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ABC's of Enjorlas and Eponine

Prompt: J for Jealousy
AU Storyline (Modern AU)

A couple ran through the fair; rather, a teenage girl was running wildly through the colorful stalls while her companion was trying his hardest to keep up with her so that they won't lose one another. He caught sight of her long brown hair by the cotton candy stall; no doubt she was hinting that she would very much like the sugary treat. Enjolras sighed as he took notice of his wallet getting thinner by the minute they stayed in this fair. What was the point of having a 'country fair'? They set it up in the middle of the city and only people who act like children would even enjoy things like this.

"Hey guys it's Enjolras!"

The blond almost groaned when he saw his group of friends approach him with candy apples and licorice sticks in their hands. Combeffere took a bite out of his apple and grinned, "Never thought we'd see you here. I thought you don't like this stuff?"

"I don't, Eponine does"

"Ah, that explains a lot" Grantaire chuckled, "Trust Eponine to drag you into a fair while you hide out in your dug-out den."

Enjolras hid a grimace and crossed his arms over his chest, "A library is hardly a 'dug-out den'. I would rather think she just wants me here so she could get some food." The group laughed at his expense but Marius just gave a rueful smile and said, "She just wants to spend more time with you. You had been shutting everyone out ever since college entrance exams started." Trust Marius to side with Eponine, he will have her back no matter what and it sometimes irked Enjolras for no rational reason.

Everyone nodded in agreement that made him swipe a hand on his face. "Obviously I was trying to focus on my future. I don't see any of you studying" he remarked. Murmured whispers of agreement rang between the group except Grantaire who just snorted and said, "Damn straight! All those exams are stock knowledge, why bother reading all your books when they're just looking to see if you remember stuff."

"By the rate you're going, you don't even remember breakfast" Joly laughed and the others joined in as well. Enjolras just shook his head and muttered "Idiots." He turned to the crowd and saw Eponine bouncing around like a child on sugar high and waved at them with a wide smile and ushered them to join her. "Might as well join them" he sighed in defeat as they followed her through the numerous stalls.

He normally avoided indulging his sweet tooth, since he had no love for anything sweet but he let his girl jam whatever she wanted into his mouth in futile hope that he will acquire a taste for sweetened snacks. "Enj, this candied cherries are so good!" she squealed before popping one in his mouth. He inwardly cringed when the syrup coating enveloped his tongue but hid it when she smiled at him with her lips shiny from the syrup. Suddenly, she stood up when she saw a cart of ice cream floats, "I'll get one, I heard they're really good! Vanilla for you and strawberry for me!" she sang before she ran to the cart.

"Is it just me or is Eponine a bit-"

"Hyper?" Combeferre offered

"Hoppy?" Prouvaire drawled as he swirled his mocha coffee.

"Crazy?" Grantaire yawned before he got cuffed on the back of his head by Marius' hand. "Maybe it's that time of the month where women... you know..." Combeffere explained in an awkward manner. A flash of red appeared in all their faces when they understood the answer.

"Enjolras?"

A voice, feminine and dainty that was so unlike Eponine's had wandered into their conversation. They all looked to see a very beautiful teenager with wavy auburn locks and peach toned skin. Her name was Henriette Berdoise, the 'diva' of their class. She smiled widely and flashed her perfect teeth at him in hopes of getting one back. Enjolras, ever the clueless one just dipped his head once in greeting before turning his back on her. The woman pouted and took it upon herself to retrieve a plastic chair and sat next to their table. Almost immediately, the boys bristled at the sight of the woman flaunting her long legs and deliberately nudged it with Enjolras'. Well, everyone except Grantaire who looked at it with an appreciative gesture.

"Enjolras," she purred, leaning closer to his form while just sat there, "I have a few questions with our history assignment"

The boys practically begged God to make Enjolras see the sign that she was flirting with him but he instead turned fully to her and began to talk about the french revolution with much gusto. Marius looked around and whispered, "Eponine where are you?"

The girl in question hummed as she stood on the long line for ice cream floats. A day on the fair was what Enjolras needed since he holed himself inside the library studying whereas everyone was having a good time. She wanted him to take it easy for one day, even if she blackmailed him into taking her into the social event. She giggled when she remembered the way he hissed when the sunlight hit his eyes. All that was missing was for him to yell out "It burns!" and scurry to a dark, cool place.

