Mis-time by La Epster
A/N: I do not own Les Miserables or Ragtime…but boy do I wish I did. I have to do this one because it is so much like Les Mis. Big Slash and reversed gender role warning. Also, if Grantaire's misunderstanding about why he should not come out in blackface makes you uncomfortable, do not read this fan fiction. Reversed race roles are in this as well since the only two characters who have ever been played by a person who looks remotely black (National Tour that is) are Eponine and Fantine. Anyway, enjoy. Please review but no flames
Chapter One- In which Joly is scared and Grantaire offends La Epster deeply
It was a dark and stormy night in Salt Lake City when the characters of Les Miserables suddenly appeared on a stage. They were all confused, except Grantaire who was drunk. Suddenly, a light came on and Joly saw her and screamed.
"Oh no! It's La Epster!"
Eponine and Enjolras screamed as well. The other characters were simply confused more. La Epster walked over to Joly.
"Thank you for the kind introduction, Joly. I'm feeling so much love from you."
"Mademoiselle!" Javert demanded. "I demand to know where we are at once!"
La Epster smiled. "You are on the set for the musical Ragtime."
"Oh no… I have a bad feeling about this," Enjolras said.
"You have been brought here to perform in the musical 'Ragtime'," La Epster said proudly causing Eponine, Joly, and Enjolras to scream again.
"Let's run while we still can!" Joly cried.
"What's so bad about her?" asked Cosette.
"Well, she makes us do stuff we really don't want to do!" Enjolras said.
"Yes, but don't a lot of authors do that?" Grantaire asked. "I've been made almost sober before…" With that, Grantaire shuddered.
"Listen to me. I have the cast list." La Epster stated as she pulled out a list. The cast went something like this:
Little Boy/Edgar: Gavroche
Father: Thenardier
Mother: Fantine
Younger Brother: Marius
Granfather: Bahorel
Henry Ford/ New Rochelle Ensemble: Montparnasse
J. P. Morgan/ New Rochelle Ensemble: Babet
Evelyn Nesbit: Cosette
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Enjolras
Sarah: Grantaire
Booker T. Washington: Combeferre
Sarah's Friend: Eponine
Tateh: Jean Val Jean
Willie Conklin: Javert
Little Girl: Azelma
Harry Houdini: Lesgles
Emma Goldman: Madame Thenardier
New Rochelle Ensemble/ Jewish and Italian Immigrants: Brujon, Claquesous, Bishop of Digne
Harry K Thaw: Bamatabois
Stanford White: Fauchelevant
Bridgit: Toussaint
Harlem Ensemble/ Haitian Immigrants: Feuilly, Joly, Jean Prouvaire, Courfeyrac,
Coalhouse Walker III: Navet.
At reading the list, Gavroche and Navet began to complain about typecasting. Grantaire raised his hand.
"La Epster?"
"Yes?"
"Who is Sarah?"
"She is Coalhouse Walker Jr.'s lover and a member of the Harlem Ensemble."
Enjolras shuddered as Grantaire smiled. Then Grantaire had another question.
"What's the Harlem Ensemble?"
"They are the black cast members who live in Harlem."
Grantaire nodded and ran quickly off the stage. Eponine sighed as he ran off. Joly walked over to her. He had not told anyone but he felt Eponine had potential to be beautiful and he loved her for her courage as well. He decided to try and win over Eponine.
"What is it, Eponine?"
"Well, since Marius is married now, I think I'm gonna try someone else… like Grantaire."
Joly snickered a bit. Eponine had no idea about Grantaire's feelings toward Enjolras. He decided to just let her find out on her own. Soon, Grantaire came running back, covered in black shoe polish. La Epster screeched.
"What on EARTH do you think you're doing, Grantaire?" She cried out.
"Well, I wanted to look the part," He said. His lips were painted a bright red… he sort of resembled a drunk Al Jolson.
La Epster rushed him offstage to clean him off while telling him how deeply offended she way and asking him what possessed him to do something that would offend the African American Authoress. She returned back with a confused Grantaire.
"Okay, everyone. Now that we all know who we are, I want to start this play. You can use your own names in place of character names if you want."
The miserable group groaned as they went off the stage. La Epster grabbed her laptop and began to type all that was said. This was going to be a long night.
A/N: So there we have it. The first chapter is complete. Please review but no flames