Hope you are enjoying the story so far. For this chapter I chose the song- Concrete angel by Martina McBride. It is a song about a little girl being abused and nobody noticing until it is too late. It fits with Gavroche going back to the inn and the abuse he won't tell anyone about. Disclaimer: I don't own any of the les mis characters except Esmee, Lucy, Amy, Nadine, Shay, and Chace.
Beau's angel x
A few weeks went by and the students saw Lucy and her friends almost every night. Every night the students seemed to find new ways of embarrassing Gavroche in front of Lucy. Lucy still didn't trust the students but she was starting to find it easier hanging around them. Lucy and her friends never failed to entertain the students. They could put a smile on everyone's face.
That evening started like any other. The students arrived and commenced their meeting and just as it finished Lucy and her mates turned up. They chatted and messed around. Tonight their topic of conversation was getting drunk. They all had funny stories to tell.
"Lucy got down on one knee and proposed to me once," Shay laughed.
"Remember Amy," Chace laughed, "She proposed to a random man. The look on his face..."
"What about Nadine," Lucy smiled. "She got on a table and started stripping in the middle of a room of random people." Everyone laughed.
"Who stopped her?" Marius said. Shay raised his hand.
"Had to carry her out. She was so drunk she couldn't stand." Shay chuckled.
The nigh continued and students continued planning while Amy, Lucy, Nadine, Chace and Shay began messing around and betting each other to do things. It was Lucy's turn. Gavroche had gone with Enjolras to do something. "Ok," Chace smiled, "We haven't had anything to do with kissing yet..."
"Oh no Chace that is so unfair. Why me?" Lucy moaned.
"You don't know who I was goanna say yet," Chace looked around. "Ok I better you money," he said placing cash on the table, "to kiss Gavroche when he comes back. It only has to be for like 10 seconds."
Lucy smiled and all the students began to laugh.
"Done," Lucy said.
They were all waiting as Gavroche and Enjolras walked in. "What?" Enjolras said to all the faces looking at him. "Am I missing something?"
At that moment Lucy got up from her chair and walked over to Gavroche. She winked at him and snaked her arms around his neck. He looked totally confused and was going redder by the second. Then she kissed him.
As the lips met, Gavroche's hand found its way around her waist and he found himself kissing her back.
In Lucy's head she knew it had been a lot more than 10 seconds but she couldn't bring herself to stop.
""Guys," Shay laughed, "Um Lucy hello..." He went up and tapped her on the shoulder. Lucy broke off the kiss. "That was way longer than 10 seconds."
"I know," Lucy smiled and walked back to her chair. Gavroche just stood there.
"Someone may want to catch him," Courfeyrac laughed,"he looks like he's going to faint."
They all started laughing but Gavroche didn't care. He had just kissed Lucy.
The night carried on like any other but there was a real sense of friendship beginning to form between the friends and the students. Little did they know this would be the last night they would all be together and this happy.
A few days went by and the students realised they hadn't seen Lucy, Amy, Nadine, Chace or Shay for a while. It was the fourth night that none of them had shown up. Esmee said she hadn't seen them either. She was worried and hoped everything was alright.
"They don't live that far away from here. I might pop in and check they're all ok." Esmee said. Even when they didn't come to the café in the evening, Esmee would usually see one of them at least during the day. It was like they had fallen off the face of the earth.
Gavroche was thinking about Lucy as he began his walk back to the elephant statue that had basically become his home. It was only as he passed the inn that he realised how hungry he was. He hadn't eaten all day and found himself doubling back towards the inn.
It was very late and Gavroche was banking on his parents being in bed. If I'm really quiet, he thought, I won't get caught. He knew it wouldn't take him long to slip in the back door, into the kitchen, take some food and be on his way. After all he still technically lived there. He tried the back door which would lead him straight to the kitchen but to his horror it was locked. It's never been locked before, he thought, front door it is then. The front door was unlocked and Gavroche could get in however this was riskier as he had to go through the bar to get to the kitchen.
He slowly crept around chairs and tables in the dark. He could just about make out the shapes in front of him. He could hear nothing but his own heartbeat. He was shaking and so scared. Suddenly the lights switched on, blinding Gavroche. There in front of him stood his dad, Monsieur Thénardier.
"Well, well, well. Was beginning to wonder when we'd be seeing you again."
Gavroche backed off. Monsieur Thénardier grabbed him by his arm.
"You know you're not welcome here," he growled, "You are no child of mine." He threw Gavroche down. Gavroche lost his footing and fell over hitting his head on a table. He felt blood trickling down the side of his face and let out a little whimper.
"What made you come back? Were you planning to steal from me? You know I don't tolerate thieves." Gavroche was shaking and praying that the worst his father did was chuck him out on to the streets. "Only one way to ensure it never happens again." Monsieur Thénardier smiled as he began to unbuckle his belt. Gavroche stood up shakily and whimpered again. He felt tears rolling down his cheeks. He had been here several times before and knew full well what the outcome of tonight would be. It didn't matter who heard him even his own mum didn't help him.
"No use crying," Monsieur Thénardier laughed cruelly, "Just remember Gavroche you are not welcome here and in this world you are all alone. You have no one."
"I... I have the students," Gavroche whispered.
His dad laughed, "Oh really. You think they see you as their friend or like their own son. No, they see you as kid, a kid who is just there. You are not important to anyone."
Gavroche backed off towards the door but he couldn't get out quick enough...
