A Rough Night

Summary: Sakura is a Skate boarder in a gang. Sakura's boyfriend is jealous of the relationship between Li and Sakura and does something Sakura really dreads… will she get over it or will she be scarred for life?

Chapter 1.

Sakura

Sakura woke up one morning earlier than usual. She couldn't wait until her 18th birthday this weekend so she can go out partying with her friends. She got up out of bed, got dressed into her army camouflage pants, a black studded belt, a white singlet top with a black netted top and her Black Omni's, put on her spiky black wristband and black Fuck me bands and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Li

Li woke up at his usual time, he decided not to skip breakfast today. He finished his breakfast and went to have a shower. Once he got out he decided to wear his ¾ length camouflage pants and a white tank top with his black Omni's. Li looked at his watch, grabbed his board just for something different, and skated off to school sub-consciously going the way that led past Sakura's house.

Sakura

"Morning Dad, Tori." Sakura greeted as she bounded into the kitchen.

"Hello Sakura." Aivan replied, thinking that Sakura was looking more and more like her mother these past couple of years than she ever had, Aivan sighed remembering why Natasha had left him.

"Hey Kaijuu, your up early. What's wrong are you sick?" Tori asked jokingly feeling her temperature.

"I'm not a squirt and I only woke up earlier than usual because I couldn't sleep." Sakura replied.

Tori waved a plate full of pancakes in front of her face and she sat down on the table.

When Sakura finished her pancakes she got her bag and grabbed her skateboard. As she opened the front door she saw Li skate boarding to school.

"Li!" Sakura yelled from her doorway, forgetting about Tori.

Li looked up towards the voice and stopped waiting for Sakura.

"Hey Sak-..I mean Avalon." Li said as she approached him.

"You can skate?" Sakura asked not really concentrating on where she was going.

"Yeah a bit I kinda gave up for a while since there ain't no parks 'round ere." Li said concentrating on his board so he wouldn't fall off and make a fool out of himself in front of Sakura.

"Yes there are, they are just hidden…where do you think I go every weekend and afternoon?" Sakura asked doing some Ollies on her board. (Well duh wat else would she do 'em on?)

Li shrugged and said, "Come on Avalon, let's race to school."

Sakura laughed and sped up to him. To her this was easy, the guys at the park where way harder on her than this. "Come on Li, I bet you can't grind it on that set of stairs!" Sakura yelled out trying to find out his skills, catching up to Li.

"Deal!" Li called back, grinding was his speciality. As he skated up to the railings he jumped up, and flipped it over the railings. As he landed on his feet, he saw Sakura doing a double flip and landing on her board. She stopped a few metres down the road and waited for him to catch up. "Beat that Li!" She taunted back at Li. Who was too stunned to reply immediately.

"How did you do that?" Li asked looking at her with admiration.

Sakura grinned and said, "I mix a bit of cheerleading with boarding…since your great at martial arts trying mixing that with boarding?"

Li thought about this for a while and replied, "What are you doing this afternoon? Cos I was wondering whether we could go to the parks and practice."

Sakura thought about this for a while and said, "Welllll…..You wouldn't be able to join the gang since you need to be able to at least do a double flip or a 360 on a half pipe. I can take you a deserted park that I only found the other day if you want? I'm sure no-one has skated in it for awhile so you'd be safe." Sakura said in an undertone.

"What do you mean, Safe?" Li asked questioningly.

Sakura sighed and was about to tell him about the different gangs but luckily the school was around the corner, she skated off seeing a long dark purple haired with amethyst eyes waiting for her.

"Hey Madison!" Sakura said waving. "I have to tell you something later." Sakura whispered to her.

"Hello Sakura, what about?" asked Madison.

Sakura grabbed Madisons arm and turned her in the direction that Li was coming from and said, "Just wait."

Madison waited a few moments and saw Li coming to school on a skateboard, she never thought that Li was the skate boarding type. When she finally regained her composure she looked at Sakura and said, "Ohhhh, that."

Madison knew about the skate boarding gangs, Sakura had told her about them when they started to become friends. She had been sworn to secrecy and never told a soul. Sakura had told her about the challenges to get in the gang, it was a lot harder for the guys to join than the girls.

Li wondered what Sakura meant by 'safe' but he wanted to find out, he'll ask her at lunch when the sat together. He knew a bit about the skate boarding gangs but he only knew about them from Hong Kong, but in Hong Kong all you did together was hang out and skate around. He didn't know that here was completely different.

As he rounded to corner he saw Madison with her mouth open and Sakura with a nervous expression on her face. Li wondered what was wrong and opened his mouth to say something but the school bell rung interrupting him.

in school, last class.

Sakura was getting nervous about the gangs meeting tonight. She had completely forgotten about it this morning when she had agreed to take Li out skating, maybe she could invite Li if he was, as the gang says, good enough to join. There were four ways for him to join, through Josh (the guy leader), through Chrissie (the girl leader), pure talent or the three unmentionable tasks. Sakura shuddered thinking about the last guy that chose the unmentionable tasks, luckily she didn't choose that one she got in by pure talent. She was grateful to all the cheerleading she did. Sakura was so deep in thought that she didn't notice the teacher walking towards her table until Li kicked her seat.

"Sakura!" The furious teacher yelled in her face. Sakura absolutely hated this teacher, he was the most infuriating teacher Sakura had ever had the misfortune to meet. Sakura looked up from the window she was staring out of with her most innocent smile on her face and said, "You bellowed, your majesty?" Sakura did a slight bow in her seat. She loved annoying the hell out of her stupid geography teacher.

"I asked you, if you could tell me what the largest continent, that is also an island, is called?" The geography teacher asked her, with a smirk on his face, that Sakura wished she could wipe off. She was about to answer with a smart remark, when Li behind her said the answer. (Its Australia.. if anyone didnt know)

The geography teacher gave Li his favourite look, his so called death stare. Li looked up at Mr. Dumbouss. "Li, I didn't ask you I was asking Sakura." Mr. Dumbouss said trying to control his frustration.

