The day of their meeting, after they patrolled the whole town, the two exorcists returned midnight to the Urahara Household to take some rest.
They didn't really want to return as they didn't want to end up like Akeno, tripping in traps everywhere. But they remembered Aika's words that they won't trigger any traps as long as they don't do anything outside of their role as a guest.
They reached the house and directly entered it. The light in the living room is still on so they knew that the maid is still awake. They had to be more careful against Akeno since Devils are more active at night, but they don't intend to take action as they want to see if the real reason she is triggering the traps is that she's doing something outside of her role as a maid.
And just as they expected, as they reached the living room, from the dark corner, Akeno tried to grab both of them. But before she could reach both of them, she triggered a trap that ended up her being thrown back to the bathroom. Devil or not, if you're suddenly dunked in an ice-cold bath, you'll scream which Akeno inevitably did.
Irina and Xenovia looked at each other and sighed in relief, "If we think about it carefully, this is the safest place we could ever stay in this town... I really want to meet your childhood friend now."
"I really want to meet him now too, you know? Although not for the same reason as before we arrive in this town."
They ignore the screaming Devil and went to the kitchen to quench their thirst. Although she's creating a lot of noise, the neighbors seem to be not reacting to it and they arrived at the conclusion that there is some barrier keeping the sound from getting out this time of the day.
As they went to the living room and arrive at the dining table, they saw cooked food with a note on it, "Please eat this if you're hungry."
They looked at each other again in confusion, "What do we do?" Irina asked her partner. Both of them are concerned with poison, but they remembered that they really haven't eaten anything aside from the food they had in the family restaurant earlier.
After few moments of hesitation, Xenovia steeled herself, "I'll taste test it first to see if there is poison... If there is, both of my Holy Swords should be able to help me expel it from my body. And besides, if this food hasn't triggered the trap, it's probably safe?" A baseless belief but she wanted to bet on it.
She ate the food, it is delicious and nothing happened to her even after a few minutes. They waited for another half an hour just to be sure but Xenovia didn't feel like she is poisoned. After looking around and making sure that no one is spying them, Xenovia took out her Holy Sword, not the Excalibur Destruction, but another great sword, the Durandal, a complete Holy Sword, and their trump card. She channeled her Holy Power to it and took it back. Her Holy Power didn't have any violent reaction to it and now they are sure that she isn't poisoned.
They then ate the food with great relish. At some point, they felt Akeno's stare at them from the entrance of the living room but she left immediately after they saw they are eating the food she made. They also noticed that she had a small smile on her face before she left, but not the 'evil' smile they are expecting.
Despite her attempts to 'talk' to them into silence, Akeno never cut corners with her duties as a maid and would always prepare what the needs of the guests from the shadows.
Even the next day after they returned from their search, Akeno prepared food and bath for them without a word. She already gave up going after them as the house won't allow it.
On the fourth day of their stay here, just after they left for their usual search, three guests arrived on the doorstep. A human couple with their child.
The woman pressed the doorbell and Akeno walked out soon after, "Yes? Is there something you need."
"Good morning. We just arrive from another overseas and a friend of mine told me that we can stay at his place temporarily while we look for permanent residence in this town. His name is Kisuke Urahara by the way, and he pointed us here as there is a maid who would show us around." The woman then took out a letter and handed it over to Akeno, "And it seems that your the maid he's talking about. Here a letter for you from him."
Akeno skeptically looked at them before taking the letter and opening it. Written inside, "Yo~! Akeno-chan~! How are you doing? Me? I'm doing great over here! The view is nice and the food is awesome! So you don't have to worry about your dear master! And I hope you didn't trigger any of the security measures that I put up~! You don't have to worry though, as long as you don't do anything sketchy, you'll be fine~!"
Just a few lines from the letter made one part of her body throb... her head. She wanted to tear apart the letter but she knew she can't, 'This really came from that bastard?'
"I would like you to lead the family of three to the shop. There should be a large room enough for them in there. And please help them take care of their necessities and after that, the price of the bet will be fulfilled and you'll be free to go. You don't like working for me anyway~."
Akeno has a complicated feeling that is hard to describe when she read the next lines, 'Right... I don't like working under him... I should be happy that I could escape this hell. But the way he worded it pisses me off! That bastard just wanted to throw me away after using me!'
"Well then, that'll be all. I'll be going back soon. Have a good day~!" After reading this last line, if this is really Kisuke, then she would have to throw the letter away... and she did. In mid-air, the letter suddenly exploded into pieces. If she's holding it, it would have exploded on her face.
"Ohhh~!" The mother and father figure clapped their hands in admiration, "She's really Kisuke's maid. She understands him." The woman said.
Akeno felt a strange sensation of satisfaction and achievement. A proud feeling welled up from her when she heard them say that she understands Kisuke. Her mood became good for the first time in a while and introduced herself, "My name is Akeno Himejima. I'll be taking care of your needs."
"I'm Cleria Yaegaki. This is my husband, Masaomi Yaegaki and our daughter, Claire Yaegaki. We'll be in your care." The woman introduced herself along with her family.
Akeno didn't know their connection to Kisuke and she still hasn't trusted them but she intended to use the house to judge their authenticity as it won't allow anyone in as long as they don't have permission from either Sakura or Kisuke. Akeno still wonders how does that works but even if she tries to study it, she can't find anything.
If they are the real deal, the house won't reject them so she invited them inside, "I'll prepare some tea first, please come in."
Seeing that the house didn't reject their entry, Akeno sighed in relief and prepared some tea and snacks for them. She then went to the Urahara Shop to clean the largest room where they would be staying.
For the whole day, Akeno helped them unpack their things and when she got nothing to do, she helped taking care of the little girl by playing with her.
For dinner, Akeno made food enough for six people anticipating the arrival of the two exorcists. The family of three ate their food first when Akeno suddenly received a transmission from Rias. She went to a secluded corner of the house and answered the call. Rias told her that they met Kokabiel after sending the injured and unconscious Irina back. Kokabiel threatened to destroy the whole town if the two heiresses of the two large clans from Underworld who is currently staying in this town don't arrive at school. Rias intended to take him on since no one else can.
Hearing her decision, she tried to persuade her against it but failed. Rias ended the call after saying that they should gather outside the Kuoh Academy to plan their assault. Akeno, however, didn't hesitate to call reinforcement from Rias' older brother, Sirzechs Lucifer. She received an order that they should buy half an hour for the reinforcement to arrive as the Devil King and his peerage isn't allowed to make sudden movements that might result in a full-blown war.
Akeno hurriedly said her goodbyes to the three and went to the school. Unknown to her, however, Cleria and Masaomi heard everything. They were shocked to know that Kisuke's maid is the Queen of the current heiress of the Gremory Household.
"What should we do, dear?" Masaomi asked his wife.
"... I'll take look at what's happening." Cleria replied. Since Kisuke took Akeno as his maid, she should have some importance for him and wanted to help out if possible.
"It's Kokabiel... Be careful and don't show up in front of him. And trying to contact Kisuke and tell him the situation. I'll take care of Claire here." Masaomi didn't really want her to mess with this situation, but he also wanted to help Kisuke. And besides, Cleria is a lot stronger than Masaomi as an Ultimate-Class Devil. She won't lose to Kokabiel in a direct fight, although, it won't be easy to win either.
"Got it..."