Chapter 3: Forgetting and Remembering
Shippo had gone after Koga transformed to look like a regular wolf demon; he had followed him and the other wolves all the way to his den behind the water fall. Saarae barely moved in Koga's arms, the only thing that moved was her chest heaving in air. And when ever she breathed in Koga's hold would tighten, afraid she would wake up and run. He was not going to allow her to leave, at least not for a while. Koga jumped through the water fall and Saarae sterd when the water hit her face, but she quickly calmed down. The other wolf demons stared at her from behind Koga with very sneaky looks on there faces. More demons were in the cave, they stood up when Koga came in so that they could see what he had. There eyes got wide and some gasped, "Koga who is that!" Koga ignored them and walked through the cave to the other side were a red cloth curton hung, Koga walked through it to meet the smiling faces of many female wolves.
Some of them giggled when he came in the room, it was true that even though all of them had mates they all liked Koga. One of the older female demons went to Koga and looked at Saarae, "Who is she Koga?" Koga only stared at Saarae, he walked over to a bed of furs that some other girls were sitting on and he raised his eye brows at them, "You know this bed is for my mate only." The girls looked at each other then quickly got off the fur. As soon as they were gone Koga placed Saarae on it and she cuddled into the softness. All the girls looked at Koga a little shocked, then the same older one that asked earlier tried asking again, "Koga who is she? And why does she get to sleep there?" Koga smirked, "Her name is Saarae and the reason she gets to sleep there is because she is my mate, but she just doesn't know it yet." The girls all gasped and looked like there were going to cry from despair. A very old girl that was the oldest of the females looked at Saarae, "Is that the same Saarae that you were betrothed to a year ago?" Koga headed toured the door and stopped, "The one in the same, tell her to meet me out side when she wakes up."
Koga left the room and all the girls gathered around Saarae staring at her, "She is pretty I can say that, but what is with those funny human cloths?" "Don't know." "She is one lucky girl." "Boy is she going to be surprised." "About what?" "Koga said that she doesn't know that she is going to be his mate." "It will probably be a dream come true." The older female rolled her eyes, "Don't any of you remember who she is?" The other females just stared at each other, then the older spoke again, "She was to marry Koga along time ago but she refused to." The girls gasped, "Why would anyone refuse Koga!" "She feel in love with a human and then was banished from her pack until she agreed to marry him." "But if she was in love with another man why did she come back to Koga?" "That's something you are going to have to ask her."
Mean while Shippo was in the men's den trying to act natural, he leaded back on a wall so that it would hide his little fox tail, which he never managed to get ride of when he transformed into people. He was waiting for Saarae to come out of the women's room so that they could get out of hear. The other demons were all in a corner whispering about something, while Koga was out side keeping watch for danger and Inuyasha. Shippo over head some of the demons conversation, "And this crazy woman jumps over the edge of the mountain and starts sliding down it trying to ketch this little fox demon." the other demons eyes were wide, "Go on what happens next!" "Well that mutt Inuyasha starts yelling at Koga telling him that it is all his fault that she did it, mean while this girl ketches the fox in her arms and just lays there at the bottom of the mountain for ten minuets before Koga did anything. Then after he helps her she starts walking away from him with out a thank you or anything, then out of no were she starts yelling at us and she scared the living day lights out of Koga." The wolf demons laughed at the thought of Koga being scared of a girl yelling at him. "So any way when Koga took her hand the little fox starts growling at him and looks like he is going to bight his head off. It's like he thinks that the girl is his and that Koga can't touch her, even though she was his betrothed before she even met the fox."
Shippo growled and casually walked over near the wolf demons and sat on a wall next to them. The story teller looked at him, "Hey is that girl fine or what?" Shippo blushed and looked away, "Ya I guess she is ok." The demons smirked as they looked at him, "You like her don't you?" Shippo looked at them wide eyed, "No no not at all I a already have a mate." "Don't lie, that look on your face says it all. I can't blame you she is quite a looker if she actually wore demon cloths instead of those nasty human ones, you should have seen her when she was had her regular demon cloths on at the mountain, she was so week and injured she was like a new born pup, Koga could hardly contain himself." Shippo started sweating, that is not a good thing! What if Koga tries something! One of the other demons looked at the story teller, "What about that girl Kagome that Koga used to like? Didn't he tell her he loves her?" The story teller smirked, "Kagome is old news, get this the only reason that he liked her was because she was brave and could sense jewel shards, and this new girl was going to give her life to save the fox and I found out from a reliable sores that she can feel the energy of the jewel shards." The wolves gasped, "So now he doesn't like Kagome!" "Yep seems like it. Hey who would you rather chose a human or a totally hot wolf demon with the same powers and maybe more, and another thing if Koga was to have pups with Kagome there would be a chance for half breads, but sense this girl is all demon there children will be strong powerful demons." The other demons laughed, "It is so hard to diced a human or demon!" Shippo was going to explode, how they dare talk about his friends like there were items they could chose from.
