Headstrong

By: xxxShyxPrincessx13xxx

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot, oc's, and the attitudes. Enjoy and feel free to let me know what you think.

Chapter 1: Strong willed

I took a deep breath as I prepared to open the door. I just moved back to Tomeda a couple of weeks ago. I didn't tell any of my old friends I was back because I wanted to surprise them. My name is Sakura Kinomoto. I am seventeen, a junior, and I just moved back to my home town of Tomeda after living in Osaka for seven years. We moved away when I was ten to get away from the memories our house held.

That and my mother couldn't stand to stay there for what happened in that house. I'll tell you more about that later though. Finally my mother thought it was time we moved back to face her demons as well as my brother's and my own. I sighed and looked at what I was wearing. Compared to how I used to be, I would have loved it.

But I changed as people do. I was wearing the school's uniform which consisted of a white tight button up collared shirt with a pocket on the left side. The school's logo was on the right sleeve and on the front of the jacket you had to wear over it. The jacket was black to go with the socks. The skirt reached mid thigh and was black as well. It was going to be a pain wearing a skirt for eight hours. The socks were knee length and were all black. The shoes we were allowed to pick. I chose a pair of black and blue Etnies.

I took a deep breath and prepared to open the door once again. I wasn't ready to do this. I knew if I had any of my old friends in this class they wouldn't recognize me and would hate me for what I did. I moved away with out telling any of them, including my two best friends, Tomoyo and Syaoran. My chin length auburn brown hair grew so now it was waist length, my emerald green eyes were shocking and bright to people, and my skin was now a bronze tan instead of a milky white.

Finally I turned the knob and opened the door. The class and the teacher turned to look at me. She raised an eyebrow as the students stared shocked. I handed my teacher, Ms. Yamaguchi, my slip and bowed waiting for her to give the okay for me to take a seat. My eyes scanned the class as I waited. I picked out four of my closest friends. Two of them being Tomoyo and Syaoran. The other two were Meilin, Syaoran's cousin and Eriol Syaoran's distant relative. He was also Tomoyo's crush. By the looks they were giving I suspected they finally came clean and were now an item.

" Please introduce yourself and tell us a few things about you," Ms. Yamaguchi told me. I nodded, took a deep breath and prepared myself for the questions I would be sure to receive.

" My name is Sakura Kinomoto. I just moved here from Osaka. I live for my family and friends. I live with my mother and older brother who is very over protective. If any one messes with my family or my friends, be prepared to back up your words with your fists, I don't take to that nicely," I finished with a smirk as I felt almost all the guys staring at me. Ms. Yamaguchi smiled and nodded.

" Thank you, Ms. Kinomoto, now please take a seat next to Li. Li please raise your hand so Ms. Kinomoto here knows where to go," she instructed. I noticed Syaoran frown but raise his hand nonetheless. I sighed once again and walked over to my seat. Syaoran glared at me along with Meilin. I just ignored it. I grew immune to all glares my first year at the Osaka junior high.

I took out my note book and acted like I was taking notes. I heard Tomoyo, Syaoran, Meilin, and Eriol whispering and noticed they kept looking over at me. They were trying to figure something out. Just as I suspected, Tomoyo looked over to me and whispered one of her questions.

" So Sakura, why did you move here?" She sounded silently curious. I thought about the half truth for this one.

" My brother was promoted and so they transferred him here. My mother is so use to having him at home that she decided to move with him," I answered. It wasn't technically a lie. Touya, my older brother, was promoted and my mother was used to having him around. The house would of felt empty with out Touya there.

Syaoran looked like he didn't believe it along with Eriol and Meilin. Tomoyo however seemed to buy it. That was all I needed. With that I went back to taking notes. After that the bell rang for lunch. The whole class got up and raced for the door. I took my sweet time deciding I wasn't in any rush. Tomoyo and Meilin waited for me. I knew what was coming.

" Well I'm Tomoyo Daidouji. This is Meilin Li. Why don't' we show you around the school and maybe later show you around town.," Tomoyo said.

" No it's fine really. I'm familiar with the school already," I replied. They raised a few eyebrows at this.

" My brother went here before we moved. He was a sophomore," I told them. That was the whole truth. They nodded and left to catch up with Syaoran and Eriol. However they were still close enough to hear my phone ring. I picked it up and looked at the number. They turned and waited for me. I knew I would have to answer it, but I didn't want to. Finally out of options I answered it.

" Hello?" I answered. Tomoyo and Meilin were at my sides in mere minutes. That left me wondering how they were so fast.

" Hey sweet heart. Why haven't you been answering my calls?" the silky voice asked. I winced at it, knowing exactly who it was.

" I thought I was clear, but I guess your brain is to slow to process this. I'll speak slower for you," I said calmly. He hated whenever I did that. He hated how one minute he could be in control of a situation and the next not. It was a talent I learned from my mom. " We… Are… Done… Through… It's… Not… Happening… Anymore," I said, using the words I knew would get to him. At that moment Syaoran and Eriol came down the hall looking for Meilin and Tomoyo. They were listening to what I was talking about.

" Oh no baby. It's not over until I say it is," He said then the line went dead. I was good at keeping people from knowing what I was feeling. Inside I was shaking, scared of what he might do. Outside I looked like a calm girl who just got off the phone with an old friend. I looked up at them and noticed they were watching me closely. I raised an eyebrow at that.

" Oh, well, you see you look like an old friend of ours. She moved to Osaka seven years ago. But You two have two different personalities," Eriol said. I smiled slightly. I walked down the hall to my locker and knew they would follow soon. Before they could get within hearing range I whispered something my father once told me.

" I haven't changed, I've just found myself," I opened my eyes and did the combination They were back by my side as my phone rang again. I sighed and looked at the number. I noticed it was one of my friends from Osaka, Chiharu. I answered the phone wondering what she could be calling about during a school day, in the middle of school.

