A Heart Full Of Love
Summary: Cosette and Marius meet over the internet, after Cosette was dumped by her boyfriend. After chatting regularly for 4 months they have agreed to meet. The problem: Cosette told him she looked like me. So I have to go on her date. Neither of us had expected for me to fall for him. Not that Cosette knows about that...
Disclaimer: I don't own Les Misérables.
"I beg you, Éponine. Go in my stead!", my best friend Cosette begged. "I already said I will... but seriously? That 'A Heart Full Of Love' poem... do I really need to read it?" "That's our sign. This way I know it's him. Please Éponine, do it for me.", after she looked at me with those huge blue eyes of hers I groaned. I gave in. "Alright, alright. I'll do the poem thing. But you owe me!" Next thing I knew was that she tackled me to the ground, squeaking in thanks.
After her boyfriend had broken up with her, last year in October, Cosette had decided to register at an online dating site. Angel Cosette, who had at least 20 guys pining after her since we started college. In contrast to me, who just seemed to like one of the guys. The Queen of the Friendzone. Anyways, it was two months later when she confessed to me that there was one guy she chatted with often: Marius Pontmercy. Now they wanted to meet. The only problem: they chatted without pictures and Cosette had decided to describe me to her chat partner. Logically I was supposed to go on that date now.
Not only did I need to get up early in the morning, to get ready, no I would have to behave like Cosette, would have to be dressed up, and to top it all off: I had to learn a stupid poem. Just because this would be the way they would be recognizing each other... I mean we... "Remember what he looks like?", Cosette asks me, and I could not suppress the eye roll. Luckily for me: she did not see that. "Blonde curls, reaching a bit further than his ears, blue eyes,..", the over dramatic way I said that must have set off something in Cosette. "Éponine! Stop it! You're mean! I think I love him!", she cried out and I sighed "Which is the reason why you described me, when he asked you how you looked." "Éponine!" "I know, I'm sorry let's forget, it what did you want me to wear again?", I asked annoyed by her behavior. "The black and red outfit.", the blonde in front of me answered.
I ushered her out before putting on the crimson red tank top and the black skirt Cosette had pulled out my closet the evening before. I think that was the only skirt I owned at all. Cosette had wanted to dress me in one of her dresses. Sadly- or rather luckily- they were too small for me. When Cosette came back in after I called her she held something in her hand. A pair of black boots. High-heeled boots.
"Cosette! You know I don't wear heels. I can't walk in them... I'll only make a fool out of me- I mean you- I mean us... That whole situation is confusing...", I mumbled that last part but before I could defend myself, Cosette had already tackled me and forced she boots on my feet. At least I was finished now.
"Now only the make up is left...", I heard Cosette's soft voice mumble. I could not believe my ears. "The WHAT?" "Makeup... you know some eyeliner and lip gloss would do you good. And after you won't let me do your hair I thought you would let me do some magic on you?", she beamed at me questioning me with her eyes. I sighed in defeat and sat down on my bed in our small bedroom. Closing my eyes was the signal for her to do her 'magic'. Because she did not dare to do more than eyeliner and lip gloss she was already finished after a couple of minutes. I had to admit, that 'magic' looked good on me.
Ten minutes later I walked into the Cafe Conte de Fées, where they, I mean we, were supposed to meet. I sat down in one of the booths on the right side of the small room, where Cosette could watch me from another table. I did not have to wait long until I heard a smooth male voice recite "A heart full of love. A heart full of song. I'm doing everything all wrong, oh god for shame. I do not even know your name, dear mademoiselle. Won't you say... won't you tell?"
At first I wanted to cringe. That stupid cheesy poem. But then I saw the guy. He was tall. Taller then me by far, even though I was wearing those heels. But something about this guy mesmerized me. His angular face, with the prominent cheek bones, his blonde curls close to falling in his bright blue eyes. The way he looked, I was sure the poem was Cosette's idea. He did not look comfortable at all, rather irritated. I smiled and went on.
"A heart full of love. No fear no regret." "My name is Marius Pontmercy.", he introduced himself like we, I mean they had agreed on. I continued "And mine's Cosette." He stuttered "Cosette- I don't know what to say...", I smiled "Then make no sound." "I am lost", his voice was hardly above a whisper, his bright blue eyes transfixed on my brown orbs. My voice was not much louder than his "I am found." Once again he began to say "A heart full of love." and I whispered with him. "A heart full of you." A smirk made its way on his face "One single look and then I knew." "I knew it, too." He still stood towering above me "From today." "Everyday", I answered him in a whisper. "For it isn't a dream. Not a dream, after all." With that we ended the poem in unison.
I had only noticed that he held his right hand behind his back, when he pulled it back to the front. Holding out a crimson colored rose to me he introduced himself once more. "Good afternoon, Cosette. I'm Marius Pontmercy. You know the guy you have been chatting with since November. I'm glad that you agreed to meet. This rose is for you.", he smiled, and I felt myself blush. "Thank you. I'm also very glad to be able to meet you. Please, sit down.", I smiled back, as he was still standing, towering above me. Once he had sat down, he examined me closely. "I'm going to be honest with you. For some reason, I always pictured as blonde.", he smiled loosely and my stomach dropped. "But I did describe me like this didn't I? For some reason I thought you had green eyes and freckles.", I raised an eyebrow and Marius was just about to say something when the waitress came to get our orders.
"Another surprise there, I imagined you to be into sweet things and would order a flavored latte macchiato.", he chuckled upon me ordering a black coffee. "I'm just full of surprises.", I winked and both of us doubled over in laughter. The rest of the evening went on smoothly, we stayed until the cafe closed and then he offered to take me home. I took his offer, aware of Cosette trailing not too far behind us.
When we had reached the apartment building Cosette and I lived in together, I grew nervous. From my own very few experiences, I knew what to expect: a goodbye kiss. Normally me declining this very kiss was the reason why it was left at the first date, and although this was the first guy I could imagine kissing after the first date, I couldn't. Because he wasn't my date but Cosette's.
Thus I was more than relieved when he just embraced me and thanked me for the evening. "I don't know, if it's to forward of me to ask, but my friend Ma- Enjolras and I will go on a weekend trip next week. Do you want to go with us? You know, you could bring-", he paused to look at the sign on the doorbell "your friend Éponine with you.", hearing a rustling in the bushes I knew I had Cosette's approval. I nodded and answered "I'd love to. But I'll ask C- Éponine first. I'll call you, alright?", I smiled remembering us exchanging numbers in the cafe. "Sounds great."
And with that I disappeared into the darkness of my apartment building.