Author's Note: Okay...I don't care about u ppl reading my stories, but it's not so cool I hafta update so fast..tch..Not happy about writing..bleh.

Chapter: Day one, Full Rage


"Come on already..this is so lame.." Kagome thought.

Kagome was now wandering around half the whole forest looking for some apple trees.

"Like some apple trees are around here.." she thought annoyed.

"HEY! KAGOME!" Sango shouted. "C'mere! I think I've just hit your jackpot!"

"EH?' Kagome ran over to Sango quickly, hoping she's found some apple trees.

Sango grinned at her friend and moved her head to the direction of the ACRES of apple trees!

"It took me ages to find it! I spent an hour and finally landed on all these red, riped ones!" Sango exclaimed.

Kagome was amazed. She couldn't believe it. After all that time of wandering around, her friend finally found the apple trees for her.

"W-wow.." was all Kagome could say. But then, it was as if she shook her head, rethought and started to get annoyed again.

"DAMN! WHO EVEN DECIDED FOR US TO DO THIS STUPID TASK?" Kagome said madly.

It went back to Miroku and his 'intelligent' idea...

FlashBack

"Okay! Gather up–no, no. Not you..the lovely Kagome and the slu–er..uh...'wonderful' Kikyo." Miroku said.

Kikyo instantly glared at him, but decided to gather around him anyway.

"So, what're gonna do for the first competition?" Kagome asked.

"Well, uh..I haven't really decided yet." Miroku stated simply.

"YOU WHAT!" Kikyo screamed. She looked like she was towering over a whimpering little ant who was supposedly MIROKU.

"Ughh..I'm hungry.." some teens complained from the other side.

Hearing this, Miroku lit up and got his bright idea.

"AH! I GOT IT!" Miroku looked like he was gonna blow if he didn't say it now. "You pick apples," he said.

Kikyo's eyes widened and she started to protest against this horrible task.

"Uh-uh..no way I'm goin–" Kikyo started.

"Well, okay! That's easy!" Kagome said. Then, she glared at Kikyo, as if daring her to say more. "Can't even go picking APPLES, Kikyo?" Kagome sneered.

Kikyo instantly snapped at this and screamed at her to "BRING IT ON!"

Then, later as she turned on her heels, Kagome coulda sworn she heard Kikyo mutter something to her dear friend. Dawn. Something like, "Hey..help me pick the apples, won't you Dawn?"

"So..uh.." Miroku said. "That's your 1st task! Hope you a good time picking the most apples!" he said cheerily.

End of Flashback

"Well..I guess that's that.." Kagome muttered to Sango. "But how can I have a good time getting apples?"

"You know, I use to pick apples when I was younger with my dad." Sango said.

Kagome instantly turned to Sango, her face shining in a new light.

"MY WONDERFUL GOD!" Kagome grasped Sango's hand tightly in her own and her eyes twinkled, her whole self in a sparkly sensation.

Sango just laughed and carefully took Kagome's hand off hers to prevent herself from cracking bones.

"Then, shall we start?" Sango said anxiously.

"Yeah, yeah!" Kagome would've jumped up and down, bobbling her head in a childish way, but she had to remember, she was now older.

–Meanwhile...--

"Please, Dawn! You've got to help me!" Kikyo said this more like a demand rather than a plead for help.

"Sure, Kikyo..you know I'll always be there to help you.." Dawn said softly.

"Yeah, well, of course!" Kikyo replied. "Now, go and pick the apples!"

"Sure.." Dawn said and she went to climb a tree.

–Back to Kagome and Sango–

"Whew! That was hard work!" Kagome wiped her forehead, sitting on a sturdy, huge tree branch.

"Haha, yeah! But it's so fun!" Sango said.

"Do you think we have enough?"

"Maybe...but just to be on the safe side, pick a few more.."

"Awhh..I'm too tired.." Kagome really was. She had to climb up and down the tree to get the apples safely onto the ground.

"Oh yeah..how are we going to get all these apples back to them? We haven't got a sack or something!" Sango said.

"Ohh...damn.." Kagome started to panic. "All this hard work..." she thought sadly as if giving up. "I've lost.."

