Thanks so much to all your wonderful reviews! And I do appreciate kind and productive criticism; it'll help me write better. And no, Inuyasha and Kagome aren't gonna hook up right away, they need time to develop. But I promise I am a IY/Kag fan. And I only got one vote on the class thing (against), so I think I will probably focus on mornings and recaps at night. Oh, and Inuyasha may be mean right now – maybe a bit meaner than I intended, but he'll make up for it.

And I might have shot myself in the foot with that first wake-up, I don't really know how I'm going to top that. It was originally just a spotlight and kinda…escalated in my very tired mind. Any ideas from you wonderful people would be awesome.

So let's get this party started!

This chapter is dedicated to Samuria Fish, for sending me my first fanmail, and pushing me to update so quickly. 3

Chapter FIVE

It's Payback Time

Kagome threw her large, yellow backpack onto the floor as she flopped onto the bed. Sighing heavily, she curled up and snuggled into her pillow. It had been a very long day.

"Kagome? Is that you?" Sango's voice floated through the connecting bathroom, shortly followed by the girl herself. "Where have you been all day, it's almost seven o'clock."

Kagome sighed again and sat up, "Well, you know what happened this morning. I couldn't go back to sleep after that, so I showered and got ready and just walked around campus, avoiding the Center at all costs, of course. Not that it really did me any good, people were pointing at me all day long." She grabbed her pillow and buried her face in it. "Some first day."

"Well, what about classes? I didn't see you in Japanese Heritage or anywhere."

Kagome looked up, "You know how huge that class is. And I was trying to make myself inconspicuous. Do you know how hard it is to blend into a crowd of 500 when your face has been plastered over the TV? Did you run into Miroku or that Jerk?"

Sango rolled her eyes. So Inuyasha had been reduced to the Jerk? "Thankfully, no, but don't you think you're over-reacting, just a little?"

Kagome huffed, "No. And I have to pay him back somehow. But I haven't thought of how yet." She looked thoughtful for a moment then said, suddenly, "By the way, what did Miroku do this morning? I completely forgot about him!"

Sango smiled, "Actually, that's one good thing that came of Inuyasha's" – Kagome huffed again at the name – "oh don't huff at me, Inuyasha's prank. You guys woke me up and I was not going to go back to sleep and let Miroku catch me unawares. If his roommate did that to you, what was stopping him from doing the same to me? The look on his face when I opened the door, fully dressed and ready to go was priceless. You'd think I'd just stolen the favorite toy from a five-year-old!" She started giggling at the memory, and Kagome couldn't help but join in.

"Seriously, though," Kagome said after her giggles had subsided, "what am I gonna do?"

"I don't even know what I'm going to do. Go for a walk, maybe you'll find some inspiration." Like Inuyasha did, Sango added silently. "You can't just let him walk all over you without getting something in return."

"You've got that right. And maybe I will." Kagome got up from her bed and grabbed her keys. "I'll be back in a bit, then.

oooooo

Kagome didn't know Inuyasha's schedule, and she didn't want to give him enough time to weasel out of this, so she had to time it just right. Although, in all honesty, she didn't put it past him to just skip class in order to remedy her little "wake-up call."

Her little stroll last night had proved most inspirational after all. And after a quick run to the convenience store, she was set.

So at 7:30, after getting herself dressed and ready to bolt out the door once the deed was done, she slowly and softly eased Inuyasha's door open. The dull light from the hallway seeped into the room through the crack with just enough light for Kagome to see.

The girl tiptoed across the room to Inuyasha's side, carefully stepping over the laundry that already cluttered the floor. 'What is it with boys and being able to make a complete mess in only a couple days?' She though ruefully, while trying to focus her eyes on the boy in question.

He was sprawled across the bed, dressed shamelessly in only a pair of red boxers. Thankfully (did she really mean 'thankfully'?), most of his body was covered by the thin sheets, but a light blush rose to Kagome's cheek anyway. 'How dare he dress like that when he knew I would be in here?'

