Title: Romantic Trip
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji
Characters: Soma and Agni
Author: kira
Words:547
Rating: G
Summary: Agni takes Soma on a sleigh ride around the outskirts of London…
Warnings: none
Author's note: Written for Written in the Stars Challenge K13/Nov. challenge Day # 21: picture of a 2 horse-drawn sleigh
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Keep the trip simple and close to home, Agni read over Soma's shoulder, as he poured a cup of tea for the prince. Hmmm… that gives me an idea, he thought as he set the teacup down. "My prince?"
Soma folded the newspaper and set it down on the breakfast table. "Yes?" He looked over at his beloved khansama.
"Would you like to go on a little trip, nothing fancy, just a sleigh ride in the park?" Agni sat down across from him and sipped his tea.
"I'd love to, Agni!" Soma said as a delighted smile lit up his face. "Miss Elizabeth said they're a lot of fun! Can we go today?"
"Only if I can arrange it, my prince. You've been very good about being cooped up here and I want to thank you for…" he trailed off as he looked for the right word.
"Behaving?" Soma suggested and they laughed. It had been tough stuck inside because of all the snow, but the prince amused himself by helping Agni putter around the townhouse.
"I need to go into town and get a few things and I'll ask around."
"Oh… Can I come with you, Agni? Please..?"
"I'd like that, my prince…"
And that was how they found themselves a few days later, sitting in a sleigh while they toured the countryside just outside of London. Despite the cold, they both were enjoying themselves immensely. It was a simple trip to a place they had been to a few times, while picnicking with Ciel and Lizzie, but the snow had turned the area into a winter wonderland. So was being able to snuggle together for warmth under the eye of the cab driver, who instead of driving a hansom cab, was busy with an old sleigh.
The man found the pair of Indians more amusing than pathetic as he wondered what the gibberish they said meant. Still, they paid well and it was easy enough to ignore the fact that the two men were doing a lousy job of pretending not to snuggle. The younger of the two appeared to be rather simple, and he was feeling a bit charitable due to the season, so he simply ignored them as he would any pair of young lovers. Besides, that stuff they had shared with him that they called curry bread was good.
All too soon, their trip ended. Soma felt as though they had just gotten in the sleigh when they had to get out. "Can we do this again, Agni?"
"I think so, my prince, just as long as there's snow on the ground."
"You lads, want to come again, you come see Ol' Murphy, eh? I'll make sure to take you around real proper."
"Thank you, sir," Agni said as he and Soma brought their hands together like they were praying and gave him a slight bow with their heads.
"Right! See you then!" Murphy cried as he urged the horses into a trot.
"Bye!" Soma said as they watched him go. Turning to his beloved khansama he said, "Thank you, Agni, I really enjoyed that."
"You're welcome my prince," he replied.
The two of them turned and melted into the crowds on the London streets as they headed back to the townhouse…