Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha & Co. I do not own Mercedes Benz either. I do not own October by Evanescence either.

Author's Note: Sorry I haven't been updating in awhile! Well, school's out, so I have plenty of time to work on the fanfic. (: Anyways, I've been having a bit of writer's block for awhile… But I've got it all in the bag. Woot. O.o; Hey, I was thinking, if Inuyasha meant Dog Demon… Isn't Inuyasha a hanyou? Just worth the thought.

Reviewers: Hmm, I got a few comments/questions, so I will reply to them here.

Lady Lilacks – Unaware of her own being, Kagome is developing a bit of a crush on Inuyasha, even though she doesn't know. Plus, Kagome is pretty uncomfortable about guys, having a lame history with guys (later in this chapter or the next I'll bring it up, I suppose), and not used to having crushes. And Kagome's a shy girl, which tops it all off. That's why she's blushing. (:

Japanese Dragon – Yes, I am a girl. XD

Lucifer's Garden – Man, you all are having some serious analyzations on my fic. XP I guess Kagome is kind of an unpredictable person, really forgiving and forgetting easy things. Gets into fights a lot but it's mostly just playful fun. Kagome's just jumping around, I think I need to settle her down on a main personality.

Haha, only three, but whatever. I thought I just had to answer them.

Summary: High school is finally over. Summer's swept and gone, and Tokyo University is a bus ride away. College. It's time to start grown-up life, and throw away all the high school dilemmas. Ready for anything. I think. Wait. Who are you? Pairings: I/K, M/S, S/R, everybody else can go down the drain (except for kawaii Shippo!).

Rated: PG13. Cause someone needs to stick a bar of soap in our favorite inu hanyou. :D


Can I Buy You a Drink?

By Blurreth

Chapter Four – Li Odio

And I wonder day to day
I don't like you anyway
I don't need your shit today
You pathetic in your own way
I feel for you
better fuckin' go away
I will behave
I'm doing the best I ever did
I'm doing the best that I can
Now go away
I don't need to fantasize
You are my pets all the time
I don't mind if you go blind
You get what you get
Until you're through with my life

Whatever by Godsmack

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Inuyasha checked his watch. "What's taking them so long?" he muttered to Miroku, who was sitting on the lovely green leather sofa in the girl's dorm room.

Miroku shrugged. "Beats me, how long have they been in there?"

"Bout an hour," Inuyasha replied gruffly. "What the hell are they doing in there, we're going to be late."

"Well, it's your fault, you said to probably dress up."

Both the guys were dressed more than usual. Inuyasha wore a red, tucked in, collared button-up long-sleeve shirt, black pants, and a stiff shouldered jacket. Miroku wore the same tucked in shirt, only a shade of dark blue, and khaki pants. Their faces were shaven and hair carefully groomed, and smelling quite nicely for the average dirt-crawling man.

"How is it my fault?" Inuyasha demanded. "We aren't going to a night club, so I wouldn't say not to, but does it take an hour to dress."

Miroku sighed. "You know women, they're always dressing up like that..." And his eyes went starry at the thought of more perverted things.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Wish they'd hurry up..." he grumbled. He was actually looking forward for the evening.

Miroku tutted. "You sound eager," Miroku grinned. "Thinking of spending a lovely evening with Kagome?"

"Shut up," Inuyasha growled.

Miroku chuckled lightly. "Well, I'm not so eager about this idea," he confessed. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

His silver-haired roomate snorted. "Unless you get your perverted ideas in the way."

His reply left Miroku to ponder.

"Ah, where are those damn girls," Inuyasha snarled, annoyed. "What the fuck..."

"Shut up," Kagome called out, entering the room. "We're done."