"And what would the lovely madamoiselle like?" the server asked and flashed a flirtatious grin at which she smiled. She quickly ordered the drinks and asked extra cherries for her own before she paid him with the proper amount. Her hands were now busy handling the large and not to mention cold drinks as she walked to their tables. The containers now dripped with the vaporizing ice and caused her hands to be slippery and almost dropped the drinks.

"Oh," she huffed in annoyance before she placed them on an empty table to wipe her hands with napkins. She looked on her right and her mouth fell open. There, sitting on her seat was that irritating Henriette talking to her boyfriend while the boys were glaring daggers at the woman.

She had to keep calm; it was no use making a scene. She trusts her Enj and she won't stoop to her lev- Is that bitch touching him?! Sure enough, the girl was tracing her fingertip on his forearm and the idiot just kept talking. Furious at the girl, she made her way to the tables with a deceivingly sweet smile on her face and the drinks clenched in her hands.

Everyone tried to divert the woman's attention away from Enjolras, even Marius. But she just ignored them and kept on asking questions while she batted her eyelashes like a sandstorm hit the area. "Enjolras, don't you think Eponine needs some help with the drinks?" Courfeyrac grounded, emphasizing Eponine's name so that the girl would take a hint. Their relationship was common knowledge in their school and it would be simply impossible for Henriette to not know that he was committed to the Thenardier. Finally, Enjolras nodded and began to stand when his arm was wrapped by a perfectly manicured hand.

"Oh I think she can handle it by herself" she persuaded, tugging on the sleeve of his checkered shirt.

"Oh Enjie~"

They watched Eponine walk closer with a large grin on her face and two drinks in her grasp. Enjolras exhaled with relief while Henriette looked at Eponine's second-hand clothes with distaste and scanned her from head to foot.

The teenager placed the drinks in front of Enjolras and everyone's surprise, especially Enjolras, she decided to sit on his lap rather than a chair. She wrapped her arm around his neck and laid her head on his chest before sending a fake look of surprise at Henriette. "Oh hello there Henriette! I didn't see you there!" she greeted.

"I think I should get-"

"Now why would you do that? Please, continue your talk with my boyfriend" she taunted. Henriette's lipstick coated mouth twitched and a vein on her temple throbbed, much to Eponine's delight.

"I was just asking him about our assignment. Nothing to worry about-"

"What's there to worry about?" Eponine interrupted yet again, "It's not like you're flirting with a man who's in a relationship. I mean, that would be such a sorry sight to see!"

The boys just stared at her as Eponine continued her assault. They had never seen this brutal before and here she was sitting like a queen on Enjolras' lap while the man himself was in the middle of the battleground.

However, Henriette's not one to back down a verbal onslaught. "My, that would be so horrid of me! Well at least I have my self-respect as to act like a lady than a boyish girl" she laughed in a haughty manner. Now everyone was panicking, no one had ever insulted Eponine right to her face. Normally girls would talk behind her back but this girl really has guts. That, or she wasn't thinking. Eponine dragged out a long breath before she growled, "Since you're a girl with class, you should stop bothering Enjolras."

"Not if he says so!"

"Oh like he would spend a second with you, you don't even know half of what he's talking about!"

"Why I never! You little witch!"

"Harlot!"

"Neanderthal!"

They proceeded to throw insults back and forth although Eponine seemed to be winning. Enjolras had no idea that you can use garden materials as a degrading term but soon Henriette tired out and within a minute, she stomped from the table with her nose up in the air and flipped her hair to add some dramatic effect. "God I hope she falls in a manhole" Eponine hissed as she watched the woman's retreating figure. She then turned her attention to the boys, "And thanks for the help!" she growled. Everyone backed away for a bit and when her glare zeroed on Enjolras, he held her gaze and shrugged, "I'm not stupid enough to get in the middle of a catfight." Even Marius nodded at his statement, "We know you can take care of yourself Ep'" he said. She shook her head and slid out of Enjolras' lap and sat on the chair with a cross look. She snatched the drink and began to sip the cool drink but her glare didn't falter.

