Chapter 1
After cleaning Eponine up and sewing up her wombs Joly knew that she wasn't out of the woods yet. After he tucked her into Enjolras's bed he ventured out of the room and was greeted by a sobbing Gavroche. "She can't leave me Enjolras. She promised me that she would never leave me."

"It'll be ok Gavroche." Combeferre said knowing that Enjolras was out of his comforts zone.

"P…Please Joly s…save her. S…she's all I h…have l…left." Gavroche sobbed into Combeferre's vest.

"I have done all that I can do young Gavroche. The rest is up to her and God. If it's alright with you Enjolras I would like to stay until she awakens." Joly said trying to hide his concern for Gavroche's sake.

"That'll be fine. I'll be in my study. You can take the couch to catch some sleep. Gavroche why don't you stay with Eponine and get some rest. Come and get us when she awakens." Enjolras instructed.

"And what of us Enjolras?" Combeferre asked talking about him and Courfeyrac.

"Well you two can either help me or stay out here with Joly." Enjolras said hiding his concern of Eponine.

Once he was alone Enjolras started working on his speech for the rebellion. General Lemarque was greatly ill and fading fast. He won't last a week so others have said. However every time he tried to concentrate on his speech his mind kept going to that of Eponine. 'What in the world happened to her? Why would she take a beating and not fight back? Who would do this to her?' All these questions and more raced through Enjolras's mind. But what really stuck out was 'Why can't I stop thinking about her?'

"You ok Enjolras?" Courfeyrac asked with concern over his friend.

"I'm ok Courfeyrac. Just got a lot on my mind. That's all." Enjolras said not letting it slip that all he could think about was Eponine.

"If you say so." Courfeyrac said knowing very well that the revolutionary leader was hiding something and he knew just what it was. "I just thought standing here watching you attempt to write your speech, that something was on your mind. Maybe Eponine. Well that would be my guess."

"What are you insane? I mean everyone knows that number one she's in love with Pontmercy, and two I don't have time to think about anything other than the revolution."

"If you say so."

"Look Courfeyrac…"

"No you look Enjolras. I know that something is on your mind and I know that it isn't the revolution. And yes we all know that Eponine is in love with Marius but so what. That doesn't change the fact that maybe, just maybe you might have feelings for her. And you can hide behind your revolution all you want, the feelings won't go away. They will just fester until you explode like a volcano. And when you do who do you want to be there to see you? Every one of our friends or do you want to talk to just me?"

"Look I appreciate your concern but I think I can handle it." Enjolras said not really thinking that he would explode like a volcano.

"Oh come on Enjolras…"

"AAAHHHHHHHHH!" They heard a women scream.

"What the?" Courfeyrac asked as he and Enjolras ran from the study to Enjolras's room where Eponine was thrashing in the bed. "What's going on?" Courfeyrac asked worried about the scene that was before him.

"She just started thrashing around." Joly said. "I think she's having a nightmare by the looks of it. We've tried everything and she won't stop."

"She usually stops when I gently touch her shoulder but she won't stop this time. I've never seen her this bad before…"

"No…stop…father I'm sorry. No…no…stop please…" Eponine called out the trashing becoming more intense.

Not knowing what else to do Enjolras walked cautiously over to Eponine knowing that if continued thrashing around like this then she will hurt herself even more than she was already. "Enjolras if you can hold her down and I'll tie her down. I don't want her to tear the stitches and…" Joly explained and then the whole room went quiet just as Enjolras touched Eponine on the shoulder. "Or you can just do that."

"You did it Enjolras." Gavroche said with a grin on his young face. And just like that he hugged Enjolras careful not to wake up Eponine.

"Well I guess the only way for Eponine not to thrash around is for Enjolras to never stop touching her." Courfeyrac said with a hint of humor in his voice that didn't go unnoticed by Enjolras.

"Everyone out I need to check to see if she tore her stitches. Enjolras you can assist me seeing as you can't stop touching her for if you do she'll start thrashing again." Joly explained getting his medical bag.

"Oh come on we don't know that." But as soon as Enjolras took his hand off of Eponine she began to slowly thrash around again. Enjolras quickly placed his hand back on Eponine and just like that she calmed down.

"Well that answer's that question." Combeferre said with amusement on his face.

"Everyone out." Joly instructed, once everyone was out he pulled down the covers off of Eponine and checked the stitches. "Well it looks like there's no damage. But to ensure that there's no more thrashing please don't take your hand off of her. If it's alright with you I'll stay until she awakens and keep an eye on Gavroche for you. I think that Combeferre and Courfeyrac will go home and just leave the two of us."

"Ok." Enjolras said his mind racing with thoughts of none other than Eponine.

"You alright Enjolras? You seem distracted." Joly asked knowing that something was on the revolutionary leader's mind.

"What? Oh nothing it's just… well why is she so calm when I touch her but when you or Gavroche touch her she thrashes around?" Enjolras asked the confusion written all over his face.

"I can't answer that Enjolras. Maybe there's a higher power at work here." Joly said knowing that he wasn't easing the leaders mind.

"A high power? Really that's all you got for me?" Enjolras asked now more confused then ever.