A/N Hi everyone! Sorry I didn't update. Homework is just crushing my life into pieces. Thanks to everyone who's reading this at all and please review and tell me what you think. Anyway, enjoy! Thanks again! You guys are the best! XD
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Enjolras' POV
I drummed my fingers on the keyboard of my laptop in frustration. I glanced at the clock over the door of 'Ferre's bedroom. 8:30. I had to type up a Biology report but I was hardly concentrating and I couldn't focus. My mind was wandering off to far off places beyond the barricade, back to the French Revolution, to Eponine... Wait, what? I don't like her. I don't like her, I thought to myself. But somehow, my mind kept denying and denying. I didn't know why I was even thinking about her. I shook my head rapidly and tried to continue the report but again, I was too distracted. I groaned and sank back into the sofa. Suddenly, 'Ferre came out of the bathroom in his pajamas and sat down next to me on the sofa. "What's up, Enjy?" He asked, reaching for the remote control of the TV. "The TV's not going to help. In fact, it's going to distract me even more, Combeferre. Don't turn it on." I said as I started typing again. I felt 'Ferre's eyes on me. "You? The mighty Enjolras? Distracted? Gosh, that's rare." He said, laughing a little. "Wait, are you serious? You're distracted?" He asked. I nodded slowly before I stopped typing and turned to face him fully. "Why is that? I've never seen you distracted from anything. Ever." He said with a little concern in his voice. "It's nothing. I've got something going over in my mind lately..." My voice trailed off as I thought about when Eponine and I were walking from the clinic to the dorms. Wow... Maybe I really do like her. No, I don't... On second thought, there's a lot of things to like about her. ARRGGGHHH! The next thing I knew, 'Ferre was snapping his fingers in front of my face. "Wh-What?" I murmured.
"Hello? Are you even there? I asked you a question." He said, shaking me wildly. "I'm sorry. What was your question?" I asked, trying to catch up with what was going on. He looked at me suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong with you? I mean, being your roommate is a risk, as people say, but I've never actually experienced any of your...vileness. Anyway, that's not my point. My point is, I've seen you angry, I've seen you laughing-although it's really uncommon- and I've seen you sad but I've never seen you distracted. Is there something wrong? You know you can always tell me. We're best friends, after all." He said, putting his hand on my shoulder in a friendly manner. "I don't know how to say this, 'Ferre, and neither can I believe that this is happening." I said, looking out the window that was behind the sofa. Raindrops raced each other down the window and thunder was roaring loudly. "I'm assuming you finally fell in love?" 'Ferre asked, smiling a bit more. I sighed and turned back to face him. "I'm afraid I have, mon ami." I replied, smiling. 'Ferre stared at me, mouth open wide, for a couple of seconds then almost shrieked. "THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! ASTONISHING! STUPENDULOUS!" He shouted, then squealed like a girl.
"'Ferre, calm down! It's not something serious. It's-"
"This is some serious shit, Enjolras! You FINALLY FELL IN LOVE!" 'Ferre screamed once more, running around the room and swinging his arms in the air. He picked up his phone and dialed someone's number quickly. "Excuse me? Who are you calling?" I asked.
"Jehan. He should be the first to know because it's love!" He said as he finally started talking on the phone.
Combeferre's POV
I started shifting impatiently as I waited for Jehan to pick up the phone. "Hi, Combeferre." He answered. Finally! He sounded sleepy but I couldn't care less. "Hey, there's something I've got to tell you but you must keep it a secret. It's something very unlikely to happen." I said, smiling wide.
"Alright. Wait... Is it something about love?" He asked.
"Yeah, entirely love and you are the second one to know." I said.
"Okay, I'm ready. Before you spill it, I have so ask... Is what you're going to tell me related to Enjolras?" He asked.
"Yes. He-"
"ENJOLRAS IS IN LOVE?!" He asked quite loudly. I told him to quiet down a little. "Exactly. Isn't that something?" I asked.
"Are you kidding me? Of course it is! I don't-I can't believe that this is actually happening! Oh my God!" He said excitedly. I laughed at Jehan's reaction and told him I needed to go to bed. "Good night, 'Ferre." He said and hung up. I slowly walked back to the couch and sat down in satisfaction. Enjolras didn't seem too happy. I decided to lighten up the mood by smiling as widely as I could. "So, you're in love. The problem is...you can't be in love alone, can you? Who's the girl?" I smirked. His facial expression turned from an angry look to a nervous look. He seemed to be completely scared to tell even me, his best friend. There was something wrong with him for sure because first, he was distracted. Nobody ever succeeded in distracting him for longer than 20 seconds. Whenever he got distracted, it wasn't for longer than 1 minute and he always got back on task. And then he was being nervous when I asked him who he was crushing on. Maybe I should drop this topic... "It's one of the girls." He finally said, relaxing a bit more than before.
