Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or any songs I mention!

Author: Alleycat

Story: Purely Coincidental

She was a free spirit and he a successful business man. She didn't care for love and he didn't have the time for it. Two strangers meet in an empty movie theater and nothing is ever the same.

Author's Note: I love Hermione + Ron, more than life itself.

Also I really like people using last names versus first name being more intimate.

Keep Japan in your thoughts or prayers! As well as the Netherlands, for the horrible shooting in the mall.

Chapter 4

"We all get the slip sometimes every day,

I'll just keep it to myself,

In the sun

It's hard to take the blame,

When I look at you, you're so ashamed"

~ She & Him, "In the Sun"

"Why are you up so early?" Tomoyo asked, tying her robe together. She was used to having to drag her best friend out of bed so she was a little surprised to see her sitting at the table and munching on cereal.

"Math test," Sakura said after she swallowed her bite.

"So?" Tomoyo wondered getting her first cup of coffee for the day. She never felt truly awake without it.

Sakura let her head fall on her arm and mumbled. "It's a really big test and I'm going to fail."

Tomoyo smiled encouragingly even though she could not see it. "You've been studying all week. Anytime you're not with the kids, in class, or at practice you're going over it. You'll be fine."

"That doesn't mean I know it," She complained, her forehead still resting on her arm.

Tomoyo grin turned evil. "Unless you've just been spending that time thinking about Li."

Sakura raised her head slowly and gave her friend a weird look. "Huh?"

She changed tactics as she sat across from her. "When am I going to meet your new boyfriend?"

"He's not my boyfriend," Sakura denied, pushing the empty bowl away. "We're just friends."

"Then why haven't I met him yet?" Tomoyo questioned. "I am your best friend!"

Sakura shrugged. "We only see each other for a little while on Fridays."

"I know!" Tomoyo told her, eyes sparkilng. "Invite him to the show this Saturday."

Sakura scrunched up her nose as she thought about the idea. "He doesn't seem like the bar type."

"What do you mean?" Tomoyo acted confused but knew what she meant. If Li looked like he did in the magazine, he was the epitome of stiff sophistication.

"It took him a month to say yes to having coffee with me. I can't imagine him in a bar like that listening to that type of music," Sakura admitted with a giggle.

"Then why are hanging out with him if he's so uppity?" She said, purposefully trying to goad a response out of her.

"He's not uppity!" Sakura defended, her face turning red.

Wow, Tomoyo thought, she must really care for him.

She got up and washed her bowl before stopping suddenly and looking out the small window in their apartment. "Do you remember when I watched the rich kid?" She asked suddenly.

Tomoyo looked in her cup of coffee at the brown liquid as she thought. "The one you got fired from?"

Sakura nodded, her face sad at that thought. "Do you remember why?" She prodded.

"No," Tomoyo admitted. "I was just surprised someone would fire a person as kind as you."

"Thanks Tomoyo," She smiled at the compliment. "but I got fired for letting him skip piano practice. He had to practice every day after school for three hours. Prime playing outside time! I remember him sitting in a chair by the window and staring at his yard, a really pretty one with shaped bushes and all that. And he asked why he couldn't go outside and I didn't have an answer so I canceled the tutor and we played outside for two weeks."

Tomoyo burst out in laughter and it wasn't long before Sakura joined in

"What does this have to do with Li?" Tomoyo asked once she had caught her breath.

"He reminds me of the little boy." She said simply but the statement still had an impact.

"Just think about the inviting him," Tomoyo told her as she got up to walk out of the room. She laid an arm on her shoulder. "I laid out an outfit for class."

"Thanks," Sakura said softly, her eyes back on the outside shown through the small window.

It turned out to be a nice day so Sakura went to the park to study. It seemed a waste of a beautiful day to study in her cramped apartment. There was a nice little park next to the south campus which was where her test would be held. It was convenient and peaceful.

She reviewed for an hour but was getting increasingly frustrated at her own confusion. Sakura could have sworn she had it right the night before but now everything was getting muddled. Realizing she was doing more harm than good, she got out her mp3 player and leaned back on the bench.

Her math book was pushed off to the side as she picked an album from the artist she would be seeing on Saturday. It was a perfect mood accompany to the setting.

She laid back on the bench there for who knows how long before she felt her sun being blocked. She opened one eyes to find the offensive cloud when she saw Li peering over her looking nervous. He had his hand stretched out as if to wake her up. Sakura sat up, her heart beating fast.

Li jumped back at the sudden movement.

"What are you doing here?" She yelled, forgetting about the headphones in her ears. At his startled look she giggled and pulled out an ear bud. "Sorry about that."

He waved away the apology before straightening up. "I was in the neighborhood to meet a couple people for a celebratory lunch."