He looked of in the direction of the woman's room, there shadows were cast apon the curtain, he could see some of them talking and playing with each others hair. He stared at the room for quite a while, please wake up soon Saarae, Inuyasha and the others are probably scared to death.
Dark rain clouds rolled over them as they all sat and waited for Sango to return, while waiting Inuyasha and Kagome had fallen asleep. Inuyasha was sitting up with his back against the valley side and Kagome had fallen asleep with her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. Miroku sat watching them a dreamy look in his eyes, I only wish they would just tell each other how they feel it is so obvious they like each other but are both to stubborn to admit it. Miroku too laid his head against the canyon wall and was asleep in a matter of seconds…
A loud clap of thunder woke all of them, Kagome was so scared she jumped up and landed in Inuyasha's lap she had raped her arms around his neck and stared up at the sky, Inuyasha was also scared and had grabbed onto Kagome when she landed in his lap. They both looked at each other and blushed from embarrassment. Kagome tried to get up from his arms but Inuyasha wouldn't let her go, she looked at him a little shocked, "Inuyasha you can let go now." Inuyasha smiled not smirked but smiled, "I know but I don't want to let go." Kagome blushed ferociously as Inuyasha's hold tightened. This was all a dream come true for Kagome, Inuyasha was holding her to him and she loved the way it felt. She leaned her head onto his shoulder and he did the same to her. Kagome remembered the last time Inuyasha had done something like this; he had only been doing it because she reminded him of Kikyo. "Inuyasha is the only reason you are doing this because I remind you of Kikyo?" Inuyasha didn't look at her only tightened his grip, "Kagome I love you because you are you not because you are like Kikyo." Kagome gasped; did Inuyasha just say he loved me! Kagome felt like she was going to cry, "And I love you because of you." Inuyasha leaned back and looked into Kagome's brown eyes; they both slowly leaned in and… A small sigh was heard and they both looked to see Miroku staring at them. "I always knew you two were going to end up together." Inuyasha let Kagome go and ran up to Miroku grabbing him by the neck of his shirt and pulling him to his feet, "How long have you been watching us you little pervert?" Miroku smirked, "I started listing when you said you didn't want to let Kagome go." Inuyasha blushed and dropped Miroku onto the ground, "If I ever ketch you spying on us again I'm going to ring your neck!" Miroku smirked ones again, "Oh you are planning on doing something like that again?"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome who was still red from the hug. A small rain drop landed on Inuyasha's ear making it twitch, then the rain started coming down hard. Inuyasha went to Kagome and covered her up with his sleeve, she smiled, "Thank you Inuyasha." Inuyasha looked around and spotted a small cave in the side of the cliff, he took Kagome by the hand and led her to it a very wet Miroku following. They got into the cave and Kagome sat down on a rock as Inuyasha got on all fours and shook the water off him covering Miroku in the water when he came in. Kagome laughed, "Inuyasha you look so funny when you do that." Inuyasha smiled, "You think I'm bad look at Miroku." Miroku was in the corner of the cave twisting out his robes and a little river dripped from it. Inuyasha sat next to Kagome; she shivered as a cold breeze blew into the cave. Inuyasha took off his jacket and rapped it around Kagome's shoulders. They were quiet for awhile, Kagome slowly leaned over onto Inuyasha's shoulder and he rapped his arm around her as they watched the rain fall from the dark sky.
