Marius Pontmercy's soul was on fire. She was the most beautiful person he had ever seen in all his years on this planet, and he credited it to the fact that she was not, in all seriousness, from this world. How could someone so angelic and glowing, with her golden hair and eyes of deep blue- how could she not be an angel?
He knew, the moment their eyes- their souls-locked, that he was in love. Would an angel like her ever find it in her heart to love him? Him, who his friends call "Idiot Pontmercy"? Him, who was so awkward and stuttered? Him, with his freckled face and strange hair? He did not see how it could be, but he knew that, whether or not he had a chance, he must find her again.
"Eponine!" he breathlessly exclaimed, turning to the girl beside him. "Who was that girl?"
"Some bourgeois two-a-penny thing." She huffed.
"Eponine, find her for me!"
"What will you give me?" she replied cockily, tilting her head.
"Anything!" Oh, to see her again…
"Got you all excited, now? But God knows what you see in her," Did she look sad? "Aren't you all delighted, now?"
Ah! He dug in his pocket, pulling out a few coins. Surely…
"No," she looked down, ashamed, "I don't want your money, sir."
"Eponine," he looked deep into her eyes. "Do this for me. Discover where she lives."
She nodded.
"'Ponine!" he could barely contain the excitement in his voice, "You're the best friend I've ever had! Thank you!" He hugged her, twirling her around.
"Anything for you, Monsieur." she said, smiling.
As he ran to tell his friends of the news, he turned back and yelled. "Thank you!"
He was too far away to hear the whispered words that came out of Eponine's broken mouth.
"Little he knows," she spoke sadly to herself, "Little he sees."
A/N: So, when I was doing a character study on Eponine, I realized that Marius is the one that's hard to put your head around. Not to say Eponine easy to write, but as most of us can relate, it's easier to reach her mindset. Idiot Pontmercy, (yes, that's Marius...) however, is a much harder task to take on. I ended up writing about three pages before coming up with this, in an effort to understand him. Ehmm... review? How am I doing?