Chapter 1: Like Whoa

This is the city of Oakwood, where life seemed like it was straight out of a movie. That is, if you lived on the North bank. North Oakwood was home to the richest families in Asia and in the middle of the North bank, was the home for the best, the brightest, and the richest … and their children, the kids of Oakwood Prep.

Life is good I can't complain
I mean I could but no one's listening
Your image overwhelms my brain
And it feels good, good, good

Sakura Kinomoto sighed from the driver's seat of her sleek black car, her latest birthday present. The girl next to her sighed as her eyes flickered between her nails and the passing train next to them. Slowly, her eyes reached Sakura. "Your hair looks like crap."

Sakura rose a thin, perfect eyebrow. Her eyes turned to her friend quickly then back to the road as the cars moved forward. "Your nails are hideous."

"Love you, Sakura." She scoffed in reply and went back to her nails, a small smile now on her face.

"Love you too, Tomoyo."

She looked at the long line of students waiting to get into the parking structure and took a quick turn into the lane labeled, 'Staff Only'. There she passed through the checkpoint without a glance at security. Her eyes flashed a quick look in her rear view mirror and saw three cars trailing behind, all as impressive as hers. Her smiled turned a bit wicked. "I won, again."

She followed the lane up to the rooftop of the parking structure, which was reserved for the staff… and a few selected students.

She and Tomoyo got out at the exact same time, closing the doors behind them. Sakura flicked her keys into her bag and the car locked. She leaned against it, straightening out her uniform. Out of the nearest car came a boy who went straight to Tomoyo kissing her in greeting. Sakura made a face and turned away to the three others who got out.

A boy with messy blonde hair and hazel eyes got out of the Mercedes walking as though he were walking on water, Taro Sasaki. The blaring music shut off suddenly from the BMW and the roof came up when two Maruyama siblings got out. The guy got out of the car, taking off his sunglasses as he flung his backpack over his shoulder. He looked back into the car and shook his head. Then his amber eyes caught sight of Sakura and they glinted slightly.

Sakura smiled casually as he walked towards her and gave her a hug. "Hey."

"Hey Makoto."

Sakura looked over his shoulder at the BMW as a girl came stumbling out of the driver's seat, an earpiece flashing with her backpack and phone balanced awkwardly all while yelling at someone on the phone.

The lights flashed on the BMW and she turned her eyes to her brother, blazing. She thrust the earpiece into his chest as she passed him. "Here, you jerk. It's your problem not mine."

He put the earpiece on and winked at Sakura who rolled her eyes in response. "Hello?"

Sakura linked her arm with the girl. "Good morning babe."

The girl rolled her eyes, "Ugh. Good? It's never a good morning with him." She replied motioning behind her.

Sakura giggled and gave Eriol a light kick as she passed by her car, where Tomoyo and Eriol were still going at it. "Get off my car." Then she turned back to the girl next to her. "What happened this time, Em?"

Em sighed. "Well last night we got home late from your place and we couldn't see that well because of the freaking rain, and we kind of crashed the Ferrari into the gate. I mean we were gonna blame it on Minako when she returned from her trip but daddy found the car this morning after we left so now…"

She trailed off and Sakura looked back at the boys who were walking next to each other. Eriol and Tomoyo were walking ahead of the girls, hand in hand towards the church. A teacher walked out angrily. "You six are late for morning mass, again. It's almost over!"

Sakura waved her off mentally as she kept chatting with Em.

From behind her she heard the teacher screech. "Maruyama get off the phone this instant! Sasaki pull your pants up." Then two raps could be heard followed by two "Ow"'s.

Em giggled as her brother fumed and gave the earpiece back to her. He and Taro Sasaki were rubbing the back of their heads.

All six of them walked into the church ignoring the looks and stares of their peers and the teachers. They sat in their designated bench, third from the front as Sakura sighed, looking ahead.

Next to her Em giggled. "Did it hurt, Makoto?"

"Shut up Em."

Sakura smiled. The tall roof of the church glinted with the combination of last night's rain and the sun's reflection. Someone is going to have to clean that…She thought as the choir began singing their final selection.

