"'Ponine!" Angelique screamed, before running towards the stairs, forgetting what Marius had said about staying hidden. Meanwhile outside, they were being overrun. Panic ensued. The gun battle was fierce. Marius in a flash of inspiration realized all is lost unless they do something. He dragged a barrel of gunpowder to the top of the barricade, grabbed the torch and with a face of deadly resolve he tipped the torch towards the barrel.

"Clear out or I'll blow up the barricade!" He yelled

Everyone froze.

"Blow it up then and take yourself with it!" Snapped the army officer

"And myself with it!" Marius brought the torch closer to the powder keg. But already the soldiers had cleared out.

Marius came down from the barricade. Everyone swarmed Marius some shouting:

"Thank you!" Others

"What were you thinking!" But as everyone surrounded Marius in amazement Angelique ran out of the café, "Eponine!" She screamed running over to the girl who was lying propped against the barricade.

"Eponine!" Marius cried running to her

"What have you done?" Both siblings knelt by her side. It was clear to all with eyes Eponine was dying.

"Here... It's from Cosette..." She rasped

"I kept it from you..." with a struggle she pulled the letter out of her pocket, and pushed it into his hand.

"Don't be too hard on me..." Marius was shocked,

"Eponine, what's wrong? There's something wet upon your hair!?" Angelique said spotting blood pouring from her wound.

"'Ponine, you're hurt, you need some help... Oh, God, it's everywhere!" Angelique gasped, rain began to fall.

"Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius-" Eponine wheezed

"I don't feel any pain. A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now. 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, Eponine" Marius vowed

"Dear God above! If I could close your wounds with

words of love-"

"Just hold me now, and let it be. Shelter me... Comfort me..." Eponine rasped

"You will live a hundred years if I could show you how... I won't desert you now..." Marius said

"The rain can't hurt me now... This rain will wash away what's past and you will keep me safe and you will keep me close I'll sleep in your embrace at last." Marius and Angelique tried to comfort Eponine

"Hush-a-bye, dear Eponine you won't feel any pain a little fall of rain can hardly hurt you now I'm here."

"So don't you fret, M'sieur Marius I don't feel any pain a little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now..."

"I will stay with you till you are sleeping." Marius whispered

"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..." Eponine died in Marius's arms. Angelique burst into tears Marius looked up at the others, his eyes full of tears.

"They were the first to fall. The first to fall upon this barricade." Enjolras said hugging Angelique tightly as she cried

"Her name was Eponine! Her life was cold and dark, yet she was unafraid!"

"We fight here in her name... She will not die in vain... She will not be betrayed..." Everyone vowed they picked up Eponine's body and carried her into the tavern. As Marius hugged his openly weeping little sister. Meanwhile, Courfeyrac turned to Gavroche

"Are you alright?" He asked

"That was my sister." Gavroche said


Later, Marius read the letter Eponine gave him. He took out a pencil and paper and wrote a note. Looking round, he saw Gavroche sitting with Angelique.

"Gavroche! Do you know the Rue de l'Homme Armé?" Marius called

"'Course I do!" Replied the boy

"Will you take this for me?" He asked holding out his note. The boy started off but Marius quickly added

"And take Angelique with you"

"WHAT!?" Both children cried

"I'm serious Angelique, go deliver this letter and go home." Marius said

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"NO!"

"Angelique Elizabeth Pontmercy I swear to God!" Marius said

"C'mon Angel I want to get there before another battle starts!" Gavroche said

"Go!" Marius insisted

"FINE!" Angelique spat taking Gavroche's hand and going off to Rue de l'Homme Armé with him.

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