Of course, she wasn't about to tell them that each and every of those days had her attempting to jump down into a time traveling well that nearly broke her ankles. Or at the least sprained or fractured them.

She knew it would take a while before she could openly admit to -that- part of her past to her father and Pepper. But, at least she was telling the basic truth at the moment. It did leave her feeling somewhat guilty that she wasn't telling him the whole truth, but she promised herself that she would. She just needed a way of saying it that didn't make her sound crazy.

"But, I'm glad that I moved here and am getting to live with you and Pepper."

"And we're glad to have you with us, Kagome. And I'm sure your friends would want you to try and live as happily as you can." Pepper placed a comforting hand over Kagome's. "I'm not saying give up on trying to find them, but don't work yourself into the ground going about it."

"Yeah, no worries there. We've seen what that does to this guy over here, and it ain't pretty."

"Of course it isn't pretty. I'm a man, I prefer to be called handsome, sexy, arous-!" his little speech was killed when Kagome threw her pillow into his face.


AN: I want pancakes and bacon. Read, enjoy, and review!