Queen Victoria stood at the start of the carpet. She wore an all black floor-length gown, with a black hat and a veil that covered her face. Her butler was in all white and held her hand, leading her where she wanted to go. 'God Save The Queen' played overhead.
"Oh my..." The host said. He placed his hand on his heart, "OUr gracious queen and mother of England, Queen Victoria!"
Queen Victoria walked down the red carpet. The crowd were shocked and many whispers flew around the room
"It's her!" "I can't believe she really came!" "She's much smaller..."
Lord Druitt stood and began to sing the anthem, and everyone joined in. The other servants, as Finny, Tanaka and Meyrin sun along, whereas Bard, an American, did not sing along. Neither did Lau or Ren Mau. However, Lau opened his eyes and had an unreadable expression in his eyes. Ciel sang to the anthem, but Yuri did not. Neither did Sebastian, who watched the goings on with an uninterested gaze. Her majesty's butler leads her to her chair as the national anthem ended. Her butler bent down, before standing up and sharing her Majesty's message.
"Her majesty bids me tell you, 'I am 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 erupted into loud cheers and celebrations.
"And with that, à la cuisine!"
~o/0\o~
Soma sat by the fountain alone. He heard the distance cheer of the crowd. He looked up momentarily.
"So it has started," he said, looking to his left where the sound was coming from, before returning his gaze to the floor.
"How stupid are you?" Mina said with a scowl on her face.
Agni hunched his shoulder, curling in on himself as he remembered the painful memory.
"Prince Soma. You are my god." Agni extended his arm, his bandages unravelling themselves as he prepared his dish. "For you, I will use my power." His blessed hand darted out, picking up spices and adding them to his dish. His eyebrows furrowed in concentration as the crowd marvelled.
"By Jove!" A spectator thought aloud. "It almost like that man's hand has a mind of its own!"
"And it smells wonderful!" Another proclaimed.
"Ha. I paid for this. The hand of Kali. With him, I'm sure to win," Wes said but the crows had begun to turn to look at another table. Sebastian darted between spices, adding them to his pan with a flare.
"Funtom is not doing badly!" A man called out.
"And it smells delicious!" Another piped in.
"That butler!" Wes thought with a scowl.
"I say! What is he doing?" One of Wes' posse said as Sebastian dropped chocolate into his pot. The crowd turned their attention to him, gasping and scowling as he added over half a block of funtom chocolate to his curry.
"It's chocolate?" "Chocolate in curry?" "What is he thinking?" "revolting!"
Wes laughed as the crowd looked in disgust of the funtom curry.
"A kids company! Of course, they'd use chocolate. Just a bid for publicity!" Wes said as the crowd, including Yuri and Ciel (both harbouring poker faces), looked on. Angi's eyes had dilated as he watches Sebastian.
"He is wrong. That is a legitimate ingredient," He said. "By blending cacao in provides a full body aroma and flavour." Sebastian stirred the curry around before tasting it. "Where did you get an idea like that? You're an english man, are you not?"
"I may be, but my- our maid, Yuri, is quite well versed in the making of authentic curry," Sebastian said as Agni swung his gaze to the Japanese woman. "Also, it was an order from my master," He said.
"Drop it into the curry or something," Ciel scoffed, returning to his work.
"I do his bidding, no matter how reckless his orders seem to be," Sebastian said. "You see I am simply one hell of a butler," He added with a smirk. Agni gritted his teeth, shaking slightly in anger.
~o/0\o~
"What an interesting choice," Lau thought aloud.
"Damn, what is he playing at?"
"He's right. Adding chocolate adds flavour to the curry," Yuri said. "Not the sweetened kind you're all used to, but cacao is bitter and can add bitterness to the curry. Plus, my dear, you were the one who suggested he put it in," Yuri said, placing a hand on Ciel's shoulder. The boy sighed, leaning his weight against her.
"I meant it as a joke," Ciel said.
"You know how well jokes go down on him. He'll either take them seriously or not find them funny. He never finds my jokes funny."
"I think you're just not funny," Ciel said, hiding his smile. Yuri took a dramatic gasp.
