Second Thoughts (Sequel to To My Dearest)

The Same Promise

A knock came on the penthouse door. The bidders froze slightly before turning to the door. Ota got up and answered the door, to reveal Sakura.

"S-Sakura?" he stuttered, looking at the girl with disbelief. Eisuke immediately tuned in and stood up. "Sakura?!"

"Hey." she waved at them, speaking with a casual tone as if nothing too much every happened to them. Eisuke gathered his best friend into a hug, and Sakura allowed it for a few seconds before pushing him away with a wry chuckle.

"Alright, that's enough. I'm scared Steffen might kill me." she giggled, gesturing to Jenna, who was staring at them. Sakura's words caused the girl to laugh slightly before getting up, heading to Eisuke's side. 

"Good to see you again, Sumiko." she grinned. "How was the meeting?"

She was gesturing about the meeting with Soryu, to which Sakura nodded to. "It went fine. I think this might actually work."

"Well, the Foxes haven't seen you in a while and they hadn't heard from you in a while. You might want to visit them sometime today."

"I was planning to. Anyway," she turned to Eisuke again. "Mind if I take a room? I just need it for a couple of nights. Nothing too long."

The CEO nods, "Your suite is still yours. You can go ahead and go inside. You still have your card?" Sakura flashes the golden elevator key card, along with a door card for her suite.

"Excuse me, but I still have places to go. I'll catch up later I promise." she says hurriedly before running off, the bidders staring after her.

~*****~

After giving the Foxes a heads up about her visit, Sakura showered and changed into a new set of clothes. Heading out to the lounge, she found the bidders all talking about the next auctions. "Hey, I'm heading to LRN, wanna tag along?" she offers, fixing her bag.

The bidders turn to her and Eisuke shakes his head. "We can't right now. We still have an auction to discuss. Give greetings to them for us though, I suppose." "Sure." she shrugged and headed out the door. 

She made it to the restaurant with no troubles and once she entered, she was greeted by the smell of fresh food and the sound of happy chatter. She entered quietly, so as not to be noticed, as she approached the front counter.

Samantha, Mica, Paris and Angel were seated as Cecilia worked in the kitchen with her husband. They were apparently talking about Samantha's upcoming wedding, to which Sakura had been invited to via phone call from the couple themselves.

"Hey girls," she greets them as she sat beside them, making them all turn with surprised smiles. "Sakura! We haven't seen you in a while. How's everything been?" Angel greets, placing her cup of water down.

"Good, what about you? Especially you, Sam. Your wedding's coming up in a few weeks. Got your dress and such yet?"

The blonde shakes her head with a small, silly grin. "Nope!" "What?! Why?!" She asks, looking at the bride-to-be with wide eyes.

Mica chuckles beside her, "She was waiting for you." she answered for the girl, "She wanted all her friends to go shopping for her dress with her."

"Well... I have four days off for the next days so we can get the last things ready if you wish." Sakura shrugs, waving to Cecilia and Atsumu, who greeted her from the kitchen with happy waves and smiles.

"Finally!" Samantha gasps, grinning as she excitedly bounced in her seat. "How about tomorrow?"

"Sure," Sakura beamed as the Foxes all came to the counter, where the girls were seated. "Anyway, where's Olivia? I would've thought she-"