The bells rung and Sakura's face turned stone cold again as they walked into the crowded halls of the building.

The crowds pulled to one side or the other as they passed by but there was one group who didn't get out of the way. Sakura raised an eyebrow at the girl in front, Meiling Li, as the girls behind Meiling slowly moved aside, one at a time. Having lost her following, Meiling was the last to move. Sakura smiled inwardly, no one said a word – they didn't have to.

If there were a clique problem at the school, though the dean repeatedly claimed there wasn't one, Sakura and her friends would be it.

Their group was "affectionately" referred to as the Alphas. No one ever really called them that out loud, it was a sort of unspoken name that was adopted quickly enough. It was what happened when the influential students grouped together.

At Oakwood Prep life could be perfect for anyone, if they followed one rule. Don't ever mess with the Alpha, Sakura Kinomoto.

My inhibitions are beginning to let go
This situation I can't help but lose control
You're an affliction that I cannot seem to break
It feels good, it feels good

"Did you see Yumi's shoes this morning? They were practically screaming out to clean them." Tomoyo commented rolling her eyes. Sakura and Em nodded, only partially listening to her and partially listening to the guys who were sitting behind them. Meiling and two other boys walked in; Taro, Makoto, and Eriol whistled low as Meiling sat down, showing more if possible.

Tomoyo scoffed as she turned to look at Eriol who winked at her and she turned back around, arms crossed. At the same time all three girls muttered, "Slut."

Then another girl walked in, her hair down and frizzy covering the outer parts of her face. She was clutching a book tightly to her chest along with a small binder. Meiling whispered something to her friends before she quickly stuck her foot out.

The girl fell face first, the book and binder flying out in front of her. She sat on the floor for a second looking at the damage and hung her head as she started to pick her things up, everyone in the classroom laughed.

Sakura stood up suddenly and it got deadly quiet so that all that could be heard was the rustling of papers and a soft sniffling.

She went over to the girl and helped her pick up her things as everyone stared. Sakura carried the girls binder to her desk as she tried to balance the rest of her things. Sakura placed her binder down gently and turned to the classroom. Everyone immediately went back to what they were doing.

Sakura turned back to the girl and smiled. "Jujube, right?"

The girl looked up and opened her mouth but Sakura raised a manicured hand, motioning her to stop. "I heard your name being called the other day."

The girl nodded and smiled a bit. Sakura's smile widened. "See? You look so much prettier when you smile."

Jujube blushed as Sakura patted her on the head, going back to her own seat. Tomoyo and Em looked at her strangely and slightly confused.

"What was that? Trying to gain popularity points?" Em asked. Sakura glared in response. "Okay, I guess not."

Tomoyo leaned in. "I heard she's moving, her dad got CEO of his company so they're moving to America."

Sakura looked straight ahead until she heard another piece of information. "…and I also heard that some Chinese kid's replacing her; a really hot Chinese guy."

Eriol coughed from behind Tomoyo and she turned, smiling smugly and winked, mocking him.

"Impossible." Makoto remarked from behind them. They all turned to look at him; he leaned back and put his hands behind his head. "The hottest Chinese guy is already here, me."

Tomoyo and Em rolled their eyes and threw a crumpled piece of paper at him. He dodged it and winked at Sakura who laughed and turned back to face the front, shaking her head.

Like a rollercoaster ride
Holdin' on white knuckles like
Whoa whoa
Can't believe I'm like
Whoa whoa
Up and down and side to side
Every inch of me is like
Whoa whoa
Got me feelin' like
Whoa whoa

Sakura smiled as they drove to their favorite diner, Mickey's, during lunch. They had all bunched up into Sakura's small car. She rolled her eyes as she saw Tomoyo, on Eriol's lap in the backseat, doing who knows what behind Tomoyo's mess of hair and Em and Taro chatting happily ignoring the couple next to them.

Sakura swerved quickly and saw the shocked look on all four of their faces. She smiled as she looked towards her passenger's seat where Makoto was looking at the meter, trying to hide the scared look in his face.

