A/N Hey, there, everyone! Thanks again for reviewing, follwing, favorite-ing and reading this story! I couldn't scream that statement any louder than this so THANK YOU! I really appreciate that you actually enjoy this and it just makes me happy. Thanks again for the third time and just a heads up, I'll be updating more frequently this week. Thanks again!

DISCLAIMER: Not that I don't like Les Mis but I just hate it for not making me the one to own it...

Eponine's POV

It was another lunch of another day. The cafeteria was crowded, as usual, and the tables were all occupied, as usual once more, and everything was exactly the same. It was quite boring to have everything completely the same, actually. I waited in line for the steak and fries shop as I saw two people kissing in front of me. Seriously? In a food line right before lunch? People could easily get grossed out and lose their appetite. It was a blonde girl and a black-haired guy. As the lunch lady cleared her throat for them to order and stop kissing, the two turned to face the lunch lady. They were Melanie and Montparnasse. No doubt at all… As they waited for their food, Melanie glared at me and so did Montparnasse. Why the fuck were they glaring at me? I did absolutely nothing wrong and they were glaring at me as if I was shit! I ignored them and ordered my food. I silently prayed in my mind that Melanie wouldn't just throw her food on herself and blame it on me like in the movies. I let out a sigh of relief as she walked away with Montparnasse to their popular table. When my food came, I quickly walked to the table where Les Amis usually sat. "Hi." I greeted everyone with my happiest smile and sat down next to Enjolras, as usual again for the third time. "Hey, Ep." Jehan said, somehow trying to hold back a laugh. I glanced at everyone at the table and saw Combeferre, who had his face in his palms and I could see his ears. They were redder than blood! He seemed to be laughing so hard but I didn't know what or who he was laughing at. I figured out that he had at least something to do with Jehan because they were both either laughing their ass off or trying to hold back a laugh. "'Ferre, are you okay?" Feuilly asked. 'Ferre looked up and his face was… Okay, I could very well compare it to the poisoned apple that the witch gave to Snow White. Maybe even redder than that but a poisoned apple was the best comparison for that one. "I'm…okay." 'Ferre said breathlessly. He almost started laughing again but Jehan stopped him. "What the actual fuck are you laughing about and not telling me?" Grantaire complained.

"It's nothing, really. Forget about it." Jehan said and grinned to 'Ferre as we continued eating. Awkward silence fell and all we heard was people screaming in panic. "What's going on, exactly?" Bahorel asked as all of us shrugged. "Not a clue. Maybe there's a gunshot again." Bossuet said, laughing a little. He thought everything was funny and he didn't actually take anything seriously. After the words came out of his mouth, the lights went off. "Blackout, Bossuet, not gunshot." We all said in unison.

"What the fuck?" I heard Joly mumble. I grabbed onto the thing closest to me, which appeared to be Enjolras' shoulder. My nails dug into his shoulder and just wished with all my heart that the lights would come back on soon. "It's just a blackout, Eponine." Enjolras said, grabbing my hand that was gripping his shoulder. His voice was firm and strong but I had a feeling that there was uncertainty hidden in between. "We need someone to lead us out of here safely. Does anybody here know this place like the back of their hand?" Enjolras asked the other people at the table. "Me!" Gav piped up. I totally forgot that he was even there! I couldn't see clearly of what everyone's facial expressions were but there seemed to be rather doubtful expressions on their faces. "How could you know this place better than us? You've only been here for about a week. Like, I've been here for... Let's see...1,2,3,4-" Grantaire said, I assumed, counting his fingers as he said the numbers as Enjolras let go of my hand and slammed it softly on the table. "Grantaire, this is no time to doubt people. Gavroche is Eponine's brother, for goodness sake, and our only hope. We can trust him and-"

"Hey, this is no time to give speeches. Let's get going already!" Courf said.

