It's Hadley Fraser's birthday people! AHH!

You know it's also been exactly 5 months since I first posted this story, wow I've really been torturing you guys haven't I?

Anyway apparently the kiss at the end of chapter 30 didn't count….. I'm sorry about that but I did promise a kiss before chapter 32, I just never said what kind.

Thanks to all who reviewed/read so far. Please continue! Love you all!

Music blasted through the speakers and people danced all around the crowded house. It was New Year's Eve and Grantaire was having his famous party. When it came to parties he was the king of them- though he was all but forced by Eponine to make sure it was a safe enviorment for Gavroche. He invited over half the student body along with some other kids from different schools and they were ready to party. Everyone was excited for the New Year and they could think of no better way to celebrate than to party.

Enjolras sulked in the corner by the food table as he watched the ongoing party; he was never one for parties but he knew that he didn't make an appearance his friends would start bombing up his phone and they might even go so far as to show up at his door step and drag him there, it's happened before. He stayed against the wall and kept looking over at everyone in the room until his eyes landed on someone in particular, Eponine. He was just about to head over to go talk to her when his vision was suddenly blocked by two hands and the smell of expensive perfume was suddenly filling his nose.

"Guess who?" Chirped a high pitched voice

Enjolras groaned and mentally cursed out everyone within a 12 inch radius, "I don't know who?" he asked trying not to sound rude.

"It's me Galinda!" Revealed the voice as she removed her hands from his face

"Hey…." Enjolras found himself mentally swearing again as the girl before him did come out to be none other than Galinda. Enjolras didn't hate Galinda, he tried not to get annoyed by her but he just found her so irritating. He tried to put her down gently but she didn't comprehend it.

You would think she would get it by now. Eponine would have. He stopped himself as he realized he just compared her to Eponine and did a double take as he realized he just brought Eponine into his thoughts without a reason. Get your act together Enjolras!

Galinda's voice interrupted his internal scolding, "So are you enjoying the party?"

"Yea I was having an ok time."

"Only ok huh? I bet I can make it a little more fun." She said with a flirty smile as she snaked her arms around one of his. Enjolras reacted quickly and pulled his arm out of her grasp causing Galinda to pout and put her hands on her hips. "Ok that's it Aiden!" She yelped, "I have done everything in my power to try to get you to like me! I have smiled at you, given you flirty waves, talked to you in the café- which by the way is nothing compared to Starbucks- and even been put up with that one girl you are constantly tutoring! I am practically throwing myself at you and you don't get the message! What gives?!"

Enjolras looked at her with wide eyes and took a deep breath before replying, "Look Galinda you seem like a nice girl you really do but I'm not interested. I do get your messages, loud and clear actually," because I am not a blind idiot like Pontmercy, "but I don't respond because I am not into you. Don't get me wrong you are a very pretty girl, little stereotypic and made up, but pretty nonetheless but I'm not attracted to you."

She pouted and looked at him with doe eyes, "Why?"

"Well because quite frankly you are just not my type of girl. You are a little too perky and rude at times. I don't like how flirty you are or the fact that while you seem so nice to me I can't help but notice the glares you give at….others when you think I'm not looking." By others he meant Eponine but he didn't want to admit it, "I'm sorry it's just my perspective."

He looked at her with some sincerity in his eyes and looked for a response however he never heard her response for the next thing he was aware of was the contents of a cup of punch being thrown at him and getting all over his shirt. She huffed and glared at him one final time before pivoting on her heel and galloping away.

"Was that really necessary!?" He yelled in irritation. Women! This is why I don't deal with them!

"Rough night?" asked a voice behind him.

Enjolras turned to see Eponine staring at him with laughter plaguing her face.

"It was actually uneventful until about a minute ago."

She arched an eyebrow, "What happened?"

"Galinda happened….she tried to flirt with me again and I had to let her down. She does not respond well to gentle let downs so I had to give to her straight."

Eponine's palm hit her face, "Oh no, Enjy what did you do?"

"Nothing I promise! I simply told her that I wasn't attracted to her, she seems nice and is pretty but I just don't like her. She then asked why and I told her. I don't see what I did wrong."

"Ah Enjy, you can't say that! That will either get you bitch slapped or drinks thrown on you!"

"I know…I just experienced the later."

"If you are going to let a girl go you either have to do it gently or make her think it was all her idea and for her betterment." She paused for dramatic effect and then continued in even more dramatically, "Especially when it comes to people like Galinda whose self-esteem and image must not be tarnished."

"Now you tell me."

She shrugged, "There are something you just have to learn on your own. The hard way is the best option sometimes, though I figured that knowlegde was common sense. But hey look on the bright side!"

