Hello y'all! So so so, my friend and I were discussing Les Mis (she'd recently seen the movie) and I was talking about how Javert went splat when he jumped and how it was like really audible and she mentioned that she didn't like how he just threw away his second hance at life. I tried to explain it to her. This is how that went: Me: Well, he didn't want to live in the debt of Valjean... he couldn't yield at the end of the chase... *she laughed* he was the law and the law is not mocked! *she laughed even harder* So he spit his pity right back in his face... there is nothing on earth that they share, it is either Valjean or Javert! *we both laughed*

Disclaimer: I don't own Les Miserables or any of the characters.

11

Marius was soon allowed to leave the hospital, but Eponine was not. Marius had asked if he could stay with her, but the doctors had reminded him that a hospital was a place for people who needed help. So Marius went home, but he visited Eponine every day.

Eponine had gotten a lot better. Most of her wounds had almost completely healed, but some still hadn't. But she was no longer on the verge of death. It seemed that she and Marius would get to live a happy life together, which was all Eponine had ever wanted.

"Hello 'Ponine," Marius said as he walked into the hospital room on one of his daily visits.

"Hello Monsieur." she replied with a smiled. Marius smiled back. He took her hand and kissed it lightly. She blushed. Marius kissed her forehead, then her nose, then her cheek, but not her lips. He was clearly teasing her. "Oh come here!" she exclaimed, pulling him close to her. She kissed him passionately. He kissed her back, grinning. She pulled back only to whisper: "I love you Marius."

"I love you too, my dear Eponine."

"Truly Monsieur?"

"With all my heart." he assured her. She smiled. Eponine had looked happier during the past few days than Marius had ever seen her. He kissed her forehead lightly. "Soon you'll be able to leave the hospital," he whispered "and then we can start our life together."

"Promise?"

"I promise." he said as he kissed her cheek. She smiled.

"Marius, I think this is the happiest I've ever been." she whispered.

"Well I'm glad that you're happy."

Soon, Eponine was allowed to leave the hospital. She did not, of course, return to the streets. She went back to living with Marius, just as she had been before Cosette had come into the picture. But Cosette was gone now, Eponine did not have to worry that Cosette would steal Marius away anymore. Now not only did Eponine have her best friend back, but she had something more. She had the love of her life and he actually loved her back!

Je suis heureuse. Eponine thought. C'est bizarre. She wasn't used to being as happy as she was. Her father had never let her be happy before she'd met Marius and even after there had always been the fact that Marius didn't love her. But that had changed and Eponine was impossibly happy which, Marius had noticed, made her a lot of fun to be around. She was also very playful.

Marius lookeed around for his law books. He wanted to do some 'light' reading. He couldn't find them anywhere. They weren't on his book shelf, there were only three books there and they had nothing to do with law. He looked over at Eponine, who was watching him from the sofa.

"Eponine?"

"Oui Monsieur?" she replied with a sort of secretive grin.

"Have you seen my law books?" he asked her.

"Seen them? Well of course I've seen them."

"Recently?"

"Define recent."

"Anytime since yesterday?"

"Hmm... maybe."

"Have you?"

"Perhaps..."

"'Ponine?"

"Yeeeeeeees?"

"Where did you hide my law books?"

"I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about."

"For some reason I don't believe you."

"I can't imagine why that would be, Monsieur." she said innocently, batting her eyes. He looked at her, fighting a smile. He knew she'd hidden them somewhere. He just didn't know where exactly she'd hidden them.

"Please?"

"Maybe they're under a pillow." she suggested, stifling laughter.

"Are they?" he asked. She giggled.

"No." she replied with a grin. "Maybe they're behind the bed." she offered.

"Let me guess: they aren't actually behind the bed?" he said with a slight smile. She laughed again.

"Nope!"

"Did you hide them?"

"Psht, of course not..."

"Where?"

"Maybe Javert took them. Maybe he ate them." she said, trying not to laugh as the words came out of her mouth. She noticed that Marius tried not to laugh as well. "I wonder what law books taste like..."

"Is there anyway that you're going to tell me where they are?"

"Hmm..." Eponine thought for a moment. "A kiss." she said with a coquettish smile. Marius smiled and walked over to her. He bent down and kissed her. Eponine held him there. Marius wrapped his arms around her, picking her up off the sofa and holding her in his arms. Eponine smiled and deepened the kiss. He held her close. Waves of happiness went through them both. When he pulled back, she smiled. She walked over to the corner of the room and bent down. She lifted a loose piece of flooring. Marius' law books were there. It made a perfect hiding spot. She took his books out and brought them over to him. She then put the flooring back in place. Marius smiled as he watched her.

"Figures you'd find the one place I wouldn't think of looking." he said. Eponine laughed.

"Of course, Monsieur."

"And Javert didn't eat them."

"That surprises me." she said with a laugh. "What do inspectors eat anyway?"

"Souls." he replied, holding back laughter of his own. Eponine raised an eyebrow. She thought about that for a moment.

"Yeah, that sounds about right." she said. They both laughed.

Then there was a knock on the door.

Bit of a cliff hanger, but not much. Just wait til you see what I have in store *evil laugh*. Any guesses?