"You can't be seriously be upset by something that foolish"

All of them wanted to shout "NO!" at him but it was already done and now they were silently praying for their souls as the red hue on Eponine's face extended to her neck. She slammed the drink down with a loud, "What?!" The passerby's looked at them with a surprised look and pigeons flew off. Enjolras stood up and tugged her by the forearm. She tried to fight him off but he was strong despite his average frame and took her to a secluded place away from prying eyes.

"Eponine-"

"What?!"

"Calm down. How can I talk to you if you keep acting like that?"

She bit down a pout and loosely crossed her arms on her chest, "Do you even know why I'm mad?"

Enjolras said nothing before he placed a hand on her cheek and without warning; he pressed his lips with hers. She was frozen with shock, usually it was her who instigated kisses and rarely did he make a move to her. When he felt that she was not responding, he wrapped his arm around her waist and bit on her lower lip. She opened her mouth in surprise and his tongue instantly delved inside her mouth, exploring every nook and cranny it could reach. Eponine answered by tugging on his hair and pressed herself closer to him as much as she could. They only parted when their lungs burned for lack of oxygen in their bodies. Eponine didn't say anything and leaned on his chest in silence so he placed his hand under her chin, "Next time, don't get jealous."

Eponine pouted childishly, "I can't help it! I just can't stand seeing that… that… woman all over you!"

"She wasn't all over me" he clarified.

"Well she was basically undressing you with her eyes! Only I could do that!" The words just flew out of her mouth but she was too mad to get embarrassed right now. Enjolras blinked once, then twice before he gave her that charming crooked smile of his. He leaned down to nuzzle the tip of his nose to hers, his own gesture of affection then said, "You shouldn't be jealous because you're the only one I can see and the only one who could make my heart beat ten times faster than normal."

"That better be true"

"Have I ever lied to you before?" he asked. Now that she thought about it, he didn't have a dishonest bone in his body. He was one of the bluntest people she knew. And that particular trait was both his strongest and weakest point. "Besides, jealousy doesn't become you. It's the opposite of the self-confident woman who I'm dating with."

"Damn, I looked like a moron didn't I?"

"Yeah… but I'm also happy that you were jealous" he confessed. He laughed slightly at the sight of her disbelief, "It just means that you must really like me to be so possessive."

"Well obviously" she drawled "If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be here now wouldn't I?"

He chuckled some more before he kissed her forehead and took her hand, "Come on, we better get out of here or else those guys would think we're doing something inappropriate."

'Pfft, I wish' she mentally huffed.

"And Eponine?"

"Hm?"

"Keep the jealousy impulses in minimum alright?"

"Okay, fine."

Three weeks after…

Enjolras smiled as he read the acceptance letter from Ecole de Droit de la Sorbonne, one of the prestigious law schools in France. He was scheduled to attend the orientation within a month and he couldn't wait to share it with Eponine and the others. The bell had already ringed for dismissal five minutes ago so she would be by the lockers, waiting for him to accompany her home. He saw her through the crowd and it looked like she was talking to someone. He spotted a good looking man talking animatedly at her and she laughed at what he was saying. An uncomfortable feeling coiled around his chest and he felt his blood boil. He then saw red when the man placed a kiss on Eponine's hand while she flashed the brightest smile she ever made. He ignored the rational voice in his mind and proceeded to march towards them with his hands clenched into fists. Thankfully the letter was safely tucked in his bag.

"Enjolras!"

"Hello young man, you must be-"

The man didn't get to finish his greeting when Enjolras punched him on the left side of his face. Students around them screamed and someone yelled "Fight! Fight!" But the man was already out cold on the floor and left Enjolras breathing heavily with his hand still clenched with anger. Eponine yelled out in surprise and punched him on the shoulder, "You idiot! Why did you do that?!"

"He was coming on to you!"

"He was not! He was a representative from the college I applied for! He just told me the news and congratulated me!"

"… Oh…"

So much for keeping jealous impulses to a minimum…

A/N: We all had a Henriette in our class once in a while, Am I right? well that's it for now mes amis! And be honest, who thought that I was talking about a jealous Enjolras? Raise your hands! I did as well but I tweaked it and I think I was a bit too harsh on Enjolras lately but when I got to the ending, my resolve shattered xD

Hmmmm… I feel something's missing but what the heck… Anyways, read and REVIEW people! See you on the next installment but help me out… give me a word that starts with the letter F to write about! Please?