Thanks so much for the reviews, and the follows! I was so surprised how many people responded to this story so thanks so much! And just so you know this is a little different from the play I mean besides the obvious reason that Éponine lives. So please don't be upset if I mess up on something's, but for the most part I know what I'm doing so please R&R.

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Chapter 2

My eyes fluttered open; I quickly reached for my chest to feel a bandage and suddenly the entire event of last night resurfaced.

"So it wasn't a dream?" I whispered to myself. I was in a hospital in a bed I saw nurses and doctors.

"Your awake?" I heard a voice next to me. It was Cosette's father. He was smiling, I checked to see if he had any wounds, he did, but they were bandaged like mine.

"Thank you very much for helping me last night." I whispered quietly.

"You're very welcome, but you have some explaining to do." He said sitting on my bedside

I took in a large breath and told him everything. How I was Thénardiers' elder daughter that used to live with Cosette and how I was so sorry on how I used to treat her. I told her how my father beat me and I was part of his gang, also how I had loved Marius and had almost died saving his life. And last, but not least I told him about my vision from what I believed to be god.

"So you see? I cannot go back. I must start a new life for myself and forget about my old one which is why you can't tell Marius ok?" I asked pleadingly

"My dear child I will not speak a word on one condition?" he said

"And what would that be?" I wasn't really sure what I could give him?

"That I accompany you on this journey." I was stunned, but he was not finished yet.

You see his real name is Jean Valjean; he is an escaped criminal who had once been released, but went against his parole and disappeared. He started a new life for himself thanks to the church and became a mayor of a nearby town. Cosette's mother died and Valjean took after her, but was being chased by Javert; an evil police officer who I had not had such good relations with either. Anyway so he now knows that Cosette will be taken care of by Marius and is intending to start a new life. He said he could help me too and we could both start fresh.

"So do we have a deal" he said holding out his hand with a smile. I gently lifted my hand and took it.

"Wait ah sec here I'm commin too!" said a high pitched voice from behind the curtain. Out came my little brother Gavroche. He was kicked out by my parents years ago so I saw him only during the day when I was in town. He still didn't know he was my brother yet.

"Gav (It's her nickname for him) it's so good to see you I thought you had died!" I said with a smile. Gav came running over and gave me a hug.

"What happened at the barricade?" I asked quickly. I needed to know if Marius was alright.

Gavroche's grin dropped. "Ponine there all dead, well except for Marius he mysteriously disappeared after being wounded in battle." He looked over at Valjean with a questionable look.

"He was wounded, but still breathing. After I brought you here Éponine I went back to the barricade, I was there in time enough to stop little Gavroche here from going to get ammo off the wounded or dead soldiers. I told him to go back and make sure you were safe. After he left I continued to fight in battle. Marius was shot; not to bad, but the mental shock knocked him out cold. I lifted him up and took him in through the sewers and took him to another doctor not far from here. He went home to Cosette this morning." Valjean said so fast if I wasn't right next to him I probably wouldn't have heard him. That pained me a little to know Marius was with Cosette, but I didn't let it bother me. He belonged with her anyway.

"Gavroche, are you sure you want to come with us? It could be very dangerous." I said turning toward him.

"HA! Danger is me middle name!" Gavroche jumped and punched his fist in the air. We all laughed at that. It was settled we were leaving this God awful place and starting over.

Once I was finally healed from the hospital Gavroche and I set out to the location Valjean told us to meet him at. Once we got there I knew that we didn't belong. We were in the richer part of Pairs and compared to other people me and Gavroche looked so out of place, but we kept moving until we found the house Valjean told us to meet him at. We hid behind a carriage until I saw Valjean run out of the house straight toward us.

"Are we ready to go?" he said with a smile. We both shook are heads with a smile. Deep down I was actually feeling excited about leaving, but I couldn't help this feeling of regret. I was leaving the only life I had ever known. I was leaving the only man id ever loved, but that was then and this was now. That old me was dead and this was the new one. I could never look back only forward and only hope that my new life was better than my last