Hey guys! This is my first Les Mis story and since I've recently become obsessed with E/E I thought it would be perfect to write them. So tell me what you think and if I should continue it or not, reviews always appreciated!
"Marius asked you to do what?!" Enjolras asked the brunette pixie that sat in front of him at their favorite picnic table in the park to study.
"He asked me to find his 'blonde angel' for him, he found out that I knew her from when we were little" Eponine answered her blue-eyed best friend, the last part filled with guilt and sadness.
It was true though, the blonde haired, blue-eyed, Cossete had been Eponine's foster sister until they were both about nine. Eponine had practically tortured the other girl and felt terrible now that she knew exactly what it was she was doing.
When they were nine a man came to the inn Eponine's parents had owned and adopted Cossete. A few weeks later the Thenardiers went bankrupt while Cossete and her new father were nice and rich.
"Cossete... Now I remember, Cossete, how can it be?" Eponine paused and looked up at the golden haired boy in front of her, smiling sadly, "We were children together... Look what's become of me"
"You don't have to do it if you don't want to, Eppy" Enjolras tried, confusing Eponine's guilt and sadness over what she did to Cossete for her losing Marius.
"Yes I do, I owe it to the both of them" Eponine persisted.
"No, Eppy, you don't!" Enjolras snapped, he didn't want to listen to the girl he loved insist on why she owes the boy who didn't see her as anything but a little sister, "Just because you're pretty much in love with Pontmercy doesn't mean you owe him anything!"
Eponine looked confused and taken back at what Enjolras had said, "What are you talking about, Enj?"
"Oh don't try and hide it, Ep! We all see how you look at him, how you followed him around for a year and a half, we all figured out except for him" Enjolras exclaimed, completely frustrated.
"Enj I never liked him that way!" Eponine snapped back, "Marius is practically my brother! I followed him around so much because he was my only friend for a long time and he became a safe zone away from my parents and Montparnasse and the rest of my shitty old life!"
By now Eponine had started to yell and at the end of her rant she stood up from her spot on the table, slammed close the chemistry text book she was studying, and stomped to the nearby swing set. Where she kicked off her flats and stuck her toes in the sand beneath her.
Enjolras stared at her for a minute before he stood up to and walked to the swing set as well. Eponine made no acknowledgment of him sitting on the swing next to hers and instead stayed focused on her feet in the sand slowly sending her back and forth.
"I knew Cossete because we were foster siblings." Eponine broke the silence, "my parents tortured her and I took their example and did the same, I'm not proud but I was only five when she moved into the inn.
"About four years later she got adopted by some rich guy and then a few months after that our inn went bankrupt and we moved here. I didn't make any friends until I was twelve and even then we weren't close.
"Then in seventh grade Marius moved into town and out of everyone he chose me to be friends with, we were as close as could be until about freshman year when my dad got worse and so did Montparnasse. So I tried to be with Marius as much as possible, that's when he became friends with you guys and in turn you guys became friends with me"
Eponine stopped and looked up to Enjolras, who could see her eyes were wet from unshed tears.
"Then things got better, dad got arrested, my siblings and I moved into our aunts house that was still in town, Montparnasse is staying away, you and I became best friends, everything got better
"Then Cossete moved in across the street from my aunts place. I didn't remember her at first, but when I did I got so jealous that her life went perfect while mine went to the dogs. But then I remembered all the stuff I did to her as a little kid and I felt terrible.
"So when Marius comes into the Musain claiming he's in love with her, that's why I got so depressed, and for the way I was looking at him, it wasn't him I was looking at." Eponine explained
"What do you mean?" Enjolras asked, fully engrossed in Eponine's story.
"You know how when we go to the cafe we always sit in pretty much the exact same seats?" Eponine asked and Enjolras nodded, "There's a painting behind where you and Marius always sit. I've always been fascinated by it for some reason so I always end up looking at it in between the two of you and start daydreaming while staring at it, I guess it must look like I'm staring Marius"
"So you never liked Marius that way?" Enjolras clarified.
"Never. Besides, someone else took my attention a little while ago" Eponine responded without a moments hesitation.
Eponine stood from her swing and walked over to Enjolras before grabbing his hand and pulling him to his full height. "Really, who?" Enjolras asked, his heart beat quickening as he looked into Eponine's big brown eyes.
Before he could say anything else Eponine closed the distance between them and went on tip toe to press her lips against his.
Enjolras was shocked at first but recovered quickly before kissing her back and putting his hands on her waist as Eponine placed hers on his chest.
The kiss lasted a few more seconds before the two broke apart, both looking into each others eyes.
"Does that's answer you're question, Enj?" Eponine asked.
Enjolras nodded and grabbed Eponine's hand, "This is going to be hard to explain to the gang, they'll never believe us"
Eponine laughed and gave Enjolras another quick peck on the lips, "Then we'll just have to prove it to them"