Theatre of War ➳| Kingsman ·Eggsy Unwin·

ch. XVII -- You get the dog?

Training and selection for next Lancelot was still hot and on.

Sophie tried her best to stay away from all the candidates, but it was hard because she always was needed as assistant for Merlin. Grading their tests, making sure they had all the outfits and stuff like that. And still from time to time she run into Eggsy and Roxy. She would lie if she said that she didn't make deals with Eggsy for letting her play with JB or taking the pug to her room for night. Of course, she tried to get poor pup back to his owner till five thirty, but sometimes tables were turned and Eggsy actually needed to go and fetch his own dog from her room around six in the morning.

One morning like this is burned in her memory like with hot iron. It was six in the morning. Sophie was sleeping soundlessly through all of her alarms, JB by her side. But the odd thing was that she didn't hear someone opening doors to her bedroom. Only sound that kind of raised her from slumber was JB barking happily.

"Shh, JB I wanna sleep. Five more minutes. Then you can go back to your dad." Sophie rolled over in bed.

"Till seven will be alright?" voice asked and that made Sophie open her eyes immediately. Sitting up and covering herself with blanket she looked at the person that was laying on their back at the end of her bed. There he was, Eggsy playing with his dog on her bed while she was still sleeping.

"You forgot to bring him back." Eggsy said looking at the ceiling.

"What.." Sophie looked at the clock. "Oh, shit! I am so sorry! I don't know how I slept through all of the alarms." Sophie apologized and let her hand slide through her bead head.

"Nah.. It's fine. I don't have training that early today." Eggsy said and continued to play with JB. For the next couple of seconds there was this feeling of false idle: Sophie just woken up from her peaceful sleep, Eggsy right there laying on her bed and JB running and jumping around them happily. This false safe heaven made Sophie reach for her phone to secretly steal picture of Eggsy and JB. It felt surreal: the friendship that had formed over the dog and the fact that both of them didn't actually know each other's names.

"I understand if you won't let me have him over anymore." Sophie silently said.

"Don't be silly, JB loves your company." Eggsy propped himself up on his elbow and looked at Sophie and the way that JB was running around her. Sophie smiled at him and petted JB for a second.

"Thanks." Sophie murmured. Both of them were looking at each other when there was a knock on the door.

"Hide! Both of you!" Sophie whispered to Eggsy.

"Where?!" Eggsy yelled back in same manner.

"I dunno, think of something. The bathroom." Sophie pointed to the doors and jumped out of bed, not caring in a world if Eggsy saw her lingerie or not. Grabbing her robe she putted it on and turned back to look if Eggsy was gone.

"Move, you idiot! Haven't seen girl in underwear?!" Sophie said with small blush dusting her cheeks and pushed Eggsy to her bathroom.

"Shouldn't I take you to a date first?" Eggsy was confused for a second then smirked at his own remark.

"Maybe some other time, don't you see that someone is at the door?" Sophie said and closed doors almost shut.

After that she skipped back to bedroom's door and opened it.

"Good morning, Miss Richards." said woman from main personal.

"Good morning." Sophie smiled at her.