A/N: Yay! A lot of you - and myself - waited for this story! Hope you like it.

Ayame's Revenge

It was a lovely spring day, the gang was walking back to their village. They were returning from a long trip and everyone was looking forward to a few days of rest. Even Inuyasha was in a good mood, despite the fact everyone was pretty tired. They were walking down a wide path, watching the gentle hills and forests as they walked. It seemed nothing could disturb the serenity of the land.

Until suddenly a gust of wind brought a familiar scent to Inuyasha's nose. The hanyou growled and the next second found himself pushed out of his spot beside Kagome and in a nearby bush.

"Hi, Kagome! How is my woman?" inquired Kouga, pushing a bunch of wild flowers in Kagome's hand.

"Uh, Kouga, hi," the miko sighed and looked away from his intense eyes, thinking regretfully that Kouga had to come by when Inuyasha had been in a good mood and holding her hand the whole morning. Why all canines had to be dense? One she loved and he had hard time comprehending it, the other she just liked as a friend and he was not seeing it, no matter how she tried to show him she was not interested. Maybe she should just kiss Inuyasha so they both could get the message through their thick skulls?

"And we had so nice atmosphere," sighed Sango and helped Inuyasha untangle a stubborn branch from his mane.

"I guess it won't take long for the drama to unfold," Shippou voiced his opinion quietly.

"Feh," Inuyasha replied and walked over to where Kagome freed her hand from Kouga's grip and anxiously stepped a little away. Inuyasha eyed the flowers with displeasure.

"You gave your offering, now get lost, bastard," he said and stood beside the miko, who frowned in confusion, because the hanyou's words sounded rather calm for him. Normally he'd stand between her and Kouga, shouting and throwing a tantrum. Now he was simply standing there, glaring angrily, but nothing more.

"Shut up, I'm talking to my woman," Kouga growled at him.

"She ain't your woman." Inuyasha was about to cross his hands in his sleeves in his arrogant pose, but suddenly found himself unable to do it.

"Inu-kun!" a girl practically materialized in his embrace out of the thin air. Kagome growled inwardly when Inuyasha didn't push her away, but just stood there. Then she realized she knew the girl who dared to jump in her hanyou's arms.

"Uh, Ayame..." Inuyasha tried and failed to untangle the she-wolf's arms from around his neck. The woman giggled and hugged him before letting go of him and smiling at the rest of the gang, ignoring Kouga. "Hi, guys! I was looking for you lot! You were supposed to be home by now, right?"

"Hello, lady Ayame," Miroku bowed lightly. "We were taking our time, the land is so lovely... But not as lovely as you, may I add." he dared to glance to his side to see Sango pouting.

"Hello, Ayame," Shippou said from Miroku's shoulder. The kitsune smiled at the female canine youkai who flashed him a fangy grin while waving a finger at the monk playfully.

"So now you got so jealous of Kagome that you decided to pretend to settle down on the half-breed in an attempt to make me jealous?" asked Kouga and raised an eyebrow. Kagome glanced at the girl who started to giggle. "I'm not impressed, Ayame."

"Oh, no, Inu-kun is all Kagome-chan's!" she said, causing the pair to blush and try to say something to deny it. Ayame just shook her head, ignoring also Kouga's claim that Kagome was his. She didn't look upset over this, rather amused by the blushing pair. "It's bad to lie to your older sister, you know."

"Sister?!" exclaimed the whole group, minus Inuyasha, who only grumbled and scowled.

"He didn't tell you, huh?" Ayame looked at the shocked humans and grinned. "The last full moon I received a marriage proposal from the Lord of the West," she explained.

"From Sesshomaru?" Sango wanted to make sure she heard right. Ayame gave a nod.

"And of course I agreed. So now I'm Inu-kun's older sister-in-law-to-be. We'll be a big happy family!" she grabbed Kagome's hands. "I forgave you long ago for unintentionally making Kouga fall for you, little sister. This way I'm finally going to be happy and appreciated!" she grinned. "My fiancee is strong, handsome, virile and honorable, like all the inu youkai! And it's such a good arrangement, too!"

"Oh... I... That's nice," Kagome managed an awkward smile.

"Hey!" Kouga growled. "You're marrying the mutt's brother?"

"Yes," Ayame said. "It's not of your concern, Kouga. You yourself canceled out engagement. You are no longer in power to rule over the wolf youkai with me, someone better will take this place."

"But..." the wolf looked at them all, Kagome standing close to Inuyasha, who was observing him with a pretty smug expression on his face. "I'm the wolf prince..."

"No," Ayame suddenly growled at him, all her amusement and playfulness changing into cold fierceness. She turned to glare at him. "You're the alpha of one pack, one tribe. I, on the other hand, am the princess of all wolf youkai, I won't let a mere lordling treat me like I'm less than dirt while I'm outranking him. I am of royal blood and you hold no power over me. Actually it is me who has the power over you, tribe leader. Watch your tongue, because I won't ignore any insult to family of my fiancee."

"And she's going to breed royal pups for the West," added Inuyasha, a wicked grin on his face. "I think the inu line is pretty safe, you'll give birth to fierce, strong pups... Older sister."

"If you get started soon, Inu-kun, you can bring some of your own before I and Fluffy Tail do," Ayame grinned and winked at Kagome, who blushed and hid her face in her hands. "I think the hanyou line of the family will be pretty strong too."

"Feh!"

"I see that congratulations are in order, lady Ayame," said Miroku. "We are happy that you're engaged and I'll pray for your and your future spouse's happiness."

"Oh, yes, congratulations, Ayame," Sango and Shippou nodded. Kagome peeked through her fingers. Inuyasha was still standing beside her, grinning at Kouga, who was just staring at the she-wolf accepting congratulations. He looked like hit by a lightning.

"You knew?" she asked quietly.

"Of course I knew," he shrugged. "The flea told me." The next second Ayame walked between them.

"Okay, come, let me walk you back home," she said and linked her arm with Kagome's. "We have stuff to talk about, little sister."

Inuyasha shrugged and walked after his miko being dragged down the road by a she-wolf. Miroku and Sango followed without a word. Soon, only Kouga was standing on the road, staring at nothing. Suddenly he shook visibly and looked after the group. He quickly picked up the bunch of flowers forgotten by Kagome.

"Ayame, wait!" he called, running after them.

A/N: I hope it's at least a little funny.