The next day Courfeyrac and Abby walked through the park together. Courfeyrac didn't have any classes today, therefore it was his day to watch Abby so that Grantaire could have a break to drink as he pleased.
"What are we gonna do today?" Abby asked, playing with the veil on her crown. He smiled "Well princess, I'm afraid I have to study for an exam I have to take. So, I'm going to sit on this bench and study, and you can do find something to do. Alright?" he asked, sitting on the bench.
Abby huffed slightly but nodded, Enjolras had made it clear that when the students needed to study, they weren't to be bothered. Enjolras had never yelled at her, but he'd come close when she'd bothered him while he was studying something.
She took her crown off and placed it on the bench next to Courfeyrac, telling him to guard it carefully. He assured her it wouldn't leave his sight and she turned and walked out into the streets. Trying to decide what to do, she was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by the sight of a boy running down the street as fast as he could.
He veered towards the park, something tucked carefully under his arm. Abby tried to move out of his way, but she wasn't fast enough and he collided into her, knocking them both to the ground. Abby lay there dazed for a moment before she heard a voice "Sowry!" it said.
Abby sat up and looked at him "Why can't you watch where you're going?" she said, rubbing her arm which had gotten a little scrapped in her fall "And what are you running so fast from anyway?". He peered at her from under the brim of his cap "Well, I stole some bread and the police were after me. Lucky I lost em or running into you woulda resulted in ma gettin caught" he replied.
"My name's Gavroche by the way. What's yours?" he asked, picking up the bread he'd dropped and beginning to eat it casually. She smiled "I'm Abby" she replied "Do you live on the streets?". He nodded and puffed out his chest "Sure do!" he answered proudly "All by myself! I don't need nobody to take care o me!".
She stood up and began smoothing her skirts "That's nice. I used to live on the streets before Enjolras took me in" she told him. He looked up at her "Who's Enjolras?" he asked through a mouthful of bread. She giggled at his improperness "He's a student. He and his friends are planning a rebolutin" she told him matter of factly.
Gavroche laughed "A revolution ya mean?" he asked. She nodded "Yes, whatever that is" she answered, looking around. His eyes seemed to light up a bit "There's gonna be a fight. I wouldn't mind being a part o that" he replied. She shrugged "Well they meet pretty much everyday. Just go to their meetings" she told him.
He finished his bread and stood up "They meet in the Cafe Musain" she told him before turning and beginning to head back to Courfeyrac's bench. "Wait!" he said. She turned and looked at him, he coughed "Um, it was pretty improper for me to run into a miss like you. Can I um, escort you back to where it is you be goin?" he asked. She giggled "Sure!"
Abby linked her arm through his and he escorted her back through the park as gentlemanly as he could. They talked casually about whatever could come to their 5 year old minds. Finally Courfeyrac's bench came into view and Abby stopped "There's my friend Courfeyrac. He's the one watching me today" she told him "I can go from here".
Gavroche took her hand and kissed it lightly. She laughed "Why'd you do that?" she asked. He shrugged "Don't know. I seen rich men do that to young ladies when they say goodbye. So, I suppose that's what I gotta do" he replied. She smiled "Well, goodbye Gavroche, it was nice meeting you" she said, turning and walking back towards Courfeyrac slowly. Gavroche smiled "Goodbye" he called back, before turning and running off back from where he'd come from.
Abby walked back up to Courfeyrac quietly. He looked up from his book and made a face "Dear Abby what were you doing? Look at you!" he said standing up. She winced at he examined the scrap on her arm "A boy ran into me and knocked me down is all" she told him. He frowned "A boy would dare knock down a lady?" he questioned. She shook her head "It's alright Courfeyrac, it was an accident. He was running and I was in his way. He said sorry!" she said in Gavroche's defense.
Courfeyrac sighed and nodded "I should think that he would say sorry. Treating a princess that way" he said, picking up his book and Abby's crown "Why don't we head back to the Cafe and have Joly look at your scrape?". "Alright" she said, taking his hand as he began leading her back "Courfeyrac?" she asked, he looked down at her "Yes princess?" he asked.
"If Enjolras is planning a revolution, does that mean a fight's gonna happen?" she asked him. He stopped suddenly and stared at her in a bit of shock "Who told you such things?" he asked in a serious tone. Abby suddenly became a little afraid because she'd never seen Courfeyrac serious, but she continued "I've heard you talk about it at the meetings. And the boy I ran into said a revolution meant a fight" she said.
He stood for a long time, thinking, before squeezing her hand reassuringly and smiling softly "Well, don't you fear, there won't be any fighting for a long time. We're civilized, and we'll only fight if we must" he told her. She let out a little sigh "Ok" she replied quietly, squeezing his hand back. Thought of her mother and the men flashed in her mind, and the thought of losing Courfeyrac or Enjolras, or any of the students in the cafe frightened her greatly.
Once they returned to the cafe Joly cleaned Abby's scraps and bandaged them gently. Through the process she sat in silence, and when Joly finished he looked at her "You're very quiet Abby, is something the matter?" he asked her. She shook her head "I'm fine" she replied quietly. He patted her shoulder before going and sitting down next to Lesgles for the meeting.
Abby sat at a table in the opposite corner of the cafe, away from the meeting. Suddenly the looked over at the doorway and noticed a little shadow enter the cafe "Gavroche?" she asked as his form became clearer. He smiled "Good evening Abby, lovely evening ma dear" he said said cheerfully. She laughed a little "What are you doing here?" she asked.