"I'll beg your pardon, I'm fuc- very funny!" Yuri said.
~o/0\o~
Sebastian looked over at the commotion and Agni gasped. He looked between Yuri, Sebastian and Ciel.
"Such a bond between servants and master." He looked around, scanning for his prince. "My prince... I know you will no forgive me for this. But that is exactly why I cannot lose." He turned around, picking up a wicker basket and extracting a blue lobster.
"What's that?" The crowd whispered, watching as he clapped its claws together.
"Homard bleu!" Lord Druitt exclaimed and Yuri shivered. "The legendary blue lobster said to only exist in the seas of Britanny. It's beautiful blue shell wraps around it like a dress wraps around a woman! So perfect, so magnificent! And its flavour is simply exquisite. The sweetness of the blue lobster has been know to paralyse men before!" Yuri just facepalmed shaking her head.
"Its a lobster."
"Yes, but it's blue."
"I dont even like the red kind!"
Sebastian smiled at his mate, looking up for a moment to catch her bewildered look. He smiled wider, returning to his curry.
"Exactly!" Wes said. "You can't just add anything to curry. You see mine is the truly sophisticated recipe."
"Can I kill him?" Yuri said, glaring at Wes.
"No," Ciel replied.
"Just a little?" Ciel hesitated before shaking his head.
"No." Yuri sighed. Agni summoned his confidence before staring directly at Sebastian.
"Whatever happens, I shall defeat you," he said, bringing his arm up. "Prepare for me, I have the hand of a goddess!" With lighting speed, Agni began to chop and cut away at his dish. He de-shelled the lobster, adding more spices and vegetables. Another competitor looked over in awe before he slowly reached into his chest pocket and picked up a small bag of spices. He sprinkled some in and the curry, which took on a purple glow.
"Time up!" With the competition over, the cooks stepped away from their benches. "And now for the curry! First up with have Parson Tubbs beef curry!" The judges all took a bite.
"The beef is thickly cut and served in generous portions! I say, not a bad recipe!" The first judge, a man in a simple waistcoat suit, said. The second, a harder looking man in a chef's uniform, did not agree.
"But the dullness of the flavour makes this disgrace," He said, leaning forward to stare at the chef whose recipe he was judging. "A professional chef, using curry power!" The chef stepped back in defence, a hand on his chest. Moving on to the next chef, Lord Druitt was the first to pass comment.
"I presume you're company blends their own spices?" he asked, shocking the chef.
"Uh, yes they do," the chef who added the purple spice replied.
"Interesting." Lord Druitt brought his spoon back up to his nose. "There's a particular scent in here that I like."
"But if that particular scent stands out, that means the whole dish is out of balance," the judge/chef said.
"Well, we can give them credit for trying," Druitt said. Agni approached with his curry.
"Nexy, Harrold Wes and Company!"
"I am happy to present my curry!" He removed the lid, revealing the blue lobster with seven side dishes of curry. "Seven types of curry, with blue lobster." The judges went wild at this.
"So vividly colourfull," The chef says. He tastes one before his eyes widen in shock. "Delicious! Perfect sweetness and the texture is like butter melting on your tongue!"
"On top of that, he's given us seven different varieties of curry!" the first judge said. Lord Druitt all but melted at the flavour. He groaned in delight.
"For this is you, the beautiful woman I met at the ball that night! The seven jewels that adorn your neck, the brilliant gold broach! The perfectly matching bracelet, all pearls and sapphire! The garnet choker, the perfect cameo. And on your finger a ring of diamonds all showing off your natural beauty!" Lord Druitt spewed, reliving his memories of the dreaded night. "My love, you stole my heart right then!" The crowd gasped as Lord Druitt's nonsense.
"Extrdionary praise!" The MC said. "Perhaps his victory has been assured!" Wes grinned among the audience. "But we have one more competitor left to go! From the Funtom Company!" He motioned to Sebastian, who approached the judges with his dish.
"I hope you enjoy what I have to offer," He said, removing the lid. The dish inside shocked the judges.
