Chapter 3 – The arrival of Soma

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I DO NOT OWN BLACK BUTLER, ONLY ALICE!

~Alice's P.O.V. ~

"Ciel! I mean Young Master! These posters have what look like a tongue. It's kinda scary but what does it mean?" I approached Ciel and Sebastian holding the poster.

"I have no idea. Let's go Sebastian, Alice!" Ciel walked off, with Sebastian at his side and I lingered behind. Then after a few streets away, Ciel stopped.

"We are here,"

"Where is here?" I asked as they walked into the dark building.

"OH GOD what the hell! It stinks in here!" I pinched my nose to block the smell, it smelt like smoke.

"Welcome Earl! Long time no see!" I looked up to see Ran Mau sitting on top of Lau who was surrounded by several other girls.

"Ah!" I pointed at the pervert and yelled, "You!"

"Why hello little maid, you seem well, ha ha ha!"

"Young Master, why the hell are we at this place?"

"I have something to ask,"

Lau interrupted him, "you want to ask me about 'that' incident right?"

After I got bored and walked out the room, it was much better than staying in a smoke filled room with a Chinese pervert and his crew.

"Man, even though the air out here is filthy, it's better out here than in there," I began to walk when I bumped into some man in worn out clothes. He must have been homeless or something. I was about to apologise when suddenly he clutched his stomach and groaned loudly, screaming,

"IT hurts! My ribs cracked! Someone help me!"

Suddenly all these other homeless men gathered around me but I kept my cool. This guy was clearly lying but if I attacked him now, I would seem more guilty.

"A maid, what is a maid doing by herself. Besides those look like very expensive fabric. As Consolation, strip and give me your clothes!"

"Sorry but I have pride and I refuse to strip in public."

I faced him, not showing any aggression but showing that I was not to be messed with.

"I don't care, you are a maid. You have no pride. You broke my ribs so pay consolation!"

"Yeah, little girl!"

"Rich people look down upon us, you're no exception!"

"tsk," I puffed as the man got closer, with more aggression.

Then Sebastian appeared out of nowhere with Ciel and Lau.

"I take my eyes off of you for a few seconds and you already get yourself into trouble," Sebastian smirked.

"How did you get into this mess in the first place?" Ciel looked up at the old man and glared.

"All you rich noble men are all the same! Looking down on the poor and homeless! We'll trample you like you did us!"

All the men with him cheered but the cheering was broken by a voice.

"Wait a second, that's not how it goes. Anyway, I'm looking for an Indian girl who looks like this," he held up a badly drawn picture of what was meant to be an Indian girl.

The guy was wearing nice clothes and had another guy with him who was really tall.

He spotted Ciel and Sebastian and glared at us.

"You. You are a British Nobleman?"

Ciel replied bluntly, " So what if I am?"

He stood by the other Indians, "then I will side with my people. Agni, Defeat them!"

"Yes," the man unwrapped the bandages around his hand and pounced on Sebastian.

Sebastian and Agni battled it out. For once, someone was keeping up with Sebastian and even made Sebastian step back. This was impossible, a normal human to be on par with a demon.

Then the stupid poor guy jumped in only to be punched in the face by Agni.

"Oops, sorry! I'll help you later brother!"

Then after a lot of fighting, the rich Indian glanced over and saw me with Ciel.

"Hey you lot! Did you attack a girl and the child for no reason?"

"What?"

"that's not right, picking a fight without a reason is childish, now… Our brothers are wrong here, we shall help out the girl and the kid. Agni!"

Everyone sweat dropped as Agni beat up the other men, leaving a pile of unconscious old men.

After, they left, leaving a very confused Ciel, Sebastian and I.

So when we returned home, we were very surprised to find them inside the mansion. Then the guy ran upstairs.

"Who are you anyway?"

"Me? I am a prince. Prince Soma Asman Gandal. The 26th child to the King of the Princely State of Bengal."

He smirked and declared that he would live here for a while.

Mey-rin, Bard and Finny asked him many questions, while Ciel stood by and rose in anger, "GET OUT!"

~ The next morning! ~

"Miss, it's time to wake up…Miss…."

