I got out my cooking bag and my little travel oven. I was going to do my best making Lil and Howl's wedding cake. I know I seem like a nerd taking a travel تندور and a cooking bag, but I love cooking wherever I go. It's weird, but آپ never know when آپ need it! I was rummaging through my bag, but there was one important thing missing. The flour. I can't make this cake without flour, and wedding with no cake just doesn't make any sense to me! I just wanted to get started on it while Howl is teaching Lilith to vine swing. Not to sound rude about my sister after reconciliation, but Lilith isn't the most athletic person. Her body is pretty athletic and took dance for many years, but she can't climb very well. I know that because when Lilith was eight and I was ten, we would go to summer camp, and poor little Lilith would try to climb something, but would be too scared to get down. Maybe some of that was my fault for telling her when she was eight that if she got too high up while climbing, a big giant bird would swoop her away and take her. I was so mean, I know but there are a lot of years that I gotta make up for her, so I'm making it up سے طرف کی staying with her, making her wedding cake, being her maid of honor,and even helping her raise her kids with Howl. I've been a crappy sister, and I know it's not too late now to start being nice and helping her. I've spent too long trying to be sixteen for the rest of my life. Now it's time to really grow up and be an adult.
Howl was teaching me vine swinging. We got up onto a high branch, and I felt like I was going to throw up. "Howl, I can't do this! This is too high! I'm gonna fall and break my neck!" Howl looked at me calmly. I got so hypnotized in his big amber eyes. Even though we were going to be married soon, I still get that feeling that I had when we first met. He smiled at me softly and said,"Lilith, I would never let آپ fall. Just be calm. For a few times, I'll سوئنگ, جھول with you. Don't be scared." My دل was beating rapidly. I grasped hold of the vine, as he was right behind me, holding on. I felt محفوظ and secure with him near. We kept swinging, and as I got caught up in the moment, I didn't realize that he was on the اگلے vine beside of me. "You're doing great, Lilith! You're finally سے طرف کی yourself, swinging." "Yeah, and آپ holding me so close, and I'm what?" I looked down. I started freaking out big time. "HOWL!! I'M TOO FAR FROM THE GROUND!!! GET OVER HERE AND DON'T LET GO!! I'M GONNA FALL!!! I'M GOING TO FALL!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" "Lilith. Lilith. LILITH!" "What?!" "Calm down. Calm down! You're fine. I told آپ before, I won't let آپ fall. Besides, آپ won't die if آپ did fall. I used to jump off right here when I was a kid." "Why did آپ stop?" "I didn't. I just wanted to go higher." "Look, I've been afraid of heights since I was a kid. I used to hear stories of people dying from free falling یا ending up in comas یا getting hurt یا damaged from being thrown from something. I'm not like you, Howl. آپ were raised here. آپ had to learn this to adapt to your environment. I'm from New York, and my parents sheltered me and my sister used to scare me all the time about heights." "I'm here now. Lilith, if we're going to be together forever, آپ need to learn this." "I know. آپ can't carry me all the time." "I enjoy carrying you, it's just that, I want someone to سوئنگ, جھول with me." "I wanna learn this too, but Howl I get scared. I get scared." Howl kissed me, leaving me to feel woozy after wards. I mean, I get something called 'love dizzy' if Howl kisses me. I mean, some of his kisses can set off a آگ کے, آگ alarm. "Wow. That was, um, yeah. Wow." Howl and I practiced a little bit more. He even showed me the really cool tricks he can do on a vine. Show-off. I'm kidding. He's really good, and seeing him do all those cool moves and stuff just made me fall for him even more.
