The next morning, after everyone had gotten a good night's rest, Daniel and Jack were ready to hike out to the burial sight. Jack had his mp3 player and headphones and Daniel had all of his archeology tools.

A knock on the guestroom door, startled Daniel.

"Uh, come in." He called. Michelle stepped in.

"I was just checking to see if you guys were up. I knew you would want to get an early start. Breakfast is ready in the dining room… and I was wondering if I could tag along."

"Oh sure! No need to ask us. It's your planet, after all." Daniel smiled. Michelle blushed and smiled back.

"Did you say breakfast?" Jack asked. He grinned and pushed between Daniel and Michelle to get out of the room.

"He's different… like…" Michelle searched for the words to describe Jack.

"Like a little kid?" Daniel supplied.

"Yes, exactly!" Michelle laughed. "Actually, he reminds me of one of my friends. She just won't grow up. Um… I also made lunch for you both to take with you."

"Thanks very much. You're so helpful. So… shall we join Jack for breakfast?" Daniel offered his arm. Michelle took it and they walked to the dining room where Jack was pigging out.

"Easy there. You don't want to get sick." Michelle said to Jack.

"OH look at you two. You going steady now?" Jack teased with a laugh. Daniel and Michelle broke apart self-consciously and blushed.

"Sit. Eat. Then we can go. The sooner we go, the sooner we come back." Jack said.

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"This symbol means family. But over here they talk about food." Daniel said to Michelle as he pointed to different symbols on the wall by the burial grounds. Michelle just nodded and smiled, not wanting to ruin Daniel's fun. And she tried to ignore Jack, who was not too far away, singing along with his mp3 player.

"If I was invisible… then I could just watch you in your room… if I was invisible….. Man, Clay Aiken is so hot- shit! I didn't just say that!" Daniel stifled a laugh as he heard Jack and then he continued.

"Hmm… family and food… but it's a burial site. Did they eat a meal with the dead?…. Like one last meal?" Daniel wondered. "Or maybe they ate their dead family members and buried the bones."

By that point, Michelle was laughing so hard that she thought she'd pee her pants.

"What?" Daniel asked as Michelle fell from where she was sitting and was rolling on the floor with laughter.

"E-eating… eating the d-dead! Hahaha!!!!"

"How is that funny? Some culteres have different traditions and ways of mourning." Daniel tried to explain. When Michelle was finally calm enough to speak again, she looked at Daniel.

"All THAT says…" she pointed to the where Daniel had been trying to translate, "is that the family will be hosting a small party after the funeral and there will be food there."

"It says wh… wait! You can read this?"

"Yeah. The whole wall is just a thank you and an invitation." Michelle explained.

"Why didn't you say that before?"

"Because you looked like you were having fun. I studied this burial site while I was in grade school."

"You study archeology and anthropology?"

"Yeah… and foreign languages." Michelle added.

"You're…. Like me. I love you!"

"Me too!" And Daniel grabbed Michelle and pulled her into a deep kiss.

The whole time, Jack was singing, "I must confess that my loneliness is killing me noooowww! Don't you know I still believe that you will be here and give me a siiiign! Hit me baby, one more time!"

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Will Jack ever stop singing those annoying songs? Will Daniel or Michelle get mono? Find out next week when another update arrives!