Adoption Of A Neko

Summary: She wanted nothing but a loving family, a mother to hug her, a brother to joke around with, but she knew it was most unlikely, she was an orphan and no one wanted to adopt a 14 year old...she better get used to it. But when she does get adopted into a big loving family, she doesn't know how to act. She was no longer Kagome Higurashi, abandoned child, she was now Kagome Kikumaru, little sister of Eiji Kikumaru, and new student at Seigaku middle school.

Crossover: Inuyasha/Prince Of Tennis

Pairing: Kagome/?

Rating: M

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Chapter One

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Kagome sat on the windowsill, looking out of the window at the rain that fell down and hit the window, roof, and ground, she heard soft footsteps coming to the door, but ignored it. She had enough, she knew one of the workers that worked at the orphanage was coming to get her for another meeting to see if someone wanted to adopt her. She had been through so many of the meetings, and families don't usually take kids that are over ten years old. She was 14 and will be fifteen in the next year or so.

Her family had abandoned her here at this orphanage when she was three years old, and has never heard from her or any other family since..but she still remembered the parting words her mother gave her.

'I'm sorry! I can't take care of you anymore...not when you look so much like him!'

With those words she had left, not even turning back. Kagome knew then she was never wanted in her family. She had thought they didn't like her for some reason...but she was rather young and didn't understand most of what was going on then. Now though, Kagome understood all the signs that were there.

She was a loveless child.

At-least when she was with her biological family she had been. Kagome almost believed that now though. No family had wanted to take her in really as of yet...not that she really connected to a family anyway...

Sighing Kagome kept looking out the window, not even bother moving when the door opened and someone walked in.

She didn't care, they hated her since she came here. She knows the looks she got from the adults, of pure hatred, and loathing. They didn't like her because she didn't try to get a family, she didn't act all good to get adopted, and she shouldn't have to. If she was going to get adopted she wants it to be because they really wanted her, not because they liked her fake personality.

"Kagome-san?" a soft voice asked her, touching her shoulder, making her jump. Kagome didn't think they were that close. She turned to the person and was greeted with indigo eyes, and a soft smile.

"Sango-chan? What can I do for you?" Kagome wasn't expecting to see her, she was another child here at the orphanage, and one of the people she actually got along with.

"I heard some good news! Why didn't you tell me?" Sango asked, smiling happily at her friend.

Kagome gave her a questionable look, not knowing what she was talking about,"Sango-Chan, what are you talking about?" She had no idea why Sango was so happy about, and it seems Sango believed she did.

"You don't know?" Sango gasped, clearly surprised. Kagome shook her head, indication she didn't.

"Well..." Sango was cut off, "Miss Sango, that will be enough. You can go back to your room, I need to talk to Miss Kagome now." A voice snapped, making them both yelp in surprise.

Sango bowed and scurried out of the room, Kagome looked at the lady in-front of her. She was the head of the orphanage, and Kagome hated her, she was a bitch...and that was putting it nicely.

"Well Miss Kagme, it looks like you can pack your things...you're leaving. Someone has decided they wanted to adopt you, you worthless girl." The woman sneered, with a evident disgust in her voice; nose in the air.

"Who?" Kagome whispered, not believing what she had just heard..

"Yes...I know shocking isn't it...someone actually wanted to adopt you." the woman took a deep breath, "...out of all of the better kids, they wanted you. Now GET PACKED. They will be here in five minutes."

Kagome glared at the woman until she left and slammed the door shut. Kagome went over to the bed and grabbed the bag under her bed; setting it on her bed. She started packing the little belongings she had.

Five minutes later, the door opened, while she was putting the last of her things into her bag. Kagome was expecting it to be Madusa, as Kagome calls her, but mostly is known as the warden. Instead it was a woman...she had hair that went to her mid back and was red, and wore a blue sundress. Her face had a happy smile and green eyes shinned with happiness. When she saw Kagome she ran to her, hugging her tightly.

"Nice to see you again Kagome-Chan!" The woman's happy voice said, "I am Hakari Kikumaru, but you can call me mom!"

Kagome remembered who this woman was but didn't know how to react. 'But you can call me mom!' repeated over and over in her head… this woman, Kikumaru-san had adopted her?

She remembered her meeting with Hakari, her husband couldn't make it though. She was also the only one that seemed really interested in the real her…but she didn't know she made that much of an impression on them.

Kagome looked at the woman as she let her go, she didn't know how to respond...but she guessed...that..she could trust her, she would see what happened.

The woman smiled at her again, "Come now, lets get you to your new home, where you can meet the rest of the family.

Kagome nodded, and picked up her bag, following the woman to the car, her mind still not fully processing what was happening.

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At Seishun Middle School, at the tennis courts, Eiji was all over the court waiting for practice to end soon. Today was the big day… where he and his family finally bring home another member of the family.

Yesterday afternoon, his parents called for a family meeting wanting to know how everyone felt if they adopted another daughter. At first, Eiji was excited, he always wanted a baby sister. When his sister, Aeka asked how old the kid was and what was the gender, their mother, Hakari answered, "The child we're thinking of adopting is a girl and she's fourteen years old." But even that answer didn't sway Eiji's excitement. He was going to get a sister! And the fact that she was his age didn't bother him at all.

"Eiji calm down, please." Oishi pleaded, trying to get his doubles partner to stop being so hyper, and sit still.

Eiji turned around to face Oishi a small pout on Eiji's face, "Nya? But i don't want to..."

The other regulars watched silently trying to figure out why there acrobatic was more hyper than usual.

"Hmm...Eiji is 53.42% more hyper than normal." Inui's voice cut through the regulars thoughts, Inui flipped a page, "...But I do not have any data on what caused this."

