It had been a month since that visit in California, and Pepper had seen that Tony and Kagome had bonded rather well since that day. She would admit, should anyone ask, that she had been rather upset that Tony had just up and left for California, dragging Kagome with him. But the results of that day were obvious.
Kagome still had yet to share the exact reason why her mother thought it best to send the girl here. All they got were vague answers whenever they asked. The they could tell she wasn't exactly lying, but the words were far too carefully chosen.
Such as friends she could no longer see, places no longer reachable. Having a hard time fitting in with her old classmates and social life back in Tokyo, that it was awkward and uncomfortable for her at school.
Of course Tony had jumped the gun on that last one, thinking that Kagome had been dealing with loose boys and they're perverted ways.
When Pepper called him out on this, he said he knew what he was talking about. He had been one of those boys, once upon a time.
Pepper had rolled her eyes while Kagome tried to clear up the misunderstanding that Tony was obviously seeing. Tony himself had really taken on the roll of protective father, demanding the names of all the boys that had dared to even think such thoughts of Kagome.
Talk about irony.