"Well, you asked a question and I answered it, but I thought the students were meant to be asking the questions, not you?" Li replied coolly. That was it you can physically see Mr. Dumbouss lose his temper. "THAT'S IT! You and Sakura will have an after school detention AND will stand outside for the remainder of the lesson!"

Li

'Yes! I can talk to her about the gang and everything.' Li thought as he grabbed his bag. He saw Sakura looking shocked and grabbed her bag swung it over his shoulder and pulled her along too.

outside of the classroom

Sakura sighed as she sat down against the wall in the hallway. Sakura looked up and down the hallway for any teachers and looked at Li who was staring at her as if he was expecting something from her.

"Yes, Li?" Sakura asked.

"I was thinking…" Li asked, unsure how to state his question.

"OMG, do you need a Panadol?" Sakura asked jokingly. Li smirk and said, "Very funny Sakura, but I'm trying to be serious here."

Sakura shrugged and continued to stare at Li.

"Remember this morning you were about to tell me something but you rode off when you saw Madison…can u tell me now?" asked Li.

Sakura nodded. "I'm in a gang, I joined about 6 years ago, and there are four ways to get it, two of which ain't very pretty. The only way I joined was because Josh, the guy leader, saw me doing tricks at 'our' park. He walked up to me and said I was pretty good, and asked if I wanted to join 'his little group of friends'. We have a meeting every Friday night at about 9 o'clock. My first meeting was funny because Josh…lets just say he likes his girls, so he was always trying to get girls in the group. Since it was too dark cos the lights were all broken at the skate park, I couldn't go and do tricks so I they let me in if I promised to show the rest of the gang some of the tricks I could do. I said yes and before I knew it I was turning into a regular lil rebel. I was afraid at first that we might get caught, doing the things we did, but it turned out just regular teenage fun." Sakura stopped to remember the times when Jason practically dragged her out of school on Friday afternoons to go to the secret meeting place. Sakura started laughing about some of the things he would do for like sticking up for her when some jealous girl called her a slut because she hanged around the guys all the time. She stopped laughing when she felt a hand around her mouth. She looked at whose hand it was and refrained from biting it as she would do with Jason.

"What's so funny?" Li asked with an amused look on his face.

Sakura blushed and replied, "Ohh, just some of the things we did are really funny to look back on." Sakura couldn't help but smile about it.

Li sighed when he saw her smile, no matter how many times he'd seen it, it still made his heart fly. "Didn't Josh come to this school?" Li asked trying to remember what had happened to him.

"Yeah he did, and so did the rest of the gang. You might remember Jason better though.." Sakura asked lightly, remembering what had happened between them.

"You mean THE Jason, the biggest asshole on the planet!" Li said losing his cool.

"Yes, now shut up, Li!"

"I hated that guy, he was the biggest idiot and the biggest flirt...what happened to him?"

"I'm not supposed to tell you but….he got caught and was sent to a juvenile detention centre in England."

Li noticed her sad tone and wondered what had happened since it was obvious that the two were close.

Sakura looked at her watch and sighed, remembering that Jason had brought this for her 17th birthday since she was always late.

"Well anyways…what else do you want to know about the gang?" Sakura asked.

"What are the four ways of getting in?" Li asked interested.

"It depends… if you're a girl there are three ways but if you are a guy there are four ways. The ways for a girl is actually quite simple. Number one: Sleep with Josh. Number two: pure talent and Number three: The Three Unmentionable Tasks. It is pretty much the same for guys. Number one: Sleep with Chrissie. Number two: Fight Josh. Number three: Pure Talent and Number Four: The Three Unmentionable Tasks."

Li was about to ask what the Three Unmentionable Tasks were when the bell rang.

RING

The sounds of relieved students and chairs being pushed back filled the school.

"Well, let's do this detention or do you wanna run it?" Sakura asked Li.

"Run it." Li said. Since Li was facing the classroom door he could see the shadow of the teacher walk toward the door to check if the two 'so called miscreants' where still out there. Li grabbed Sakura by the arm and pulled her behind the row of lockers, since the space was so small Sakura had to push up against Li for her not to be seen. Luckily she was facing away from Li, otherwise she would see his blushing face. Li had to fight back a moan when he felt Sakura's ass pushing up against him.

Li

'What is wrong with you, Li?' asked his mind. 'From the looks of it, it seems to me that you are in love with Sakura!'

'Yes, fine, I'll admit it, I love Sakura…but I can't tell her!' Li answered his mind, he must be going crazy he was talking to himself! Li shook his head trying to get that annoying voice out of his head.

Normal POV

Sakura sighed when the rest of the students started to run out of class. Sakura poked her head past the lockers to see if teach was around and grabbed Li's arm and dragged him to their lockers to get their boards to go to the park she had mentioned earlier this morning.

Li was absolutely confused when Sakura just dragged him to his locker and opened his locker for him and shoved his bag in there grabbed his skateboard put it on the floor by his feet and started to skate out of the school.

When Sakura only heard her board on the ground she saw Li still standing near his locker looking at her dumbstruck. Sakura rolled her eyes. 'Of course now would be a perfect time to go into la-la land.' She skated back and shook Li by the shoulders. Li shook his head and blushed. "Sorry." Li said embarrassment in his tone. Sakura sighed, "It's ok, if you want I'll teach you some tricks so that you can join the gang if you want, that's the easiest way to join, but you would like The Three Unmentionable tasks…" Sakura said with a grin.

Li looked at her and asked, "What, may I ask my dear Sakura, are The Three Unmentionable tasks?"

"Ohh, you'll find out soon enough, but I promise you that you will like them." Sakura replied with a shimmer of mischief in her eyes. "Now come on its time to go." Sakura grabbed Li's arm, but he didn't move fast enough and her skateboard went flying down the hallway and Sakura nearly feel on her butt. Li caught her (doesn't he always?) and pulled him into his embrace. Li arms tightened around her delicate waist and stared into Sakura's emerald eyes, he lent his head down to kiss her soft rosy pink lips when….

