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: Here's the next chapter sorry for your wait and thanks so much for the responses! Beware the chapter is fluffy lol

Chapter 7

"So don't go away, say what you say

But say that you'll stay,

Forever and a day,

In the time of my life

Cause I need more time

Yes, I need more time

Just to make things right

Me and you, what's going on?"

~ Oasis, "Don't Go Away"

FIRST FRIDAY: March 11

Sakura woke up at her regular time, forgetting that Li was out of town. She got ready, picking out an outfit through bleary eyes.

Tomoyo peeked her head through the door. "You're still going?"

"Huh?" was Sakura's intelligent reply.

"Since Li was out of town, I figured you wouldn't go."

Her shoulders fell, "I forgot." She eventually climbed back into bed forgetting to set her alarm clock.

She woke up late for her class. She had yoga pants on and a t shirt. So to save time, she wore her pajamas to class and just grabbed her tennis shoes. She ignored the weird looks as she darted across the campus.

Her teacher glared as she snuck in but didn't comment further than that. She was never late to this class because of her meeting with Li so it was okay.

SECOND FRIDAY: March 18

Sakura decided she would go to the bakery, and set off in a positive mood. She grinned at strangers and waited patiently in the long line. Though it seemed to take forever, she was happy when she put in her order. When she received her tray, she could not see an available seat.

She sighed before going back up to the counter and asking for a to go bag. She gave the employee a small smile before trudging to class.

THIRD FRIDAY: March 25

She went to the bakery a bit early, hoping for a seat this time.

The line wasn't as long so she tried think of an alternative to her regular order. It would make her day more exciting.

"Did you and Syaoran Li break up?" The girl behind the counter asked when it was her turn. She had the customary uniform, a polo shirt, khakis, and a green apron.

Sakura gave her a weird glance, wondering how everyone seemed to know his name. "He's out of town and no we're just friends."

The girl let out a big sigh, as if in relief. "I'm so happy to hear that because it would have been awkward to ask you to give him this." She handed her a piece of paper.

Sakura grabbed it hesitantly and opened it. It was the girl's name and phone number. "He's not back in town for a couple weeks," She warned her.

The girl smiled and waved off her concerns before asking what she wanted.

Sakura got her regular order.

FOURTH FRIDAY: April 1

"Happy Birthday!" Tomoyo screamed while jumping on Sakura's bed.

"AH!" She jumped up and clutched at her heart.

Tomoyo giggled before sitting on the edge of her bed. "So how's the birthday girl?"

"Tired," She told her, laying back down and shutting her eyes.

"That is it!" Tomoyo wrenched her covers off, "You need to get up and call him right now."

"What?" Sakura didn't move.

"Call Li, I can't take you being so down on your birthday." She handed her the cell phone on her dresser.

"I don't have his number," Sakura mumbled.

Tomoyo thought for a moment. "How about you visit Hiiragizawa after class and ask for it?"

Her eyes were wide. "You think that would be okay?"

"I know that would be okay," Tomoyo patted her friend's hand before giving her the outfit she had made especially for her birthday day.

"Mr. Li is away on business," The security guard warned her.

She smiled, "I'm here for Hiiragizawa. Is he in?"

"Yes," He gestured for her to through.

She knocked on his door hesitantly. She had to ask for directions many times and she wondered if they thought she was trespassing. The glances she was getting proved that to be correct.

Hiiragizawa waved her in with a big smile before ending his phone call. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

She fidgeted and picked at her light green dress, nervous to ask him. She didn't know why because he had never been anything but extremely polite. "I was wondering if you could give me Li's phone number or email address or whatever. It's been a really long time since I've talked to him and I would like to since it's my birthday."

His eyes sparkled mischievously, "You know if it was my choice, I would. But what kind of cousin would I be if I just gave his number to anyone?"

Sakura nodded, trying not to appear ungrateful.

"But," He drew out the word and tried not to grin at her perking up. "If I called him and asked him myself then I think it would be okay."

Before she could respond, he put his phone on speaker and dialed his number. Sakura listened to the loud ring as her heart beat furiously. She wondered if this was a good idea anymore.

"What?" His gruff voice answered.

"Dear cousin, I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Hiiragizawa smiled across the desk at Sakura.

"You're always interrupting me," He replied, annoyed.

Insanely happy to hear his voice even from a speaker, Sakura had to smother the urge to giggle at his anger.

