::Enjolras::

As Enjolras fired his gun again he wondered what Marius was doing. He had said that he was just going to check on Cosette, but he still hadn't come back down. Enjolras was beginning to suspect he wasn't just checking in to see if she was ok, but quickly dismissed the thought. Why shouldn't Marius be able to do what he wants?

Moments later, Marius came running outside, his face shining. Enjolras looked him over. There was something missing. "Marius, where in God's name is your gun?" Enjolras asked him.

Marius seemed to snap back into focus. "Oh! I must've left it in the Café." Enjolras shook his head, laughing.

"Jesus, Marius. How do you expect to fight without it?" Enjolras walked with him back to the Café. Instead of collecting his gun, Marius sat down at a table, and gestured for Enjolras to do the same.

"Enjolras." Marius announced. "I need to tell you something." Enjolras leaned in closer. "I proposed to Cosette." Enjolras looked at him as he had 12,000 heads resting against his shoulders.

"Marius, have you gone completely insane?" Enjolras yelled. "You've only known the girl for three days! What were you thinking?" Marius shook his head slowly.

"I don't know, quite frankly. But she said yes, no matter how crazy it might seem." Marius took a deep breath and Enjolras blinked.

"Do you realize what kind of commitment that is?" Enjolras preached. He was older by a few years than Marius was, so he felt it was his duty to watch over his actions.

"Yes, Enjolras. I know what I did. Why else do you think I did it this soon?"

"But Marius, your only 19!" Marius nodded. "Yes, and Cosette's only 17, but she still said yes!" It was Enjolras who shook his head this time.

Then there was a silence. It seemed to last forever. "Is...Is Eponine up there too?" Enjolras asked quietly. Marius nodded.

"As far as I know. She was asleep when I last checked. But Enjolras, we have to go back and fight." Marius got up and took his gun.

"You go, I'll be there soon." Enjolras muttered, and Marius made his way back to the Barricade. Marius was really crazy, only two or three days and he proposes! Enjolras knew about love at first sight, but this was insane! He walked back to the Barricade slowly, just in case Marius was waiting for him. He didn't want to see him right now. Not after he had done something so incredibly stupid.


a/n: I know that 19 and 17 aren't their real ages, but too bad, my story is AU, live with it.

You know what strikes me as funny? (as of august 2004) That when I changed their ages, locations of places, AND series of events, no one seems to care for the first two books, and nobody even comments, but when I get to the third and fourth books and change practically nothing (besides the storyline...but oh well), EVERYBODY comments and tells me what I'm doing wrong, completely disregarding that I've put everywhere that the story is AU. I'm just wondering why no one did that for the first books!

Don't get me wrong, I love you guys, I just dont understand a thing you do!