A/N: Hey guys, just letting you know I will be doing different pov's but all in due time. I'm still trying to introduce and set the setting so there's a lot of background info in this chapter. I know Sakura is a little off as well as her family background but I have a reason for everything I swear.

Anyways,

Enjoy :3

"Umm, Thank you?" I said but it came out more like a question.

"No problem, guys can be such idiots once they're drunk. I'm Meiling by the way." Meiling said smiling. Her long, straight hair was pulled into a sleek ponytail and her red dress hung to her like a second skin accentuating her curves. She wore black stilettos and bright red lipstick to match. In short she was gorgeous.

"Sakura Kinomoto, but just Sakura is ok." I said, my shyness taking over.

"Why are you out here on your own?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

"I came with my best friend but she got to get together with her crush so now I'm just waiting for a cab." I explained and glanced down at my phone.

"Oh come on! This party is just starting! Let's go." She said and before I knew it I was getting dragged back to the mansion by none other than Meiling Li. We came to the kitchen once again and she handed me a drink before dragging me once more to the dance floor.

"Can you dance?" She shouted over the music. I nodded numbly still trying to get my head together from the fast change of events and before I knew what was happening I was in the middle of the dance floor with Meiling.

A fast pop song came and she smiled and started to dance around me. My shyness came over me and just looked at her shyly moving my feet side to side.

"Come on let loose a little!" She shouted and took my hand in hers and spun me. I laughed as she did and finally let my body loose. I realized it had been a while since I let my hair down and danced (literally) so for one night I forgot my worries and danced my heart out.

Meiling was a great dancer and not once did she make me feel awkward or bad in anyway. As I started to dance regularly I saw her flash me a smile and I laughed. We laughed and danced and enjoyed our night like no one was watching. We swayed our hips and danced to the beat together, and I let go completely. A slow song came on and we took that as our cue to get some fresh air. She led me to the second floor and we stepped out to the balcony, it overlooked the amazing garden and Hedge maze.

"You are so good! Where did you learn how to dance like that?" She asked and I just smiled.

"My room?" I answered and she shook her head.

"No way"

"Believe it or not this is actually my first high school party." I shrugged and smirked as I saw her mouth go slack.

"No way" she repeated and I nodded. "What grade are you in?"

"I'm a senior."

"How come I've never seen you in school before?" Meiling asked raising an eyebrow.

"I'm more on the invisible side of things, usually stay to myself and hang out at the library." I replied casually, my drink remained untouched in my hand.

"I wouldn't say invisible, I'd say you're just hard to find. Like a treasure or something." She smiled and I smiled at the compliment.

"Not really but Thanks"

"I'm serious Sakura, and now that I found you, I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot more from me. It's just hard to find any real girl friends who aren't just wanting to get close to my cousin or want to be my friends because I'm rich." She explained with a sad smile.

"Well thank you Meiling." I smiled "To be honest the last thing I want to do is get with your cousin or your money for that matter."

"Well that's a first." She joked and I laughed along with her.

"Plus, I think you're really down to earth." I glanced at my phone and realized it was 2:00 already. Time must have flew by when we were dancing earlier. "Thank you for everything Meiling but I have to go, it's already late."

"No problem Sakura, Here." She said and took my phone saving her name and number on my contacts list. She sent her self a text message and saved my number in hers as well. "Now we can stay in touch but we'll definitely hang out soon.

I smiled and nodded. I went downstairs and called for a cab again. Thankfully no one was outside this time as the party continued inside and I shivered against the brisk September air. Soon fall would be here and autumn colors would paint the trees.

A forest green two-door Lotus Evora pulled up in front of me and the black tinted windows rolled down revealing Syaoran inside.

"Need a ride?" He asked in a bored tone and I raised an eyebrow. 'Since when does Syaoran Li offer me rides?', I thought.

"No I'm ok, thank you." I said without moving from my spot.