He was wearing another suit. She wondered if he owned anything else. It looked impeccably tailored and it was a navy with pin stripes. His tie was red and navy striped diagonally and he looked as if he had walked right out of a magazine.

She felt unimpressive around him sometimes. "What's the occasion?"

He shrugged modestly. "We just had a contract signed with a company we've been after for a while."

"That's amazing," She told him, trying to hide the fact she knew nothing about what he was talking about.

He smiled hesitantly and he was breathtakingly handsome. His eyes told her, however, she had not fooled him. "What about yourself?"

"Math test," She told him in a disgusted voice and picked up the offending book. She patted the spot it occupied for him to sit and smiled widely when he didn't even pause. "I decided to quit and listen to music."

He nodded, his amber eyes scanning the park. "Your dress is beautiful," He told her quietly.

Sakura looked down at the white dress. It had small triangular cut outs around the neck and at the bottom of the dress right at her knees. It was cinched with a black belt that had a bow on the front of it. "Tomoyo gets all the credit, she made it."

He nodded slowly as if he knew she would say that before looking at her sideways. "She has a way with clothes."

Sakura laughed lightly and met his eyes, "You have a way with words."

He broke the eye contact after a few moments. He rubbed his hands together and cleared his throat. "So what are you listening to?"

"The perfect soundtrack to a beautiful day such as this," She held up her Ipod to show him the artist.

He looked at the screen before shrugging. "Never heard of them."

"Want to?" She asked, holding up an ear bud as an offer

He glanced at it for a couple of seconds before nodding.

She handed it to him before leaning back on the bench. She instructed him to do the same before she closed her eyes and pressed play.

The guitar started a few seconds later followed by a haunting voice. Li found it hard to decipher all the words but as soon he stopped trying, he began to understand. She was right, he thought, it did fit the beautiful day.

It was over before he knew it.

She opened her eyes and looked at him, never lifting her head off the bench. "What did you think?"

"It was a good song." Those words felt pale in comparison to what he had experienced but were the only ones he had.

"If you liked that one then you'd definitely like this one!" She didn't wait for his reaction and just pressed play.

It immediately enveloped him again.

Two songs later he was telling her that they were amazing and that he couldn't wait to download their album.

Her whole face brightened, "Really?"

He nodded, happy to see her excited reaction.

She took a deep breath, "Well they're playing at the Bomber this Saturday, if you're interested in going."

"Mr. Li?" Wei appeared, out of nowhere, holding a ringing cell phone.

Syaoran jumped off the bench and the ear bud was ripped out of his ear. "Ouch!" He rubbed his ear angrily. He heard Kinomoto's giggle and his face felt hot. "I have to go." He told her without turning back around.

"See you Friday," She called after his back without any anger at his abrupt departure.

He stopped without turning around. "I won't be there." His voice wasn't loud but it was obvious she had heard.

Kinomoto looked hurt.

Wei immediately felt bad for the girl. "Master Li-"

Syaoran stalked off without glancing back even when she yelled an apology about the invitation to the concert and that he didn't have to go.

He didn't speak until ten minutes later in the town car.

"We must've looked pretty stupid, sharing headphones like twelve year olds." His voice was frustrated, his eyes trained on the passing scenery. "What if a reporter had taken a picture of it?"

Wei hummed in thought. "Did you have fun?"

A ghost of a smile appeared on his lips.

"Then it shouldn't matter, you're allowed to have fun Master Li."

"She invited me to a concert." He spoke randomly.

"I heard." Wei admitted.

Syaoran scoffed, loosening his expensive tie. "She doesn't know who I am."

"Who exactly is that?"

"I don't know, not a man who goes to bars like Bomber." His face scrunched up as he said the name.

"She doesn't seem to think that's the case," Wei argued.

"No," He agreed with a small smile. "She doesn't." He stopped smiling a few moments after and his face turned red as if he was embarrassed for showing emotion.

Wei pulled up in front of his building and put the car in park before turning around and looking him in the eye. "You can't be mad at her for the way you feel about her or how she makes you feel about yourself."

Syaoran's eyes narrowed before getting up and slamming the car door shut.

Wei sighed and went to park the car. He knew as soon as Li stomped away that he wouldn't want to go to the congratulatory lunch. He grabbed ingredients as soon as he reached the kitchen to make a snack and then get dinner started. He tried not to jump as he heard things being thrown in the master bedroom.

He wasn't worried. Actually, he was excited.

The fact that Master Li was showing so many emotions even if it was embarrassment and anger meant that his new friend was changing him. He remembered how he was when he was a little boy before his father's death. So innocent and happy, Wei now had hope that they he could return to that carefree state.

A little shorter than usual, if that's even possible lol.

I am watching Deathly Hallows pt one and rewinding the R/Hr moments. Theres a lot! Yay! Sorry, I've been obsessing all week and my boyfriend said I should probably get help. He was joking, I think…

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