"One of the girls?" I wondered out loud. Rain started pouring harder and I could hardly even hear myself speaking. He simply nodded and went to get a cup of cocoa from the kitchen counter. He sat back down and turned on the TV. "You didn't answer my question." I reminded him as he surfed through the channels. He stopped at HBO and Dracula was on. Okay, at night? Seriously? "One of the girls that joined Les Amis. Think about it." He said, looking down at his hands that were on his lap. I thought about it for a second. Musichetta had Joly, Cosette had Marius and Eponine... That's it! Eponine! I couldn't believe it! Enjolras and Eponine have been friends since forever and they hadn't had a crush on each other ever in their lives. I stared at him in disbelief and gaped. "Are you serious? Eponine is the one?" I asked, still not believing it was her. He still didn't answer and kept quiet. I put a hand on his shoulder and shook him slightly. He turned his head in my direction. "Don't be afraid to tell me, Enjolras. It's just something we never thought would happen. Especially not with you. How did it happen, anyway?" I wondered. He sighed heavily before lowering his voice a little. "It's complicated." He said softly.
"Just tell me. I promise to keep it to myself only." I assured him and I meant it. "Okay. I swear to God that this is never going to happen again because I never thought it would happen and I think it will never happen again. Get it? Gosh! I'm speaking non-sense! Okay, here it goes. I like her and don't be offended just because I don't mention her name but it's just that I can't think about her when I'm talking and I'm going to mess it up and my Biology report is due tomorrow and I didn't finish it but I don't give a damn and I can't do this! Don't push me if I can't talk properly, okay? It's not going to get me anywhere and I think I'm maniacal and I'm-"
"Enjolras, stop. You're literally blurting out non-sense and nothing that you just said made sense. Absolutely nothing, no offense. Pull yourself together and actually, you're freaking me out. I've 'listed' the emotions I've seen you in but there wasn't distraction, speaking non-sense or being in love on the list. What's gotten into you? Usually, you inspire people by your speeches and you get people's attention by giving your motivating speeches. SPEECH IS THE WORD, ENJ! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SPEECHES AND THE MARBLE MAN CHARACTER YOU ONCE HAD?" I asked, desperately wanting an answer but by the time I finished my sentence, his attention turned back to the TV. I snatched the remote from his hand and turned the TV off. "Hey! Law and Order: SVU was on! Why'd you turn it off?" He asked, making wild hand gestures as he spoke. "I need you to focus and nothing is ending in an argument so there will be absolutely no point starting and argument with me because Pacifism is just the way it is. So, tell me about it." I said. He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked at the clock. I feel an excuse coming up. "I know what you're thinking. There's no way I'll let you go to sleep without telling me all about it. I'd even make you late to school tomorrow if it's necessary. So it's your choice but since I'm mean, I will be a fake dictator and let you not have a choice." I smirked. He let out a laugh that sounded more like a snort and turned to me. "We're not talking politics here. We're talking how severe this event is. I know me falling in love is not an event but-"
"How is it not an event?! It's so fucking obvious, Enjy! It is an event and it's a big one!" I said, trying to sound convincing. He frowned. "Would you stop interrupting me? If you want me to tell you the whole story then stop being Annoying Orange or else I'm going to sleep right now." He said as I laughed. Annoying Orange? I must have been very annoying so I just nodded and kept quiet. "Anyway, can I continue?" He asked as I nodded. "Okay, good. As I was saying, me falling in love might be a kind of event for some of us-"
"All of us." I couldn't hold my mouth shut. He slapped me on the shoulder as I apologized. "Anyway, all of us. I just couldn't think of any other way to put this but I think I started to like her since the fight with Monkeypar-whatever his name was. I'll leave it at that, then." He said, refusing to say anything else other than what he'd said. Frustrated a little that he wouldn't tell me more, I got up from the sofa and grabbed the cocoa mug that he was drinking from that was half-finished, dumped it in the sink and went towards our bedroom. I glanced back at Enjolras again and saw him typing away on his laptop. I realized I took a pillow with me on the way to the door of our bedroom so I put the pillow to good use. I threw it at him and he looked up. "What?" He asked, putting the pillow back where it was on the sofa. "Get some rest, man. Mr. Javert won't mind if it's not finished." I said. Mr. Javert taught Math and Science so he was a teacher for most of us. Enjolras opened his mouth to speak but I interrupted him. "No, you're not saying anything. Remember? I'm the dictator and you follow my rules." I said, happy with what I said. He turned off his laptop and followed me into the bedroom, the laptop in his hand.
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