"Geez, Sakura. You're gonna kill us all." Makoto sighed, letting go of the door handle.

Sakura smiled, "I could but you're too damn sexy to die." She said jokingly, with a wink and Makoto chuckled.

"Very true, very true."

Sakura looked at her meter quickly and rolled her eyes, the car could take more, much more. Then her mind wandered back to nowhere as she turned to the road. A very attractive Chinese guy, eh?

An image popped into her head but she quickly pushed it back as they arrived at the familiar restaurant. Many kids from their high school were getting ready to leave to make it back before the end of first lunch.

They took a seat in the corner booth and started talking in the quiet until a familiar noise of cars arrived. A few giddy girls came through the door followed by a group of well-built guys.

They sat in the booth next to them and the guys reached over to greet them. Sakura rolled her eyes, jocks.

The girls came over to their booth to greet Sakura, Tomoyo, and Em. Sakura threw them her best fake smile. The one in front giggled. "OMG! Tryouts are today for varsity soccer, captain! Aren't you excited?"

The girl was Sakura's co-captain Rei. Sakura faked her enthusiasm in return. "Completely, I can't wait!"

The girls shuffled their way back to their own booth, Sakura's smile dropped as she groaned. Tomoyo started talking about the new student again. "They say he's a celebrity whose parents decided that Oakwood was the best place to live until he finishes school. I hope he's that new model-"

Rei and the other cheerleaders popped their heads over to Sakura's booth. "We heard, from very reliable sources that we already know him."

Em cocked her head to the side. "We do? Who is it?"

Sakura had her back to the girls in the other booth and she took a sip from her milkshake.

"Syaoran Li."

Sakura stiffened and this caused her to choke. The guys looked over at her then she stopped suddenly and looked at her food, regaining her composure quickly.

"Oh, how fun." She stated, her voice tight and high with a hint of something else underneath.

The people in the other booth noticed her change and sat back down remembering to never piss off Sakura.

Another memory resurfaced in her mind and she shook if off faster than before. It's just a rumor, just a rumor. She repeated to herself. Tomoyo and Em glanced at each other worriedly before walking with her to the rest room.

Sakura looked at herself in the mirror as Tomoyo sat on a nearby sink quietly and Em redid her make-up. It's just a rumor, just a rumor.

She gave an angry cry then calmed herself and walked back out, a confident smile on her face. It's just a rumor and most rumors at Oakwood were never true.

Now I'm rollin' my window down
I love the wind but I hate the sound
You're like a tattoo that I can't remove

"Jacob, I'm taking off." Sakura called as she rushed down the stairs. By the front door stood Jacob, their family butler, with Sakura's key's in one hand and her coat in the other. "Tell dad I'm sorry I couldn't stay for his dinner but I had something to do."

Jacob nodded and walked with her to her car. "Yes, Ms. Sakura."

Sakura gave him a quick hug as he opened her door. "Thanks, Jake."

Then Jacob watched as she sped around the curved driveway and took a sharp turn at the gate, tires screeching.

Jacob shook his head. It was hard to believe that she was eighteen already. To him, it seemed as if though just yesterday, his master brought home his newborn baby girl and now…

He walked back into the large mansion closing the doors behind him. A servant came up to him and whispered something, he nodded and walked into the living room and bowed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is served."

On the sofa sat Fujitaka Kinomoto and his son Touya Kinomoto. Opposite of them sat five people, four identical looking girls all giggling and smiling at Touya who threw them a wink making them giggle even more and a very regal looking woman.

Then, a boy turned. He had been staring at the massive picture over the fireplace; it was of Sakura, Touya, and Fujitaka. Touya looked mad in that picture, his father was emotionless, serious, and Sakura smirked, an eyebrow raised slightly, her signature trademark.

The boy's amber eyes narrowed at the butler and Jacob contained his thoughts, Ms. Sakura was definitely not going to be pleased.

"Jacob, may I ask where Sakura is?"

The man straightened up as the boy's interest spiked. "Young miss has gone out sir. She sends her greatest apologies for not attending tonight's festivities."