Kagome shook her head to clear her thoughts and focused on her task at hand. She peeled off the plastic wrapping from around the bottle in her hand and popped the top. An acrid smell quickly filled the room, and she hard to take slow breaths to prevent passing out on the spot.

She pulled plastic gloves from her pockets, put them on, and went to work.

The deed was done more quickly and easily than she had expected. Several minutes later, she tiptoed from the room and disposed of the gloves and bottle as quickly as she could. After the quick trip to the dumpster, she peeked in one more time to catch one last glimpse of her handiwork before shutting his door. It was all she could do to not collapse into giggles on the spot.

'Now to just flee from the scene of the crime.'

Oooooooooooooooo

As Inuyasha sleepily left dreamland and cracked his dark eyes open, his first thought was, 'Where's that wench and why didn't she wake me up?'

His second thought? 'What is that awful smell?'

The smell was so strong, his eyes started welling up, now fully opened and relatively aware. They searched for what could have possibly produced such an overwhelming scent. Inuyasha hands moved to comb through his long dark hair in thought –

-only to find the source of the stench.

Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock as he sputtered curses and ran to the bathroom mirror.

"That little…there's no way…I can't…" He found himself unable to form a coherent sentence as he stared at his reflection.

His long, dark hair was no longer the majestic black coveted by half the building. It was currently coated in some sticky substance and then covered with a clear plastic sack.

He ripped off the sack, stripped, and jumped in the shower, turning the knobs so quickly they nearly broke off in his grip. He flinched at the chilly water and started to scrub so ferociously his scalp began to turn red.

Once he was satisfied that all of the vile substance was out of his hair, he stepped out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his waist, and peered into the mist-covered mirror.

'No…she couldn't have…' he blinked and wiped the mirror clear, staring in disbelief.

A wet, shocked, and white-haired face stared back at him.

"I AM GOING TO KILL HER!"

OOOO

Inuyasha's cry was heard across the hallway where two girls sat laughing their heads off.

"I can't believe you bleached his hair!" Sango gasped between peals of laughter.

Kagome only laughed harder as very rude words floated through the door as a certain boy continued to shout in anger and disbelief. "You don't mess with Kagome!" She managed to squeak out. "He got what he deserved."

"Remind me never to make you angry," Sango giggled as she tried to recompose herself, "Now I'll be laughing all the way to class and people will start to think I'm the crazy chick on campus."

Kagome wiped a tear from her eye, "By the way, what did you do for Miroku? I was so caught up in my fun, I didn't see you."

"Ah, that's because I didn't do anything." Sango winked, "I figured I'd let Inuyasha do the waking. Why be in that playboy's room when I could comfortably be in my own?" Kagome started laughing again.

"You are too cruel," She said. "He was probably dreaming that you'd wake him with a kiss or something."

"Oh don't make me sick." Sango made a face at the thought, "Though I wouldn't doubt it. Now I've got to get going, or I'll not get any breakfast before class." She grabbed her backpack, slipped her sneakers on, and headed out the door. "See ya tonight!"

oooooo

"Calm down, buddy, it's not that bad," Miroku tried to console his sulking roommate. "It looks more….well…" he searched for an adequate adjective, but finding none, returned to, "well it could be worse."

"Shut up and go away."

"Oh stop acting like the world is going to end. It's not like you didn't deserve it. I mean, after what you did to her yesterday - "

"I said shut up. You deaf?"

Miroku continued, "Because you did embarrass her in front of the entire campus. This is just her way of paying you back, I suppose."

Inuyasha felt a twinge of guilt, but quickly squashed it down with his anger, "I said shut up, or I'll trade wake-up duties, and then you'll have to see what's 'not so bad!'"

With that, Miroku quickly retreated to his own room, leaving Inuyasha to scowl at his reflection in peace.

'She's gonna pay…'

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So how was that? I really, really, really wanted to get this done as a little Independence Day treat, so it's not quite as long as planned. But it was finished a lot faster than the last chapter, huh. The next chapter will just have to be a little bit longer.

So please, REVIEW! I thrive on them. Questions, comments, crits, whatever, I'm happy to get them. Much love to you!