Kingsman: The Golden Circle - Suited vs. Booted

Chapter 8

I'm like hey wassup hello!! I know I said I'd be back soon (definitely not a month later), but life happened and my computer shut down on me countless times while I was writing this. But I am back now and without further ado, enjoy!!

On the jet

Eggsy and Harry were sitting opposite each other in front of the bar on comfy couches. Roxy and Merlin had gone to the back to prepare the outfits for the landing in Cambodia.

"You all right?" Eggsy snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Harry's voice. "What was that call you got?" He sighed at that question.

"Let's not Harry." He answered with a shake of his head. "I don't think you'd sympathize and I'm not really in the mood for a lecture." Harry gave Eggsy a once-over, his eyes taking in the younger male's slouched figure and his expression which was a mixture of anger, frustration and worry.

"All right." He concluded before standing up and walking to the bar countertop. "How about a martini? For old times' sake?"

"Yeah, all right." With that answer, Harry turned to the shelves and took the gin, placing it on the countertop.

"I'm in love with Chloe." Stopping dead in his tracks, Harry looked at Eggsy. "Reckon I have since the training. She's also under this thing now. And, if this mission fails she's gonna die. I know, it's against Kingsman rules, having a relationship." Harry had heard about that rule, extra-marital relationships being forbidden, but he knew it was only between agents. Frankly, he didn't think it made sense, but he couldn't do anything about it. So, he opted for continuing to make the drink.

"After I nearly had a brush with death, can you guess what flashed through my mind?" Aware of Eggsy's eyes on him, he closed the bottle of gin and put it away. "It was absolutely nothing."

A confused expression bled into Eggsy's hazel eyes. *What?*

"I had no ties. No bittersweet memories. If I were to die, I'd be leaving nothing behind. Never experienced companionship. Only fell in love once, and I wanted to make sure she wouldn't remember me with any fondness. But I lost her instead... And in that moment, all I felt was loneliness... And regret." He poured the drink into two glasses while blinking away the tears that had built up. Eggsy's eyes widened in realization as the penny finally dropped. *Auntie Irene...*

"I'm sorry..."

"Don't be." Composing himself, Harry took the two glasses and walked around the bar countertop, handing one to Eggsy. "Just know that having something to lose is what makes life worth living. I had to learn it the hard way and I don't want you to experience the same thing." He smiled at Eggsy, trying to hide the pain in his eyes. "Now, let's go save Agent Absinthe."

Eggsy smiled, glancing down at the martini he was used to drinking. "I missed you Harry." With that, the two gentlemen clinked their glasses together. Merlin and Roxy walked in just as they were taking a sip.

"Gentlemen." Roxy smiled. "I hate to break up a party, but we're nearly there, so I suggest we get ready." She said. Downing their martinis in one go, Harry and Eggsy followed Merlin and Roxy to the bedroom and all four stood in front of the closet. Merlin pressed a mirror and the closet door opened up to reveal four sets of outfits; from the suit to the boot. Eggsy smiled.

"Aw yes!"

Statesman HQ

As Whiskey finally came about, he woke up having regressed to his younger self. Sitting up, he saw Ginger in front of him and immediately gave her a once-over.

"Hello, gorgeous. I'm Jack. What's your name?" With that, he jumped out of the bed and began to walk closer to Ginger, who kept backing away.

"How would you like to ride home on a real cowboy? I got a six pack of cold ones on ice and my roomie's out all night. So you can scream my name as loud as you need to, sugar." Pulling out a polaroid photo from out of her pocket, Ginger turned it to Whiskey.