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Zoey gave Eggsy a hug before she watched him walk back to the bar after offering her his seat. She sat down and watched him at the bar as she smiled lightly after him. Jamal, Ryan and Jordan snickered under their breaths as they watched the two interact. Zoey narrowed her eyes jokingly at her friends as she watched Eggsy sit down.

"Okay, fine. But you know one of these days, I'm going to kick his butt to the moon," Zoey said as she picked up her drink and took a sip. Jamal, Ryan and Jordan blinked as they looked at Zoey, but then they realized that she was also top of her class in fencing as well as kick-boxing.

"We all know you could kick Dean's butt, Z. We would honestly love to see you do that," Jamal admitted softly as he looked at Zoey and then looked at Eggsy.

"Trust me, I say that...but we all know that violence is not always the answer," Zoey muttered under her breath as she put her drink down and folded her arms across her chest. Jordan looked at Zoey before glancing at Eggsy and gestured to him, hoping he could cheer the young blonde up.

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Eggsy smirked as she said that and rolled his eyes at Jamal.
"I have no doubt in you Zoe, I didn't even say it was Dean though" he chuckled a bit as he turned a little more serious. "Try telling him the answer isn't violence," looking to his hands before putting his smile back on to lighten the mood again. Running his hands back through his hair, Eggsy gave Zoey teasing looks and smiles all evening

They stayed at the bar for another couple of hours to catch up, it had been a long time since they had got together like this.
"We need to do this more often." Eggsy pointed out, and though he said it to the group, he glanced to Zoey as he made the suggestion. "Anyone free same time next week?"

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"Jordan and I have to work at my parents' shop for a bit, but other than that, I believe I'm free," Zoey said as she smiled widely at Eggsy. She hasn't laughed that hard in months and she was happy that they could all get together to enjoy an evening together. Zoey then blinked as she noticed the pub owner, Marcus, waving her over. "Uh...hold that thought," she excused herself from the table as she walked over to talk to Marcus.

"You know Ryan and I have nothing to do, Bruv," Jamal admitted as him and Ryan nudged each other jokingly. The door opened and Jamal, Ryan as well as Jordan glanced over to see Shawn and some of Dean's crew walk in.

"Do you guys wanna bail?" Jordan asked as she glanced over at Dean's crew as they walked over to the table in the corner. Jamal and Ryan looked like they had seen a ghost, but then saw Zoey walk back over to the table.

"Don't they have their own pub to be at?" Zoey growled under her breath as she sat back down next to Eggsy and looked at her friends. "No, we are not leaving...this is our place; how the heck did they figure out where we were anyway?" she muttered under her breath, replying to Jordan's question as she glanced at Dean's crew before turning her attention back to her friends.

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I dunno Zoey... It's getting late, c'mon I don't want any trouble. Let's get going," Eggsy muttered, looking at the group in the corner gaining more members every time he looked before keeping his head down and hood up, lying low rather than starting a fight seeing as they were rather outnumbered.

However it was too late to go under the radar Eggsy found out as Shawn lept out his seat and shouted his name yet Eggsy refused to look at him.

"I'm gonna go now," Eggsy nodded to his friends, admitting defeat and now wanting to turn in for the night, even though he also wanted to stay out with his friends, he didn't like the fact that Dean's droogs were out though and that was enough to put him off entirely. However thinking about it, home wouldn't be any better is Dean was home anyway.

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Zoey opened her mouth to say something when she heard Shawn shout Eggsy's name. This ticked her off as she stood up and glared over at Shawn. "Back the heck off, Shawn. Don't you and the dogs have a better place to be?" she snapped as she narrowed her eyes at the crew in the corner. Most of the patrons in the Fusion were actually close friends of Zoey's parents as some of them stood up from their tables. Shawn and the dogs looked outnumbered as Shawn sat back down, looking down at his drink. "Good boy. I'm sure Dean will be happy with you," she muttered under her breath as she nodded to her friends, hoping they follow her lead as she headed out the door; she gave Marcus one last wave before walking out the door.

"Don't do that again, Z. His dogs will tear you apart," Jamal finally said after he, Ryan and Jordan had followed Zoey outside. Jamal knew that Zoey could hold her own for being a petite woman of 5 feet 5 inches.

"Yeah, well my bark is worse than my bite," Zoey admitted as she glanced around, hoping Eggsy had followed them outside.

"Jamal's right, Zoe. You need to be more careful around those guys...especially since Dean knows that you and Eggsy are childhood friends," Jordan explained as she looked at her friend, who shrugged her shoulders.

