InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Out of the Well and Returning ❯ Chapter 5 The Kookie's lair ( Chapter 5 )

A-N: not much to say, the chapters is for all my reviewers, lisa and my cousin matt, who died.

Disclaimer:

Me: I own Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru!

Kagome and Rin: Ours! *throws rosery beads on me*

Me: *gulp* I Own Kouga?

Leora: nope! SIT!

Me: I don''t own Inuyasha or any of its characters but I do own Leora, Paige, Matsu, Mika, Leiko, Amaya and Kozue ha ha they're mine!

Leora, Kagome and Rin: very good you've learned

Me: *still in the ground* Arigotu! (Thank you)

"Talking"

''thinking''

(me bugging)

Last time:

"My name is Matsu, I saved you because you were going to die if I didn't." Paige shiveredat the cold water but decided to do it again, it helped sooth the pain, if only for a few seconds. "You should let me clean those wounds. If they're serious we can take you to my mother." He said. Paige nodded tearing a piece of her pant leg to use to wrap around her shoulder. She could smell that it was still bleeding. Matsu looked at Paige's shoulder, the cut itself was deep enough but the whole thing was out of place and most likely she had messed up a muscle or two. He took the bit of cloth and started wrapping it, her shoulder was her worst injury but she still need some medical attention. Matsu finished quickly then lifted the light girl up, using his father speed that he had inherited to get the girl to his mother. Paige wrapped her non injured arm around his neck clinging for dear life. Matsu was now on a mission to get this girl to his mother for some medical attention. Off through the woods they went, to Kouga's pack's home.

Now~~~~

Matsu was hopping from branch to branch, his cargo, aka Paige, had fallen asleep soon after they had left the clearing. He was deep in thought barley pondering on which branches to hop to, no he was trying to think of a decent excuse to tell his father on why he had saved someone outside his own pack. 'Why did I stop and pick this girl up, I've never cared before if someone outside my pack died before... Maybe she's something special.' He shook his head roughly as he almost ran into one of the blasted trees. Matsu could see his pack's cave up ahead and decided to speed up again. Several members of the pack looked at the speeding pup flying through the 'village'. Kouga stood on the ridge of the cave him and his family lived in. He spotted his son scaling the side of the mountain at a quick pace. Kouga frowned, his son had been gone since the middle of last night. Matsu had lost his temper like he did often with him and ran off into the night. His sisters were sleeping and hadn't noticed until this morning that their brother had once again run off. Leora was acting how she always did, pissed off that her son didn't have the common sense to stay in after dark, but yet worried that he might get hurt. Matsu was at his cave entrance a few moments later, any hesitation he had before now was doubled. Leiko was the first at her brother's side questioning him. Mika was still on her back staying quite and just observing.

"Is she hurt Matsu?" Mika said as she looked at the girl in his arms after a few minutes of Leiko's ramblings. Matsu only nodded, taking a deep breath and walked into the cave. Kouga stared down hard at his son and the girl he was carrying. At a closer look he saw something that shocked him. 'That's dog turd's pup! This could work to my advantage.' Kouga thought as his frown turned to a confident smirk. Matsu traveled farther into the cave back to his own set of furs and stuff that he called his bed. He laid Paige down quickly and ran to find his mom in the other parts of the cave. Leora was in what they consider the den of the cave.

"Mom my friend is injured could you help her?" Matsu asked as he tugged at his mother's top like he was two instead of ten year of age. Leora looked at her son then followed him to his 'bed'. Leora sat by Paige and began to examine her many wounds especially her bleeding shoulder. Leora walked back out to another part of the cave and returned with many healing herbs. Slowly she began to mend Paige back to health

