Hello, I'm finally back from my two week absence with another new chapter for Never Forget, Never Forgive! I bet most of you have been itching to read what happens from the last cliffhanger! lol. Sorry for doing that but I couldn't resist! Anyway, now you can finally read what happens next! Enjoy! :)

Chapter 11: The Phantomhive curry

Sebastian suddenly appeared in front of the window upside down. I jumped back in surprise; however Ciel remained seated and merely stood up from his seat.

"Young Master, he is on the move"

"Very well, follow-"

"Take me with you!"

Ciel and I swirled around to find Soma standing in the doorway.

"I know Agni has been sneaking off while I've been asleep. I want to find out what he's doing!"

Ciel sighed.

"All right then. Let's all follow him"

We followed him to the residence of Harold West-Jebb. Soma, Sebastian, me, Ciel, Lin and Lau hid behind a nearby alley wall and watched Agni enter into the residence through the large metal gates.

"Whose residence is this?" Soma asked.

"Harold West-Jebb; a man who imports all the Indian goods he can get his hands on" Ciel explained. "His business is coffee houses and emporiums. I met him once. That man is nothing but a detestable rogue"

"Some of the coffee houses were caught up in the hanging incidents" I added. "However no harm befell Mr West since he was coincidently away the same day of the incident"

"Shall we take a look then?" Ciel suggested.

"Understood Young Master" Sebastian replied. "Soma and Lau, please wait here. I will let you in through the front gate"

Sebastian suddenly grabbed hold of Ciel, Lin and I by our waists and leapt over the wall. After making sure the coast was clear, Sebastian gave the signal for Lau and Soma to enter through the gate. We quietly and discreetly snuck inside and began to search the residence for any sign of Agni. We finally travelled up a small staircase and came across a room with light coming underneath the door. We opened the door a little and peeked through to find Harold and Agni discussing something. Agni was sat down on one of the many sofas within the room, staring blankly towards the left wall. Harold was walking around him carrying what looked to be a newspaper.

"The plan up until now has been perfect" Harold began. "Well done Agni. You don't need to commit any more incidents now. I have got rid of my main rivals"

He bent forward once he was stood in front of Agni and held Agni's right hand covered in the bandage.

"With your "Right hand of God", the Royal Warrant is as good as mine"

"So that's what this is about!" I whispered.

"If I complete your plan does that mean Meena can…?" Agni began, fading out.

Suddenly Soma burst open the door fully.

"You have Meena?" Soma questioned.

"Who is this?" Harold questioned.

"Your highness, why are you here?" Agni cried.

Ciel was about to interrupt; however Sebastian covered his mouth and pulled him back behind the door.

"Young Master, your face and mine are well known. Let's just sit back and watch"

"Fine, then I'll go and interrupt!" I cried, dashing into the room.

"Mistress, wait!" Lin called, following me.

Soma dashed forward and grabbed hold of Agni by the collar of his clothing.

"You knew where Meena was this whole time?" Soma cried angrily.

I was surprised to see that Agni looked quite terrified. This is the first time I've seen Agni scared!

"Ah, so that's your master" Harold commented.

"So you were the one forcing Agni to commit those hanging incidents!" Lin screeched angrily.

Harold only chuckled.

"You're the one who took Meena, aren't you?" Soma questioned. "Agni, I order you to attack this man!"

Agni began to sweat on his forehead. He stared at Soma with gritted teeth. He wouldn't listen to him at all.

"Agni, strike this "prince" down and quieten him" Harold ordered.

Agni's hands balled into fists. He was hesitating. He shut his eyes tightly as more sweat began to gather on his forehead. After a moment of silence, Agni's eyes flashed open. He swiftly dashed forward with his hand raised in the air, ready to strike. Before I realised what was happening, Lin had leapt in front of Soma and was knocked flying through the air into the wall; however that hadn't stopped Agni from going to try to strike the Prince again. Soma just stood there traumatised. I yanked Soma back roughly just as Sebastian leapt in front and blocked Agni's attack. Wait a minute, why is Sebastian wearing a deer head? All eyes had turned to Sebastian as people stared at him weirdly.

"Is that the abominable deer-man or something?" Harold shrieked.

"I have come to pick up the Prince. I am Deer"

Yep, that is definitely Sebastian's voice! I was trying so hard to hold back my laughter! He looked absolutely ridiculous! I understood why he had done that but perhaps he could have picked a bear head instead!

