::Eponine::

Eponine came to, and found that she was lying on the floor where she had fell. Her neck and back were stiff, and her leg was throbbing painfully. She swiveled her head around to loosen up her neck. Cosette lifted her head up from her arms and bent down close to Eponine.

"Eponine! You're ok!" She exclaimed. Eponine groaned. She felt far from ok at the moment. "I'm really sorry Eponine, but I'm no where near strong enough to carry you upstairs to a room, so we'll have to wait for my father." Eponine was about to nod, when the door opened and Cosette's father was standing above them seconds later.

"Cosette..." He started.

"Let me explain, Papa." She sighed.

"I had some...friends...over, Eponine was one of them, and when she tried to stand up, she fell unconscious." Cosette's father eyed her strangely.

"This is the one that was shot?" Cosette nodded. Her father bent down next to Eponine and picked her up, carrying her to the guest room.

"Cosette, I want you to stay with her and make sure she doesn't get up again. I will be in my study if you need me." Cosette nodded as her father left the room.

"Eponine, I want you to get some sleep if you can." Cosette said, turning to her friend. Eponine nodded and shut her eyes. She knew that even by shutting out the pain surrounding her; she wouldn't be able to sleep. Too many things were clouding her restless mind. Questions with no answers, stories with no endings, people with unknown futures. Arguments not settled, and the looming possibility of her being confined to a bed for weeks.

She pretended to be asleep for a while before she heard Cosette leave the room for a moment. Eponine peeled open her eyes and everything was blurry. As her vision cleared, she recognized the room from her last stay here. She wanted more than anything to stand and walk, and find Enjolras, but she knew that that would only make things worse.

Cosette came back in suddenly, before Eponine had a chance to close her eyes again. "I thought you were asleep." Cosette said. Eponine shook her head. "Are you feeling ok?" Cosette asked, sitting down on the bed.

Eponine rolled over onto her back with difficulty and groaned again. "I'm guessing that's a no." Cosette said aloud. Eponine nodded into the pillow and shut her eyes. This time, she fell asleep seconds later.