"Everyone please stand up. Enjolras, I'll hold your hand, you hold Ep's hand, Ep can hold Jehan's hand, Jehan can hold Joly's hand, Joly can hold 'Chetta's hand, 'Chetta can hold 'Sette's hand, 'Sette can hold Marius' hand, Marius can hold Bahorel's hand, Bahorel can hold Courf's hand, Courf can hold 'Zelma's hand, 'Zelma can hold R's hand, R can hold Bossuet's hand and Bossuet, you hold Feuilly's hand. Is everyone clear on that?" Gav started to instruct all of us.

"Yes." We said at the same time. Everyone held their hands with their 'assigned' people and Gav started running. We ran and stopped, ran then stopped again, turned and turned and finally came out of the school. Nobody else was there probably because the teachers once told us that if there was some kind of blackout, we should stay where we are but we weren't the group who liked to follow all the rules. Suddenly, a water droplet splashed onto my cheek. "What the-" I murmured under my breathe. I looked up to the sky and unfortunately, the clouds were all black and gloomy. So much for a good day, right? Seconds later, it started pouring really hard. "It's raining!" exclaimed 'Zelma. I watched as Courf draped his jacket over 'Zelma's head. I sighed. He really does love her. I glanced at 'Sette and the sight made me confused. Marius opened his umbrella and held it up over his and 'Sette's head, protecting them from the rain. I thought she said they fake-dated and then he was lying and-Ugh! Their relationship wasn't understandable at all. I put the thought aside when I saw Joly and 'Chetta sharing the same jacket. It was very...disturbing seeing the couples cuddling or whatever you call that. I hoped maybe Enjolras would have a heart but I didn't expect anything from him because after all, he didn't care about girls. Okay, maybe he did care for Melanie but it was for a short period of time and that could hardly be called 'dating'. Just as I almost sank down on the wet grass, Enjolras tapped me on the shoulder. "Yes?" I turned around to face him properly. He smiled (it was seriously the most contagious and the cutest) and simply put his red jacket in my hands. I shot him a puzzled look. "What's this for?" I asked. He pointed to 'Zelma, who had Courf's jacket over her head. I immediately understood and regretted even thinking that he doesn't care about girls. I draped the jacket on my head and crossed my arms over my chest. "Thanks." I said, smiling a little.

"Think nothing, really. That's what...best friends do." He said, patting my shoulder. "Or someone who wants to be more than your friend...erm...would do." I shot him a puzzled look as he turned away, blushing really badly. He hid his face in his palms and I grinned but I bit down on my lower lip. Oh God. Did he just say 'someone who wants to be more than your friend would do'? Shit. I cracked the marble. I thought twice about it and I felt victorious accomplishing something nobody ever succeeded in (Although Melanie was kind of an exception in that case). I grabbed his shoulder and turned him to face me. "Hey, it's okay. Just pretend I didn't hear that, alright?" I said as he calmed down and nodded. "God, why did I say that?" He murmured. I laughed as I put my elbow on his shoulder. I felt him stiffen as I did so. Play it casually, Eponine. You can do this. Don't freak out. I tried to look as casual as possible but inside, I was shaking and butterflies were in my throat and my stomach. I gulped as Marius shouted, "Hooray! The lights came back on! Let's go back inside."