I heard a voice as I gradually began to wake up, then when I turned to where the voice was coming from…

"GOOD MORNING!" Agni came into view as I jumped and fell out of bed. "Agni! This is a lady's room, you can't just come in here!"

Then Sebastian walked in and red marks of anger grew on his forehead. Sebastian walked up and carried me, "Agni, you may leave, I will take care of Alice."

"Of course!"

Then Agni walked out.

"I sense a hint of Jealousy!"

I teased as Sebastian dropped me with a thud. "Ow, jeez. Sebastian jealous is such a pain in the ass."

He glared at me and walked out, "Hurry up and get ready, we have a big day ahead-"

"ARGH! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM!" Sebastian dashed off immediately at the sound of Ciel's voice from upstairs.

I quickly got dressed too and raced off after Sebastian. We raced into Ciel's room to find him trying to escape Agni's grip. When we left we went outside to find breakfast done, the garden totally different and everything ready.

"What?" I stared in awe, " Agni, you're amazing! Maybe even better than Sebastian…." I giggled as Sebastian glared at me but I ignored.

"No I only wish to help Sebastian with all the hard work."

"Anyway, why are you here in England?"

"I am here to find a girl called Mina!" he showed us the ridiculous drawing of the girl and only Lau seemed to mind it.

"My, what a pretty girl!" Lau smiled as Soma replied, "Of course! Mina Is the prettiest girl in the palace!"

Then they did the ridiculous and starting praying to a statue of a goddess who had heads surrounding her and her tongue was sticking out.

During the whole day when Ciel had his lessons, Soma and Agni somehow managed to mess up the lessons. Like in Music when Ciel was playing the violin, Soma played some weird stringed instrument and was quickly thrown out. In art, Ciel was trying to draw a realistic drawing of some fruit but Soma yelled at Mey-Rin and I to get undressed as 'real art' was naked women. Of course I beat him to a pulp and threw him out the room.

Finally during Ciel's fencing lesson Soma went too far and asked Ciel for a duel. Well being stupid, Soma didn't know that the sword bends so when he tried to attack Ciel it just bounced off. When Ciel went for the final attack, Agni jumped in and temporarily paralysed Ciel's arms. Instantly Agni got on his knees and apologised,

"Sorry Master Ciel! It's just that I had to protect the Prince!"

I ran up to Ciel and made sure he was alright,

"Ciel? Are you alright?"

"Yeah…"

Well now that Ciel's arms were paralysed, Soma declared he had won. But Lau, Ciel and I didn't think so. Lau threw the sword at Sebastian who caught it,

"Now the Butler shall duel instead!" Lau smiled, watching the free entertainment.

Then Sebastian got up, ready to finish what his master had started.

"When the Master is injured like this, as a butler of the Phantomhive family, I can't ignore it."

To be honest, Sebastian was quite cool and as the thought popped into my head, I quickly brushed it aside. I didn't want him to know that I thought about him that way, he would tease me until I died. Suddenly Sebastian's face when serious and ticked off,

"Moreover, we are behind the planned schedule by 10 minutes…"

Ciel and I sweat dropped as Soma ordered Agni to finish the duel and win,

"Agni! In the name of Kali the Goddess, you can't lose!"

As a child, Ciel didn't like to be out starred so he also ordered Sebastian to win,

"Sebastian, this is an order! Silence that brat!"

I stood with Lau who was also a spectator, certainly enjoying the show.

Agni replied, "Jo Ajna," which I think meant something like 'yes' or 'as you wish' or something, I didn't speak Indian so I had no idea.

Sebastian coolly replied with a smirk, "Yes, My Lord."

Then as quick as lightning, the duel commenced.

Agni and Sebastian were on par, each person barely dodging the attack of the other. Agni was very skilled, but so was Sebastian. Many times, they nearly poked each others' eyes out but their movements were very swift and graceful but very deadly. I mean, you really didn't want to get in the middle of that. everyone stared in awe as Agni, a human, was matching with Sebastian, a demon. Then at the climax, their sword tips clashed and the swords bent. With a loud twack, both swords broke.

"Oh my, the swords broke," Sebastian sighed.

"This means that we cannot continue with the duel, so let's say it was a tie," Agni and Sebastian smiled at each other.

