For sixth time that day Yusuke sighed, it had been two weeks since Kaiko broke up with him, saying that their relationship was going nowhere and that all they did was fight, which was true, so Kaiko went to England to study and here he was out with his friends, who were trying to cheer him up.
They stopped at the park to eat lunch, Kuwabara was making comments to try and get a rise out of him, other than that they ate in silence.
The sound of music broke through the tense air, looking up and across the park, they saw a small group of high school students performing in front of a crowd, they watch as a girl with pink hair stepped up to the microphone.
A new day has...come
I was waiting for so long
For a miracle to come
Everyone told me to be strong
Hold on and don't shed a tear
Through the darkness and good times
I knew I'd make it through
And the world thought I had it all
But I was waiting for you
Hush, love
I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come
Where it was dark now there's light
Where there was pain now there's joy
Where there was weakness, I found my strength
All in the eyes of a boy
Hush, love
I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come
A new day has...come
Ohhh, a light... Ooh
Yusuke was in awe when she finishes singing, the park filled with the sound cheering and clapping.
"Wow that was amazing, I wonder who she is." Kuwabara said as they watched the group start packing up.
"From the look of their uniforms, their student's at Konoha Music academy, it's a school for those who wish make a career in the music industry, the pink haired girl is Haruno Sakura, a music prodigy." Kurama said from where he sat.
"How did you know that?" Kuwabara asked gaping at Kurama.
"The academy came and performed at my school a couple of months ago, I was curious about her after she performed, so I did a little research." Kurama said shrugging.
Yusuke watch her until she was the last one there, as though she had felt his gaze she looked over at him, catching his eye, she smiled softly and gave a small wave. His eyes widened, he looked around him to see if she was waving to someone else, seeing no one he gave a small wave back.
"Urameshi"
Yusuke's head snapped in the direction of the voice that called him, he noticed a group of punk he had beaten up before walking into the park, groaning he stood with his friends.
"What do ya want; today's not a good day for." Yusuke said rubbing the back of his head.
"Urameshi, today's the day we beat you." The lead boy sneered cracking his knuckles.
"Like I haven't heard that before" Yusuke said sarcastically.
"Hey boss, check her out." The boy beside the leading one said pointing to the side, Yusuke's eyes widened when he released the punk was pointing to Sakura.
"Heh, she's pretty hot, grab her, we can have some fun with her latter." The leader said eye the girl with lust.
Yusuke turned to see a couple of punks grab her arms and begin to drag her over to the group.
"Wha, hey let me go, stop it, leave me alone." She shouted as she struggled to break free.
"Whoa, feisty little thing aren't ya." The leader said as she was brought over to the group, wrapping his arm around her waist, he pulled her firmly against his body; she struggled to get out of his grasp. "Keep squirming, I like that, your body feels great against mine." He whispered into her ear, effetely making her stop.
Yusuke felt his rage rise as he watched this, clenching his fist so tight his knuckles turned white, he growled lowly in the back of his throat.
"Hey, I thought you came here to fight me, not harass some innocent girl." Yusuke all but growled out.
"Oh yeah, that's right." The leader said shoving the girl to another boy telling him to keep a hold of her. "Shall we start?"
"Bring it on"
Without a second thought the boy charge forward throwing a sloppy punch at Yusuke, who dodged land a solid punch in the guy's solar plexus winding him, he took a step back clutching his stomach.
"Ready to give up" Yusuke said glaring at the boy.
"No way" he said charging forward again throwing a clumsy kick, which Yusuke stepped out of the way of and slammed his foot into the other guy's face knocking him out.
"Anyone else want to have a go?" Yusuke asked in a bored tone.
They took one look at their leader before running away, shoving the girl to the ground as they did.
Sighing Yusuke walked over to the girl holding out his hand, he helped her to her feet. "Are you ok, you're not hurt are you?" he asked after helping her up.
"No, I'm ok, thank you for saving me." She said smiling at him.
"Don't worry about it, it was kind of my fault anyway." He said staring at her eyes, which he noticed were a shimmering emerald green. "Oh, my names Urameshi Yusuke and these are my friends Suichi, Kuwabara and Hiei." He said gesturing to his friend standing behind him.
"It's nice to meet you, my name is Haruno Sakura." She said bowing politely.
"Beautiful lady, my name is the great Kuwabara Kazuma, will you do me the honour of becoming my girlfriend." Kuwabara said somehow appearing in front of Sakura holding her hands.
"You idiot" Yusuke yelled clobbering him over the head.
"What the hell was that for, Urameshi" Kuwabara yelled back.
"For being an idiot"
"The only idiot around here is you"
Before long a fist fight broke out between the two, while Sakura stared on wide eyed.
"Sorry about them, their always like this." Kurama said coming up to Sakura.
"That's ok, I have a couple of friends just like them, their always fighting and I'm the one who breaks them up." She said waving it off. "I really should get going."
"Would you like me to walk you home, it's getting dark and it's pretty dangerous around here." Yusuke said walking over to her after he knocked Kuwabara out.
"That'd be nice, thank you." Sakura said smiling. "It was nice meeting you all; I hope to see you again." She said to the others.
The two walked in silence down the street, every once in a while Yusuke caught Sakura staring at him, causing her to look away blushing.
"So where do you live." He asked as they crossed the street.
"I live at the apartment building on Kyosho Street." She said looking down at her hands.
"Hey, so do I" Yusuke said grinning.
"Really, which floor are you on?" Sakura asked looking up at him; she was a bit shorter than him coming to his shoulder.
"I live on the fifth floor, with my mom." He said as they waited to cross the road.
"So do I, but I live by myself." Sakura said smiling sadly.
"Where are your parents?" he asked while they crossed.
"They died a couple of years ago." She said looking at her hands again.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to be nosy." He said taking one of her hands and squeezing it gently; the feel of her small soft hand in his large calloused one made his heart skip a beat for some reason.
"It's ok, you didn't know." She said squeezing his hand back.
They continued to walk to the apartment building in silence, still holding hands, walking up the stairs together, they walked up to her apartment door.
"Thank you again for saving me and thank you for walking me home have a good night Yusuke-kun." She said after unlocking her door.
"You too, Sakura-Chan." He said watching her close her door and walk over to his apartment. Taking one last look at Sakura's door, he stepped into his apartment, heading to his room, he lay down looking at the ceiling, his thought filled with the girl next door, slowly he let sleep take him.
Tbc