"HEY SAKU!" Li immediately pushed her away, seeing a guy with dark blue hair and glasses approach them. "Are you coming tonight? It's joining day today…have you by any chance found a few more girls to join? Someone by the name of Madison perhaps?" The guy asked hopefully.

"Hey Eriol! Nah, she doesn't want to join just yet wait until she knows how to skate first!" Sakura asked with a smirk, "Why do you want her to do the Three Unmentionable Tasks with you, Eri my dear?" Sakura asked slyly with an evil grin on her face.

"Um...well…Maybe…" The guy known as Eriol said blushing. Sakura fell down laughing.

A few minutes later…

"Um, are you finished Saku?" Eriol asked.

"Um…ha ha. Yeah…" Sakura asked wiping her eyes and leaning against Li thinking that he was the wall.

"Are you coming sarvo or are you gunna hang out with this rookie?" Eriol asked with an evil smirk. (like wat other smirk does he have?)

"Hey! I AM NOT A ROOKIE!" Yelled Li defending himself.

"Who are you calling rookie...I found out that you didn't even know how to go in a straight line five months ago, and as a matter of fact I am going to hang around him sarvo. Tell the gang I can't make it, I gotta teach this punk a few things at the old park." Sakura said with a wink.

Eriol shrugged and said, "Whatever, that's what you said when JASON was around…well I better be going, see you tonight!" and he skated off.

"Well let's go before Mr. Dumbass comes." Sakura said skating off. Li followed in silence, too shocked about when Sakura stuck up from him to talk. Plus he didn't know what to talk about but when he looked at Sakura she had a faraway look on her face so he decided to leave her alone for awhile.

at the old park

(the park is in the middle of the forest, there is a dirt path from the back of the new park.)

Li was doing tricks on the half pipes and the rails while Sakura was cheering him on.

"ARGH!" Sakura screamed. Li looked over at where she was standing and saw 5 guys standing in a row with skateboards under one foot. Li skated up to her and stood in front of her to protect her if they tried anything stupid.

Sakura just stood there and stared at the middle guy, short brown spiky hair, hazel eyes and the biggest grin you have ever seen on a guy.

"I've been looking for you, Sakura, and I know you have been waiting for this day for awhile now, so why don't we just get it over and done with. Or do I have to get though this wannabe." The middle guy said waving his hand towards Li. Li was wondering who this punk was and what he wanted with HIS Sakura.

Sakura was smiling. Li didn't notice this though. "Yes why don't we just get it over and done with." Sakura said walking past Li and up to the guys. Li grabbed Sakuras hand as she past him and said, "What do you think your doing, Sakura, you don't even know who they are!" Sakura broke free of his grasp and bolted up to the middle guy screaming, "JASON!" Li just looked dumbstruck. Sakura leapt into Jason arms and wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder.

Li

'what just happened? And what the hell is happening?' Li thought staring at Sakura and this so called Jason. Li felt a bit of his heart break off, as he watched her kiss him full-on. Li thought that as long as she was happy, he was too. But he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. He shook his head to try to clear his thoughts. Sakura must have seen him shake his head out of the corner of her eye. She looked at him with a small smile on her face and tears in her eyes and said, "Li, this is Jason. Jason, this is Li." Jason looked at him, obviously checking him out (not in the homo way) and put Sakura down gently with a light kiss on the lips, and walked over to him. "Come, we have to talk…that is not a request." Jason grabbed Li by the collar of his shirt and pulled him into the forest. Jason slammed him against a tree, fairly hard, and asked him what he thought he was doing with his girl.

"I'm just her friend." Li said ripping Jason's hand off him with quite a bit of force that he ripped his shirt. Li felt that he couldn't lie to Jason so he added, "I love her but she doesn't love me, at least not in the same way I do…she still loves you though, I can tell it in her voice, when she talks about you." Li said looking down to ground. "Good, but if you dare touch her. I. Will. Kill. You. Understand?" Jason said angrily walking off. 'O…k…that was weird…' Li shrugged and walked back up to Sakura.

Normal POV

Sakura looked confused as she watched Li and Jason walk off into the forest. She shrugged and went up to the other 4 guys. Sakura waved at them all and said, "Hey Eriol, Johnny, Mitch and last but not least, Josh. How is everything? You guys scared me. Aren't you guys' glad that Jason is back?" The guys couldn't answer truthfully since Jason was heading back this way, but Eriol motioned that he'd call her. Sakura nodded.

"Hey Gorgeous! Miss me?" Jason asked wrapping his arms around Sakura and looking back at Li with a smirk.

Sakura smiled and leaned back into Jason's embrace. "Heaps. Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" Sakura pulled herself free of his grasp and put her hands on her hips.

Li

Li was standing behind Jason watching Sakura's every move denying that he loved her and pretending that he wasn't dying inside, but the truth was that is actually was. He decided to leave without telling Sakura, not that she'd notice him gone with Jason to occupy her. He turned around got on his board and skated off, not caring in the least that Sakura was yelling at him to come back.

When he got home he went up to his room and slammed the door. He needed to train, no wait wanted to train, he had to get her out of his head…and his heart. He left his room for the training room. He trained for an hour pushing himself to his limits not feeling anything apart from the pain in his heart, but the girl with the intoxicating scent of cherry blossoms and those glittering emerald eyes was still in his heart and there she would stay. He went up to his room and slammed the door, got undressed until he was only in his green hulk boxers and threw himself onto his bed. 'Sakura…I will never forget you…I will always be there for you...you will always be in my heart no matter what' he buried his head into his pillow and fell into a fitful sleep……

Sakura

As she was facing Jason she saw Li skating off and yelled after him. "LI, WAIT COME BACK! I WANT YO-" Before Sakura could get another word out a hand was placed over her mouth. In defence she kicked backwards and successfully kicked the man behind her in the nuts. "OW! YOU BITCH! WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT FOR?" Jason yelled at her. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME A BITCH! I NEVER LOVED YOU ANYWAY I ONLY LIKED YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE THE TOP SKATER IN THESE PARTS! I FOUND A GUY WHO HAS BETTER POTENTIAL THAN YOU WILL EVER HAVE!" Sakura screamed at the top of her lungs. Jason smirked evilly, "Who? That punk wannabe who RAN OFF!" Sakura had had enough. She grabbed Jason and slammed him against a tree, she gave Jason the biggest death stare that rivalled Li's and said in a quiet yet dangerous tone. "Don't you dare call Li a wannabe, ever, or I will personally bash the crap outta you, you fucking son of two timing, low life whore."

