"Hey, MIDO!" Kagome called loudly. When Midoriko didn't turn around, she added, "Don't pretend you don't hear me, now. I TOLD you it was an accident..."

"What was an accident?" Inuyasha asked with considerable interest. But his question was answered almost immediately; Kagome had successfully provoked Midoriko out of her silence.

"Oh, sure it was!" she snapped. "Oh, I'm sure you didn't MEAN to burn down half my village, Kagome!"

"Well, that's right," Kagome said innocently, "And from now on I'll try to control my actions a bit more--"

"Anyway," Midoriko said hastily. "What do you want? Naraku, we're definitely NOT selling you any more pasta, ok? I don't want you barfing it all up over our screwdrivers."

"We're here to see if you can help Fluffs here," Hakudoushi said hastily.

"Hm. Ah. Yes. Ok," Midoriko said, looking frazzled. "Uh, Manten here can help you."

Manten waddled forward. "Wha' is it?" he asked with a decidedly English accent. "Is it teatime already?"

"No," Midoriko said. She muttered, "I told you it was a bad idea to accept that scholarship in England..."

"Oh," Manten said. He looked at Fluffy. "I suppose you want me to help him, eh?"

"Yes."

"Blimey! Rubbish. Teatime," Manten said. He explained, "I'm trying to enrich my English vocabulary. Blimey."

"Well?" Hakudoshi asked impatiently. "Can you help him?"

"Oh. Blimey, yes. Come here, lad," Manten giggled. Sesshoumaru stared at him in fear. "I won't hurt you!"

"Oh?" Kagome asked suspiciously. She said sagely, "Personally, I'd never accept help from a big slimy toad..."

"Rubbish," said Manten. "Now, here." He took from his pocket a pink pill. "Take this."

Fluffy made to grab the medicine, but Midoriko swatted him away.

"Oh no you don't!" she said grumpily. "Not without payment."

"How much do you want?" Kikyo asked. She added in a side whisper to Kagome, "I took conflict-mediation when I was in middle school."

"Uh, good question," Midoriko said uncomfortably. Manten interrupted.

"Teatime rubbish, it is!" he exclaimed. "We'll take one bottle of banana rum."

"Are you implying you want the author taken away?!" Kagome asked incredulously.

"Eh? Blimey, no. You're a git," Manten said amiably. "I like banana rum."

"Hey, you learned a new word!" Inuyasha said scathingly.

"Blimey, so I--rubbish--did," Manten said happily. "I learned--teatime--'git'!"

"Oh, RUBBISH!" Midoriko burst out. "It's all RUBBISH! Take the pill and leave us!"

END!

A/N: Hm. You know, this chapter is not very long. Blimey.

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