" Hello?" I answered. I saw Tomoyo, Syaoran, Meilin, and Eriol tense.

" Hey Kura, I was just calling to check up on you," Chiharu told me. We had this code for when people were close by and they didn't know what we did. I decided now was the time to use it.

" Everything's fine. The school is just a bit crowded. To much for my taste," I told her. She instantly picked up on my hidden meaning. They however raised a few eyebrows.

" Hey can you meet me and Rika by the Sakura tree by the river on the outskirts of town?' She asked. I thought about it for a second.

" Yeah sure. I'll be there," I told. We said our good byes and hung up. I looked at them and explained.

" She was one of my first friends at Osaka. She and our other two friends decided to catch up on what's been going on," I lied to them. They bought it. In truth, Chiharu and Rika were from Osaka, they moved a week before I did to Saijyu, a town close to Tomeda. Thinking about Chiharu, got me to think about her long term boyfriend. I only ever saw him on the weekends when he would visit his dad. His parents were divorced. During the week days he lived here in Tomeda. On the weekends, he lived with his father in Osaka. He was a funny guy.

" Hey Sakura why don't you sit with us today. I'm sure Syaoran's fan girls will stay away with you there," Meilin told me. I pretended to think about it for a minute then smiled.

" Well I don't see why not," I replied. Meilin and Tomoyo squealed seeing as they got another girl in their group. I laughed at that. We walked into the cafeteria and sat at a table. It was then I noticed someone I only ever saw with Chiharu.

" Sakura?"

" Takeshi?" We said at the same time. The others looked at us. Takeshi smiled sheepishly.

" Well, this is what Chiharu meant by one of our dear friends coming to visit," He said, thinking out loud.

" Yep. I'm the new student," I replied. He laughed.

" I knew I should of pieced it together when I heard all the boys talking about the 'hot girl with an attitude and a bad tongue,'" he quoted. I put on a hurt look.

" I have an attitude and a bad tongue?" I asked with my best puppy dog face. Out of us, I was the cute tough one, Chiharu was the taken tough one, Rika was the shy one, Naoko, was the one in love with scary stories, and Takeshi was the whipped tough one. If we wanted anything it was always up to Rika and me to get it for them. I heard Tomoyo and Meilin shout, " SO CUTE!!!" I even saw Syaoran blush. Takeshi was stuttering, fearing that I might tell Chiharu. I started to laugh at him.

" Relax, Takeshi, I'm just messing with you," I said. He laughed to. At that moment a group of girls came over to the table. The leader, I think, latched herself onto Syaoran's arm. She tried to pout cutely, but it came out making her look ugly.

" Li, what are you doing with these losers?" she asked in an annoying nasally voice. I saw Tomoyo look down, Eriol glare, and Meilin and Takeshi look like they wanted to tell her off.

" Because they are my friends," He replied. She looked hurt. Then her eyes locked on me.

" Why don't you join us, girlie?" She asked. I clenched my teeth at the nickname. Out of all the names, she just had to call me that. Takeshi could see I was about to throw a punch and decided to hold my wrists at my side. However Takeshi wasn't' an idiot. He knew if she got me mad enough he wouldn't be able to hold me back. Rika and Naoko were usually my voice of reason, but with out them here, no one would be able to talk sense into my brain. He looked between Syaoran and Eriol. He knew Meilin wouldn't be much help, and Tomoyo wouldn't be able to convince me.

" Syaoran, I think it might be wise if you held her back," Takeshi said lightly. Meilin, Tomoyo, and Eriol looked up at us. The girl snorted.

" As if she is that strong you can't hold her back," she said. I clenched my teeth and tried to free my wrists. However before I could I felt familiar arms wrap around my waist. I relaxed slightly but I was still to angry to calm completely down. I saw her fume at that.

" Syaoran, what are you doing?" She asked in that annoying voice. I looked over at Takeshi and then at Tomoyo and Meilin. I knew they wanted to do the same thing. So I did it for them.

" He is trying to make sure I don't pound your face in. Because just looking at you is making it harder and harder to keep that promise to my brother and not get into any fights on the first day. So unless you want to visit your plastic surgeon after school, I suggest you keep your trap shut about them and Syaoran. Or you'll see that I don't' play well with others," I spat out. They were all quite shocked at what I said. It was than that I remembered Syaoran never let anyone but his closest friends and family call him by his first name. ' Crap, I'm so dead.' I thought. I was right.

" WHY ARE YOU CALLING HIM SYAORAN!!!??? HE NEVER LET'S ANYONE CALL HIM SYAORAN!!!!" she was all but yelling. I groaned.

" Hey, can you let me go now?" I asked. He looked down at me and I knew he could still see traces of anger in my eyes. He bent his head down so his mouth was leveled with my ear, and whispered firmly, " No," I sighed and thought of ways to get out of his arms but knew as long as he could see the anger behind them, I was stuck. I looked at the clock and saw we hade ten minutes left of lunch before we had to go back to class.

These were going to be the longest ten minutes of my life thanks to this little trix.

A/N: Well there's the first chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. Please feel free to let me know what you think, if there's anything I should change. Thanks for all the reviewers who caught my mistakes. I corrected them and just for you guys I'll add a piece from the next chapter.

Chapter 2: Fight

As soon as the bell rang, Syaoran let me go. Before anyone had a chance to stop me, I shot out the cafeteria doors and made it to the classroom in record time. Just before the late bell rang, Tomoyo, Syaoran, Meilin, and Eriol walked into class. I knew if anyone would piece what I've said together, it would be him first. They sat down and started taking notes. I could feel glares in the back of my head and sunk lower into my seat.