"Well I'll just let Miss Kinomoto know-"

"What did you say?" Li interrupted, his voice dangerous.

"Miss Kinomoto and I are just hanging out and she wanted to say hi." Hiiragizawa gave Sakura a pointed look and she gulped.

"Hi," She called feebly.

Li inhaled loudly. "Hello," He was quiet for a moment. "Why are you with that-"

Hiiragizawa interrupted slowly but loudly, "So is it okay to give her your number?"

Li groaned, "You know it is! Now let me talk-"

"Okay, bye," Hiiragizawa called cheerfully before hanging up the phone. He looked at Sakura with a wide smile. "So I guess he approves."

She smiled easily and put his number into her phone, "Thank you."

"No problem. Now we have sat here too long without me wishing you a happy birthday. So," He opened his mouth to say it when a beeping interrupted him. He pushed the intercom.

"Li is on line one."

Hiiragizawa smiled, "Tell him that I am busy."

She beeped back a second later. "He told me I am fired unless I convince you to take the call."

He chuckled at Sakura's gasp, "I'll take the call."

"Let me talk to-" His furious voice yelled into the room before Hiiragizawa hit the RI button.

Sakura had never heard his voice like that but she had a feeling it wasn't unusual. She didn't feel scared though because she knew he wouldn't use it against her. He had been furious with her when she tumbled on his table and even then his tone didn't increase.

"So what are you doing for your birthday?" Hiiragizawa wondered, bringing Sakura out of her stupor.

"Something small with my friends and you're welcome to come," She invited him.

"I would love to," He said with a sincere grin. "Are you sure though?"

"Of course," She grabbed her purse and stood up. "I have to go but Tomoyo would love to see you there too."

"And I her," He said charmingly, his sapphire eyes sparkling.

She told him the bar before rushing out. He waved goodbye as his secretary beeped that Li was on the phone again. Part of her wanted to stay and talk to him but Tomoyo was already going to kill her. She was supposed to stop by for a second before rushing home to get ready. According to her, hours were needed for her to get ready for her birthday.

She wanted something small and intimate but as Tomoyo was meticulously straightening and then curling her hair, she got the feeling it had grown. Her dress was beautiful. It was a green one shoulder dress that had a bow on her shoulder and a full skirt from her waist. She wore a sparkly silver belt that matched her shoes and caught the light as she moved.

"I love it," Sakura stood in the mirror and twirled, watching herself. "But isn't this a little much?"

"Not yet," Tomoyo grinned and placed a barrette in her hair. "Now you're perfect. And we're so behind schedule so let's go."

She rode in the cab, her leg twitching. She wanted to call Li but she had yet to have the time. It seemed a little rude to ask to have a moment alone after Tomoyo did so much for her. Then she walked into the bar and a bunch of people jumped out and yelled "Surprise!" She knew that anytime for her to call him would be sparse so she did the birthday girl thing and mingled.

She almost cried when she saw that her brother and father had decided to come. She talked to them and hugged them for as long as she could before the duties of being the guest of honor called. The whole cheerleading team was there as well as other people in her classes and school. She thanked everyone for coming and hoped that the food was good.

It wasn't very long before she had to cut the cake and her eyes were seeing stars from the amount of pictures that were being taken. It must have started a trend because she was constantly being pulled in every direction for pictures. She smiled me for every one even though she wasn't sure who some of the people were.

Chiharu had left earlier with her boyfriend who had a gotten a little too drunk and needed to sleep it off. Chiharu looked apologetic but Sakura waved her concerns away and thanked her for coming. Her family had left already too. She wanted them to stay longer but they had a long trip home. She told them that they were more than welcome to stay at her place but her father had an important lecture and her brother had to work.

"Take a picture with me?" Hiiragizawa asked, appearing out of nowhere.

Sakura nodded and Tomoyo appeared holding a fancy phone. "You're taking it with a phone?"

"He needs to email it to someone immediately," Tomoyo said mysteriously while winking at them.

Sakura shrugged and posed for the picture. Afterwards, the threesome plus Rika and Naoko were talking and eating cake.

"Your phone is ringing," Rika said politely to the gentleman who was whispering to Tomoyo. They seemed unaware that anyone else was in the room.

Sakura nudged him to get his attention and he grabbed the phone before silencing it apologetically. Sakura was able to see the picture of the caller which was the unsmiling but still handsome face of Syaoran Li. She excused herself for some fresh air, but her grabbed her phone which did not go unnoticed by Tomoyo.

