12 Days of Enjoltaire

Day 3: Due Dates

          The next morning, Enjolras woke up curled up around a pillow. He would have stayed like that the whole night but the pillow was breathing. Enjolras slowly blinked his eyes open and found himself curled up against Grantaire's chest while the latter at his arm around Enjolras' shoulder. After the subconscious part of his brain that told him to stay next to him decided to step aside, his anxiety came in with a bull horn telling him to panic. He shoved away from Grantaire before he could think things through. Grantaire let out a frightened shriek as he fell off the couch. Enjolras jumped off the couch and cursed.

"Oh god! R! I'm so sorry!" He yelped, helping Grantaire up. The artist laughed as he accepted Enjolras' hand but ended up pulling Enjolras down too. The blonde landed on top of Grantaire. Both students blushed and Enjolras scrambled off of him. Delphi came into the room and laid on top of Grantaire. The artist laughed softly and pet the kitten softly. Enjolras was still a bright red but smiled gently at the two of them.

"Oh wait, do you have class today?" He asked suddenly. Grantaire looked up at him from his spot on the floor and raised an eyebrow.

"Apollo, do me a favor and check the date," he said with a smirk. Enjolras rolled his eyes and opened his phone.

"December 21," he read off. Grantaire stared at him for a minute before replying.

"Which means it's both a Saturday and the start of holiday break," Grantaire supplied slowly. "You've been asleep since 4pm yesterday." Enjolras nodded and sat next to Grantaire the cat on his chest. They were in a peace for a minute until Enjolras suddenly jumped up, cursing.

"FUCK! MY ESSAY!" he yelped, grabbing his laptop and typing furiously. "It's 25% of my grade and it was due before midnight last night!" he groaned, dropping his head in his hands. Grantaire sat up and put the kitten on the floor before getting up and sitting next to Enjolras. He checked the screen and winced at the bright red UNSUBMITTED- NO CREDIT on the screen. Enjolras took a shuddering breath and looked up, trying to covertly wipe the tears from his eyes. Grantaire's heart broke and he wrapped an arm around Enjolras' shoulder.

"Hey, hey, hey, it'll be okay," he promised. "Can you email the professor or something?" He asked softly. Enjolras shook his head as more tears formed in his eyes.

"Lamarque doesn't accept late work. I'm going to fail," he explained, sniffling slightly and he scoffed softly. "I'm sorry, I'm just being stupid," he sighed, swallowing thickly. Grantaire sighed softly and pulled him into a hug.

"You're not being stupid," he told him. "This is a big deal but it'll be okay," he promised and started stroking his hair softly. Enjolras just curled into Grantaire's chest and started to calm down. Grantaire just held him close until he felt Enjolras start to calm down. He moved back to look at him and wiped his eyes gently.

"You okay?" He asked softly. Enjolras nodded and took a deep breath.

"I'm fine. I've got to call Bossuet or someone to see what else I missed," he mumbled sadly. Grantaire smiled softly and pulled both of them up.

"Alright, I'm going to hit the cafe and then I'll be back," he promised, grabbing his jacket. Enjolras nodded and found his phone. Grantaire smiled softly and started to the cafe.

When he got there, he ordered coffee for himself and Enjolras as well as a blueberry muffin and a chocolate muffin. As he waited, a professor was waiting as well.

"Lamarque!" the barista called and Grantaire looked up at the professor who took the coffee.

"Hey!" He said to him before he could leave. "Professor Lamarque?" He asked.

"I'm sorry, do I have you?" he asked.

"Uh, no but my friend does and he didn't submit that essay yesterday and that was my fault. He's really upset about it and I was hoping-"

"You want me to accept his essay?" Larmarque asked with a sigh. "I'm sorry, but my class is hard in which there are certain standards and rules-"

"Fuck the rules!" Grantaire snapped but caught himself. "Excuse me but Enjolras has been killing himself over this essay. I mean, I don't think he slept in days until I showed up and got him to sleep for a few hours. Hell, he didn't even know what day it was. He really cares about this and flipped out when he realized that he missed the turn in date. I'm begging you, please let him turn it in," he sighed as he got his order. "Can I bribe you with a muffin?"

Lamarque raised an eyebrow and sighed. Grantaire was scared for a minute that he wouldn't accept it but then Lamarque nodded.

"Fine. Enjolras is my best student and I know how hard he works. I'll send him an email," he said. Grantaire smiled brightly and let out a breath of relief.

"Thank you so much! This is going to mean the world to him!" Lamarque smiled softly and nodded.

"I'm glad he found himself a boyfriend like you," he smiled before leaving. Grantaire blinked for a minute before shaking his head and going back to Enjolras' apartment.

When he got there, he found Enjolras sulking on the couch. He smiled and made his way over to him.

"I've got you a coffee with way too much flavoring, cream, and sugar as well as a chocolate chip muffin," he said, sitting next to him. Enjolras smiled softly and took a sip of the drink.

"How do you still remember what I always got in high school?" He asked with an impressed look.

"Why do you still have the same coffee order as you did in high school?" Grantaire retaliated. Enjolras laughed softly and broke off a piece of the muffin.

"So I've got another surprise," Grantaire started tentatively. Enjolras looked up at him and cocked his head, cuing Grantaire to continue. "I talked Lamarque into letting you turn your essay in."

Enjolras stared at him with his mouth open slightly. "Really?" He asked softly before breaking into a huge smile and practically tackling Grantaire in a hug. "Oh my god, thank you! Thank you so much! You're amazing! I can't believe you did this! I love you-" he stopped suddenly and moved back quickly. Grantaire looked at him for a moment before replying.

"What was that Apollo?" He asked as a smile crept onto his face. "Did you just say-"

"Please don't," Enjolras groaned, hiding his blushing face in his hands.

Grantaire smiled gently and cupped Enjolras cheek then kissed him. It didn't last but as soon as Grantaire moved away he looked at Enjolras hopefully.

"I love you too," he said quietly. Enjolras was looking slightly aghast but smiled softly. He leaned forward and kissed him again, throwing his arms around his neck. Grantaire smiled against his lips and wrapped his arms around Enjolras' waist, holding him close. When they broke apart again, Enjolras nestled his head in the crook of Grantaire's next.

"I love you,: he mumbled quietly. Grantaire grinned and kissed his forehead softly.

"I love you too, mon ange."