We pulled away and looked into each others eyes. Then, I slapped him. He looked at me in shock holding his cheek
"What the hell?" He demanded. I smiled slyly.
"That's for earlier" I said then reached my arms up around his neck and pulled him to me and kissed him. Pulling away slightly
"but I forgive you" I said before kissing him again. He chuckled deep in his throat. Enjolras was the perfect man. He was passionate and He had a side to him that was kind and compassionate. And I knew then that I was falling in love with this man. I jumped when the sound of a gun shot rang through out the house. Enjolras fell over screaming and clutching his arm. Blood was flowing through his fingers. I looked up and saw my father pointing a gun at Enjolras.
"Éponine! Where the hell have you been? Also why was my best fighter found almost dead in an alley saying that this man is the reason he was hurt?" Enjolras glared at father. "Thenarider, I was protecting your daughter!" He winced in pain. "Shut up, Enjolras before you join your other fallen friends! They died at YOUR failed republic! Am I right?" Ignoring the pain Enjolras stood up and reached for the gun in his boot he aimed it at father.
Father aimed back and laughed. "Foolish boy! You think you can kill me? Kill me and my gang, my wife and my children will hunt you down and kill you." I looked between Enjolras and my father. I rested my eyes on Enjolras. He showed no fear in his eyes just anger and despair. "Father!" I yelled "Stop it please!" He turned to me and glared at me
"stay out of this you are not needed here!" I ran toward my father and using all my weight I knocked him over. The gun flew out of his hand and slid across the room. He pushed me off him and stood up pulling me with him. He clutched onto my dress and punched me hard in the mouth repeatedly. I squeezed my eyes shut expecting another blow when I felt my dress released and heard a loud grunt from my father. I opened my eyes to see Enjolras standing in front of him. Father had blood running down the side of his face and a wound on his head. I noticed Enjolras was now holding the barrel of the gun and had hit my father with the butt of it. He spun the gun so he was holding it normally and pressed the barrel against My fathers temple. My father pushed the gun out of the way and toward me right as Enjolras fired.
I fell to the floor clutching my stomach. Enjolras looked at me with wide eyes.
"You shot my daughter!" My father said. Enjolras turned away from me and back to my father he reaimed the gun. I started feeling lightheaded when I heard a sound like two other guns being loaded and cocked. I turned slowly gasping in pain while doing so. Grantaire and Joly had arrived and were aiming their guns at my father. Father looked around and backed up toward the open window. "I can see I'm not wanted here. Ill be going now" he said quickly before running off. Enjolras watched the direction he went in refusing to look at me. Joly dropped the gun and ran to me.
"Ponine! Who did this too you? What happened?" I didn't answer him I was watching Enjolras and Grantaire talk in hushed whispers. "You need help!" Joly said before picking me up. I winced I'm pain with his every step. He set me on the bed in Enjolras' spare room and examined my wound. "How bad is it" a strained and hollow voice said from the door way. I stretched my neck to see who it was. It was Enjolras coming to see if I was okay. I smiled at him and reached my hand out to him.
"It's ok I don't blame you for anything" he smiled and took my hand.
"I love you m'siuer Enjol..." Before I could finish my eyes fluttered shut and the sweet black waters of unconsciousness pulled me under.