Éponine wasn't feeling good because Marius was in love with another, so she said she was feeling sick so Enjolras allowed her to leave even though he was stubborn and proud he was worried about her. She walked around the streets looking at the ground, she was only thinking about Marius's words "I love her" Éponine tried not to cry but that was impossible, but she must face reality: Marius would never take a look at her because she was nothing compared to a beautiful rich blonde girl with blue eyes. She stumbled against someone, but she didn't think it was important to know in that moment who was the one who crash against her in the middle of the street. Well… she was wrong because that person was the principal cause of all her misfortunes and he was the one she didn't want to see again. The man was Thénardier and when he saw his daughter he got furious and aggressively, he took Éponine's arm, he menaced Éponine with taking Azelma away or killing her if they didn't come back with him and he didn't menaced her only with that, he menaced with killing Gavroche too. She knew what her father was capable of so she agreed because it was her duty as the older sister to protect them, and after the meeting she saw Azelma and Gavroche leaving the Musain; she ran to them and started to tell them all the things that Thenardier told to her. Azelma comprehend all as if she was an older person.

"We must come back".

And they did. Éponine and Azelma went back at the Gorbeau house. Two weeks later their father was about planning this ambush against "The white man" a very generous and charitable old man. The two sisters did not have any idea of what was going on but Éponine already met that "white man" he was always so generous with her and she barely listened that his name was Fauchelevent or something like that, she always seen him with a young lady who had Éponine's age, she was blonde and beautiful, she had no doubt that Fauchelevent's daughter was the one Marius loved. And she had seen that man and that girl before but she didn't know where, and the day she was following them to give the address to Marius, she listen that Fauchelevent's daughter's name was Cosette. She suddenly remembered that girl, that girl who used to clean the inn of her parents, that ugly girl wasn't ugly anymore. She felt guilty because of the way she had treated Cosette when they were children, now that the roles interchanged; now Éponine was the one who was dressed with old skirts and old clothes and Cosette was the one that have a good life. She felt she deserved it because she was mean at Cosette years ago. But she also felt heartbroken because now Cosette was the one who had Marius's heart and Éponine would have no chances to win it. She loved Marius, so she wished for his happiness, and if that was with Cosette, then she would make them met each other. She got the address, but she couldn't learn it, she just learned how to get there.

The day of the ambush, came along. Thénardier forced his daughters to watch for the law. And both did it, but in separate ways. Azelma was still terrified of Thénardier, but Éponine wasn't anymore, the days with Gavroche made her braver.

Soon Brujon, Babet, Claquesous, Gueulemer, Boulatruelle, Bigrenaile, Demiliard and Montparnasse arrived to Gorbeau House.

They all passed and ignored Éponine, except Montparnasse who stayed talking with her. He had always liked her and both of them were friends. Montparnasse seemed to be flirting on her, but she paid no attention to that, because her heart belonged to someone else, even though that someone had never noticed her on that way. That someone for her would always be Marius.

In that moment Enjorlas was passing by that street and his thoughts were just about General Lamarque and what it meant that he was sick and on the edge of death. From time to time, his thoughts turned and center on Éponine, but when he realized that, he was only trying not to think about her. His dream of the other day suddenly came to his mind. What? Again he didn't know the reason why he was thinking of her, but he didn't like that at all, and maybe he was also thinking of her because she and her sister came back with their father and that wasn't something good for them. While he was taking a short walk (something not very common on him) he saw Éponine, and his heart paralyzed, not because of being afraid or something bad, it was because of something else that he didn't accept at the moment, once again. He saw her standing there and smiling a little bit. Her smile it's so beautiful he thought and for the first time in so much time, he smiled happily too. That girl had something, something that he couldn't understand. Why am I caring now about a poor young lady of the streets? He wondered many times as he was watching her. Then Enjolras noticed something else, a young and handsome man who was about 19 years old that was the reason of Éponine's laughter. He realized that he had rage inside when he saw her talking and laughing with that man.

