Hello everyone! I hope you're excited for this chapter. I know that I share chapters irregularly (which I am not happy about) but I will be back to school soon and I will have much more free time, I know it sounds strange, but I live in a boarding school and I have too much free time there.

This chapter may be slightly different than the previous one because I got some good advice from JustASteveGut ( for which I am very grateful because he did so at my request) and I am sure that reading will be more enjoyable for now. And do not be afraid, these changes will not affect the plot of the story.

As always dont forget to leave review and enjoy the chapter. :)

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Chapter 7: MedCave

"Do I understand correctly? Alpha wanted to kick out you because your father didn't go hunting with you?" Kodi asked a bit surprised. "In the Wolf Valley it is a tradition, the father takes his son to hunt, and the mother take her daughter." Balto answered when looking at his son. "But he came, right?" Kodi asked. "If he came, I wouldn't be here today, neither would you." Balto answered and began to continue.

When the sun came out from behind the horizon and illuminated the Wolf Valley, most of the wolves were still asleep, at that time a group of wolves with Damis and Aniu were just starting their morning hunt.

Lisa was awakened by sunlight which came through the den entrance. "* Yawns * Stupid sun, I can't even sleep well." Lisa spoke to herself and stretched. "Go to this medical cave, I want to be alone. It's nice and quiet here when I'm alone." Angela said looking when at Lisa in disgust. "I don't know why I bother you so much... good to know that Balto likes my company." Lisa said when she came to the exit of the den. "He likes you because he doesn't know the truth ..." Angela said and smiled. "I dont know what you mean." Lisa said and swallowed hard. "You know very well what I'm talking about ... Helles told me everything. How could you do it to your beloved brother?" Angela asked, laughing slightly. "Don't tell Balto about it." Lisa said looking at Angela uncertainly. "I wanted to tell him, but I feel a lot nicer looking at you when you feel guilty...But if you care so much about that...I don't tell Balto if you do something for me." Angela said. "What?" Lisa asked. "Bring me a caribou skin from a medical cave. I spend a lot of time at home, it's uncomfortable here." Angela said. "I can't do this! This skin is for the wounded!" Lisa said in anger at Angela's greed. "Okay, then I will tell everything to our Balto." Angela said and approached the exit from the den. "Fine, I'll do it." Lisa said. "Good girl, go or you will late to work. Bye!" Angela said and lay down in her place with a smile. "I hate her, she is a freaking spoiled brat," Lisa thought and headed to the medical cave.

"Hey Indi. Where are you?" Lisa asked as she went inside. "Ssshhh! Patients are still sleeping, dont disturb them." Indi said when she looked at Lisa. "I'm sorry I didnt know." Lisa said and sat down. "How can I help you?" Lisa asked. "We have to take the caribou skin and wash it, so take as much as you can and lets go to the stream," Indi said, she took the caribou skin and waited for Lisa to do the same. "The nearest stream is the one next to my house. I hope Angela won't notice me," Lisa thought as she came out of the cave with Indi.

On the way they met Helles. "Oh, hey Lisa we need to talk now," Helles moaned as he looked at Lisa. "Oh, no," Lisa thought, but didnt stop and followed Indi. "Lisa, I'm serious," Helles said as he stood still and watched Lisa walk away. "What do you want?" Lisa said when she turned around and dropped the skin she was holding in her mouth. "Lisa, be careful with this skin," Indi said when she looked at Lisa. "I'm sorry Indi," Lisa said as she looked at Indi. "Okay, come on we have to go," Indi said. "Go, I'll catch you up, I need to talk to Helles," Lisa said. "Okay, but hurry up," Indi said and went towards stream.

"So what's your problem?" Lisa asked when looking at Helles. "You pretend you don't know what's going on?" Helles asked in anger. "Chill out." Lisa said. "Chill out? It's your fault! My father doesn't trust me now! And he said that a real alpha wolf must be able to respect all wolves." Helles said. "It wasn't my fault! That wasn't my plan ... you were supposed to fight Balto alone, without the help of Charlie and Blitz." Lisa said. "I couldn't be defeated by an exile, I would have ridiculed myself." The black wolf said. "I'm in a hurry, Helles." Lisa said looking at the direction in which Indi went. "Bring Angela the caribou skin, or I'll make sure to Balto find out that's your fault." Helles said. "Balto won't believe you anyway." Lisa said confidently. "He will not believe me but he will believe my brother." Helles said and looked at Daro who was sitting behind Lisa. The white she-wolf turned and looked at Daro. "How could you do that to Balto? I fought my own brother! You stained my honor!" Daro said. "Daro this is not what you think." Lisa said when looking at Daro. "Do what you promised ... And to be sure, I'll tell you now... we're not friends anymore." Daro said and went towards the lake. "You will do something else for me, make sure Angela is no longer grounded." Helles said. "I do not have time right now." Lisa said, took caribou skin and ran towards the stream. Helles laughed as Lisa ran away, and after a while he went home.

