The Last Song by Lynn
Part Four of Four: The Last Song
Disclaimer: If I could be a more-than-200-year-old dead man, I would be. Alas, that privilege goes to Victor Hugo. (NOT ME!!!) Begins right where part three left off. Once again, all singing will look like [this.] Eponine's POV. Enjoy!
********************************************** Staring down at the shape of her unconscious love, the greatest love she had ever known, and the only person she ever really felt accepted by, Eponine smiled, and began to sing to him.
[There you lie
Once again right near me
I'll sing to you, even though
You'll never hear me
I'll protect you and keep you safe till morning
My own life I would lose for you
If death came without warning.]
Slowly, to avoid the pain she felt in her lower chest, she sat down beside Marius and cradled his head against her chest.
[Sleep my love,
And dream of what life brings you
As for me,
This lullaby I'll sing you.
I'm at peace here
With you I feel contented
I'll keep you ever close to me
Until the night is ended.]
Who am I fooling, she thought to herself. He doesn't care what I feel. And probably never will. I was a fool to believe it would always turn out a happy ending for me. I don't even deserve it.
[And I know
that I'm not on your mind,
you don't dream of me the way I dream of you
I always thought
That love would surely find
Somehow there may
Still be a way . . . ]
I waited too long, she thought. I figured he would see how much I love him, so I waited for him. Stupid fool that I was, I never thought that he might get on with his life while I sat and did nothing.
[I love you
But you will never know it
Why did I take so long to show it?
Oh Marius,
I'm sorry that I waited
I should have known you would not see
Just why I hesitated.]
But what did I care now? He is right here, with me now, even if he never will be again. I should savor this moment, as it will probably be my last good moment for a long time.
[I love you,
And now nothing else matters
It's alright
My heart has long been shattered
Won't you promise
To keep me in your memory
This love I will bear
Everywhere no matter where I go .]
Gasping, perhaps from the pain, and perhaps from the tears choked in her throat, Eponine kissed his pale lips, softly.
[I love you.]
The tears ran freely now, falling on his head and face. They shone so brightly, she cried even harder.
[I love you.]
Looking up the stars, and knowing she would soon join them, Eponine sighed, and her heart ached with the joy and pain she had kept locked up inside for so long.
[I love you, but you will never know.]
Smiling through her tears, she lay back against the hard wall of the sewer. At least it was over now. The pain in her heart would no longer tie down her soul.
She sighed, feeling content. Just then, she noticed that something was different. The pain was gone. Her wound should hurt, but . it didn't. At last, now she felt a new sense of strength, a new feeling- she was finally redeemed, and finally complete.
With that final feeling of fulfillment, she rested her heavy head upon Marius' shoulder, and fell asleep, into the deep and final sleep that her soul had craved for so long.
* * * * * * At dawn, when Valjean at last returned with a doctor to help him with Marius and the girl, the sight that met his eyes touched his heart instantly. There was Marius, breathing deeply, a smile on his lips, with the girl, stony pale, but smiling also, beside him. Silently he said a prayer, trusting that God would hear him.
He smiled as he looked at the face of the girl, knowing that her soul was finally at peace in heaven.
******************************************* Finished! Oh . I like that ending, personally. What do YOU think??? TELL ME!! Any and all reviews are accepted!!!
By the way- weelilwolf, will you be my beta for a future fic I might write? Please email or review me.
Thank you all you read it, hopefully other fics soon. ! Love, Lynn Zanirita
Part Four of Four: The Last Song
Disclaimer: If I could be a more-than-200-year-old dead man, I would be. Alas, that privilege goes to Victor Hugo. (NOT ME!!!) Begins right where part three left off. Once again, all singing will look like [this.] Eponine's POV. Enjoy!
********************************************** Staring down at the shape of her unconscious love, the greatest love she had ever known, and the only person she ever really felt accepted by, Eponine smiled, and began to sing to him.
[There you lie
Once again right near me
I'll sing to you, even though
You'll never hear me
I'll protect you and keep you safe till morning
My own life I would lose for you
If death came without warning.]
Slowly, to avoid the pain she felt in her lower chest, she sat down beside Marius and cradled his head against her chest.
[Sleep my love,
And dream of what life brings you
As for me,
This lullaby I'll sing you.
I'm at peace here
With you I feel contented
I'll keep you ever close to me
Until the night is ended.]
Who am I fooling, she thought to herself. He doesn't care what I feel. And probably never will. I was a fool to believe it would always turn out a happy ending for me. I don't even deserve it.
[And I know
that I'm not on your mind,
you don't dream of me the way I dream of you
I always thought
That love would surely find
Somehow there may
Still be a way . . . ]
I waited too long, she thought. I figured he would see how much I love him, so I waited for him. Stupid fool that I was, I never thought that he might get on with his life while I sat and did nothing.
[I love you
But you will never know it
Why did I take so long to show it?
Oh Marius,
I'm sorry that I waited
I should have known you would not see
Just why I hesitated.]
But what did I care now? He is right here, with me now, even if he never will be again. I should savor this moment, as it will probably be my last good moment for a long time.
[I love you,
And now nothing else matters
It's alright
My heart has long been shattered
Won't you promise
To keep me in your memory
This love I will bear
Everywhere no matter where I go .]
Gasping, perhaps from the pain, and perhaps from the tears choked in her throat, Eponine kissed his pale lips, softly.
[I love you.]
The tears ran freely now, falling on his head and face. They shone so brightly, she cried even harder.
[I love you.]
Looking up the stars, and knowing she would soon join them, Eponine sighed, and her heart ached with the joy and pain she had kept locked up inside for so long.
[I love you, but you will never know.]
Smiling through her tears, she lay back against the hard wall of the sewer. At least it was over now. The pain in her heart would no longer tie down her soul.
She sighed, feeling content. Just then, she noticed that something was different. The pain was gone. Her wound should hurt, but . it didn't. At last, now she felt a new sense of strength, a new feeling- she was finally redeemed, and finally complete.
With that final feeling of fulfillment, she rested her heavy head upon Marius' shoulder, and fell asleep, into the deep and final sleep that her soul had craved for so long.
* * * * * * At dawn, when Valjean at last returned with a doctor to help him with Marius and the girl, the sight that met his eyes touched his heart instantly. There was Marius, breathing deeply, a smile on his lips, with the girl, stony pale, but smiling also, beside him. Silently he said a prayer, trusting that God would hear him.
He smiled as he looked at the face of the girl, knowing that her soul was finally at peace in heaven.
******************************************* Finished! Oh . I like that ending, personally. What do YOU think??? TELL ME!! Any and all reviews are accepted!!!
By the way- weelilwolf, will you be my beta for a future fic I might write? Please email or review me.
Thank you all you read it, hopefully other fics soon. ! Love, Lynn Zanirita