Saarae felt her body regain its strength and she slowly opened her eyes. She was laying on a soft bed of furs and many other wolf demons like herself, only she had black fur and they had brown, were staring at her, she sat up and looked around, "Were am I?" the older wolf demon smiled, "You are in the den of the western wolf tribe." Saarae looked confused the older demon rolled her eyes, "You know the home of Koga's pack." Saarae gasped, "What in the world am I doing hear!" A smaller demon stared strait at Saarae, "Koga brought you hear about two hours ago. He said that we should tell you to meet him out side when you wake up." The older demon smirked, "But before you go the girls and I have a few questions to ask you." Saarae stared blankly at her, "What kind of questions." The younger demon smiled brightly, "Why did you come back to Koga if you could be with your human love?" Saarae looked down, "Oh that, it is a long story." The demons scooted closer, "Well then you'd better start talking because you are not leaving this room till you tell us." Saarae sighed, "Alright."
Shippo on the other side of the curtain his ears perked up when he heard the soft sound of Saarae's voice, he looked over at the curtain he saw her shadow on the curtain and she kept looking down at her hands and flexing her claws. Come on Saarae come out of there we have to get out of hear. One of the wolf demons saw Shippo staring at the girls and he smirked, "You do like that new girl. You keep staring at her through the curtain." Shippo started sweating and he gulped loudly, "What are you talking about! I don't like her; I already told you I have a mate." The other demon stood up and grabbed Shippo by the neck of his shirt, "I'm sick of you lying, now confess!" Shippo freaked out and lost his cool; he turned back into himself and disappeared into a puff of smoke. All the other demons eyes were wide, "I knew that guy was too strange to be a wolf demon!" When the smoke had come he ran out of the cave tail between his legs, don't worry Saarae I will get Inuyasha and the others they will get you out of hear!
Saarae started to smile as she listened to the outrageous stories the female wolf demons were telling; "Anyway he is coming down the hill with this ridicules look on his face and as he is running he trips over a stick and lands on top of me he looks at me and says Detra will you be my mate? I smile and agree but you should have seen the look on his face when I said yes he looked like I had sprouted another head or something." Saarae laughed a long with several other demons. The other demons stopped laughing and looked at Saarae. Her eyes grew wide, "What!" The wolf demons smiled, "Nothing we are just glade to see you are finally smiling, you seemed so sad for the longest time." "Well it is just talking about my past makes me upset and sad sometimes." "Well you should have said you don't like to talk about it, and then we wouldn't have made you tell us." Saarae smiled, "That is alright, hey you know what this is the most fun I have had in a long time." the other wolfs smiled brightly; "It is a pleasure to make Koga's mate happy." Saarae's eyes grew wide, "What did you say!" "All I said was it is a pleasure to make Koga's mate happy." "I'm not Koga's mate, what gave you that idea?" "Koga told us." "Well I'm not." "Koga sure thinks you are, I mean he doesn't know that you came hear for jewel shards, he thinks you came back to be his mate." Saarae hit herself in the head and started toured the door. The other females stood up, "Were are you going?" "I'm going to have a word with Koga." "Let us come with you, those male wolf demons out there can be pretty rude to a girl if she is alone." "Alright some of you can come but not all of you."
Sango had finally come back to find Kagome laying with Inuyasha. Her eyes went wide and she looked at Miroku who just sat there looking at them, "Did I miss something?" Miroku got up and stood by Sango, "I should say you did, they finally said they love each other." Sango frowned, "Why does all this stuff happen when I'm not hear!" Miroku smirked, "I could re enact it for you." Sango felt Miroku's hand on her bottom and she sharply slapped him across the face, leaving a very large hand print on his face, "Thanks but I will pass."
Saarae and three other females walked out of the girl's room and stormed out into the male cave. The men smirked as the ladies walked by, one of them tried to approach them and Saarae exposed her teeth and growled, her demon blood had completely taken over and she didn't fight it, for it was times like this were she wanted to be scary that she enjoyed her being demon. All the male demons scooted back against the wall of the cave they were really scared of her even more then when she yelled at them back at the mountain. The other females led her out of the cave and she slowly walked through the water fall letting it cover her completely, they jumped onto the bank of the river and then slowly crept up behind an unsuspecting Koga. The other females stayed behind as Saarae approached Koga. But he heard her small growling and turned around; he had been sighting on the edge of the river bank with his hair swaying in the breeze when she had come up. Before he could say anything to her she pushed him into the cold water of the river. She turned back around to face the shocked females, "That was having a word with him!" Saarae smirked, "No that was a little pay back for kidnapping me. I will really talk to him after he comes out."
