Aww, final chapter. It's been real fun writing this series, you guys! Though I never made it to my goal number of reviews, I just want to thank you for reading this!
"Fire!"
Enjolras's call rang through the street, and Gavroche again jumped at the noise that attacked his ears. He began to fire his gun at the soldiers, hitting one now and then. More and more fighters on his side fell, more and more soldiers came. He ducked underneath a chair and overheard Enjolras, Marius, and Fueilly talking.
"Make your report, how do we stand?" Asked Enjolras.
"We have enough guns...but, not enough ammunition." Fueilly answered.
"There are dead bodies around the front of the barricade, I'll go out and check it out! I'll bring back bullets for us to use!" Said Marius, slinging his bag over his shoulder. Enjolras stopped him.
"No! It's to much of a chance, no one here can go!" He cried. Marius and Enjolras argued for a while, until Fueilly pointed.
"Gavroche, get down from there! Don't you dare!"
"I can help! You need somebody quicker, I volunteer!" He shouted. Gavroche climbed over a few chairs and tables until he landed on the street. Marius hadn't even noticed that the boy stole his bag. Gavroche crouched down near a body and began searching the pockets. A gunshot caused a few people to scream, thinking the child had been shot. Gavroche smiled.
"Aw, missed me!" he taunted. He put a few bullets into the bag and moved to the next body. The soldiers shot at him again and again, and missed every time. At one point, Gavroche fell over motionless, but scampered back up and crossed his fist over his elbow to the soldiers.
"Gavroche, get back here!" Yelled Courfeyrac desperately, who was being held back by Fueilly and Combeferre. Tears stained his face.
"We'll forever fight like twenty armies!" Gavroche shouted to the soldiers. This shot finally struck it's target. He clutched his injured arm and groaned, but stood back up.
"We won't give up!" He continued to shout. Bang! He fell to the ground, holding his knee. With two limbs impacted by a bullet, he then realized he had to get back behind the barricade.
"So you had better run for cover...!" He was using all of his strength in his voice.
"When the pup...!"
"Gavroche!"
"Grows...!"
Bang.
The last thing Gavroche saw was Courfeyrac leaning over him, crying, and then everything went black.
Marie sat on her crate in the elephant, waiting for Gavroche to return. Tomorrow was his birthday, and she was still wondering what she could get him. Oliver and Garcaunt were singing in the corner, Lily was braiding Rachelle's hair, Jaques and Jack were arm wrestling. Suddenly, the familiar clink of boots sounded from outside. Marie jerked, grabbed her crutches, and rushed outside as fast as she possibly could. Standing there was the familiar messy haired, blue eyed Gavroche. He had a bandage wrapped around his arm, his knee, and his chest.
"G...Gavroche..." Breathed Marie. He was alive! She staggered over to him, but the ground was slippery, so she had trouble. She finally got up face to face with him.
"Hi, Marie." He said. Marie smiled in relief. She reached for his hand.
Her hand went directly through him.
"W...what?" she stammered. Marie looked up at Gavroche, confused. He looked back at her in pity.
"I never did want to make a promise I couldn't keep. I'm sorry, Marie. I am dead." He said. Marie backed up. He couldn't be dead! What about everything they wanted to do together? What about getting married? He promised!
"N...no! I won't believe it, you're standing right there!" She shook her head as tears spilled out. Gavroche smiled.
"Again, I am sorry. You have to face the truth."
"I'm imagining it! I'll go to the barricade now, and you'll be there!" she cried. Marie began walking to the scene of the battle. Once she first stepped in blood, she knew that she had made it. Dead bodies were everywhere, most of them were people she recognized. That was Enjolras, hanging out the window. That was Bousset. There's Joly. She walked into an arched building, where a line of bodies lay. She walked along, recognizing more and more of them.
And just like that, her world fell apart, when she spotted the light blue jacket.