"Again, didn't want to pick a fight, but Shawn pushed my buttons when he bugged Eggsy for no reason," Zoey growled as she clenched her fists and looked at the sky.

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As Zoey shouted back, Eggsy simply lowered his head, a little in embarrassment but mostly fear for what came next. By natural default, he stood up and between Shawn and Zoey, just in case. He wouldn't let her take a beating from anyone even if she had put her foot in it like now.He glared back at Shaun now before taking Zoey by the waist in a protective way outside.

"Never was little drama with you," he rolled his eyes as they stepped out the door and let her waist go now. "You're more threatening than me!" Eggsy began to laugh for a while, yet still turned his bruises away from her. The way Eggsy felt the need to protect and be polite to Zoey could be seen as flirtatious, yet that wasn't what he meant by it.

(I'll probably do one more reply then sleep as my replies are getting bad cause im tired and its gone 2am haha!!)

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"Yeah, well I couldn't have him shouting at you for no reason," Zoey said as she felt Eggsy's hand leaving her waist. She blushed lightly as she smiled at him. She then reached her hand up and gently turned his face towards her. She looked at his bruises and sighed lightly as she looked saddened by the idea of her friend getting hit for no reason. "This isn't right," she muttered softly, her hand still on his cheek.

"Well, it has been a very eventful evening. Jordan, why don't Ryan and I walk you home?" Jamal suggested quickly, wanting to give Zoey and Eggsy some time to talk. He offered his arm to her and then gestured to the two 'lovebirds'.

"Uh...yeah, that would be great. Z, I'll see you tomorrow at the shop," Jordan said as she took Jamal's arm before heading off with him and Ryan. Zoey opened her mouth to object, but then realized that the three of them were already gone. The young blonde turned back to Eggsy and sighed lightly.

"I'm sorry...I shouldn't have snapped like that in there, but Shaun and the dogs were just getting on my last nerve," Zoey admitted as she slightly bowed her head apologetically as she lowered her hand from Eggsy's bruises and turned her back to him. "It's just that...this is the first time we've seen each other in weeks and you have bruises on your face as well as Dean's dogs showing up at our spot," she explained with frustration in her voice as she slightly paced in front of the Fusion.

((It's fine; it's only 9:20pm here, but I'll be heading to bed soon))

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Eggsy flinched away a little as her touch on his beaten face but her hand remained where it was on his cheek as he looked down for a moment.

"Bye Jamal, Jordan, Ryan, see you around, thanks for tonight," Eggsy nodded and called after them before turning his attention back to Zoey. "No Zoe, don't apologise it'd not your fault, I get it. I'm only sorry I didn't deal with them instead." He grumbled with a sigh. "Next time I'll deal with them Zoey, they usually stay down The Black Prince, I don't know how they found out where I was. Enough about them anyway, when will I next see you?"

(Sorry that was a pretty short reply... are you going away tomorrow??)

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((It's fine; I will be going away the 14th, but I'll be back on the 17th))

"How about you come by the shop tomorrow? It's been ages since my parents have seen you," Zoey admitted as she giggled slightly at the thought of her parents talking about Eggsy. "They have begun to question if you still exist and didn't drop off the face of the Earth," she joked as she turned on her heels and started to head down the street. "Unless you wanna walk me home," she suggested as she nodded her head towards the shop. Her parents had actually find a place where they was living space above the shop. "I'm surprised they didn't stay at the Black Prince," she muttered under her breath, still wondering how Dean's dogs had found out about the Fusion. The Fusion was more of a modern spin to the Black Prince and it was mostly where teenagers and young adults spent their time when they didn't want to be messed with.

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"Zoey, not being funny but I think your parents would much rather remember me for what I was than see me for what I am now. I'm the scum of the Earth Zoey, you know that's what they call people like me, I'm going nowhere. I can't get a job and if I do I loose it. I steal I fight.... I'm not the little boy you used to live beside no more." Eggsy sighed as he recounted the fork in the road where Zoey went for better, and he had gone down hill. He had his bad boy attitude and dashing smile to get ladies, but its was true he could never keep them like he could never keep a job.

"I'll walk you home Zoey." He gave her a smile get it was a little sheepish as he turned to face the way back to hers, offering her arm and keeping an eye out for Dean and his pack of mutts or anyone other trouble on the not-so-safe streets, it was never like when they were younger, it was unpleasant at night.