Esu walked home with Hope beside her. They stopped sometimes to inspect a few flowers that caught Hopes beautiful pine green eyes "What are we going to do with the other Akuma?" Hope asked not looking away from a lavender colored flower "Akuma will have to show the Shadow Devils who she is and expose the impostor." Esu crouched down beside Hope and asked "Why do you worry about Akuma?" but before she could answer the question a voice said from behind them "You worry for me?" Esu gave Hope a look the impostor she nodded and looked back at the flower. Esu kept her face natural as she said "You haven't found your mate yet, and you need a new hair." the impostor blushed and then smirked "And what if i have? What if i just never told you and your mate?" Esu lifted a groomed brow "oh?" Esu glanced at Hope who barley kept the worry from her face as she spoke "And who is this person i must go beat up for touching my dear innocent friend?" Hope tried a smile and Esu guessed it was enough as the impostor let out a soft joyous laugh "Im just joking, Hope." Hope also laughed, a fake one. Esu gave the impostor a small smile. She waved at Esu and Hope in dismissal "I'm in a hurry, i don't mean to be rude, but i don't want my King to be waiting." she was going to the castle then, Esu hid her panic as she jokingly saluted the impostor. She waited until "Akuma" was out of sight. she stood up "Go back to the house Hope, im going to worn the real one then Akashi." Esu was about to sprint into a run when Hope grabbed Esu's hand "Please come home in one piece." Esu gave Hope a warm smile,kissed her brow and sprinted to the nearest building.

Akuma didn't know what to wear so she decided to wear her newly made skirt with high socks that went to her thighs and a purple collared shirt. She also got brown boots that went up to her knees, Akuma actually felt... Pretty. Akuma sat up when she heard a knock at the door but it was not Akashi Akuma sensed. Esu was panting when she opened the door "Akuma." Esu looked through the doorway left and right, then she shut the door and locked it "what's all of this about?" Esu took a breath and told her about the encounter, that thing wearing her skin was in the castle looking for Akashi. Akuma swore. "Akashi should be here any minuet now." Akuma walked to a desk by her bed and told Esu to sit, she obeyed Akuma. Akuma paced in front of her bed when a knock sounded, Esu shot up by the chair and when Akuma blinked she was already at the door "It's him." she opened the door and Akashi walked in with a frown. Instead of his usual white pants he wore black ones that matched the black in his eyes, they slid to Esu for an explanation "The impostor is here, its looking for you" Akashi nodded as if he knew "As planed." Akuma didn't try to hide the confusion from her face "I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone, give Akuma a tour of the place and let her show the shadow devils the impostor." he explained Akuma was sill shocked and a bit hurt "I was going to fill you in on my plan when i arrived." her body threatened to shudder with relief "I told it that i had a matter to attend to, i told her a spot i would meet her at, that's when i will arrive with you." Akuma nodded and Esu just stared at Akashi. "If you would like Esu, you can join us on the tour." Akashi offered. Esu shook her head "I would like to spend time with Hope after that encounter with that... Thing." Akashi nodded and opened the door Esu waved and walked towards the gate. Akashi gestured to Akumas right, the opposite of Esu's direction "we'll start this way." and so the tour began.

Akashi kept the tour brief and to the point, he didn't want the impostor waiting or getting suspicious. Akuma walked beside him with excitement after seeing various hallways with great views. She especially liked the Library but admitted to him that she could not read, to Akashi's own surprise he found himself offering to teach her and she agreed with no hesitation. They walked to the hill that over looked the Shadow Devils tribe, the spot Akashi told the thing to meet up with him. Akuma broke the silence by asking "Why did you not fill me in when you thought of the idea?" Akashi closed his eyes but left his third one open a little "I didn't want you to anticipate the battle and get all nervous meeting your people for the first time in a decade." he opened his eyes and looked down at her, she was studying him "You where trying to spare me from getting hurt?" Akashi thought about it and ignored the heat rising to his cheeks "If that's how you wish to view it.". He honestly did not think about how she would view his actions, the more he thought about it as they continued walking,the more it made seance. Akuma finally stopped assessing him and looked to the door, the impostor growing into vision "should anything go wrong, i'll attack, but i think it would look better if you exposed the impostor." Akuma nodded. As they walked closer to the hill Akashi could sense Akuma's heart beat go faster and faster.