Author's Note: This is what you guys have been waiting for. The action, the new powers, and maybe a new threat, but I'm not telling. What do you think? Hm? Lol Enjoy.

Chapter 4: Dark Aura

"What is this? Did I pass through?"

After a while, her boots finally touched solid ground. Then, she nearly tripped over something and collapsed to her knees.

"Whoa…..What happen?" She looked up, and saw a starry sky. "Okay…..Weird?" She started climbing out of the well. Once she was at the top, she found herself in a field of grass, and trees, and fireflies. As she stepped onto the grass, she looked around, amazed.

"Um...Toto?" she said to herself, "I think we're not in Tokyo anymore. Where am I? Where's the shrine?" She scratched her head and then sighed. "Well, let's have a look around here."

It was morning. Kagome and Inuyasha were on their way to Kaede's village to pick up Sango, Miroku and Shippo, and continue their goal to find Naraku.

"Hey, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah?" the school-girl answered?

"You know your cousin, Miko? Why does she look so mad last night? And what did you mean that she's been through stuff?

Kagome hesitated. "Well, she…had been abused in many ways that I can't even understand. She'll never forgive anyone."

"Hm." Inuyasha looked at the girl. "So….She's like me?"

"Not really. You'll forgive without knowing. Miko, on the other hand, will not." Then Kagome paused and turned around. "I sensed the shard of the scared jewel."

Inuyasha sniffed the air. "And also Naraku's scent. Let's go, Kagome!"

The girl nodded. "Okay."

Miko had been walking all night. She was tired and hungry. It has been hours, as far she knew. Then she collapsed to her knees, panting.

"Ugh! I'm beat!" she moaned. "I wanna go be to Hitomi's house." She stood up. "But where should I go?" Then she sighed. "I'm lost."

Suddenly, the ground started to tremble, like an earthquake. It was come from behind. Miko turned around. The surrounding trees started to crash down and out came out a black furred monster with huge teeth and claws.

Miko stared at the beast, shocked. "Okay…I'm totally not in Tokyo."

The beast roared.

Miko shivered at the sound. Okay. Calm down. It's a demon. A big one. Oh….what to do?

The beast grabbed Miko, body and all, with its huge clawed hand.

Miko didn't scream. She simply stared at the monster. He's nothing. I can take it down. She smiled. It'll die. She closed her eyes and hummed to herself.

"Die!" roared the beast.

What is this aura? Inuyasha thought. It's darker and stronger than Naraku's.

"You feel it too, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah." He sniffed the air again, and gasped. No. It can't be.

"Inuyasha?"

Damn! Inuyasha thought. She's here. She followed us. Damn! Soon, the couple came to the clearing and found a bear demon squishing a little girl.

Kagome gasped when she saw the girl. "Miko!!!"

"Die!"

"Miko!!!"

Miko opened her eyes and screamed out, "Explode!!!!"

The beast's head exploded clean from its shoulder. The body crashed to the ground. The hand opened up and Miko was free.

For some reason, she wasn't tired or hungry anymore. She felt better. She felt her energy surrounding her with a dark-purple aura. She smiled. I did it. It worked. You did believed in me, Jona.

Then she felt arms embracing her. It turned out to be Kagome. And she was in tears.

"Oh, Miko", Kagome sobbed, "I'm so glad to find you."

Miko frowned. "I'm fine. I'm fine. Look at me, I'm fine."

"I know." Kagome hugged her cousin tighter. "I'm so happy."

Miko was getting sick. Then she spotted Inuyasha, looking at the dead demon. "Um…Inuyasha? Please get Kagome off me? She's choking me."

Inuyasha cursed under his breath. "Damn it! It was Naraku."

An insect came out of the demon's body, carrying a shiny thing Miko couldn't make out.

"Um…Inuyasha?" Miko called out again. "Help?"

Kagome finally let go of Miko, wiping her tear away.

"Kagome, You and Miko go home." Inuyasha ordered. "It's not safe here."

"Why?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha frowned. "Naraku's insect saw everything. He'll be after Miko. And her powers."

Kagome was shocked and backed away from her cousin. Then she saw it. The dark aura coming from her.

Miko smirked. "What? Never seen a witch defending herself before?"