Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note
I do, however own Teri.

Author's Notes: Yes this is a Mello Fanfic. There will be warnings of Lemons later on in this series. It will not follow the plot of Death Note, simply because i do not particularly like the way it ended.

Ch. 1 – First Day

Her heart skipped a beat as she was soon staring at the cold lifeless form that was her mother. Her father had gotten drunk again. She sat in the back corner waiting for it to be over with. Her father was going to beat her, he always did. "Come here Teri…" his voice called her. She knew that if she didn't obey the consequences would be similar to her mother's. She stood up and cautiously inched closer to her drunken father's location. Tears welled up in her eyes and she choked back a scream of fear when he lunged for her. Her heart began racing as she ran through her house.

She quickly stumbled out the door and ran down the streets of London. Passing by several people who began to call after her with insults as she accidentally bumped into them while running.

She kept running away. She didn't care if he was still chasing her or not, but she just didn't wish to stop and find out. However, eventually, her legs grew tired and she stopped in a park across the street from an old Cathedral. She stared up at the steeple and her breathing returned to normal.

An old man was walking through the park and noticed her. She was too lost in her thoughts to realize he was talking to her when he had asked her name. She snapped out of her thoughts and looked at him, "I beg your pardon sir?" she asked.

He smiled warmly at her, "I asked you what your name was…" he chuckled softly. She stared at him blankly for a moment. "Teri…. Teri Ritsa." He nodded and asked her where she was from and where her parents were. She hesitated for a moment. "My parents are….." she looked around cautiously trying to think of something so he wouldn't take her back, "My parents are dead…" she said sadly.

Well technically she wasn't lying. Her mother really was dead; she just wishes her father was. NO! I must not be thinking such thoughts… he will kill me…

The old man looked like he was thinking deeply about something, "tell me, Miss Ritsa, how old are you?" she looked at the ground and thought. She wasn't exactly sure, she never celebrated her birthday, but she did remember her mother telling her what the date was and what year. She counted from there. She looked up at the old man who was still waiting for her answer, "Twelve and a half…" she said.

He smiled, "Would you like to attend an orphanage… It would get you off the streets…" he said. At the sound of those words her eyes widened. She'd always wanted an excuse to leave, but never really had one. She nodded her head slowly and followed the man.

The whole way there she felt really nervous. Not only had she trusted a complete stranger to take her to a new home, but she had never really had any friends. She didn't know how to make any. Her heart raced as they approached the large gates. She stared in aw at the large building before her. "Is this… it?" she asked, her surprise evident in the sound of her voice. The old man smiled down at her and nodded, "Yes, now please follow me, I'll show you a room, and you can meet the other children soon." She trailed along behind him. The other children who were walking by stared at her with cold, lifeless eyes. What is going on here? she asked herself when they finally stopped in front of a door.

"You will share a room with two boys. We don't pay much attention to gender distribution since it has never been a problem before." He said out loud, but with these two I might be a little worried…. He sighed inwardly and opened the door. There were three beds that were placed along the back of the room. There were video games hooked up to a TV and candy wrappers every where. She stared down at the aluminum mess and sighed. "We shall find you some suitable clothes and such, while you go… er… socialize with the others…." He said scratching his head. By the tone in his voice she could tell that obviously most of the children there would probably not care to meet her. "But first off, I would like you to meet your room mates…" he said smiling and watching as two boys came walking down the hallway. She glanced at both of them and quickly hid behind the old man.

One had medium length blonde hair and was eating what looked to be the remains of a chocolate bar. The other had short red hair and had his goggle concealed eyes glued to the screen of his PSP. The blonde boy stared at her blankly. "Watari? Who is she?" he asked with the chocolate bar dangling from his mouth.

Watari smiled at them, "Your new roommate." He said and gently stepped aside to let both boys see her. The red head glanced up from his game for a second before returning to it, but did a double take and ended up staring at her. She couldn't tell, but his eyes were wide and his gapping mouth soon turned into a cheesy grin, "Awsome…" he said returning to his game and walking inside the room.

The blonde just stared at her blankly, only blinking once or twice. He shrugged and smirked, "Fine by me…" he said and walked up to her. His arm draped over her shoulder and pulled her into the room with him. "Thanks Watari… this should be fun…" he mumbled that last part and the door shut.

She noticed that both boys were eying her constantly. The red head had put his game away and pulled his goggles down to his neck, revealing the beautiful green eyes that lay behind them. The blonde boy simply had blonde hair and deep blue eyes. How clichéd… she thought and glanced back and forth between the two of them. Both of them had a strange look in their eyes. "Umm… Hi…" she whispered shyly. The red head was the first to approach her and took her hand in his, "Welcome, love, the name is Matt…" he said with that cheesy grin still painted on his features. The blonde's expression changed to another blank one and he grunted, not really caring that much anymore. "That little princess over there is Mello…" Matt laughed as Mello turned around and glared at him. "Tell me, love, what's your name?" he asked looking back at her. "Teri…" she stated barely above a whisper. Matt's grin seemed to grow even wider, "Well now, Let me show you around then." He said wrapping his arm around her waist casually and walking out the bedroom door, leaving Mello standing there staring at the now empty spot that she had just been standing in. "Teri…" he whispered to himself. "This is going to get interesting…" he smiled and lay back on his bed pulling out another chocolate treat and gnawing on it.

Author's Notes: I understand this chapter wasnt particularly long, but I shall try harder in later chapters. =]