Chapter 1: Eponine
"She expected the world, but it flew away from her reach. So she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise"-Coldplay
Eponine Thenardier had never dreamt of being in love. It wasn't something that had ever crossed her mind. Her only example of love was that which her parents showed her, which wasn't much at all. She never thought of her wedding day or even starting a family. That is, until she met him.
He was perfect in every way she could imagine. He was smart (he was in college!). He was interesting. And most of all, he cared. Even though she only saw him when he came into the cafe where she worked, he always sincerely asked how she was doing. He and his group of friends would come into the cafe often and sit for hours just talking. She was always curious about what.
"So, Eponine, how are you doing today?" he asked one day as he waited for his coffee.
"I'm doing really well" she said, honestly for once. Because I get to see you. "May I ask you something?"
"Of course, anything," he said with a smile.
"What do you and your friends talk about while you're here?"
"Why don't you come sit down and find out?" he said with a flirtatious tone.
Eponine blushed and fumbled with mug she was holding, almost spilling it on herself. "I-I um... I would love to. Would that be all right?"
He chuckled, taking the mug from her trembling fingers. "Of course! The more the merrier!"
Eponine told her boss that she was going to be taking her break then and sat down with the boy. Honestly, she couldn't say what they talked about, she was too busy being enthralled with the boy. He kept looking over at her and sneaking smiles toward her. She couldn't control the grin on her face. Get a hold of yourself, Eponine! she told herself. You don't even know this boy. I know I don't know him, but why can't I get to know him? she argued with herself until her break was over.
"I'm sorry, I have to go back to work," she whispered to him and left. His group of friends left a little after that, but he waited around, just reading. When she got off a couple hours later, he came up to her.
"Could I walk you home?" he asked
"Yes, yes you could," Eponine replied, not being able to hold in her smile.
As they walked to her home, they talked and talked about various things. He told her that his group of friends, the Les Amis (French for "friends" he said), would meet once a week just to talk about politics. They were all friends from college. They also talked about her family a little bit, which she was never prone to open up about, but he made it easy. She told him about how she was trying to get enough money to move out and support her and her brother, Gavroche.
When they finally reached her home, she turned to him. "Sir, thank you for walking me home. It was very kind of you. It can get kind of suspicious walking the streets of Paris alone in the dark."
"Anytime, Eponine." He bent down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He grinned and started walking away.
"Wait! Monsieur!" He turned. "What's your name?"
"Marius Pontmercy." He said with a smile and continued on his way.
Author's note: Hey! So this is my first Fanfiction, so let me know what you guys think! I really hope you enjoy it and the next chapter should be up soon :)