Chapter 8
Éponine's Point of View
Éponine could not help grinning like an idiot at the sight before her. Enjolras was standing below her balcony talking to her. He was asking her about she was reading. She just could not surpass the butterflies that were in her stomach.
"Romeo and Juliet" she said to him.
"Oh!" he says to her. He looked like a car had just hit him.
Éponine was so confused. She just told him what book he was reading. She did not understand why he looked so perplexed.
"I have to go! I will see you tomorrow Éponine." Enjolras said rather quickly. He looked like he had seen a ghost as he hurried off into the night.
Éponine was confused by the whole situation, but the truth is how could she not be. Everything that happened today was like out of a fairytale; she just hoped that it would stay that way
Beep Beep
Éponine rolled over to the other side of the bed. She smacked the snooze button on her alarm clock. She picked her head up and saw that the clock read 5:00 a.m. Éponine hated getting up early, but she had to get ready to open the Café at 6:00 a.m.
Éponine forced herself to get out of bed. She grabbed her towel, and took a quick ten-minute shower. She stood under the hot water as she began to wake up.
When she was done she stepped out of the shower, and began to get dressed for the day. She began to replay all of the events of yesterday in her head. She could help but get butterflies in her stomach, every time she thought of Enjolras.
She began to go through her drawers to find something to wear. She did not have a fancy clothes, she spent her money on the boys, or the rent. She began to give up hope on finding something nice to wear, just on the off chance Enjolras came in the morning for coffee, not like he would, but she figured she could always hope. Just as Éponine was about to slam the drawer shut, something caught her eye. She found a red shirt. She had not wore that shirt in years since she normally did not wear red, but there was something inside her that made her want to wear it.
She picked up the shirt and studied the shirt carefully. It was a red V-neck top, made of material that clung her to thin frame. Éponine quickly put on the shirt with a pair of white skinny jeans, and nude flats. She then put makeup, and did her hair.
Éponine then looked at herself in the mirror. She felt happy with the way she looked. She felt ready to conquer the day; well that's what she thought. Éponine then walked down the stairs to open the café.
It was about nine in the morning when Marius walked into the Café Musian for breakfast. Marius looked like he was in a good mood this morning. She just hopes that he did not ask her to many questions about Enjolras. There were so many questions that Éponine had to answer for herself, never mind answering Marius questions.
"Good morning Éponine" Marius said.
"Morning Marius. What can I can get for you this morning" Éponine asked him.
"Medium coffee with milk, two sugars, and a banana nut muffin" said Marius.
"Coming right up!" Éponine told him.
Éponine finished getting his order ready, and handed it to Marius. Marius took his usual seat at the counter, this way he could talk to Éponine in between customers.
Marius ate in silence for a few moments, before he started to talk to Éponine.
"What is going on with you and Enjolras? Yesterday you became speechless when you saw Enjolras, then you went out with him." Marius said.
"Okay. We had a really nice time. We just talked." Éponine told him. She did not want to tell him about this kiss. Éponine was afraid that Marius would think that Enjolras was taking advantage of her. Éponine could tell that Enjolras was not that kind of person; she had seen her fair share of them in her lifetime.
"Okay. Just take things slow okay. Enjolras is not the dating type. Not like he is a player, but I mean he never really looks at girls. He spends so much time studying, and his charity groups. A lot of girls try and get with him, which never ends well for them. I just don't want you to get your hopes up. I have mentioned you to him long before you guys ever meet. I told him how we meet, a few other things, just so you know. I doubt he would bring up family things, but I just wanted to give you a warning." Marius rambled.
"Oh okay thanks. We talked about some things last night. I could tell that he knew a few things that you had told him about me, but he was to much of a gentlemen to ask. And Azelma said you stopped by the apartment last night" Éponine said.
"Yes! I wanted to ask you about this girl I meet! Her name is Cosette. She said she used to live with you." Said Marius.
Éponine thought of her old foster sister. She really like Cosette and was said the day some man came and took her away, but she that she was about to start a better life.
"Yes. Cosette came to live with us for a while. My parents were so cruel to her. She was so sweet and pretty even as a young child. Azelma and I were not supposed to friendly to her, but we used to play with her and sneak her more food when my parents weren't around. We used to write letters all the time, using different names so my parents wouldn't find out. When things got bad, she told me that if I ran off with my siblings that her parents would take us in. I wanted too, but I was afraid that they would find us. I haven't heard from her in about a year. I wrote her when I got into the University of Paris, we said we were going to try and take classes their together, but that was a few months before my parents arrest." Éponine said.
"That is the same story Cosette told me. She wants to see you. She misses you. She never forgot the kindness that you showed her, despite your parents harsh treatment." Marius said. "I was going to bring her today, but she wanted me to talk to you first to make sure that you were comfortable."
"Yes bring her to the meeting tonight." Éponine said. She was so happy to hear that Cosette was okay. She could not wait to see her again; it had been so many years. She hoped that they would be able to talk about things, and work on their friendship.
"Okay will do" Marius said. Without another word, he paid for his breakfast, and left the café.
Enjolras Point of View
Enjolras got up right when his alarm went off. He got up and showered, changed, and ate breakfast. He wrote down a list of things that had to be done throughout the day. He was almost done with his list when the rest of his friends started to wake up.
All of the Les Amis shared a house. It was block away from school, and a block away from Cafe Musian.
They all started to talk about they had planned for the day. Enjolras knew they were going to ask him about Éponine but before they could do so he left the house to get the day started. He was still having a hard dealing with the whole crazy Romeo and Juliet connection.
As Enjolras got in his car, his phone rang.
He looked down at his phone and saw the caller was Inspector Javert.
Enjolras picked up the phone and said "Hello Inspector Javert. I was not expecting to hear from you."
"Enjolras I need to speak to you about your father. The city is putting him on trail. I will explain more in person. I just wanted to give you the heads up." Said Javert.
"Okay! I know my father is an ass, and I don't associate with him. I don't understand why you need me." Enjolras said to him. Enjolras had not spoken to his father in months. He had hated his father for the way he treated people.
"I know that but you are going to have to be a witness for the prosecution. District Attorney Lamaqure thinks that your testimony will help put him away." Javert.
"If that is what Professor Lamaqure thinks will work. I had him for intro-law, its weird calling him District Attorney." Enjolras said
"Understand. I need to meet with you." Javert said.
"Meet me to night around five at Café Musian." Enjolras said.
"That works, Éponine Thenardier, the main witness in the upcoming trial lives upstairs from there." Said Javert. Javert knew that Enjolras probably did know the girl, and that he would not say anything.
"You mean Éponine?" Enjolras asked him. Enjolras was confused now.
"Yes. How do you know her?" Javert asked.
"She works at the café, she is close with a few of my friends, and I may have kissed her last night" Enjolras said.
"Well I need to speak to the both of you then. I will just do it at the same time." Javert said.
"Why?" Enjolras asked him.
"You will understand when I speak to two you to later." said Javert as he hung up the phone.
Javert's Point Of View
After Javert got off the phone with Enjolras all he could do was think about how these trails was going to be a mess. The two main witness were seeing each other, and their parents were both going to go jail, but not without starting a war that would destroy all of Paris.
A.N sorry for the long delay. I had some writers block. I know this part did not have any interaction between the two, but the next chapter will be really long, and have a lot of E/E. this chapter sets up the rest of the story. if the ending is confusing let me know this way I can clear a few things up. also feel free to post what you think will happen. there will be so much more romance to come. I PROMISE!
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