"Th...thats curry!" The chef shouted. The trio of judges looked in confusion at the three breaded balls before them. He stood up, pointing his finger at Sebastian in an acquisitive manor. "Now, just what are you playing at sir!" Sebastian ignored him, picking up the large round dumping and bringing it aside to a pan of oil. He fried the dish and the trio of servants gasped in the audience.
"Frying!" they said in unison.
"Oh, what are doing, Sebastian?" Bard said. "We aren't making doughnuts here!"
"Have faith," Yuri said. "We need to have faith and trust he knows what he's doing." Sebastian ignored the crowd as he removed the dumplings from the pan.
"They're all ready now," he said, dishing them up for the judges. "This is Funtom company curry."
"Odd," the chef said. "I don't see any curry." Lord Druitt let out a gasp.
"Hold on a moment, look at it!" He said, taking his knife and fork and cutting into it. The bun glowed as he cut the bun in half/
"What's that?" The chef said, shielding his eyes.
"Curry on the inside!" Lord Druitt exclaimed. Agni gasped loudly.
"What!" Wes exclaimed. Yuri and Ciel, however, remained unbothered.
"The funtom company presents our special brand on curry. Behold," Sebastian said, dramatically producing a bun. "The Curry Bun!" The crowd gasped.
"A-a curry bun!" Some said. The judges examined the bun carefully before they dug into their dish. The chef tasted it first before his face erupted into blissed expression.
"Dear me! This is wonderful!" He said. "The bread covering the curry is crunchy yet fluffy, giving the dish incredibly gradients of texture."
"What's even more amazing is the structure traps in all th flavour of the curry!" The first judge said. "Cut it open and it's all there!"
"You are the lovely young maiden I met at the soirée! By day, you appear to be but a graceful cherry blossom, but then night falls and I see your beautiful face. Your true face! I want you badly! I want to embrace you, my love!" The crowd gasped as he finished his piece, swaying as he thought of 'his love'.
'He talks about me with such beautiful words and phrases, as if he did not try to sell my body moments later.'
'He is a strange one. I'm not sure his brain is quite... right.'
'A lot more delicately put than he deserves.'
Wes gripped his stick in anger as Yuri shivered at the Lord's words. Lau blinked at her but didn't comment.
"Yet another rave review! Everyone, I think we really have a contest here!" The MC said.
"Sebastian, tell me, are you a-" Sebastian chuckled. Agni sent him a heated glare but Sebastian returned with a cocky smirk.
"The judges will now need a little bit of time for deliberation. And in the meantime, the guests can enjoy any curry they like!" The MC said, pointing to the table filled with bowls and spoons, and all the curries entered in the competition. Chatter broke out as everyone tasted the variety of curries. The Phantomhive hive servants ate the curry buns in earnest, causing Yuri to smile at them fondly from where she stood with Lau, Ran-Mao and Ciel.
"I notice her Majesty has eaten nothing, she isn't one of the judges?" Lau asked.
"I'm sure she avoiding the curry because of her fragile health," Ciel explained. "But maybe she'll try those in top contention. But, of course, her decision is sure to influence the judges. The Queen ultimately decides who gets the royal warrant."
"Hopefully she'll try some. I did hear she loves curry," Yuri said. Ciel hummed in agreement, his gaze fixed on the Queen and her butler, all clad in white.
~o/Intermission\o~
Among the crowd of happy people enjoying the curry, Wes laughed.
"I'm certain we will win," he said to Agni, who was standing beside him. "Our curry is the most popular."
"It isn't certain yet," Agni said. He set a hard glare down on Wes. "Sebastian was quite inventive." Wes only chickling. He scanned the room, noticing the large abundance of people enjoying the curry bun. He looked offended.
"I'm sure there's no need to worry," Mina said, her voice sweet, in contrast to the harsh tone she showed to the prince. She approached the two. "Right? My darling?"
"Uh, Mina!" Agni said. "What are you doing here? What if his Highness should see you!" Agni said, looking around in worry.
"He already has."
"He's seen you! Did you-" Agni sent her a glare. She ignored him, wrapping herself around Wes, giggling at Agni's loyalty.
