Frollo exited the church, and closed the door behind him. Esmeraldo's eyes widened at his words and rushed to the door and opened it to see soldiers outside.

"Frollo's orders; post a guard at every door." A soldier said.

Esmeraldo closed the door in frustration and slid down to the floor with his knees up to his chest. His goat came up and sat next to him.

"Don't worry Djali. If Frollo thinks he can keep us here, he's wrong." Esmeraldo stated.

"Don't act rashly my child." The Archdeacon advised. "You created quite a stir at the festival. It would be unwise to arouse Frollo's anger further."

"You saw what he did out there, letting the crowd torture that poor boy, and ignoring that poor girl's cry for help." He stood up and paced in frustration.

"I thought if just one person could stand up to him, then-!" He let out a sigh. "What do they have against people who are different, anyway?"

"You can't right all the wrongs in this world by yourself."

"Well no one out there is going to help, that's for sure."

Well, perhaps there's someone in here who can." The Archdeacon told him before walking away.

Esmeraldo's thoughts immediately went to the girl and he looked around for her, but didn't see her anywhere. She must have slipped away when he was talking to the Archdeacon.

"Hello? Where have you gone?" He called. "Why do you keep running away from me, little dove?"

He smiled mischievously. "Well, if you don't want to come out, that's fine. I'm stuck in here for a while. I'll find you eventually, and when I do, will you finally give me your name?"

He got no reply.

"I'm not hearing a 'no'." He smirked.

Esmeraldo looked around and noticed all the people praying, and his smile faded. His eyes lifted up to a statue and he sighed.

🎵Esmeraldo: "I don't know if you can hear me, or if your even there. I don't know if you would listen to a gypsy's prayer."🎵

He slowly approached the statue.

🎵Esmeraldo: "Yes, I know I'm just an outcast, I shouldn't speak to you. Still I see your face and wonder, we're you once an outcast too?"🎵

Esmeraldo turned away from the statue and walked along the halls of the church.

🎵Esmeraldo: "God, help the Outcasts, hungry from birth. Show them the mercy they don't find on Earth."🎵

(Y/n) stood on an upper level of the church looking down at Esmeraldo with a sympathetic frown.

"Hey, (Y/n)." A voice called.

Quasimodo had heard the singing and had come down to investigate.

"What are you looking at?"

She shushed him and pointed to Esmeraldo.

"Oh." He whispered.

🎵Esmeraldo: "God, help my people, we look to you still. God, help the outcasts, or nobody will."🎵

Esmeraldo walked passed a line of people entering the church that had come to pray.

🎵Chorus: "I asked for wealth. I ask for fame. I ask for glory to shine on my name."🎵

🎵Chorus: "I ask for love I can possess. I ask for God and his angels to bless me."🎵

🎵Esmeraldo: "I ask for nothing, I can get by. But I know so many less lucky than I."🎵

Esmeraldo kept walking through the church, not noticing that Quasimodo and (Y/n) had come down to watch him.

🎵Esmeraldo: "Please help my people, the poor and downtrod. I thought we all were the children of God."🎵

🎵Esmeraldo: "God, help the Outcast children of God."🎵

Djali came up beside him and Esmeraldo bent down to hug him.

(Y/n) smiled and sighed and smiled at the gypsy man. He was so kind and caring, she couldn't help but admire him.

Quasimodo looked between his sister and Esmeraldo, suspicion crossing his face.

"What?" She asked, noticing the look he was giving her.

Quasimodo was about to reply but they were interrupted by a voice.

"You! Bell ringer! What are you doing down here?" A man yelled at Quasimodo.
Quasimodo stumbled back and knocked over a candelabra, the sound gaining Esmeraldo's attention.

"Haven't you caused enough trouble already?"

Quasimodo quickly ran away.

"Quasi!" (Y/n) followed after him.

"Wait!" Esmeraldo called.

(Y/n) ignored him and continued to go after her brother. (Y/n) ran up a spiral staircase, Esmeraldo chasing after her.

"Come back!"

...

(Y/n) ran along the bridge that connected the two towers, and the three gargoyles saw Esmeraldo following her.

"Look, she's got a friend with him." Laverne pointed out.

"Yeah, maybe today wasn't a total loss after all." Hugo added.

"A vision of loveliness." Victor declared.

"The boy ain't bad either." Hugo said.

(Y/n) entered a room and the three gargoyles leapt down and surrounded her.

"Way to go (Y/n)!"

"We knew you had it in ya."

"Got the boys chasing you already."

"Can't say I'm surprised, she's a natural beauty."

"A-Actually guys, I-."

"You mustn't run too fast, or he'll get away." Victor told her.

"Yes, I-I know, that's what I-!"

"Give him some slack, then reel him in. Then give him some slack, and real him in." Hugo explained.

Laverne hit Hugo on the head. "Knock it off Hugo. He's a man, not a mackerel."

(Y/n) managed to get away from them and tried to keep following after Quasimodo when Esmeraldo caught up to her, and grasped her hand.

"There you are. I was afraid I'd lost you again."

"Yes, well, I...uh...I need to find my brother...and then I have chores to do, but it was nice talking to you again." (Y/n) pulled her hand away and rushed up another set of stairs.

"Now-Now hold on a moment!" Esmeraldo sprinted after her and blocked her against a pillar.

"I am not letting you go anywhere until I you tell me your name. We had an agreement, remember?" He smirked.

She crossed her arms. "Technically, I never agreed to anything."

"Technically, you also didn't not agree to anything." He shrugged casually.

The girl huffed and rolled her eyes, but gave in anyway. "My name is (Y/n)."

She extended her hand for him to shake, but he planted a kiss on her knuckles instead.

"That's quite a beautiful name."

"(Y/n), would you mind helping me with...oh!"

Quasimodo had come down and saw Esmeraldo standing a little too close to his sister, and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Oh, hello again." Esmeraldo greeted.

Quasimodo didn't reply. He just turned and left. (Y/n) pushed past Esmeraldo and followed her brother, Esmeraldo hot on her heels.

"Hey, wait! I'm really sorry about this afternoon." Esmeraldo called after him.

Esmeraldo and (Y/n) followed after him.

"I had no idea who you were." Esmeraldo climbed up a ladder and what he saw paused his apology. "I would never in my life have pulled you...up...on...the...stage."

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