A/N: Hiiii! :) Omg. Sorry this has taken me so long to put up Chapter 3! I've been super busy with rehearsals n' such. And work. Therefore I havent been able to write it. I hope its an alright chapter, I hope its not 'meh' I guess. K. REVIEW! FAVORITE! WHATEVER! :DD xx

Chapter 3

Enjolras slept better than he thought he would on the couch. He wasn't sure what time it was when he woke up to the sound of someone in the kitchen; all he knew was he wanted no more than to fall back asleep. Giving in, he rolled over and slowly opened his eyes seeing a pair staring right back at him.

All he did was react; he didn't realize that it was Cosette who had just walked over to wake him. Quickly and swiftly, he grabbed her and flipped her down on the couch, pressing his arm against her throat and straddling her. Cosette didn't even have time to scream. Enjolras' eyes finally adjusted and saw that it was Cosette he was holding down on the couch, with a startled look on her face, which quickly turned into a smile.

"Well good morning to you, too!" she giggled.

Right at that moment, Eponine emerged from her bedroom with disheveled hair and her pajamas. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes while she headed for the kitchen. Cosette and Enjolras looked up at her as she looked over at them.

"Oh lord!" She said, covering her eyes and facing away from them. "On the couch, really guys?"

Enjolras quickly hopped off of Cosette and stood next to the couch awkwardly. The smell of smoke began filling the room. Cosette gasped,

"My pancakes!" and she flew up from the couch and ran into the kitchen.

Eponine turned and stared at Enjolras awkwardly. His cheeks grew a little red and he averted his gaze from Eponine.

"Well, I better get going." He said, clearing his throat and standing up straighter.

Suddenly, Cosette was back in the living room with a plate of partly burnt pancakes. "But you haven't eaten breakfast yet." She said, looking down at her plate and then back up at Enjolras. "I made pancakes…"

The longer Enjolras looked at her, the more she looked like a sad puppy to him. He was almost about to give in when Eponine spoke up,

"Cosette, he doesn't have to eat the pancakes if he doesn't want to." Cosette's face sunk. "I, on the other hand, will. I'm starving." Eponine grabbed the whole plate from Cosette and walked into the kitchen.

Cosette looked back up and Enjolras and gave him a satisfied smile before following Eponine into the kitchen and sitting across from her at the table. Enjolras followed Cosette and watched from a distance. Eponine grabbed a separate plate and plopped two fairly decent sized pancakes on it, then smothered them with syrup. Cosette leaned in closer to watch Eponine take her first bite in anticipation. Eponine picked up her fork and began eating.

"Well? What do you think?" asked Cosette eagerly. Eponine looked up at her.

"They're alright."

"Just alright?" she asked a little hurt.

"Cosette, you burnt them." Cosette gave a look as if she didn't want to be reminded. Eponine sighed and said to reassure her friend, "I'm sure if they weren't burnt, they'd be fantastic." Cosette perked up again and glanced back at Enjolras who was quietly watching.

"Are you sure you don't want any pancakes?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I can get something in town. Besides it looks like she hasn't eaten in a couple days." They both looked at Eponine who was almost finished with her first plate. She glanced down at her small figure and blushed. She lowered herself down into her chair more to hide behind the table.

Cosette then noticed how small her friend's thinning body really was and became concerned. She leaned in closer to Eponine once again, but closer than last time.

"Eponine, are you not eating?" Cosette whispered so Enjolras wouldn't hear. Eponine stopped eating and moved closer as well.

"Not here." Eponine whispered firmly and glanced up at Enjolras quickly. He was acting like he wasn't paying attention, but she knew he was.

Cosette's eyes went from Eponine's to her bandaged arm. Something seemed to click in her eyes and her whisper was so quiet, it was almost mouthed, "Does it have to do with your wounds?"

Eponine quickly jumped up from the table and grabbed Cosette's arm. "Excuse us Enjolras, I need to talk to Cosette alone." She pulled Cosette into Cosette's bedroom and closed the door.

"Cosette! What are you thinking?" asked Eponine, still whispering. Cosette blinked a couple times and just looked at Eponine as she continued to talk. "I asked you not to talk about it, especially around other people! Even worse, around people we don't know! No one is supposed to know. If the wrong people get this information I- I don't know what could happen." She pushed her hair back and exhaled, her cheeks flushed.

"I'm sorry; I don't think he heard anything. I'm just worried about you! You come back all beaten up after two days, I had no idea where you were! And you're starting to get scary skinny. What happened to that money you're supposed to have for food?"

Eponine looked at Cosette from the corner of her eye. "I gave it to Gav. He needed it more than I do." Cosette's face grew solemn.

"How's he doing?" she asked.

"He's doing alright. He knows when he needs to get out."

"You know he's always welcome here."

"I know, but it's a risk even with me here. If the two of us came it would be very bad for all three of us if they figured it out. They know I'd do anything for Gav."

"What about what happened to you? How recent was this?" Cosette looked down at Eponine's arm.

"It was just last night. I was walking to my car after work. I shouldn't have been so stupid as to walk alone, Azelma even offered; but I told her no. When I got to my car I was attacked. I didn't see the face at first, but heard the voice and knew who it was." Eponine admitted, speaking even softer than before.

"Who was it?"

"Montpernass. But then Enjolras came and fought him off." In her mind she played what happened over again. "He was acting a bit strange when Monternass got away. It was almost as if it was a great loss to him or something."

"Wait. He got away? Eponine that's not good!"

"I know! If he finds me, he'll kill me." Cosette looked at Eponine with pity. "Cosette, don't look at me like that. I don't need your pity or anyone else's!"

Eponine opened the door and went back into the kitchen, where she found Enjolras looking at their mail and eating a pancake.

"What are you doing?" asked Eponine as she slowly walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, nothing. Just looking." He said calmly.

"It didn't look like that to me!" She folded her arms and scowled at him. Cosette walked in and felt the tension, but then she noticed the pancake in Enjolras's hand.

"You're eating them!" She called with joy, her face beaming. She clapped her hands and rushed over to him. "Do you like them?"

"They're pretty good." He said to her, which she accepted. He then turned to Eponine and asked, "So, when are we leaving?"

Her scowl deepened. "Give me thirty minutes." She then turned and went into the bathroom, slamming the door.

Enjolras looked over at Cosette who said,

"She's really good at being quick."

During that time, Eponine showered and emerged from the bathroom wearing only a towel. She went into her room and came back out fully dressed, rubbing her wet hair with the towel. Once again she entered the bathroom and dried her hair, letting it dry in its natural curl; put her basic make up on, and grabbed her purse. Eponine walked into the living room completely ready to leave and stood in front of Enjolras.

"Ready when you are."