life had been dedicated to finding her.

"Howl! Calcifer! It's me, Sophie! I know how to help you now! Find me in the future!"

"Howl, are you alright?" her voice – here in the present – broke his reverie, and he wrapped his arms around her to hold her close.

Yes, he had spent the longest time searching for this woman. He wasn't going to lie and say that he had never gotten sidetracked – thought he could have been in love with a girl he had dated once, and then she broke up with him. It had been hard, until he remembered her. Until he remembered Sophie. That was what had pulled him through.

"Sophie," the ebony haired man began and then paused – making sure he had her attention – and then continued, "do you remember when I was a child and you told me to find you in the future?"

The Silver haired female in front of him looked at him in shock, eyes widening in disbelief. She couldn't believe he actually heard her. At the look in her sparkling eyes, he smirked and captured her lips with his in a searing kiss. Howl then pulled away from the kiss and whispered in Sophie's ear, "There you are sweetheart. Sorry I'm late. I've been looking everywhere for you."

Sophie was speechless. She couldn't believe that – how? But then she gave him a soft smile, full of every ounce of affection she held for this man. She smiled because he had never forgotten her – even when she didn't realize who he was, he had never forgotten.

Howl lifted the silver haired female into his arms to give her one last kiss – he could hear everyone else headed inside – but not before whispering against her mouth, "I found you."