"Agni, he might be an enemy spy!" Harold cried.

"No, I am just one hell of a deer"

I had to bite my lip in order to stop myself from laughing. While this was going on, I quickly dashed towards Lin who was lying unconscious on the floor. I picked him up into my arms and dashed out the room. I met Ciel behind the door.

"Is Lin hurt?" He asked.

"I'm unsure. He's unconscious though"

Ciel stared at me with narrowed eyes as I tried to hold back another laugh.

"Sebastian looks ridiculous in that-"

"I know" Ciel interrupted, muttering. "Just go back in there. I'll take care of Lin"

I carefully placed Lin back down on the floor up against the wall and dashed back into the room.

"Kill him Agni!" Harold ordered.

Agni just stood there traumatised. He didn't look prepared to move.

"Do you want that promise to go up in smoke?"

"Enough!" I screamed.

All eyes suddenly turned to me.

"Now let's all just calm down and sort this out properly. There's no need to cause a riot or result to anything violent"

"Agni, kill that deer thing!"

Harold seemed to be completely ignoring me.

"Look, no violence is needed here. It will attract attention!"

"Children should be seen and not heard"

"That's a saying! It doesn't mean it's true! Everyone has a right to speak their mind!"

"Agni, kill him or else I shall break the promise!"

"Stop this stupidness! You're confusing him!"

"I'm confus-"

"Shut up!"

The room went deadly silent. Blots of blood began to form on the carpet in front of Agni. He slowly dropped to his knees with his head lowered towards the floor. Blood was flowing from his eyes instead of tears.

"I have only one god and master. I decided to swing my fists for no one but him. Please forgive me for the sins I commit against you!"

Agni stood up, tore off the bandage and charged towards Soma while sounding a battle cry. A weird purple light surrounded him. He punched the floor, sending most of the furniture flying into the air. Sebastian quickly picked up Soma and leapt into the air. I just fell to the floor and covered my head with both my arms. Agni continued to slam his fist against the floor as Sebastian dodged it by jumping up into the air with Soma slung over his shoulder. Harold was freaking out because Agni was destroying everything he owned that seemed precious. And as for me, I just stayed on the floor with my head down. I glanced towards the door to find Lau had picked up Ciel and rested him on his shoulder.

"Hey, this uproar will attract attention! Grab Soma and let's get away from here!" Ciel called to Sebastian.

That was when I saw Agni coming in my direction. I cowered just as I felt someone grab hold of me under my arms and yanked me upwards. I was carried out the room just as Sebastian leapt out the window, sending shattered glass everywhere. I glanced up to find Lin carrying me out the room in both his arms.

"Lin, I thought you were unconscious!"

Lin glanced down at me and smiled.

"I was. I woke up just as I saw Agni coming towards you"

I could see that Lin was limping slightly. I have a feeling he had injured his ankle…

We returned back to the townhouse and gathered around in the lounge. I made Lin sit this one out and go and get a bandage for his left ankle. It turned out he had injured it when Agni sent him flying into the wall! Soma had thanked him for protecting him though.

"He far surpassed the scope of a human back there!" Lau commented.

"That was the concentration technique known as Samadhi" Soma replied half-heartedly. "Once he gets like that no one can touch him"

"What does that technique do?" I asked.

"It's a type of trance state" Sebastian explained. "Through pure devotion to a master like Soma, people are able to bring forth tremendous amounts of power. It is something we lack; the power of faith, born of love and trust"

"Then why would he betray me?" Soma questioned.

"I heard Harold mention something about Meena" I answered. "I have a feeling that what Harold meant by "the promise" must have something to do with her"

Soma didn't appear to have heard me.

"Why do the people around me keep disappearing?" He screeched.

Soma stood up and knocked the tea set flying off the table. Ciel sat there gaping in surprise as Soma began to breathe heavily. Suddenly he shot off out the room. He seemed quite upset. Ciel stared at me for a moment.

"What?" I asked.

"Go and talk to him"

"Why should I?"

"You can relate to him better than I can when it comes down to servants Victoria"

I sighed heavily.

"Fine" I mumbled.

I slowly walked towards the guest room and popped my head around the door. It was already half open. I saw a large bundle in the middle of the bed. I guessed that was Soma hiding under the blankets.