Prince Soma stood in front of the statue of Kali.
"Agni... You knew about her," He said, keeping his gaze downcast, letting his sorrow and self-pity consume him. "So you tried to keep me from seeing her again."
"What are you doing?" Ciel said behind him, causing the prince to spin around to face him. "You are aware your butler is competing up there? You're not going to support him?"
"I know. But I have been thinking," Soma began. "I have been so ignorant. I never even tried to understand how Mina always felt, how Agni must still feel."
"If you can see that much, then what are you doing standing here?" Ciel asked, beginning to turn away. He paused, looking over his shoulder at the prince. "He has fought for you, how many times now? Butler or not, you owe him something for that." He turned back, beginning to walk away.
"Wait, Ciel," Soma called after the boy, who just continued to walk away.
"Oh look, there he is!" Finny said as he and the other two servants raced up to Soma. "Your Highness, we're here!"
"The tasting started, yes it did," Meyrin said, holding a plate with a curry bun on it.
"You should really hurry, or else you're gonna miss it," Bard said, pointing in the direction of the tasting. Meyrin handed the plate forward, offering it to the prince.
"Here, try!" Soma took the bun from the plate and bit into it.
"So good!" He said aloud. "Your konsama is an amazing chef indeed. These buns are spectacular!"
~o/0\o~
Agni's tears of blood fell to the floor beside his wrapped hand. He wept for his prince, shame filling him.
"How could you do that to him?! The prince cared so much for you!" Agni shouted at Mina. "And you seemed to care for him as well." Mina sighed, unwrapping herself from Wes and bending to the eye level of Agni, her hands on her hips.
"A man like you would never understand! A Brahmin who left his privileged station to become to the station of some little brat!" Mina said.
"Why did I do this?! And what does it mean?"
"How should I know why you did it?" Mina snapped, walking away. 'I have to, how else was I supposed to do it?' she thought to herself. 'They used me, now I'll use them.' She approached the testing table. Her senses were drawn to the curry with the spice Angela had produced. She picked up the dish, tasting it. She jolted, her whole body consumed with the flavour the second it hit her throat.
~o/0\o~
"You're the Funtom Chef, Sebastian?" The Queen's butler asked. Sebastian turned to face them. "The Queen desires a curry bun, would you be so kind as to bring one here?" Sebastian smiled in response.
The crowd gasped as he came back with the plate, handing it to the butler.
"Here you are," he said, bowing. "Your Majesty." The butler took the plate, passing the bun to her majesty. She removed her glove, took the bun and lifted her veil, taking a delicate bite. The whole crowd stood in silent anticipation. Her butler was bent beside her, listening to what she was telling him quietly.
"The queen says, 'You have created something a child could eat without the use of a knife or a fork. In doing so, you have created necessary equality between our nations children and its adults. for that, I thank you.' Well done, you have contributed to our great country, sir. Her Majesty is truly appreciative-"
"Don't make me alugh!" Mina's voice rang out. The crowd turned their attention to her and Yuri noticed the purple aura that surrounded her. "How you flatter yourself. Equality? The future? Easy prospects for the Queen of a rich country to speculate on. But what do you even know?" She shouted, shoved dishes off the plate as Wes raced up. He grabbed her arms, trying to constrain her.
"Mina?! What are you doing?! You're in front of her majesty!" Mina elbowed his stomach, sending him flying backwards.
"Restrain her!" The officer in charge said. The other yardmen ran into action, pouncing on Mina.
"Shut up!" She shouted. She took them on, beating the officers down. "You don't know curry! It is a cast marker!" Lord Druitt watch Mina.
"Oh, oh. Her legs move with such grace!" He watched as she danced around the officers, jumping and knocking them down as hey approached. "Her hips are amazing! I'm sure this woman is the goddess Kali personified." He was soon knocked down by a flying officer. Other people in the crowd began to feel dizzy before the purple aura consumed them too. Their eyes turned red as they pounced. Ciel gasped, before looking over to the Queen.
"The Queen!" he shouted as the officers tried to restrain the affected parties from reaching her. Ciel ran forward to help but was blocked by two affected men. They glared at him.