"Come on, I'll promise nothing's going to happen to you. My cousin Meiling saw me leaving and asked me to give you a ride." He explained exasperated and I just eyed him suspiciously.

He rolled his eyes and got out the car. He came around the passenger side and opened the door waving at me to get inside the car. Once he saw I was not moving from my spot he rolled his eyes once again and took out his phone. He dialed someone, put it on speaker and Meiling answered.

"Hello?" She shouted and you could hear the music in the background from the party.

"Can you tell Kinomoto I'm giving her a ride?" Syaoran asked in an annoyed tone.

"Yes Sakura! I was just going to text you. It's too dangerous around this time for a cab so let Syaoran take you. I already told him I'd beat him up if I got a single complaint from you." She joked and I nodded at Syaoran.

"Alright bye Mei." Syaoran said and hung up the phone. I walked past him and sat on the passenger seat as he closed the door behind me and got in the car himself. I gave him my address and we pulled away from the curb. We were riding quietly when I suddenly couldn't take it anymore and decided to break the silence.

"I thought you had already left." I said and kept my gaze on the window. He didn't say anything for what seemed a long time before he answered quietly.

"A couple showed up after you left so I made my way back to the mansion. I was about to leave before I got distracted and decided to stay for a little." His voice was deep and rich but there was a hint of coldness that didn't settle well with me.

"Distracted?" I asked looking at him this time and he just looked at me before shrugging it off.

The rest of the ride was silent afterwards and I thanked him before hopping out the car. I eyed my house and chose against using the front door. I took off my heels, hid them in the bushes and climbed the tree next to my window. My windows were always opened so I climbed through easily and looked back only to see Syaoran's car still outside. I turned on the lights and I heard the car speed away. After quietly changing into a tank top and pajama shorts I flopped on my bed, almost instantly falling asleep.

Syaoran's POV*

I was laying on my bed and couldn't believe the past couple days. Kinomoto kept popping up everywhere since we got paired up for that English project.

I didn't think much of it at first, from what I had seen she always seemed to be on the quiet side. I didn't even notice her in class at first, since I had never had her in one of my classes prior to this year.

•Flashback•

It was the third day of classes and I was already bored out of my mind. I stepped into the classroom and noticed I was actually early and the first one there. I took my seat and put my head down on my desk. Soon enough I heard the shuffle of other students come in and the chatter amongst them.

The bell rang and Mrs. Minami began her lecture. I turned my head to the left and saw a girl quietly doodling on the margins of her notebook. Her Honey-colored hair was pulled onto a high ponytail and even still it hung past her bottom. She wore a black baggy hoodie, jeans and converse, a moon pendant could be seen.

"Mr.Li, would you mind answering the question please." Mrs. Minami called from the front of the room.

I looked at the board trying to get a hint of what the teacher was talking about but found nothing.

"Umm.." I stalled when I saw an origami star landed on my desk, I looked at the girl but she seemed unfazed. I opened the star quickly and read it out loud " Edgar Allan Poe"

"You are correct, Mr.Li. Edgar Allan Poe is the author of the Tell Tale Heart which will be the first story we will be reading…" and Mrs. Minami continued on. I glanced back at her and she looked at me for the first time and I was in a trance. Her eyes were such a beautiful shade of emerald I was almost hypnotized. She looked away first, going back to doodling and I shook my head as If waking up from a dream. I never figured out if she had been the one to write it but I did keep seeing her in all of my classes except the last two.

•End Flashback•

Ever since that day I began to notice her. For the most part stayed to herself and just minded her own business. Her nose was always stuck to a book, she didn't eat at the cafeteria and while the hoodie changed everyday she always wore a high ponytail, hoodie, jeans and converse that matched the color of her hoodie.

She only seemed to have a tight group of friends and despite not being ugly she seemed to not be interested in dating, This he had gathered from the past three weeks since school started; October would be here in a couple of days.

