Werewolf1010: if you want to think of it as one of the street gang or Montparnasse you can, I don't because I feel like if he knew her local hang out that could cause even more issues. I can tell you though the shooter is in fanfiction prison.

12345StupidPenName: not only do I love your name. But I loved your review the most, it made me feel great! BWHAHAHA (evil writer laugh) thanks for not thinking me too horrible. And I think that when you read this you will laugh and then die at the fluff.

And to all other reviewers from last chapter who wrote FEELS I totally get you I was kind of sad writing this too :/ BUT let me just tell you guys that I put chapter one of my Modern AU Graintaire story in the play/musical section it's on my profile. I know some of y'all liked his little bits, which are explained in this story. If you would like to know why he is upset/taking up drinking again.

I'm going to shut up now so you can read and see what happens!

Love all of you!

T.

Chapter 9: Cracked

Eponine had escaped her living nightmare through her dreams, she just sat in a meadow and thought. That was what occupied her thoughts until she heard laughing from the hall, and a key turning the doorknob. When the door opened and the male laughter filled the apartment she hopped off the couch and marched to the front door, "Hey 'Ponine! Had a pleasant evenin?" Coufeyrac asked.

Her eyes were filled with rage, "Where. Are. Your. Phones." she hit each one of them as she said each word.

"OW! We turned them off." Jehan said rubbing his shoulder.

She turned to Enjolras, "And why the bloody hell would you do that?" tears filling her eyes again.

"Eponine," Enjolras said in his concerning voice, "Tell me what happened."

"There was a shooting at Cafe Musian. Five dead, eight injured out of the twenty of so there. And I thought you were dead." she sobbed out. She began to hit him again, "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS HAS DONE TO ME? Keep your damn phone on!"

Enjolras pulled her arms to her side, kissed her forehead, "It's alright. We're all ok. I'll keep my phone on next time."

"You said you were going to the cafe! To think you were d-de"

"Shhhhh" he smoothed out her hair, "We went to the other cafe." Enjolras looked back at his friends, most of them in shock. But Graintaire winked at him and one by one they all came and kissed the top of Eponine's head and apologized for being so careless. After she had calmed down after about fifteen minutes or so he looked down and noticed something oddly familiar about her, "Are you wearing my clothes?"

She pushed him away and blushed, "Um... Yeah."

"You went into my room?" he asked.

"Well... I thought you were dead... And this kind of smelled like you..." she trailed off.

"I have a smell?" he looked at her.

She smiled a little bit, "Yeah, you smell great." she walked back over to him and put her arms around his waist. To reassure herself that she wasn't dreaming she needed to touch him. Even if it was as small as hand holding, she needed to know that he wasn't gone, "I thought I had lost you." His heart was hammering again, she always did this to him. Whenever she touched him.

"You'll never loose me, you should know that by now."

"Well if you ever start using those dating tips I've given you, you'll meet a girl and fall madly in love with her. And you'll forget all about me." she gave a sad smile.

"I'm sort of in love with a girl right now Eponine."

She looked like a lost puppy, she started to pull away, "Well I'll have to meet her."

"There's really no need for that." he smiled before hE pulled her back in and kissed her soft mouth. It took about five seconds for Eponine to realize what was happening and she immediately started kissing him back. Something that Enjolras was thankful for, he hadn't been one hundred percent sure about Eponine's affections towards him but he took the leap anyway.

Her hands moved to his curly hair and she pulled him down farther, his hands eloped her waist pulling her closer to him as well. Neither one of them had ever kissed or been kissed like this before. And god it felt great. That night they forgot about everything else and focused on each other. Their needs for each other. Every relationship before had been of wants, but what they had was needs. They couldn't survive without each other and no one was going to stop them from being together.

Eponine woke up in his bed, she figured that she had been so depressed the night before she had just fallen asleep in his room and had a sex dream about him. The clock read '3;47' "great" she muttered and shifted around in the bed before feeling the heat of someone lying next to her.

Enjolras. He was lying on his side, his curly blonde hair was everywhere (probably her own doing). Eponine reached over and pulled the strays out of his face. He looked so innocent, which as of now she knew he definitely wasn't. So vulnerable, like all of the stress was gone from his mind and he had escaped into his own world.

"I love you." she whispered and placed a kiss on his lips. The kiss was soft and sweet, she tried her best not to wake him up. She would never dare wake him up when he looked that peaceful. As she turned around an involuntary smile formed on her face.

Eponine felt a strong arm wrap around her waist, pulling her closer to the heat of the owners body, "I love you too Eponine." she turned back around to see the same involuntary grin that had overcome his own face. Wrapping her own arms around his body and resting her head in the crook of his neck. She knew that he would never be lost. She knew that this was happiness, bliss, whatever you want to call it. Life couldn't get any better than this.

Joly had brought Gavroche back to the apartment before he left for work. So Eponine and Enjolras did their best to make it appear as though... Nothing unusual had happened the night before. Though Joly could see right through their little act. "Well it's a good thing the kid wasn't here!" he scolded them.

They both blushed profusely, "What? What did I miss?" Gavroche asked.

"Nothing!" they all shouted.

He gave them a weird look, "I'm going to go and go to Amos's house. You guys are really weird today..." he said before changing. The others stayed quiet until the boy had left.

"Now I've got to go to work." he eyed them, "You two. Just. Figure this out!" Joly said before leaving.

Eponine put her phone in her back pocket before sitting down on one of the bar stools, "He's right, we need to figure out... What we are." she said.

He nodded, "Well... What are you thinking?"

She sighed, "I've liked you for a while now... I just haven't let myself let me like you. I don't want what happened with Parnasse to happen to us." he opened his mouth to protest, "I know you wouldn't do that. It's just a fear of mine ok?" he nodded, "My biggest fear though is that you'll meet someone else and love them more than you love me."

"Eponine," she loved how he said he name now, "I am in love with you. I think that's pretty evident. Everything that happened last night wasn't just sex. I love you. And I want to be with you. And if you ever feel like one of those two things are happening, or anything else. Please tell me, and I'll do my best to change it."

"I want to try things too. I don't want you to have to be the only one working on this. I meant what I said this morning. I love you. And being together is going to be a lot of work... But I'm willing to do it. If that's what it takes to be with you."

He leaned down and kissed her, smiling into each others mouths Eponine wrapped her arms around his neck.

That was right about the time someone started banging on their front door, "Damnit." Enjolras cursed.

She smiled and kissed him once again before shouting, "It's open!"

The door creaked open to reveal Graintaire, "Is it safe to come in?"

"Why would it not be safe to come in?" Enjolras asked.

"Well I heard that some marble cracked last night and I just wanted to know if you guys had cleaned up the mess." he smirked.

Enjolras blushed profusely, "How do you know?"

"Well dearest Eponine butt-dialed me and I only happened to hear most of it."

"Crap!" she said. He was right, she looked at her phone and saw she had called Graintaire and she wasn't sure of how much he had heard. She laughed it off and kissed Enjolras again. "Well I'm glad none of you guys are dead." Graintaire came over and hugged them both.

"I know you guys would be great together. Just keep the noise down when the kid's home." R joked before Enjolras hit the back of his head.

So this was happiness. This was bliss.

AN: there will be a little epilogue which will feature Cosette and Marius's wedding. But after that... I'll finish Part 1 of Jane and Graintaire. Then I'll start part 1 of Chetta and Joly around the same time I start Part 2 of this. I want to do it in that order in case you guys want to read j/r. I'd like to have some feedback on that story, it will have Enjonine. In case you were wondering... So you should check that out too.

For me:)

Love you all,

T.