A/N: this is my first fic ever so please be nice! Suggestions are always welcome! So here it is ….

Chapter one: At the beginning with you.

"Class, today we have three new students joining the school and our classroom." Whispers erupted all over the classroom and the sliding door opened and three shadowy figures walked in.

"Sakura? Could you please show them around the school for the day?" Terada-sensei asked.

Dazzling green eyes looked up from the black and blue notebook surprisingly.

Oh my god did he just ask me? Sakura thought to herself.

"Sakura?" Terada-sensei repeated.

Oh my god he did! Sakura's eyes widened and her heart started to beat rapidly.

She was perfectly content with not being noticed at all; what ever she did she knew that her so-called 'friends' would criticize her about it later. So she put her pencil down and slid her chair back softly. She didn't see the amber eyes watching her every move as the wind from the window, next to where she sat, gently brushed stray honey-haired strands away from her hidden face. Sakura noticed all the dirty looks she was getting from Naoko, Chiharu and Rika as she stared at the floor as she walked, finding her shoes very interesting.

She stopped walking as she found her dress shoes, part of the uniform at her school Tomodea High School, in front of another pair. She cautiously lifted her head back up to reality, a place she never wanted to be, and found her gaze wondering over the very built and tall form of somebody she had yet to know. Wow she thought. She looked and fell in the eyes of intense amber that seem to have little gold flecks in them that you could only see if you were up close, which they were. His eyes tore into her emerald uncertain eyes.

Earlier that day……

"Hurry up Mei Lin we're going to be late! ...Again!" Syaoran yelled from the bottom of the stairs of the apartment building.

"I'm coming I'm coming! And why don't you yell at Tomoyo for once she's always late too! It's just because I'm you cousin isn't it! Isn't it!" Mei Lin replied as she jumped over the staircase and landed right in front of Syaoran, who looked questioningly at her as she swaged off purposely pissing him off.

"Mei Lin c'moooonn. Your really immature. I only yell at you because you're always late. Geeez. And for your information…." Syaoran said as he caught up to her. "Tomoyo got a drive to the school with Eriol." And with that he walked off smiling that wolfish smart-ass smile, leaving a fuming Mei Lin in the middle of the doorway.

"Kami-sama I hate you Xiao Lang!" She yelled as she punched him in the arm, but of course because of all his training in combat and martial arts for many, many years he didn't even flinch. But, his jaw tightened as he heard Mei Lin speak his Chinese name…. purposely.

"Just get on and let's go. I don't want to be there any longer than I have too." He said dangerously as she put on his helmet for his Kawasaki, dark green and light green motorcycle. Mei Lin just did as she was told. She knew not to get on Syaoran's bad side, especially when it came to why they were here.

Present

Mei Lin just looked around at all the faces staring at the two strangers and sweat-dropped at a happily taping Tomoyo who had a huge grin plastered on her face behind her video camera. This wasn't exactly how she planned things would go.

"Ohayo! I'm Li Mei Lin. I just transferred here from Hong Kong, China with my cousin Li Syaoran and our good friend Tomoyo Daidouji. Your name is Sakura right? That's a really pretty name." Mei Lin stated as she butt in the staring contest and held out her hand in a friendly gesture.

Sakura was knocked out of her revere as she was getting lost in those oh-so-fine eyes and was brought back to reality.

"Stupid reality," she mumbled quietly.

Unfortunately for her, Syaoran heard her. He raised an eyebrow and shifted his weight ever-so-slightly.

"Excuse me?" He said in the deep, husky and authoritive voice.

Sakura was glued to the spot. Oh Kami how she loved the sound of that voice. Wait…love? C'mon Sakura you barely know the guy. one side of her thought. But he does have the best abs I've ever seen, the other side of her thought and she blushed at the impolite thought.

