Having lined up his accomplices, Yuki now needed to obtain a few items in order to make his plan come to fruition. He decided to sit on the veranda where he could see the servants coming and going. He had to find the right girl. Finally he spotted one he thought would work. He approached her with some trepidation. "Excuse me, Miss", he began. The maid recognized Yuki right away, and bowed deeply to him. "Yes, Master Yuki?" She waited for his command. "Um", Yuki stammered, "I've been watching you, and I think…you're perfect", he said as he looked the young woman up and down. She was a tall, slender girl- just what he was looking for. "Oh, you do?", the girl smiled with interest. She was very flattered to receive a compliment like that from such an attractive man. "Yes", Yuki continued, "I think you and I are a match". The maid's smile grew wider and her eyes glowed at him. "You do, do you?", she said with a flirt. "Yes", Yuki reaffirmed. "So I was wondering", Yuki sounded a little nervous now, "can I get you to slip out of that uniform?" He met her eyes with a devious look. The girl gave Yuki a quick glance up and down, and decided she would gladly fulfill his request. "But what will Akito-sama say?", she teased coquettishly. "Yuki's gaze was steady, "Hopefully she won't find out". The girl giggled, and then looked around to see if anyone was listening. "Meet me in my quarters in the servants' section at 5:00", she said and winked at him. "But I need it now", Yuki countered. He sounded a little anxious. "Now", the girl asked amused. "Yes", Yuki insisted. He gave her a pleading puppy-eyed look. The servant girl took another glance around and then said "follow me".
A few minutes later Yuki emerged from the maid's quarters having obtained what he desired-the pink uniform she had been wearing. "So you think I can get a laundry basket in the wash area?", he asked the maid eagerly on his way out. "Absolutely", she said flatly as she stood there in her bathrobe. "Thanks", he said cheerfully, and he turned to go. The disappointed maid watched Yuki sneak off with his prize in hand and shook her head wondering at him.
The next morning Yuki and Ichiro were up with the sun. The laundry basket had been easy to obtain. Now there were just a few finishing touches to put into play. Yuki talked to Ichiro as he put his few belongings into the basket. The baby lay on the floor and kicked and flapped happily. "You know you're gonna go see your Momma, huh?", Yuki cooed to him. Haru arrived with some other needed items. "You ready?", he asked Yuki with a grin. "Yeah, I guess so", Yuki said with a little bit of nervousness. "Do you have the stuff?" "Yeah, I got it from Rin last night". "OK, I'm going to get ready, but I need you to stand lookout and tell me when Hatori takes Akito into his office. Haru saluted Yuki signaling that he understood, and turned to go.
As he exited, Akito came to the doorway. "Oh, good morning", Haru addressed her cheerfully, but stayed in her way long enough for Yuki to hide the contraband. "You oaf, get out of my way!", Akito snapped at him. Haru bowed deeply to her and then stepped aside. He turned and went away grinning to himself. "Akito", Yuki addressed her a little nervously and bowed. His pulse raced as he realized how close to being caught he had been. Akito got right to the point. "I came to tell you Mr. Watanabe will be here this afternoon with the divorce papers for you to sign". Yuki was expressionless, even though his heart sank. Akito sauntered closer, and smiled a half smile. "And something else", she continued as she approached him. She stole her arms around his waist to embrace him, but not before she ran a heavy hand across his rear. She pulled Yuki to her and pressed her body to his. "You're going to spend the night with me tonight", she said softly. Yuki raised an eyebrow, and fought to conceal his panic at her command. Her eyes smoldered at him. "I'm having your things moved into my suite today", she said as she ran her other hand across his chest. Yuki blinked at her, but said nothing. Akito leaned into him and reached up to draw his face to hers, but as she closed in on his lips Ichiro let out a chirp. Akito froze mid movement and turned to glance down at the baby who was kicking happily on the floor. His two blue eyes, so like his mother's, seemed to bore right through her conscience, and she found herself unable to fulfill her desires with Yuki. It was as if Tohru herself were watching her every move. "Deposit him with the nanny before you join me tonight", she said annoyed, and gestured to the baby as she released Yuki.
Yuki bowed to her again as she exited. He straightened up, and shuddered as he thought about Akito's plans for him. "Thanks", he said as he turned back and smiled at Ichiro. The infant had saved his father from an unwelcome encounter. "We had better get to work though", Yuki added with determination, "Sounds like we're leaving here just in time".
