::Enjolras::
Enjolras awoke later that night, staring at Eponine as she slept, her chest rising and falling in perfect rhythm. He still had his arms wrapped tightly around her, and she still rested her head on his shoulder. He smiled and gave her a quick squeeze. She didn't stir, and he went on watching her features for a few more minutes. He let his mind slip in and out of dreams, mostly about Eponine, feeling utterly relaxed and didn't move until the first light of the morning shone through the crack under the door.
a/n: sorry for such a short chapter. There was going to be a longer one, but I edited it out because I didn't like it. It's too short to post it like this so I'll do a combined chapter like some of my other ones.
::Eponine::
Eponine woke the next morning, in Enjolras's arms. He was dozing lightly, a smile on his face. She leaned up and whispered in his ear, "Good Morning." He stirred and woke, looking down and smiling even wider. Everyone else was still asleep, so they had a few minutes to themselves. Suddenly Marius stirred in his chair and opened his eyes slowly, rolling his neck on his shoulders, groaning. He grinned at them. Realization hit Eponine like a rock. Technically, she had just slept with Enjolras! She heard Kate and Cosette waking slowly, and moved out of his grasp. She didn't want to rush into anything; something bad always came out of situations like that. She thought sadly of Kate who was already ridden down with a baby.
Cosette seemed to be in a better mood that day, smiling as if nothing had happened. "I'll send the letter to my father today." She announced, stretching her arms and rolling her shoulders.
"What should we do in the meantime?" A faint voice sounded from the back of the room. It was Kate. Everyone was silent. Eponine was shocked. Had no one thought ahead enough to decide what to do the next day?
"Well we can't stay holed up in here all day!" Enjolras told them. "I vote we go out and get some fresh air. You agree?" He asked. Everyone murmured in agreement, even Eponine. She didn't particularly enjoy being cooped up, despite the fact that walking was a real pain. Enjolras helped her to her feet and wrapped her in a hug. (A/n: OMG! Aren't you so sick of all this lovey-dovey crap? I know I am, so next few chapters, I promise I'll lay off a bit, I have much drama and angst and tragedy coming up.)
"Are you sure you want such a public display of affection?" She whispered to him.
"Too late." He smiled.
"Ok you two lovebirds, break it up." Marius said jokingly, laughing a bit. Enjolras glared at him, making Marius laugh harder. Eponine hobbled over to Kate, who's hand was on her stomach.
"Will you be ok?" She asked, her brow wrinkled with concern. Kate looked up at her and smiled, appreciating the attention. "Well," said Eponine matter-of-factly, "some fresh air will do you good." Kate said nothing in return, so Eponine rose and limped to the door, pulling it open quickly and breathing in the morning smell. Everyone came up behind her, save for Kate.
"Let's go." Marius said eagerly. The four of them filed out, Kate shrinking back in the bed, suddenly very afraid of the outdoors. Eponine noticed, and doubled back to talk to Kate.
"Is something wrong?" She asked, reaching out her hand to help the girl up. Kate refused to take it. Eponine took a seat next to her, stroking her hair. "Tell me. Tell me what's wrong. Or if you don't want to do that, let's just go. A walk can't hurt, can it?" Kate shook her head, letting fresh tears cascade down her face.
"No, you don't understand." She whimpered.
"You're right." Eponine said patiently. "Tell me. I can help."
Kate looked up at Eponine with wide eyes brimming with tears, and said in a wavering voice. "I tried to kill myself."
"What did you say?" Eponine asked, straining her ears to hear better.
"I tried to commit suicide ok?" Kate yelled. Everyone turned to stare at her.
Eponine gasped. "Oh, my. I-I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Kate shrugged it off. "Don't be. If it hadn't been for Marius here, I would've succeeded too." Eponine glanced over at the others, who were all equally as shocked, except for Marius, who looked mildly surprised.
"Marius, did you know about this?" Eponine demanded.
He nodded. "She mentioned it, when we met."
"How did you meet, by the way." Cosette asked, not really in a
question.
Marius glanced around, first at Kate, then at Cosette, searching for words. "We met, while I was-was taking a walk on the bridge. Yes, that's what it was. Then later she told me what she had been there to do, and was thankful that I had stopped her." Everyone looked to Kate, who nodded.
No one said anything, so Eponine helped Kate up, and the group made their way into town. Eponine sat down in the first bench she saw, and Kate accompanied her.
"Just come and find me if you need anything." Enjolras instructed. "I should be nearby." He kissed Eponine's forehead and walked towards a strip of shops. Eponine saw him look both ways before disappearing from sight.
a/n: Ok, not much more lovey-dovey crap, I promise. Only for a few chapters though, then there's something, can't tell you what. Only becc- gallanter knows, and that's because she's special. So ha! Some tragedy next chapter or so though. Then some angst, then some more tragedy, then that big mystery something. Bwahahahaha, suspense! Aren't I evil! Ok, I'll shut up now. Thanks to every single one of my reviewers whop love this story, which is odd, because I don't understand why everyone likes it, I don't even like it half the time!
