Disclaimer: I don't own any of the les Miserables. I would like to dedicate
this story to my good friend Rachel who helped me a lot along the way. Her
pen name on fan fiction is Sandra Athrenael.
The next morning was a beautiful spring day just like the one before. At about eleven o'clock Cosette decided to go for a walk, so she went out into the garden were her father was working.
"Papa, is it alright if I go for a walk?"
Valjean stood up and looked at her. Cosette could tell immediately what he was thinking. "Papa I promise I will be careful."
Valjean nodded, "all right go ahead, just be careful." Cosette nodded and walked out the door. As she was walking she came across a huge tree when all of a sudden someone reached out from behind it and grabbed her arm. When she turned she was relived to see it was just Eponine.
Cosette put her hand to her chest. "My god Eponine you scared me half to death."
"Sorry Cosette, listen you really need to follow me. Gavroche has been shot and you're the only one that can wrap the arm right. All the students at the café are either too drunk to do it or they just don't know how. You can't really trust them with anything but, I mean Gavroche can be annoying but sometimes he can be helpful." Cosette nodded and followed Eponine to the café.
The moment they walked into the café, Eponine realized that it would not be the best idea to keep Cosette in this room for long, she was so beautiful and plus all the men in the room were either completely drunk or almost completely drunk. Eponine lead Cosette into the back room. When she entered the room Cosette saw an unconscious Gavroche lying on a bed. Cosette walked over to the bed and sat down on it.
"Where was he shot?" Eponine thought for a minute. "In his leg." She said after a few seconds.
"O.k., I'm going to need a bowl of cold water, a cloth, and the heaviest blanket that you can find." About three minutes later Eponine came back with the stuff. Cosette put the blanket over Gavroche and placed the wet cloth on his head.
"Oh Cosette, if you want to go and see Marius I'll watch Gavroche," Eponine motioned to the door behind her, "he's in there." Cosette smiled at Eponine and then turned and went into the room. When she entered room she saw Marius sitting at the only table in the room. She closed the door behind her and it jerked his attention up to her and their eyes meat. She looked even more beautiful then he remembered.
"Cosette! What are you doing here," asked Marius running over to her, "do you have any idea what those men in the other room are like. Cosette couldn't help smiling at him.
"Yes, I know exactly what they're like."
"Well, are you alright?"
"Yes Marius, I'm fine." Marius took her hand and led her over to the table.
"Marius, do you mind if I ask you a question."
"What?"
"Why did you send Eponine, I mean why didn't you come yourself?" Marius took a deep breath
"I guess I was nervous about confronting you. So I decided to send Eponine just to make sire that you felt the same way about me that I did about you." Cosette realized that she had never actually said that she loved Marius but she guessed that it was implied. About a half an hour later Cosette realized that she better be getting back before her father started to worry about her.
"Well I better be getting home before my father starts worrying about me."
"Come, I'll walk you." Marius took her hand in his.
Once they got to Cosette's houses Marius turned to Cosette. "Cosette listen once your father goes to sleep tonight, come out, I'll meet you here." Cosette nodded. So later that night, after Valjean had gone to bed Cosette snuck out of the house to go meet Marius. But it was not Marius that she saw waiting for her, it was Eponine.
"Eponine, what are you doing here? Where's Marius? Is every thing all right?" ask Cosette sounding worried.
"O.k., first of all, no every thing is not all right." Eponine took a deep breath, "Marius and a few other of the students have been captured. Marius is going to hate that I told you, but I thought that you should know. If you want to come to help me get them out that's fine, but if you don't that's fine too."
"I want to come."
"You're sure?" Cosette nodded. Eponine lead Cosette to a large run down building. She then led Cosette to the door and she took a key out of her pocket and unlocked the door. When they got inside Cosette saw Marius and a few other men that had been drunk the other day but now were sober sitting inside a large cell. When Marius saw Cosette he jumped to his feet and ran over to the bars.
"Cosette, Eponine, what are you doing here?!" asked Marius sternly
Eponine rolled her eyes "getting you out of course." She then took another key out of her pocket and unlocked the sell door. As Cosette turned to go someone grabbed her. The person covered her mouth so she could not cry out for help and held her close so she could not get away. Marius quickly realized that Cosette was not with him. He turned to see a man holding her back.
"GO, I'll get her!" said Eponine. Marius quickly nodded; Eponine then turned and pulled out a gun.
"Let her go or I'll shout. You choose." The man decided to let Cosette go. Cosette ran straight to Marius's awaiting arms and he held her close to him.
"What happened?" asked Marius soothingly.
"He, he just grabbed me."
"Did he have a gun?"
"I don't know. But Eponine did." At that moment they heard a gun shot and about five seconds later Eponine came running out. Cosette and Marius ran up to her.
"Are you alright." Asked Cosette
"What happened?" asked Marius.
"Well, after you ran out he pulled out his own gun, but I was quicker so I shot him. And yes Marius I'm fine," She then turned to Marius and whispered, "I think you can take it from here." Marius just smiled at her.
"Well, I better be getting back to the café." Eponine winked at Marius and headed for the café. Marius led Cosette to the bench outside Cosette's house.
"Cosette, you really can't be out here. It's dangerous."
"Alright fine I'm not going to argue with you." Marius put his hand up to Cosette's check, she knew exactly what was coming if she allowed it. Her brain was telling her one thing but her heart was telling her another. You have only known this man for about two days. But her heart was saying, you love this man, it was love at first sight. So it would only be logical to kiss him. Cosette decided that the only way to go was with her heart. Marius moved in closer and they engaged in a extremely passionate kiss. When they finally parted they saw that the sun was beginning to come up.
