Eponine danced in the center of the room. Her and Cosette laughed and moved together. The lights danced around shining in all the colors of the rainbow. The music was upbeat and loud. Eponine loved it.
"Someone's staring." Cosette laughed.
Eponine looked around to see Enjolras watching her from the back of the room.
"Invite him to dance!" Cosette said once Eponine turned around.
"I don't know..."
"Come on! It's New Year's Eve! Get him to lighten up a bit."
"Fine. If I regret this..." She said as she slid away from Cosette.
Enjolras was constantly having to brush women off. They would slide into the seat next to him but he would turn them away. No one had gone up to him in a while so he was starting to think he would go. But then his eyes settled on Eponine. She was laughing and dancing along with Cosette. Cosette said something to Eponine and she turned around and looked at him. Enjolras smiled, blushes, and looked down. Was he looking at him? Did she catch him staring? Cosette had. The couch sunk a little next to him.
"No." He said simply thinking it was another one of the girls trying to pick him up.
"Enjolras, is that any way to treat a friend?"
Enjolras looked up to see Eponine sitting next to him.
"Sorry..." He mumbled blushing.
"Do you want to dance?"
"I don't dance." He said.
"Sure you do!"
"No I don't."
"I saw you looking at the dancers."
''Me to be exact." She thought in her head.
"Oh..." She must have seen him.
"Please.... For me?" She asked batting her eyelashes at him. The light washed over his face and she could see him clearly. His golden hair would shine when the light hit it, his bright blue eyes got brighter (if that was even possible) when he talked of things he loved. Then she realized. His eyes would light up when he looked at her. Did he... No he couldn't. Could he? She was over Marius. Ever since the school debate in high school.
Eponine realized that she was staring and quickly stood up and grabbed his hand and pulled him up.
"It'll be fun! I'll even put a bet on you!"
"No need." He just let her pull him along. He wouldn't dare pull his hand from hers. He just wanted to feel her hand in his.
She led him to the edge of the dance floor and took his other hand in hers. She started to move around to the music but Enjolras stood still.
"Come on Enj, loosen up!"
"I don't know how." His arms moved with Eponine as she pulled them.
"Sure you can! I know you can!"
She laughed and hung her head back.
"Just listen to the music and move to the beat."
He tried to do as she had said.
"You're getting it!" A bar man passed by with some drinks. Eponine grabbed two.
"Here, drink this."
About two hours later
Enjolras and Eponine danced together and a drunk mess. It surprisingly took Enjolras quite a few drinks to become drunk. Eponine took a little bit less, being much smaller then him. He would spin her. They would laugh and get close. Eponine could feel his breath on her. Sometimes she would catch herself wanting to get even closer. Other times she would just let them pass through her head. Finally they both grew tired so they sat down.
"20 seconds!" Some one yelled. Eponine looked up to see the countdown on the tv.
"New year already." Laughed Enjolras.
"Yeah, it went by quickly."
"15,14,13,12,11,10..." People yelled, they started to get partners but Eponine and Enjolras stayed in the back of the room on the couch.
"9,8,7,6..." Eponine rested her tired head in Enjolras shoulder.
Enjolras' heart sped up when Eponine put her head on his shoulder.
"6,4,3..." He was going to do it.
"2..."
"1!"
Enjolras held eponine'S face and kissed her. She didn't kiss back immediately and Enjolras thought he made a mistake, but when she did, she drowned the kiss. She put her hand on the back his neck and played with his hair. He put his arm around her back, drawing her into him. He explored her mouth.
Finally they broke away and Eponine smiled up at Enjolras.
"Happy new year." She whispered.
"Happy new year..." He said back.