"Eiji, did you eat anything sweet today?" Fuji asked with his usual smile while watching Eiji hop from one foot to another.

The said boy shook his head, "Nope. Mom hid them where I couldn't even get to them." Eiji hadn't had anything sweet all week and his mother hid them where even he didn't have enough courage to look through; in one of his sister Aeka's clothes drawers.

Frowning slightly, Momo asked, "Then why the heck can't you sit still? You look like you're on a sugar rush!"

Tezuka sighed at how one of his teammates was acting before he called out saying that practice was over for the day. As soon as the words left his mouth, Eiji was gone in a flash, not even bothering to change out of his training clothes or even to get his things. The only thing that could be heard from him as he left was, "Woohoo! She's coming! She's coming!"

The regulars just watched him leave, looking at him like he grew a second head. They had no idea why he was so excited, they would have to ask him tomorrow, when he calmed down a bit.

Ryoma's brows furrowed a bit before turning to everyone asking, "Who's coming?"

"She, who?" Taka asked. The both of them only shrugged before Inui touched his chin, saying, "There's a high possibility that it's a new girlfriend…"

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Kagome opened the car door, they had just arrived. This was going to be her new home, she was going to have a family. It was finally starting to sink in, and she was happy. She was going to have a family...and somewhere to call home.

A soft smile crossed her lips," home." she whispered, softly so no one else could hear her. She had a home.

"Kagome come on lets get you inside, and I'll show you your room, and then you can meet the rest of the family...well most of them.. .Eiji is still at tennis practice and should be home in a little bit." Hikari said, motioning for her to follow. When Hikari opened the door, they were greeted by four people, three boys and one girl. They all had smiles on their faces, and were...looking at her?

Among the four, Kagome noticed that the girl almost looked like her only mature with longer darker hair and her eyes were a darker blue. Not to mention she was slightly taller than her and looked to be a college student. The same went with the second eldest boy with brown hair and blue eyes, although he looked to be in his last year of college.

The youngest boy had red hair with green eyes and looked like he was a high school student; only a couple years older than herself.

The eldest of all them was a man who looked to be in his late thirties or early forties… Kagome figured he was most likely Hakari's husband and her new father, while the other three were her brothers and sister.

Kagome heard Hakari close the door behind them before leading Kagome to the other four of her new family to be introduced, "Guys this is Kagome...Kagome, this is Aeka," she pointed to the girl that looked like the older version of her, " Nataru," she pointed to the boy with brown hair and blue eyes, " Kokota," pointing to the guy with red hair and green eyes, " and Kenichi." she said lastly, pointing to the man with black hair and dark blue eyes.

Aeka stepped up, a smile on her face before wrapping her arms around Kagome before saying warmly, "Welcome to the family, Kagome." After she let Kagome go, Kokota walked up, looked her straight in the eyes before grinning, "Man, Eiji is definitely gonna adore her." This earned a blush from Kagome as she heard Nataru chuckle and agreed.

Then Kenichi, her new father, came up to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders before suggesting, "Why don't your mother and I take you to your new room before Eiji gets home? That way can settle in?"

Kagome smiled softly, "I'd like that… 'tou-san."

A smile crossed Kenichi's face, as he looked down at Kagome, she looked over her bangs, innocent blue eyes shinning with happiness, a smile on her face, and a blush evident on her cheeks. The rest of the family was happy to see the little moment, already knowing Kagome was going to be 'daddy's little girl'.

"Come now, I'll show you your room now." Kenichi told her, going up the stairs, and down the hall until they came to a room with a nameplate that read her name. He opened the door, and moved out of the way, letting Kagome walk in. Kenichi followed after her, wanting to see her expression when she saw her room. They had made the room, judging on what Kagome told Hikari what she liked when she went for the meeting of kids at the orphanage.

"pretty.." Kagome muttered, and Kenichi and the family laughed at her expression at seeing her new room.

Kagome turned around with a big smile, "Thank You!"

Everyone soon heard the front door open and almost slammed closed with a boy yelling out, "I'm home! Where's my new sister?"

Kagome's new older brothers laughed as Aeka giggled, "Sounds like Eiji's home."

Nataru looked at his wristwatch before shaking his head saying, "He's a little early today. Probably didn't bother to change after practice and came straight home."

"You know how Eiji is. Not to mention he had been excited since this morning when mom said that she was gonna bring Kagome home." Kokota laughed as he left to go downstairs with everyone following but Kagome who was curious. Hakari and Kenichi smiled at her before telling her to come meet her third brother.

Nodding, Kagome followed her new parents downstairs…

When they made it down the stairs Kagome saw a boy with read hair and blue eyes, when he saw her his eyes widened, then a smile split across his face.

Kagome smiled at him, "It's nice to meet you Eiji." The poor girl was caught of guard when he jumped up and ran and glomped her, "Yay my little sister is finally here!" Kagome blushed, as the rest of the family laughed. Kagome blushed even more when he said he was going to call her neko-chan from now on, and he was going to be the best brother ever.

Coming out of her embarrassment, Kagome hugged Eiji back with all her might. For the first time in her short but seemingly long fourteen years, Kagome was able to get what she so greatly desired; a home to call her own with a family that truly wanted her. This fact made her heart swell with a belonging she never felt before, making her release tears of pure joy.

Feeling his shirt get wet, Eiji pulled back a bit to see that his new sister was crying. Not knowing what he did wrong, Eiji almost panicked, "Ah, neko-chan, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Kagome shook her head before trying to wipe away her tears that just could seem to stop. Once she had found her voice again, she spoke, "I'm home… I'm really home…"