What he didn't know was that Éponine wasn't interested on Montparnasse on a sentimental way, that, for her, he was just a good friend.

Enjolras decided not to think about them or seeing them anymore, because he had more important things to think about, and he followed his path back to the Musain cafe.

The justice soon interfered with Thénardier plans and they arrested everybody, except Éponine and Montparnasse because they had run away. Soon, inspector Javert caught Éponine and he arrested her.

A few weeks later the law released Éponine and her sister, but they didn't came out of jail together.

Éponine went to her house but she did not see anyone. Suddenly she found Marius and she told him she had Cosette's address and she guide Marius to that house. When she saw that they already found each other, she went away to the Musain to find her friends again, she was feeling a little sad because of Marius, but she showed a smile when she arrived to the Musain. She could forget her pain now that she saw her adored friends.

Gavroche saw her coming in at first and he ran happily to hug her before anyone else.

"Hello you, fugitive" he said to her, and she smiled.

She said hi to all her friends, very happy, because she was released from that horrible place, she also saw Azelma and she ran to hug her. Les Amis, who really adored her with their souls didn't hide their enthusiastic emotion but Enjolras was showing a little bit angry, cold and distant to her even though he was happy of seeing her once again safe.

"And… what happened to your boyfriend? They caught him too? They released him or what?" Enjolras said on a coldly and peevishly way, trying not to look at her.

Éponine got very confused and she couldn't understand anything about Enjolras tone of voice and either what we was talking about, but she got mad, because of the rude way Enjolras talked to her. She tried to remember and suddenly she did, she remembered that the day inspector Javert caught her, she was with Montparnasse, she supposed Enjolras saw that and he thought wrong. She was right. And she had to leave the things clear.

"Oh… Are you talking about Montparnasse? He is not my boyfriend! We're just friends! Besides… LOOK AT ME, ENJOLRAS! What kind of sick and blind man is so stupid to take a look at me!" she screamed.

"Well... I am!" Enjolras responded aloud from the deepest part of his heart.

The ABC friends and Éponine stayed speechless, also the same Enjolras was, the one who finally showed deep feelings not only about his country, but for a young lady who was Éponine. They all looked Enjolras with their eyes wide open.

He could believe what he had just said but it was the truth. He felt nervous and ridiculous because of what he said. He ashamed himself in front of all his friends and in front of Éponine that was the worst part. She would never love him, because of Marius. So… why does he want to humiliate himself by having a ridiculous conversation about it in front of everybody that sees him as an example and a leader? It was better to change the conversation regarding of something else.

"Well… Emm…Where the hell does Marius has gotten himself?" he said pretending that nothing was happening, but inside, he felt this big war.

All Les Amis had barely noticed that Marius wasn't with them; they were still shocked because of Enjolras's new revelation.

Everyone took a while to catch their breath.

"With Cosette" Éponine finally responded catching finally a breath, but she didn't said that other girl's name with sorrow.

"Who is that Cosette girl?"

"His beloved"

All those present at the meeting that was about to begin seemed very strange to hear that Éponine did not sobbed when she was discussing about those three words: 'Marius', and 'His' 'Beloved'; but her new reality was that, after what Enjolras said, she didn't felt that killing pain anymore that she used to felt about the Marius indifference to her, Enjolras awoke something new and very special in her soul, something that she never felt before for anyone else.

The same case was the one of Enjolras, who was also very surprised to hear in Éponine's words with such indifference from Marius and another girl, since all les Amis knew very well Éponine's feelings about Marius, for them it was very obvius because she was very close to him and because of the way she looked at him when he used to talk about anything. When Enjolras listened to that new indifference, he had a new and very big hope, but when he realized about his thoughts he turn his head into the map of France which was pasted on the wall and he stayed still and quiet for a while; he didn't wanted to accept what he felt for Éponine by now, he was very stubborn and proud. He needed to show himself as a strong and tough leader who cannot distract with anything, especially with a girl. Also, he was not brave enough to talk with a girl, he had not experience with girls, he had never kissed anyone, and he didn't know what was to love another person on the way he started to love Éponine.