"What bright side?" He asked as he dabbed his shirt with napkins to try to clean his shirt.

"You got rid of your Galinda problem." She teased as she jabbed him lightly in the shoulder

Enjolras let out a small laugh and Eponine beamed. It was then that he noticed what she was wearing; there on her head was a familiar looking brown hat.

"That's a nice hat you got there." He commented

Eponine smirked and pulled at the tab of it, "Why thank you, it was a gift."

He looked at her playfully, "From whom?"

"Just a close friend of mine," She teased, "You know I never did say thank you for the hat Enjy. It was the best gift I've ever gotten."

"I'm glad you like it."

"I still wonder how you managed to find a hat that looks almost identical to my old one."

He shrugged and brushed off her comment, "Oh I just looked around."

That was a lie; Enjolras had searched high and low for that hat. He went to several different thrift shops, resale stores, and accessory shops looked online and when he gave up hope on ever finding it he stumbled upon it in the window of a costume store. The similarity to her old hat startled him and he got it as soon as he saw it. The hat was Eponine's trademark, she just didn't seem right without it and Enjolras knew how much it meant to her.

"Well either way that makes you the best friend a girl could ever ask for."

"So I beat Marius?"

She nodded.

"I'm glad to hear that." He said indifferently. Out of the corner of his eye he could also see the silhouette of Theodule standing close by and he tried to ignore the pit in his stomach "So I see Theodule is here again."

Eponine rolled her eyes, "We are not getting into that." She said with a warning tone

He held his hands up in defense, "I'm just stating an observation."

"I know but you tend to have an ugly side whenever Theodule comes up."

"I apologize for that…..I see you two aren't stuck to one another like usual." He said, the comment wasn't supposed to be sassy but he noticed a flash of anger in Eponine's eyes before she responded.

"No, Marius only wanted me to keep him company at Cosette's party because he didn't know anyone; he's been visiting almost a month so he is better acquainted with everyone now. We chatted for a bit when I arrived then I say you and mentioned that I was coming to say hi….he decided to go catch up with Feuilly and Jehan for a bit."

"Oh, he doesn't like me very much does he?"

"That's a fair assumption." She replied, "Then again you did completely tell him off twice."

He nodded, "Yea I wouldn't like me very much either."

She shrugged and leaned next to him against the wall, "So you excited for the New Year? It's only a few minutes away."

"I guess…. it's a chance to start things off fresh."

She smirked, "Maybe this can be the year you start yet another protest at school."

"Possibly…." He began as the wheels in his head started turning.

Her eyes widened, "Whoa Enjy I was kidding!"

"That maybe but you just sparked an idea in my head! Think about it Eponine this is my senior year, my last chance to do something great!"

"Haven't you already accomplished that?"

"Not in the terms I'm thinking about. The school still doesn't help underprivileged kids that much, yes it's a bit better but more could be done! Don't you think?"

"You are preaching to the choir here Enjy." She stated

"Right….sorry about that."

She shrugged it off, "Not your fault."

Suddenly a voice called in their direction, "ENJOLRAS!"

They both turned to see Combeferre running toward them, "You need to come quickly; Courfeyrac has gotten himself in a bit of a sticky situation."

Enjolras sighed deeply, "Why does this not surprise me?"

Combeferre grabbed his arm and the two of them ran off in Courfeyrac's direction. Enjolras turned and looked over his shoulder to give Eponine an apologetic glance and simply shrugged and waved goodbye. However for some reason she was mentally cursing at Courfeyrac.

Apparently Courfeyrac had gotten himself locked in a closet on courtesy of some girl he was flirting with and only Enjolras knew where the key was –Grantaire was nowhere to be found at that moment. They were finally able to get him out of the closet and once they did he went down on his knees and kissed the floor.

"Sweet freedom!" He cried

Combeferre rolled his eyes, "Dude you were only there for 15 minutes."

"15 minutes of prison! I'm free at last!"

Enjolras leaned over toward Combeferre, "You think he was deprived of oxygen in there?"

"Quite possible…."

Enjolras rolled his eyes and addressed Courfeyrac, "So care to explain why someone locked you in a closet?"

He shrugged, "I may or may not have been asking if anyone wanted to kiss me at midnight….thing is I flirted with two girls and mixed up their names."

Combeferre pitched the bridge of his nose, "Courfeyrac!"

"What can I say? I'm an idiot." He said very off handedly

Enjolras rolled his eyes, "We knew that much."

"Hey!" Courfeyrac shouted before he suddenly switched moods and turned toward his two friends, "Does anyone know what time it is?"