"Cosette listen. After your father goes to sleep come out of your house again and I promise that I will meet you here," Cosette nodded.
The next morning was a beautiful spring day just like the one before. At about eleven o'clock Cosette decided to go for a walk, so she went out into the garden were her father was working.
"Papa, is it alright if I go for a walk?"
Valjean stood up and looked at her. Cosette could tell immediately what he was thinking. "Papa I promise I will be careful."
Valjean nodded, "all right go ahead, just be careful." Cosette nodded and walked out the door. As she was walking she came across a huge tree when all of a sudden someone reached out from behind it and grabbed her arm. When she turned she was relived to see it was just Eponine.
Cosette put her hand to her chest. "My god Eponine you scared me half to death."
"Sorry Cosette, listen you really need to follow me. Gavroche has been shot and you're the only one that can wrap the arm right. All the students at the café are either too drunk to do it or they just don't know how. You can't really trust them with anything but, I mean Gavroche can be annoying but sometimes he can be helpful." Cosette nodded and followed Eponine to the café.
The moment they walked into the café, Eponine realized that it would not be the best idea to keep Cosette in this room for long, she was so beautiful and plus all the men in the room were either completely drunk or almost completely drunk. Eponine lead Cosette into the back room. When she entered the room Cosette saw an unconscious Gavroche lying on a bed. Cosette walked over to the bed and sat down on it.
"Where was he shot?" Eponine thought for a minute. "In his leg." She said after a few seconds.
"O.k., I'm going to need a bowl of cold water, a cloth, and the heaviest blanket that you can find." About three minutes later Eponine came back with the stuff. Cosette put the blanket over Gavroche and placed the wet cloth on his head.
"Oh Cosette, if you want to go and see Marius I'll watch Gavroche," Eponine motioned to the door behind her, "he's in there." Cosette smiled at Eponine and then turned and went into the room. When she entered room she saw Marius sitting at the only table in the room. She closed the door behind her and it jerked his attention up to her and their eyes meat. She looked even more beautiful then he remembered.
"Cosette! What are you doing here," asked Marius running over to her, "do you have any idea what those men in the other room are like. Cosette couldn't help smiling at him.
"Yes, I know exactly what they're like."
"Well, are you alright?"
"Yes Marius, I'm fine." Marius took her hand and led her over to the table.
"Marius, do you mind if I ask you a question."
"What?"
"Why did you send Eponine, I mean why didn't you come yourself?" Marius took a deep breath
"I guess I was nervous about confronting you. So I decided to send Eponine just to make sire that you felt the same way about me that I did about you." Cosette realized that she had never actually said that she loved Marius but she guessed that it was implied. About a half an hour later Cosette realized that she better be getting back before her father started to worry about her.
"Well I better be getting home before my father starts worrying about me."
"Come, I'll walk you." Marius took her hand in his.
Once they got to Cosette's houses Marius turned to Cosette. "Cosette listen once your father goes to sleep tonight, come out, I'll meet you here." Cosette nodded. So later that night, after Valjean had gone to bed Cosette snuck out of the house to go meet Marius. But it was not Marius that she saw waiting for her, it was Eponine.
"Eponine, what are you doing here? Where's Marius? Is every thing all right?" ask Cosette sounding worried.
"O.k., first of all, no every thing is not all right." Eponine took a deep breath, "Marius and a few other of the students have been captured. Marius is going to hate that I told you, but I thought that you should know. If you want to come to help me get them out that's fine, but if you don't that's fine too."
"I want to come."
"You're sure?" Cosette nodded. Eponine lead Cosette to a large run down building. She then led Cosette to the door and she took a key out of her pocket and unlocked the door. When they got inside Cosette saw Marius and a few other men that had been drunk the other day but now were sober sitting inside a large cell. When Marius saw Cosette he jumped to his feet and ran over to the bars.
"Cosette, Eponine, what are you doing here?!" asked Marius sternly
Eponine rolled her eyes "getting you out of course." She then took another key out of her pocket and unlocked the sell door. As Cosette turned to go someone grabbed her. The person covered her mouth so she could not cry out for help and held her close so she could not get away. Marius quickly realized that Cosette was not with him. He turned to see a man holding her back.
"GO, I'll get her!" said Eponine. Marius quickly nodded; Eponine then turned and pulled out a gun.
"Let her go or I'll shout. You choose." The man decided to let Cosette go. Cosette ran straight to Marius's awaiting arms and he held her close to him.
"What happened?" asked Marius soothingly.
"He, he just grabbed me."
"Did he have a gun?"
"I don't know. But Eponine did." At that moment they heard a gun shot and about five seconds later Eponine came running out. Cosette and Marius ran up to her.
"Are you alright." Asked Cosette
"What happened?" asked Marius.
"Well, after you ran out he pulled out his own gun, but I was quicker so I shot him. And yes Marius I'm fine," She then turned to Marius and whispered, "I think you can take it from here." Marius just smiled at her.
"Well, I better be getting back to the café." Eponine winked at Marius and headed for the café. Marius led Cosette to the bench outside Cosette's house.
"Cosette, you really can't be out here. It's dangerous."
"Alright fine I'm not going to argue with you." Marius put his hand up to Cosette's check, she knew exactly what was coming if she allowed it. Her brain was telling her one thing but her heart was telling her another. You have only known this man for about two days. But her heart was saying, you love this man, it was love at first sight. So it would only be logical to kiss him. Cosette decided that the only way to go was with her heart. Marius moved in closer and they engaged in a extremely passionate kiss. When they finally parted they saw that the sun was beginning to come up.
"Cosette listen. After your father goes to sleep come out of your house again and I promise that I will meet you here," Cosette nodded.