Kagome and Sango both stood in the entrance to the hallway connecting the bedrooms to the kitchen, living room, and dining room. Kagome stood in the front, hands on her hips, eyebrow twitching, with a slightly annoyed expression on her face from Inuyasha's impatience. Despite the fact of her current mood, Kagome looked gorgeous. Her raven hair was done into a luscious, fancy, yet casual bun with stray strands over her blue-gray smokey eyes. A bit of eyeliner and mascara was applied, barely visible, and it also appeared that Kagome was wearing a bit of white eye shadow, blush, and light pink lipstick. She wore a dark sky blue button-up top with a wide collar and long, flared sleeves, that was tight enough to accent her curves perfectly but not give her any sort of slut-ish look. She wore a knee-length black skirt that hugged her hips and showed off her slender legs. Around her neck was a diamond necklace and a set bracelet, black pearl earrings and a silver band around her lightly polished pinkie. She wore thin heeled black heels, perfecting the outfit.

Sango had her chocolate brown hair running free down her shoulders, combed and straightened. She wore a white mini dress and white, tight pants with a patch-worked scarf over her shoulders, arraying different shades of purple. Make-up on this creature was applied as well – thick mascara and eyeliner around the eyes, purple eyeshadow on the lids. A paler blush was put on Sango than Kagome, on brought out the intensity of her deep set of eyes. A light, clear lip gloss was smeared perfectly on Sango's lips. Around her neck was a black string with a boomerang shaped ornament that hung from it. Sango's feet were accessorized with white leather heels.

Inuyasha and Miroku stared in perfect awe of the two ladies. Jaws hanging two feet below what normal jaws can usually hang, drool trickling out of their mouths.

Sango and Kagome stared back evenly and awkwardly.

Suddenly, Miroku snapped out of it. He ran forward and grabbed Sango's hand. "Sango, m'lady, will you please bear my child?"

Okay, nevermind, maybe he wasn't out of his trance yet.

Sango sweatdropped.

"DIE!!"

Kagome and Inuyasha sighed dramatically.

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Fifteen minutes later, Kagome, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango trotted out into the parking lot. "You guys wait here," Inuyasha instructed. "I'll drive the car up. Then he disappeared into the mass of cars."

Two minutes later, a flashy, shiny silver convertible sports car Mercedes drove up. Sango and Kagome gasped. Miroku grinned unpervertedly. Inuyasha's mouth widened into a smile, and he boasted, "Check this baby out."

Miroku began talking animatedly about cars as he slid into the front seat beside Inuyasha. Sango and Kagome jumped in the back and bounced lightly on the soft, leathery seats. Inuyasha richocheted out of the lot and onto the highway. Everyone was still talking.

Wish they would damn well shut up, Inuyasha thought wearily. He pulled out a CD out of the case with one hand still on the wheel and slid it into the player. It was silent for a second, and while everyone was still talking endlessly, the music gave one loud thump and began.

Hah, that shut everybody up.

A loud, feminine voice filled the car and beyond. Inuyasha, having it on full volume, began humming along to the music.

I can't run anymore,
I fall before you,
Here I am,
I have nothing left,
Though I've tried to forget,
You're all that I am,
Take me home,
I'm through fighting it,
Broken,
Lifeless,
I give up,
You're my only strength,
Without you,
I can't go on,
Anymore,
Ever again.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.

I can't run anymore,
I give myself to you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry,
In all my bitterness,
I ignored,
All that's real and true,
All I need is you,
When night falls on me,
I'll not close my eyes,
I'm too alive,
And you're too strong,
I can't lie anymore,
I fall down before you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.

Constantly ignoring,
The pain consuming me,
But this time it's cut too deep,
I'll never stray again.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love,
My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.

"That's pretty," Kagome suddenly said after the song.

Inuyasha looked at her closely from the review mirror. "You think?" he asked softly.

She didn't answer.

"So, where are you taking us anyways?" Sango asked impatiently.

"Piacere Dell'Alimento," Inuyasha replied, with a perfect Italian tongue.