Then when Agni and Soma were distracted, Ciel dragged Sebastian over to me in a corner,

"Sebastian, what is he? Don't tell me he is 'that kind' again…."

I stared confused at Ciel's comment but Sebastian seemed to understand very well,

"No, he is definitely human."

That night Sebastian took me along with him on a mission.

"Damn it Sebastian, it's freezing out here!" I grumbled, shivering in my maid uniform and a giant coat which did not help me at all.

"Quiet Alice! 2:45 am. As expected he is moving,"

I glanced down to see Agni in a coat, wondering out of the gates and vanishing into the snow.

"Alice go get the young Master,"

"Yes, Yes. Jeez you owe me!"

"Hurry up!" he hissed as I jumped down to Ciel's office window.

"He's on the move Ciel!" I saw that everyone except for Soma was getting sleepy.

Soma asked Ciel if he could come too,

"Ciel, let me come too. I need to know where and what Agni has been doing."

So we all walked to the building Sebastian had trailed Agni to. Sebastian picked up Ciel and jumped over the wall. I did a run up and flipped over the wall. When I landed, there were guard dogs. Dobermans, and they were very aggressive, teeth showing and drool dangling from their mouths. They approached us growling, then they attacked. But Sebastian just looked at them. His eyes glowing crimson and the dogs backed off.

"What cowardly dogs Lord West has raised," Sebastian smirked at me, showing off as usual.

"Yo Earl! Look over here!" we looked over at Lau who was surrounded by bodies, hopefully dead.

"Don't look at me like that, they are only asleep!" Ciel and Soma looked at him with suspicion as they went through the doors.

"I hear voices upstairs," Sebastian whispered as we crept up the stairs, trying not to make a sound. Sure enough there was Lord West and Agni.

"You did a good job. Take a cigar and loosen up! These are A grade Havana Cigars from James Fox, he has a royal warrant. Anyway, everything is going well. as planned by the end of this week it will be decided. Only with this 'right hand of God' will my dreams be realised! I've been planning this for 3 years."

Then Agni spoke up, hesitant, "and if I help you, Mina will-"

Then without any warning, Soma burst in,

"YOU SAID MINA!?"

Everyone stared, shocked. Ciel went to stop him but Sebastian covered his mouth.

"Shush! He would recognise our faces, let's wait for a bit,"

Sebastian was right, if this guy got out faces, it would be all over.

Soma grabbed Agni by his shirt, yelling at his face,

"Agni! What is going on?! You know where Mina is?"

Lord West spoke up,

"Ah, so this is your Master…"

Soma glared at Lord West,

"You! You're the one who kidnapped Mina! Agni, beat this guy!"

But Agni didn't move, his face full of guilt and pain.

"Agni! What are you waiting for?!"

Lord West smirked at Soma then with a victorious tone ordered Agni to kick out Soma,

"Agni, throw out this fussy Prince,"

SO they began to fight between themselves as Ciel finally came up with a decision.

"I'm going to save that stupid Prince,"

Sebastian asked him,

"but then, wouldn't you be recognised?"

"yeah,"

"Then leave it to me," Sebastian smirked and I knew he had a devilishly good plan, "I have a good idea."

So I turned my attention back to Agni and Soma. Agni asked Soma to leave but Soma turned his anger on Lord West. Lord West's tone was beginning to make me feel restless. I needed to go and punch him and shut him up because he was getting on my nerves.

"Agni, beat up the Prince,"

Agni froze in shock and fear, no way could he ever hurt his Master but to save Mina he had to. So Agni went in for the hit when Sebastian appeared in between them, wearing a deer on his head. Everyone stared at him shocked but no one knew who he was. Ciel and I sweat dropped as he bowed to Lord West, the words that came out nearly made me piss myself with laughter.

"I am a deer sent to collect the prince,"

Lord West only got pissed off,

"Agni, Kill him! Do you want me to take back my promise!? KILL HIM, NOW!"

Agni got on the floor, blood trickled down from his eyes,

"My God, I only wanted to serve him, this right hand I se only for his sake, I've chosen to…this sin of betrayal…. Please…forgive me."

With a mighty roar, he tore off his bandages and charged at Sebastian. He smashed a very expensive looking chest. Lord West was horrified.

