Sakura Kawai always knew she was destined for greatness, she just didn’t know how far she needed to go to get there.
Sakura had recently graduated from Yonsei University located in Seoul, Korea as an international student. She wanted to go to Japan but decided against it when her mom reminded her of the current financial situation, because of this, she went back to her hometown and moved back into her parent’s house. Sakura felt like she didn’t belong there anymore.
She felt like she needed to talk to someone who understood her the best, so she called up her best friend, [REDACTED], who told her about a city called Los Santos. Sakura grew an interest when [REDACTED] told her about some crazy things she has witnessed in the city. Sakura laughed it off as she didn’t believe some of the things she was being told, but missed her best friend. She told [REDACTED] she will come visit Los Santos and see the craziness for herself. What Sakura didn’t realize was that this would be the beginning of a very long journey.
As soon as Sakura stepped off the plane, all she could think about was her best friend, [REDACTED], so she called her up and asked her to meet. [REDACTED] told Sakura to meet her at Pearl’s Seafood Restaurant, and to come alone. Sakura called for a taxi driver and gave him the location of the restaurant. After arriving, Sakura made her way inside to find her best friend sitting inside of a booth.
[REDACTED] and Sakura talked for what seemed like hours about everything they had missed out on in each other’s life. Sakura grew warm inside knowing her best friend had been doing well for herself and living comfortably. As the two girls finished eating, [REDACTED] asked Sakura to move in with her. Sakura was shocked at the offer and was about to decline when [REDACTED] told her that she doesn’t feel safe to be home alone as her siblings rarely come home anymore. Sakura hesitated a bit but agreed as she knew she couldn’t handle being in her hometown. Sakura knew she couldn’t involve [REDACTED] into her hobby she picked up in Korea and knew she would have to pretend to be legal in order as a way to hide how she really makes money.
The girls smiled at each other and made their way to [REDACTED]’s house.
A few weeks had passed and Sakura was at her favorite fishing spot on the backside of the pier when a man wearing antlers and a black skull mask came to her and said, “Gimme Kiss.” Sakura looked over to the man and laughed in his face. He played it off and removed the mask from his face. As soon as Sakura saw the man’s face, she realized she was talking to her Highschool crush Drain Kivimaki. He smirked at her when he noticed her eyes grow wider. “Missed me?” Drain said. She rolled her eyes and said, “You wish.” Sakura tried playing it off as if she didn’t really care he was there but he knew she still liked him after all these years. Drain overlooked Sakura trying to act hard in front of him and asked her if she would like to finally get that coffee she had promised to get with him before leaving for Korea. She agreed and the two went a few dates shortly after.
After going on several dates for the next few weeks, Drain asked Sakura to be his girlfriend. She said yes and the couple grew closer as they made their relationship official.
After a few months had passed and their relationship had progressed, Drain got down on his right knee and proposed to Sakura while they were walking down the beach. Sakura grew speechless and nodded her head. Drain slid the engagement ring onto her ring finger and then pulled her in for a kiss. After going home, Sakura called up their close friend, Dommy, who was very excited to hear the news and yelled over the phone excitedly demanding that Sakura tell him everything at Girl’s Night.
Sakura asked Drain if he wanted anything special for the wedding and he told her she had free control over the wedding as he already got everything he wanted. Sakura planned out their wedding with Dommy and Hailee. After working everything out, Drain and Sakura got married on the beaches of Chumash. It was a small wedding as Sakura didn’t want to spend too much money on the wedding. Dommy led the small ceremony and the couple sealed off their marriage with a kiss. The next day, Drain and Sakura went to City Hall and officially registered their marriage to the government. Sakura changed her last name to Kivimaki and became known as Mrs. Sakura Kivimaki.
Drain took Sakura to his apartment, which they can now call their apartment, and told her she can redecorate it to her desire as he wants to make her feel more at home. Sakura looked around and told him that there wasn’t a need for her to redecorate. He asked her why and she told him the apartment is already perfect for the two of them. Sakura told him she had to gather her stuff from her friend’s house. Drain offered to help but she told him he can’t come as her best friend doesn’t approve of their relationship. Drain felt useless in that situation but knew there wasn’t anything he could do to fix [REDACTED]’s opinion of him. Sakura moved her stuff into the apartment and they made their spare bedroom into their work space. Sakura had told Drain her real way of making money and he asked her to teach him. She told him what she really did to generate income and they both began purchasing mass amounts of cryptocurrency, to be used for [REDACTED] on the [REDACTED].
Although Drain has shared most of his things with his new wife, Sakura felt like she didn’t have anything she could truly claim as her own. She had been living in Los Santos for over a year and still hadn’t had the chance to buy herself a car. She had been too scared to spend her money as she didn’t want to make unnecessary purchases. She asked Drain to take her to Hayes’ Dealership where he helped her pick out her dream car. They were at the dealership for several hours before she decided on getting the Penumbra FF. The salesman had told her that it was very difficult to receive a shipment of this vehicle as it was considerably rare. Sakura and the salesman went back and forth for another three hours negotiating the final price of the car. After getting a fair price, Sakura signed the ownership papers and was given her car keys. She immediately took the vehicle to a hidden mechanic shop underneath a highway and asked them to add a Cherry Blossom decal all over the car. Sakura paid for the vehicle mods and was extremely happy with the end result; the new vehicle was perfect for her needs.
Drain and Sakura were visiting the LS Bank to deposit cash they had received from a recent gun sale, when Drain saw two familiar faces approaching them...
