Author's Note: This little plot bunny just hopped into my head and I had to start writing. I'm not sure if I'm going to continue it yet. Please let me know what you think! It has aspects of the movie and play. This is my first Les Mis fanfic. I hope you like it! PLEASE REVIEW!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Les Mis, but I do own a copy of the DVD. Also, Eddie Redmayne and Aaron Tveit are MINE!
Marius was on top of the barricade with a barrel of gunpowder and a torch, completely blind to the guardsman who had a gun trained on him. "NO!" she yelled and jumped in front of Marius, taking the bullet meant for him.
"Fall back!" Marius shouted at the guardsmen. "Fall back or I blow the barricade!" The guardsmen had the good sense to jump down. she had slumped to the ground, burning pain in her stomach. The next thing she knew, Marius's face was in her line of vision. "Éponine? What are you doing here?" She handed him the letter from Cosette.
"I kept it from you," she said, trying to hid the severe pain from him. "It's from Cosette. I'm sorry."
"What have you done?" He asked, looking at her stomach with a hint of hysteria in his voice. She looked down and noticed that her hand had slipped from the wound.
"Don't you fret, Monsieur Marius," she said with as much calm in her voice as possible. "I don't feel any pain. A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now." Marius knelt and held her against him, making sure to not to hurt her any more than she already was. She looked into his eyes adoringly. "You're here, that's all I need to know. And you will keep me safe. And you will keep me close. And rain will make the flowers grow."
"But you will live, 'Ponine - dear god above," Marius half-whispered to her, sounding more like he was trying to convince himself than her. "If I could close your wounds with words of love."
She shook her head. "Just hold me now and let it be. Shelter me, comfort me."
"You would live a hundred years if I could show you how. I won't desert you now."
"The rain can't hurt me now. This rain will wash away what's passed. And you will keep me safe. And you will keep me close. I'll sleep in your embrace at last." She winced in pain. "This rain that brings you here is heaven-blessed. The skies begin to clear and I'm at rest. A breath away from where you are. I've come home from so far."
"Hush-a-bye, dear Éponine. You won't feel any pain. A little fall of rain can hardly hurt you now. I'm here."
"That's all I need to know."
"I will stay with you 'till you are sleeping," he said, tears falling down his cheeks.
"And rain will make the flowers," Éponine barely managed to choke out before closing her eyes.
"Grow," Marius sobbed. He kissed the top of her head.
Enjolras's eyes filled with tears, which he quickly brushed away. He couldn't let the others see him cry.
"'Ponine?" Gavroche wailed, running to his sister's side and collapsing on top of her, his small body racked with sobs.
My eyes fluttered open. I was staring at a white ceiling. I tried to sit up and get a better look around, but was immediately speared through the stomach by excruciating pain. A cry of pain escaped my lips as I collapsed back down onto the bed. That was when I realized that I was in a bed, the most wonderfully soft bed I had ever felt in my life. The blankets were red and felt like clouds, warm, wonderful clouds.
The door burst open and I saw something I never expected to see, Marius and Enjolras ran into the room looking frantically worried. I almost forgot the pain in my abdomen at the look on Enjolras's face. He looked genuinely concerned for me and his eyes were red and puffy as if he had been crying. Surely he hasn't been crying for me? The marble man, worried about a Thénardier? That's not possible, right? I thought.
"'Ponine! You're awake!" Marius cried, rushing to my side and taking me hands. He looked as if he had been crying too. His dark her was an utter mess. Neither of them looked as if they had slept for a very long while. "We've been so worried about you!"
"Oui, Monsieur," I said between gasps. "What happened?"
"You were shot, 'Ponine," Marius said. It all came back to me, the barricade, the guardsman, jumping in front of Marius.
"Gav noticed that you were still breathing," Enjolras said, still standing a bit away from us, but looking slightly relieved. "Marius and I carried you here. Joly has been looking after you."
"Where are we?" I asked.
"Enjolras's apartment," Marius answered. "To be more specific, his bedroom." I blushed faintly at the thought of being in his bed.
"Where's Gav?" I asked.
"He's sleeping in the guest room," Enjolras replied. "He stayed awake for a few hours, never once leaving your side, but exhaustion claimed him about an hour ago."
I nodded and winced in pain. Even the smallest movement hurt. Marius and Enjolras both looked worried. "I'll go get Joly," Marius exclaimed, jumping up and running out of the room.
Enjolras and I stayed still for a moment in an uncomfortable silence. Suddenly he knelt by the bed and took my hand in his. "We were really worried about you, 'Ponine," he whispered, his grey eyes boring into mine. For some reason, I couldn't look away.
"I am sorry to have worried you, Monsieur," I replied.
Enjolras rolled his eyes. "Éponine, please call me Enjolras."
"Maybe, we'll see," I replied. He chuckled.
"You are so stubborn, 'Ponine," he said, mildly exasperated.
"As are you, Monsieur." He chuckled again.
Marius and Joly walked into the room. "How are you feeling, Éponine?" Joly asked as he took Enjolras's place at my side.
I took a deep breath and winced. "I've been better, Joly."
"Wait, we're 'Monsieur,' but he's Joly?" Marius asked, a look of mock insult in his eyes.
"Oui, Monsieur," I mocked.
Joly removed the blanket and I noticed that I was wearing a man's shirt and trousers. They were surprisingly comfortable. Joly turned to Marius and Enjolras. "You two should leave, I need to check Éponine's wound."
They nodded, both blushing slightly, and left.
Author's Note: So, What do you think? Please review. I want to know if it's good enough for me to continue!