"I'd like to see you try." And with that said Jason punched Sakura in the face. Sakura recoiled and punched him in the stomach and watched him fold over her arm and kneed him in the face. "We are over, I never want to see you come near any of my friends or family again, got it?" Sakura said kicking Jason in the shins. Jason just nodded agreement and watched her skate off. 'I will get you Sakura you better watch out, no-one and I mean no-one threatens Jason Futzuki'

The gang

The rest of the guys, apart from Eriol, just stood there and watched her yell, punch and kick Jason, with amazement. "I never thought she could do that…did you?" Mitch asked Eriol, who happened to know that she was extremely capable of doing much worse. "Never, ever underestimate Sakura, guys, she can put a guy in hospital if she tried. I wouldn't like to be on Sakura's bad side." Eriol remarked to the rest of the guys. Josh, Johnny and Mitch just stared at Jason after Sakura had finished beating him up. "Should we do anything?" Johnny asked still staring at Jason groaning in pain on the floor. "Um….no, let's go to my house, I'll call Sakura and see if she is ok." Eriol said. The guys grabbed their skateboards and skated out of the park towards Eriol's house.

Li, its about 6 pm.

Li woke up groggily when he heard a thunderous knocking on his door. 'who could that be…the only people who know where I live are Sakura, Meilin and Madison.' He walked towards the door and opened to see and teary faced Sakura. "Li!" she cried and jumped onto him giving him a hug. "H-Hey S-Sakura…What are you doing here?" Li asked blushing. "Oh Li.. I wish I could tell you but I don't know how…." Sakura mumbled continuing to hug Li and cry into his shoulder. "It's ok, did someone hurt you?" asked Li as Sakura sighed and let go of him and walked into his house. Sakura nodded as she sat down on the couch. Li tensed up with anger. 'whoever hurt my Sakura I will make them pay' Li followed Sakura, lent down in front of her and looked at her face. He could see a rather large red mark on her face which her hands weren't covering. "Look at me Sakura. Who was it?" Li asked worriedly. Sakura looked down at Li and said, "Jason…he called you a punk wannabe and that you were a chicken running off like that. I stuck up for you and he punched me, I was sooo angry that I slammed him up against the tree and threatened him…Li, I threatened him. I punched him and kicked him twice, I just don't know what came over me. I was soo pissed at him." Sakura started to cry even harder than before.

Li sighed and sat down next to her and hugged her, he couldn't stop himself. "Sakura…I don't know what to say. I'm sorry." Li let go of her when he felt her move. Sakura stopped crying, looked up at Li's sad face and said, "Li...It's not your fault…I fell for his stupid game, I should've listened to Josh in the first place…I broke it off…I'm single now, now I'll never find another guy to love me for who I am." Sakura sighed and started to cry again. Li couldn't handle her crying any more over some stupid playboy. He wanted revenge. "Sakura there are plenty of guys that love you for who you are, they are just too shy to tell you…" Li said. 'yeah, like me. Why cant I ever tell her, now is the prefect time, but I cant tell her.' Sakura stopped crying and looked at Li with the biggest smile and a hopeful expression in her eyes. "Really, Li? You mean that?"

"Yeah…" Li sighed when ever he saw that smile, whether it was aimed at him or not, his heart would skip a beat but now it was aimed at him he felt faint. "Thanks Li! You always know how to cheer me up!" Sakura hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. Sakura stayed in his embrace when her phone went off.

Ring, Ring

Sakura let go of Li with a small smile and walked out of the lounge room.

"Hello?" Sakura said into her phone.

'Hey Sakura, its Eriol. I tried calling your home but you weren't there, so I tried your mobile.'

"Hey Eriol, long time no see…what did you want to tell me before Jason surprised me?"

'I was going to tell you to break it off with Jason before he could make a fool out of you, but I guess I don't need to now do I? That was a great job I must say. I don't think we will be seeing him around here anytime soon.'

"Did he say anything to you guys after I left?"

'Nah we just left him there…he was too bossy…do u think he will be ok out there?'

"No duh, the dickhead was in jail for 3 years for killing Chris, I think he will be alright, not that I really care anyway, he could burn in hell for all I care."

'Yeah so anyway, that new kid you found…what's his name...?

"Li."

'Yeah that's it, tell him he can come to the meeting tonight, Josh thinks he might have it.'

"Yeah we'll come, when and where is it at?"

'Mine since my folks are away for the next 3 weeks on holiday so…bout 8 be fine for you?'

"Ok I'll see you there then, bye Eriol."

click

"Who was that?" Li asked when she came back into the room again. Li was sitting on the couch watching TV in nothing but boxers. Sakura blushed and couldn't stop staring at his well toned body. shocked that she didnt notice that when she came over. "Hello, earth to Sakura, is anyone home?" Li asked again trying to control himself from tackling Sakura to the ground and kissing her. "W-Wha? Oh yeah that was Eriol, you can come to the meeting tonight…its at his house, which is closer from here than home…do you mind if I stayed here for dinner?" Sakura asked blushing a lot and looked at the ground. "Um…sure…I live here alone, so I don't have to ask anybody, but you'd better call your dad and tell him. I don't want you getting in trouble. I'm going to have shower." Li replied surprised that she would want to stay here. "Ok!" Sakura smiled and started to dial her home number on her mobile.

ring, ring

'Hello Avalon residence, Tori speaking.'

"Hey Tori. Can you get Dad for me please?"

'Hey squirt, where have you been?'

"HELLO! Where do I always go after school, Tori?'

'I knew that, Anyways here's dad for you…'

'Hello Sakura, how may I help you?'

