Ah Knights!

Chapter 11: Say It Aint So!

It was about ten the next morning when Jason went down the basement stairs to find Macy taking out her frustration on the dartboard. Though frustration never makes for good aim so it was more or less the area around the dartboard that was getting the majority of her attack. She hadn't slept very well even after her talk with Arthur, and it was not for lack of trying.

She knew it was out of her hands when it came to the destiny's of the men currently occupying her kitchen but that didn't mean she didn't feel the guilt. The whole situation just sucked out loud. She whipped another dart, the force of which caused it to rebound making Jason jump to avoid being impaled.

"Easy tiger." He smirked picking up the dart from the floor. The sight of her face caused any amusement to disappear. "It's not your fault."

"How do you," But the words faded from her lips, of course he knew, he was the one that dragged her to go see the movie in theaters in the first place, and he always seemed to know, sometimes too well. "I know. What ever happens when they go home happens. The thing is; how do we even get them there. How did they get here?"

Jason nodded. "It is a dilly of a pickle."

"Thanks for the conformation Flanders." The smirk returned to his face and seemed to spread to her.

"I guess, we'll just need to start from the beginning," He began tapping his chin thoughtfully with the non-pointy end of the dart. "You know, retrace your steps from last night, like when you lose your keys."

"I think this situation goes a little beyond losing your keys."

"Keys, marbles, same difference." He waved her off earning himself an eye roll. "So start from when I called." He finished looking expectantly at her.

"Okay," she sat up on the edge of the pool table. "I was shooting you down for the party idea," he nodded along, "I was up in my room then I went to the kitchen for a drink as I ignored your inane rationing on why the party was a good idea," more nodding, "then I came down here and put in a movie."

"Which movie?" She rolled her eyes, thinking it would have been an obvious answer.

"King Arthur."

"Aha!" He exclaimed, finger in the air a la Sherlock Holmes and sporting an almost convincing British accent. "So, perhaps the situation begins with yonder DVD player." She looked across the room to the hapless little device and back to Jason.

"How does that make sense?"

"Oh, come off it, you the fanfiction fan…" he trailed of to himself and giggled (in a manly way of course). "Hee, fanficfan…"

"That's different, it's 'fiction'. Note my pointed air quoting."

"Okay, fine, what was the weather like last night?" He crossed his arms with a superior tilt to his chin.

"There was a storm."

"Aha!"

"Stop with the 'Aha!'." Jason pouted slightly as Macy rained all over his Sherlock parade.

"Sorry."

"Okay," Macy gave in to his puppy face; damn him and his Sam Winchester puppy eyes! "back to the 'Aha!' What dose it storming last night have to do with anything?"

"Lightning!" Macy rolled her eyes; again with the Sherlock finger.

"Lightning?"

"Yeah, you know… lightning!"

"Well since you've made such a compelling argument,"

"Isn't that how it works in those stories online? A little movie here a little lightning there then 'bam' wackiness ensues."

"And again accompanied by my pointed air quotes I say 'fiction'! That kind of thing does not happen in reality, it defies all logic, not to mention science!"

"You hate science." Jason crossed his arms triumphantly over his chest.

"That doesn't mean I'm not right." She mimicked his pose attempting to out triumph him.

"How would you know? You got a D in Physics." There was a pause between them, eyes were narrowed and the lazy thought hamsters turned the wheels in Macy's head. Her eyes flicked to the DVD player. She bit her lip.

Oh, to hell with science, what dose it know? It's not like seven studly knights spontaneously materializing out of thin air is logical. Jason was right it was time to think outside of the box, or in this case a fifteen minuet drive away from the box.

Macy walked across to the DVD player reaching out to push the power button. She hesitated, then thinking better of it picked up the remote, stood back behind the couch, then pushed the power button. It's green light went on without an unusual sound or movement, she then pushed the power button for the TV, it went on, as it should. Though there was something strange.

The screen of the TV was completely blue and in the top right hand corner of the screen in white letters read 'no data'.

"Now, that's strange…" Macy muttered to herself as Jason moved beside her.

"That's strange?" He questioned. "We tucked in the Knights of the Round Table last night and you're getting the wiggins from a blue screen?" Macy rolled her eyes.

