Black Maid

His Maid, Competing

Everyone's attention was on the royal newcomer, surrounded by her bodyguards with her butler beside her. "Oh, my word!" The announcer awed and bowed his head respectively. "Our gracious queen, her majesty and mother of England, Queen Victoria!"

The audience murmured amongst each other as she and her butler walked down the parted aisle. The viscount stood from his seat and outstretched his arms. The crowd joined in once he began. ♪God Save Our Gracious Queen, Long Live Our Noble Queen, God Save The queen♪ ♪Send her Victorious, Happy and Glorious♪

By glancing around, you noticed you weren't the only one not singing along with the crowd. Sebastian and Lau silently watched - Sebastian with his eyes glued to you. It was foreign to you.

When you tore away your gaze from Sebastian, you saw that Ayani was even more confused when they began to sing. That's right, this entire event was foreign to her.

♪Long to Reign Over Us, God Save the Queen♪

By the time they had finished, the queen was standing in front of her throne, with her butler by her side. He leaned down and she whispered something inaudible in his ear, before he stood straight and faced the crowd.

"Her majesty bids me tell you: I am so sorry I am unable to appear before you. However, I am 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 audience erupted in a roar of cheer and it mad eyou smirk out of amusement, especially when Ciel's face paled as he looked up at you. Well, a bets a bet. Right, young master?

The announcer looked back to the crowd. "And with that, Ali Cuisine!"

. . .

Soma looked up from where he sat at the sounds of cheer coming from the stage. "So it has started."

Flashback...

She then scoffed and looked at him as if he were an idiot. "How stupid are you?"

He looked back down at his lap with a sigh.

. . .

You hummed to yourself as you tied your apron around your waist. Your eyes went to Ayani as she pinched spice after spice at a fast pace and combined it into her pan, making the crowd watch her intently.

"By joe! it's like that woman's hand has a mind of it's very own!"

"And it smells wonderful!"

West smirked and crossed his arms from in the crowd. "Ha. I paid for this. The hand of Kali. With her, I'm sure to win."

You chuckled and began to match her actions. West's smirk dropped as the crowd's attention turned to you. As you tossed certain spices into your pan, the crowd awed.

"And Funtom's not doing bad at all!"

"It smells amazing!"

West snarled and rubbed his chin as you smirked at him. That maid...

The man beside him pointed at you as if you were mad. "I say! What is she doing?!"

You kept a smile on your face as you dropped pieces of chocolate into your pot of curry.

West laughed. "A kid's company. Of course they'd use chocolate. Just a bid for publicity."

You plucked another piece and paused to look down and lock eyes with Ciel. He shifted when you looked at him with a small blush on his cheeks.