"Non-sense. The lights didn't come-Oh." Feuilly said as he looked into the school through the front windows. Surely, the lights were back on but the rain was still pouring hard. All of us decided to go straight back to our dorms and not back to our classes. As I walked back to the dorms, Enjolras decided to join me since he said that he had something to tell me. 'Sette and 'Chetta walked back with us with Marius and Joly. When we got to my and 'Sette's dorm room, 'Sette hugged Marius and 'Chetta hugged Joly. They said their goodbyes as Joly and Marius walked back to their rooms. 'Sette and 'Chetta walked into our room without saying a word to me. That left me alone with Enjolras. "Uh... I know this is very and I mean awfully awkward but...uh...I kind of...um... I'm sorry but what I'm about to say is... It just makes me nervous." He said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck and chuckled nervously. Nervous?! He's never been nervous before. He usually gave speeches and speeches about politics and History and Debate were his best subjects. I didn't ever know that he could be nervous. Maybe I just don't know him well enough. "You see...um...I just-" He continued before grabbing me by the waist and minutes later, his lips met mine. I closed my eyes as I was all numb. His lips were so warm and thick. I just couldn't stand kissing him just that deep. I wanted more but I finally got what I wanted when he pulled me even closer and deepened the kiss. I wanted to melt right there in his arms and wanted the time to stop so I could be in that position forever. His hands were wandering in my hair and then wandered to my back. My hands kept drawing invisible circles on his back and slowly threw my arms around his neck. His hands then went under my shirt and they moved in circles. I felt the tingly feeling when his hands reached my back from the inside of my shirt. His lips were still intertwined with mine, not breaking a single contact. I was breathless but I didn't want to stop. It felt so good and it wasn't because it was an accident. It was real. Much to my disappointment, he pulled away. I saw him running away as quickly as his feet took him and disappeared into the hallways of rooms. I panted heavily before turning the door knob of the room and went inside. I sank in my bed as I dropped my backpack on the ground. I couldn't believe what just happened. It took me about 5 minutes to gather my thoughts together and finally stood up and went to the kitchen. 'Sette and 'Chetta were talking about fashion and shopping malls. Those kinds of topics didn't really interest me so I just went to get a glass of water and sat down at the table on the only vacant chair. "So what took you so long?" 'Chetta asked me as she was reading a Marie-Claire magazine. "Nothing. Gavroche just wanted me to do him a favor. Just his homework, that's all." I lied. Both of my friends nodded and 'Sette offered me a box of grape juice. "My favorite! Thanks, 'Sette!" I said, taking the box from her. "You're welcome. I knew you like grape juice so I decided to stop by the juice bar and buy you this." She replied, smiling. I smiled back. "You just know me that well." I said and laughed.

"So I heard that Enjolras likes you." 'Chetta said, smirking. Here we go again... "Oh, really? I didn't know that." I said. I wasn't lying, though and I was completely honest. 'Chetta nodded. "It's true. So I was wondering if you felt the same." She continued. I gulped. I couldn't possibly tell her about the kiss and neither could I tell her the truth, I thought to myself. "Fine. Yes, I like him. He's just very nice and caring." I said.

"Is that all you can say about him?" 'Sette asked, raising an eyebrow. I groaned. "What do you want from me?" I asked pretty loudly as my friends stopped whatever they were doing and turned to me. "We want to know more about what you think of him. It's really not that bad, Eponine. Falling in love is normal and it's nature. Trust Jehan and his instincts about love because he's always right about those stuff. So, tell us about it and don't think we'll drop this subject that easily 'cause we're not going to." 'Chetta said, leaning on her elbow that was on the table. "Alright. He's been my friend since 1st grade and he's always supported me when I was in trouble or in need of help. He stood by me whenever I needed him. He is very kind and trustworthy. He's just plain charming, charismatic, loyal, and... I just can't think of any more words to describe him. He's everything to me and I feel like I... I love him." I said. I paused for a moment as I saw the surprised look on both 'Sette's and 'Chetta's faces. I slapped myself on the forehead after realizing I've just given everything away. "God! Why did I say that?" I mumbled. 'Chetta put a hand on my shoulder. "Ep, it's just surprising... But I know you can handle it just fine. You guys have always been cute together. Right, 'Sette?"

"Exactly. It's actually a match made in heaven! I can't believe this!" 'Sette said, smiling like a psycho. "Just promise me to keep this a secret between the 3 of us only, okay? I don't want Malaria knowing about any of this but I'm sure she'll have to know sooner or later." I said as they promised. We ate some pizza and talked some more about relationships. I regretted saying that it was a normal day because it certainly wasn't the most normal day that I'll have. I couldn't sleep that night just because the image of me kissing Enjolras was still in my head and the dream was taking over my thoughts again. How wonderful...

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