"Soma, come out from under the blanket"

"Leave me alone!"

I slowly walked into the room and halted in front of the bed.

"This is your last warning Soma"

"I said leave me alone!"

I sighed.

"You asked for it"

I quickly yanked the blankets off him and watched him tumble to the floor. He stared up at me angrily.

"Hey, what was that for?"

"You know, I used to do that to my little brother whenever he was upset and wouldn't talk to me. It's a very effective method"

Soma growled.

"You are such a rude swine!"

"Are you sure the rude swine isn't you?"

Soma stared at me surprised.

"Without Agni by your side, you are nothing but a powerless child. Now Agni has betrayed you"

Soma and I jumped as Sebastian appeared in the doorway.

"Sebastian!"

"Don't worry Lady Victoria. I can handle this"

He slowly walked into the room. Soma sighed.

"I know he betrayed me. I have nothing left. I've lost everyone"

Sebastian began to laugh.

"I wouldn't say you "lost" them Soma. You never lost anything. You never had anything in the first place. Your status was given to you by your parents. Your castle was given to you by your parents. Your servants were given to you by your parents. From the very beginning you never had anything"

"That's not true"

"You were aware that Agni was the same but you lacked the courage to confirm it by yourself"

"You're wrong!" Soma screeched.

He made a dash for the door; however Sebastian slammed it shut and blocked his only escape route.

"I am not wrong. You really are an incorrigible brat"

"Sebastian, I think you're being a bit too harsh" I butted in.

Soma began to cry. He slowly backed away and collapsed on the floor.

"They all said they would be with me forever!"

"That was merely words. There is no reason to serve someone for no personal gain"

"You're wrong there Sebastian!"

Sebastian, Soma and I all stared at the door surprised. That sounded like Lin.

"I serve the Mistress and yet I don't have a reason for doing so! Neither does Ren! The two of us could have left her ages ago if we wanted; however we chose to stay! We don't mind serving her without a reason to!"

Suddenly the door opened. Ciel slowly walked in with Lin following behind.

"Leave it there Sebastian"

"But Young Master…"

Ciel turned to me.

"Let Victoria and I say what we have to say. In truth, I might have been the same as him if it hadn't been for that month…"

"What month?"

"I was forced to taste the humiliation of having my house burned, my family killed and being treated as nothing more than a barn animal. I was a powerless child"

"I was the same" I added. "I may not be of noble blood; however I too was powerless. I had my parents murdered right before my eyes. The village in which we lived in wanted nothing to do with us. We were left neglected and had to fend for ourselves by becoming thieves. Eventually my village was engulfed in a nasty fire outbreak. My younger brother was murdered during this chaos and then I had my older one taken away from me a year later"

"Even though we both have suffered, we have risen to the positions we are in now in order to bestow that same humiliation upon those who hurt us in any way" Ciel continued.

"Why would you two go that far?" Soma asked.

"It is useless mourning over what and who we have lost" I answered. "Plus they cannot be allowed to live after what they have done. A dead person may be able to stay still but the both of us are still alive and are standing on our own two feet. Who is to say we can't do anything?"

"Even if Victoria and I are thrown into the depths of despair, if there is a spider's thread then we will grab hold of it and never give up trying to get out. We humans have the strength to do so. However, whether to grab it or not is up to that individual. Now let's stop this ridiculous babble"

Ciel turned to Sebastian.

"Sebastian, I have something to discuss with you about the West incident"

Sebastian nodded. The four of us slowly followed Ciel out of the room. I felt a hand suddenly grab my shoulder. I looked behind me to find it was Soma. Ciel halted when he realised I wasn't following.

"I may be seventeen but I'm idiotic and naïve compared to you two. I've been spoiled only because of who my parents were. Even though I knew Agni was troubled, I didn't hear him out. Now I want to know. I want to see them both and find out why they left me. That's why I want you both to come with me! Please!"

"Well, I refuse that offer" Ciel replied. "There's no way I'm dragging around the weight of a naïve idiot like you. I suppose the door to the living room isn't locked though"

I smirked. That was very sneaky of him.

"I'm the same too Soma"

I carefully brushed off his hand from my shoulder and followed Ciel down the corridor. Suddenly we were both pulled into a suffocating hug.

"Thank you! Thank you both!"

The two of us slowly squirmed our way out of his arms.