"Hey dad, I'm not coming home tonight. I'm sleeping at a friends house, ok?"

'Ok Sakura do you want to come home and get some stuff or are you alright?'

"I should be over at about half past 7 to get some things ok dad?"

'Yeah that's ok, see you then Sakura, Bye.'

"Bye Dad."

Sakura sighed, sitting down on the couch. She found the remote and started looking thought the channels until she found MTV. She started watching it and when 'Hilary Duff' came on with her new hit song 'Fly' she started to sing it, forgetting that she wasn't at home.

Any moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,
And the world's feeling hollow.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

And when you're down and feel alone,
Just want to run away,
Trust yourself and don't give up,
You know you better than anyone else,

Any moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of yesterday,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try,
Fly
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

Any moment, everything can change.

Sakura sighed, she loved that song. She thought that it must've been a Hilary Duff special when 'anywhere but here.' Came on.

When I'm in a crowd
Or on an island by myself
Silent or too loud
Wishing I was somewhere else
And I can't believe
You hit me fast and hard
When you turn to me and say
Never change the way you are

Trying to catch your eye
Things will never look the same
Now I can't deny
You're the moth and I'm the flame
There I go again
I should walk before I run
How can I explain
I can't stop what you've begun

CHORUS:
I'm falling through the door
Flying 'cross the floor
When you look at me suddenly it's clear

You're burning up my dreams
Crazy as it seems
I don't wanna be anywhere but here
Anywhere but here

What goes on inside
Is a mystery no doubt
A roller coaster ride
I may never work it out
Here's the brand new me
Skates around and floats on air
I'm a sight to see
Rainbow colours in my hair
You have set me free
The one who gets me there

CHORUS

Here is the place where
My head is spinning
Time is beginning
To race away
You come to throw me
Knock me off my feet
You give me wings to fly
The world goes crashing by again

CHORUS 2X

Sakura had just finished singing when she heard a creak behind her and jumped up. "Oh…it's you Li. You scared me." Sakura blushed and looked down at the ground, seeing him in only a towel. "You have a beautiful voice, why don't you sing in the talent quest in a few weeks time?" asked Li.

Li

When he got out of the shower he had thought he had heard an angel singing. So he went downstairs to check who was downstairs, he hadn't thought it was Sakura he hadn't thought her as the singing type, but when he came down he saw her with her eyes closed singing. He just stood there listening not noticing the water dripping off him and not bothering to put clothes on either. He walked as quietly as he could so as not to disturb her. Until he stepped on that creaky board.

Sakura

"Really? It cos I never really believed I had great a voice, but since you told me, I'll sing at the talent Quest…but, can you do something for me?" Sakura asked smirking evilly. Li was scared and never saw that side of Sakura before. "Um…ok…what is it?" Li asked suspiciously. "I just wondered if you would want to sing with me?" Sakura asked blushing slightly. Li fell down anime style. "You want me to what?...oh never mind, we talk about it on the way to Eriol's house. I'm going to get dressed." Sakura nodded and sat back down on the coach watching more TV until she felt sleepy so she laid her head on a pillow and feel asleep.

Li, its about 7:10 pm

'I don't believe she asked me? I mean Madison has a better voice than me…maybe she likes me?…nah I shouldn't get my hopes up' Li walked upstairs and got dressed. (Dark blue baggy jeans, green baggy top with the words 'Last Line Of Defence' on the front and on the back it had a mouse sticking its finger up about to get caught by an eagle.) he went downstairs and walked into the kitchen. "What do u want for dinner?" Li yelled out from the kitchen wondering what she wanted. "Um…" Sakura walked into the kitchen and opened up the fridge, looking around she brought out some things and started to cook by herself when Li interrupted her he was told to get out and let her make dinner. He didn't complain, much. He insisted that her help her. She shrugged and told him to cook some rice.

after dinner about 7:15

"That's was nice." Li said satisfied, he didn't know that Sakura could cook like that.

"Thanks Li." Said Sakura looking at her watch. "Oh man, I'm late!" Sakura screamed.

"What are you late for?" Asked Li worrying that if she was late home, Tori would kill her, not literally, he hoped.

"Just come on Li, we'd better get going!" Sakura raced to get her skateboard. Li right behind her.

"I gotta go home and changed and grab my things for tonight." Sakura said racing home as fast as she could.

Sakura's house

knock knock

"Hello, Oh hey Squirt." Tori said.

"I am not a squirt!" Replied Sakura, stepping on his foot.

"Ouch!" Tori said grabbing his foot and stepping back so she wouldn't step on his foot again.

Sakura walked in pulling Li behind her with one arm and her skateboard in the other.

Sakura's room

Sakura leaned against the closed door which was decorated with cherry blossom stickers. "Phewww, that was close." Mumbled Sakura, not noticing Li sitting on her bed. Sakura had completely forgot about Li and went to get her clothes ready for tonight. Sakura walked out of the wardrobe towards her bathroom in nothing but a towel.

Li

Li walked quietly towards her bed and sat down, watching Sakura's every move. Sakura got up and walked into her wardrobe and started undressing, he tried to look away but he hungered for her, he felt himself getting hot as his eyes roamed over her perfect body. He just HAD to have her soon.

She walked out of the wardrobe in only a towel and walked towards her bathroom. Li laid down on her soft pink and white bed, 'she must've forgotten about me' Li thought. 'Owell, I better not tell her I saw everything, she might kill me. At least I got to see her naked before I die.'

Sakura

As she walked into her bathroom she turned on her CD player and pressed play. Jay-Z Linkin Park 'Collision Course' was in there. She skipped it to number 6 and pressed repeat. She hopped into the shower put some shampoo into her hair and started singing.

If your havin girl problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me.

