"Would you care for a coffee?"

The woman started slightly at the suggestion from the young man. Smiling, she replied, "Perhaps."

There was an awkward silence. The man, unaccustomed to conversations with what he simply called "females" (and who his friends said he called "female units" due to his seeming avoidance with them), ran a hand through his black hair, attempting to form a comeback.

The lady, sparing him, tossed back her red ringlets and smiled. "Yes, monsieur," she said, "I would like that."

The two had been standing outside the Cafe for what seemed like hours (actually only about forty minutes). The young man, being inside the cafe initially, had spotted the lady standing just outside, looking through the windows with some interest. He had gone out to see what she wanted, she told him she had only been looking. She was an actress, on her way back to her apartments from a performance, there was no reason to hurry. And somehow, their conversation had delved into politics; it seemed there had been no transition-suddenly they were tossing comments back and forth, about his ambitions, about her ideals, what each of them wished for the nation to become. They found that their views were quite similar.

Due to the chilly breeze that was starting to make its way down the cobbled street, the man made his query about the coffee. Truthfully he was only in his shirtsleeves, and his fingertips were beginning to grow numb.

Smiling slightly at her acceptance, he gestured toward the door. The warmth from the hearth and the laughter of his friends floated through the doorway as he held it open to her. As she passed, he gave her his name.

"Jolyon Enjolras," he said.

The name seemed to please her, and she returned it. "Marguerite St. Just."

A/N: PLEASE TOLERATE ME. I NEVER FINISH ANYTHING AND START EVERYTHING. But don't you think they'd go together nicely?

Note: this website is being very strange and not letting me publish crossovers, so this is going in both the Les Mis and Pimpernel archives. I'll fix it when I can.