"I meant, that it only dose that if there's no disk in there, but I know there is, I never took it out. Actually it was still on pause when the power went out… right before… the knights…" She trailed off at his smirk of triumph. "Oh, shut up."

Jason shook his head as he walked over to the DVD player. "Well then lets just see shall we?" He reached out to push the eject button.

"No don't," He stopped to look back at Macy.

"Relax, it's fine." He reached further, when his finger made contact with the button there was a sound of electricity and he pulled his hand back with a yell of surprise.

"What?! What is it?" He gave her a look as he shook his hand out.

"Just a shock." He pushed the button and the tray came out, he plucked the disk out and pushed the button for it to close. "Here," He tossed the disk at Macy who caught it awkwardly with one hand.

"That's how these things get scratched, you know." She scolded as he walked back to her side of the couch.

She turned it over in her hand for inspection, the shiny side was no longer shiny, but had more of a blackish tint to it and when she shifted it under the light a strange purplish reflection. She held it out for Jason to see.

"Now 'that' is strange." She repeated as he nodded his head.

"I'll give you that one."

"Hey guys?!" Tina's sudden call from the top of the stairs made them jump dropping the disk, which rolled under the couch.

"Ah, yeah?" Macy called up to her.

"I'm running out of food up here."

"I'll be right there." Macy called. As soon as the door was shut again Macy turned back to Jason. "She seems to be enjoying this." There was a short pause. "Do you think we should tell her?" Jason thought about this.

"Maybe we should leave it until after we find away to send them home, there's no sense in all of us feeling like shit." Macy sighed.

"You're probably right."

"Oh, sweetheart, there aint no probably about it, I'm always right." She rolled her eyes.

"You better get up there and help her out, I'm gonna snoop around down here and see if I can find anything in the freezer."

"Yeah, well," Jason began heading for the stairs. "I think we'll still need to venture out for food some time soon."

Macy sighed to herself as the door closed behind Jason. "I think you're right." She walked to the laundry room and looked across to the far wall where the long freezer sat. She looked down at where the carpet ended in the doorway and the floor continued as cement.

She took a deep breath and stepped over the threshold. As her bare feet hit the cold hard surface she began doing an awkward dance from foot to foot as she adjusted to the cold. When she found herself able to walk right again she proceeded to the freezer. She shivered at the blast of cold air that rushed at her when she lifted the top but it passed and she began sorting through various food items.

As she was rummaging she didn't notice anyone enter the room or that they shut the door behind them. It wasn't until she felt someone's hands trail their way up her bare arms that she noticed she wasn't alone; it was surprising and in that surprise Macy acted on instinct. First by crying out in shock then by grabbing a pack of frozen chicken legs and beating whomever it was over the head. At the thud of a body hitting the cement Macy came out of her battle ready haze and looked down, rolled her eyes and tossed the meat back in the freezer.

Lancelot lay in a heap somewhere between awake and unconsciousness but at the sharp biting sensation of cold applied to his stomach he found himself fully awake. Macy was keeling beside him with a smile.

"Morning." She beamed apparently not all that remorseful about the concussion. She took the pack of frozen peas off his stomach and applied it to his head as he pulled himself into a sitting position. "You might want to hold that there."

He took the package and smiled at her. "Now that is a sight to wake up to." Unsure of that statement Macy looked over her shoulder and then rolled her eyes.

"My God! Not even a blow to the head by frozen poultry can change you!"

"What do you mean by that?" Macy was thrown by his honest curiosity. He honestly believed she was playing hard to get!

"Why do you act like that?"

"Like what?" Now he was truly unsure of what she meant.

"Like a big man skank!" She almost laughed at the look on his face as he repeated the new phrase 'man skank' to himself but was too much in the mood to rant. "With all your over the top flattery and your… hands on approach. Is that really all it takes with women in your time?" His smug look returned.

"Well I have yet to hear complaint…" Macy made a disgusted sound and he became thoughtful. "Dose that bother you?"

"What?"

"The thought of me with other women."

"Oh please, if you think I'm jealous think again. If anything it's disgust at the fact that you think that a few sly looks and flattering words are going to make me fall all over you."

"I've heard no complaints from you yet either." His words made her stop.

"Well… my brother was standing right there what was I supposed to do?"

"And the time before?"

