Battlefield Love
A/N - I'm not a big fan of this title. Maybe I'll change it later. I'm open to suggestions.
"Mission complete, Merlin," Eggsy spoke into his comm.
"Make your way to the rendezvous and the chopper will be there soon," Merlin said.
"Copy that," Crystal told him.
"See you when you get home."
Eggsy and Crystal started to make their way out of the house.
"I feel like something's wrong," Crystal said, "This was too easy."
"Maybe he's just an idiot."
Crystal stopped walking. "No. No, something's wrong. I can feel it and my feelings are never wrong, Eggsy." Crystal walked into the living room.
There was a faint noise coming from the wall.
She walked over to the wall and pulled a painting off the wall.
There was a cutout in the wall.
"Bomb!" Crystal yelled. She and Eggsy barely made it out the door before it went off.
When the smoke cleared, Eggsy could hear a wheezing noise. He looked over and saw Crystal, gasping for breath. "Crystal!" he yelled. He knelt by her side, trying to find her injury. He gently prodded her arms, legs, and stomach. His fingers touched something sticking out of her body, just under her breasts.
Crystal cried out in pain.
Eggsy contacted HQ. "Merlin. Gwenivere is down. I repeat Gwenivere is down. Requesting evac immediately. She's…she's hurt pretty badly."
"Evac is on the way to your location. Keep her awake."
Eggsy gently took Crystal's face in his hands. "Crys, hey, stay awake for me. Help's on the way."
"Egg…Egg…"
"Shh, don't try to talk."
Crystal coughed and blood pooled in her mouth.
"No, no, no, no. Crys, c'mon stay awake for me babes."
Crystal reached up and put her hand on top of one of Eggsy's.
"That's it. Good girl. Just focus on me."
She was mouthing something, but Eggsy was too focused on keeping her awake to read her lips. Crystal's eyes fluttered and her hand dropped from Eggsy's.
"No, no, no! Crystal! C'mon, stay awake!"
The last thing Crystal remembered was Eggsy yelling her name.
It had been three weeks since Crystal was injured on a mission and she hadn't woken up yet.
Eggsy had refused to go out on any missions without her, but the Kingsman numbers were low on a good day and they couldn't afford to be missing any more agents. He called Merlin every night before he went to bed and every night he got the same answer.
"I'm sorry Eggsy, but she hasn't woken up yet."
He longed for the day when she woke up. He missed his best friend.
"Are you sure you and Crystal are just friends?" Roxy asked him.
"Why would you ask that?"
Roxy shrugged. "You two just seem closer than friends."
Eggsy was out on a mission when he got the call.
"She's awake."
"She's what?"
"Agent Gwenivere just woke up. Focus on your mission. She'll be here when you get home."
Eggsy wrapped up the mission and rushed back to HQ to see Crystal. When he walked into the infirmary, she was laying on the bed.
All the tubes had been removed. She just looked like she was sleeping.
He walked up to her bed and brushed some hair behind her ear.
Crystal's head turned into his touch.
"Babes?" he asked.
Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at him.
"Hey you," Eggsy said.
"Galahad."
Eggsy smiled hearing his codename on her lips. Eggsy leaned forward and pressed his forehead to hers. "I was so scared. I was afraid…"
"Shhh."
"I don't know what I would've done if I lost you."
"You won't ever lose me Eggsy."
"But…"
Crystal shut him up by pressing her lips to his.
Eggsy pulled away, blushing. "Hey Crys, before you passed out…you were trying to say something."
Crystal looked down at her hands in her lap. "I've heard that if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't look too good for you. It didn't hurt Eggsy and I didn't want to die without you knowing I love you."
Eggsy gently grasped her chin and tilted her head up, pressing his lips to hers. "I love you too, Crystal."
They kissed again and again until they heard someone clear their throat. They jumped apart and saw Merlin standing there.
Eggsy stood up. "I should…umm…"
"Yeah, you should. Harry and Arthur are waiting for you," Merlin told him.
"Yeah. I'll…umm…come back later." Eggsy dropped a kiss on Crystal's head and left the infirmary.
Merlin walked over to Crystal. "It's good to see you feeling much better, Agent Gwenivere."
Crystal blushed. "It's good to be back, Merlin." She couldn't wait to get out of this bed and back into Eggsy's arms.
