I know I haven't posted much recently, but I haven't had as much time as I would like. I also hadn't had any motivation. I'm just not sure I want to keep writing this...

Disclaimer: I don't own Les Mis

Chapter 22

"Oh Mama!" Eponine said when she first saw her mother. She was laying on the ground, the cold hard ground, looking to be in more pain then Eponine had ever seen her. Eponine couldn't remember much from Gavroche's birth, but what she could remember of it, didn't seem nearly this bad. She rushed over to her mother's side, "You poor thing!"

Azelma was already there, putting a cold rag on her forehead, "She went into labor a few hours ago, a small street urchin came to find you. But you weren't home. So I sent Gav to find you while I came here, speaking of which, where have you been all day?"

"At General Lamarque's funeral!" Eponine said, it wasn't a complete lie.

"All day long?" Azelma said, still unsure, "Without even telling anyone?"

"I was with Enjolras. It was sort of a last minute thing," Again, Eponine wasn't technically lying.

"Yeah but she wasn't just anywhere with Enjolras," Gavriche interrupted slipping into the room.

"Eponine where were you?" Azelma said sounding like the big sister, as if rules were switched for once.

"She was at the barricade with the students revolting," Gavroche answered for her, "Remember hearing about that?"

"Eponine is that true?" Azelma said, her voice rising.

"Gavroche why did you tell her?" Eponine hissed.

"You never said not to," he said rolling his eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me? You can't go back!" Azelma decided, "People are dying out there! You are not allowed to go back."

"Azelma I'm going back! As long as Enjolras is there so am I," Then their mama grounded reminding them of the reason why they were there.

"Why is she like this? Why is the baby coming so early?" Eponine asked Azelma.

"Well I suppose there are a couple of reasons. Either she was pregnant earlier than she thought, or the more reasonable explanation is she's old. Older than she was when she had us at least. Not to mention, she's not nearly as healthy as she was either. She couldn't be eating half as well as she was when she had us."

"She looks like she's in so much pain! Couldn't we put her on a bed?"

"No, Father sold our bed and when he found out she was having the baby, he said she better not dare mess up his."

"So she's stuck on the floor?" Eponine asked horrified.

Azelma pushed her lips together, into a thin line, "Pretty much."

"What if we moved her to Cosette's house?" Another moan.

"She won't make it nearly that far."

Suddenly an idea hit Eponine, "What about Enjolras's apartment? It's right across the hall! Do you think she could make it that far?"

Her mama mumbled "I think" and Azelma and Eponine attempted to help her off the ground. They waddled across the hall, accompanied with many groans. When they got to the door, Eponine went to open it, finding it stubbornly locked.

"Of course, it's just like Enjolras to lock his door before overthrowing the government," She mumbled to herself, "He had to leave a key someplace."

She started to feel around the door frame, still finding nothing. Finally she noticed a large chunk of the wood missing from the top of the door, between it and the frame. That must be where the key is she thought. She tried to stick her hand in but couldn't even fit a single finger, the missing chunk was not quite that big. They needed someone with smaller fingers.

"Gavroche!" She called him over, "I need you to try to get a key out of this small crack. I can't get my fingers in there but I bet you can. I'm going to lift you up and you need to feel around for a key. Azelma can you keep a hold of mama for one second?"

"Yes," Azelma said arranging their mama so she could hold her whole weight. Eponine leaned down and had Gavroche climb onto her shoulders he sure has gained some weight since we moved to Cosette's Eponine thought.

"Have you found anything?" She asked when it seemed he had been up there for quite a while.

"Well I did," He grunted, "But it wasn't a key. It's a string, knotted to a loose piece of wood. I can get it up but it's taking me a while. I'm almost positive the key is on the end."

"C'mon Gav you aren't exactly light," Eponine urged.

"I don't think mama can hold out much longer," Azelma yelled.

"I got it, I got it, calm down," Gavroche said.

Eponine took the key and shook it around the lock until the door opened. She helped Azelma with their mama as they walked towards the apartment's bedroom Eponine knew the two men shared.

"Put her down on the bed on the left," Eponine said. She didn't feel quite so bad if she used Enjolras's bed, "Is that better mama?"

"Yes," She moaned, "But I think she's coming."

"Gavroche get out!" Eponine pointed to the door, "Okay I'm ready."

The next few minutes were the scariest moments of Eponine's life. Azelma stood in shock, leaving Eponine the soul person to help her mother have the baby. She felt like she was moving waist deep through mud. Everything was going so slow, but suddenly it was over and a lovely baby girl was in her arms.

"It's a girl mama, she's beautiful."

Their mama gleamed in an out-of-it way, "Thank you. Do you think I could rest now? I would like to see her, just not now."

Eponine and Azelma walked over to their family's apartment, "Gavroche are you in here?"

"Yep! Right here! What's up? What's happening?"

"Mama had the baby,"Azelma said, "I think we're going to name her Isabelle."

Gavroche looked upset, "It's a girl! I'm the only dang boy in this family."

"Would you like to hold her?" Eponine said handing Gavroche the baby, "I need to talk to Mama when she wakes but till then I just want to spend as much time with you three as possible."

I'm thinking about ending this fanfiction in a few chapters, or at least taking a break from writing. I love writing this, and I have ideas, but at the same time I don't if that makes sense. I just don't feel like its really getting read and enjoyed, which I partially blame myself for, because I never update. I'm not sure what I'm going to do...