"I'm sorry for lashing out like that before. Please forgive me"

He quickly turned to face Sebastian but quickly hid behind me and Ciel.

"I want to say sorry to you too"

"Don't worry. This is quite interesting" Sebastian assured.

We all returned back to the lounge to discuss what we were going to do now.

"To think that West did all of this just so he could get the Royal Warrant…" I muttered. "Well I suppose that's something that a person like him would want"

"What exactly is a Royal Warrant?" Soma asked.

"It's an endorsement given by royalty to the shops they like" Lau explained. "A Royal Warrant is the British Royal seal of approval"

"A week from now there will be a curry contest conducted at Crystal Palace" Sebastian added. "According to the rumours her Majesty, a famed curry lover, may also be attending to observe"

"That's just a rumour" Ciel sighed. "Since the death of her husband Prince Albert, her Majesty rarely makes any appearances in public"

"How is the curry contest connected to the incidents?" Soma questioned, confused.

"The main dish at West's coffee house is curry" I answered. "If he secures the Royal Warrant, there is no doubt that his sales will go up. In order to reduce the number of rivals in that contest, he had Agni carry out the incidents in order to scare them away. He then used the message to make it seem the Indians were carrying out the incidents and were angry with England. Agni went along with it in order to save Meena for the sake of his "god""

"So your theory was right then Mistress" Lin replied. "It was someone posing as an Indian!"

Sebastian handed Ciel a small piece of paper. Ciel placed it on the table and slid it across to Soma.

"Speaking of gods, your Goddess Kali has her tongue sticking out on the statue right?" Ciel asked.

Soma nodded.

"Since Agni was the one who wrote this and his god is you, it must have all been for your sake. The mark proves it. It is the Goddess Kali's tongue, is it not? Agni has wrote all his feelings of regret on that note"

"Even though you are apart, Agni believes in you still and lives for you" Sebastian added. "You really do have a wonderful servant, don't you?"

Soma stared at the piece of paper shocked. Lau began to applaud.

"Well, all's well end's well! I guess this means we shouldn't get involved any further. Let's just leave it to Scotland Yard"

"Hold on!" Soma cried, standing up. "What will happen to Agni and Meena?"

"Who knows?" Lau merely replied.

"We've determined that there is no underworld involvement, so it's none of our concern" Ciel stated.

Soma sighed.

"This is my problem. I will find a way to resolve this"

"That's an excellent resolution!" Ciel commented. "Well, I shall be getting back to my work. I was called out to London in the winter to check out this idiotic case. Don't you think I should be compensated for my expenses?"

"Ciel what are you up to?" I questioned suspiciously, raising an eyebrow.

Ciel turned to me and smirked.

"Well, all the other curry shops have been knocked out of the competition by West. If the Phantomhives enter and beat West then we shall win the Royal Warrant. I have been considering expanding into the food industry anyway"

"But there is only a week left, right Lord Phantomhive?" Lin questioned. "Will you be able to get the right machinery and experts to make it in time?"

"I don't need any of that Lin. Isn't that right, Sebastian?"

Sebastian smirked.

"It is only natural for someone who serves under the Phantomhive household to be able to do this. I will obtain the Royal Warrant without fa-"

"That's impossible, there is no way you can win" Soma interrupted. "They have Agni and he has the Goddess Kali's right hand"

"It's true that Agni has formidable power" I replied. "However, we are not dealing with fighting this time. This is a cooking contest"

"That's why I'm saying it" Soma protested. "None of you know Agni's true skill. Neither do you know about real curry. Curry is based on a selection of fitting spices. The number of combinations is endless. Finding supreme combinations is like finding a needle in a haystack; however Agni is able to do it. He is able to imagine the world from nothing. That is why Agni is known as the Goddess Kali's right hand. I have never eaten a curry more delicious than Agni's"

"My, my, that seems like quite a challenge" Sebastian commented. "However, I am prepared to give it a try. Lin, I may need your help"

Lin nodded stiffly. Hm, judging by what Soma has said this may be quite difficult; however I'm sure Sebastian and Lin will manage to accomplish this. After all, Sebastian is one hell of a butler, right?

Lin's POV

After spending hours creating different kinds of curry with Sebastian in the kitchen, Soma was brought down. At the sight of a load of cooking pots with curry in them lying in two rows along the table, Soma's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"Y-You two made all these?" He questioned, stunned.