Just then she felt a sharp tugging on her tail and she fell back wards into the water. She quickly surfaced and breathed hard when she got onto the river bank. Koga was standing over her slightly smirking and dripping wet. Saarae got on all fours and shook off, she started with her head and made her way down, and then when she reached her tail she flicked the water off it in one quick swoop. Koga laughed, "Did you actually think I would let you just push me in the water with out getting pulled in your self?" Saarae didn't look at him only tried to comb down the ends of her tail that had gone up when he pulled on it, "Well the girls tolled me you said that I was your mate and I came out hear to see if this was true." Koga looked at her those blue eyes fixed on hers, "You are my mate, I mean you are betrothed to me." Her demon blood was taking over, "We are not betrothed! I was expelled from the pack because I'm in love with a human you know that! And the only reason I came hear was because I sensed your jewel shards, and Kagome said if I helped her and the group find shards she would find a way for me to become human. And obviously I didn't know you had shards other wise I would have never come hear!" Koga was shocked, "You can sense jewel shards!" "Ya that is what I said." "And the only reason you came was that you could help the mutt and his friends find shards?" What is he trying to do? "Yes. But I didn't think you would care that I was hear because you love Kagome but for some reason you won't let me go and won't leave me alone!" Koga sat down on the ground his eyes still fixed on hers, he looks so sad do I comfort him? Or do I take advantage of this chance and run for it?
Her demon side went back into hiding in the dark shadows of her mind and let her kinder side come out. "Koga I'm sorry." He looked away from her, "Don't worry about it, even I lose my head sometimes." A powerful erg surged through her body and she couldn't control it, she stood right in front of Koga and got onto her knees, she leaned in and rapped her arms around his neck holding him to her. Koga's eyes grew wide this was very unexpected to come from her. He lifted his arms and rapped them around her waist; what is with her! She is defiantly her, I mean I have heard of female mood swings but this is nuts! Saarae's thoughts were almost the same, I love another so why am I doing this! I don't know what is going on with me, this is all so weird, being female is not easy can tell you that! The female wolves watched in shock, "That is so sweet." Koga leaned back, Saarae did not want the moment to go but she too let go. She leaned her head onto his shoulder and almost collapsed in his warmth, "I… I think I might reconsider being your mate, but I'm going to need some time to think about it." Koga's eyes were wide, "Please don't tell me you are kidding." Saarae smiled, "I'm not kidding." the females all sighed some thinking that is so sweet others thinking oh man.
Shippo had been to worried about Saarae to go find Inuyasha so he just hid in the bushes next to the water fall and when he saw Saarae hugging Koga he about cried from despair. But then after he had been staring at them for awhile he started thinking and this thinking slowly formed into a sneaky little plain.
Inuyasha and Kagome had woken up and started following Sango to Koga's den. The rain had stopped and the sun was attempting to come out from behind the clouds, Kagome held Inuyasha's hand as they walked and every once in awhile he would blush. Sango was walking next to Miroku but dared not get to close afraid he would attempt to do something he would regret. Sango liked Miroku and every time they started getting close in feeling Miroku would always do something out rages and made Sango slap him. And with Kagome and Inuyasha finally saying it she felt she need to tell Miroku the truth about how she felt, but she worried that he would think that that would give him an excuses to touch her when ever he felt the need and she wouldn't be able to slap him. Sango shivered at the thought. Miroku every so often would look at Inuyasha and smile a bit of jealousy in his eyes. And every time Miroku would look Inuyasha would give him an I'm going to kill you stare. Kagome was just trying to remind her self that this was really happening and she was not day dreaming, but she felt Inuyasha's hand leave hers and she looked at him, he was staring forward with his hand on tetsigae. She looked forward Sango and Miroku also had there hands on there weapons and Kirara transformed. Kagome finally found out what they were all staring at, a huge black bird was flying toured them. The bird landed in front of them and stared at them for a few minuets before it started yelling at them, "Were is the wolf demon Saarae! I know she is hear!" Inuyasha pulled out tetsigae, "Who wants to know?" The bird squawked back, "That is none of your business half breed!" Inuyasha growled, "Now you are going to get it ya over grown turkey!"
