Disclaimer: I don't own any of the les Miserables. I would like to dedicate
this story to my best friend Rachel who helped me a lot along the way. Her
pen name on fan fiction is Sandra Athrenael and to my new friend Katie who
helped me a lot with this story
Cosette opened her eyes to see that she was in her bedroom. She could clearly remember running after her fathers coach and having to give up but she couldn't remember anything following that. She slowly sat up, steadying herself with her right arm. As soon as she put pressure on her arm she felt a surge of pain run through it. She looked down to see that her arm was wrapped in a bandage. Then her senses started working properly. 'I'm so thirsty' she thought to herself. She slowly got out of bed and walked over to the dresser where a pitcher of water and glass sat. She knew that the minute she got out of bed someone would come up to the bedroom. She lifted up the pitcher with her left hand and poured herself a glass of water. At that moment she heard footsteps coming upstairs. She quickly put the bottle down and got back into bed just before the door opened and Eponine entered.
"Cosette, how are you feeling?" There was a look of worry playing across her face.
"Fine, by the way what happened?" The look on Eponine's face changed abruptly.
"Well, I'm not quite sure, but as far as I know you were shot in the arm. Marius and I found you in the streets unconscious and covered in blood. Marius stayed by your side the whole time, he kept muttering something like 'I told her not to go'. And the only reason that he is not here right now is because I made him go and get a fresh bowl of water. And even that wasn't easy!" Just then the door opened and Marius rushed in.
"Cosette!" said Marius rushing to the bed. He put the bowl on the bed side table, "I thought I told you not to go down to the barricades." He gave her a demanding look.
"Marius, you're making assumptions. I wasn't any where near the barricades. I wasn't even ten feet from my house."
Marius looked confused. "I.I just don't understand why you wouldn't be safe when you are so close to your house. And why would someone want to shoot you?"
Cosette sighed. "Marius, I don't think that someone shot me on purpose. They probably just shot a gun and it hit me by mistake."
Marius didn't look fully convinced, but gave up anyway. "All right I'll be down stairs if you need me." He exited quietly, staring back at her.
Cosette turned from the door to her best friend. "Oh, Eponine I forgot to ask you. Did you take the bullet out?"
Eponine sighed. "There was no bullet."
"What?"
"Well, there must've been a bullet at one point, but not when we found you. We think it when strait through your arm."
* * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * *
Cosette was sitting in her bed reading when Marius walked through the door.
"Cosette, could you take off your bandages for me please." He said in a hurry. Cosette put her hand up to her wound.
"Why?"
"I just want to look at it and I want to put the medicine on it"
"All right" said Cosette, Marius walked over to the cabinet and pulled out a beautify designed bottle. He then walked back over to Cosette and helped her unwrap the bandage. Once the bandage was fully off he found what he was looking for. Where her wound was there was a small hole.
"When did you find out about this?"
"Just now." Marius was silent for a minute.
"All right, listen I want you to stay in bed."
"Marius, my arm is not paralyzing me from walking."
"I know but I'd just feel better if you would stay in bed."
"All right, fine but it is just for today. I can't stay in bed forever."
"O.K., but just promise me one thing." said Marius sternly,
"What?"
"Just promise me that you will stay inside. This is what I was trying to avoid, and please put that medicine on. I know it stings but it is the only way that your wound will heal," Cosette nodded, "now try to get some sleep, you may have been unconscious for three days but I would feel better if you would get some sleep." Cosette nodded and leaned back against the pillows and closed her eyes. Marius pulled the blankets up and over her. He then sat one the bed and stroked her hair. Within minutes she was asleep. Marius leaned down and gently kissed Cosette on the forehead.
On his way down stairs he saw Eponine, "Eponine, good could you do me a huge favor and stay with Cosette?"
"Sure." Marius turned to go but turned back abruptly, "oh and make sure that she stays in bed."
"I will." Eponine crossed her fingers behind her back and inched slowly towards the stairs, backwards still.
"Oh and one more thing, could you please make sure that she puts on the medicine as much and possible?"
"O.K., I will, now would you please just go, they need you!" Eponine shook her head and rolled her eyes. Sometimes he went a little overboard. She turned on her heel and went upstairs to Cosette's room.
a/n: This chapter was revised by Sandra Athrenael. (Rachel). Thanks again!