That's right. Little miss polite and nice. Never get in anybody's way. Oh, she hated her life so much. She wished that everybody would just go away and stop judging her and criticizing her and leave her alone. She was disgusted with herself and her life. No mother or father. All there was was a stupid step-mother who took advantage of her money and social status. Instead of rambling her life story in her head, she turned her attention away from those amazing eyes and body and voice….. And turned her attention at Mei Ling.

Mei Ling had very long black hair with wild red streaks in it and crimson eyes that were fierce and commanding. Out of the corner her eye she saw a happily camera crazy girl with also very long hair dark hair with purple streaks in it. She saw one of her eyes and they seem to be the most amazing shade of purple and violet mixed together.

"My mother…. Before she died," Syaoran looked at her bewildered at her statement. She must be so sad, Syaoran absentmindedly thought to himself. Sakura didn't see him looking at her or the way he watched her lips move and curve to each word she was saying, so she continued on, "…named me Sakura after her favourite flower. There's actually a cherry blossom tree in the courtyard. I usually sit there for lunch….alone." Sakura mumbled that last part, still thinking about her boring life, she downcast her eyes for a moment then looked up.

"But maybe you guys would like to join me..?" She asked cautiously, the whole class eventually lost great interest in them so they long ago had gone back to talking and doing they're work. Tomoyo was first to answer

"Of course! We would love to thank you very much for inviting us." She said the whole time with a genuine sweet smile on her face. Tomoyo really liked this girl. She hoped they would become friends and for Syaoran…. maybe more than just friends. She wasn't totally blind.

Later on…..

All four of them were sitting under the large cherry blossom tree in the far corner of the courtyard… were everybody always ate their lunch and hung out during classes and such.

"Wow that pudding you made is really good Tomoyo do you always make food this good?" Sakura asked as she finished off her pudding that Tomoyo had given her. They were all helping themselves to each other's lunch not caring who had what.

"Well yeah… somebody had to since as Mei Ling couldn't do the cooking." She stated earning her a slap on the arm from Mei Ling herself.

"A girl can't do everything you know." She rebutted. Tomoyo just smiled and went back to her food, "you keep telling yourself that Mei Lin."

Mei Lin just 'hmphed' and went back to her lunch. "So..." Sakura started to say quietly, "how comes he never talks?" She said absently nodded her head slightly toward Syaoran. "Oh he never really talked much… after his father died... when he was six." Sakura felt really guilty for bringing it up. Tomoyo of course, being the expert person she is in reading people, noticed this and decided to bring Sakura's spirit up a bit.

'Maybe she can bring the old Syaoran back …' She cast a willful glance at Syaoran who was talking to Mei Lin. Well… actually Mei Lin was the one doing the talking, Syaoran just nodded, never changing his facial feature and NEVER cracking a smile. "But," Tomoyo started saying directly to Sakura, "my friend does seem to have taken a great liking to you." Sakura stared at her in disbelief. She bent her head down as her hair covered part of her face and slowly turned her eyes toward Syaoran. Who she found was looking over Mei Lin's shoulder at her! The heat rose up on her cheeks like a wildfire and she couldn't help the smile that crept up on her face as she turned her head away.

"Hoe." She whispered.

RIIIIIIINNNNNGGG! (lol)

The rustle of students packing up their books and chairs being flopped onto desks was usual for Sakura. Everyday noises she knew. But one thing kept creeping up into her minds constantly. Li Syaoran. He was so nice, secretive and handsome. Obviously she wasn't the only one who realized and saw this. A group of girls followed him everywhere. She told him this minutes later and he just rolled his eyes and looked away from the drooling girls spying on him from the window.

"Don't' worry about it. Same thing happened in Hong Kong." Mei Lin said smiling her head off. She obviously loved teasing her favourite cousin.

"Just wait until they see Eriol and Syaoran together. They'll get nosebleeds for life." Tomoyo added grinning like crazy with hearts in her eyes. "Who's Eriol?" Sakura asked. "Eriol Hiirigazawa, Tomoyo's fiancé, our other cousin and Syaoran's best and only friend," Mei Lin said to a Syaoran who growled obviously getting irritated.

