Never A Lady

Kagome was orphaned at a young age, later taken in by Mrs. Keehl. She becomes family to the kind household of three, even obtained a sister. However, an unfortunate accident left her alone with just her sister. Taken to an orphanage called Whammy's, she and her sister are given new names, a new life and a new start.

Anime: InuYasha/Death Note

Pairing: Mello/Matt – Kagome/Near

Rated: M

Genre: Romance/Adventure

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What's in a name?

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"NO! MOMMA! MOMMA COME BACK! Don't...don't leave me..."

"Stop crying, let go of me!" A woman with black hair in a short pixie cut and brown eyes slapped a child of four, the little girls' hair whipping across her face from the hands impact. The force threw her to the hard concrete floor and left nail scratches across her left cheek. The child's blue eyes turned pale, fear appeared in those magnificent eyes and the woman's face contorted in hatred.

"Madam, we will take it from here!" A man said as he took the girl before the mother could hit her again. His voice was cold as he carried the little girl away; the child curled up in his arms and hid her face in the junction of his neck.

"That girl, never will she find happiness, no one will love her and if by chance they do fall for those eyes that cost my husband his life, and then they will fall at the same mercy and sad demise. She can't be happy! NEVER!"

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(Miroku's Point of View)

'What a horrible woman,' I held the little girl close to me in the car, she was still shaking almost uncontrollably after the hurtful words her mother had practically screamed at her.

"Momma's mad..."

'That wasn't mad, that was insane.'

"She is gonna come back for me. I know it. Papa says she needs a time a while to breathe."

"Your mother, Kagome, your mother isn't coming back."

"...no...She's gonna to be back. Papa promised we'd be together for always."

"One day you will be, but not anytime soon."

'I hate parents like that; this girl deserves a family, one that loves her.' She fell asleep after a while in the spot next to him; her head was lying in his lap as his fingers held a damp napkin to her still bleeding cheek.

"...momma..." She whispered in her sleep.

"You're a saint kid,"

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(1 year later)

"Momma, I wanna sister!"

"But dear, we came for a boy."

"But I wanna sister!"

"Meira, dear. I unders―"

"HER!"

Miroku stood up in irritation, Kagome was held in his arms with her head on his shoulder in content. After a year, she had gotten close to him and was rarely seen with anyone else.

"I want her, the one that man is holding!"

"I think that's his dau―"

"Her name is Kagome."

Miroku turned to his coworker. Ayame Yasue worked with her husband at the orphanage with him.

"Momma!"

Finally turning to the little girl who kept begging her mother for the little girl in his arms, he noted the well-kept appearance and sighed. The girl was, at a glance, a sweet and charming girl with a fiery temper and personality.

'Odd combination,'

"She's five years old," Ayame informed the parents as their daughter ran up to him and Kagome. She had blonde hair just above her shoulders in a clip. The mother had takena small amount of hair from each side of her head and brought them together to the middle of her scalp and secured them with a black diamond O clip. She had baby blue eyes and a cute orange A line dress with a white ribbon around her waist, the dress ended just above her knees, a pair of white Capri's were worn under her dress and ended two inches past her knees with white sandals on her feet.

"I'm six; you will be my baby sister."

Miroku sweat dropped at theauthority behind the girls words. "Aren't you something. You are six years old, huh; do you know how to be a big sister?"

The blonde shook her head negatively.

"It's hard work; you have to make sure you watch over her to the best that you can, keep her safe."

"I can do that." She said confidently. Her mother moved to Miroku and Kagome and held her hand out before Kagome. Kagome looked at her hand and with hesitation; she held her own, much smaller ivory toned hand out, placing it in the woman's soft hand.

"You are just darling. Kagome, that name is Japanese; it means 'woven bamboo pattern' supposedly came from the principle of Ying and Yang. From her eyes, there shape, she's obviously purely Japanese, why is she here?"

"Her mother brought her here, and returned back to Japan. She's a sweetgirl; the mother however, was a complete nut."

"Miroku!" Ayame scolded her partner for talking so casually about the child's mother in front of her and strangers.

"She speaks English?"

"Fluently, well, as much as a child can."

"I won't be leaving without her." Miroku and Ayame turned in shock to the woman with golden blond locks cascading down her back. Her husband sat on the ground with the two girls, Meira was braiding her long black hair that fell past her shoulders.

"You want to adopt her?"

"Yes, Kagome Keehl, let's start while they get to know each other. Honey," Her husband stood, patting the two gently on the head before following his wife and Ayame into her office. Miroku sighed and sat down next to the two girls.

"You are getting a family Kagome."

"..." She looked at him, her eyes brighter than normal. Meira finished the braid and took the clip from her own hair and put it in her new sister-to-be's' hair to hold the braid. Kagome stood and moved into Miroku's embrace.

"I'm gonna miss you kid, you be good, got it."

She nodded, her bangs falling into her teary eyes.

"No more tears, you are stronger than that. Besides, if you cry, I'll start to cry too."

Kagome tightened her grip on his deep purple button up Tee until her new 'parents' came out.

"Kagome, come along."

"..." Kagome looked back at Miroku and smiled brightly. "I'll see you one day again."

"I hope so. You be good, take care of them." Kagome nodded and took Meira's hand, Meira's other was holding her mother's hand.

The four left and that was the last he'd seen of her. It wasn't even a month before he saw the girls new parents on the TV, both had been killed instantly in a tragic accident. They weren't taken to him though, the two girls...no, they had been taken elsewhere. He didn't even know himself.

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"Mei-Chan, why are we here?" Kagome held the sleeve of Meira's black off the shoulder sweater; she wore black short shorts and white tinny shoes. Her blonde hair now fell touching her shoulders.

Kagome wore a similar deep blue sweater and a short white plaid skirt with white tinny shoes, her black wavy hair to the middle of her back.

"Kags, mom and dad are dead; we have to live here now. But we aren't alone, we have each other still."

Kagome knew this feeling, the aching loss that seemed to follow her endlessly.

"This way ladies." The two followed an elder man whom had earlier introduced himself as Roger. He showed them into the large mansion that was called Whammy's Orphanage. "You will have a room of your own together. I hope this is no problem."

"We are fine with that." Meira said. Kagome said nothing, merely followed close behind her sister.

"That's good. Now, I need you to forget your names."

"..."

"That's no problem, is it?"

"O-of course not." Meira said with a defiant look in her eyes. She clenched her fists and Kagome took hold of her hand.

"What are we going to be called then?"

"...that's not for me to decide." They followed Roger to an office where another man sat talking to his laptop screen; he said a quick goodbye before turning to them.

"Meira and Kagome Keehl."

"Why do we have to forget our names!?" Meira snapped.

"My dear, it's for safety. You two are smarter than the average child. This orphanage is for anyone better than average. Consider it a privilege."

"Privilege?! What the hell ar―"

"Mei-Chan! Please don't."

"..." Meira turned her furious glare to the floor.

"I believe, Mello, is appropriate for you, Meira."

"Mello?"

"It describes you in opposition."

"What about for her?"

"Hm―"

"MOMOKO!"

"Huh?" Kagome turned in confusion to her sister.

"Momoko, that is fine. You two will be escorted to your room, tomorrow Roger will show you to your first class."

"Why Momoko?" Kagome asked as they were led out of the office.

"I just wanted to call you Momo, it's cute."

"Hehe, I guess."

Kagome smiled sadly as she was forced to give her name up, 'I may be changing it, but I am, Kagome, I always will be.'

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Me: Hope you enjoyed the first short chapter, now; I'll update something else after PHSYC! Please regard me kindly and read and review! ^_^''