Ciel's POV
"Is this outfit suitable for a royal audience, My Lord?" Sebastian asked. "Yes, its fine. Now drop it." I told him. "Anyway, are you certain you can beat Agni's curry today?" Sebastian smirked "Of course, I swear it on the Phantomhive name. "
At the Crystal Palace, Sebastian excused himself to make the finally preparations. Prince Soma then ran off as Melody and I followed behind him. We hid behind a statue as Prince Soma and Mina talked. Mina told Prince Soma the truth and left him. The curry competition was about to start, so we headed back.
Amongst the judges was the Viscount Druitt."Attention seeker." I mumbled. Then, fanfare sounded and a carpet was rolled out. When I turned, I saw it was Queen Victoria and her butler. "Her Majesty." The people around us whispered as Queen Victoria walked to the stage and sat in an ornate chair set apart from the judges. She then told her butler something. "The Queen bids me tell you ' I'm so sorry I have been unable to appear before you. However, I am now in such perfect health that I may even enjoy curry again. My late husband was exceedingly fond of curry as well. I look forward to your food." The crowd cheered and the curry competiton began. "Something isn't right." Melody muttered. "What?" I asked. Melody pulled me aside from the crowd. "The Queen's butler." Melody said, "It's probably nothing, but I can't shake this feeling that there is something off about him."
Melody's POV
When we came back into the crowd, Sebastian was putting pieces of chocolate into the curry. "Damn, what is he thinking?" Ciel said. From the judges table you could hear the Viscount Druitt raving. "It's the legendary blue lobster! It's beautiful blue shell wraps around it like a dress on a lady!" the Viscount Druitt said. "And it's flavor is simply exquisite! The sweetness of the blue lobster is known to paralyze men before!" "That's right!" West said "You can't just add anything to curry! You see, mine is the truly sophisticated recipe!"
Ciel's POV
When time was up, the judges began the taste test. The other contestants were adequate at best, according to the judges. Then Agni presented his curry, which turned out to be seven different ones. "So colorful!" one of the judges said "Delicious!". "This is you!" The Viscount Druitt said. "The beautiful woman I met at the ball that night! The seven jewels that adorn your neck! That brilliant gold brooch! You stole my heart then!" Sebastian then presented his curry which he had put into a bun. "The Funtom Company would like to present our brand of curry, behold the Curry bun." Sebastian said with flair. The other two judges loved it. "You are the lovely young maiden I met at the soirée! By day you are appear to be a twittering robin, But then night falls and I see your beautiful face! Your true face! I want you badly! I want to embrace you, My Love!" I felt Melody's hand slip into mine, almost reassuringly.
Prince Soma's POV
I was moping around the statue of Kali when . . . "What are you doing?" a voice asked. When I turned, Ciel and Melody were behind me. "You are aware your butler is competing up there?" Ciel asked. "Aren't you going to support him?" Melody asked. "I know but I have been thinking." I said to them "I have been so ignorant. I never even tried to understand who Mina felt, how Agni must still feel." "If you can see that much, then why are you standing here?" Melody asked. "He's fighting for you. Butler or not, you owe him something for that." Ciel said. Ciel and Melody then walked back to the competition.
Melody's POV
By the time we got back, the Queen had requested to have one of the curry buns. She whispered something to her butler "The Queen says, ' You have created something a child can eat, without the need of a knife or a fork. In doing so, you have re-enforced equality between our nation's children and adults. For that, I thank you. Her Majesty is truly appreciative." "Don't make me laugh!" Mina shouted "How you flatter yourselves! Equality! The Future! Easy prospects for the Queen of a rich country to speculate on! But what do you even know!" West went up to Mina "Mina, what are you doing? You're in front of her Majesty!" Mina sent him flying backwards. "Restrain her!" one of the officers said. But none could restrain Mina, who was now glowing purple. "You don't know curry!" she yelled "It is a cask marker!" Then, some others started acting crazy, lashing out at anyone and everyone. Ciel began to run towards the queen, his hand still interlocked with mine when two of the crazy men came in front of us.
Ciel's POV
"That smell." one of the men said. "That is Hatred and Greed! The stench of the impure! Snuff it out!" One of them then pointed at Melody "The smell of a Demon's spawn! Kill them!" The men were about to attack when Sebastian sent them flying backwards. "Well what do you know about that? It appears Kali has risen." Sebastian said."If the story is correct," I said "Kali carried around a demon's head." "Shall we disprove the legend then?" Melody asked. "I order you to stop Kali!" I ordered. "Yes, my young Lord." Sebastian began to fight Mina, who was quite skilled against Sebastian. Then, Agni joined in the fight against Mina. "You have a fine butler," The Queen's butler said."It appears he will not need my help. But if all of this is because of a spice, wouldn't more people be affected? When you think about it, there is no one in this world who is truly pure." Then, Mina started running straight for me and Melody. She was about to attack when Prince Soma came in between us and held her back. Sebastian was able to turn all the people back to normal with the curry buns he made. Curry cooked by a demon that makes people happy? What an utter joke. But, if he choose to put kindness in them, its power is absolute. "The Queen bids me tell you ' The goodness of your curry buns has defeated the evil spice and healed those who were afflicted. The winner of the Royal Warrant has been decided." The Queen's butler said.
We won the Royal Warrant. The Queen's butler told us that she was grateful for the work we have done in her service and to continue such services, then bid us goodbye. "I have to thank the two of you as well." Prince Soma said. "If I had never met you two, I would still be a selfish, spoiled brat. There are many things I need to learn, and I am a willing student."
Later that evening. . . . .
Melody's POV
What that man said earlier today is still bothering me, but I decided to keep it to myself. "The smell of a demon spawn." Perhaps it was just because they thought I was impure or something of the sort. I couldn't actually be the child of a demon, could I?