A/N: Ok, last chapter was sad (I think) but this one's happier! I do not own the Moulin Rouge.

Chapter 14

Sebastian never explained to Celene what happened that day. Whenever she asked him about it, he would say it was nothing and change the subject. Eventually, she stopped asking about it, since he acted normally again. He even started to sing with her again. They came up with a new song that they thought up the lyrics for together. It wasn't like their usual songs, but they tried it out anyways. A few nights later, they were back onstage, with Celene singing the first few lines.

"There was a boy. A very strange, enchanted boy."

"They say he wandered very far, very far, over land and sea." Sebastian sang out towards the audience.

"A little shy, and sad of eye, but very wise was he," they sang together.

"And then one day," Sebastian sang.

"And then one day," she echoed.

"One magic day he passed my way," they both sang.

"And while we spoke of many things," he sang, staring at Celene.

"Fools and kings," she continues.

"This he said to me." As they both finished, the restaurant got silent and Celene flashed him a quick grin that none of the diners noticed.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn," Celene sang quietly, but with emotion.

"Is just to love," Sebastian almost whispered out.

"And be loved in return." They both sang, drawing cheers form the audience. They both grinned and bowed. As Sebastian walked off of the stage, he wondered about the last lyrics to the song. Was all the pain that he had worth the feeling of being in love? Or maybe it only counted if the other person loved you back. And then what? What if you could hurt the person by them? Wouldn't it be better if you had never loved at all?

But as he looked back of Celene singing onstage, he dropped all of his doubts. For the love that he felt at that moment could brighten his whole life.

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Sebastian watched as Celene danced around the park like a little child. She had a jacket and leggings on along with her dress and had a scarf wrapped around her neck. Sebastian smiled because it was the only thing he could do at that moment. Celene hopped back to his side, then went over to a white park bench under a tree, motioning for him to come. He followed her and sat down next to her as she turned around to face him.

"Don't you think the leaves are so pretty this time of year? I love fall!" she said happily. He grinned and watched some of the leaves fall down. A few of them got caught in Celene's hair, and Sebastian reached towards her to get them out. Celene slowly closed her eyes instinctively, and Sebastian could feel his heart sigh at her beautiful face. He grasped the leaf and lightly tugged it out, then felt a curl of her hair with his finger. His face was very close to Celene's as she opened up her eyes. He could feel her eyelashes brush against his face.

Without thinking, he leaned in the last few centimeters and kissed her softly on the lips. He pulled away slowly and could see Celene's shocked eyes. He was about to apologize when Celene leaned in towards him again, closing her eyes. He could feel her soft lips press against his, but he couldn't believe it. His hand was still in her hair, and he placed it on the back of her head, pulling her closer. His heart soared and began to race. It felt so good to finally be kissing Celene now. He stopped and pulled away softly.

"Is this-is this what you want?" he asked. Their faces were still close together, their breaths mingling together. Celene still had her eyes closed and nodded. Sebastian brushed some of her hair out of her eyes while he thought about this. He wondered if she really wanted their relationship to be like this, or if she had just been shocked into this.

"Is anything wrong?" He looked down and saw Celene had opened her eyes and was looking up at him. She reached up her hand and brushed it against his chin. He sighed and said, "Yes, everything's fine. Are you cold?" He had noticed she had been shivering a bit, even with the jacket and scarf on.

"Come here," he said, opening his arms wide. She obediently sat right in front of him and leaned backwards against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head as she snuggled into him, sighing contentedly.

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"Is this what you've been worrying about?" asked Celene as they began walking again, hand in hand.

"Yeah, mostly," Sebastian smiled at her. "I guess I had nothing to worry about. But how do you feel?"

"I feel great. Just a little… confused, you know?" Sebastian nodded. "An hour ago, I would never have thought I would ever fall in love…with you, of all people!" She grinned and held her hand around his cheek, staring into his eyes. "And yet, I have. It almost seems like destiny." She stretched up on her toes and kissed him softly.

"Yeah…" he said dreamily. "Do that again, will you?" she laughed and leaned upwards again.

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When they finally got back to the restaurant, they had talked about what they were going to do about telling people. They decided to just act naturally, but drop little signs so that they would figure out eventually. For example, small hugs and kisses on the head or cheek would be okay, but being able to kiss on the lips with Nathaniel there was too much to hope for. Outside of the back door, Sebastian kissed Celene again on the forehead, and then on her palm, before they walked in together.

It was hard to be apart while working, and they kept drifting towards each other while waiting tables. And while they sang, Sebastian had his arm around her waist the whole time and didn't let go until they left the stage. Needless to say, Nathaniel quickly figured it out and stopped Sebastian when he was alone.

"So you finally talked to her honestly, Sebastian? I'm guessing that's why you seem stuck at the hip with her." They were in the kitchens, and some of the kitchen crew looked over and laughed as Sebastian blushed. "Ah ha! I knew it!" Nathaniel went over to Sebastian and put his arm around his shoulders. "My little boy has finally found love."

"Wait, how did you know?" Sebastian asked, shrugging off his shoulder.

"How did we know? Sebastian, we've known ever since you laid eyes on her that first night. Maybe even when you first got here. For the first few months you were here, you would only talk about the 'beautiful angel who saved your life'."

"Hmm. I did, didn't I…" he said, staring out of the windows to see Celene singing onstage. He smiled, thinking about how much she loved to sing.

"You're getting that lovey-dovey face again," Nathaniel said, his head on Sebastian's shoulder, also looking at Celene. Sebastian jumped in surprise, and whacked him on the arm.

'Oh, shut up!" he said, making the kitchen crew laugh again.

End of Chapter 15

A/N: Yay! Happy chapter! Also, did anyone pick out the quote from the movie? I love that line! It makes Christian/Sebastian so cute!!!!