With No Doubt in Our Hearts
Chapter 1:
Lucie Pontmercy crept into her twin brother's room one night before he got home. She took one of his books on government back to her room and began reading.
She awoke the next morning a bit confused with the book lying opened across her chest.
"Lucie!" she heard Marius yell as he walked down the hall, "Have you seen my book on—," he stopped as he arrived at her bedroom door, "Thought so."
"Sorry, Marius" she said, "I just hear you arguing with Grand-père about this stuff all the time. I wanted to understand it."
"Well…do you understand it now?"
"For the most part…but…why doesn't our government match the description in the book?" she asked.
"Because Louis has no respect for our basic rights as humans," he replied.
"Did I just hear you call his majesty 'Louis' without any respect for his throne?" their grandfather, Gillenormand, yelled from downstairs.
"I'll address him as King when he starts treating his people with respect!" Marius yelled back. Then he quietly turned to Lucie, "You agree with me, right?"
"Oui, I think the people should do something about it," she said.
"Get ready!" Marius exclaimed, "We're going out today."
"Where are we going, Marius?" Lucie asked.
"I'm taking you to meet my friends. We're having a rally today, a small one for just Les Amis. We were instructed to bring a friend."
Lucie didn't have time to respond before Marius was half way down the stairs. She rolled her eyes, got out of bed, and started to get ready.
A few hours later, Lucie and Marius arrived at the ABC Café.
"Your meeting is here?" Lucie asked.
"It's really the only place we socialize, so why not?" Marius replied.
They walked into the Café and all the students stared at Lucie, shocked.
"Marius brought a girl!" Grantaire exclaimed, "Marius, you dog, when Enjolras said 'bring a friend' I don't think he meant that kind of friend."
The others laughed and Lucie blushed.
"Knock it off, guys," Marius said, "This is my sister, Lucie." He leaned over and whispered, "Don't worry about Grantaire; he's probably drunk."
"Oh," Grantaire said as the room became silent, "Pardon me, mademoiselle that was extremely rude of me. I would never dare insult Pontmercy's sister."
"That's quite alright," Lucie said, "I just find it hilarious that you thought Marius had a girlfriend."
The room erupted in laughter. "Why haven't you brought her here before, Marius? She fits right in." Combferre said through his laughter.
"Alright everyone," Lucie heard a voice from the front of the room, "Settle down. Let's begin."
"That's Enjolras," Marius said quietly to Lucie, "He's our group's leader."
"Before we get down to business," Enjolras continued, "Why doesn't everyone introduce the friend they brought? Combferre, we'll begin with you."
Combferre cleared his throat, "This is Courfeyrac. He and I started discussing the cause a while back. He's very enthusiastic about it."
"Bahorel," Enjolras said, "You're next."
Bahorel introduced his friend, Joly, a medical student.
A few more people stood and introduced their friends to the group until it was Marius's turn.
Marius stood up and said, "Everyone, this is my sister, Lucie, the reason I brought her here is that she stole one of my government books last night and read the whole thing. She now sees the flaws in our government and thinks the people should do something about it."
Enjolras didn't say anything for a moment; he was too busy staring at Marius's sister. He snapped out of it fairly quickly, "And so we shall," he managed to say.
After the meeting, the students all stayed at the Café. Lucie decided to stay too. After hearing Enjolras's speech and learning what the movement was all about, she decided that these people were her new friends, and that this was her cause as well as theirs.
Marius brought her over to the table where he usually sat with Enjolras, Grantaire and Combferre. "Enjolras," he said, "Meet my sister, Lucie."
Enjolras took Lucie's hand and kissed it, "Pleasure to meet you, mademoiselle."
"Likewise, Monsieur Enjolras," Lucie said, blushing as her green eyes met his blue eyes.
"So," Enjolras said, "Marius said you stole one of his books?"
"Oh, Marius is so dramatic. I borrowed it," Lucie replied laughing, "He and our grandfather argue about government all the time. I figured I should know what they're always yelling about."
Enjolras smiled and Grantaire gasped, "Enj! Was that a smile? Has Mademoiselle Lucie cracked the man of marble? Oh, Enjolras, marry this woman now!"
"Grantaire!" Enjolras snapped.
"I'm sorry, Enj," Grantaire said, "But you literally have not cracked a smile in months."
Before Enjolras and Grantaire could start yelling at each other, Marius interrupted, "It's getting late. Lucie and I should get going."
As they walked out of the café, Lucie heard footsteps behind her. It was Enjolras. "Lucie," he called, "Can we talk for a minute?"
"Of course," she said. Then she turned to Marius, "I'll be right back."
Lucie walked back over to Enjolras. He looked pretty nervous.
"What is it, Enjolras?" she asked him.
"I was just thinking…uumm…well…" he couldn't get the words our right away, "I was thinking about what Grantaire said."
"What about it?"
"Well, you are the most beautiful girl I've ever met and by far the smartest. Would you like to go out on a date with me, Lucie?"
She was shocked and didn't say anything for a few seconds, "I would love to, Enjolras."
"How about tomorrow? We could go for a walk in the park?"
"That sounds nice. It's a date."
She walked back over to Marius and pretended she didn't notice Enjolras punching the air in victory behind her.
"What was that about?" Marius asked.
"Enjolras and I are going on a date tomorrow."
"Grand-père won't like that," he said, "He won't let you go without a chaperone."
"He will if I don't tell him I'm going with Enjolras. If I say I'm going out with you, Grand-père won't think twice about it."
"So you're going to lie to our grandfather?"
"Oui," she said, "I think I really like Enjolras. Please don't tell Grand-père I'm lying."
"I won't, Lucie."