Serenity Cove, Sunday Evening

[filleauloup]

The day had passed largely without event for Éponine, as did most days to tell the truth. It wasn't until right around dinnertime, when she happened to notice the date, that she realized there was anything significant about it. But that was why she was here now, sitting up on the rocks beside the ocean, a bottle of something-or-other alcoholic (

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[allie_vamp]

As soon as the sun had set enough to be safe, Allie was out the door making her usual trek around the island. She was surprised to find someone in the cove, but it only took a second for her to recognize who it was.

"Hey," Allie called. "Want company?"

[filleauloup]

Éponine turned her head and blinked twice, slowly, as if she'd already had enough to drink that she needed the extra effort to get her eyes back into focus.

"I don't see why not," she said after a moment, shrugging, and gestured vaguely to the empty space beside her. "I might offer you a drink, besides, but I s'pose it would make you sick if you did."

[allie_vamp]

"It would," she replied. "Which would be a waste." Allie easily made her way up onto the rock and sat down next to Eponine. "And a shame. More for you instead."

[filleauloup]

"As if I need more," Éponine scoffed mildly . . . and, yes, took another drink. "You're right, though. It would be a shame to waste it, and we can't have that."

She picked up a small pebble and tossed it toward the water, not especially knowing or caring if it actually made it that far.

"D'you get a chance to go see the place we're visiting this week, yet?"