Howl had always liked Jaella. She was pretty, and funny--in a childish kind of way. He definitely wanted to treat her to something special; even if he was married, even if he was technically dating Natalie, he wanted to do something fun. Besides, it wasn't like the wizard had any romantic interest in the teenager.
He loved her--as a sister, an annoying, sometimes stupid, over cheerful, purple haired sister; though that wasn't enough to keep him from asking her out. Very little could keep the heartless wizard from breaking hearts. He wanted a replacement. He needed one; someone who could give him his heart back. He needed a woman true and fair.
And if that wasn't Jaella, he didn't know who was. He knocked on the door of the Azoulai house, hoping it'd be his purple haired friend who answered.
