Chapter 3 part 2

"Eponine" she heard someone calling her name, "Eponine" It came again. Forgetting where she was she pulled herself into the foetal position to protect her body. She felt a hand touch her on the shoulder, so she flinched mumbling "don't touch me" "leave me alone"

"Shhhh 'Ponine, it's me Enjolras" Eponine opened one eye and saw Enjolras standing over her, "hey it's okay, I'm not going to hurt you" he said. Eponine rolled onto her back, she felt incredibly hot and her face was flushed, "Eponine you don't look well at all, I think you're coming down with something" Enjolras placed the back of his hand onto her forehead, "you're very hot"

"What's the time?" she asked, noticing that it was now dark outside, "you've been asleep all day, Joly came back with a pot of cream for you to put on, it's 8pm" he replied. Eponine was about to get out of bed when Enjolras pushed her down "you're not going any were miss" he said sternly, Eponine decided there was no point in trying to argue with him so she laid back down.

"Are you hungry?" he asked, "no" she said, not feeling hungry one bit which was unusual. She did feel tired though, even if she had been sleeping all day. "okay, well I'm going to go and read so if you need me just shout" Enjolras said, and then he left and returned to his book about the battle of Waterloo.

Eponine rolled back over into her previous position and went back to sleep, feeling safe for the first time since she could remember. She dreamt about her and her sister Azelma skipping through an orchard full of apples all night.

She awoke early the next morning and got herself dressed, she'd been out all night she was sure to have to take a punishment for it when she got home, unless… unless she could find enough money to convince her father that a man had paid for her for the night, yes that is what she would do. She quietly made her way around Enjolras' apartment until she had found the money, she hated stealing money from people who were her friends but this could in fact save her life.

Before leaving she left a note in the kitchen saying thank you for the help.

When Eponine arrived home everyone was quiet and still, no signs of anyone being awake yet. Maybe she could get away with just saying she got home late, she went into the kitchen and began to sweep the floor, maybe doing some extra chores would help her get back on her father's good side, not that he had one.

Half an hour later she heard someone walking down the stairs, "Eponine" Thenadier shouted, "Yes papa" Eponine said grabbing the money and running to meet her father at the bottom of the stairs. "Where have you been miss?" he asked, "Papa, I was with a man he paid me to stay the night" she said quickly shoving all the money she had stolen from Enjolras into her father's hand.

Thenadier counted the money, "he pays well" he said pocketing the money and going into the kitchen to have his breakfast, which was a small glass of brandy.

Eponine couldn't help but stop a small smirk stretched across her face; she had gotten away with it, no punishment. She ran up the stairs and into the bedroom that she shared with her sister, she ran into the corner of the room and pulled up a floorboard that she used to hide things in, she pulled out a book that she had managed to keep when her father sold everything, this was about the eleventh time she had read it since then. She turned to page 80 and continued reading.

There was a knock on the floor below; it was her father calling for her and Azelma.

Azelma suddenly woke up and got dressed, "oh, Eponine" she said quickly covering herself in her chemise "I didn't see you there"

The two girls quickly went down the stairs to their father, "here" he said giving a small crust of bread to his daughters. "Go to work" he demanded, they both turned round and were about to leave "not you 'Ponine" he said grabbing her wrist.

Azelma stopped and look round to her sister; she blinked three times which was her and Eponine's way of silently sending their good luck to one another, Eponine responded with the same three blinks and then Azelma was gone.

"Papa?" Eponine questioned, turning to face her father. "You don't need to search for a customer today, I already found you one" "oh…" she said, this meant that it was a member of her father's gang. "You will go to Guelemer's place immediately" he told Eponine and then he shoved her towards the door.

This was a first, she thought. Guelemer had never been interested in her so why now? She didn't like to admit it but she was scared, Guelemer was the most physical imposing of her father's gang and he had killed the most people out of all of the Patron-Minette.

She arrived at his house and did the secret knock that only those involved with the Patron-Minette knew. The door flung open and Guelemer stood there smiling from ear to ear, "ah Miss Eponine" he said, "Come in".

Guelemer showed Eponine to his bedroom, "Montparnasse told me how good you are so I thought it was time for me to give you a ride" It made her feel sick that he and Montparnasse had been discussing her.

"Smile then you little slut" Guelemer shouted at her as he undid his trousers and took his t-shirt off. Eponine put on a fake smile, the man made his way over to the girl and began to undress her. Nobody had done this too her before, she felt exposed. A tear made its way down her cheek.

Guelemer push Eponine onto the bed and made his advance, he was rough, very rough, and it seemed to go on forever. Eponine couldn't help but scream or close her eyes, but whenever she done either it resulted in a hard smack across her face.

Finally he finished, and rolled onto his back breathing heavily.

"You may go" he told Eponine, and that she did. She got dressed as quick as she could, she was bleeding and she hurt a lot, the most she had ever done. She left the house and began to walk straight to Enjolras' house; she admitted that she needed help and comfort.

It took longer to get to Enjolras' house then it usually did, she had to walk slower than usual because of the pain but eventually she got there. She knocked on the door.

I changed my name from alexandriaf60 to idreamedalittlefallofrain which is also my tumblr name is anyone is interested.

I also wrote a Doctor Who/Les Miserables crossover if anyone is interested, it's called 'Lost'