"NO! NOT THE CHEST I GOT AT GENERAL TRADING!"

Sebastian led Agni to all the furniture. Agni then smashed everything. Then Lau grabbed Ciel and jumped out the hole created by Agni. Sebastian grabbed Soma and jumped out. I looked back at Agni, his eyes filled with tears. I turned and ran after Sebastian.

When we got home, Ciel questioned Soma about Agni's sudden outburst.

"It's called Samadhi, anyone with it has that power."

Sebastian cut in, "It's to do with their religion, it's like entering a trance isn't it?"

After more explaining, Sebastian smirked at me and I turned away. He was obviously showing off again.

"Then, why did he betray me? HOW DID HE LEAVE ME BEHIND SO EASILY!?" Soma threw all of the plates and cups onto the floor, everything smashed as Ciel yelled at him. Soma stormed off, leaving the room and up to his room. No one was hurt and Sebastian went after him to teach him some manners.

All Sebastian did was crush Soma's confidence, leaving him speechless and hurt. Sebastian's face only displayed coldness and true despair.

Ciel and I stood there as we listened to Sebastian and his cruel words.

"I may have turned like him if it wasn't for that month…"

After that talk, Soma cheered up and went back to his normal self. We heard that Lord West had entered Agni into a curry competition and the prize was a royal warrant. Ciel was also after that warrant and obviously Sebastian would be the one to participate and win it. I mean he is one hell of a Butler, but there were some things that a demon could not do.

Sebastian overnight made dozens of pots of curry, and we all got to taste test. Soma who was very skilled was the one giving the thumbs up or thumbs down. The first couple we tried were either too spicy, too bland or too bitter. During the whole day, Sebastian fed us curry and by the end of it, everyone was too full to move. I had also reached my limit and collapsed net to Mey-Rin. Sebastian helped me up and lectured me,

"A lady should not lay around on the floor like that," he pulled me close so that our faces were millimetres away from each other,

"Sebastian, too close!" I tried to push him away but he held on firmly, "Now, Now…."

Finally he let go and I waddled off to the couches to chill and digest.

The next day, Sebastian also created a new curry but this one was much different. When I ate it, it was total bliss. All the flavours melded together and the texture was very nice as well. Sebastian pulled out his special ingredient which was chocolate. I thought, Chocolate? The hell?

Then the day arrived, everyone came to watch Sebastian and Agni battle it out. When we arrived, we instantly saw all this Indian stuff, it was gorgeous. Finny pointed at a large gray animal which was dressed up.

"That is an elephant, it's our sacred animal. I have some at home in my palace, like ten or so…"

I went up to it and It wrapped me with it's trunk as a sign of affection.

"Wah! It's attacking Alice!" Mey-Rin pointed but Soma didn't do anything, "Miss Maid, it's ok. The elephant has taken a liking to Miss Alice."

Lau showed up with Ran Mau and we sweat dropped. Ran Mau walked up to me and gave me a very big hug, "hello, we meet again…" I nodded and she went back to cuddling Lau.

Then Lord West showed up, totally different from the days before where he tried to kill Soma.

"Why hello Earl Phantomhive!"

They began to talk to each other, although Ciel was very unhappy about his appearance. Then he whispered to Ciel,

"Between you and I…I had some spies break into my house. It was terrible, some of my rare possessions were destroyed. It still scares me to think about it!" he began to shiver at the remembrance of Sebastian with his deer head. It only made me laugh.

So when the event began, the host introduced the judges who were a tax collector, a palace chef and Urgh… the Viscount Druitt. Ciel and I gasped with shock and anger after we remembered what he did to us.

"Isn't he supposed to be in jail?"

I spat as he began waving to the ladies as they giggled and chatted among themselves.

"He proabaly bribed his way out…" Ciel glared.

Then we saw the contestants. A couple of chefs, Agni and Sebastian.

