A.N- Sorry for the long delay. I had to go back to school early for training for my job. The Internet there was not worrying plus it was just too crazy busy to update. Well I don't think that this chapter is that good! But I wanted it to be a little light after the seriousness in the last chapter.

Chapter 10

"Goodnight" said Éponine quietly. There were a thousand thoughts running in her head. She knew that she would have to testify at her parents trail. She did not know that her parents were working with Enjolras Father. She could not believe what she was hearing.

Éponine's head was spinning from the events that just occurred. Her parents and Enjolras father were both working together.

Éponine was just in shock. Enjolras seemed like such a nice guy. How could his father be just as wicked and cruel as her parents?

"Éponine" said Enjolras. "I know it's a lot to take in. It's a lot for me to take into, why don't you sit down next to my friends and me. Gavroche is already with Courfeyrac."

Éponine heard what Enjolras saying to her. She could not move her mouth to saying anything in response. She felt like she was stuck in a trance.

"Éponine! Do you want to take a walk?" Asked Enjolras. He face was growing with concern. She could see that his body was tense and that he looked confused, and angry. She just hoped that those emotions were not directed at her in anyway. Éponine was starting to like Enjolras. He was a nice guy, and they just seemed to click. They were able to talk very easily.

"Éponine?" said Enjolras again. His perfect blue eyes were showing hundreds of different emotions. The emotion that struck with her the most was vulnerable he looked. He probably wasn't happy that his dad was in prison, and was going to be put on trial, even though Enjolras did not like his father that much.

"Yes." Said Éponine.

"Okay! We can go now." Said Enjolras.

"Wait Enjolras! Sit here for a few minutes; we haven't had a proper conversation with her. You told us today to get to know her better, but every time we try, you call a meeting, or try and wisk her away from you. Are you really that afraid that one of us, especially me, will steal her from you?" Yelled a tipsy Grantaire.

Enjolras shot him a glare. "Grantaire! She had a rough day, I am sure that the last thing she needs is to be irritated by you even more." Said Enjolras.

"Enjolras!" said Combeferre in a calm voice. "Grantaire is just trying to be nice. And I am sure that Grantaire is trying to give Éponine another option."

"Enjolras we can do that. I never really met all of your friends. I really just meet them today during the meeting. I only know Courfeyrac, Marius and Joly." Said Éponine pulling him towards his friends with a smile on her face.

"Its Okay!" said Éponine trying to reassure him as she and Enjolras went by his friends. She could how tense he was and she wanted him to know that she was okay with the change in plans.

The two of them sat down next to Gavorche and Courfeyrac, and Grantaire. The boys began to smile. They all started to have their own conversations again. From what Éponine could hear some of them were talking about Les Amis, their jobs, upcoming semester, or other things.

Grantaire who was sitting next to Éponine started to talk to her. "So Éponine! I have a question for you. How much is paying you to go out with him?" asked Grantaire with a smirk on his face.

The boys with the exception to Enjolras were laughing. There faces were soon red with laughter.

Éponine just started to laugh along with them as she said, "I will let you know on Friday when he gives me my paycheck" with a wink.

Enjolras asked "Grantaire of all the things you could have asked her. Why would you ask her that?"

"Because I knew that question would annoy you the most." Said Grantaire.

"Wow! I figured Éponine had a sense of humor. After all Gavorche had to take after someone." Said Courfeyrac.

Éponine just started to laugh. The rest of the boys jumped on the bandwagon and began to tease Enjolras. He looked only slightly irritated, but after a few good jokes, and one of Gantaire's impressions of him, Enjolras started to laugh with them.

After a few of much need laughter the group began to settle down again.

"Éponine is everything okay? Why was Inspector Javert here?" asked Gavorche.

"Yes. He just had to talk to me about a few things. Nothing to worry about" said Éponine.

Gavorche did not seemed convinced, but he nodded his head anyway. Éponine smiled at her little brother. She was so amazed about how observant he was. She tried to contain her laughter as she saw how big his eyes got as Chetta brought him a big chocolate chip cookie.

"Courfeyrac I though I told you not to buy his sweets after 8." Said Enjolras.

"psh. When have I ever listened to you?" Said Courfeyrac.

"He is right! That much sugar this late is not good for a young boy!" said Joly.

With that Chetta tapped him on the shoulder. "Don't say that so loud or else I will lose half of my business," said Chetta.

The entire group laughed. The group all began to relax and joke around again. All of the boys made an effort to talk to Éponine and to make her feel like she was apart of the group.

Jean and Éponine struck up a conversation about poetry, after Jean found out that Éponine would be start studying her English major in the upcoming semester. Jean and Éponine began to talk about the importance of studying Shakespeare, when Grantaire interrupted him.

"Why are all talking about school? It doesn't start for a couple more weeks, and then my life is over! Well until the weekend, cause then I can drink." Said Grantaire.

"Since when have you ever waited for the weekend to drink?" said Combeferre.

"What's your point?" said Grantaire causing the rest of the group to start laughing.

"Enjolras! Éponine! Hello everyone" yelled Marius a she entered the café with a blonde women behind him.

As Éponine turned her head to greet her friend, she realized that the girl who trailed behind him was her old foster sister, Cossette.

TBC