After Lila and Ciel were stuffed full of pierogies Sebasatian made sure they were both dressed in their jackets and scarves before he allowed them outside; just because it rained all last night and melted the snow that blanketed the ground, didn't mean that it was not still below freezing.
Sebastian helped Ciel into the carriage and shut the door when he was seated and comfortable. Lila got to sit up front with Sebastian and help steer the horses. The ride to London was fairly short thanks to the road being cleared of all snow, but Lila was thankful when the carriage stopped outside the townhouse and Soma and Agni greeted them with smiles.
"Hello Lila!" As soon as Lila's feet were on the ground, Soma wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her as close to him as possible, Lila hugged him back, breathing in the scent of spices that seemed to flow off his being. Lila moved on to hug Agni when Ciel stepped out of the carriage and Soma basically tackled him.
Agni smelled more like spice then Soma did, but Lila supposed it was from all the curry he made. "It is good to see you again, Miss Lila." Agni bowed slightly. Lila smiled and returned the greeting as Agni led them all into the townhouse.
Soma was doing a good job with managing the house, everything was clean and nothing was broken. Agni returned to the kitchen, promising a delicious lunch when they came back downstairs (Ciel tried to protest, stating that they'd already had lunch, but Agni apparently didn't hear him).
To save Soma from an early death, curtesy of Ciel, Lila persueded him to escort her to her room while Sebastian took Ciel to his room. It looked exactly the same as it did when she left, but Soma or Agni (she was guessing it was Agni) had obviously been in here to clean more then once.
Lila left all her belongings on the bed and she and Soma both wandered downstairs. Sebastian and Ciel still hadn't returned, so Soma brought Lila into the kitchen, where the smell of fresh spice was extreme.
"Agni, I don't think Master Ciel will be eating, we already had lunch before we left the mansion." She said, watching as he moved around the kitchen, throwing different spices into different pots. The smell of the curry made her mouth water and her stomach growl.
"I understand. Will you be joining Prince Soma for lunch, then, Miss Lila?" With Soma's pouting face and her growling stomach, how could she say no? So Lila said goodbye to Ciel and Sebastian before they left to work on Ciel's misson from the Queen before she sat down to eat lunch in the dining room with Soma.
It was awkward at first, the sound of cutlery hitting against porcelain filled the room until Lila decided to break it. "Are you enjoying England so far?" Soma looked up from his curry and smiled. "Yes! Though it can never compare to India, I like living in England very much."
"What is India like?" And for the better part of an hour, Soma explained all about India to Lila, from the fabulous food to the amazing palace he once called home. After he finished, he demanded that Lila teach him a game to play. Even if he was the care-taker of the townhouse, he only had a few jobs to do before he grew bored.
Out of all the game she taught him (they included cat's cradle, tic-tac-toe, and hide-and-seek), he seemed to like I spy the most, because he claimed to be very good at it. This game went on for more then an hour before Ciel and Sebastian finally came home.
"Lila!" Ciel called from the foyar, "Are you coming with us to the circus?" Lila left Soma in the drawing room, but he followed her to the foyar, where Sebastian handed her, her jacket, gloves and boots. "Cieeeelll, can I go too?"
"NO!" Lila couldn't stand looking at Soma when he pouted, he was almost to adorable to resist. Sebastian put his hand on her lower back and guided her out of the townhouse. Sebastian helped Ciel into the carriage and shut the door. He and Lila sat up in the front, steering the horses. They sat mostly in silence, with Lila occasionally asking questions about the circus, until Sebastian finally suggested they play twenty questions.
"Oh, okay." She smiled and waited for him to start.
He thought for a second before he finally asked his question. "What's your favorite color?" He decided he would start with easy things and then work up to the big questions. Lila blinked at him in surprise before she smiled and responded. "Green. What's yours?"
"Black." She saw that one coming. "If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?" He stared at her as she bit her lip in thought. It took her almost five minutes before she started talking again. "Well, the way Soma and Agni described India made me want to visit, but I think I really want to go to somewhere in Asia, like China."
"You didn't answer why." Sebastian reminded her.
"I don't really know why..." Lila thought. "There food is amazing, and I love their history and their culture... and the pandas." She blushed and looked away, clearly embarrassed, though Sebastian thought it was cute that she liked pandas enough to go to China to see them.
"So are pandas your favorite animal?" He asked.
"My favorite non-demesticated animal." She corrected.
"And your favorite domesticated animal?"
"I like cats." Sebastian leaned down and swiftly planted his lips on hers. He pulled away after a few seconds and whispered against her lips, "I like cats, too." Twenty questions turned into fourty questions until Sebastian saw the Noah's Ark Circus' main tent and he decided to ask; "I saw a scar on your shoulder, what is it from?"
"I don't really remember." She laughed lightly. "It was a long time ago." She seemed like she was telling the truth so Sebastian didn't press the matter.
Author's Note: Okay, I know this one is shorter than the last, but I'm really trying hard to get back into the story after not writing it for two weeks. Right now, we're at one of my favorite arcs in the Black Butler story, so if you don't read the manga, you will be a little confused.