Title: Mixed Masala
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji
Author: kira
Words: 300
Rating: G
Summary: Meena, Agni, and Soma go about their day as the day of the curry competition grows closer…
Author's note: Takes place during the curry arc and is mildly spoilerish for it
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Meena was so happy to be free from Soma and away from the constraints of her class in India that pretending to be an Indian princess for her husband Harold's sake was child's play. And while she longed to give up being meek and mild in favor of being just as haughty as the senior rani was back home in India, it would not do in polite society as her husband put it. She was, however, given free rein when it came to the servants. One servant in particular, she took a perverse delight in lording over, just because she could.
Agni, however, barely paid her any attention as he went about the business of creating the best curry dish he could in order to secure a royal warrant for Lord West and getting Meena to at least talk to Soma. He also took a perverse delight in calmly taking her abuse as it irritated her to no end. After a while, the shriller her tones became, the easier it was to tune her out. Agni's only concern was being absent from Soma's side for so long. He was deeply worried about how well the prince was coping with being on his own and he hoped that Mister Sebastian and young Master Ciel would look after him properly.
In another part of London, Soma was busy helping Sebastian make a curry that would rival Agni's. While he missed his friend and worried about him, keeping busy helped keep Soma from dwelling on Agni too much. Relying on himself for simple things, made Soma grow up a lot quicker than he normally would have. Still, he missed his friend and nursemaid, and wondered how they were doing. Only the knowledge that Agni was looking after Meena, kept him from total despair…