"The only one who knows Mr Agni's curry is you, Prince Soma" Sebastian replied.

"We are asking if you could please help us find out which one is Kali's curry" I added, politely.

Soma seemed taken aback at first but then nodded. Sebastian gave him every single one of the curries that we had prepared. Not a single one was close to it. Soma mentioned that something was missing; although he wasn't clear as to what was missing.

We both reported to Ciel and the Mistress. Sebastian went to Ciel's quarters while I went to the Mistress's. She seemed to be writing something down on paper. I'm guessing that is a letter to Elizabeth since she keeps bugging her about certain things.

"So, have you and Sebastian succeeded yet?" She asked, curiously.

"Sadly we haven't. Prince Soma has tried every single one of the curries we made and every time he says there is something missing"

"Hm, this is quite a predicament… Have you two tried every single spice combination?"

"Yes Mistress"

She slowly stood up from her chair and walked towards the window, lost in thought. After a moment she slowly turned around to face me.

"I think what you and Sebastian should try is combining other foods like vegetables or something with them. That might get you a step closer to finding out what's missing"

I bowed.

"Of course, Mistress"

When I returned to the kitchen, Sebastian was standing in front of the pot holding a chocolate cake that he had made for Ciel. It appeared that Ciel didn't want it after all…

"Didn't Lord Phantomhive want the cake, Sebastian?"

"Unfortunately he did not; however he did give me a good idea. I'm going to put the chocolate in the curry"

My eyes widened. What did he just say?

"Are you sure Sebastian? Wouldn't that taste a bit… weird?"

Sebastian chuckled.

"Lady Victoria did tell you to try combining foods with it, didn't she? She and the young master are more or less along the same lines"

"H-how did you-?"

"I was passing by her quarters and overheard your conversation. Don't worry I wasn't eavesdropping"

"Are you sure this will work Sebastian?"

Sebastian began to add crushed up bits of the cake into the curry. After stirring it into the curry, he then spooned some out into a bowl and handed it to me.

"Why don't you try it and see for yourself?"

Victoria's POV

A week had finally passed. The day of the curry contest had arrived. Lin had assured me that the curry would be good enough to beat Agni's. I took him for his word. Lin and Ren are reliable servants after all. Ciel had decided to wear a mini army general like uniform coloured black with a sword attached to his waist by the scabbard strap and a cavalier black hat with a small white feather sticking out from it. Sebastian kept teasing him about him dressing like this for the Queen, which Ciel simply ignored. I dressed up for the occasion wearing a long sleeved plain orange dress with small ruffles around the collar. I didn't bother taking a hat. I don't think a hat really goes well with this dress anyway…

We all arrived at the Crystal palace. Lau, Ran Moa, Finny, Mey-Rin, Tanaka and Bard had all decided to tag along. Before going to join the rest of the audience, we wished Sebastian and Lin good luck before they went backstage to prepare the ingredients. I noticed by this time that Soma had run off somewhere. Ciel had noticed this too. Ciel, Lau and I started searching for him until we found him talking to another Indian woman; however things didn't appear to be going well. I'm guessing that she must be Meena. We hid behind a nearby statue to see what would occur. I couldn't really hear the conversation; although it seemed by Soma's and her reactions that something was wrong. After she stormed off, Soma just stood there traumatised.

We decided it would be best to leave him alone for now and not question him on anything. All of us headed into the audience just as the contest began. One of the judges was unfortunately Viscount Druitt.

"He's here again" Lau commented.

"The show off…" Ciel muttered.

"I wish he was back behind bars right now" I mumbled as he winked in my direction.

I don't think he has gotten over the incident yet… I glanced behind me to find Soma sulking and walking away again. He must really be upset by what Meena had said to him. I wanted to go after him; however just as I went to the announcer was interrupted by the sound of the national anthem playing. We all glanced back just as a red carpet was unrolled. Standing at the other end of it was the Queen herself along with her loyal servant. I don't believe it! She did actually turn up! Queen Victoria has made an appearance!

To be continued…

Another cliffhanger... I'm surprised that the meeting with Agni and Soma went on for three episodes! I don't remember from when I last watched the Black Butler but when re-watching it I remembered! lol. Well at least this time I will update the ending to the cliffhanger a lot quicker and no one has to wait two weeks for it this time! Also, thank you to those who have been reviewing this story! Please continue to do so! :)