****Inuyasha's group right after Paige was saved\taken****

Inuyasha breathed heavily as he sniffed around the clearing for Paige. He had beaten Sesshoumaru after his kid tried to kill Paige. Sango and Shippo was off searching near another clearing, Miroku was supposed to be searching the village they had left but let's just say his mind wander. Inuyasha suddenly caught a small bit of Paige's sent and trying his best even though he was injured to sprint off in that direction. A few moments later he was in the clearing where Paige and Matsu had been sitting for a few moments. Inuyasha put his nose close to the ground sniffing a scent very similar to Kouga's stench. Yet it was still different meaning it wasn't Kouga who stole his daughter. Inuyasha gathered everyone and they followed the him while he sniffed his way towards the new scent.

~~~~~~Matsu and Paige~~~~~

It had been a few hours since Matsu's mother had patched Paige up the best she could do. Her shoulder was wrapped up and put in a make-shift sling and her other minor cuts were bandaged as well. Matsu had done his best to keep his little sisters from talking to Paige until she was awake and not under the influence of the healing potion. The potion left Paige slurring her speech and acting more like a drunk, but once it was in her system it would stop making her act in such a way. Poor Matsu could detain his sisters no longer and they rushed to Paige's side as she sat up from her long nap. She winced in pain as she touched her shoulder. Leiko and Mika took seats on the ground of the cave but Matsu took a spot next to Paige on the furs. The minute everyone was seated Leiko began to ask hurried questions a mile a minute. "What's your name? Where are you from? How old are you? Who are your parents?" She questioned in one solid breath. Paige just looked and said the first thing that came to her mind. "Uhh." Everyone gave her a few seconds and she managed to change her response. "My name is Paige, I'm from out of the bone-eater's well but I'm staying with my daddy. I'm nine and a half years old. My parents are Kagome and I don't know what my father's name is, I just met him two days ago." Mika looked at Paige in surprise. "You mean your mommy's a Miko like mine is?" Instantly two pairs of hands clamped over Mika's mouth. "You didn't hear that Paige, don't repeat that please." Matsu asked with pleading eyes. "Uh, I wont but I never knew my mother was a miko." As they sat a bit more the whole miko thing forgotten. "You said your Mom was Kagome right? My parents used to know your Mom." Leiko said in a happy sing-song tone. Just as the group was going to ask more questions they were interrupted. "Lunch time kids!" Leora called from the kitchen and sent all the children running towards the table. Matsu stuck behind to help the sore Paige out to the table his family ate their meals at. Leora had pulled up an extra chair and then took her seat next to Kouga. Mika was on her side then Leiko then Paige was seated and on her side was Matsu. Leora put a fried type of food on the table. (An: just imagine some food that their eating.) As they all ate Kouga and Leora looked at Paige curiously while she munched on the food. 'Looks so much like her mother but who's her father that she looks like a hanyou?' Leora thought as her mate thought differently. 'Revenge upon dog turd!' Matsu during the meal kept trying to steal glances at Paige but without realizing it Paige was catching him almost every time. The meal went very smoothly except for the whole glancing thing. Afterwards Leora asked if she could change Paige's bandages and talk with her. Paige looked at Matsu for some type of answer. He merely nodded and Paige went with his mother. Once again Paige entered another room in the 'Kookie's lair' as she had dubbed it. Leora sat down and began to replace the stained bandages. As she worked she kept looking up at Paige.

"So how's your Mother, Paige?" Now it was Paige's turn to look and then speak.

"I guess ok, she left me here with my daddy so she could take of my grandmother." Paige said as she winced as the pressure was applied on her shoulder. Leora had a look of thought on as she answered Paige.

"Why doesn't she just use her miko powers to heal her mother?" Paige shifted around uncomfortably. "What's wrong young one?"

"What is a miko? And how do you know my mom?" Paige asked quietly now that her bandages had been taken care of. Leora thought for a few moments but then answered the child in front of her.

"A miko is somewhat like a priestest... (A-N: insert your own definition of what a miko is here) ... Your mommy and me met a long time ago before...before she. Young one I feel this is a story you will have to ask your parents. By the way who is your father?" Paige grinned at the question but was sad that she couldn't know how her mother met this nice lady.

"I don't know but the guy named Kookie called him Dog turd." Leora laughed and sighed.

"So your father's name is Inuyasha. Also my name is Leora and my mate's name is Kouga not Kookie young one." Leora laughed some more and then waved for Paige to come with her back into the main part of the cave. Leora suddenly looked tense. She went to her eldest child quickly. Leora found Matsu, Leiko and Mika standing by the mouth of the cave while her mate, Kouga was standing at the bottom of the cliff yelling at someone. Telling Matsu to watch the others she joined her mate at the bottom of hill. It seemed someone was there and they were not happy. Matsu protectively wrapped an arm around Paige's waist and picked Mika up. The four retreated slowly down the mountain side a bit to get a closer look of what was going on.

A-N: there's your chapter..... please review