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"Howl, do you get heartburn?" Leyla asked, out of the blue. Recently Howl had told her (in attempt to get the infant to stop asking questions) that his heart was on fire. Unfortunately, it seemed to have the opposite effect. "Does it hurt?" The two were watching an old television series their father had found on vhs. It wasn't keeping the interest of either of the children, to be honest, but they were both polite enough to pretend.

"No, I don't," Howl said, with a slight frown. Heartburn? Heartburn was for old people! Surely he'd never get it. Just like he'd never get a single strand of gray hair. Just like a wrinkle would never mar his facial features.

"But you said your heart's on fire. Wouldn't fire burn it?"

Howl had to admire his youngest sibling's intelligence for a moment, before shaking his head. "This is a special kind of fire. It doesn't burn me. It might burn someone else, though," he gave a pointed glance at Calcifer. Unfortunately, Leyla didn't catch the look, or maybe she would have stopped asking questions.

"Why doesn't it burn you?" she asked. "If your heart's on fire, it should hurt." Why was her older brother avoiding the subject? Was his heart really on fire? Was he trying to hide that it hurt? Or maybe he lied to her? Maybe his heart wasn't on fire at all. "Lying's not very nice, Howl..."

"I'm not lying to you, Leyla," Howl said earnestly. "Really. My heart was taken from me the second time, and given to fire. The first time, I gave it away to save a dying star."

"Oh... You must be really nice, to give your heart away, Howl!" Leyla decided. She was used to his cowardly side; Howl, kind? She wasn't accustomed to that. "Did you feel sorry for the star?"

"I did," Howl admitted, glancing at Calcifer. "But you know, Leyla? I think it was worth it. While giving my heart away might have caused some trouble, and prevented me from falling in love for quite sometime, when I finally did fall, I knew she was the right person. And I gained a friend out of it, right, Calcifer?"

"A friend that does all the work for you," the fire demon complained. "If I'm your friend, you should treat me better!"

Leyla looked up to see Calcifer, and smiled. "Howl, I think Calcifer's got your heart," she said. "Was he your falling star?" Howl could only shake his head, grinning slightly. He had gone from admiring the infant's intelligence to thinking she stated the obvious.

Plots Post
Leyla will behave rather strangely in her toddler stage; especially compared to how she acted while she was an infant. She will lose some of her innocence and take on a seperate enity. She will be showing more of Matthias' genetics in this stage; being prone to pull pranks, though prefering to frighten people than harm them.

Zee will get sick. Very sick from being deprived of a certain amount of red blood cells. He will have to allow Matthias to care for Leyla for a while; though reluctantly.

Leyla to realize she was the cause of her father's sickness. To stop eating; must be convinced that her starving herself hurts more people.

Leyla and Howl times. They need to be able to get along for future plots to work out.

Leyla is interested in learning about both cultures she belongs to; though Zee is kind enough not to force her into that of Lynwood, and is too racist to allow her to know too much about fae.

Leyla's ability to show itself more.

Leyla and Miles stoofs. Not saying more than that, just in case a certain Rinni's reading this.