i don't know why anyone would have anything against eponine, she's the best! i like this story, please continue! (quickly!) :)

Oh yay an update! Poor Eponine, already succumbing to an adolescent's obsession with appearence. Nice mention of Valjean to set the date. : )

Good update, planted the seeds of what is to come later. My one question is of the ages of Marius and Eponine. Eponine and Cosette are the same age, so that would make Marius five years older than Eponine. I'm also thinking about what year this fic is supposed to take place in; is it pre-Cosette at the Thenardiers', or post? This said, I think that the age level of the dialogue may need to be rethought. Because for example, if this is pre-Cosette, then Marius would have to be seven, and Eponine only two!

It's a small gripe, but nonetheless something that still jumped out at me.

I liked the interaction between the two. Eponine's instant attraction, Marius' lesser attraction, and how that was shown without being unrealistic.

Also, having them know what the others were up to was a nice touch. Kids are never as unintelligent as parents and grandparents think.

Will patiently await the next chapter. :)

Wow. You don't see that much MariusEponine fics out there. This has a great storyline. Keep up the good work. :D

I gotta say, meeting someone on the street and becomming instantly buddy-buddy is a little implausible as is finding Gillenormand just by walking around. Isn't the old codger kinda grumpy and frivolous, now that i mention it?

Good chapter. I like little bratty Eponine at the end. But I'm a little confused. Did Thenardier go to Paris with the intention of going to Gillenormand's house, or with the intention of merely meeting him on the street? Because it seems the later, but at the same time, that plan is so irrational that I find it hard to believe that Thenardier would agree to that. Thenardier is a very shrewd man, and would not go all the way to Paris unless he was sure that he would get pay-off. And randomly finding one man in all of Paris is like finding a needle in a haystack, and not a very sure way off getting said pay-off.

But if I'm misinterpreting all of this, then just ignore this. I enjoyed the chapter nonetheless.

Once again, nice work. I love how this whole setup is going so far. I'm looking forward to chapter 3!

A very nice continuation! My only gripe is that you used "mingled" incorrectly in the first paragraph (I think). But well written and interesting. I'm looking forward to learning more of the details to Thenardier's plan.

Very nicely done, I'm enjoying it a lot. I (personally) do not care if a fiction is an Eponine/Marius one or not. It's not called fiction for nothing :) Keep up the nice writing and the dialogue is excellent.

Well now, that wasn't what I expected at all! I'm hoping that this fic is going to turn out like I think it is-as one of the most creative ways I've seen Marius and Eponine come together. I usually don't go for any MariusEponine, but I think that this has real potential.

My only technical concern is puncuation. There were several commas missing. Example: Chilling air rushed by causing Thénardier to shiver slightly. I had to read this a few times before I understood what it said. It should be "chilling air rushed by, (COMMA) causing Thénardier to shiver slightly." There are some other spots like this as well; I'm sure you'll seethem if you read this over again.

Keep up the good work.

This is very intreiguing so far. I'm happy to see an Eponine/Marius fic! There aren't very many around, since they're so discouraged, so I applaud you for writing one!

And, lovely job with the dialogue. Very Victor Hugo.

Looking forward to more! I can't wait to see how it turns out.