Just as it seemed like hope was all gone, Kouga suddenly popped around into view. He was obviously searching for something or someone..but Kagome wasn't sure. Then, she got an idea.

"Hey, KOUGA!" Kagome shouted.

Kouga instantly reacted to the voice and turned his head around.

"Hey!" he grinned and called back when he saw Kagome on the tree. "I was looking for you..thought you might need help," he said.

"Eh?" Kagome said, "How'd you know?"

"Well, for one thing...I learned that you needed an APPLE SACK when you go picking apples, y'know.." he said.

"Urk." was all that Kagome replied with.

Sango started laughing, thanking Kouga for his help.

"Then, can you please help us put the apples into the sack?" Kagome said with an innocent smile.

Kouga grinned back as if a chance to finally help her do something useful. "SURE!" he pouched right into his work.

"Nice little pup you got there.." Sango winked and smiled at Kagome.

Kagome wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not, but she forced on a silly grin.

After some more hours, the sun was finally starting to set.

"Come on, girls.." Kouga said. "It's getting dark soon, we should leave now."

"Hm..I guess you're right. Thanks, Kouga!" both girls thanked him gratefully.

Kouga just replied back with his usual grin.

"Hey, he's actually pretty cute when he grins..you know?" Sango whispered and nudged Kagome in the ribs while they were both following Kouga back to the others.

"Argh..don't say that." Kagome said and nudged her friend back.

"What're you two mumbling about..." Kouga said.

"Nothing!" the two girls replied back a little too fast together and started to giggle.

"Women.." he thought and shook his head.

Meanwhile back to Kikyo, it seemed like she, well, DAWN, had finished gathering a sack of her apples.

It looked like Kikyo had climbed one tree, but only one after she broke a nail.

"Aw.." muttered. "Gotta get another manicure.."

Dawn rolled her eyes secretly, thinking her friend was overreacting. I mean, she must've broken ALL her nails compared to that stupid little scratch!

"Come on, Dawn. Carry the sack back to the others. They're waiting, you know." Kikyo commanded.

"Huh?" Dawn asked bewildered. "Y-you mean that I have to bring it back?"

"Well, yeah..who did you think? ME?" Kikyo scoffed.

"Er..um..well..yeah.." Dawn muttered.

Kikyo's eyes flashed dangerously.

"WHAT did you say?"

"Uh-um, nothing!" Dawn squeaked. "Nothing at all.."

Then, just as Dawn was about to haul the sack onto her back, she noticed Kagome and her friends walking back.

"Um, Kikyo. I see Kagome and her friends.." Dawn said.

"Huh? HER? Where?" Kikyo said. She squinted her eyes, and then spotted them, coming closer.

"Oh..I think they're finished and is going back now."

"Heh. Well, let's see what that bitch got..." Kikyo said.

A few seconds later, Kouga appeared first, still leading Kagome and Sango.

"Well, well..look what we've got here. 3 little chickadees squaddling down the road.." Kikyo said smugly.

"Yeah..lookit here...I see some fat-ass slut.." Kagome shot back.

Kikyo glared at her, but let her temper die back down.

"Heh." she said. Kikyo took an apple from the sack, pretended to trip after walking a few steps, and the apple 'slipped' out of her hand...flying..getting tossed..and WHACKING Kagome's eye HARD.

"BULLSEYE!" Kikyo cried out in triumph.

"HEY, YOU–!" Kouga started.

"YOU BITCH!" Sango finished it up for him.

Kikyo just smiled back her digusting, foul, and cursed smile with her FAT lips.

"Ugh..o-ow.." Kagome clutched her left eye grimacing in pain, trying to blink. Then, she lost it. All the control she's been keeping from attacking Kikyo.

"KIKYO, GO BURN IN HELL!" Kagome roared and dived at Kikyo.

Just as she was about to slug her in the face, Kikyo cried out in terror, tripped over her own fat feet, and tumbled backwards—DOWN A HILL, rolling into the grassy plains of the lower forest.

"EEEEEEEK! KIKYO!" Dawn shrieked. She hasn't said a word until this.

"Oh–oh my god.." Kagome said in horror. She clamped her hand over her mouth in shock, confusion.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! YOU KILLED HER!" Dawn shrieked, pointing her finger at Kagome, accusing her.