Eggsy returned a hour later. During that time Neil'd forced himself to run laps round his cell in an effort to burn off the worse effects of the drugs. Then he had stood in the small shower in the bathroom and let the cold water run over him until he was no longer muttering every single thought that came into his head. He was still sitting there, slumped against the wall under the spray. Blonde hair slicked to his head and tshirt completely see through. He was shivering in the cold but it was bringing some of the rationality back to his head and calming down the dizziness.  When the door opened and a voice called out. 

"Neil?" Eggsy strode in. Neil could see him through the bathroom doorway. He looked banged up. Bruises were blooming on his face and his tie was missing, cut off it seemed like. His suit was sliced in places and there were some patches that looked like burn marks. In all, he looked victorious and war battered. "Neil?" He looked around before he heard the sound of the shower and peered through the bathroom door. The look on his face as he saw Neil slumped against the tiles, shivering yet eyes much more coherent than they were an hour ago, made Neil feel strange. He put that down as another side effects of the drugs. 

Eggsy strode through the door and flicked the shower off with a twist of his hand. "Hey", his voice was calming. "Neil. How are you feeling?" 

Neil glared at him from under his dripping fringe. Pupils not as big as before, consuming the blue, but they were still wider than they should be. "Fuck. I thought I hallucinated you. I did not really say those things, did I?" He groaned and slumped even further down the tiles. "So is he dead?" 

"Yeah. Told him you send your regards and all", Eggsy grinned. Neil blinked at him, the softness in those green eyes made him uncomfortable. He thought their thing was all bite and sexual tension. Not whatever look Eggsy was giving him right now. "So do you need a hand?" 

"No. I've got it", Neil waved the other's hands away and struggled to his feet. As soon as he was upright, the world tilted and he swayed. 

"Whoa", Eggsy caught him, swinging one of his arms over his shoulders and allowing the blonde to lean against him. Neil huffed. 

"Not trying to feel me up there Eggsy?" 

"Not while you're high as a fucking kite. I have my morals", Eggsy muttered as he began to steer them towards the door. "Come on, Merlin is waiting on the plane". 

"What happened to my father?" Neil was mostly concentrating on keeping with Eggsy's pace. His legs were there but not responding how he liked them too. "Bloody fuck", he gasped as they reached the corridor. Several bodies of Valentine's shoulders were strewn over the floor, normally this wouldn't get a reaction from him but the fact that they were all missing their heads  did make him look twice this time. "What happened here?" 

"Bit of a fireworks show. I'll show you the footage on the plane", Eggsy responded with a grin. He tucked his arm close around Neil's was it. "Come on. Let's get you dry and in some better clothes. You're getting my suit wet". 

"Boohoo. As if it that's the worse thing your suit have been through in the last hour". 

"Ouch. You certainly don't hold back when high", Eggsy muttered as he helped him step over the bodies. "I sort of miss when we argued now. At least you were sober then". 

"Shut up. You wish you could know all my secrets", Neil bit back, though it came out more slurred than intended. 

Eggsy laughed tiredly. "At the rate you're going, I'm going to hear them anyway". 

Neil blinked at him and reached out with one hand to press against Eggsy's face and shove it away. "Stop being cute". 

"Aww you think I'm cute do you?" Eggsy had an insufferable expression in his face  than made Neil want to smother him. "Well I think you're pretty cute too. Even when you look like a drowned cat". 

"Shut up". 

"Though, you still owe me that rewards though. I made it to the finals and I save the world. I bet that reward is going to be pretty good now". The words were accompanied by a sly grin that made Neil giggle. He actually giggled and rested his head exhaustedly on the other man's shoulder. If he wasn't as high as he was, he would be embarrassed by the affection. 

"I was going to kiss you". The words were a whisper. 

Eggsy paused and looked at him. "You were? Like a proper kiss? or just a peck?"

"Proper kiss", Neil murmured. He was tired. It seemed effort to keep his eyes open.

"Ah ah aa", Eggsy's spare arm patted him on the cheek. "Wakey wakey Neil. You can't fall asleep until we have you back on the plane and Merlin can see what kind of shit they injected you with". 

"But I'm tired". It was whine and he didn't have the strength to deny it to himself anymore. Exhaustion was dragging on his limbs and Eggsy began taking more and more of his weight. 

"Neil", Eggsy stopped walking to pull the blonde's slumping body closer. He swung the other man's arms up over his shoulders and grunted as he shifted Neil around into a piggy back position. The soaked and half asleep man mumbled something unintelligible into the brunette's shoulder. "What was that?" 

"Thanks". It was a small word. Soft and small and surprisingly real. 

Eggsy kept walking through the corridors. "You're welcome. It's not like I could have left you here to die". 

"I would have escaped sooner or later. The bomb last time was fucking genius". 

"You set off a bomb?" Eggsy grinned. "Aww man, I wish I could have seen Valentine's face. I bet you were a horrible captive". 

"ish why they drugged me", Neil shrugged. "My head feels fuzzy and I'm cold but the colours no longer hurt so that's good". 

"That is good. Almost back to the plane now Neil". 

"How do you know my name?" Neil raised his head to eye Eggsy suspiciously. It was much cuter now, with flushed cheeks and damp hair, than it would have been if he was normal. 

"Merlin told me when you went missing. You didn't tell me you were related to that Blackbird company". 

"I don't like using my name at work", Neil grumbled as he rested his head back on Eggsy's shoulder. "Too messy". 

A moment of silence passed as Eggsy picked his way round another sprawled group of headless bodies. It took him a bit of effort to balance both their weights as he stepped carefully over limbs. But as soon as he was past them, his voice sounded. "So you were really planning on rewarding me with a kiss? Cause I've always wanted to save a prince". 

"I'm not a prince", Neil huffed. 

"You're the heir to a global company. That practically makes you a prince in my books. Also I did a bit of research and you are apparently distant cousins to the queen so that counts". 

"Not a prince". 

"Okay, just a damsel in distress then. Do I still get a kiss?" 

"I could have handled it". 

"Even as doped up as you are right now. Sure". 

"I would have worked out something". 

"So do I still get a kiss? You promise? Later though, when you're not high and we both don't look like shit. Harry has been training me to be a gentleman after all". 

Neil smiled into Eggsy's collar. "Promise. I'm not easy though, and I'm pretty sure I remember you threatening to show me a good time". 

"Oh I definitely plan on going through with that. Just have to wine and dine you first. Where do you like to go?" They rounded a corner and the plane came into sight. Eggsy sped up slightly as he saw Merlin standing at the top of the stairs waiting for them. 

Neil hummed in response, waving in a halfhearted attempt at greeting Merlin. "Ask me later". 

"Alright. But you'll better not back out of your promise", Eggsy replied as he climbed the stairs. 

"There you are Neil. You're not looking too good", Merlin greeted. "Come, put him on the sofa and I'll take a blood sample to find out what stuff he's doped on". He waved them towards the lint of leather seats inside the plane. Neil huffed as he tried to get his limbs to work but it ended up with mostly the other two men draping him across the cushions. Eggsy grabbed something soft that he bundled up and stuck under Neil's head. The blonde blinking slowly at him as Merlin pulled out a medical kit. 

"Did you save the world?" The question was a sleepy mumble. Eggsy grinned. 

"Yeah. I did". 

"Good. I like the world", came the reply. Then Neil's eyes were closing and he finally fell asleep. 

unedited 

Finally some softness for these two. They have been running on pure sexual tension the entire book, I needed a bit of softness. 

Only a few more chapters left guys!