Saarae had left Koga and was gone back into the women's cave. She entered and all the girls stared at her, "So what happened?" Saarae sat down on bed of furs and stared off into space, "I said I would consider being his mate." The girls gasped, "You lucky girl!" another demon about fell over, "Ya any girl in hear would have loved to be Koga's mate. Including me." The older demon from before sighed, "Have you totally forgotten about your prince boy friend!" Saarae felt her heart drop and a tear glistened in her eye, "Oh my god you are right, I can't believe I actually forgot about him! Here I am pledging my self to another and he is probably worried sick that I'm hurt or worse," she put her face in her hands and begin to cry, "I feel so horrible." The other wolves tried to comfort her but nothing seemed to help…
Late that night as the other wolves were sound asleep she was still wide awake afraid of the dreams her miserable body would make her go through. She sat next to the curtain of the cave and laid her head against the wall, she stared off into space as her mind lingered over stray thoughts, I will have to leave tonight find Inuyasha and the others then get as far away from Koga as I can, I can't bare to be near him anymore. When I'm around him I forget everything, sometimes I even forget myself. Her eyes tried to close but she held them open she didn't want to fall asleep then she would have to face another day near Koga. A warm breeze flowed in from under the curtain and made it sway. She looked around and forgot were she was for awhile then snapped out of it. She saw that some of the girls had disobeyed Koga's orders and had laid on the bed of fur anyway, she dared not sleep on it if she did it would feel to much like she was Koga's mate already. But sleeping on a soft bed instead of the hard ground every night would be nice; she pulled up a pillow from the ground and put it behind her head even though it would make her even sleepier. The pillow is so soft she thought, I will only close my eyes for a moment then I will leave. But a moment turned into ten minuets and then an hour…
Inuyasha leaned over breathing hard he pulled tetsigae up and into its sheath; he had killed the bird that was now laying in a bloody heap no more then five feet away though it had taken him all the way to sundown to kill it. Kagome ran to Inuyasha as the dust from the battle settled, "Inuyasha we will never be able to find Saarae and Shippo now it is to dark." Miroku looked up and the moon that so clearly shinned in the night sky, "I agree we must make camp and continue our search first light." Inuyasha sneered, "Fine with me just no one sleep in we have to find Saarae and Shippo and get the hell out of hear; I hate the smell of this place." Kagome walked as far away as she could from the dead bird and pulled her red sleeping bag out from her back pack. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and sat down next to her he tucked his hands into his sleeves and watched Kagome.
She unzipped her sleeping bag and slowly put herself into it only to sharply pull out and give I high squeak. Inuyasha went to her and stared at the sleeping bag, "What is it!" Kagome stared wide eyed at the bag, "There is something in there!" Inuyasha looked at the bag again and then looked inside of it, he smiled and reached his hand in and pulled out a flustered Kirara by the scruff of her neck, "Relax Kagome it is only Kirara." Kirara jerked free from Inuyasha and ran to Sango who apparently was already in dream land. Kirara jumped on her stomach and slightly touch her bottom with her tail, Sango thinking it was Miroku sat up quickly and flung a hand in his direction. Miroku opened his eyes and was so shocked with this he fell over and landed onto Kirara's tail, she hissed and went to Sango that was still sitting up. Miroku got up from the ground and stared at Sango, "What was that for!" Sango crossed her arms and stared at him very frustrated, "You know quite well what that was for! The same reason I always slap you!" Miroku touched his face and started at her, "I swear I didn't touch you, I may have been thinking of it, but I certainly did not lay a finger on you!" Sango looked away from him and laid down on her side, "Sure what ever you say."