"Lisa, you are finally here. Put this skin in a stream and rub it with your paws." Indi said looking at Lisa. The white she-wolf was looking at Indi but didnt listen to her. "What have I done? Its my fault that Balto is hurt... and Helles has problems ... for the first time not through his own fault." Lisa thought. "Lisa? Are you listening to me?" Indi asked looking at Lisa. "Oh, I'm sorry Indi, I was thoughtful. Can you repeat?" Lisa said. "Put this skin in a stream and rub it with your paws," Indi said. Lisa put the skin in the water and began to rub it. "Like this?" Lisa asked. "Exactly," Indi said as she watched Lisa wash the caribou skin. "Okay, that's enough. Come now we have to dry them in the sun," Indi said. "Okay, where will we do it?" Lisa asked. "On the hill above your house, there are a few small trees on which we can hang it. I always go there." Indi said as she walked with Lisa by her side. "Balto's hill," Lisa said softly to herself. "What did you say?" Indi asked when they started climbing the hill. "Nothing," Lisa replied. "You can see the whole area from here, it's a great place to enjoy the views." Indi said looking at the area. But Lisa didnt look at the views, her attention was caught by the moving bushes, and when she came to them she saw a familiar wolf. "Daro? What are you doing here?" Lisa asked surprised. "I ... I just ..." Daro didn't know what to say. "You've been waiting for Balto! Do you want to tell him everything ?!" Lisa asked in anger. "I have to do this, Balto is my friend," Daro said. "What's going on here? Tell me. You can trust me I won't tell anyone." Indi said when she looked at Lisa and Daro. "Lisa asked my brother to fight Balto." Daro said. "Exactly! I asked Helles to fight, not his friends!" Lisa said. "Why did you do this Lisa?" Indi asked, surprised by what she had just heard. "I thought that if Balto would beat Helles, Alpha would understand that Balto is ready for the competition, and would let him take part in it." Lisa said. "I already thought you were like your sister and that you want to hurt Balto," Daro said. "I don't want to be like her. I had no bad intentions. But what does it matter to you?" Lisa said looking at the gray wolf. "Because I think that... I like you," Daro said a bit ashamed. "You mean ..." Lisa said. "I think so...maybe you would like to go to the lake with me someday?" Daro said a little embarrassed. "Sure. But I'm busy right now ..." Lisa said, flushed on the cheeks. "Okay, we can go whenever you want. I'll wait to our date... to meet you again," Daro said and started walking down the hill. "But you can't tell Balto about everything?" Lisa asked. "No, I wouldn't do that to my love ... my friend ... you know what I mean," Daro said and ran home. "Looks like you have a boyfriend now," Indi said with chuckle. Lisa looked at Indi and noticed that Indi had already hung the skin on a small tree. "When you ..." Lisa started. "Then when you were busy talking to your boyfriend," Indi said with another chuckle. "I'm sorry Indi, I was supposed to help you," Lisa said. "It doesnt metter now," Indi said. "So what now?" Lisa asked. "We'll wait here for a moment until the skin dries, and then we will return to the medical cave," Indi said as she lay down and looked at her cave in the distance. "Daro is now my boyfriend ... I wonder what Balto will say about it," Lisa thought as she lay down. "Thank you Lisa for agreeing to help me. The Wolf Valley has two other medics besides me, but most wolves come to me, even Alpha says I'm the best medic, and said the Wolf Valley needs more qualified medics like me. If you want, I'll teach you everything and we will work together and come up with new treatment methods. " Indi said. "Are you serious? I really want to be a medic," Lisa replied. "Wonderful! I will teach you everything I know, and maybe you will teach me something," Indi said with a smile.

"Hey Indi, didn't you think of changing nome of the medical cave on something different?" Lisa asked when looking at Indi. "Like what?" Indi asked curiously. "Maybe MedCave?" Lisa said with a smile. "It's a great idea! See? We're already a great team!" Indi said with a smile. Lisa got up to check if the skin had dried out. "The skin is dry, we can go back to the medical cave," Lisa said. "No, we can go back to MedCave," Indi said with chuckle. "Indi, since you know about what happened, I have to ask you for help ..." Lisa said. "Okay, how can I help you?" Indi asked curiously. "* sigh * Angela told me to steal some caribou skin ..." Lisa said. "Why?" Indi asked. "Because she is selfish and wants to have a comfortable home." Lisa said. "I can't give you this skin, but at MedCave I have some old and damaged skin." Indi said with a smile. "Wonderful," Lisa said with a smile. "Okay, let's go, the pack will be back soon, I hope nobody will be hurt," Indi said as she got up and took some skin, Lisa did the same, and then she-wolves went back to MedCave.