"You're asking for it Mei Lin, and I mean, really asking for it." Syaoran said in a warning tone as they all walked along the hallways going to their lockers. Sakura loved it when he talked, even if it was just for a few times a day. She loved his hair too she realized, the chestnut colour that matched his deep and handsome eyes.

Oh no, she suddenly thought to herself, I think I've fallen for Li.

"Hurry up Sakura we're leaving already!" Mei Lin yelled from outside.

"Okay, okay I'm coming; I'm coming, just hold on a second!" Sakura yelled back from inside the school where her locker was. Tomoyo asked if Sakura wanted a ride home from school earlier that day and Sakura said yes, knowing that she might as well. They seemed really nice to her and she did want friends that weren't just there because of all the credit and compliments she got from teachers and other people.

She slammed her locker closed and locked it as she ran to the front doors, where, to her surprise was another guy. She wasn't looking where she was as she ran, too caught up in wondering who the other guy was beside Tomoyo, who was… giggling? Who was this guy, with the navy hair and deep blue eyes peering from behind his glasses. He was handsome, but Syaoran was for her. She smiled at that thought.

Then, all of a sudden, she misplace her foot and was about to go crashing down the hard stone steps when to very strong arms surrounded her body when she screamed as she feared the worst. She hestitantly opened her eyes once again, two amber eyes were looking into her green ones and they looked… wait a minute… concerned?

That can't be right, she thought as she continued to look into those eyes. They were so close; their faces inches apart.

"Are you okay?" His breath was hot against her face.

"Yeah…. Thank you Li."

He smiled at her. Smiled? He looked so gorgeous when he smiled. He brought her up slowly, not looking away from her. In truth, he was scared when she came flying through the doors and almost fell down the stairs.

"You can call me Syaoran, if you want." He said as they walked back to the motorbikes where Mei Ling, Tomoyo, and the new guy were standing.

"Sakura this is Eriol, my fiancé." Tomoyo said when she walked up to Sakura. "Hoe? Cool Tomoyo. He's cute." Sakura whispered to Tomoyo and winked at her and they both laughed.

"Hey Sakura you have to ride with Syaoran I'm riding by myself and Tomoyo's riding with Eriol!" Mei Lin yelled while getting on her black and red speed bike.

"Yeah! Sorry!" Tomoyo yelled a little too innocently getting on the back with Eriol on the blue and black speed bike. Sakura just gulped and walked over to Syaoran and his forest green and black speed bike.

"I've never rode of a speed bike before Syaoran." Sakura said looking over the bike as if it was a pit of fire and she couldn't get any nearer to it or it would vanquish her.

"Don't worry I'll go easy on you." He said to her passing her a matching helmet. She nodded, and got on behind him. She wrapped her arms around the white shirt, blushing like a cherry, and tightened her hold on his stomach when he started up the engine and drove away, fast. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly and slowly opened them up feeling the wind against her body.

Hey this isn't so bad. She thought as she pressed her head against his back. She was just feeling better about everything, being here with him, her new friends, when shots erupted from the black SUV next to them. She felt a bullet pierce her skin as her and Syaoran dodged the cars.

How did this happen so quick? Sakura thought, panic seeping through her veins. Her whole world went black as she was thrown off the back of the speed bike and into the nearby ditch. Her body tumbling through the mud and grass, the helmet flying off her head (not properly fastened). She groaned and felt her head, a tender spot told her there would be a bruise, she suddenly remembered the searing pain of the gunshot wound on her arm and fainted at the first sight of blood.

A/N: uh oh! What's going to happen to Sakura? How Syaoran react? Some secrets about Syaoran's past brought up in the nest chapter. But, I don't know when I'm going to post it. So check back inn about a week or so. Thanks! Ciao!