Got Mike
He's got the rap patrol on the gat patrol
Foes that wanna make sure his casket's closed
Rap critics that say he's "Money Cash Hoes"
He's from the hood stupid what type of facts are those
If you grew up with holes in your zapitos.
You'd celebrate the minute you was havin doe
So fuck critics you can kiss our whole asshole
If you don't like my lyrics you can press fast forward
Got beef with radio if we don't play they show.
They don't play out hits well we don't give a shit SO
All these mags try and use our ass
So advertisers can give em more cash for ads...fuckers
I don't know what you take us as.
or understand the intelligence that Jay-Z has
I'm from rags to riches nigga we ain't dumb
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me.

99 Problems but a bitch ain't one
If you havin girl problems I feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one.

The year is '94 and in my trunk is raw
In my rear view mirror is the mother fuckin law
I got two choices yall pull over the car or
Bounce on the devil put the pedal to the floor
Now i ain't tryin to see no highway chase with jake
Plus i got a few dollars i can fight the case
So i...pull over to the side of the road
And i heard "Son do you know why I'm stoppin you for?"
Cause I'm young and I'm black and my hats real low
Do i look like a mind reader sir, i don't know
Am i under arrest or should i guess some mo?
"Well you was doin fifty five in a fifty four"
"License and registration and step out of the car."
"Are you carryin a weapon on you i know alot of you are."
I ain't steppin out of shit all my papers legit
"Do you mind if i look round the car a little bit?"
Well my glove compartment is locked so is the trunk and the back
And i know my rights so you gon' need a warrant for that
"Aren't you sharp as a tack are some type of lawyer or something?"
"Or somebody important or somethin?"
Nah i ain't pass the bar but i know a little bit
Enough that you won't illegally search my shit
"Well see how smart you are when the K-9's come."
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me

99 Problems but a bitch ain't one.
If you havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me

99 Problems but a bitch ain't one.
If you havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me.
99 Problems but a bitch ain't one
If you havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one.
Now once upon a time not too long ago
A nigga like myself had to strong arm a hoe
This is not a hoe in the sense of havin a pussy.
But a pussy havin no God Damn sense, try and push me
I tried to ignore him and talk to the Lord.
Pray for him, cause some fools just love to perform
You know the type loud as a motor bike
But wouldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight
The only thing that's gonna happen is i'mma get to clappin.
He and his boys gon be yappin to the captain
And there i go trapped in the kit kat again
Back through the system with the riff raff again
Fiends on the floor scratchin again.
Paparatzi's with they cameras snappin them
D.A. tried to give the nigga the shaft again
Half-a-mil for bail cause I'm African.
All because this fool was harassin them
Tryin to play the boy like hes saccharin.
But ain't nothin sweet 'bout how i hold my gun
I got 99 problems being bitch ain't one.

99 Problems but a bitch ain't one
If you havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me
99 Problems but a bitch ain't one
If you havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me

shut up when I'm talking to you
shut up, shut up, shut up
shut up when I'm talking to you
shut up, shut up, shut up

I'm about to BREAK

Everything you say to me
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me
I need a little room to breathe
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me
Everything you say to me
I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one
Hit me
I need a little room to breathe
I got 99 problems
And I'm about to
Break

Sakura got out of the shower and got dressed in the shower since she brought her clothes into the shower. She walked out of her bathroom in a red tartan mini skirt with chains and a long sleeved white shirt that said 'Goddess'. (The skirt is like a Scottish kilt but it has leather in the pleats and waistband. If u have seen Hilary Duff I think you know wat I'm talkin bout.) She stopped in her tracks seeing Li on her bed. "Um…Li what are you doing here?" Sakura said walking over to Li who was still on the bed.

"Remember, you invited me here so we can go to the meeting." Li said with a smirk.

"oh…I remember, I guess I was just angry at my brother for calling me a squirt." Sakura starts to blush and asks, "Um...Li… Do I look alright?" Sakura twirls around, which happens to lift her skirt up.

"Yeah, as always." Li said looking at the ceiling.

"ACK! We better go or we'll be late, come on!" Sakura grabbed Li off the bed, bolted downstairs, grabbed her skateboard and headed out the door yelling goodbye to her dad and brother.

walking towards Eriol's house.

"Um...Sakura…I left my board at your house…" Li said trying not to look up Sakura's skirt, which kept going up.

"Oh…wanna double up, we'd fit I used to double up with Eriol when I was teaching him?" Sakura asked stopping and turning around. (i dont really know if u can actually do that on a board.. but in dis case.. we can!)

"Um...yeah ok…" Li replied hopping on.

Sakura started laughing, "You have to hold onto my waist or you'll fall off, I'm leading since you don't know where to go."

Li wrapped his arms around Sakura blushing.

Eriol's house

Knock, Knock

"That would be Sakura, I'll grab it." Eriol said getting up from watching t.v.

Eriol opened the door only to find Jason standing there with a knife in his hands.

"Hey…Jason, come for the meeting?" Eriol asked nervously.

"Hello Eriol, no as a matter of fact, I've come to kill that little wannabe of a punk that stole my girlfriend." Jason said grinding his teeth.

"Well Sakura and Li aren't coming tonight she called earlier to say she was staying at a friends place." Eriol replied, covering up for Sakura.

Just as he said that Sakura's laughter was heard down the street.

"Oh, she's staying at a friends place, ay? Looks like she is staying here like she usually does every Friday." Jason said gripping the knife handle harder.

"Look Jason, you just came back from jail, don't expect her to just go back to the way it was before you went." Eriol said eyeing the knife.

"She said she would wait for me." Jason said turning around to see Li doubling up with 'his' Sakura. His anger intensified seeing this. He walked into the house pushing Eriol inside and told him that he will open the door when she comes.

outside

"Come on Li nothing bad is gunna happen." Sakura said as she walked up the stairs to Eriol's house.

"Yeah, I know but I thought I saw Jason, that's all." Li said feeling Sakura tense up.

"I hope he isn't cos I told him not to come near any of my family or friends." Sakura said her voice dripping with hatred.

"Don't worry, I wont let anything bad happen to you." said Li grabbing her hand and squeezing it lightly.

"Thanks, Li." Sakura turned her head to look at him and smile.

The door opened as Sakura was about to knock, her mouth dropped when she saw Jason standing there.

