Chapter 4 of the When the sun sets! It was fast update. It's because I felt so unsatisfied with last chapter and so made another one. this one seemed to have just flowed out. Most of them it done in one sitting. This chapter is my shortest chapter and has the most interaction between Hugo and Isabelle. It was more for the laughs though(if it's funny at all). Hope it isn't bad.

Disclaimers: I don't own Hugo. All rights belong to the rightful owners.


January, 28, 1939


Hugo gleefully walked out of the theater. He had seen the film before, but it was still a great film. Some may think that it's hard to enjoy a film a second time. But that was not case for him. He enjoyed the film as much as he did it the first time. Even if he hadn't enjoyed it, Isabelle seemed to have enjoyed the film. He could tell that she liked the film. She had a grin on her face throughout the whole movie. Which means it was worth it for at least one of them. But he enjoyed it, which made it even better experience.

"That was truly a marvelous adventure!" Isabelle exclaimed with delight.

"Yes, it was an astounding adventure," Hugo candidly agreed.

"The dragon always seem to excite me!" Isabelle added joyfully.

It amused him how she enjoyed the film even though she had seen the film multiple times. He enjoyed the film, but she saw the film far more times than he did. Which surprised him, he didn't even know when she had seen them. Though Mama Jeanne did mention something about helping her with her grief. So she probably saw the film at home after Papa George had passed away. It was inconvenient but it was still possible to watch at home. They had the copies of the films and a film projector that monsieur Tabard had gifted them.

"So, what's next?" Isabelle perked up with interest.

Hugo's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"What are we going to do next?" Isabelle clarified while rolling her eyes.

"Uh…" Hugo blushed. He didn't think about it until now. "If you haven't, we could go say our goodbyes to everybody," he answered uncertainly.

"I already did that though, what else did you have in mind?" Isabelle asked him.

Hugo shrugged. He didn't have any plans afterwards. He only thought up till theaters, which wasn't much.

"You mean you didn't have a plan afterward?" Isabelle asked in disbelief.

Hugo nodded. There wasn't anything wrong with that as far he was concerned. Just get what they needed to do and leave. At least that was what he thought.

"Not even a plan for supper?" Isabelle asked in shock.

Hugo shook his head. He didn't think about that either. Maybe just getting home in time to eat Mama Jeanne's cooking. But besides that he was clueless.

Isabelle let out pitiful sigh. "How are you ever going to find a lady Hugo?" Isabelle said with worry.

"What does this have to do with me finding a lady!?" Hugo exclaimed defensively.

"Everything!" Isabelle blurted out. "Hugo, when you take a lady out you're supposed to have an elaborate plan to sweep her off her feet," Isabelle explained.

"Why would I try to sweep her off her feet?" Hugo asked in confusion.

"So you could make her fall for you!" Isabelle stated in frustration.

"And how does sweeping help with that?" Hugo questioned. Clearly perplexed with the situation.

"I don't mean it literally, Hugo. Sometimes I wonder if you really are a doltish person," Isabelle replied in defeat.

Hugo stood there thinking carefully about the things that she had just told him. He didn't understand why it was such a problem. They didn't talk about this before. She didn't seem to mind before. Maybe it was because they haven't done this often. Sure they went out to watch movies or go to clock tower. But they weren't quite like what they were doing now. Usually they would go do a favor or work and on their way back they would watch a movie or go to the clock tower. But today they weren't doing any work or any favors. They strictly came out to watch a movie and entertainment. But even so he usually left the planning to Isabelle. He usually just went with what she wanted to do.

"Don't tell me you were planning on going home after watching the movie?" Isabelle asked in exasperation.

"Is there a problem with that?" Hugo asked innocently.

Isabelle looked at Hugo with disbelief. "I worry for your chance of procreation."


It took a while for Isabelle to explain it to Hugo. It was true that they never discussed about these before, but Hugo was a grown man now. He was 19 for crying out loud. He should already know these things by now. But it was no surprise. He lived alone for a large portion of his life and even after he was taken in by Papa George, he was home schooled. Well he studied alone. That counts as home school right? But that's beside the point, he never learned any this anywhere. It actually took a while for Mama Jeanne to teach Hugo his table manners. Still he wasn't a by any means he wasn't a blockhead. He was very talented and was smarter than most his age and people older for that matter. But when it came to things like manners and ladies, he was completely clueless.

"So why are we going to that restaurant again? It seems too expensive and inefficient," Hugo asked carefully.

Isabelle sighed for the umpteenth time for the past hour. Since he couldn't grasp things himself she decided to take things into her own hands and teach him. "Because it's romantic, and ladies love romantic," Isabelle replied.

"If this is how I make a good impression on a lady. Then I rather not make an impression at all," Hugo stated with rejection.

"Well then. What do you suppose we do?" Isabelle challenged Hugo in annoyance.

"We could get a sandwich and go to the clock tower to watch the sunset," Hugo suggested hesitantly.

Isabelle's eyes grew wide.

"Never mind that if you don't like it that much, we could-"

"No! No, it's fine. I was surprised you even thought of something so romantic! I'm so proud of you!" Isabelle interrupted.

"You sure?" Hugo asked in surprise that he thought of something that Isabelle liked.

"Yes it is! It's actually better than that restaurant!" Isabelle squealed in glee.

"You sure you know about this romance thing?" Hugo questioned with skeptically.

"Of course! They come out often in my books" Isabelle assured.

"Really?" Hugo inquired.

"Yes! A dashing young prince would sweep the girl off her feet and they would ride off towards the sunset," Isabelle said dreamingly.

Hugo let out a chuckle at her antics. There were people who found this side of her annoying and bothersome, but to him they were amusing and pleasant. It made him like are a whole lot more.

"Well let's get going!" Isabelle urged as she grabbed his hand.

Hugo nodded and followed her. He had feeling that this night was going to be a long one, but he didn't mind at all.


I hope it wasn't too bad.