When they returned to MedCave they put the caribou skin on the stone that was in the middle of the cave. "So what now?" Lisa asked. "We have to wait for the pack to come back and bring food for the wounded ... but at this time I can show you the skin we were talking about," Indi said and started walking deep into the cave. When they reached the end of the cave, Lisa noticed a small wall of stones and branches, and behind this wall were leaves arranged in the shape of a bed, like the rest in MedCave. "Hey Indi, where do you live?" Lisa asked. "Here, this is my bed," Indi said and pointed to a pile of leaves. "Don't you have your own den?" Lisa asked a bit surprised. "I don't need to have my own den, nobody will replace me here, that's why I have to be here all the time," Indi said and pulled out old caribou skin. "This skin is perfect for Angela," Lisa said as she looked at the skin with a smile. "Go give this skin to that selfish bart and come back soon," Indi said, then Lisa nodded and ran out of the cave towards Aniu's den. Lisa ran to the burrow and threw the caribou skin inside. "Here is your caribou skin. Bye!" Lisa said and ran back to MedCave. "Huh? She brought me old damaged skin? I would do the same." Angela said and went back to sleep.

When Lisa returned to MedCave, she noticed that some of the wolves had already returned from hunting and brought meat for patients. "Thank you very much Zibo! You brought a lot more meat than usual ... can I know why?" Indi said when looking at the brown wolf. "By order of Alpha," Zibo said when looking at Indi. "Why isn't he here yet? He promised that he would bring me caribou skin," Indi said. Zibo looked around and nobody listened to what they were talking about, at that time Lisa came closer unnoticed. "On the way back we met a bear ..." Zibo said. "Has something happened to someone?" Indi asked worriedly. "I know Alpha is hurt , and Jax ... he wasn't so lucky ..." Zibo said and lowered his ears. "Oh, no," Indi said. "I'm sorry Indi. I have to go. See you," Zibo said and left MedCave. "Alpha is hurt?" Lisa asked when she approached Indi. "Did you hear everything?" Indi asked, Lisa nodded on it. "Jax was one of the best hunters ... and he was my greatest friend," Indi said and lowered her ears. "I'm sorry ..." Lisa said. "Don't think about it now ... take the meat and start distributing it to patients. I have to leave for a moment. Can you handle it?" Indi asked sadly. "Sure," Lisa replied. "Wonderful, it's good you are here with me," Indi said, she left MedCave, went up the hill and began to howl into the sky, hoping that Jax would answer, but she heard nothing else than the echo of her howl. "Why Jax?" Indi screamed at the sky, she lay down and began to cry. Lisa heard Indi's howling, but she knew Indi wanted to be alone now. Lisa finished disturbing meat and approached Balto. "Hi Balto, are you feeling better?" Lisa asked feeling guilty. "I feel better," Balto replied and bit a piece of meat. "Do you see this wolf? He has a problem even to lie down ... do you know what's wrong with him?" Lisa asked when looking at the gray wolf. "I know his name is Xiver, he said that he fell off a cliff and generally he talking about weird things," Balto said and continued eating. "I will help him," Lisa said and went towards Xiver. "Hey, youre Xiver ... right? Can I help you somehow?" Lisa said when she came to Xiver. "Yes, I am Xiver. You can help me if you know a way for a dislocated paw," Xiver said when he looked at Lisa. "Maybe I have an idea," Lisa said and walked away towards Indi's bed. "I think she won't be angry if I take a few sticks," Lisa thought and took some caribou skin on her way back. "Straighten your paw," Lisa said looking at the dislocated paw. When Xiver straightened paw Lisa put a stick on it. "Do you have any idea what you are doing?" Xiver asked. "No," Lisa replied. "Good to know," Xiver said, slightly worried. "Balto, come on for a moment, help me tie the caribou skin," Lisa said as she looked at her brother. "Okay," Balto said and walked over to Lisa and Xiver. "Ready," Lisa said as she tied the stick to the wolf's paw. "Try to stand up, but be careful," Lisa said to the gray wolf. "It's not comfortable, but it works!" Xiver said when he started walking at MedCave. "Now I can save the world!" Xiver shouted in happiness and ran out of MedCave. "Nice that he have dreams ..." Balto said with a smile and returned to his place. "I wonder when mom comes back. I hope she's fine," Lisa said quietly.

To be continued...

Chapter much longer than usual but I think it was worth it! Write what you think about this chapter!