The dog jumped up onto the seat next to faith. She smiled and played with his ears.

She figured that he had run away.

From fighting. And the cruelty of his owner. Just like her. She knew they where going to be best friends. When the handsome stopped the cabby opened the door to help her out. He saw the dog. But he didn't say anything. The tip the man back at the opera house gave him put him in an especially good mood. He helped her to the door. Faith tipped the man. Two tips for one job?

He suddenly loved this job.

Faith unlocked her door and let the dog in first.

"William?" She whimpered. No answer. But she did hear a great deal of noise coming from the bedroom. She knew the way around the house so she got to the bedroom fairly quick.

She knocked and she heard the faint gasp...of a-.. no, William wouldn't be sleeping around on her?

Would he?

She opened the door.

"William?" She asked.

There was a great deal of movement from the bed.

"Faith! My love!" He wrapped his bare arms around her. She picked up the sent of two different perfumes...Neither where hers. She was in the presence of two whores...Very expensive ones. She also picked up the sent of beer...lots and lots of beer.

"William?" Faith asked stepping away from him.

"Yes my love?" He asked nervously.

"If we have guests. You must introduce them to me." The sheets behind William shifted uncomfortably.

William laughed nervously.

"My dear. If you haven't forgotten this is my bedroom..Why would I entertain guests in here?"

"No, my love I have not forgotten that this is your bedroom. And I do not believe that you are entertaining. I believe that they are entertaining you." She walked past William and threw back the sheets on the bed. One of the girls squeaked.

William sighed.

"Faith I-"

"Stay here with your Whores William." She said curtly, and spun on her heel and left the room.

The dog was waiting for her outside the room. She left for her room. She threw open the closet and began to feel around for her clothes. She threw them in the suitcase. But most of them missed.

The dog laid down on the bed and crossed his paws beneath his chin.

How dare he?

He left her in front of only God knows where! She spent the night on a cold stone floor! She was wet and freezing!

Her hair was still a mess. Her dress stained and damp. She ripped the dress off her. William bought it for her. She let the buttons snap off and fall to the floor. She threw the dress out the window where it was snatched up by a beggar.

"Thank you kind lady!" He said. She frowned in confusion. She turned from the windowsill she stripped the bustle from her and threw it on the floor. The corset took a little longer. But it soon joined the rest. Bit by bit she threw off the things William had bought. Till she stood there naked. She sighed and went about finding one of her dresses that she had when she came here.

It was plain and light. With a brown bodice. She slipped her shoes on. Feeling around she found the suitcase. A knock at the door interrupted her rage.

"Faith?" Williams voice asked. She walked to the window and turned to face him. She 'glared' and threw the suitcase out the window.

"Faith!" He cried.

"I am leaving William. This is your house. And i have over stayed my welcome."

"Faith! Don't do this!"

"William! You left me God knows where! In the rain! While you went out had a few drinks and slept around!"

"I was upset!" he shouted. The dog on the bed growled. William looked at him in surprise.

"where'd he come from?"

"He's a friend!" She got up to leave. He grabbed her arm.

"Faith! Don't leave!" She slapped her hip and the great black dog leapt off the bed and followed her.

When she got out into the streets she grabbed onto his collar so she wouldn't run into anything.

"Faith!" William called from the door.

"Faith!"

She ignored him.

She walked around aimlessly letting the dog guide her. It grew colder, Faith knew it must be getting Dark. She didn't care. Everything was night around her. Her red hair flew around her face in the evening air. She shivered. She sat down in what she guessed was an alleyway and the dog sat halfway in her lap. She smiled at the warmth he provided.

"you should have a name friend," she said. He snorted. She thought about it for a while. Letting the people pass her. She played with his thick ears, shooting names out at him.

"What are you doing?" said a voice. Faith "looked" up.

"What?" She asked

"Who are you?"

"I'm Gavrosh!" the boy said proudly. He sat down next to her, scratching the dogs ears.

"Hello, I am Faith."

"Nice to meet you."

"What are you doing?" Gavrosh asked again

"I am trying to name this dog! But he doesn't seem to like any of the names I give him."

"At this late at night?"

"Does it make a difference?"

"No.." the boy said.

"Spous it don't."

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Yeah," He said.

"How bout...Duke?"

"See I tried that! But it doesn't seem to fit!"

"Killer?"

"Its like naming a person 'Murderer'"

"Your right!"

They sat for a moment in silence

"What did you say your name was?" Faith asked

"Gavrosh."

"There we have it!" she said

"I will Name him after you!"

"Gavrosh it is then!" the boy said happily. They both patted Gavrosh's head.

"Why don't you look at me Faith?" The boy asked Faith smiled and looked at where the boys voice came from.

"Oh."

"Sorry."

"Gavrosh it isn't a thing to be sorry about."

"If Jesus was still here he would make you better." Gavrosh said.

"I suppose he would."

"Do you have a place to stay?" he asked.

Faith smiled.

"No." she admitted.

"You can stay with me!" he said.

"You can pretend to be my mother!" Faith giggled a little.

"It would be a grand game!" Gavrosh helped her to her feet. He led her through the alleys until he brought them to a halt.. Faith felt the heat of a fire near her. She would have smiled of she didn't pick up the sent of perfume. Very familiar perfume.

"If it isn't the blind lover!" A woman said. Gavrosh leapt in

"Leave her alone Marie! She is my mum now!"

"Well you can find a different home for your mum!" said the whore.

"Her lover didn't even pay us!"

"We spent well over twelve hours! And not a frank to show for it!"

Faith clinched her fists.

"so help me Marie!" Gavrosh said.

"Don't talk about my mum' like that!"

Marie laughed and spat on Faith.

Gavrosh the dog growled and leapt at Marie Faith could tell because of Marie's screams that he was hurting her... Badly.. She heard footsteps running down the ally.

"Police!" Gavrosh the boy said. He took Faith by the hand and started to pull her away. Faith whistled and Gavrosh the dog came bounding after them.

"Come on mum'"

"No Gavrosh!" Faith said.

"You stay here. I can't take care of you. You at least have a place to stay here."

"I can take care of you!"

"Gavrosh no. I'll see you soon. But you have to stay here." She could tell Gavrosh was wanting to go with her. But the instinct told him to stay. He never argued with instinct.

He led her to a sewer and helped her in.

"I can take you to the safest place I know." He said.

They left the screams of Marie behind.

Gavrosh took Faith to the church. He led her to a pew and sat down with her.

The dog lay on the floor near their feet. Blood staining his mouth.

"Gavrosh you need to go." Faith said.

He sighed.

"you will be alright?"

"I'm in a church! Where could I be safer?"

She felt his smile.

"I will see you soon." Faith said.

"Thanks for being my mum for a while."

"No problem.. it was a grand game."

Gavrosh felt a certain duty to say goodbye to her, like he would to his own mother.

He kissed her on the cheek. Faith smiled.

"see you soon."

Faith was left in silence.