Back in the courtyard, Katie's warm up for the knights was quite a spectacle.
"And take hold of your partner, and waltz to the wall and back!"
"Katie is this really necessary?" Yelled Lancelot as Percival proceeded to tread on his toes whilst they were waltzing.
"I find it hard to believe this is really neces-"Started Arthur as he and Leon performed a dazzling pirouette much to the watching girls delight. Merlin and Gwaine had now started doing a very serious tango, along with numerous hair flicks.
"Do you want to be warmed up or not?" Asked Katie with a disappointed glance at the knights, as though ashamed of their efforts. And so they continued for a while, and only ended when Percival very nearly flattened poor Lancelot. Elyan had sat out on this one, due to their being an odd number, but there was no way he was avoiding the next!
"Right now I want you all to –"
"Wait a second!" Pete came running out down the steps, with Jim trailing behind – the chainmail was just a tad too heavy for him it seemed. "Sir Gwaine?" He beckoned to the knight. A series of oooohs came from the knights and girls, what was he in trouble for now? "Uther has sent me to arrest you again Sir,"
"Awwww why?" Moaned Gwaine, it appeared he had been enjoying himself.
"For pushing the Prince down the steps."
"It was an accident!" Supplied Gwaine
"Was not!" yelled Arthur, this situation was amusing him clearly.
"Ok, I um, HE PUSHED ME FIRST!" Shouted Gwaine triumphantly.
"You know what? I don't care," said Pete, "Just don't let His Royal Highness catch you at it again.
"Yay! That's the fifth time I've been arrested this week Lance, hand over the cash!" Gwaine said with a wide smile.
"I can't believe you actually took him up on that bet Gwaine," said Leon disapprovingly, but with a hint of a giggle.
"Wait," said Arthur disbelievingly "You mean to say you took a bet to get arrested more than five times this week?"
"Yes!" Said Gwaine not noticing the disapproval, and still grinning like a maniac.
"And you won that bet…"
"Yep!" Gwaine grinned even wider.
"You are such an idiot," said Arthur who asked himself why he ever made him a knight.
"And you're a Princess" Again thought Arthur. Why? By this time the girls had caught on and were finding the situation highly amusing. But not quite as amusing as that warm up.
"The warm up?" Motioned Lili to Katie.
"What on earth do I do next?" Asked Katie with an anxious glance.
"The conga!" Supplied Holly.
"Leap frog!" Becca practically screamed.
"Or," said Emma grinning "Ring a ring a Roses!"
A resounding 'YES' was yelled, which made the knights a little uneasy to hear. They were beginning to dread these warm ups.
"Everyone get in a circle," yelled Katie with a Don't-cross-me kinda voice. They all obeyed wordlessly, although Gwaine still look too pleased with himself.
"Now hold hands," Said Holly. Arthur looked at Leon, who looked at Elyan, who looked at Lance, then Percy, then Merlin, then Gwaine back to Arthur. Arthur was the first to refuse.
"I am not holding hands with a gambling, ale drinking, dress we-" but he never finished as he received a rugby tackle from Gwaine. Unfortunately Merlin had already linked hands with Gwaine and so was pulled on top of the pile.
"BUNDLE!" Yelled Percy and everyone jumped on, including a few of the watching peasants.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Screamed Emma. "RING-A-RING-OF-ROSES. NOW!"
And so, when Uther came out not five minutes later, he was somewhat confused as to why his son, the Crown Prince of Camelot no less was doing a silly dance in a circle with some knights and a giggling serving boy. Being a King was a hard life.
A/N: Sorry I forgot to update last week but EXAMS! And also sorry this chapter is a bit short, but the next installment is the match!
~Katie from The Camelot Netball Team