Hearts Filled With Love

Chapter 6: Cosette's funeral

---------------------quick AN: play the song during the funeral scene---------

 ~~~~~Marius's POV Three days later, August 4th~~~~~~~~

Today is August 4th at eight twenty. In one hour and five minutes I my love and Gavroche will be going to one of my best friend and recent ex of mine's funeral. I remember exactly how she died with the details and everything. Being with her helped me understand my real love for Eponine and she understood although she was in love with her. I get out of bed careful not to wake Eponine up and read Cosette's letter to me again.

I look at Eponine sleeping and have no regrets on who I chose and I don't think that I ever will. Today at her grave I'm going to respond to her letter. I have tears in my eyes already and the funeral hasn't ever started. Just thinking about her and know that she's not with me right now makes me somewhat sad. The life I imagined was with Eponine but Cossette was always there as a supportive best friend of mine.

I wish that she didn't have to die. I wish that my life has Eponine, as it does, but I also wish that my life has Cossette. Sure I'm grateful for her taking the built for me, but I wish there was a better way, wish that she somehow made it out alive like Eponine, Gavroche, and I did!

Suddenly, I see Eponine wakes up and looks at me. "Good morning beautiful." I say as she gets up and starts to hug me.

"Morning" she responds and we hug each other for a few minutes straight.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eponine's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I wake up and see Marius staring at me. He then says, "Good morning beautiful." and I smile.

I respond saying, "Good morning what are you doing up this early you know the funeral is not until one o'clock in the afternoon right? Is everything okay honey?" with a concerned face and expression. 

"Yeah I know. Everything's okay. I'm just thinking to myself." he responds but i'm not so sure about all that thinking yeah I can understand but the fact that everything's fine however i'm not so sure about that. I know that today's going to be one of his least favorite days because today's the day of Cosette's funeral. Cosette was his best friend and for a short time girlfriend. She died saving his life which i'm so grateful for and I'm sure he is too. 

"You sure babe? You don't seem okay? Were you crying earlier?" I asked

"It's just that out of all of my life I thought that Cosette would be here with me. I miss her and wish she was here and that things were different. Wish that she could've come and survived with us. Yeah I read " he says and I feel really bad for him. He lost his brother and everyone else but the thing the thing that hurt him the most was the fact that he lost Cosette. 

"I know you do hon and I wish she could too just like i wish my parents even though I never really liked my life with them, it would've been nice to have them here with me today. Look I know that you miss her and I do too at some points but we'll taking it day by day and as long as we're together we'll be fine.
~~funeral time 3rd person~~
"Welcome friends and fellow members of this town. I just want to thank each and everyone of you for being here today. Today we remember and think about Cosette's life and we mourn and say our last goodbyes thanks, and I'll miss yous.  Cosette was the daughter of Fantine who died when she was around eight. Fantine did everything she could to keep her alive. Before she died I was to take custody of Cosette. Cosette was a young, kind, gentle, kind, and sweet person. She fell in love to Marius Pontmercy when she was around eighteen and they dated for a couple of months. Afterwards they broke up and became best friends. At the same time she knew that a battle of the revelation was soon and that she might lose her love in battle. She went to the battle disguised as a man to save her one true love and allow him to live the life he always wanted. She was a good person always tried to do good and help people never once did she try or mean to hurt anyone. Now would one of you like to give a story to help us remember the life that she had on this earth?" Jean val Jean says to the audience of the funeral.
Eponine Thenardier was one of the first ones to speak in honor or Cosette's life saying, "Hello. For those who may not know me, My name is Eponine Thenardier. I just want to say that I didn't really know her all that well. My parents took her in when we were both young. I got mad at her when she left but got over it. I had a crush on Marius and sure enough she dated him during the time but that's not my point. She died saving the one I love and that's a debt I'll never be able to repay her for. She sent me a letter delivered to me by the mayor. The letter was very sweet and kind. I'm so thankful that she was brave enough and had the courage to save Marius in battle. She never once was mean to me or harmful to me she was always kind and gentle when I wasn't necessarily kind and gentle back."
Marius was the next one saying, "Hello. I'm Marius Pontmercy. Me and Cosette were best friends and for three months my girlfriend. She was kind gentle and friendly throughout the entire time that we knew each other. She died saving me which I'm so grateful for. I never imagined that this would be where i am a few months back. Being with Cosette helped me realize who my real love was and is. This morning i woke up and read my letter from her also delivered by the mayor. The letter made me cry the first time and made me cry the second because of how much i miss her and how gentle kind and understanding she was. I wish that she could've made it out alive but she didn't and I can't change the past." One by one almost everyone gave their story. Marius and Eponine cried during the funeral but they both supported each other. After everyone said goodbyes and thanks and that's okay and whatever their last words were going to say were said we all went to the burial and stood around the grave and began singing: 

I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the lord but you don't really care for music do you. Well it goes like this the fourth the fifth the minor fall the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

But baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya

And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
After the crowd finished the song they all went to their house and chilled out.
---------Author's Note-------
Hey so it's finally March. Hope you had a great day mine was okay. I love this song and thought that was a good song for this chapter. I really love this chapter and my plan in the future for this book. 2 more days until Once Upon A Time is back on and I can't wait. MPA is on Tuesday so I'm nervous for that. Allegiant comes out in 14 more days and I'm really ready to go see it!! Descendants 2 also comes on the same day as Allegiant! I'm so ready for spring brake to be here!!! Okay I'm going to go now. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing this. Good night and have a great weekend.
Stay classy,
alannaberryman3