About an hour later Ichiro stared up at his father with a confused, quizzical look. He reached out a hand and touched his ruby red lips. "Hey, watch it big guy", Yuki scolded gently and pushed his hand away, "You'll smear my lipstick". Yuki adjusted the skirt of the pink uniform in front of the mirror before tying on his apron. "Not a bad fit", he said to himself. Just then Haru poked his head in the doorway, and whistled at Yuki. "Ya know Yuki, it's really too bad you never had any sisters", Haru grinned. Yuki scowled back at him. "And what is that supposed to mean?", Yuki asked annoyed. "Nothing", Haru smirked, "they just would have been hot". He looked Yuki up and down appreciatively. Yuki frowned, "don't look at me like that!" "It's almost nine", Haru interjected. You'd better get your shoes on", he warned. "OK", Yuki grimaced, "I just can't stand putting on the pantyhose. It grabs in all the wrong places". "Yeah, life's rough when you're a girl", Haru chuckled. Yuki threw a tube of makeup at him. Haru dodged it with a laugh, and then went back to his post as look out.
At nine a.m. sharp a tall, slender maid emerged from Yuki's suite carrying a large basket piled high with laundry. Turning the corner of the hall, the basket almost collided with Master Hatori who had Akito close behind. "Watch where you are going, klutz!", Akito snapped. "Forgive me Akito-sama!", the flustered maid said in a high falsetto. Akito scowled at her, but let it go, and kept following Hatori. "I don't understand, we just did this yesterday", Akito complained as they continued towards his office. "Some of the tests were faulty", Hatori said flatly. "That doesn't mean you're going to poke me again does it?", Akito asked anxiously. Hatori was silent. After a moment Akito said "I hate it when you don't answer". The two of them turned another corner and the conversation faded from earshot. Yuki lowered the laundry basket to peer around it. "She didn't recognize me", he said to himself, a little surprised, but very ecstatic. "You OK in there?", he whispered to Ichiro. He peeked under a few layers of laundry at his baby son who was nestled in the basket. Ichiro looked a little surprised, but was fine. "Hold on tight buddy", Yuki said and covered him back up. Then he straightened himself, and proceeded to walk down the hallway towards the servant's entrance. He had almost made it when, "Hey", a deep voice stopped Yuki in his tracks. He slowly turned towards the sound of the voice. It was a man in a dark suit- one of the guards. Yuki thought he might have been recognized, and his heart pounded as the guard approached him with a determined walk.
"You're new here aren't you?", the guard asked flirtatiously once he was in range. Yuki was caught off guard at first, but then remembered he was supposed to be a girl. He used his best falsetto to reply, "Yes, I just started working here this week", he said, and then he giggled coquettishly. He tried to keep his face obscured by the pile of laundry. "So, what's your name?", the guard smiled and leaned against the wall. "Yu…Yukino", Yuki lied. "Well Yukino", the guard smiled, "I'm Sakai. Tell me about yourself". The guard was obviously trying to be suave. Yuki didn't have time to entertain him though. "I'd love to, but I really need to take care of this laundry", Yuki giggled again. "Well, here, let me carry that for you and we can talk on the way", the guard offered. Sakai grabbed the rim of the basket with both hands. "NO!", Yuki said, forgetting to disguise his voice. He pulled back on the basket forcefully in a panic, but quickly regained his composure. "I mean, um, that's my job, and well, I don't want to seem incapable, you know?", "Yukino" giggled again. "Alright", Sakai conceded and let go of the basket. He realized he probably ought to be concentrating on his duties too. "Maybe we could get together later, you know, to talk" he suggested. The guard cocked his head and winked at Yuki. Yuki felt repulsed, but he giggled again and said, "Certainly". "See you around quitin' time then, cutie", the guard said with a casual salute and he went to go back to his post. As he passed behind Yuki he gave his buns a pinch. This gave Yuki a start. He really wanted to deck the guy, but instead he let out another flirtatious giggle, and went his way.
As Yuki continued down the hall, he passed two maids going in the other direction. Just as they came into earshot Ichiro let out an enthusiastic "ahhhgooooo!" The two maids stopped and looked at Yuki oddly. Yuki thought quickly and went into an improvisation of a song. "Ahhh, oooh, baby, you too!", he sang out in his female voice, and walked a little faster as the two women stared after him. Yuki glanced back at them with a smile, and then spoke to Ichiro in the basket, "Shhhh! Quiet, big guy", he shushed. He passed another servant and Ichiro made a raspberries sound with his lips. The man stopped and wrinkled up his nose at Yuki. "Excuse me", Yuki said and giggled nervously to the man as he passed him, then he picked up his pace. He decided he had better get out of there fast.
He was finally to the servant's entrance and made it out into the courtyard. He could see his goal in sight. The main gate was just down the walkway before him. There at the gate stood another guard. All Yuki had to do was get past him.