Kirara cuddled up next to Sango and purred when she began to stroke her head. Miroku only looked to Kagome and Inuyasha still a little confused, Kagome laughed at the exasperetion on his face and Inuyasha only smirked, "Don't look at us Miroku we didn't do anything." Miroku slowly scooted away from Sango and laid back down. Kagome looked into her sleeping bag this time so that there was not another act like that and nothing was in it so she put herself into it and zipped it up. She laid her head down on her arm and closed her eyes. Inuyasha also closed his eyes until he heard a sigh come from Kagome, he open his eyes, "What is it now?" "Nothing it just feels to lonely with out Shippo, he usually sleeps next to me." Inuyasha looked at the ground in front of him, "Well I could lay some what next to you if you are that lonely." Kagome blushed, "Tha- that would be nice Inuyasha thank you." Inuyasha scooted over next to Kagome and laid back onto the ground. Kagome smiled, "That is much better. Thank you." She closed her eyes and slowly her breath became easy and she drifted off. Inuyasha stared off into the stars and then smiled
Kagome's eyes were still closed when she started talking, "Inuyasha why do you think that bird was looking for Saarae?" Inuyasha shifted over to look at Kagome, "I don't know but it sure was weird that he was asking for her. I mean what is a giant bird going to do with her except eat her." Kagome shivered at the thought, "Ya but why would he come looking for her only to eat her?" Inuyasha shrugged, "Beats me, what ever he wanted her for he wont be doing it now." Kagome looked down at the dead bird and a shiver soared up her spine, "That is for sure." She closed her eyes again and relaxed, "Good night Inuyasha." He smiled, "Night Kagome." He never really slept but relaxed and he was doing a lot of that right now.
Mean while in a dark castile a strange shadow sat in the corner of a room it was still until another dark figure approached the door. It turned to look at it and in a quick movement the door was open. The figure in the corner smirked and looked at the person at the door, "Kogra you have returned," it paused and somewhat frowned, "But were is the girl?" Kogra stepped into the room and a gust of wind shut the door behind her. She looked at the figure a bit of nervousness in her eyes, "I sent one of the birds out to fetch her but it failed and was took down by Inuyasha." The figure in the corner closed his eyes, "You don't send out a stupid creature like one of those birds to find some one as powerful as her, what if it did find her she would have taken it down with one swoop." Kogra folded her hands and bowed, though she hated doing it, "Forgive me Naraku it will not happen again." Naraku smirked, "No it wont." Kogra went to the door, "I will send my silent winds out to track her down then I will go out myself to find her." Naraku looked at her, "Good now go you try my patients." Kogra left the room and shut the door behind her. She looked around to make sure no one was watching before she pulled a feather out of her hair and it grew, she got onto it and it took off into the sky. She waited till the castile was out of sight before she thought, ungrateful basterd at least I tried, why the hell does he want the stupid wolf anyway? She stopped the bad thoughts for a shiver went up her spine telling her he was listening. She brought her hand back and above her head then wiped it out in front of her and several gusts of colored wind appeared in front of her. She looked at them and talked into them, "Go and find the black wolf demon Saarae then return to me, and be quick about it!" The strips of wind turned from her and headed off into the night sky…
Saarae awoke quickly to a very cold breeze that had come under the curtain hitting the back of her leg. She opened her eyes and realized she had fallen asleep, Danm it! Please let the sun still be down! I need to get out of hear! She stood up and peeked around the corner, the sun was not up yet but she could start to see it coming through the water fall. Alright the sun is still down so I can leave, but how do I get passed all the males! She gulled and placed a foot out side the curtain. Before stepping all the way out she looked back at the females that were all sound asleep, thank you for everything I will never forget you. She walked into the room full of sleeping males and got onto her tippy toes as she crept through the sprawled arms and legs that laid all along the floor. They all looked like they were dead but all of them were breathing and not covered in blood. As she passed them her dress brushed against them and some stirred. She gulped and lifted her dress up from the floor. The end of the cave was in her sight she only had a few more steps. She miss placed her footing and fell face forward onto the ground! She landed with a thud and was prepared to be grabbed and pulled back to the female den but not one of them moved, not even the one she had almost landed on. She pushed her self up from the bottom of the cave and kept walking, danm all them sure are heavy sleepers! She made it past all the males and was next to the water fall she leaned forward in a bowing motion, "Nice seeing you guys but I got to go." She jumped through the water fall and the water was freezing she almost squeaked from shock. It was calm out side and the sun was easier to see now. The young spring birds were starting to return from there migration to the south and they twiterd and sang as they made there nest. The sound of the wind and the water fall mixed together into a very soothing sound.
A ruffling was heard over the sound of the water fall and she spun around to see what it was. A tree near the water fall was swaying slightly. She walked over to it and stepped back when it shook again. She was afraid of what it might be, what if it is one of Koga's wolves then they will rat me out or worse what if it is one of his men that followed me when they heard me talk! She got closer but she was ready to run if she had to, it moved again and she turned around to run, but was pinned onto the ground by a strong force…