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PARODY: Moulin Rouge

If you need to get excited about where I'm going with this go watch: "Eric / Sookie / Bill -El Tango De Roxanne" on Youtube. It's NOT my video (I don't own it), but it does show how well these two universes can fit together.

Never again will I "tee" up this story so much, but I've included a character list with quick explanations just in case you haven't seen the movie, to give SOME context, even though it'll get built in also. Oh, and if you've seen Moulin Rouge, then skip past the character list, but still read the synopsis.

The characters and main plot points belong to Charlaine Harris, Alan Ball, and Baz Luhrman, no copyright infringement is intended. I'm just taking something well known and putting my own spin on it.

Synopsis:

Sookie Stackhouse is an infamous courtesan fairy princess at a cabaret, the Moulin Faerie, who does not believe one bit in true love – only in honor and duty. She enters into a marriage contract from the mendacious Vampire King Bill Compton – a sacrifice her grandfather assures her will secure the future prosperity of their entire race.

Finalizing contract terms and obligations, she is steely resolved to her fate – until a case of mistaken identity places a head and heart-strong vampire writer in her path, turning both of their worlds upside down.

Characters:

• Sookie Stackhouse acting as Satine, courtesan at Moulin Rouge, jaded and guarded

• Eric Northman acting as Christian, a penniless writer, a dreamer

• Niall Brigant acting as Harold Zidler, Owner of Moulin Rouge

• King Bill Compton acting as The Duke, Wealthy business man who wants to own Satine

• Pam Swynford de Beaufort acting as Toulouse Lautrec - Christian's best friend in the movie, a bohemian

• Jason Stackhouse acting as The Narcoleptic Argentinean, Christian's friend, a bohemian

• Arlene Fowler acting as Nini Legs-in-the-Air, Works at Moulin Rouge, frenenemy of Satine

• Adele Stackhouse acting as Môme Fromage, Works at Moulin Rouge, caretaker of the girls

• Dr. Ludwig acting as The Doctor

• Lafayette acting as Le Pétomane, Works at Moulin Rouge, friend of Satine

• Claudine acting as The Green Fairy, Bohemians meet her while high on absinthe

• Sam Merlotte acting as The Stage Manager

Narrator POV

There was a man, or rather a very strange enchanting vampire, who had traveled everywhere over land and sea during the course of his long life. I happened upon him by chance, and he squired me of sorts, turning me into one of his few progeny. He longed for a companion, someone to pass the time with – someone to tell his stories, and I was more than willing to listen to him, follow him into eternity.

In over 2000 years, he had seen the wonders of the world, great and small. He bid me to stay with him, until his stories were through, until he had imparted all of the wisdoms he had collected over time. I was eager to grow into the force of a vampire, of the man who towered before me. I was in awe of him, and he was awe-inspiring to myself and others alike, amassing a strong following wherever we went, like a magnet. Or perhaps we were all moths to his flame, waiting to be consumed by the heat of his light. Either way, he burned bright, more alive than most of us could have ever dreamed to be. It was inspiring, compelling. We hungered at his words, like wolves after lambs, seeking them in his every waking moment. I was thankful to rest through the night, while the humans toiled away their days with daydreams of my master and his beautiful tales. What a storyteller he was!

He told us tales of his youth, of his human life and vampire life alike. His stories were exotic and exciting. He had been a fighter, a Viking once; he was quick to school on us the world's misuse of the term, but we enjoyed categorizing him as such, much to his mirthful ire. He had conquered villages, made his people proud, as the son of a chieftain – though he admitted he was quick to succumb to dalliances with the women in his village. He was quite the ladies' man, charismatic – a trait he proudly told us had been retained despite his turning into vampire.

He had been the progeny of a merciless maker, breaking free of him after much time spent broken under his thumb – piecing himself back together, becoming a terrifying force. On the edge of our seats, we listened, eager to hear how that brute of a vampire had become the amazing creature that stood before us. He had made two other children – I had sisters! – who had been as different from each other as night and day. He had sought only the best to share his undead life, and if I could have I would have blushed with pride at his words. He spoke of them as coveted treasures, the way a father speaks of his children.

We all watched him with baited breath as he recounted his many days, although I myself had no cause to breathe. My maker started at the beginning, as people often do, and carried us through his memories. Painting a mural of his long life in words that danced in front of our very eyes. We were captivated by him. He could have led us to our deaths, like the pied piper and not one of us would have protested.

He paused as he finished regaling us with the first 1000 years of his existence, reflecting thoughtfully, inwardly, on one brief moment in time that he admitted had defined his whole existence. He shooed the others away, telling them he was in need of rest, that his storytelling could be resumed another night; it was taking its toll on him, remembering everything as if it had just happened.

I rose to walk away, but he bid me to stay. Whispering to me that some epics were simply too personal to share with every Tom, Dick, or Sally who stumbled into his path. I was grateful he did not consider me to be one of the many. We spoke of many things, fools and kings.

And with an intensity in deep blue eyes that I'll never soon forget, this he said to me:

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

A/N: Don't be fooled by the slow start, this story will ramp up quickly, just like the movie. More? I'm pretty excited about this one. It'll be VERY different from my other two..

Also"Running in the Moonlight" is NOT on hiatus. I'm going to write these concurrently.