OBE Oh My!

Bored at Buckingham

When Ant and Dec arrived at Buckingham Palace, they did a final straighten straighten of each other's hair and plastered smiles on their faces for the crowd of fans and press that would be lining the entrance to the steps in to the Palace.

They knew they could not hold hands as they were on Palace grounds and were not sure if that would be accepted. They paused for the press, wrapping an arm on each other's shoulders and giving their famous smiles; they were masters of the press line.

When they entered the doors of the Palace, they were greeted by valets and security. After they passed through the security check they were led in to a banquet room with the others to be honored that day. Dec grabbed two flutes of champagne from passing waiter and the men immersed themselves into the crowd for small talk while waiting for the line-up before the ceremony.

While pretending to listen to one of the other guests, Ant noticed Dec had removed himself from the crowd and was standing by one of the large windows overlooking one of the gardens. He excused himself from the conversation and stood next to Dec, bumping his elbow against his and smiling at him.

"This is bloody boring." Dec whispered into his glass as he raised it to take a sip. A waiter stopped and offered them an appetizer from their tray. When the waiter left, Dec rolled his eyes from boredom.

Ant looked around the room and then back at Dec with one of his naughty smirks. "Come on."

"What? Where?" Dec looked around confused.

"Just come on!" Ant grabbed Dec's elbow and moved him toward the nearest door.

"Excuse me? Where are the toilets?" Ant asked the valet at the door. The valet gave instructions to the toilets and instructions to not go pass any of the velvet ropes blocking off restricted areas.

As they followed the directions the valet had just provided them, Ant kept looking for something. Dec followed looking in the same directions as Ant but completely lost.

"What are you looking for?"

"Shhhhhh" Ant whispered. "Ah, here we are!"

They were standing near the toilets but Ant was standing in front another door. He looked around the hall to make sure no one was coming or looking before he opened the door; to his happy surprise, it was unlocked.

"What are you doin' !" Dec shouted in a whisper. He began to shake and look around as if he was about to be in serious trouble.

"What? It's not pass the ropes! Come on!" Ant went through the door. Standing in the hallway alone, Dec quickly made sure no one was around before slipping through the door.