While I was rummaging through my bag, I heard rustling in the bushes. I walked over to them, sneaking up to it, getting my hands ready to fight. As I went "Hi-Yah!" my دوستوں walked out of there and went,"Whoa! Deb don't go all Kung Fu Panda on us! We're here for a visit and the wedding!" "Hey guys! I thought آپ guys were coming on Wednesday. The wedding won't be here in about a week from now." Olivia grinned at me and said,"We wanted to be here early so we can hang out and get used to the jungle air! Also, if we're going to come here مزید to visit آپ guys, we need to get used to this place." Five of my دوستوں Olivia, Hannah, Gretchen, Lori, and Erica sat their stuff down and group hugged me. Lori looked at me smiling and asked,"So, where's the blushing bride to be and her sexy vine swinging knight?" "Um, Howl's teaching Lilith vine swinging. Yeah." Gretchen grinned ear to ear saying,"Oh vine swinging! So fetch and cool!" Hannah giggled and said,"Yeah that boy can teach me vine swinging any day!" Erica got a mischievous look on her face and said,"He can teach me anything that he wants to, so I can teach him some things, if آپ get my drift honey!" I looked at them nervously and said,"Okay, we all know that Howl is very attractive, mysterious, athletic, and sweet, but no flirting." They all gasped as Olivia کہا loudly,"What do آپ think we are? A bunch of animals?!" "No, no! It's just that...well...uh. *sighs*Lilith isn't really all buddy-buddy with آپ guys, and Howl doesn't understand the difference between love and lustful flirting." Hannah rolled her eyes and said,"There isn't anything lustful about it! We're just being sweet." "Yeah Deb Deb. We'll contain ourselves. Look, we were cruel and mean to Lilith in the past, but we're different now. The whole reason why we picked on her was because of آپ not liking her." کہا Erica truthfully. I knew it was true. For years I convinced them to hate and loathe my sister for no better reason than that I didn't like her and that she was different from us. I feel bad about it now because my دوستوں are trying to get along with her, and knowing Lilith, she's very stubborn and can hold a grudge. I need to mediate two different things: my دوستوں that my sister thinks that are chatty and annoying, and my sister that my دوستوں think that she's freaky and weird. They looked at me with fading smiles. Olivia asked,"Deb, are آپ okay?" "Yeah. I just gotta ask آپ guys something. Do آپ hate Lilith?" They all laughed, as Lori said,"No! We just...never understood her. We're just used to shopping, girlie stuff, and مزید up to تاریخ stuff, and Lilith is مزید blunt and likes the alternative. I mean, if any of us were her, we would love to be in the strong arms of Howl and live in a romance novel, but we just didn't choose that path." "Wait a minute, my sister does not live in a romance novel. She is really in love with this man. They are getting married and going to have kids together and be with each other forever. آپ can't just say that they're in a romance novel. This is all real!" They all looked at each other. They shook their heads and agreed with me.
Howl and I went back to Debbie, until we found that Debbie wasn't alone.
Howl was teaching me vine swinging. We got up onto a high branch, and I felt like I was going to throw up. "Howl, I can't do this! This is too high! I'm gonna fall and break my neck!" Howl looked at me calmly. I got so hypnotized in his big amber eyes. Even though we were going to be married soon, I still get that feeling that I had when we first met. He smiled at me softly and said,"Lilith, I would never let آپ fall. Just be calm. For a few times, I'll سوئنگ, جھول with you. Don't be scared." My دل was beating rapidly. I grasped hold of the vine, as he was right behind me, holding on. I felt محفوظ and secure with him near. We kept swinging, and as I got caught up in the moment, I didn't realize that he was on the اگلے vine beside of me. "You're doing great, Lilith! You're finally سے طرف کی yourself, swinging." "Yeah, and آپ holding me so close, and I'm what?" I looked down. I started freaking out big time. "HOWL!! I'M TOO FAR FROM THE GROUND!!! GET OVER HERE AND DON'T LET GO!! I'M GONNA FALL!!! I'M GOING TO FALL!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" "Lilith. Lilith. LILITH!" "What?!" "Calm down. Calm down! You're fine. I told آپ before, I won't let آپ fall. Besides, آپ won't die if آپ did fall. I used to jump off right here when I was a kid." "Why did آپ stop?" "I didn't. I just wanted to go higher." "Look, I've been afraid of heights since I was a kid. I used to hear stories of people dying from free falling یا ending up in comas یا getting hurt یا damaged from being thrown from something. I'm not like you, Howl. آپ were raised here. آپ had to learn this to adapt to your environment. I'm from New York, and my parents sheltered me and my sister used to scare me all the time about heights." "I'm here now. Lilith, if we're going to be together forever, آپ need to learn this." "I know. آپ can't carry me all the time." "I enjoy carrying you, it's just that, I want someone to سوئنگ, جھول with me." "I wanna learn this too, but Howl I get scared. I get scared." Howl kissed me, leaving me to feel woozy after wards. I mean, I get something called 'love dizzy' if Howl kisses me. I mean, some of his kisses can set off a آگ کے, آگ alarm. "Wow. That was, um, yeah. Wow." Howl and I practiced a little bit more. He even showed me the really cool tricks he can do on a vine. Show-off. I'm kidding. He's really good, and seeing him do all those cool moves and stuff just made me fall for him even more.