Jason saw Li holding hands with Sakura and felt a ping of jealousy. Sakura saw this and said, "I thought I told you to stay away from my friends." Sakura said grinding her teeth, trying to hide her fear.

"Well, I just wanted to see what you would do to me, you bitch." Jason smirked.

"How do you want to settle this, on the gray side or the red side?" Sakura was ready for anything, she could beat Jason in skating, but she wasn't quite sure about fighting him.

"How about I fight your little boyfriend over here?" Jason said summing up what he could do to this little punk in 2 minutes.

"I'm not her boyfriend but, fine. What's the stakes?" Li said giving the good old death stare to Jason.

"Loser leaves the country, never to see or contact Sakura for the rest of his life and the winner stays." Jason said, he was so confident that he would win that he lifted the stakes as high as they would go.

"Deal." Li said, "When and where?"

"Tomorrow at about 11 o'clock at the old park." Jason said laughing, he didn't think this punk was serious.

"You got a deal." Li said, 'This cunt has got to be kidding, owell his loss, I guess he doesn't know that I'm fully trained in martial arts.'

"Now Jason go home before I kick you 'lil ass all the way back to England." Sakura said stepping in front of Li, with a menacing expression on her face.

Jason shrugged and walked off towards his home.

Inside Eriol's house

Sakura walked inside and went to the kitchen to grab a coke. "Anyone else want a drink?" Sakura yelled into the lounge room. A chorus of yes's was heard, so she grabbed the box of coke and walked into the lounge room. Sakura sat down cross-legged on the floor next to Li. "So, guys, is the rest of the gang coming tonight?"

"Nah, Chrissie is out with her boyfriend, Mitch and Johnny have gone clubbing…again." Josh said relaxing on the couch, looking at Li expectantly.

"Great, so I'm the only girl here again." Sakura said sarcastically.

"What?" asked Li as he noticed Josh staring at him.

"Come we need to talk." Josh said standing up. "Eriol, do you mind if we use your room for a bit?"

"Go ahead." Eriol replied, giving Josh a quizzical stare, Josh just winked at him.

Eriol shrugged and when Josh and Li where out of the room he decided to talk to Sakura about Li.

"So, Sakura, what's down with you and Li? Are you two going out yet or what?"

Sakura blushed, "We aren't going out, but I do like him more than a friend." Sakura answered truthfully since she knew that she could trust the guys.

"Then ask him out. How hard can it be?"

"I'll ask him out the day you ask Madison out!" Sakura retorted, grinning mischievously.

Eriol's room

"So, Li, What's going on between you and Sakura?" Josh asked leaning against the wall.

"We aren't going out if that's what your thinking." Li said looking down at the floor. (he was sitting on the bed. I think he likes beds, eh eh eh, I wonder why…)

"Then why did you stick up for her against Jason?"

"Well…I want her to be happy and Jason was making her miserable."

"So in plain English, You love her, don't you?"

"Yeah…she doesn't know though, cos I don't have the guts to tell her…"

"Do you know why Jason went to jail?"

"No, not really, all Sakura said was that he got caught, she didn't mention what he got caught doing."

"He murdered my brother cos he was getting too close for his liking."

"He's obviously a really selfish boyfriend then, isn't he?" Li started laughing.

"Aren't you scared?" Josh asked, wondering whether Li was on some kind of drug.

"Nope, I'm not scared of anything…except my mother." Li said regaining his composure and starring at Josh. "What's this got do with Sakura?" Li asked suddenly confused.

"Don't worry, we'd better go downstairs before Sakura gets worried."

Li shrugged and walked out the door.

Lounge room

"Ok, let's do that then." Eriol asked grinning as Josh and Li came back.

"Welcome back guys." Sakura said happily.

"Come on guys, let's go get some food." Eriol said getting his car key's off the hook.

Sakura and Li got up but was pushed back inside by Eriol, "No, you guys stay here there ain't enough room for you two, and I'm not leaving Sakura by herself Jason could come back." Sakura shrugged and sat on the couch turning on the big plasma screen T.V.

"Come on, Li." Sakura yelled from the lounge room.

Li walked in and sat next to Sakura who was flipping channels.

Li wasn't looking at the T.V he was staring at Sakura, wondering if he should tell her now.

When she found the news channel, she screamed and jumped into Li's lap, shaking.

Li looked at the T.V only to see a car being chased by cops.

"What's wrong Sakura?" Li hugged Sakura tighter into him.

"That's Jason's car…" Sakura turned around in his embrace to watch T.V.

The news reporter said that the person in the car had just been found fleeing the scene of Aivan and Tori Avalon's murder.

"Sakura…" Li murmured into her hair.

Sakura turned around again and huddled into Li like he was the only thing she had left. (Which once u think bout it… its kinda true.)

Sakura wrapped her arms around Li's neck and cried into his shoulder.

Sakura's POV

'NO! HOW COULD HE?' Sakura screamed in her head. 'This is NOT my day…Jason is going to get caught again.' Sakura wrapped her arms around the only thing she had left…Li.

Sakura buried her head into Li's neck and started to cry her heart out.

10 minutes later…

Sakura had fallen asleep in Li's arms. Li just sat there with Sakura in his lap admiring her. When a knock at the door interrupted his thoughts. He picked Sakura up as gently as possible and laid her down on the lounge. He walked over to the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Eriol, now let me in!" As a very dejected Li opened the door, the gang saw Sakura asleep on the lounge, "What happened? She is usually up for hours when she stays here every Friday." Josh asked.

"Jason killed her Father and Brother…" Li sighed, and looked over at the sleeping Sakura and mumbled, "She doesn't deserve any of this shit!"

Eriol went and sat down on the couch, (there's two 3 seater couches.) and buried his head in his hands. "How could he?" Eriol said to Josh tears evident in his eyes. Josh sat down next to him and said, "It's alright man, she'll get over it in a few days."

Eriol looked up at Josh and said in a dark and dangerous tone, "You have no idea, what her family and friends mean to her. Imagine if you had just lost your family to your ex-girlfriend who was jealous of all the time you spent with Chrissie or Sakura, how would you feel?"

