::Marius::
Marius walked Cosette away from the fountain quickly. "Why did you tell that man that I was jealous?" He asked, keeping his voice level.
"Well, aren't you? The way you acted back there one could have only assumed. . ."
"But I'm not." He protested, cutting her off. "I was just looking out for you. Who knows what kind of scum parades around these streets? How was I supposed to know he was ok?"
Cosette nodded. "Well, now you know. So, do you want to continue our walk?" Marius laughed. "Why not, now that we've started? Let's go." They walked down the street slowly, taking in the scenery. As they passed the shops, Marius saw Enjolras inside one of them. "I'll be right back." He told Cosette, detaching his arm from hers. He walked inside the store. It was dark inside, filled with racks upon racks of dresses.
He approached his friend. "Enjolras, may I inquire as to why you're in a women's clothing shop?" Enjolras jumped slightly at the mention of his name.
"Oh, it's only you. Well, I was hoping I could buy a new dress for Eponine, but they're all too expensive." Marius nodded sadly.
"Since you can't accomplish anything by standing in here, would you like the join me? Cosette and I are taking a walk around the town, you know, since we might be spending a while here." Enjolras agreed and accompanied the two in a circle around the small town. Soon enough, they met up with Eponine, and Kate, who were talking with Pierre.
"Pierre has invited us to dine with him tonight in his mansion." Eponine said coldly. Pierre took no notice of her tone.
"You do me too much justice, my friend. I simply was wondering if you would join me for supper at the estate I inherited. Around 6 o'clock maybe? I live in the house just above that hill over there." He pointed towards a hill not too far off in the distance.
Marius smiled, obviously more at ease. "I think that's a good idea. We don't have any other plans, so we'll come." No one seemed to object, so Pierre walked away, tipping his hat.
"Until tonight, friends, Au Revoir!" He called back to them. Marius waved and turned back to his friends.
"We mailed Cosette's letter this afternoon, so we should hear back towards the end of the week." He informed them. They all nodded gravely, and began to walk back to the hut, wanting to rest before their big dinner.
a/n: Again, sorry for the short chapter, but the next few will be much longer and much, much better! Stay tuned, I wrote a ton more and will update it very soon. Maybe even tonight.