“Good.” she smiled back, kissing his cheek.
Sophie raised a brow slightly but still smiled. “Then, is it true that Sophie has magic of her own and is actually the one who cursed herself, not the Witch of the Waste?” she asked, intrigued.
He smiled again, still holding her.
"I…think I'll choose not to spoil it for you." she replied, laughing a little.
She giggled softly and nuzzled against him, wondering how he was able to convey his feelings and acceptance through just a touch without saying a word. And secretly praying that it wasn't just all in her head.
“You tease.” Sophie scoffed, pretending to pout even though she respected Raven’s decision not to tell her.
He kissed the top of her head again.
She laughed again, smiling. "It'll be a surprise that way."
She hummed softly.
“Well… I guess I can't argue with that.” Sophie sighed playfully. “Have you seen any other movies by Ghibli?”
He smiled.
"No, just that one, sorry."
She sighed softly and closed her eyes.
“That’s ok.” Sophie assured. “I’ve only seen three including Howl but I have two… Maybe three more movies by them that I want to see.”
He kissed her again.
"Nice." she smiled.
She smiled softly, finally relaxed again.
“Yeah.” Sophie nodded, smiling back.
He kept just holding her, smiling softly.
She smiled again. "Well. My turn?"
She leaned against him, happy to be held.
“Yep.” Sophie said, making the “p” pop.
He smiled happily.
"Uhm…" she thought for a moment. "Maybe a less deep one, now. If you could be any animal, what would you be?"
She hummed softly.
“Oh, that's easy.” Sophie smiled. “I’d be a dolphin.
He kept his eyes closed, sighing faintly.
"Mm. Why?"
She smiled softly and kissed his cheek.
“Well, aside from being in the ocean all the time,” Sophie grinned, “they’re also very intelligent, fun, and the echolocation is pretty interesting.”
He opened his eyes, looking down at her.
"True, true." she shrugged her shoulders.
She kept her eyes closed and held him.
“What about you? What animal would you like to be?” Sophie asked.
He smiled a little bit.
"Hm." she had been quite a few, and the decision was a difficult one. "I'm not sure. Something fast, probably."
She finally opened her eyes and looked up at him, smiling back when she saw his.
“Like a cheetah or something?” Sophie clarified.
He kept holding her, still smiling.
"Yeah. Like a cheetah."
She sighed softly.
“Cool.” Sophie nodded, smiling.
He kissed her forehead.
She grinned. "Yeah. I just like fast things."
She hummed happily.
“Well, no wonder you like me.” Sophie chuckled. “I move very fast.” she winked.
He smiled again.
She let out a surprised laugh. "Ah, of course."
She smiled softly back.
“Yeah. Jade always points out that trait as a flaw.” Sophie shrugged.