"Please forgive my Sakura. She seems to never be home anymore…" Fujitaka explained and Jacob bowed out. The boy at the fireplace smirked. Never home?

My inhibitions are beginning to let go
This situation I can't help but lose control
You're an affliction that I cannot seem to break
It feels good, it feels good

Sakura sipped her coffee as her phone vibrated on her dashboard. She picked it up and read the incoming text message from Tomoyo, it said something about getting a ride with Eriol.

Sakura rolled her eyes and took a sharp turn away from the Daidouji mansion and down the road towards her shortcut to school. She passed by the Li's old home and sighed remembering. It's just a rumor.

Her breath hitched when she saw moving trucks heading away from the house. So the Li's finally sold their home? That was interesting. It's just a rumor.

Sakura glanced at her meter, no one beats Sakura Kinomoto. She took a turn onto the Staff lane again, nearly hitting a car in the student lane. Behind her she heard tires screech as they halted to a stop behind her.

Through her rearview mirror she saw Eriol banging his head against his dashboard and Tomoyo, patting his back. Then she saw the siblings arguing again and Taro in the very back, bopping his head to the music in his car, unstirred by the world around him.

Sakura laughed as she got out of her car, seeing everyone in such a good mood especially when they saw the sour look on Eriol's face.

"It's okay, baby." Tomoyo soothed, rubbing his back.

"I'll get you tomorrow, Kinomoto." He vowed and sulked towards the school. Sakura laughed again and was about to walk with Taro when something caught her eye, a car identical to her own parked right across from them.

Sakura's eyes narrowed before walking towards the building, a bit of hesitation in her steps.

Taro chatted happily next to her, "You know what I love about Thursdays? There's no morning mass."

Sakura nodded and stopped when she reached the front steps. It got quiet, like it normally did when she arrived but today it was different. There were still voices coming from deeper in the crowd and then a hushed whisper. Sakura reached the opening and standing right there, two lockers down from hers, was him.

She didn't notice what happened next but he stood up from his leaning position and walked towards her, an oddly friendly smile on his face.

"Hello Sakura, looking as fine as ever, I see."

Calm down, Sakura. Calm down, he's not worth it.

"No response? You know a smile suits you better."

Don't do anything stupid.

He stepped towards her. "I can see you're happy to see me."

I can control my emotions, I can control everything.

He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "You always were."

She snapped and raised her knee hard between his legs. Before he could even react, Taro had slammed Syaoran against a locker, Taro's normally cheery demeanor had vanished.

Sakura walked up to him, now as calm as ever. "Listen, I don't care where you've been or what you've been doing but you need to know something, things changed." She lowered her voice. "People changed."

Taro let him go making Syaoran slump on the floor, immediately surrounded by a group of girls cooing over him. Sakura walked away, with her friends following but Eriol lingered back and helped Syaoran up.

"One rule here cousin," Eriol started. "Don't mess with Sakura."

Syaoran cringed, still in pain. He looked down the hall then smirked darkly. Oh, how he missed her.

This was going to be fun.

Like a roller coaster ride
Holdin' on white knuckles like
Whoa, whoa
Can't believe i'm like
Whoa, whoa
Everytime i'm like
Up and down and side to side
Every inch of me is like
Whoa, whoa
Got me feeling like
Whoa, whoa
Everytime i'm like..

THERE IT IS! Chapter 1! Please review. :)

Like Woah by Aly and Aj

OMG. Today has been perfect so far. I went to the JB concert and was in such a good mood i wrote and uploaded this. Please review if you have time. I love you guys for reading the first chappie of this new story of mine.

-xxhunniiebunniiexx aka future mrs. Jonas

**March 16, 2013 – This story is now undergoing revision and will hopefully be done soon. Thanks to everyone who read it originally and please feel free to review and let me know if you feel the changes are affecting the story too much.

By the way, looking at my comments now, I realize how obsessed I was with the Jonas Brothers haha. (Not sorry though)

You can also know if a chapter has been revised by my comments on the bottom : D