A/N: Apologies in advance, it's pretty long for a Barks chap, but I really wanted to put it here and not cut it in pieces. Hope it isn't too ugly.
For all my lovely readers and reviewers.

Ayame's Revenge
Part 2

The gang was still more than a little shaken. Ayame was walking between them, smiling and talking, teasing Inuyasha or telling fun stories from her tribe's daily life. Some time after they left Kouga on the road a bunch of white, sleek wolves appeared nearby, following their mistress. They approached the gang with wagging tails and perked ears, and were more than friendly. Soon Shippou was riding on one's back. Miroku and Sango just shared puzzled looks with Kagome, who was walking a little in front of them.

"I must say it was unexpected," Sango said after a few minutes. Ayame smiled at her.

"I know! I never thought I'd be mated to the Lord of the West himself," she grinned. Sango offered a warm, a little shy smile. Ayame was a friend, but they had not spent much time together, so she felt a little awkward in her company.

"It is most fortunate turn of events." Miroku voiced his opinion. "So now the wolf and dog youkai are allies, right?"

This time it was Inuyasha who answered.

"Yeah, but there still can be personal grudges," the hanyou shrugged. Ayame patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Kouga is too weak to actually take your intended away from you, Inu-kun," she cooed and winked at Kagome, who blushed.

"Yeah, unless she sits me," he mumbled.

"Hey! I don't say osuwari every time Kouga is around!" Kagome exclaimed. The next second she was kneeling beside the fallen hanyou. "Sorry!"

"Wait, Ayame!" came Kouga's voice on the wind and suddenly the wolf youkai was in front of the red-head.

"See? There's Kouga, here's a sit," Inuyasha glared at the giggling she-wolf and sheepish miko. Miroku and Sango stepped to the side, where Ayame's wolves were, just to make sure Kouga wouldn't run them over in his haste.

"It's not like seeing Inuyasha get sat isn't funny," said Shippou. "But when she does it unintentionally it means she will not bring any pocky next time she goes home, just ramen."

"Keh!" Inuyasha glanced at Kagome who sighed and gave a nod, accepting her fate. That meant she was going to have two trips to the ship to collect all the ramen she could carry. Or - an idea came to her mind - she could ask Inuyasha to go shopping with her. A wide smile appeared on her lips when she thought about visiting a huge shop with him again. The last time he had bent to her hand like it was a lifeline. Inuyasha eyed her expression and decided to stay on the ground for a minute longer, just to make sure she wasn't about to sit him again.

Meanwhile Sango and Miroku were entertained by Kouga standing in front of Ayame with the same flowers he had given Kagome earlier.

"I thought that I told you already I'm no longer interested in you," the she-wolf crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Listen, Ayame, you said you're going to marry me when you were a kid, you were always so adamant about it. What happened? Why did you decide to let go of this? You were always blabbering about a moon and a rainbow or something... And about a promise... I did't take you for one to pursue something for decades and then just drop your pursuit because a mutt wagged his tail at you," he fell silent because Ayame put her hands on her hips and shook her head slowly. "Come on, how a mere dog can give you better pups that a superior wolf youkai?"

"Kouga, Kouga, Kouga, what am I supposed to do with you?"

"Huh?" he stumbled over his words and fell silent.

"You know, I should thank you for being such an idiot. If you weren't I'd be already mated to you," she said.

"You want to tarnish your wolf blood with some dog." Kouga accused, pointing a finger at her. "You're supposed..."

Suddenly Inuyasha's ears twitched and he looked away from the wolf couple. Then he nudged Kagome's knee to make her look away too. Kagome gasped and covered her mouth with a hand.

"Little brother, this one hopes you aren't sat because you tried and failed to maim the wolf," said Sesshomaru, who was patiently standing on the road. Rin and Jaken were on his both sides. The little girl waved a hand happily at the whole group while the kappa glared, but for once remained silent.

"Feh, of course not, older brother," Inuyasha finally rose and helped Kagome up before stuffing his hands in his sleeves.

"Fluffy Tail!" Ayame exclaimed happily and ran to Sesshomaru's side. "And Rin, hello, little sparrow!"

"Good day, aunt Ayame," Rin said with a shy, but genuine smile. She wasn't afraid of the red-head, nor her wolves. After all those were Ayame's and Ayame was a good youkai, not eating humans.

"This one wants to know what's the reason for the delay. You and the pack of my little brother were supposed to be in his village hours ago," Sesshomaru stated, not showing any emotion.

