Author's Note: This has to be the best chapter I've ever wrote….so my friend said. Just because one character stood her ground and defended herself doesn't make it a good chapter. But yet, he thinks it cool. (Sighs) Well…enjoy.

Chapter 5: Do I look evil to you?

Kaede looked at the little red-head with amazement. "Wow! What pretty red hair you have , child. Tell me, where are ye from?"

Miko was confused. "Um…Berlin?"

"And where is that?"

"Germany? Are you okay, ma'am? Your Japanese is old-fashion." Miko turned to her cousin. "Please explain, Kagome?"

Kagome sighed. "Again, Miko, we're 500 years in the past. The Japanese language here is very different than our current style. "

"And ye is a witch?" the old woman asked.

Miko nodded. "Yep and I'm proud."

A man dressed in blue robes and was holding a golden staff stared at the little witch. Hm. She's a witch. Could it be one of Naraku's traps? But, she's Kagome's cousin. Something's not right. Her aura's too dark to be a good witch.

Miko spotted the man looking at her weird-like. "Hi?" she said to him.

"Tell me, child," he begin, "If you're a witch, why are you dressed in black?"

"Because I'm a Goth?"

"Goth?" the old woman asked. "What is that?"

Miko sighed. "It's just something I am and others are not. Just simply something I like. But it's not why I'm a witch, though. I choose to be a Goth."

The man frowned. "Then why not be a priestess?"

"Ugh!" Miko backed away. "No way! I like being what I am. I like going by my name. Besides, Priestess' are weak, anyway. And why are you guys asking me so many questions?"

"Then are you evil?" the man asked.

"Miroku!" Kagome exclaimed.

Miko glared at the man. "Hm. So, you're telling me that dressing in all black and practice dark magic makes me evil?"

"You could be a threat," He said.

"Miroku!"

Miko smirked. Swell. He's must be a monk. Do you honestly think that I would bother to waste my time killing you or my cousin? You know….for a monk, you're sure are racists." She folded her arms. "Either that or you're too judgmental to be a monk. But, I don't think you're a monk at all but a fake."

"Miko!" Kagome exclaimed.

"What? I'm playing by his rules, Kagome."

Inuyasha, lying on top of the old woman's hut, was snickering. I kinda like this girl, he thought.

The monk went silent.

Miko sighed. "Now that argument is over" she faced the old woman, "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Kaede, child," the woman said.

Then, out of nowhere, a red ball bounces on top of the old woman head. It turned out to be a boy. "Hi", he said. "I'm Shippo."

Oh! He's cute! "Pleased to meet you."

The boy smiled. "Are you going to stay with us?"

"No", Inuyasha snapped, sitting up.

"Why not?" Shippo asked.

"Good question," Miko agreed. "Why not?"

"Because Naraku will be coming after her. We need to get her home, back to her own time." Inuyasha got up and jumped off the hut.

"Who?" Miko asked?

"Oh….an evil man", Kaede said, shivering.

Miko was confused. "Um…why would he be after me? I just got here!"

"Because of your powers," the monk said.