Disclaimer: I don't own Howls Moving Castle.
"Sophie, Sophie, Where are you girl?"
"I'm here mother, what is it?"
"We need more milk, could you just run down to the corner store for me?"
"I supossse, there's not a lot happening around here. It's not like anything ever happens around here."
"What did you say? I missed that sweetie."
"Nothing mum, I'm just talking to myself."
Sophie Carter is an ordinary girl with an ordinary life in the year 2008. She has brown hair which as it catches the light may be said to have a hint of copper and red to it, hazel eyes which switch between green and brown depending on what she is wearing her eyes by far are her best feature. Her nose was a small button nose she is 5ft 4 with what could be called an hourglass style figure due to the fact that she had rather a small waist but large hips, she wasn't the delicate type, she was on the heavy side but this was due to the fact that she had a high bone density. To be honest she isn't the conventional beauty that you would find on the screen or in a magazine. She is just a run of the mill 21 year old graduate who is finding difficulty doing anything to do with her degree. For a little spare cash she worked in the corner shop, but it's not what she wants to do with her life.
Sophie left the house and headed to the store, her already tangled hair was getting worse as the wind blew it all over the place. One of the main problems about living on a coast is the sea breeze.
"Stupid wind what have I ever done to you?" Sophie shouted into the air as she struggled to get the unruly locks into some semblance of order.
"My life is crap, is there nothing out there for me but to work in a corner shop for the rest of my life, I've got a degree why does no-one want me? Am I that useless?" by the time she had finished her rant to herself she had had reached the corner store.
"Hello Sophie, I didn't know you were working today."
"I'm not Jim; I've just come to get some milk for my mum."
"Well give her my best and tell her I will pop round in a day or two."
"Will do."
Sophie left the corner store and headed home. Life looked just the same in the streets, young mums with babies, old women gossiping. There were no friends for her around the area all her old friends from school had moved on and her friends from University were scattered around the country, but none of them were close enough to go and visit regularly.
"Mum the milk's on the table I'm going out for a walk."
"Don't be late, tea will be on the table in around 2 hours and your dad and brother will be home soon."
"I will be back soon."
Sophie headed out into the forests at the back of the street she lived on.
Sophie decided to take a route which she had never taken before in the hopes of a little adventure no matter how small. She moved further and further into the forest making sure that she stayed on the path, but not noticing that the path she was following was disappearing behind her.
"I suppose I probably should get back."
Sophie turned around ready to start heading back to the house.
"What, where's the path gone, crap, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap.
Sophie started running in the direction which she thought she had come in but it made no difference. She caught her foot in a root and went tumbling head over heels, landing rather heavily on her ankle spraining it quite severely. Sophie tried to get up again but the pain made her cry out in pain. Sarah's mobile was sitting just out of reach it had gone flying when she fell.
"Someone help me please, SOMEONE PLEASE!
"Hello, Hello, Is someone out there?
"Yes, Yes Arrghhhhh, please hurry. I've hurt my ankle and I'm lost.
"Don't worry Miss, my names Markl. I will go and get master Howl; he will know what to do." A young boy of about 10 or 11 appeared from behind a row of bushes.
"Please hurry. Please, it hurts so much."
"Just wait here."
"It's not like I'm going anywhere kid."
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"Master Howl, Master Howl help, there is a girl in the forest, she's fallen over and hurt her ankle she needs help."
"Lead the way."
Howl will meet Sophie in the next chapter I promise. Hope you like this its going to be my first Howl's Fanfic