Chapter 25: The Revolution Is Over

Joly walked as quickly and as cautiously as he could to Enjolras' apartment. As soon as he reached his destination, he just walked in – he didn't knock. He found Enjolras and Eponine sat together on the sofa, kissing. Joly coughed deliberately. They didn't hear him, so he did it again, only louder. They still didn't hear him, so he said to them;

"Enjolras, Eponine. I need to talk to you please." Enjolras pulled away from Eponine and saw Joly standing in the hall. Eponine wondered why Enjolras had pulled away. She had been so engaged in the kiss that she didn't hear anything. She turned around and saw Joly standing there. Enjolras and Eponine both blushed with embarrassment.

"How long have you been standing there Joly?" Enjolras asked. Joly shook his head.

"Long enough. I coughed twice, and you didn't respond. Anyway, I do actually need to talk to you. Enjolras, the revolution is over. We lost. Everyone apart from me has been killed. I have been wounded in the foot." Joly pointed to his left foot.

"However, I sorted it out." He said. Enjolras shook his head. Everyone, apart from Joly had died. He shook his head sadly, as he tried to force back tears. Eponine knew that he wanted to cry, so she hugged him and said;

"You can cry, Enjolras. No one is going to blame you. Your friends have died." Enjolras nodded, and allowed tears to run down his face. Eponine cried a bit as well. Marius had died. Yes, she didn't have feelings for him anymore, but he was her best friend. Joly walked up to them and sat next them.

"I am so sorry. It has been a big loss to all of us. We were lucky to survive. We can visit their bodies later. I am also sorry that all of this didn't change anything." He said. Enjolras nodded. He hugged Eponine, and whispered;

"It's all my fault." Eponine pulled away and looked at him.

"Enjolras, it wasn't your fault. Our friends died for what they believed in. If it was only you who wanted to help the poor, then they wouldn't have joined your revolution." She said.

"That's right. In fact, at the barricades, I told everyone that if they wanted to leave, they could. However, no one left. They all stayed." Joly said. Enjolras nodded his head.

"Thank you, both of you. I am glad that not everyone died. You did the right thing Joly." He said to them. Eponine hugged Joly.

"Thank you, again, for saving Enjolras," She said. Joly pulled away and nodded. He looked at Enjolras, to see if he looked angry, but he didn't. Enjolras understood why Eponine and hugged Joly. Enjolras stood up.

"I'm going for a walk. Eponine, will you join me?" He asked. Eponine nodded. Joly stood up to leave. He said his goodbyes and walked outside after Eponine and Enjolras.

"Where shall we go?" Eponine asked him.

"We're going to Cosette's house." Enjolras replied. Eponine didn't want to go there, but she didn't complain. They walked to Cosette's house, hand in hand, and knocked on her door. The door opened almost immediately. They were expecting to see Cosette, however Marius was standing in the doorway, smiling. Eponine and Enjolras were shocked. They thought that he died.

"Marius? I thought you were… Well, -" Marius interrupted Enjolras.

"Dead? Yes, I did too. However, when I woke up, I was alive. I woke up here." Eponine hugged Marius.

"Marius! I am so happy that you are alive!" Marius smiled and pulled away after a few seconds. Enjolras felt a slight twinge of jealously.

"Thank you! I am so sorry Enjolras. I think everybody died." Marius said. Enjolras shook his head.

"Only Joly survived… Anyway, how are you and Cosette. May we come inside?" Enjolras asked him. Then a man walked up to the door.

"Hello. I thought you were someone else. Never mind." Then the man remembered Enjolras.

"I know you. You were at the barricades!" The man continued. Enjolras then remembered the man who had shot the traitor.

"Ahhh… Yes. You shot the traitor. I thank you for that." Enjolras said to him. Marius smiled, as they were both getting along so well.

"Enjolras, this is Cosette's father. He is the man who saved my life." Marius said. Enjolras smiled.

"We thank you. I suppose you risked your life to save him. You are a brave man." Enjolras said to the man.

"Thank you. I am Monsieur Fauchelevant. I assume you are Enjolras?" Monsieur Fauchelevant asked.

"Your assumption is correct." Enjolras replied, as he shook Monsieur Fauchelevant's hand. Marius asked Cosette's father if they could come inside. Monsieur Fauchelevent nodded. Enjolras and Eponine walked inside. It was quite magnificent. Eponine looked around in awe. Marius led them to a room where Cosette was sitting. Monsieur Fauchelevant decided to go to his bedroom to leave the young men and women to talk. Marius looked very excited.

"Enjolras, Eponine, I have some very exciting news for you." Marius said. He gasped and then continued, while looking at Cosette.

"Me and Cosette are engaged!" Enjolras and Eponine looked at each other in surprise. It was Eponine's turn to feel a twinge of jealousy. It was true that Marius and Cosette had been together longer than her and Enjolras, however all she wanted was for Enjolras to propose to her.

"Congratulations to both of you! Let's have a look at your ring Cosette!" Eponine said to Cosette. Cosette showed her her hand and Eponine looked at the beautiful ring that lay on Cosette's finger.

(Back to when Marius told Enjolras and Eponine that he and Cosette were engaged.)

Enjorlas and Eponine looked at each other in suprise. Enjolras considered whether he and Eponine should get married. They have been happy for a while, and he thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea to propose to Eponine. He looked at her and knew that they had something special. He knew he wanted to be engaged to Eponine, as she was his everything. He was just wondering what would happen if she turned him down…

"Congratulations! I know you and Cosette will have an amazing time together for as long as you both will live!" Enjolras said to Marius.

(Present time.)

Eponine and Enjolras wanted to leave. Both for different reasons. Enjolras wanted to get her an engagement ring, and Eponine wanted to leave and fantasise about Enjolras proposing to her. They both stood up to leave.

"I think me and Eponine must be going now. Thank you for telling us the great news! And, once again, congratulations!" Enjolras said. Eponine nodded, and before Marius, Cosette, or Monsieur Fauchelevant could say a word, they walked out the room and left.

Next chapter will be posted on Monday!