"That smell... thats hatred..." One said, and the others turned to listen to him. "Hatred and greed. The stench of the impure. Snuff it out. Kill him." Ciel gasped as they pounced on him. Sebastian, armed with a metal ladle, and Yuri, armed with a long piece of robe, came to his rescue. Sebastian took once side, knocking them down with a single blow as Yuri grabbed their ankles and pulled, knocking them down.
"Well, what do you know about that, my lord? It seems Kali has risen," Sebastian said.
"And she seems particularly nasty today," Yuri added. Ciel gasped.
"If the story is correct, Kali carried around a demons head," he said, causing Sebastian smirk. "What say you? Shall we disprove the legend then? I order you both to stop Kali."
"Indeed, my young lord."
The crowds raced away, but Soma stood still. He managed to grab on to the arm of a man running away. He pulled him forward.
"What happened here?!" he asked.
"It was some insane Indian woman! She has gone berserk!" He said, turning back and starting to run away again.
"What?" The scene of the people with the purple aura fighting the officers caused the prince to look around, shocked and confused.
"What is happening?" He wondered allowed. He looked to his right, watching Sebastian go hit for hit with Mina and Yuri fighting off anyone else who got close to them.
"I'll admit it, you are skilled," He said. 'Kali' ignored him. "But you're no goddess." Agni ran up to his prince.
"Mina no."
"My prince," Agni said.
"Agni?"
"You all know nothing," the chef who made the curry said, "I was trained in France dammit. None of you knows anything about curry!" He said, jumping to attack but was punched by Agni, who didn't break a sweat.
"Pardon me," he said.
"Tell me, what is going on here?" Soma asked.
"I am not sure. Mina and some of the other ate a bit of the curry and suddenly..." Agni trailed off, looking to the broke dishes and pushed over tables. Soma approached, inspecting the said curry. He took a taste before gasping.
"This is curryma!" Agni gasped in shock. "My father told me about it once. He said it was a forbidden spice. It reacts to the dark desires within the human heart. It makes us into monsters." He watched the fight progress. "I am sorry Mina, I never knew your heart was so wounded."
"This is not your fault," Agni said, kneeling down beside Soma. "She is possessed by the evil spice, my prince."
"I know that. You do not need to say anymore," he said, moving his gaze downwards. "I have blamed everyone, except myself for all of my loneliness. And then Mina leaving me too. Such a spoilt brat, why should anyone love me?" Soma looked to Agni, a smile on his face. "But you. You were always there for me even when I could not have deserved it." Agni let the watery tears flow down his face. "I am sorry I have not said it. Please forgive me. And tell me, will you still be there for?" Soma placed his hand on Agni's shoulder.
"My prince," Angi said, smiling.
"I hate to break this touching moment, but we could use some help," Yuri said, looking to Soma then Agni. She ducked as one of them swung at her. Soma nodded before his gaze turned hard.
"Mine is wrong. Stop her." He ordered.
"Jo aagyaa." Agni let the bandages unwind and drop to the floor. 'I have never known this happiness before,' He thought to himself. 'Finally. I am at one with my God.' He ran forward and jumped into the battlefield. He used his arm to demolish the affected people, clearing a path for himself. He joined Sebastian. "I shall assist you."
"Shal you? You seem to have more energy than normal," Sebastian said. "Did something befall you?"
"Yes," Agni confirmed. "And, now, I'm invincible." Sebastian nodded, smirking at his words.
"Very well. The two on the right are yours."
"Good." With one strike of his blessed hand, they both fell to the ground. Sebastian struck two to his right with his ladle, and, they two, came face to face with the ground. Yuri tackled two in front of her, jumping up and kicking them down. She landed carefully before resuming her attack.
Ash chuckled as he watched the fight happen. The Queen was still seated and Ciel stood a few feet away, also watching the exchange.