Enjolras awoke later that night, staring at Eponine as she slept, her chest rising and falling in perfect rhythm. He still had his arms wrapped tightly around her, and she still rested her head on his shoulder. He smiled and gave her a quick squeeze. She didn't stir, and he went on watching her features for a few more minutes. He let his mind slip in and out of dreams, mostly about Eponine, feeling utterly relaxed and didn't move until the first light of the morning shone through the crack under the door.
a/n: sorry for such a short chapter. There was going to be a longer one, but I edited it out because I didn't like it. It's too short to post it like this so I'll do a combined chapter like some of my other ones.
::Eponine::
Eponine woke the next morning, in Enjolras's arms. He was dozing lightly, a smile on his face. She leaned up and whispered in his ear, "Good Morning." He stirred and woke, looking down and smiling even wider. Everyone else was still asleep, so they had a few minutes to themselves. Suddenly Marius stirred in his chair and opened his eyes slowly, rolling his neck on his shoulders, groaning. He grinned at them. Realization hit Eponine like a rock. Technically, she had just slept with Enjolras! She heard Kate and Cosette waking slowly, and moved out of his grasp. She didn't want to rush into anything; something bad always came out of situations like that. She thought sadly of Kate who was already ridden down with a baby.
Cosette seemed to be in a better mood that day, smiling as if nothing had happened. "I'll send the letter to my father today." She announced, stretching her arms and rolling her shoulders.
"What should we do in the meantime?" A faint voice sounded from the back of the room. It was Kate. Everyone was silent. Eponine was shocked. Had no one thought ahead enough to decide what to do the next day?
"Well we can't stay holed up in here all day!" Enjolras told them. "I vote we go out and get some fresh air. You agree?" He asked. Everyone murmured in agreement, even Eponine. She didn't particularly enjoy being cooped up, despite the fact that walking was a real pain. Enjolras helped her to her feet and wrapped her in a hug. (A/n: OMG! Aren't you so sick of all this lovey-dovey crap? I know I am, so next few chapters, I promise I'll lay off a bit, I have much drama and angst and tragedy coming up.)
"Are you sure you want such a public display of affection?" She whispered to him.
"Too late." He smiled.
"Ok you two lovebirds, break it up." Marius said jokingly, laughing a bit. Enjolras glared at him, making Marius laugh harder. Eponine hobbled over to Kate, who's hand was on her stomach.
"Will you be ok?" She asked, her brow wrinkled with concern. Kate looked up at her and smiled, appreciating the attention. "Well," said Eponine matter-of-factly, "some fresh air will do you good." Kate said nothing in return, so Eponine rose and limped to the door, pulling it open quickly and breathing in the morning smell. Everyone came up behind her, save for Kate.
"Let's go." Marius said eagerly. The four of them filed out, Kate shrinking back in the bed, suddenly very afraid of the outdoors. Eponine noticed, and doubled back to talk to Kate.
"Is something wrong?" She asked, reaching out her hand to help the girl up. Kate refused to take it. Eponine took a seat next to her, stroking her hair. "Tell me. Tell me what's wrong. Or if you don't want to do that, let's just go. A walk can't hurt, can it?" Kate shook her head, letting fresh tears cascade down her face.
"No, you don't understand." She whimpered.
"You're right." Eponine said patiently. "Tell me. I can help."
Kate looked up at Eponine with wide eyes brimming with tears, and said in a wavering voice. "I tried to kill myself."
"What did you say?" Eponine asked, straining her ears to hear better.
"I tried to commit suicide ok?" Kate yelled. Everyone turned to stare at her.
Eponine gasped. "Oh, my. I-I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Kate shrugged it off. "Don't be. If it hadn't been for Marius here, I would've succeeded too." Eponine glanced over at the others, who were all equally as shocked, except for Marius, who looked mildly surprised.
"Marius, did you know about this?" Eponine demanded.
He nodded. "She mentioned it, when we met."
"How did you meet, by the way." Cosette asked, not really in a
question.
Marius glanced around, first at Kate, then at Cosette, searching for words. "We met, while I was-was taking a walk on the bridge. Yes, that's what it was. Then later she told me what she had been there to do, and was thankful that I had stopped her." Everyone looked to Kate, who nodded.
No one said anything, so Eponine helped Kate up, and the group made their way into town. Eponine sat down in the first bench she saw, and Kate accompanied her.
"Just come and find me if you need anything." Enjolras instructed. "I should be nearby." He kissed Eponine's forehead and walked towards a strip of shops. Eponine saw him look both ways before disappearing from sight.
a/n: Ok, not much more lovey-dovey crap, I promise. Only for a few chapters though, then there's something, can't tell you what. Only becc- gallanter knows, and that's because she's special. So ha! Some tragedy next chapter or so though. Then some angst, then some more tragedy, then that big mystery something. Bwahahahaha, suspense! Aren't I evil! Ok, I'll shut up now. Thanks to every single one of my reviewers whop love this story, which is odd, because I don't understand why everyone likes it, I don't even like it half the time!