Enjoltaire One Shots

White Roses

Èponine and Grantaire were very close, they had been since they met when they were children at school, only about eight or nine. They had very similar relationships with their families and they were each others rock.

Èponine and Grantaire drank together, smoked together, laughed together, cried together, fixed each others bruises. When Èponine was getting over Marius, Grantaire was there, when Grantaire realised his feelings for Enjolras, Èponine was there, but now she was gone. Killed by her father's own hand.

Grantaire felt empty without her. Enjolras comforted him, which was very out of character and Grantaire knew that Èponine was up in heaven smiling at the pair, it didn't make Grantaire feel any better, though. He missed her, he wanted his best friend back, but Grantaire knew she couldn't come back.

'What a messed up way to die.' He thought. 'Killed by her own father. She was stronger than that, much stronger and she was braver too.'

Grantaire wept, he soaked Enjolras' shirt with his tears. Enjolras didn't mind, for he cared greatly about Grantaire and was scared that his drinking would get worse, knowing that his pillar of strength and refuge was gone.

~*~

That was three years ago and Grantaire visited her grave, with his boyfriend of two years, Enjolras. Grantaire lay white roses on the grave as they were Èponine's favourite, his gripped tighten on Enjolras' hand and then it was gone completely, Enjolras knew what this meant and went to find his mother's grave, to let Grantaire have a moment.

"Hey Èp, how you doing? I'm sure you're probably laughing at me right now. I miss you. We all do, Combeferre too. Remember how you two had been together for only a few months prior? He told me to give this to you, it's a yellow rose, he said that it was a flower from the meadow where you had your first date. We're both slowly moving on, but you'll always be in my heart and you'll always be my best friend. I love you 'Ponine. Stay safe." Grantaire said and then left her grave to find Enjolras, tears streaming down his face.