Summary: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." Tai/Taichi is a courtesan while Matt/Yamato is a writer. Drugs, sex and Yamachi in a tale based off of Moulin Rouge.

Ratings: T (PG-13)

Characters/ Pairing:

Yamato Ishida starring as...Christian

Taichi Yagami starring as...Satine

Disclaimer: Sadly, I own neither Digimon nor Moulin Rouge, however, I will borrow Digimon, seasons 1 & 2 characters and the Moulin Rouge plot for my purposes.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
is just to love and be loved in return."

Moulin Rouge

By splintered

(with quotes from Moulin Rouge)

There was a boy
A very strange
Enchanted boy

A man of his early twenties restlessly twitched at his desk with his back to the wall. The typewriter was his only companion within the twilight hours of the night and nearing morning. To say in the least, he appeared disheveled. A thin white tank clung to his pale skin, accentuating his muscles, as sweat clung to his shirt. His bloodshot blue eyes and high cheek bones were hidden under a mess of long greasy blond locks. The blond stubble under his defined jaw and the dark rings under his eyes made him look older and unshaven, if not unkempt. Then again, the man had all the reason for his scruffy appearance. He was an artist. If that stereotype wasn't enough to explain things, his name was Yamato Ishida.

They say he wandered
Very far, very far

Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he

"Dammit!" he swore. He sure didn't feel very wise as he crumpled up another piece of paper and threw it against the wall. The collection of paper balls littered across the small, dimly lit apartment was slowly increasing.

And then one day
One magic day
He passed my way

While we spoke
Of many things

For a moment, the blue eyes watered as tiny crystals threatened to cascade down his cheeks as a name and face haunted his every thought.

Fools and kings

This he said to me

"The greatest thing
You'll ever learn
Is just to love and
Be loved in return"

Click. Click. Clickity. Clickity. Click. Pale hands flew across the typewriter as he wrote his story--their story--typing almost feverishly to where it all began.

"The Moulin Rouge. A night club, a dance hall and a bordello. Ruled over by Sora Takenouchi. A kingdom of night time pleasures. Where the rich and powerful came to play with the young and beautiful creatures of the underworld. The most beautiful of these was the one I loved. Taichi. A courtesan. He sold his love to men and women. They called him the "Sparkling Diamond", and he was the star..."

Yamato paused for a moment as he thought of his Taichi. His soft brown hair. His honey brown eyes. His flawless tan skin. His illuminating smile. His easy going personality. Taichi Yagami truly was a star. Everyone loved him. And what was there not to like? Yamato shuddered as that tear finally escaped from its cold prison. Dammit, Ishida, you promised that you weren't gonna cry. But...but... The writer slowly collected his thoughts as he typed.

"The man I loved is... dead."

Author's Note: This is my first Digimon fic, so what do you think? Is it worth continuing? What worked? What didn't? Please review. I hope to hear from you. All comments, questions, and suggestions are welcomed. Thank you for reading and once again, please review!