With a bang, the contest started. The smell of curry filled the air as I watched Sebastian and Agni. The other chefs I couldn't care less. Agni looked like a pro up there. The smell coming from him was so powerful, it nearly made me drool. While Sebastian was also overpowering the other chefs. Everyone was like

"Ew, chocolate in curry…. How disgusting…"

But the look on Agni's face showed that he knew Sebastian was no idiot. Time went by quickly. Agni's curry was by far the best. The smell was intoxicating and the judges thought so too. It was a blue lobster with curry and the judges fell in love with it. as usual the Viscount went over board, going on about how it was like a lady that he had just met and her looks and so on…. When Sebastian presented his. It was just a bun. Then he deep fried it but still the judges couldn't believe that Sebastian was an idiot and his curry looked pathetic. I mean it didn't even look like curry. Then when the cut open the bun, the curry poured out.

"I present, the curry doughnut!"

Everyone was amazed and when the judges tasted it, their reaction to it was much better than Agni's. The judges announced that it was a tie. But then the Queen's body guard John Brown took the trphy and the Queen rode in on her horse.

She gave the trophy to Sebastian.

"I believe that the trophy belongs to Funtom Company's Butler Sebastian…"

West immediately got up,

"What? Why?!"

"because if you have a look, everyone, young and old is enjoying this curry doughnut and that is what I wish England to be. Thus the victor is the Funtom Company."

People began to surround him asking for an interview. Women went up flirting, one woman grabbed his arm,

"I shall make you my personal butler, I will treat you well. SO… come with me and we can have all sorts of fun…"

Sebastian smirked, grabbing me by the arm and into the circle. He then kissed me on the lips. In shock everyone stared and I blushed, I back away and fell on my butt.

"S-SEBASTIAN YOU PERV!" I yelled as he held me by the waist and lifted me up, "the only woman I want is Alice and the only person I serve is my Master Earl Phantomhive."

A reporter went up to him, asking for an interview, " congratulations Chef!"

Instantly Sebastian replied with, "I am no chef… Just one Hell of a Butler."

Then West got off the stage, staggering. Then an indian girl ran up to him. Soma seemed ot recognise her as he called out her name, "MINA?!"

"Prince Soma?"

"I finally found you!"

He hugged her to only find her glare at him with true hatred in her eyes.

"ARE YOU SOME KIND OF IDIOT?! I AM SICK OF LOOKING AFTER A SELFISH MASTER!"

Agni collapsed on the floor, blood coming from his eyes. I expected Soma to burst out in tears but he kept his cool,

"I'm sorry. I didn't understand your feelings, I'm sorry for chasing you to England and thank you for taking care of me…"

Mina and West left and so did everyone else. Then Soma jumped on Ciel, and he wailed like the child he was.

"WAAAAAAAHHH! MIIIIIINNNAAAAAA!"

I smiled but a sudden chill ran down my spine. I turned behind me and Lau and Ran Mau were gone. I wonder where they went?

~ No one's P.O.V. ~

Some where in an alley way….

"DAMMIT, they ruined my plans!"

"cheer up, there is always other chances…"

Mina and West hid as Lau and Ran Mau approached them, cutting off their exits. In Ran Mau's hands were two large weapons.

"yes, of course there is next time. Anyway….. I've got to exterminate the bad rats infesting the city don't I? So I keep a cat… Meow!"

~Alice's P.O.V. ~

"hey Ciel, this is for you from the Queen, her body guard gave it to me."

Inside were tickets to the Circus. I had a look… they had in big, fancy writing

'Noah's Ark Circus'

"Oh! Ciel can I go!"

I squealed as Ciel nodded,

"There are three tickets, so Sebastian, you and I will go. Besides there must be something wrong at this circus, otherwise the Queen would have never given us these…"

I gave Ciel a big hug and he looked at me with shock.

"THANKS SO MUCH CIEL! I've never had the chance to go to the circus….THIS IS AWESOME!"

"Well then, we will have a wonderful time together, won't we Alice?" Sebastian smirked, whispering into my ear. I went red and ran ahead. Man, I feel an adventure and it is going to be awesome!

End of Chapter 3

DID YOU GUYS LIKE IT? Anyway, you already know what the next ark/chapters are going to be about now…. anyway very excited! I love the circus ark and I hope you guys will like it too. Anyway, Please Review and tell me what you think about the story so far! I love it when I see people review because it makes me feel like you really enjoy it and it gives me a chance to take in your advice to improve my stories…. Anyway STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!333