"Oh, that new fancy, expensive Italian restauraunt that just opened downtown? I heard it was booked for like a month," Miroku said with raised eyebrows.

Inuyasha coughed. "I guess they had an open space just for tonight," he shifted uneasily in his seat.

"A fancy Italian restauraunt?" Kagome asked. "And why are you treating us out to dinner at expensive, reserved restauraunts again?"

Inuyasha tapped his fingers impatiently on the wheel at a red light. "I said I was sorry about bumping into you in the hall," he mumbled. "And by the way, it'll be nice to get to know each other..?"

"Yeah," Miroku put in. "And I'd like to say sorry for, er, groping you, Sango," he added quickly, glancing at Sango.

Sango looked out the window.

They arrived in front of Piacere Dell'Alimento a few minutes later, with Inuyasha's quick and sleek driving. The all stepped out of the car and looked up at the restaurant.

"Wow..." Kagome breathed.

It was a huge place, with yellow brick sidewalks and adobe walls, red slabbed low rooftops, and ivy and red flowers crawling up the sides. It looked straight out of a photographic visual of Italy. The doors were wide and luxurious, two doormen stood straight as a stick with tuxedos and thin mustaches. Kagome, who had wondered if she had been too formally dressed, wished that she had brought a gown as Cinderella or something like that.

Inside, they were led to their reserved table that Inuyasha had called in for (and supposedly bribed), ordered two bottles of fine wine, and began to nibble and chat over appetizers.

"This is fabulous," Kagome sighed. "I'm on my own in some clearly high-class Italian restauraunt, not having to drag Souta and my crazy grandfather along."

"I know what you mean," Sango nodded. "It was always Kohaku, Kohaku, Kohaku. Kohaku wants this, Kohaku wants that, Kohaku wants that new video game, Kohaku wants that new bike, Kohaku 'acidentally' got detention..."

"I think you would be a great mother," Miroku said, starry-eyed.

Sango glared at him.

"Well, just buy it for him," Inuyasha said bluntly.

"Huh?" Sango looked at him.

"The video game," Inuyasha said, impatiently. "Just buy it for him and it'll keep him busy for a couple days, right?"

Sango laughed and shook her head. "The most two hours," she chuckled to herself. "Kohaku can beat a whole game in ten minutes."

"And besides," Kagome narrowed her eyes at Inuyasha. "Not everyone's a rich-boy long haired frat like you are."

Sango and Miroku ooohed.

Inuyasha raised his eyebrows. "Run that by me again?'

"Frat," Kagome snapped at him.

"Hey, I'm treating you out to dinner, so show me some love, okay?" Inuyasha grinned easily. He pointed to the floor. "So you can stand right there and start worshipping..."

"You idiot!" Kagome yelled, earning some stares and murmurs from the rest of the restauraunt.

"Shut up," Inuyasha hissed. "Stop making such a scene, people are staring." He grabbed her wrist and yanked her out the door.

"Let go of me... you... bastard," Kagome growled as she struggled against his force. He was too strong, though. An icy breath of air met her hot cheeks as the silver doors slid open, and she was pulled out into the autumn night.

Safely outside and with no one around to hear, Inuyasha turned on Kagome with an angry flame in his eyes.

"What the hell do you think you were doing?" Inuyasha yelled. "I treat you out to an expensive dinner, which you, for most normal people, get about only a few times in a lifetime, and then you insult me in front of everybody? And not only that, but you make a huge scene and force me to drag you out of the restauraunt before they kick us out?"

"Oh, so that's what it's about," Kagome snapped. Then added sarcastically, "Yeah, I just love publicity stunts to ruin people's reputations in the middle of fancy Italian restauraunts. I don't care if you get all hot-flush embaressed in front of people who have lots of money, but you do not insult..."

"What happened to courtesy?" Inuyasha interruppted, yelling. "Dumb wenches like you, think they're right about everything..."