"You have a fine staff. I doubt either of them will need my help in this fight," He said. "A bit strange though, isn't it? This is all because of some spice?" Ciel looked on at the scene of the affected parties fighting with the officers trying to constrain them. "But only certain people are affected. If it was that evil, wouldn't more people go insane? Really, if you think about, there is no one in this world who can claim to be truly pure of heart." Ciel looked back at him. Something clicked in his mind and he turned to th discarded curry puns that lay on the floor. He thought back through the day, remembering the judges ate both the infected curry and the curry buns. he also remembered many of audience could've also tasted both.
~o/0\o~
Mina ran past the fight butlers, gaining ground and head for Ciel, who's hands were poised on his sword ready to go.
"No! Wait, Mina!" Soma stood in the way of Mina, putting his arms out in a shield. Agni gasped and Ciel shouted out at the stupidity.
"No, you fool!" In soma's mind, he pictured the statue he had been worshipping the other day. 'This is the only way to stop Kali.' Soma thought to himself.
"Come on Mina." Yuri, thinking quickly, threw a lobster near her. Luckily, Mina's foot caught. She tripped and fell, landing on her face. The room went quiet as everyone blinked at the scene.
"Prince Soma!" Without missing a beat, Soma ran up beside me and raised his leg.
"Forgive me Mina!" He said before promptly stepping on her back.
"Sebastian, Yuri!" They both turned at Ciel's voice. "The curry buns. Feed them the buns that were made." Yuri nodded, gathering as many as she could on a plate.
"Certainly." Yuri hurried back and handed the plate to Sebastian, knowing he'd be faster at dispensing them. He took them and threw (yeeted) them at the affected people. 'A curry made by a demon makes people happy,' Ciel thought ironically. 'What an utter joke. And how utterly like him. But, if he chose to infuse his dish with kindness and happiness, thats what they will get.' Sebastian leapt in the air, aiming buns into the mouths of the affected. He leapt gracefully and aimed accurately. "madam." Sebastian aimed the last bun at Mina, and the others were beginning to wake up from their trance.
"How utterly ironic," Yuri said aloud, resuming her spot beside Ciel.
"What's happened?" The policemen asked. Mina slowly came back from her trance.
"Mina!" Soma said. Mina turned her head up to look at the prince.
"Prince Soma... I was right. you really are the worst," She said before turning her head back around and resting it on the ground.
"The Queen bids me tell you," Ash said, breaking the silence. "'The goodness of your curry buns has defeated the evil spice and healed those who had been afflicted. And, therefore, the winner of the royal warrant has been decided.'"
~o/0\o~
As the sky turned into yellow, the festival came to a close. Many people still remained, however. Those who were injured or who had been affected we being helped by the police to a doctor nearby who was checking people over and sending those badly injured to the hospital. Many workers had come to help clean up the mess of tables. Those who were neither injured or working gave statements to the police. The Phantomhive crew, as well as Agni and Prince Soma, were standing away from the mess. A police officer stood to their right. From where they stood, they watch an unconscious Mina being taken away on a stretcher.
"How are they going to handle all of them?" Ciel asked.
"They won't be treated badly," Ash said, approaching from their right. The group turned to meet him. "Thank you. You have done very well today. I congratulate you on your success on obtaining a royal warrant. Her Majesty has expressed her gratitude towards you." Ash motioned to his left, where her highness stood, surrounded by police. "She bids me tell you, 'I'm sorry for your hardship. But know I have been watching your work closely. I am in the light, as you are in the shadows.'" With that, Ash took a bow. "'Though our positions are different, we strive for the same thing.' I ask that you please continue to aid her Majesty."
"yes," Ciel said slowly, maintaining eye contact. Ash stood back to his full height.
"Then I bit you farewell." Ash turned and walked away, the police officer who had been standing next to th group following him away.
"I have to thank you too, Ciel," Soma said. Ciel turned in surprise at the Prince's words. "What if I never met you? I would be as selfish and ignorant as I've always been." Ciel kept his gaze neutral as he looked up at the prince. "There are still so many things I have to learn. All of England - no, all of the world has much to teach me and I am a willing student," Soma proclaimed. Aside, Agni turned to Sebastian, who held the royal warrant. Yuri was carefully fixing his tie and the two seemed wrapped up in their own moment, both smiling at each other softly. He coughed softly to catch their attention before speaking.