"I travel as fast as I want!" Inuyasha growled. Miroku and Sango exchanged relieved smiles, at least some things in the world were still the same. Shippou jumped to Kagome's shoulder.

"Oh, Kouga got in the way," Ayame waved a hand in direction of the wolf who was glaring at the white-clad inu youkai.

"Should this one put this male in his place for you, my palace of sunshine?" asked Sesshomaru with a straight face. The audience almost fell over. Ayame waved a hand

"Oh, no, there's no need for this," she wrapped an arm around the daiyoukai's waist and rubbed her face against his fluff.

"Because this one would enjoy beating the lowling who continues to insult this one's family," Sesshomaru's eyes were glued to Kouga's red face. "And you, my pearl of beauty." For some reason a couple of people started coughing.

"Get in line, I'm first to kick his ass!" Inuyasha was probably the only one who didn't are about Sesshomaru's choice of pet names.

"You!" Kouga growled, ignoring Inuyasha's declaration. He stalked to the daiyoukai. Rin gasped and ran away, dragging Jaken to the place where Inuyasha and his gang stood, suspecting that a fight was going to happen. "Keep your dirty paws off of my woman!"

"This one was under the impression the miko was your woman," Sesshomaru said calmly.

"Oi! She ain't his woman!" Inuyasha was about to jump at the two youkai, but Kagome stopped him.

"Uh,,," Kouga glanced to Kagome who was resting her hands on Inuyasha's chest and pushing him back while whispering something. "Well, yeah, but she's a human and will be gone in a few decades. Then I'm going to marry Ayame and..."

"Were you not planning to mate the miko?" Sesshomaru raised a brow. Miroku raised a brow, hoping to get an explanation from Inuyasha, but the hanyou was busy growling at Kouga and holding the puzzled Kagome in his embrace.

"Mated youkai bind themselves to their partner," Sango noticed Miroku's look and decided to enlighten him. "So, when they mate humans, the human can live as long as they do. It's rare, but some youkai mate humans."

"Uh, yeah..." Kouga glared at Sesshomaru again, ignoring Inuyasha calling him a bastard. "Listen, mutt!That's not your business what I do with my..."

It took only one blink of an eye and Kouga was flying. He soared a few meters before hitting the ground and plowing a shallow tear in it. He jumped up and launched an attack at the daiyoukai who calmly left Ayame's embrace and stepped forward.

"Little brother."

"Yeah?" Inuyasha grumbled, unhappy that he was denied the chance to kick Kouga's sorry ass.

"This one shall not kill the wolf, so you can dispatch of him whenever you wish. Taking the life of a weak youkai is below this one," Sesshomaru whipped Kouga across his chest with his mokomoko, sending him flying again.

"Gee, thanks."

"This one requests of you to take Rin to the village and look after her until he returns to discuss some things with you. Ayame, my treasured ruby, do you want to stay and witness this or go with them?" While talking the daiyoukai was gracefully sidestepping Kouga's punches and kicks. Kouga was growling curses, but it seemed Sesshomaru wasn't interested in hearing them.

"Feh, whatever. Climb up, kid," Inuyasha knelt before Rin, encouraging her to get on his back.

"Hey, this is my spot!" Kagome stole a worried glance at the irate wolf youkai still trying to land a punch on the daiyoukai before playfully tugging at Inuyasha's ear.

"Oh, I'm sure Inu-kun can carry you both," Ayame giggled and also looked at the fighting pair. "Nah, I think it will be more fun to tease your brother, Sesshomaru."

"I see, lady Ayame, we value the same little joys in life," Miroku grinned and dodged a pebble thrown by Inuyasha. "Shall we resume our journey? The village is near and I'm sure lady Kaede has a wonderful stew ready for weary travelers."

"Yeah, stew!" Shippou smiled happily.

"I agree with you for once, monk," Sango shook her head at her friends' antics and the whole group walked away. Sesshomaru glanced at them disappearing behind a road bent and then gave Kouga a wicked smile, one of those that make nations sob in fright.

"Now, Kouga," he said. "This one shall put you in your place and teach you a few lessons about treating others with kindness they deserve."

"You talk, big, filthy dog, but you're as weak as the half-breed!"

"This one shall enjoy this..." Sesshomaru murmured to himself. "So, so much."

A/N: Oop, Sesshy came and stole the spotlight :D