Second Thoughts (Sequel to To My Dearest)

Don't Take Them Away

One month passed and Izumi never saw Mr. Oh again, despite his promise and her parents constantly assuring her he would return. Tomorrow was her parents' wedding.

"Please, mommy! I wanna come!" Izumi pouted, tugging on her mother's dress.

Applying her lipstick, Sakura shakes her head. "No, Izumi. It's for adults only, besides, I already got someone to watch you, okay?"

Her eyes glimmered with hope. "Is it Mr. Oh?"

Sakura bit the inside of her cheek and sighed. "Sorry, Izumi... I tried to call him but he said he was busy." she lied.

"O-Oh...." she muttered, lowering her head. "But don't worry, I called Akira-chan's mother to come over and watch you. Fuji-san and her daughter are coming okay?"

"Fine... But just because it's your wedding tomorrow." she pouted, crossing her short arms over her chest. Then she smiled sheepishly. "I'm still the flower girl, right?"

Sakura laughed and nodded. Then the bathroom door opened.

"The boys are here and so are their girls. Are you ready to go?" Kioshi asks, placing a kiss on his daughter's head. "Fuji-san and her daughter are also here."

"Yeah come on, Izumi."

~******~

"Have fun, Kio. Be careful." Sakura gave one more kiss to KIoshi before he left to have his own bachelor party with the rest of the boy Foxes.

The girls remained. "Thank you so much for watching  over Izumi, Ai." Sakura thanked again, handing a piece of paper to Akira's mother. "There's my number and Kioshi's. There's snacks I prepared for all three of you in the fridge. There's chips and cookies in the cupboards and I cooked some ramen. It's in a pot on the stove."

"Alright... Sorry to ask this but do we perhaps have a room just in case Akira falls asleep?"

"There's a lot of guest bedrooms, make yourselves comfortable. Mine and Kioshi's room is locked so you'll know which ones are guest since their unlocked."

"Alright... Thank you. Have fun!"

Sakura walks out with the female Foxes in tow. "So the wedding's finally happening, huh? You better be ready to wake up early tomorrow." Olivia smirks. "We'll be pulling you everywhere to get ready."

"Mhm, do that and trust me, I'll do worse on your wedding day with Inagaki." Sakura retaliates, making Olivia click her tongue, flushing red slightly.

"Thought so." Sakura said proudly, making the others giggle as they entered the bar. "Let's get started. Bartender! Get us some shots!"

~*****~

"Come on, Sakura! Your hair isn't finished yet!" 

"Neither is her make up, Angel!" "Don't put the make up on before the dress! It's white, you know?! Remember what happened at my wedding?"

Sakura sat with a small smile on her face, laughing at her friends' panic. "Calm down, we have 5 hours."

"That's not enough time!" they shouted back, making Sakura laugh again.

"Fine, let me get my hair done first. Then the dress and then the make up. I don't want my dress smelling like hair spray." Sakura sighed, getting up and sitting in front of Angel, who held an iron curler in her hand.

She began to fiddle with her hair and within the span of 45 minutes, she was finished, a proud grin etched on her face. She sprayed some shine spray and hair spray into Sakura's hair.