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"I'm bored!" It was Saturday, sunny, cold, and boring. Enjolras sighed as Eponine complained again. He was bored too, but would never admit it. Closing his laptop gently but firmly, he swirled around in his spinny chair to face the dark haired girl. They simply stared at each other. Not even thinking. Just staring. Finally Enjolras blinked.
"Ha! I win... Now what?" Eponine looked down at the fearless leader from her standing position. The blond racked his brain for ideas, trying to ignore how close she was to him. Then it hit him. Of course! It was perfect!
"Alright Ms. Eppy, we are going...to..." Ms. Eppy, as she was now dubbed, had to look up at Her friend who decided to stand up. Their bodies were pressed against each other, and their breaths mingled in the close proximity.
"Going to what? Not getting any younger down here!" A smile painted the lips of the giant.
"We are going to go to on a little vacation! Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Jehan, Grantaire, and Marius invited us to go with them to a beach resort about three hours from here. We leave within the hour. Go go go! Pack!" A giggle escaped the dainty lips of Eponine as Enjolras playfully chased her into her still undecorated room, then turned into his room. The pair packed swiftly and warmly, including their red coats and custom made fleece pjs from Enjolras' mother. Enjolras remembered to call his friends and say that he and Eponine were in.
"We are here! Never fear!" Jehan uncharacteristically barged through the door the second both suitcases of the respective residents were zipped up. The party of boys going on the trip trailed in behind the bold poet with Cosette following after Marius.
"Ready you two?" asked a secretly glad Courfeyrac. He had suggested the trip in a hope to set up Eponine and Enjolras and had jumped up and down in glee with Jehan and Combeferre when the marble man called to say that the pair would be accompanying the group on their trip.
"Yepperoni!" chimed a chirpy Eponine from the door of her room. Pulling her duffle bag behind her, she came out to meet her friends. "ENJOLRAS! THEY ARE HERE!" All the boys in the front hall winced at the vocals on their brunette friend. Enjolras poked his head out from behind his door and walked out with suitcase in tow.
"Mon dieu, Eps! I was within ten yards. No need to tell the neighbors!" Eponine squealed and hugged Enjolras tightly. He swung her around because of her momentum, but the Amis in the hall got excited. Maybe they would kiss.
"You used French! Oh I am so proud!" The girl pecked the golden boy's cheek before breaking away, a light blush painting both offending party's cheeks. The pair stood close as they departed. Eponine stumbled on the stairs once, but Enjolras was there to keep her from face planting.
"Thanks." was the grateful murmur. Jehan trilled like a girl at the sweet exchange, buying some glances. The seating arrangements were made by Courfeyrac so Eponine and Enjolras rode with Marius and Cosette and the rest rode with him. Enjolras quickly got sick of his car mates though.
"You know that your eyes sparkle brighter than all the stars in the sky?" Marius' flirty comments were driving Enjolras insane. Those combined with Cosette's girly giggle of course. Eponine was watching her friend out of the corner of her eye. The way his hands gripping the steering wheel to his gritted teeth tipped her off to the fact he was not enjoying the compliments nearly as much as Cosette. Surprisingly, Eponine wasn't bothered by Marius' dotting over Cosette. It didn't hurt, not even in the slightest. Odd.
"Hey, are you okay? I can turn the radio on to drown them out if you want." Eponine turned to her concerned blond friend. The sight of his bright blue eyes swept her away in an instant.
"Uh, I-I'm ok. But you look like you need a break." A sheepish grin crossed the marble face with a nod after. A wicked smirk painted itself on the lips of the blithe limbed girl.
"Enjolras?" Eponine's voice was whiny and soft. She clutched her head and braced herself with the other against the dash board. The lover talk in the backseat ceased almost immediately.
"Eponine! Are you okay?" Concern laced the voice of the driver. An inward chuckle from the girl was brought on by the thought that either Enjolras was quite the actor or he was genuinely concerned. Both were funny ideas.
"I feel nauseous. Can we stop somewhere?" A wink let the marble man know it was an act.
"Uh, yea. We will get off at the next exit."
"Okay." Eponine's whisper really helped silence the reason for her performance. Marius and Cosette watched their friends converse in silence before murmuring about how Enjolras had put his hand on Eponine's that went from her head to the arm rest. The car pulled over at a gas station right off the exit. Three of the four left the car, and Enjolras helped Eponine out of the car. She stumbled a bit but managed to walk into the gas station to disappear into the bathroom. Marius pulled Enjolras aside.
"What is going on between you and 'Ponine? Are you guys, like, a couple or something?" An annoyed huff came from the parted lips of the blond.
"No! We are just friends! Why don't any of you understand that?" At that moment Eponine walked out of the restroom looking better. Enjolras left Marius to talk to her.
"You want anything? I know Marius and Cosette are getting candy and I'm getting some peanuts-"
"Oh no you're not! You are going to live for once. You are going to get Oreo's, and I'm going to get spicy fries, and we'll share." With that, the petite girl marched to the snacks. A smile painted the marble as he followed after standing frozen for a few seconds. As the blond tried to find Eponine he wondered if she was over Marius.
She didn't seem to mind Cosette and Marius hanging out nor did she seem hurt by their flirty comments. Maybe just maybe she was over Marius. If she was, then maybe just maybe he would have a chance with her. Maybe just maybe he could get his dream girl... if some gas station doozy didn't get there first.
Enjolras walked down an aisle to see a boy with slicked back black hair (really brown but the oil made it look black), a surfer's complexion, and an ego visible from a mile away. The greasy poser had his arm blocking Eponine's passage down the aisle and was up in the shorter brunette's personal bubble.
"So Celia did it hurt when you fell down from heaven?" At first Enjolras had no idea who the boy was talking to, but then realization brought the assumption that that was the fake name Eponine had given the creeper.
"Actually, I climbed out of hell." The guy laughed like the Joker from the old Batman shows, slightly creeping out Eponine who could see everyone of his rotting teeth. The boy leaned in close, pressing her up against the snacks in the aisle.
"Me too." The guy leaned in and..
"Celia! There you are!" The boy sprang back from 'Celia' who slid to Enjolras' side. She clutched his shirt lightly. "Who's your friend?"
"He was just going to leave me alone." The guy gawked at the giant that had come stalking up. He managed to regain his cool before he said,
"No, I was just about to kiss your sexy girlfriend. What we have we have to share, am I right? Huh? Huh?" Enjolras grabbed the hand that was going to high five him.
"No, no we don't." The boy was flipped to the ground by an angry Enjolras. The boy scrambled off the floor only to "accidentally" cop a feel on Eponine's butt, promoting her to slap the offender, making him push her over into Enjolras, causing him to break the guy's nose. Marius ran around the corner with Cosette in tow, chased by four burly men. The pair ran past with bags in their hands and called to Eponine and Enjolras to run.
"No need to tell us twice." The four Amis (honorary and real) ran to the door, throwing the exact amount on the counter of the gas station before exiting the building.
"Go go go!" The blond boy stepped on the gas to ride onto the freeway. Laughter erupted from the people in the car. A quiet settled until they all arrived at the destination. The others were already at the beach resort and checked into the suite that everyone was staying in.
"Hey you guys! How was the trip? Huh?" Enjolras threw Courfeyrac a glare.
"Three words: Marius and Cosette." Eponine laughed as Courfeyrac had the decency to cringe. The blond boy simply walked up to the room, carrying his and Eponine's bags. The smiling brunette trailed behind the marble statue like a ant following its queen/king.
"They are both doomed to fall. If not this trip...soon." The rest marched up the stairs in suit ready to face the romantic weekend.