While I was rummaging through my bag, I heard rustling in the bushes. I walked over to them, sneaking up to it, getting my hands ready to fight. As I went "Hi-Yah!" my دوستوں walked out of there and went,"Whoa! Deb don't go all Kung Fu Panda on us! We're here for a visit and the wedding!" "Hey guys! I thought آپ guys were coming on Wednesday. The wedding won't be here in about a week from now." Olivia grinned at me and said,"We wanted to be here early so we can hang out and get used to the jungle air! Also, if we're going to come here مزید to visit آپ guys, we need to get used to this place." Five of my دوستوں Olivia, Hannah, Gretchen, Lori, and Erica sat their stuff down and group hugged me. Lori looked at me smiling and asked,"So, where's the blushing bride to be and her sexy vine swinging knight?" "Um, Howl's teaching Lilith vine swinging. Yeah." Gretchen grinned ear to ear saying,"Oh vine swinging! So fetch and cool!" Hannah giggled and said,"Yeah that boy can teach me vine swinging any day!" Erica got a mischievous look on her face and said,"He can teach me anything that he wants to, so I can teach him some things, if آپ get my drift honey!" I looked at them nervously and said,"Okay, we all know that Howl is very attractive, mysterious, athletic, and sweet, but no flirting." They all gasped as Olivia کہا loudly,"What do آپ think we are? A bunch of animals?!" "No, no! It's just that...well...uh. *sighs*Lilith isn't really all buddy-buddy with آپ guys, and Howl doesn't understand the difference between love and lustful flirting." Hannah rolled her eyes and said,"There isn't anything lustful about it! We're just being sweet." "Yeah Deb Deb. We'll contain ourselves. Look, we were cruel and mean to Lilith in the past, but we're different now. The whole reason why we picked on her was because of آپ not liking her." کہا Erica truthfully. I knew it was true. For years I convinced them to hate and loathe my sister for no better reason than that I didn't like her and that she was different from us. I feel bad about it now because my دوستوں are trying to get along with her, and knowing Lilith, she's very stubborn and can hold a grudge. I need to mediate two different things: my دوستوں that my sister thinks that are chatty and annoying, and my sister that my دوستوں think that she's freaky and weird. They looked at me with fading smiles. Olivia asked,"Deb, are آپ okay?" "Yeah. I just gotta ask آپ guys something. Do آپ hate Lilith?" They all laughed, as Lori said,"No! We just...never understood her. We're just used to shopping, girlie stuff, and مزید up to تاریخ stuff, and Lilith is مزید blunt and likes the alternative. I mean, if any of us were her, we would love to be in the strong arms of Howl and live in a romance novel, but we just didn't choose that path." "Wait a minute, my sister does not live in a romance novel. She is really in love with this man. They are getting married and going to have kids together and be with each other forever. آپ can't just say that they're in a romance novel. This is all real!" They all looked at each other. They shook their heads and agreed with me.
Howl and I went back to Debbie, until we found that Debbie wasn't alone.