It was the night of the Halloween dance and Marius stood outside Cosette's flat door, waiting for her. He was wearing a tuxedo with a black cape and white face paint with red blood running down his face. Cosette opened the door, dressed in skinny leather trousers, a black jumper and heeled black boots, with cat ears and whiskers and nose painted on her face.
Marius's breath caught, "you look beautiful." He whispered.
Cosette laughed, "I don't think that's the idea."
"Is a cat meant to be vicious and scary?" Marius teased. Cosette laughed again and stepped out of the flat, she snaked her arm around his waist whilst he threw his around her shoulder.
"Nonetheless, you do always look gorgeous." He said to her. She smiled and blushed.
They crossed the bridge and the music could be heard from inside the dance hall.
"A heart full of love" Marius began to sing softly.
"A heart full of song" He cut himself off and smirked chagrin. "I'm doing everything all wrong! Oh God, for shame! Would you like to dance with me? Dear Mademoiselle, won't you say? Will you tell?"
"A heart full of love" Cosette sang back to him, "No fear, no regret, yes I'd love to dance with you." She smiled lovingly. They began to dance slowly upon the bridge and Marius looked into Cosette's enchanting blue eyes and smiled and blushed.
"What?" Cosette laughed.
"I don't know what to say"
"Then make no sound"
"I am lost"
"I am found. A heart full of love!" Cosette continued to sing harmoniously. Little did they know was that Eponine was watching upon the sorry scene.
"He was never mine to lose" Eponine murmured to herself.
"A heart full of you!" She heard Cosette sing.
"Why regret what could not be?" Eponine sighed.
"A single look and then I knew." Marius told Cosette.
"I knew it too!" She replied.
"These are words he'll never say, not to me..." Eponine mourned.
"From today..." He continued.
"Not to me...Not for me!" Eponine cried.
"Every day!" Cosette sang.
Then Marius and Cosette sang in unison, "For it isn't as dream!"
Eponine sang alone however, "his heart full of love."
"Not a dream..."
"He will never..."
"After all!" They finished their song and drew into eachother, engaging in a passionate kiss.
"Feel this way!" Eponine finished too, letting a tear slip down her cheek, she went back into the hall. No matter how hard she tried or how much she wanted it, Marius would never be hers.