Kagome turned a deep red, flushing half because of embaressment and half because of anger. She struggled to keep her mood clear. "Yeah, well you don't just insult my friend like that! Go around, practically throwing your money around in other people's faces. You just don't tell somebody to buy things when you know they can't afford them, just to boost your ego! Money doesn't always solve everybody's problems! Not like yours... 'Ooh, I'm sad, I'm going to go buy a new exquisite private houseboat and a cruise to the Carribbean to cheer my up,'" she imitated him. "Not everybody's like that! You know what she's been through? She's got more on her mind then to buy some silly video game! Her fa..." Kagome suddenly stopped.

"Fa... ther? Did what?" Inuyasha inquired, confused.

"Never mind." Kagome mumbled, blushing. "You wouldn't know. Or care," she added menancingly.

"Oh?" Inuyasha arched an eyebrow. "So now you expect me to feel all sad and sorry for some dumb reason I don't even know about? You expect me to apologize because I waas wrong and you were right for something I have no idea or any clue about? Yeah, well I won't! For all I know, you could be making this up to make me seem like a loser! You're such a pitiful creature, making up things to make yourself feel better about yourself," he smirked.

"Shut up!" Kagome screamed, lip trembling. "Shut up! You don't know the half of it! You don't know anything! You're just some thick headed pretty boy swimming in a pile of money from your lovely father! Check in with the program, Inuyasha! Just because your father..."

"Oh, and suddenly my father in the World's Greatest Dad?" Inuyasha sneered, provoked by the mere mention of his father. "You think we go fishing on weekends and camping during the summer and skiing in the winter?" he shouted. "You think? Well, you thought wrong! You don't know me, so bitch off!"

"Well, at least your father doesn't treat you like some fucked up pleasure item!" she screamed, then suddenly clamped a cold hand over her mouth, eyes wide and her face pale.

"Sango's father..." Inuyasha whispered. "Treats her like.. what?"

"No!" Kagome cried out. "No, nothing! I was just... I wasn't..." But then she burst out crying, fearful.

"Oh, stop it," Inuyasha said irritably. "I can't stand it when damn pathetic girls like you cry."

Kagome glared at him. Well, at lesast she tried to, but she kept on having to blink her eyes from the tears that were falling faster down her cheeks, and sniffle and sob. Soon, she was downright bawling, and had to kneel over and drop to the sidewalk on her knees, the pavement ruining her new, pretty outfit, because of the sharp intakes of breath she was heaving.

She kneeled down, her face smeared with make-up, her hair tangled, eyes red, outfit ruined, and was there, crying.

For a moment, there was silence, besides the sniffles and sobs, and he stared at her and laughed.

Inuyasha laughed and laughed and laughed, laughed, laughed.

Kagome looked up at him, tears still streaming out of her eyes.

Inuyasha was bending over, exploding with fits of laughter. His own amber eyes were shining with tears as well, and as they slid open, glimpsed at her, they slid shut as he burst into laughter again. Kagome thought they never looked uglier.

Do you... do you think I look funny? When I'm crying?

"Have you realized," Inuyasha replied, with a wide smile playing on his lips when he was done laughing, standing to his full height against what looked like a cowering, pathetic little girl. "How sympathetically ugly you look?" He laughed again, tossed his precious silver hair, and stalked towards the restauaraunt.

Silence, except for the few thudding footsteps of Inuyasha strutting towards the door.

"Li odio," Kagome gritted under her teeth between sobs. "Li odio. Arrivederci."

Inuyasha paused, right at the door. His smile faded.

"Li odio," Inuyasha murmured back. "And may I hope to never see your ugly face again."

"Go to hell."

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A/N: Alright. That's the end of my chappie. Sorry it's shooooort. Hope you liked it, though. Anyways, for your reference, and if you haven't figured it out yet, Li Odio means, "I Hate You," in Italian. Arrivederci means "Goodbye" in Italian. Now please review!

Ja Ne!
--Blurreth