Cosette opened her eyes to see that she was in her bedroom. She could clearly remember running after her fathers coach and having to give up but she couldn't remember anything following that. She slowly sat up, steadying herself with her right arm. As soon as she put pressure on her arm she felt a surge of pain run through it. She looked down to see that her arm was wrapped in a bandage. Then her senses started working properly. 'I'm so thirsty' she thought to herself. She slowly got out of bed and walked over to the dresser where a pitcher of water and glass sat. She knew that the minute she got out of bed someone would come up to the bedroom. She lifted up the pitcher with her left hand and poured herself a glass of water. At that moment she heard footsteps coming upstairs. She quickly put the bottle down and got back into bed just before the door opened and Eponine entered.
"Cosette, how are you feeling?" There was a look of worry playing across her face.
"Fine, by the way what happened?" The look on Eponine's face changed abruptly.
"Well, I'm not quite sure, but as far as I know you were shot in the arm. Marius and I found you in the streets unconscious and covered in blood. Marius stayed by your side the whole time, he kept muttering something like 'I told her not to go'. And the only reason that he is not here right now is because I made him go and get a fresh bowl of water. And even that wasn't easy!" Just then the door opened and Marius rushed in.
"Cosette!" said Marius rushing to the bed. He put the bowl on the bed side table, "I thought I told you not to go down to the barricades." He gave her a demanding look.
"Marius, you're making assumptions. I wasn't any where near the barricades. I wasn't even ten feet from my house."
Marius looked confused. "I.I just don't understand why you wouldn't be safe when you are so close to your house. And why would someone want to shoot you?"
Cosette sighed. "Marius, I don't think that someone shot me on purpose. They probably just shot a gun and it hit me by mistake."
Marius didn't look fully convinced, but gave up anyway. "All right I'll be down stairs if you need me." He exited quietly, staring back at her.
Cosette turned from the door to her best friend. "Oh, Eponine I forgot to ask you. Did you take the bullet out?"
Eponine sighed. "There was no bullet."
"What?"
"Well, there must've been a bullet at one point, but not when we found you. We think it when strait through your arm."
* * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * *
Cosette was sitting in her bed reading when Marius walked through the door.
"Cosette, could you take off your bandages for me please." He said in a hurry. Cosette put her hand up to her wound.
"Why?"
"I just want to look at it and I want to put the medicine on it"
"All right" said Cosette, Marius walked over to the cabinet and pulled out a beautify designed bottle. He then walked back over to Cosette and helped her unwrap the bandage. Once the bandage was fully off he found what he was looking for. Where her wound was there was a small hole.
"When did you find out about this?"
"Just now." Marius was silent for a minute.
"All right, listen I want you to stay in bed."
"Marius, my arm is not paralyzing me from walking."
"I know but I'd just feel better if you would stay in bed."
"All right, fine but it is just for today. I can't stay in bed forever."
"O.K., but just promise me one thing." said Marius sternly,
"What?"
"Just promise me that you will stay inside. This is what I was trying to avoid, and please put that medicine on. I know it stings but it is the only way that your wound will heal," Cosette nodded, "now try to get some sleep, you may have been unconscious for three days but I would feel better if you would get some sleep." Cosette nodded and leaned back against the pillows and closed her eyes. Marius pulled the blankets up and over her. He then sat one the bed and stroked her hair. Within minutes she was asleep. Marius leaned down and gently kissed Cosette on the forehead.
On his way down stairs he saw Eponine, "Eponine, good could you do me a huge favor and stay with Cosette?"
"Sure." Marius turned to go but turned back abruptly, "oh and make sure that she stays in bed."
"I will." Eponine crossed her fingers behind her back and inched slowly towards the stairs, backwards still.
"Oh and one more thing, could you please make sure that she puts on the medicine as much and possible?"
"O.K., I will, now would you please just go, they need you!" Eponine shook her head and rolled her eyes. Sometimes he went a little overboard. She turned on her heel and went upstairs to Cosette's room.
a/n: This chapter was revised by Sandra Athrenael. (Rachel). Thanks again!