A/N: Sorry about the last chapter – I just felt like it. Anyway, please red and review!
Chapter 3: You're WHAT?!
The group remained speechless as Jehan confessed his feelings. It took them a few minutes to come back to life again after keeping their mouths open.
"You're what?" Joly inquired.
"No... You can't be serious." Feuilly exclaimed.
"No no no! Why Jehan? You've only been friends for a few weeks!" Combeferre stated.
Lesgles said nothing, but instead knocked over Jehan's alarm clock. Jehan didn't say anything - he just picked up his alarm clock and placed it back on the bedside table.
"I know it's a bit of a shock, but I can't help how I feel!" Jehan explained, clearing the room of the tense silence.
"But Jehan, you've fallen in love with someone that you hardly know!" Combeferre cried in a tense tone.
"I know, but she's perfect! She's the perfect picture of a woman I'd like to be with - apart from the scruffy clothes - but it's her personality that I love about her!" Jehan justified. Combeferre shook his head to show that he had given up. Joly decided to go next by saying;
"Come on Jehan, just think about it for a second. Just be sure that you are actually in love with this girl!" Jehan thought about it for a second.
"Yes, I'm one-hundred percent absolutely sure that I love Eponine." Joly sighed in frustration.
"Fine. Just don't go screwing things up!" Joly warned.
"I won't." Jehan assured. "Now remember that you can't tell anyone about this."
"We understand Jehan, we won't tell anyone." Feuilly promised. The other three nodded. Jehan smiled. "Thank you. Now why don't we go and invite Eponine for a drink at the Cafe after our lectures?" Jehan suggested.
"Fine." The others agreed.
(after their lectures)
The five boys met up after their lectures near the fountain, however Lesgles was about 5 minutes late again.
"Can't you try to arrive on time sometimes?" Feuilly rhetorically asked him. Lesgles shrugged.
"Let's go to Eponine's room and hope that she's there." Jehan commanded. The rest of them nodded, and followed Jehan to Eponine's room. When they got there, Jehan knocked on the door. Almost immediately, the door opened to reveal Eponine in her usual clothes. She smiled as she saw Jehan, and he smiled back at her, trying not to blush.
"Hi Eponine, we were just wondering if you would like to have a drink with us at the Cafe. We would love you to come!" Jehan offered. Eponine looked at all the boys and nodded her head.
"I would love to join you! I have nothing else to do." Eponine complied. All the boys smiled, while Eponine got her things and accompanied the five boys to the Cafe. Jehan and Eponine walked ahead, chatting as they did so. Feuilly smiled at them.
"I guess that they do have some sort of connection!" he hissed quietly. Combeferre shook his head.
"Maybe, but I don't think that Eponine loves him too." he muttered. In a few minutes, they had reached the Cafe. They sat at their usual table and ordered their drinks. It was quite a warm day today, so they all ordered a cold drink, apart from Jehan, who ordered a cup of green tea with lemon. When they got their drinks, Eponine decided to get to know the four boys that she had just met earlier that day.
"So, if I can remember..." She said pointing at Combeferre. "You're Combeferre - the moth lover." Combeferre nodded and smiled. "You're the one who has a rash. Do you still have it?" She probed Joly. Joly shook his head, before looking at his arm again to make sure. Eponine laughed at him. "Are you Joly?" Joly nodded. "Are you Feuillim?" She asked Feuilly. He shook his head. "No, it's Feuill-y." He corrected. Eponine nodded.
"Oh yeah! So you must be..." Eponine tried to remember Lesgles' name.
"I'm Lesgles." He enlightened.
"I remember now, yeah! Combeferre shouted at you for breaking his jar with the moth in it!" Eponine said, remembering the event. Lesgles nodded and smiled.
"So that's your names remembered. I just need to know other information about you, like, when's your birthday." Eponine explained. Feuilly decided to start first.
"My birthday is on 18th August."
"Mine is on 31th October." Lesgles added.
"My birthday is on 23rd January, so remember to get me a present!" Joly said cheekily. Eponine smiled at him. "Don't worry, I will!"
"And mine is on 6th March. If you want to get me a present - catch me a moth!" Combeferre exclaimed. "Preferably in a jar!" Eponine laughed at him, and Combeferre smiled at her.
"So Eponine, I'm glad you know more about these four! Would you also like to join us for a walk around the grounds at the university. To be honest, these four are a bit annoying sometimes. Combeferre goes around chasing moths, Lesgles keeps falling over, Joly moans about catching a disease, and Feuilly would just keep giving me facts about Poland! It would be nice to talk to you!" Jehan explained. His friends glared at him.
"Of course! I love walking around the grounds. I love admiring the flowers, and the fountain!" Eponine responded. Jehan smiled. "I also like to admire the flowers!"
"Really? Cool! I didn't know you did. I'm not trying to offend you or anything, but are you... gay?" Eponine asked, looking down at her feet. Joly smirked at Jehan.
"No, I'm not. No offence taken by the way. To be honest, I can't blame you for asking." Jehan said, trying to keep cool. If it was someone else, he would have been a bit offended, but it wasn't someone else - it was Eponine. Eponine looked up at him and sighed with relief. "Thank god! Sorry Jehan! I'm glad I didn't offend you!" she replied happily. Jehan nodded. "It's ok. Anyway, shall we go for our walk? Has everyone finished their drinks?" he inquired. Everyone nodded and all stood up to leave. They left the Cafe and strolled across the road to the university. Almost immediately they reached the fountain, which was in the middle of the grounds. They looked at the fountain for a bit before they moved on. The grounds were shaped in a circle with a smaller circle of grass in the middle - which has the fountain in the middle of it - , and surrounded by flowers. The flowers gave the grounds some colour, and Eponine decided to pinch her favourite type of flower - a rose. Jehan smiled at her, but made no comment - he also adored roses. Jehan looked at his watch and saw that it was nearly time for another set of lectures - at the university, they have frequent lectures, about three a day. "It's nearly three 'o' clock. Shall we gather our things and go to our lectures? They start in 15 minutes." Jehan explained. The others nodded. Jehan walked up to Eponine.
"Shall we go?" he asked her. Eponine nodded, and walked side-by-side with Jehan. The other four boys watched them before they too went to their lectures.
