I was spinning around the place cleaning tables untill Cosette bumped into me and I fell. She was humming and didn't notice me. I sighed and coughed to get her attention. She looks at me. " Oh my god! Are you alright!?" She asked worried and helps me up. I nodded, and sighed again softly. Gavroche came running in and jumped at me, like he always does, and I catch him. " Fire! Fire! Fire! Guess what!" Gavroche says excitedly. " What is it Gavroche?" I ask smiling at his excitness. I loved seeing him so excited. " My friends are coming today! So be good." Gavroche said excitedly at the beginning before giving a "warning" to me at the end. That warning is for me to not steal from them. I don't know what his friends look like so I can't make a 100% promise to Gavroche. " Alright little man." I said.
Little man is my nickname name because he's little and he acts like a grown man. He use to hate the nickname but after I told him why I called him that he said I could call him that. He was my whole heart. He once told me that he would protect me. I've protected him too ever sense that day. Gavroche smiles and slightly giggles. " Your the best sister ever!" Gavroche says. " You might be my only brother but your the best brother." I said smiling. " We are gonna be opening soon so how about you go play with some of your friends." I said knowing our parents were gonna wake up or come down soon. " Okay!" Gavroche said before running off after I set him down. Cossette was humming. I got back to cleaning the tables. MademoiselleThénardier came down that stairs and told Cossette to go fetch a pale of water, then walked over to Éponine. Éponine was the favorite child of the family.
Mademoiselle Thénardier went and kicked Monsieur Thénardier in the foot and told him that we were opening. He stumbled up and started singing. " My band of soaks, my den of dissolutes," He started going so a giy and a female, " My dirty jokes, my always pissed as newts." He continued on. " My sons of whores," he sang looking up at one of the females we had working today that was showing way to much clevage,"no, no, no, no not tonight," He said before going off again. " Spend their lives in my inn, Homing pigeons homing in, They fly through my doors," he sang as I grabbed the hat he always wears while working and walks over to him, "And they crawl out on all fours." He finshed as I put the hat on him with a fake smile. Before we continue I'd like to say that I give a fake smile because its him. It dissapoints me that he is my father. I don't call him father, and I dont call my mom, mother.
I walked to the enterance of the cafe and welcomed one of the guests that were walking into the place. " Welcome, Monsieur, sit yourself down
And meet the best innkeeper in town." I sang and motioned to my "father", and of course he took over singing. " As for the rest, all of 'em crooks, Rooking their guests and cooking the books." He continued, while I rolled my eyes. He's the crook.
While he continued on I noticed a bunch of school boys walk in. I showed then to their seats. Did I ever mention that I also have to show a lot of clevage? No, well that's what I have to do, and it sucks. " What can I get you? I asked them before my father continued singing. " What do you suggest?" A guy with black curly hair (Grantaire) asked. I looked around and looked back at them. " Water. The alchohol is a bit watered down and very disgusting. Trust me. Im the one who has to make sure its good for the next day." I said. " Water for all of us then." a blonde curly haired guy said. " Alright." I said writing it down. While I was writing my father started up again.
" Seldom do you see, honest men like me, a gent of good intent, who's content to be." He sang. I sighed. They looked at me confused. I forced a smile upon my face. " Master of the house, doling out the charm. Ready with a handshake and an open palm." I sang giving a handshake to a random guy that walked up to me with his palm open. The school bous stared at me confused still. " Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir. Customers appreciate a bon-viveur" I sang again bowing slightly at the school boys, before walking off. My father appeared in front of them. " Glad to do a friend a favor, Doesn't cost me to be nice, but nothing gets you nothing. Everything has got a little price!" He sang. I walked up behind my father and put my hand on his shoulder. " Master of the house, keeper of the zoo, Ready to relieve 'em of a sou or two." We sang together like nothing was wrong between us. My "father" walks off to water the wine. " Watering the wine, making up the weight, Pickin' up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight." I sang. Thr school boys look at me really confused now. " Everybody loves a landlord, Everybody's bosom friend." Father sang. " I do whatever pleases Jesus! Won't I bleed 'em in the end!" I sang raising a fist into the air. The school boys eyes go wide.