Gavroche plopped down next to her "Well, I came to see the meeting, but didn't think it'd be very fair to leave you sittin all alone" he replied. She shrugged "It's ok" she simply replied, suddenly she picked up a deck of cards from the table "Wanna play a game?" she asked, he smiled "Sure. Do you mind if we listen and play though? Those men's talk sounds interesting" he replied.
They played quietly in the corner while the meeting continued. Finally it ended and Combeferre noticed the pair, and he walked up to them "Well look at this. The Princess and the Pauper" he said teasingly. Abby laughed "Hello Combeferre" she said "This is Gavroche". Courfeyrac walked up behind Combeferre "Ah, this is the boy who ran into you earlier?" he asked.
She nodded and then proceeded to introduce Gavroche to everyone. Finally they reached Enjolras and Gavroche bowed "Pleasure to meet ya monsieur, your words be truly inspirin" he said as politely as he could. Enjolras laughed "Well, you're welcome to our meetings anytime little gamin, we are working towards freedom for your kind" he told him.
The boy nodded before fixing his cap "Well I betta be headin back. Gotta find a place to stay. Good Night" he called before leaving the cafe. Abby waved and called Goodbye after him. She then went and said goodbye to everyone else who hadn't left before taking Enjolras's hand and having him lead her home "I like that boy" she stated as they walked home.
Enjolras glanced down at her "Do you now?" he asked. She nodded "Uh huh, he seems nice" was all she replied. When they got home Abby yawned as Enjolras escorted her to bed "You brought yourself a new friend today, well I'm bringing a new friend of mine tomorrow" he told her as she crawled into bed "What's his name?" she asked sleepily. He pulled her blankets up and kissed her forehead "His name is Marius" he replied before turning and saying goodnight over his shoulder and leaving her alone.
The next day Gavroche came to the cafe, and he and Abby went out into Paris. He showed her all the places we went to everyday, introduced her to some of the prostitutes, one of which even recognized her as her mother's daughter. Abby told the lady all about what had happened, to which the whore simply replied "I'm glad you've found yourself a second chance".
Gavroche also introduced her to another girl, Eponine. She and Abby instantly became good friends, and Abby told her about the Cafe Musain, to which she promised to come and see tonight after her chores were finished. After they said goodbye to Eponine, Abby and Gavroche headed back to the cafe, so they could meet up with this 'Marius' fellow Enjolras had said he was bringing.
Sure enough, when the two children arrived Enjolras was just finishing introducing the new man. He seemed a lot younger, almost younger than Prouvaire. Enjolras and Marius approached the two children and Abby smiled "Hello monsieur" she said cheerfully. Marius smiled kindly back at her "Hello" he said, a little shyly. Abby laughed "No need to be shy, me and Gavroche don't bite. I'm Abby" she said, sticking out her hand.
Marius laughed and shook it "Pleasure to meet you" he said kindly. Once they were done Enjolras called everybody to start the meeting, Gavroche decided he wanted to fully listen this time, leaving Abby to go sit at the bar. About an hour into it Eponine entered and went right up to Abby, sitting next to her "What'd I miss?" she asked. Abby shrugged "Not much" she replied.
The two girls began talking, and one thing lead to another, and they eventually found themselves studying the boys. "I rather like Enjolras" Abby said "Sure I live with him, but I'd say he'd the most handsome" she replied. Eponine nodded in agreement "Yes, and that one there is pretty cute too" she said, pointing at Joly "His buddy would be cute too if he could only grow some hair" she added, gesturing towards Lesgles.
Abby hit her playfully "Poor Lesgles! He can't help it" she said defensively. Suddenly Eponine's eyes lit up "Oh, who's that one? With the dark curly hair?" she asked. Abby smiled "Oh, that's the new boy, Marius" she replied "I don't think he'd that handsome". Eponine shook her head "Oh no, I think he'd absolutely dreamy" she replied. Abby laughed "And next you'll be saying Nanny is an angel" she replied.
Finally their meeting ended and Eponine insisted that Abby introduce her to Marius, which she did. The two of them began talking and eventually he offered to escort her home, which she happily accepted and walked off with him. By then most everyone had gone, so Abby simply waited for Enjolras and Prouvaire to finish their conversation, eventually though, she felt her eyes begin to flutter closed.
She wasn't sure how long she slept, but when she began coming around she was being carried "'Jolras?" she asked sleepily. He hushed her "Just go back to sleep. You've had a long day" he told her gently. She felt him fumble for the keys to his flat and snuggled closer to him as he entered their flat and began carrying her to her bed "Love you" she murmured as he placed her down.
If he answered, she didn't know, she'd already drifted back to sleep. But she was pretty positive he had answered that he loved her too, and indeed, he had.
A/N: Hey guys! Yea this is so fluffy it'll rot your teeth out. But you know, Les Mis IS nothing but death and cruelty so, a little fluff never hurt right? I'm gonna start getting tougher as we get closer to the time of the Barricade. And just a reference REVIEW PLEASE! Seriously, I feed off reviews, no reviews, no new chapters. I'm surprised I've managed to keep motivated this long since like, nobody's reviewed. So do that!
Oh yea, any ideas for new chapters in the future is good too. Cause honestly, writers block kills, and it happens to me often. So, ideas are always welcome ;) THANKS FOR READING!