Josh thought for a moment and nodded his head, "Yeah, she is really sensitive about her friends," Josh said and looked at Li who was kneeling beside Sakura and stroking her hair. "You should've seen her against Jason, Li, Sakura was sooo pissed off at Jason and he only called you a Punk wannabe, I would like to have a girlfriend as loyal as her." Eriol said, grinning.

"Look guys, Sakura ain't my girlfriend and she never will be because I can never tell her how much I love her." Li said dejectedly.

"Well, you should tell her when this shit is all over." Replied Josh looking at Sakura.

Josh and Eriol sat and watched Li and Sakura.

5 minutes later…

Sakura started to stir as Li was getting a drink from the kitchen.

"Hey Li, your sleeping beauty is awaking." Josh said smirking as Li gave him a death glare and almost ran to Sakura side.

"Sakura...Sakura...Wake up." Li said cupping her face with his hand and rubbing his thumb over her cheek.

"Mmmmmmm, Li don't leave me...you're the only one I have left, I couldn't handle it if you left...please don't leave me, please." Sakura mumbled in her sleep.

"I'll never leave you." Li whispered, completely forgetting about his surroundings.

"No, you can't take him away, I love him. No I won't let you...NO! LI!" Sakura screamed and woke up with sweat and frantically searched for Li, when she spotted him right next to her she jumped into him. Li wasn't ready and he fell on the ground with Sakura on top of him.

"Li?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah." said Li trying to control himself about that fact that he had Sakura lying on top of him.

"Who are those other guys?" Sakura asked getting off Li. Li got up and looked her strangely.

"You... don't remember?" Li asked as he looked into her eyes trying to see if she was joking with him or not.

"Nope, I only remember you." Sakura said truthfully, Li could tell she wasn't lying.

"That's Eriol and Josh." Eriol and Josh were both shocked at the news that Sakura had lost her memory of them and only remembered Li but they quickly hid it and walked up to Sakura to shake her hand.

Sakura had seen them walking towards her and hid behind Li. "Tell them to go away."

Li looked at Sakura and saw the fear in her eyes.

"Sorry guys, but we'd better go." said Li.

"Where are we going?" asked Sakura.

"To my house, Sakura, come on." Li said as he started to walk towards the door.

"Ok...um...bye." Sakura said with a small wave to Eriol and Josh.

Outside...

"Are you serious, that you don't remember anything except for me?" asked Li.

"Yep, where are we going?" asked Sakura.

"We are going to my house." replied Li.

"Hey guys! Sakura, you forgot your skateboard!" Eriol came out of his house running with Sakura skateboard.

As Sakura heard him she grabbed onto Li's hand and hid behind him.

Eriol stop where he stood and rolled the board towards them.

"Thanks, I'll talk to you later." Li said.

"Yeah, just...just make sure she's ok, she means a lot to the gang." replied Eriol and with a nod to Sakura he went back inside.

"Li, I like him, he's nice." said Sakura.

"Ahuh, Come on Sakura lets get you home." Li said walking towards his house.

"Where's home?" asked Sakura.

"Home, is where you will be staying for awhile." replied Li.

"Ok then." said Sakura with a smile.

'I feel sorry for you Sakura, you hardly remember anything. Well I hope it's for the best.'

At Li's house...

"Wow, you have a cool house." said Sakura as Li opened the door. Sakura ran inside and started jumping on the couch. "This is fun!" Then Sakura started looking around, opening and closing all the doors until she found...Li's room! Sakura screamed and started jumping on the bed, which lifted her skirt up.

Li came running into his room when he heard Sakura scream, as Li came in he saw that Sakura was jumping on the bed, her skirt going with her. Li could help but stare at her, he felt himself growing hot and he was starting to breathe heavily.

"S-Sakura, can you stop that?" Li asked still staring at Sakura.

Sakura jumped off the bed and grabbed Li and threw him on the bed. "Come on Li, its fun trust me." Sakura jumped back on the bed and continued with her jumping. Li shrugged and started to jump too.

5 minutes later...

Sakura was getting bored and stopped jumping and fell on her butt. Li did the same, "What's wrong?"

"I'm tired, I wanna sleep." replied Sakura.

"You haven't got any clothes to wear to bed, I'll go out and get some for you then when I come back you can get changed and go to sleep." replied Li getting up and walking towards the bedroom door.

"No! You can't go without me!" cried Sakura as she ran towards him and hugged him from behind and from the grip she had on him wasn't getting off.

"Fine, you can sleep in my clothes but tomorrow we are going shopping to get you some clothes, ok?" replied Li, Li sighed and went over to his drawers and told her to pick out something while he went and got changed.

Li grabbed his clothes from inside his pillow, which was on the floor, and headed towards the bathroom to get changed.

2 minutes later...

Li walked out of the bathroom in his boxers, only to see half his clothes thrown around the room and a sleeping Sakura on his bed wearing a long green shirt.

Li sighed and started to put away his clothes and went into the lounge room to sleep on the couch when Sakura came in.

"Why are you sleeping out here?" asked Sakura.

"Cos you're sleeping in my bed." replied Li.

"Oh, its ok I'll sleep out here so you can sleep in your bed...unless you wanna sleep in your bed with me..." asked Sakura being as innocent as can be.

Li blushed and shrugged his shoulders and headed towards his room, Sakura following.

"Yay!" cried Sakura as she ran up the stairs ahead of Li and jumped into bed.

Li lay down behind her and tried to get to sleep when he felt Sakura grab his hands and put them around her waist. Sakura nestled in to his arms and pretended to be asleep.

Li sighed and rested his head on his pillow and whispered, "I Love you, Sakura."

He felt Sakura tense and he got scared thinking that she had heard him so he hugged her tighter.

Sakura sighed contently and rested her head on his shoulders still pretending to be asleep.

"I love you too, Li." whispered Sakura.

"Are you serious?" asked Li tensing up and whispering in her ear.

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't say it." replied Sakura turning around and kissing Li softly on the lips.