"Well, then we have to start the meeting without him" he said in a several way, after a few minutes in whole silence.

Their friends recovered their breath, but Éponine couldn't stop thinking about her new strange feelings so she couldn't foggiest in the things that Enjorlas and her friends were saying, she just could see Enjolras saying that he loved her, and that seemed very weird for her.

Marius did not measure his time, so he arrived at the Musain when the meeting was over and almost all of his friends had already left. The only ones left were Grantaire, Courfeyrac, Éponine and Enjolras; Grantaire, as always was extremely drunk and Courfeyrac had to help him get home, so they left and they found Marius on their way, they said to him "Hey… you don't know what you missed, it was very good and exciting. Enjolras actually has feelings!" Marius was surprised but he didn't asked what happened, he actually didn't wanted so much to know, because he was still lost in Cosette's beautiful blue eyes and beautiful and enchanting smile that could lost anyone else. He went to the Musain and looked at Éponine and Enjolras, but he didn't enter to the room and they didn't realize about his presence.

"I think that we should talk about something" Éponine said to Enjolras.

At the beginning, Marius thought that a problem emerged between those two, so Éponine wanted to apologize with the proud Enjolras, who never accepted he was wrong. Then, he realized that he should listen, because he didn't know what was happening between them.

Enjolras, that again was paying attention to the map of France in front of him, turned his head to the left to watch Éponine.

"I don't know what you are talking about" he said, making the idea that he didn't know anything. He thought it was cunning, but it wasn't for Éponine, in spite of all, she found it extremely sweet and charming.

"Oh stop, Enjolras! Stop acting" she snorted, laughing a little bit of Enjolras innocence "You got really jealous when you talked about Montparnasse; I saw it on the way you talked and on the expression of your face, it was not the face you use to express every day".

Your wonderful, handsome and hypnotizing face, she though, and she bite her lips. Now she was accepting her new reality, her new love, her new hope to not being on her own. She now started to feel she was requited.

Without any warning the face of the handsome revolutionary blushed.

"And… besides… you said that you took a look at me, and… Enjolras… I think that I also took a look at you" she admitted.

Enjolras raised his face with a smile, but then he went serious.

"I still don't know what you're talking about" Enjolras was still denying, trying not to admit the things that happened inside him. At the same time he was so glad to know that Éponine felt the same way as him.

But his proud won above everything else, despite of having a heart full of love with him in front of his nose. Éponine got really furious because of that, but she decided to hide her emotions and not to show weakness in front of Enjolras, it wasn't the way she liked to act like, she needed to demonstrate she was strong and she could be independent and not so easy to please.

"Yes, surely "you don't now". And… you know what? I don't know why I'm bothering and hurting myself doing this, just… let's both of us forget we had this "conversation" that didn't took us anywhere. You are a selfish, self-center, prideful rich man" she said denying with her head thinking of her fragile heart which was breaking in that moment. "Thank you" she added, sarcastically.

She turned her back but before starting to walk she turned on Enjolras's direction "You know m'sier? You are right; a man like you could never look at me more than just a poor girl of the streets. You can only look at me with pity, not with love. Don't worry; I'm already accustomed to be on my own"

And she went away as fast as she could and Enjolras just kept himself standing andmotionless, he really wanted to follow her and stop her to admit his true and passionate feelings for her, but his proud didn't allow he did that, he only was thinking about what he should do, what he must attend first: Éponine, Republic or Proud. What he should do? And what does he must say to her?

Éponine leave the Musain really heartbroken, and Enjolras felt really guilty and really bad. The last thing he ever wanted was to hurt the person he was in love with, but in that situation he didn't knew what he should do.

Éponine…don't go… he thought, up feeling sadness, but Éponine was already gone, and he didn't know where to look at her and where to found her.