::Cosette::

a/n: this is the continuation of chapter 1 just it's from Cosette's point of view.

Dedicated to Rebecca (becc-gallanter) for all her help and support-luv ya!!

Also, in my AU story it says that Marius had made the speech. I know in truth that Enjolras was the speech person, but my story has a few of the movie aspects just to fit the plot, so please just ignore that little fact.


Why was he running away? Cosette watched him run in the opposite direction and closed the window curtain. It was that man she had seen making the speech in the village square earlier that day. He had been shouting about an upcoming fight, and she had been very curious. He had even followed her carriage a bit down the road after Papa had made her leave.

She sighed and stared back into her dreary room. 'It's always so lonely around here, with Papa and his secrecy all the time.' Cosette thought to herself.

"I feel like I'm still in that nun's convent." She said aloud.

Upon hearing this, Toussaint, the maid, walked over and placed her hand on Cosette's forehead in concern.

"I'm fine Toussaint." She said, waving her away.

"Well, if you're sure." Toussaint still looked concerned. Cosette nodded and waved her hand towards the open door.

"If you don't mind." Toussaint got the message, and walked out briskly with the bedding under her arm.

Cosette got up and closed her door, but stopped in mid-step to think. 'If he was running away from me, then why don't I just go catch him?' A daring thought, she didn't usually think like that, but she was in need of a little excitement. Her life had become so boring. She reopened her door and crept out along the hallway. When she got to the front door she slipped her coat on as quietly as possible and exited the house.

A cool breeze ruffled her hair, and she had to adjust her eyes to the darkness that was settling into the sky. Breathing in deeply, she stepped out of the door and closed it behind her. When she got outside she exhaled and started to run in the direction she had seen him go. Her feet thudded loudly on the pavement, and she breathed very heavily as she ran. She ran for what seemed like an eternity before she had to stop and rest.

Cosette took a few deep breaths and continued down the street. Finally, she heard footsteps coming from an alley nearby. She crept over to the alley and peeked around the bricks. Sure enough, there he was, running as fast as his legs could take him.

"What...what is he running from?" Cosette panted. Suddenly she saw the man run up to a girl that was standing in the alley.

'Oh,' she thought miserably, 'He's with someone else, I should have guessed that much.' Discouraged, she turned around and slumped home, breathless and disappointed.


a/n: In case you haven't noticed by now, I'm going back into all my stories and fixing all the mistakes, and possibly changing a few things as I go. (as of august 2004).