Enjolras checked his watch, "11:30"

He nodded, "So we only have 30 minutes left of the New Year… 30 minutes to find a girl to kiss at midnight."

"You are still on that!? I did you not just learn your lesson!?"

"Yes, I will avoid mixing up names but I'm still kissing someone at midnight."

"Typical…." Enjolras muttered under his breath.

"Oh like you don't want to kiss anyone when the clock strikes 12"

"Well actually…"

"Oh whatever, I have something more important on my mind right now, like finding a pretty girl to kiss." stated Courfeyrac, cutting Enjolras off, "But don't worry I'll keep away from Eponine." He said with a smirk

Enjolras stared at him wide-eyes as he ran off to the crowd again; for once Enjolras was at a loss for words. His cheeks turned slightly pink and his mouth was gaped open like a fish Combeferre snickered behind him and looked at him playfully.

He gave him a murderous glare, "Not one word Combeferre not one word!"

Time went on until there were only a few minutes left until midnight. Marius looked over at the blonde girl at his side that he was holding hands with, he had just met her that year but it seemed that his world didn't start until he met her. She squeezed his hand tighter and she smiled up at him, happy to have found such a perfect man for herself. She had just come to school that year but everything had gone perfectly. She lived in a beautiful house, went to a great school and now had an amazing boyfriend due to her new best friend and she couldn't ask for anything more.

Eponine watched the happy couple from her spot against the wall. Actually she watched everyone, she lurked in the shadows and no one took note of her. She saw Theodule glance at her and smile, she saw her friends trying to flirt with girls and she watched as people held hands and anticipated for midnight, she for some reason she felt a little upset. She realized it was because she wished for what everyone else was experiencing, romance. Yes she did have her friends who she loved and cared about but she couldn't lie to herself and say she didn't want someone's hand to hold and shoulder to lean on, or someone's lips to meet her own. It was a silly teenage girl notion but she yearned for it nonetheless. Instead here she was waiting for the New Year while everyone else was caught up within themselves. It had been an interesting year, she had gained a job, new friends and stronger friendships but at the same time she lost Marius and that left a small hole in her.

One more year all on my own, she thought, one more year with no one caring. There's a life I wish to know. But no one sees me there…..

"You alright?" asked a tenor voice, breaking her out of her thoughts.

Eponine looked over to see Enjolras standing next to her with a Sprite can in his hand. She took it graciously and sipped it before answering, "Ya, just reminiscing about the year."

"Less than a minute left."

"I know…it's been a crazy year hasn't it?"

He nodded and smiled slightly, "It has been but at the same time I've enjoyed it."

"Me too…" She said timidly as she bit down on her lip.

"TEN SECONDS EVERYBODY!" Shouted Grantaire from his spot on top of a large table with Azelma standing close by

Eponine and Enjolras turned toward the large TV where a countdown was being projected. They both smiled in anticipation and excitement filled them both.

Shouted Grantaire, "EIGHT!"

"SEVEN!" The crowd replied

"SIX!"

"FIVE!"

"FOUR!"

"THREE!"

"TWO!"

"ONE!"

At that exactly moment Enjolras turned toward Eponine and she smiled brightly, as if knowing his intentions. However what neither noticed was someone lurking nearby and before Enjolras had a time to act that someone grabbed Eponine's wrist and pulled her in. She spun in and found herself being the New Year's kiss of someone else; that someone else was Theodule.

The kiss wasn't long but it was longer than it needed to be and when they pulled apart Eponine looked up at Theodule with wide eyes. Her cheeks deeply darkened in color and shock was written on her face, Theodule responded by giving her a seductive smile and wrapping an arm around her waist to pull her closer.

Enjolras felt a big rage fill his core along with a pain in his chest. Not being able to take it he proceeded to walk away, never even looking back at a sad-looking Eponine watching him stride out.

Grantaire shouted from his spot before kissing Azelma though for once Eponine didn't react to them. "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!"

Somehow not everyone was happy...

Gavroche:...*nervously adressed readers* Eponine T is not available at the moment and she asked me to talk to you guys as I am too adorable to hate.

Courfeyrac: Yes she is currently running away and hiding, she look a head start in the last chapter and deeply apolozies for any agnony this may cause.

Grantaire: Anybody know where Enjolras is?

Combeferre: He is with Eponine T... currently hiding her away cuz he knows she will be killed if she is seen.

Gavroche: He doesnt want her to die and she gave me a letter to read to you guys. *Takes letter out of pocket* It says "DON'T KILL ME!"

Comeferre: Enjolras told me to tell you guys to prepare for battle

*All take out their guns*