Hey guys I'm not dead! sorry for the long wait, AGAIN. lots of stuff happening.

Anyways, since I will most likely not update again before Halloween, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

But for those who asked me to tell them what the Incident was I'm sorry but I couldn't tell you because it gets explained (at least somewhat) in this chapter. There's not much E/E in this chapter but you do get a flashback of when they were still friends (WOOHOO!). So now, on to the story!

The next day Jean Valjean came into the school early and walked into the office when Gretchen said it was fine. When he walked into Miss James office he stood there for a moment and waited for her to notice he was there. "I believe you owe me five dollars" he said as she looked up.

"And believe that I'm seeing things," Miss James said, handing him the five dollar bill, "You're a little early for detention."

Jean stood there for a moment before sighing, "I want to talk, about the kids in my class"

Miss James nodded and motioned for him to sit, "So where do you want to start?"

The two spent the better part of an hour discussing the twenty students who were in detention so far, and Jean found out more than he was expecting the principal to know. Things like how Musichetta, Joly, and Bossuet- the boy with the shaven head- were in a sort of love triangle, how Courfeyrac was apparently a ladies man but cared for Eponine's younger brother like his own, and even that the Grantaire boy drank regularly.

She also knew of the inner workings of the Amis, as they liked to call themselves, but everyone else called them the Dungeon Kids. Ever since the year before the group had been separated slightly, half sided more with Eponine and the other with Enjolras. It was Eponine, Grantaire, Musichetta, and Courfeyrac against Enjolras, Bahorel, Bossuet, and Feuilly, with only Jehan, Joly, Marius, and Combeferre as 'neutral' parties, although they have shown a little favoritism in the past.

But towards the end of the school day they finally got to the part that Valjean had been waiting for.

"So you've seen the way Gabriel and Eponine act around each other, correct?" Miss James inquired; they had to make sure to schedule the two in very different classes to keep them from killing each other, except for AP Government, which only had one class period.

"Yes," Jean answered hesitantly, remembering the problem they had the day before, "They seem to dislike each other very much."

"Well that's putting lightly, Mr. Valjean," She answered with a small snort, "Actually, it wasn't always this way, Eponine and Enjolras had been the best of friends once upon a time, and everyone was rooting for them to get together.

"Enjolras is actually from a very well off family, I don't know why but he decided to come here for high school, but Eponine hasn't been able to decide anything for herself since the day she was born." Miss James explained, she stood up and went to the wall with deceased students, she pointed to the last picture, "This is Eponine's twin sister Azelma, she was a sweet girl, both of them were on the honor roll and Eponine tried to look out for her. Azelma's boyfriend was a boy named Montparnasse who dropped out in his junior year two or three years ago. She tried to stay out of trouble, but with her family I can understand what happened, and she was shot last year while with Montparnasse on some drug job. She was shot by this boy, Jason, who is Gabriel's older brother."

This time she pointed to a picture of a boy with brown hair and Enjolras' blue eyes.

"I have never seen two siblings so different as those two. While Gabriel willingly doesn't use his family's money and lives on his own, Jason was forced to go here and has always had this evil streak, and sometime a year or so ago he decided it was a good idea to start using and selling drugs as well. Apparently Montparnasse's deal didn't go well and in the end of everything most people were hurt but these two were dead. I don't know why, but Eponine and Gabriel ended up blaming each other, and it's been like civil war in their group since then."

Mr. Valjean absorbed this and stood up saying, "Tybalt slays Mercutio" grabbing his jacket and preparing to go to the basement.

"This isn't some Shakespearean tragedy, Mr. Valjean, this is high school" Miss James said sarcastically.

"High School, Miss James, might just be the greatest Shakespearean tragedy of all" The Valjean exited the room with a nod, leaving the principal to think over what he said.

Both Eponine and Enjolras blamed the other for what happened last year, their friends think that had tried to find a way to not blame their family and their friend seemed like the only other possible choice.

Miss James had gotten most of the story right, the two had been friends, best friends, since they met in eighth grade, and Enjolras hated his parents so he has lived in an apartment near the school since sophomore year (that his parents pay for to try and win his love), and Eponine was very protective of her twin, but what she got wrong was what actually happened that day.

*One year ago, before school*

"Gabriel!"

The blond boy turned around to see a dark haired dot flying towards him and huddling under his umbrella, it had been raining all week and today was no exception. If anyone other than the small girl beside him called him Gabriel or Gabe, Enjolras would have at least protested, but with her he let it slide. Eponine was shivering and slightly soaked. "Jeez, Ep, you're freezing" Enjolras said to her, noticing she only had a ratty old cardigan over her clothes, "What happened to your jacket?"

"I gave it to Gavroche because my dad was up and had been yelling at us so he left his at home," she answered firmly, leaving no room for question. Enjolras took off his jacket and handed it to Eponine, who protested until he pointed out that she would get sick and that he was wearing a sweatshirt underneath, she reluctantly put it on and the two walked to school in comfortable silence.

The day went on like normal; Eponine had most of her classes with Enjolras, with the rest of the Amis weaving in and out of their day. During lunch Enjolras split his lunch with Eponine like he did almost every other day because she keeps forgetting money, "I'll pay you back tomorrow" she says out of habit even though they both know that she never will.

It wasn't until after school did something go wrong. Jason Enjolras, who was a senior and going to graduate at the end of the semester, approached his younger brother and Eponine right after class ended.

Eponine didn't like Jason at all, she knows for a fact he buys marijuana from her father's gang, Montparnasse especially, and he was a major flirt, he had asked her out the first day he met her in the school parking lot and when she declined with a slight sneer he shrugged and asked out some girl ten feet away, who was dumb enough to say yes. So when he came up to them she pressed closer to Gabriel's side and ignored him the best she could.

She caught bits and pieces of the conversation and pieced together he was doing something and that he wanted Gabe to cover for him. "And will you be there Nina?" Jason asked, pulling her unwillingly to the conversation, oh how she hated that name.

"Stop calling me Nina" she barked at him, but put on a fake pleasant smile, "And why would I be anywhere you would be if I wasn't with Gabe?"

"It's just that your sister and her boyfriend are going so I thought you might as well"

Eponine tried not to panic when she realized he meant one of her father's dealings, but she also realized that she had to stop her sister from going, because nine out of ten times someone ended up killed, and she didn't want it to be her.

The flashback will be continued in the next chapter, and the rest of what happens will be revealed, I swear.

So... Good? Bad? Fair? Comments of any form? Reviews always welcome.