"And that you," Agni said, getting down on one knee and lowering his head in respect. "Your household has taught the prince and me many great things. What would we have done without you?" In response, Sebastian also got down on one knee and to the eyes level on Agni, handing the trophy to his mate to hold. With his hand on his heart, Sebastian spoke.
"Please lift up your head, I had my own reasons for my actions," He said. "You have absolutely no reason to be thanking me." Agni lifted his head in surprise of Sebastian's statement. "The gods you worship are Kali and Shiva. they were able to realise their mistakes through mutual pain." Agni raised his hands in prayer as he listened to Sebastian's words. "Just like you and Soma." Sebastian motioned towards Ciel. "You see, the old edict is true, without pain, you cannot truly hope for growth." Sebastian took Agni's hands and raised him from the ground.
"I've relearned my own teachings from an Englishmen," Agni said, scratching his head with an embaressed smile on his face. "That is quite embarrassing."
"Nationality is irrelevant. All nationalities and all times are essentially the same." Sebastian moved towards the door. The glass walls illuminated the building in soft yellows and oranges. "Human nature is a static thing." The servants all stared open mouth in awe of the beauty. Soma and Agni also smiled, with even Lau cracking a grin. Yuri smiled softly, and even Ciel found a small smile in him.
"Yes, I understand. It is just like how the sun sets over the Ganges river, and the Thames are equally beautiful."
"I feel as if you'll also teach us a lot," Yuri said. "As much as you have to learn from us, we two have much to learn from you."
"What do you mean?" Agni asked.
"I have a feeling our fates are now intertwined. We will be important allies to each other." She fell silent a moment, her eyes flicking over th group. "Don't ask me how I know, I have a feeling. And I've rarely been proven wrong before. And with that, the group fell silent for a moment. As Soma looked at the beauty of the orange outside, his eyes began to fill with tears. He latched onto the back of Ciel, causing the young boy to gasp out, and let out a high pitched wail, breaking the serene moment. The prince began to sob, tears and snot running down his face and onto the back of Ciel's jacket.
"My Mina! My Mina left me! For good!" He cried. The butlers looked on his shock as Ciel struggled to break free.
"Let me go!" He cried out in frustration. Agni looked on fondly.
"I am very glad we came to England. "My prince and I both made friend ideally suited to us." Sebastian's eye widened.
"A friend. Interesting," He said. Soma continued to wail and Ciel tried to fight him off. "No one has ever called me that before. You, Sir, are the first." Soma's wail grew in pitch.
"Go find a handkerchief!" Ciel shouted.
~o/0\o~
Yuri giggled before handing hers to the prince. She checked her pocket watch before smiling sadly.
"We had better get you all home to the manor," the group looked at her. "Have you all eaten enough?"
"What about you, my dear, did you eat?" Sebastian asked. Yuri shook her head. "You played such a big role in making the curry and yo didn't try it?" Yuri nodded.
"Oh, you must eat some! We'll make it a game, you can tell us who you prefer!" BArd suggested.
"Oh, that'll be fun yes it will! You said yourself you're an expert!" Meyrin said.
"OH, is there any left?" Finny asked the two butlers. Before Yuri could respond, both Agni and Sebastian had plated their curry and were wafting them under her nose. SHe looked at the two masters, Prince Soma and Ciel, and noticed they two were treating this as a competition. She could help but let out a loud laugh, and when she looked back at them again, she burst out laughing and was unable to stop. The group were confused by this and waited for her to calm down.
"Oh, I'm sorry." She said between spluttering. She took a deep breath, consulted her pocket watch again and calmed down slightly, only letting a few giggles out. "I dont really like curry." And with that, she turned on her heel, failing to hide her laugh, as the rest of the group only blinked as they watched her walk away.
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That last bit was probably funnier in my head that it will be to you guys.
And this also took me a ridiculously long time to do! I apologise.
I started learning Chinese and mao means cat. So Ren-Mao's name has the word 'cat' in it. I just thought you'd want to know.
Anyway, let me know what you think.
Fairy OUT!