Marius pov
I could barely contain my excitement as I approached her back gates, this was where she lived, the house was so grand but something told me she wouldn't act in a privileged way something told me she would be perfect in every way.
I turned to see Eponine who was still stood behind me looking sombre I presumed she was tired,
"Thank you!" I whisper shouted to her, she nodded slightly before walking into the nearest alley to give me some privacy, I was so lucky to have Eponine without her I would never be stood here waiting to see Cosette.
Cosette pov,
I was sat in my room after a four-hour lecture not only from Monsieur Javert but now from Laurent too, I was so thankful to be sat in my room after they had been berating me. I looked out the window trying to look for anything that would cheer me up but it was almost eight o'clock and the night was setting in turning the sky a deep grey colour meaning that there were barely any people on the street.
I sighed and leaned off the window seat to go fetch a book when I looked down onto the street one more time to see the boy from earlier running down the street with his friend. I watched them eager to see what they were doing on the street at this hour. And then they stopped right outside my house before his friend pointed out the side gate and they sprinted towards it, they were headed for the garden.
I ran out of my room and down the staircase that led to the back door that led to the garden, I had never been more thankful that Monsieur Javert was at a meeting. As I ran down the stairs I thought about his friend she looked so familiar but I had no idea where I could have seen her afterall I had been trapped in my room for the past eight years the only girl my age I had ever even known was Eponine, unless it was Eponine?
My thoughts were soon replaced with nerves as the back door stood right in front of me, I pushed it open my hands shaking this was the most exciting thing to happen in eight years. As soon as I opened the back door I saw him stood at the back gate, he was so handsome my heart began beating out of my chest my mind a mess completely confused at how I could feel this way over someone I had just met and never even spoke to.
I walked towards the gate where he stood, his eyes widened as he saw me and I reached the gate unsure of what to do next,
"Mademoiselle, I'm Marius." He told me offering me his hand,
I reached through the gate and took it holding it tightly in my own,
"Cosette." I told him looking straight into his hazel eyes with my own blue eyes.
"That's a beautiful name." he said complimenting me.
"I'd like to thank you for today monsieur you were very kind I'm sorry I couldn't thank you there but I well I suppose I was.."
"You were dragged away." He finished for me.
I smiled at him, "yes."
"Listen I know this may sound strange but I've never felt this way about anyone before and I know we only met today but I think I may be in love with you." He said everypart of him looking nervous yet I could tell he was completely sincere.
"I was thinking the same thing." I told him I smiled as I watched his face light up.
We stood there just staring at each other until I heard someone shouting Marius, he pulled away from the gate and I craned my neck eager to see who was out there.
As Marius stepped away from the gate two people approached him the darkness of the night meant that I couldn't see them clearly but I could tell that one was the girl from earlier and the other I hadn't seen before he was dressed in a similar way to Marius but I couldn't see much more.
"Marius you have to leave now." I heard the boy tell him.
"But I only just got here, Eponine told me where Co… she lives." Marius told the stranger. So that was Eponine she looked so different, I don't understand why he didn't use my name.
"Do you not know who lives here Marius?" the voice said again something about the urgency of his voice seemed familiar.
"No I don't I told you Eponine brought me here." Marius said trying to defend himself.
"You know he lives here don't you?" the voice asked Eponine harshly.
"Yes but I." I heard Eponine reply her voice clearly nervous.
"Don't you know how dangerous it is for any of us especially now, if he finds any of us…Come on Marius we have to go." The voice said Marius reluctantly left with him.
"Enjolras!" I heard Eponine call, my heart stopped, he was my brother, I pulled on the gates desperately wanting to get out and run after them. The gate rattled loudly and I pulled away,
"Cosette!" I heard someone yell,
I sighed looking back through the gate once more before I ran into the house trying to avoid another lecture. As I walked up the garden path my head racing, he was here my brother was here. Part of me was angered at him for not finding me sooner but I was overwhelmed with happiness just to know that he was alive and ok.
But one thing confused me, if Eponine knew where I lived all this time why had she not come to me before, she obviously knew Enjolras if she was still my friend then I thought she would have come to me and told me.
As I opened the back door I slipped inside preparing to be berated for going outside without permission but for once I didn't care I knew something would change I had found my brother and I was determined to see him again.