Now after getting paired up for not one but two projects, he incidentally ends up confiding in her about his annoying relationship and comes to find out she can dance her life away.

I hadn't expected to see her in the middle of the dance floor with my cousin Meiling but after seeing her initial shyness go away and her body relax, I decided to stick around for a while. It had been a strange reason, now that I thought about it, but she looked different and something rooted him to his spot.

"What was I thinking?" I murmured to myself shaking my head as I thought about the ride home. I had seen her climb a tree and sneak into her room without much effort, and I have to say I was impressed. But tonight something had definitely changed between them and I'm not sure if I like what's coming. With those thoughts I fell asleep and dreamed of nothing.

I woke up to my phone buzzing on my night stand. I didn't even bother to check who it was before I answered and regretted it almost instantly.

"Syaoran, baby, you can't do this to me-" Kari yelled over the phone and I rubbed my eyes exasperatedly.

"It's Li to you, and we're done." I said and immediately hung up. 'Why did I even date her?' I asked myself as I got up and went to my private bathroom. My room was forest green with brown furniture to match. My king sized bed was nestled between my walk-in closet to the right and my private bathroom to the left. There was also a balcony to the left and a huge plasma TV faced the bed. There was also a desk with his laptop and right above it a sword hung proudly.

I stripped off my clothes and was glad to not have a hangover since I barely even drank at the party. I showered and changed into jeans, boots, a dark green v-neck and a leather jacket over it. My phone rang for a second time that day.

"Morning Syaoran!" Meiling chirped from the other side of the phone as I headed downstairs to grab some food.

" 'Sup Mei?" I asked nonchalantly. I grabbed some Orange Juice and leaned against the counters, listening to Meiling.

"Not much, how was last night? Did Sakura make it home ok?" Meiling asked and I rolled my eyes knowing she couldn't see me.

"Of course she did, you make it sound like I would do something to her." I said drinking some of the OJ.

"I saw the way you were staring at her when we were dancing, you perv!" Meiling basically shouted and I practically sprayed out my juice. I coughed and got my bearings together before getting back to my cell phone.

"I wasn't staring. I barely even know her." I said coldly. Li Yelan walked into the kitchen then, she gave me a look that meant nothing but business and I nodded.

"Let me call you back Meiling." I said and without waiting for a reply I hung up. "Yes, Mother?" I asked in my most serious and cold tone.

"Follow me." She said and turned to lead the way. No matter how old or tall I was, my mother would always seem not so much intimidating but authoritative. Her black hair always a cascade behind her, her eyes always caring yet strict and her whole demeanor itself seemed regal and demanded respect.

I followed her up to her office where she motioned me to take a seat while she sat behind her desk. She sent the maids away and turned her full attention to me.

"I heard about your breakup withh Kari Johnson." She said calmly but I knew better than to trust her tone.

"Yes I did, Mother. Why?" I asked respectfully.

"Because her father, Robert Johnson, CEO of Johnson LLC, called me today to say he's no longer considering our deal." She explained and I suddenly felt like an Idiot. That's the reason I dated her, because of her father's business. Technically every girl I've ever dated was because it would help Li Corporations. As the next Heir of a very important Family and Corporation the responsibility to learn the business comes first. Meaning if I have to date someone's bratty daughter for a couple months while we made a deal or merge with another company, then I did.

"My apologies Mother, It won't happen again." I staid stoically.

"As long as you know where your priorities are Xiao Lang. These girls are but mere pawns that are to be disposed, not a distraction." The coldness in her voice made me flinch internally. "You are dismissed."

"Yes mother." I replied even though she had already looked down to work in whatever paperwork was in front of her. I left her office and wondered throughout the enormous mansion. One of the perks of being the heir to an internationally successful company was the money. He had more money that could be spent in one life without counting the Family Fortune. It was an amazing thing really, but most of the time it made him unable to trust anyone and isolated.