She stood in front of the bar but a little ways away from the smokers and the entrance. She dialed his number and hit send with a deep breath. It rang and rang. She considered hanging up when he picked up.

"Hello?" He sounded out of breath, as if he had to run to reach the phone.

"Li?"

"Sakura?"

She bit her lip at the sound of her first name; he had never called her that before. She wanted to ask him if she could call him by his first name a long time ago but she didn't want him to feel pressured.

"I shouldn't have said that, it was rude to assume you'd be okay with-"

"Does that mean I can call you Syaroan?" She squealed excitedly.

"Of course," He replied with a chuckle, his voice changing completely. He was quiet for a moment, "I've been waiting for your call."

"You have?"

"Ever since you visited that horrible cousin of mine," He growled then calmed down. "Though it's okay now, you're away from him and talking to me."

"I wanted to call you earlier," She admitted. "But it's my birthday and we were on a tight schedule-"

"It's your birthday?" He interrupted.

"Yup," She told him with a smile, finally feeling like it was her birthday.

"I-I didn't know," His voice was devastated. "I would've come back for it."

"It's not a big deal," She soothed. "We'll celebrate when you get back."

"Damn Hiiragizawa!" He snapped. "It's not fair that he's there with you and I'm not."

"How'd you know that?" Sakura wondered. She had specifically not told him because she didn't want him to feel left out. If she had it her way, then he would be there but he wasn't.

"He sent me a picture of the two of you and then ignored my calls," He said angrily but paused. "You look beautiful."

"Thanks, so how's the trip been?"

They talked for over an hour and Sakura was glad that it was a nice spring night. She hadn't brought a jacket but nothing could draw her away from the conversation. Hearing his voice and talking to him, she finally realized how much she had missed him and she wanted to tell him but was unsure of his reaction.

"There you are," Rika called in relief, holding the bar door open. "We were getting worried!"

Sakura pouted, "I guess that means I have to go," She said into the phone. "I don't want to."

"I wouldn't want to keep you from your birthday," He said sweetly.

"I miss you," She blurted out, needing him to hear it.

The silence was pronounced by her loud heartbeats. Was it too early?

"I miss you more," He whispered gently.

"You won't be a stranger, will you?" She continued, trying to prolong the conversation as much as necessary.

"Of course not," He protested.

They hung up and Sakura trudged back into the bar. The foursome drank some more and hung out. Sakura was happy to get to know Hiiragizawa even though he seemed to share a secret with Tomoyo that she wasn't allowed to know. They separated when the bar closed and he offered to share a cab with them. Even though he told her that he lived on the separate side of town, he insisted.

"I've got to see something," He told the two girls with a smile.

When they reached their apartment, it was no surprise to them that he handed the cab driver a bill and asked him to wait. The cab driver protested but silenced when he grabbed hold of the bill.

Once they reached their floor, Sakura gasp interrupted the quiet hallway.

A pink bicycle was sitting in front of their apartment door. It had a cruiser frame with a white with green stitching seat. The tires were white and lined with green. The handlebars were white with green stitching. Sakura was hesitantly reaching for it, when Tomoyo noticed an old man behind her.

"Miss Kinomoto?" He asked, holding a video camera.

She screamed and turned around before giggling. "You're Syaoran's friend aren't you?"

His smile widened, "You could say that."

"Did he-does that mean-" She stuttered, unable to ask.

"Yes, it's your present from Ma-," He cleared his throat. Wei remembered his instructions were not to include his usual title of Master because he didn't want Miss Kinomoto that he was so 'superfluous.' "Li. He was very upset to have missed your birthday."

Sakura took the offered card with shaking hands.

"Is that why you're recording it?" Tomoyo wondered from beside Hiiragizawa. "So he can experience her reaction as if he was here?"

The man nodded, his camera still trained on the girl who was wiping at her eyes.

"That's so romantic," Tomoyo whispered to the blue haired man. "Maybe we won't have to interfere after all."

"My cousin is too shy," He countered in an equally quiet voice. "It will take them years."

"Do you think it's okay to call him this late?" Sakura asked the grey haired man, completely ignoring the camera in her face. Her years with Tomoyo and her camera made them easy to ignore.

"I think he would like that very much," He told her with a soft smile.

"As fun as this party is, I think we should move this inside as it is two in the morning," Tomoyo giggled, grabbing her keys.

"Please come inside ," Sakura invited everyone, wheeling her bike into the newly opened apartment.