New Chapter! This is sort of a filler, but important in the story I suppose. Hope you like it! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Les Mis, but sometimes I'm afraid Les Mis owns me :/
"Eponine what are you doing here? Is everything alright?"
"No it's the farthest thing from alright," Eponine was standing in Cosette's foyer. Cosette had clearly been preparing for bed when the three knocked on her door.
"Come sit by the fire, you three are soaked to the bone, it's raining pretty hard out there," Cosette led them into the sitting room, "Will you be here for a while? I'll get you a change of clothes if you need it."
"We may, as long as you don't mind us here; we are intruding," Eponine said.
"You're fine; you're free to stay here as long as you need. Marie, our maid, went to get Papa and wake him up, so he'll be down soon. I should have something for you girls to wear, and I do believe Marie has a boy Gavroche's age. I'll be right back."
Once Cosette walked away, Gavroche looked around and whistled, "I could get used to this 'Ponine. I knew your friends lived nice, but this is real nice."
"We won't be here for long Gav, so don't get too comfortable. Hopefully only for a few days, maybe a couple of weeks at the most until we can move into a place of our own.
Azelma had been oddly quiet throughout the night. Eponine knew her sister, and could tell the sudden change had been hard on the meek girl. Eponine had wanted to tell Azelma what happened between Enjolras and herself, but knew it would be too much on top of their father kicking them out and their mother announcing a pregnancy. Today had been full of emotional ups and downs for Eponine herself, and she had absolutely no idea how she was still standing.
Cosette and her papa walked into the room, Cosette carrying two dresses in her arms, "Marie went to pick up something for Gavroche. These two dresses are for you. They're about the same size. They are a little bit plain, but I wanted you to be comfortable and they looked as though they would fit you."
It was nicer than anything Eponine had ever owned, "Thank you so much Cosette for everything."
"You're welcome. There's a room down the hall and to the left if you would like to change."
"And once you're done," Cosette's papa added, "We'll discuss the situation."
"Thank you Monsieur Fauchelevent." Eponine and Azelma went to change, coming back dry and comfortable. Poor Gav was still soaked to the bone.
"You three can sit down, now don't think I mind you three staying here, but may I ask what has brought you here?"
"Well you see my Father, Monsieur, he was not happy," Eponine told him the story completely, starting with her father forcing them out to when their mother left them in the alleyway, "So I was left to care for Azelma and Gavroche, not to mention my mother's child on the way, and Cosette had once said we are free here anytime. I hate to burden you-"
"You are more than free to here as long as you may need. I have more rooms than I know what to do with. And it is quite lonely here with just Cosette and I. I'm afraid we only have two guest rooms though, can two of you share?"
Eponine couldn't even imagine having her own room, but she wanted to keep her siblings close, "We will all share a room, at least for tonight."
Cosette led the three to their room and soon after Marie brought the clothes for Gavroche. While he was changing, Azelma and Eponine decided to leave the room. Though they normally do all change together, but being a guest in the Fauchelevent's home, decided to have the proper manners of leaving the room, Eponine took the opportunity to talk to Azelma.
"How are you feeling Azelma, are you okay?"
"I've been better, it's just all such a shock," Azelma said staring blankly at a spot in the wall, "I can't believe father would go so far as to kick us out, then the fact another child is going to be born to those two, I just don't know what to think about it!"
"At least we will be able to save the baby!" Eponine said, "I know it's a silly question, but do you think it's a boy or a girl?"
"Mama's due for another boy," Azelma said simply.
"I suppose she-"
"But I have this odd feeling it will be a girl."
"I was thinking the exact same thing!"
"Eponine, do you think it will look more like Mama or Father?"
"I hope it looks like neither. Even though Mama has realized what she's done wrong, it doesn't mean she's changed her ways and Father is just plain horrible," Eponine said as she took a few steps down the hall to look at a painting on the wall.
"Well I look like father," Azelma said, thinking aloud, "And Gav looks like Mama, but you Eponine, you don't look like either."
"I suppose, maybe I'm not their child," Eponine said with a laugh.
"No you are, but I hope she looks like you Eponine."
"Maybe she will," then a thought hit Eponine, "What will we name her?"
"Maybe it's just me, but I like Isabelle," Azelma said looking at Eponine to see what she thought.
"I like Isabelle," Eponine considered, "I think it's perfect."
Gavroche opened the door to the bedroom, "You two know you can come in now?"
"I thought it was taking you a while," Eponine said as she walked back in, "It's time to go to bed you two, it's been a long day."
Well there you go! Hope to update soon, but I have a singing competition tomorrow, so I doubt it will be then.