"I… well… I…"

"If your friend hadn't returned…"

"I-I would have come to my senses." Macy stated with false confidence. Her statement was met with a raised eyebrow. "I would have." She stated getting to her feet. "I was confused and… and in shock. And you weren't helping acting all seductive and spouting empty complements…"

"Empty? You believe I was dishonest with you?" He rose to his feet, his tone laced with insult.

"Well, I don't know what to think. I don't know you. You don't know me. How can you be attracted to someone you just met."

"I know beauty when I see it."

"Then you need to get your eyes checked. I am no 'beauty' besides Tina's way cuter then me why aren't you hitting on her."

"Tina is beautiful… and forceful…" Macy snorted as a mental picture of Tina leading him away by the ear danced on her brain but quickly came back to the conversation at hand when he took hers. "But it is you who I find myself attracted to." She wasn't sure how to respond as his lips gently brushed her knuckles. "Why do you find that so hard to believe?"

"I don't exactly have men lining up for me." She pulled her hand away and turned to walk to the door but he cut in front of her.

"Am I not a man?" Macy opened her mouth and closed it again as she found his hand on her hip. She backed up and came in contact with the freezer as he closed the gap between them, damn furniture always around when you didn't need it. He cupped her face as the distance between them closed and this time Tina didn't walk in to stop it.

As his lips met hers she pushed against his shoulders to push him away. He only pulled her closer to him and as the kiss intensified she gave in. Her eyes closed as she returned his kiss, her hand trailed up to his neck and her fingers twisted in his dark curls.

The moment seemed to last forever until it all came crashing down. Macy's rational and sensible side kicked in and the moment was gone, though Lancelot wasn't in the loop. As he kissed and nipped at the sensitive spot on her neck just behind her ear she almost lost herself again before her sensibility gave her a mental bitch slap.

"No," She pushed him away. "T-This can't happen." She didn't wait for a reaction before bolting out of the room and up the stairs. She burst out the basement door and thankfully the kitchen was empty save for Tina who was doing the dishes.

"Mace?" She questioned as Macy walked straight by her and out the sliding glass doors. She dried her hands off and followed after her.

0o0o0o0

Lancelot came up a moment later and looking around the room to find it empty shook his head and smiled at the fresh memory of the kiss in his mind.

"What have you been up to now?"

The sudden sound of a voice brought him out of his thoughts. He jumped and turned, hand instinctively going to his shoulder but finding it bare. There stood Arthur in the shadows of the hallway.

0o0o0o0

Tina found Macy sitting by the pool and she walked up to sit beside her.

"What's wrong?" Macy looked at her with an innocent face.

"What? Nothing's wrong. Why would anything be wrong? Maybe there's something wrong with you did you think of that? Me I'm just great, nothing happened in the basement if that's what your thinking…"

Tina took a moment to process the babble that was just passable as English, which just came out of her friend's mouth. Then her eyes located the fresh bite marks on Macy's neck and her mouth dropped open in an accusing 'O'.

"You were neckin' with a knight in the basement." Macy made a sound somewhere between a squeak and a groan as she buried her face in her hands. "Which one was it?" Tina demanded and Macy looked up from her hands to give her a glare. "That bastard really can't take simple directions can he? You tell him to keep his filthy man whore hands off your best friend what dose he do? He puts his lips on her."

"Oh, please, we were both there." Macy groaned even as she said it.

"Well when you're right, you're right. What the hell where you thinking?"

"I don't know!" She sighed. "It's him, with his sexy eyes, that deep voice that makes you feel all weak inside… he's like kryptonite." Macy sighed.

"Well, he is a very fine specimen I'll give you that. But please tell me it was just a moment of insanity and you are totally over it."

Macy paused as she thought about the kiss. It was still so fresh in her mind she could almost still feel it. Her hand went to her lips as she broke into a dopey half smile.

"Oh my god! Say it ain't so!" Tina's hands flew to her head as she griped her hair.

"Tina calm down."

"Calm down?" Tina repeated in a voice that suggested anything but calm. "Calm down! Are you kidding me!" Macy eyed Tina like a crazy person and wondered if she should call for Jason.

"Teeny, what is your damage? It was one kiss and your acting like it's the end of the world."

"Macy, can't you see what's happening to you?" Macy just looked at her with no clue as to what she was talking about. "You're becoming a Mary Sue!"