Second Thoughts (Sequel to To My Dearest)

Because I Love You

"Up early smoking, eh?" Olivia turns to find Sakura smirking at her. "Gotta get rid of the stress somehow." she replies, grinning as she took another puff.

"Mind sharing?" Sakura sighs, looking at the box laying in front of Olivia. The blonde lifted a brow, "Didn't know you smoked." she answered, although reaching into the box and pulling one out, chucking to the hacker along with a lighter.

"Barely," she laughed slightly, lighting it as she stuck it into her mouth, "Last time I did it was back in senior year in college. Quit ever since I got into university. But you know, the stress with Oh's got me. Might as well take advantage, I don't need to cut myself."

"You cut?" Olivia asked quietly, eyes wide. "Shocked?" Sakura laughs. "I know. But yeah, I used to. Stopped ever since I got together with Soryu."

"You don't do it any more, right?" "Nah, I decided he wasn't worth it. Hurt myself over a guy who didn't even respect me? Not worth it." Sakura shrugged, shaking her head.

Then, the hacker leaned against the rail of the balcony they stood on. "So, I heard you got a cousin who stayed back in Dubai? Who is she?"

"Ah, Jenna?" she sighed with a small smile. "She's the daughter of the CEO of that big company. What's the name?" "Steffen Corp.?" "Yeah, she's a rebel, never really liked her status."

"Think I've heard of her..." Sakura racked her brain, looking for an answer. "Ah, I think I saw both of you at an IVC before, correct? You snuck into the auctions without Steffen's father knowing."

"Ah so you know us." "Of course, you two were standing around, there weren't enough seats for you." "Can't deny it. It was my idea."

"I was going to tattle but I decided against it, especially when you bid for that vase for like, 10 million." "Mhm, we sold it to some mafia gang for 50 mil." Olivia chuckled, finishing her cigar before putting it out.

"Smart. I think we'll be good friends." Sakura smirked.

~*****~

"Sakura!" Rin comes running up to the hacker as she ate breakfast. "I have some good and bad news. What do you want to hear first?"

"Good." She answered, stuffing a spoonful of cereal into her mouth. 

"Alright, a group of people offered to pay us 45 million to work for them. We need to hack into some systems so they can steal something." "Bad news?"

"It's in Dubai... And the people hiring you... Well, you won't like them." she answers hesitantly. For a moment, Sakura ponders over it. This was a good 45 million here... Enough to actually build more bases for the team around the world...

But at the same time, the bidders' faces flash in her mind. "I'll take it. Contact the client and tell them yes. I'll be there by tomorrow." she orders, finishing her cereal. "And call James and Michael, tell them to begin packing some of my things."

"Alright." Rin nods, though hesitant, then rushes off." 

"It's a job... I can't let him get in the way."

~*****~

Within 12 hours, Sakura steps out the jet, Rin and the girls following behind her, onto the familiar grounds of the Dubai airport. "Here we are. Is the limo here to pick us up?"

"Yes, it's right outside." Rin nods, gesturing for Sakura and the Foxes to follow her.  They all climb into the limo, Sakura instantly falling asleep due to jet lag and a nightless sleep. 

The driver had dropped off the other girls at LRN, where they all surprised their husbands, boyfriends, and fiancés. And now, Sakura and Rin were heading to the place Sakura despised the most.