          " Master of the house, quick to catch yer eye, Never was a passerby to pass him by." Everyone sang as I twirled around collecting the empty beer bottles that were everywhere. I had only stopped in front of the school boys. " Servant to the poor, butler to the great. Comforter, philosopher, and lifelong mate!" We all sang. I had bright smile on my face as we sang. " Everybody's boon companion! Everybody's chaperone, but lock up your valises Jesus! Won't I skin you to the bone!" Everyone sang as Monsieur Thénardier went upstairs. We all could hear his voice vut cusomers decided to ignore it.
" Food beyond compare. Food beyond belief, mix it in a mincer and pretend it's beef. Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat. Filling up the sausages with this and that." I could hear him sing, and it was making me sick. " Residents are more than welcome, Bridal suite is occupied, reasonable charges plus some little extras on the side!" I heard him sing. Reasonable changes my ass. He brought Cossette up there and sang what is charged after someone's stay. " Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice, two percent for looking in the mirror twice." He sang before getting impatient because wasn't being given money. " Hand it over!" I heard him yell, and I sighed before walking off. I aleays have someone walk by with a glass of water and trip and fall and dump the water on a random person. I told the person I sually have do it to do it to one of the school boys. The person nods. " Here a little slice, there a little cut. Three percent for sleeping with the window shut." He sang again. I don't know what else he's doing but I hear movment. " When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks I knows. How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!" He sang a bit louder.
I had the person go now and someone tripped them and it landed on the school boys. It lands on a guy with darkish green coat on. I reconised him as the one that walked in seeming already drunk. I rushed over with a clean rag, because there were no napkins on the table. " Oh, sorry love. Must get something done about that loose board." I said as I helped him dry his coat. " You seem miserable here. Is there a reason." he asked drunkenly. The other school boys watched confused. I sighed and leaned on the table. " I used to dream that I would meet a prince, but God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?" I asked as I sang while motioning to the whole place. I suddenly turn back and loose my balance. The guy that had water spilt on him grabbed me vy my waist and set me in his lap. " Master of the house? Isn't worth my spit! Comforter, philosopher and lifelong shit!" I sang, while suprising all the school boys by cussing. The guy lead my face near his. I stopped him and did it to him instead. " Cunning little brain, regular Voltaire. Thinks he's quite a lover but there's not much there." I sang as I reached into his pocket and pulled out 10 francs and shoved them into my pockets of my dress with anyone noticing. " What a cruel trick of nature landed me with such a louse," I said while frowning softly, " God knows how I've lasted living with this bastard in the house!" I sang suddenly faster before quickly giving him a small kiss and getting up and running up to my father.
The school boys could still see me. " Master of the house!" Everyone sang. " Master and a half!" I sang louder. " Comforter, philosopher." They all continued. " Don't make me laugh!" I sang with a slight growl. " Servant to the poor, butler to the great." They sang again. " Hypocrite and toady and inebriate!" I sang loudly. All the girls came behind me. " Everybody bless the landlord!" All the guys sing as they stopm towards us. The girls and I back up some, but then step back to where we were once the guys backed up. " Everybody bless his spouse!" The girls and I sang stomping towards the guys. We backed up too where we were. " Everybody raise a glass." Father sang as he was lifted onto a couple guys shoulders. I was helped up onto the school boys table by a few ladys.
The school boys were staring at me. " Raise it up the master's ass!" I sang holding a shot glass full of non watered down vodka up towards the cieling. " Everybody raise a glass to the Master of the House!" Everyone sang. Father took a drink from his watered down beer as I downed the shot of vodka. I had black combat boots on. I jumped of the table without help.
After everything was cleaned up Monsieur and Mademoiselle went upstairs with everyone. The school boys were invited by me to stay here for how ever long they wanted. I washed some tables untill I heard my name being called. I turned around in time to catch Gavroche as he jumped at me. " Fire! Can I borrow some francs so me and my friwnda can buy some pasteries?" Gavroche asks with small puppy dog eyes. " Of course! I don't mind. Your my little brother so of course Im gonna let you." I said with a big smile.
He smiled happily. I gave him 11 francs and set him down. " Thank you!" he said before running off. I waved. The school boys eyes were wide. " We are gonna be on our way now." the one with the red coat said. I just nodded while they walked out of this place.