I roamed the mostly empty halls, take away the employees and I might as well be alone. This is how things were always, solitude and silence. I remembered Friday afternoon, helping out Kinomoto on her mural and the silence being deafening because of the tension between me and Hiiragizawa. I heard her humming then, she had been so concentrated that she hadn't even noticed she was doing it. It was soft and low but it interrupted the silence and I was glad for it.

That was also the first time I saw her without her hoodie and saw how nicely shaped her curves were. I kept trying to steal glances at her but by the end of the period I knew she knew I was looking. The second time had been yesterday with that breathtaking dress that matched her Emerald eyes. To be honest it still bothered me why I chose to confide on a total stranger, maybe it had been the anonymity of it all but for her to turn out to be Kinomoto of all people, it made me question how things would change or if they'd change at all.

I dialed back Meiling and she answered by the second ring. "Sorry about that Meiling, business called."

"That's actually what I called for, to find out if you really broke up with Kari but now I know." Meiling replied.

"I got really tired of her, she's a spoiled brat." I answered nonchalantly.

"I think it was more than that but you just haven't noticed. Either way can you come with me to mall, my mom won't let me go unless you come with." She explained. I knew she wasn't lying, our family was very powerful meaning we had a lot of enemies as well. Kidnap attempts had been made before so now my auntie was always extra careful with Meiling just like my mother was with my four older sisters.

Fine, only because I don't want to be here. See you at noon." I said and hung up. I left for my room and decided to knock out my homework since I didn't have to pick up Meiling for another two hours.

Earlier that day*

-Sakura's POV-

"Hello?" I mumbled into my phone as I rubbed some sleep out of my eyes

"SAKURA! Wake up!" Tomoyo screamed from the other side of my phone and I flinched and held my phone at an arm's length away.

" 'Moyo it's 8:00 in the morning and I didn't get into bed until almost 3. What's wrong?" I grumbled as I got up and went to the bathroom.

"I need to see you ASAP! I have so much to tell you! Let's go the mall today!" Tomoyo giggled on the other line and I knew there was not going to be an argument about it

"My mother isn't home and probably won't come back until late and same thing goes for my sister so I just have to clean up the house and I'll meet you there." I explained.

"So around noon?" Tomoyo asked as I put my hair in a messy bun and brushed my teeth.

"Yup." I mumbled and she said her goodbyes knowing I was brushing my teeth. I hung up and finished my morning routine. After a quick breakfast of yogurt and a banana I set to work and cleaned. I was responsible of the cleaning of the entire house, as well as washing dishes, laundry and cooking.

Every since my father left, my mother assigned me to be basically the maid. It wasn't so much assigned but after being told to clean and do everything every day, I eventually started doing it without being told. It wasn't that bad though, I liked a clean house and I loved to cook so it was not too much on me.

After putting the last load to dry, I showered and started to get ready to go. I dressed in a black pleated skirt, black tights, light pink doc martens, and a light-pink,off the shoulder, loose blouse that almost reached the edge of my skirt. My hair was in its usual high-ponytail, my moon pendant could be seen and I put on some silver hoops to finish. Tomoyo was going to be happy that I wore one of her outfits instead of my usual hoodie, but it was mostly because my clothes were still drying.

Tomoyo was actually stinking rich and said I had the perfect figure, from then on she liked to buy and make me outfits. Despite that, I liked to stick to my hoodies and jeans but I'd humor her once in awhile and wore her outfits. I was really grateful to have her as a friend since we were small, she helped me get through everything; From finding out I was adopted, to my father leaving, to putting up with my witch of a mother, she was always there to help get through it and I could be my happy-go-lucky self around her.

After spraying some perfume,I grabbed my keys and messenger bag and left to the mall to meet with Tomoyo.

A/N: Not much of a cliffhanger, I'm sure you guys know where I'm going but I have a reason I promise. Please remember to review/comment/ ask questions and I'll see you next chapter. ;3