Title: Uncertainty
Author: Sparkling Diamond Satine
Warning: Cheesy story that I decided to write during my school's production of 'Singin' in the Rain.' (And ooh it was raining during the performance…and they were singing…haha) There will probably be some inside jokes…only because I love our inside jokes to the play…they're so great!
Warning # 2: I decided that I'm going to change this part from the movie because now that the lovers discovered who they really are they can think for themselves. So…ENJOY :)
If you want to know the summary, it's in chapter 1.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that doesn't belong to me…'cuz you know that wouldn't make sense and I like to make sense most of the time. The song is "Gorecki" taken from Moulin Rouge.
Chapter 1 also has some important notes. Read those before reading this!
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Chapter 5~Meeting In The Garret/The Lovers Are Discovered
After a long night of reflecting the encounter on the Elephant, I felt very tired. I would normally have played it safe and stayed in bed all night, but I just had to visit Chris in the morning! I wasn't about to follow the rules anymore; I didn't care what the consequences were.
"Chrissy, you should be careful! You never know who might be lurking around at night!" Chris whispered, looking around. It now sounded more than ever like Chris, who could go between British and Long Island accents very easily. My eyes must have been playing tricks on me, because he actually looked like himself and not like our favorite penniless poet.
"I don't care what happens…I just wanted to be with you…what happened to your garret…it's…CLEAN???" I whispered rather loudly.
"You can thank Hutler for that…" Chris said, rolling his eyes. "He managed to clean everything up besides the hole in the ceiling."
I laughed and tripped over my really high heels. How the heck did Nicole Kidman walk in these??
"Are you all right?" Chris asked, catching me before I hit the ground. He grinned and looked into my eyes.
"Yeah…I'm fine. I just never needed to wear these shoes before, that's all!" I said, groaning. "I still don't understand how anyone survived wearing a corset and these shoes!"
Chris laughed and held me closer. He smirked, because standing right behind me were the Bohemians. Only, they looked like the people I knew from school!
"Frankie!" I said, laughing. "Ya look great in those clothes!"
Frankie smirked. "I can't help it…Chrissy…ya never looked better!"
"Hey, that's MY line!" Chris said, laughing.
"Chrissy…you're a…a…" John Hutler said.
"Courtesan? Yes…but it's not that bad…and I haven't actually had to have sex with anyone…" I blushed at the thought of Chris and my past encounter once again. "Well at least it wasn't with anyone I didn't want to be with," I said, smirking.
The Bohemian's eyes lit up, getting at my hint. "You mean…you…and…oh my!" Frankie said, incredulously.
"Oh come on…I needed inspiration!" Chris argued. "And it was partially against my will…that was before I was sure who she was."
"I think I should go…Zidler will be wondering where I am!" I said, and quickly left Chris behind.
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"Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean…I understand how you love her and all. You've been talking about her nonstop! But, falling in love with someone who sells herself…it ALWAYS ENDS BAD!!!" Logan yelled.
"Now you're just scaring me…don't tell me you saw the movie!" John said.
"Hey…it was with my girlfriend!" Logan insisted.
"Riiight," John said.
"Come on, you two, I think it's time you get some sleep now, we've got rehearsal tomorrow…" Chris said. "And this time we don't have school as well!"
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I went back to my dressing room, and felt another coughing spell coming on. I had a feeling that because I didn't immediately go asleep, the exhaustion was causing it to come on.
"Satine, where have you been?" I heard a voice behind me ask.
I spun around to face the red-haired father figure in Satine's life. I put on my best smile and acted like…well…Satine! "What is it, Harold?"
"The Duke wants to know why you avoided him after the play was signed…chickpea, what's wrong?"
"Harold…I…I…it's just that I don't love him…and I can't look at him without gagging!" I said, wondering what his reaction would be to that…prepare to be blown away!
"You're not supposed to love him! You're his mistress, my little sparrow!" Harold said.
"Please…the names won't make the words you say sound any better…besides, I'm in love with someone else!" I instantly put my hand over my mouth and hoped he hadn't heard that.
"You CANNOT love anyone else! You are a courtesan…my courtesan…and you will love whoever pays for you, and you WILL sleep with the duke when he wants to. If you dally with anyone else, not only will I destroy the man you love, but the Duke will take away your job and he will help destroy that same man!"
What was happening, and why did it have to happen to me? If only…I could just fly away from here like Satine originally wanted.
"Now, I want you to tell the writer, who I have heard directly from one of the girls is the one you are seeing, that you cannot see him anymore," Zidler said, a cold shiver escaping through my body as he glared at me.
"Oh come on, Harold, you can't believe everything you hear!" I said, determined to win this argument.
"I have proof! I was spying on you two!" he said.
My jaw dropped, and I thought I felt a cold dread tear at my sides.
"You will dine with the Duke tomorrow night, and you will dump that Christian, and that is that!" Harold said. "Goodbye, strawberry. I hope you will be ready for rehearsal."
I walked blindly the rest of the way to my room, and felt tears well up. If I couldn't love Chris anymore, my world would be so empty! I needed to find a way around this, but I couldn't think of anything.
"If I should die this very moment...
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
Why live life from dream to dream?
And dread the day..."
I started coughing violently and felt myself go limp as I tumbled onto the cold, lifeless floor where my broken heart had just fallen moments ago.
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End: Chapter 5
Author: Sparkling Diamond Satine
Warning: Cheesy story that I decided to write during my school's production of 'Singin' in the Rain.' (And ooh it was raining during the performance…and they were singing…haha) There will probably be some inside jokes…only because I love our inside jokes to the play…they're so great!
Warning # 2: I decided that I'm going to change this part from the movie because now that the lovers discovered who they really are they can think for themselves. So…ENJOY :)
If you want to know the summary, it's in chapter 1.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that doesn't belong to me…'cuz you know that wouldn't make sense and I like to make sense most of the time. The song is "Gorecki" taken from Moulin Rouge.
Chapter 1 also has some important notes. Read those before reading this!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 5~Meeting In The Garret/The Lovers Are Discovered
After a long night of reflecting the encounter on the Elephant, I felt very tired. I would normally have played it safe and stayed in bed all night, but I just had to visit Chris in the morning! I wasn't about to follow the rules anymore; I didn't care what the consequences were.
"Chrissy, you should be careful! You never know who might be lurking around at night!" Chris whispered, looking around. It now sounded more than ever like Chris, who could go between British and Long Island accents very easily. My eyes must have been playing tricks on me, because he actually looked like himself and not like our favorite penniless poet.
"I don't care what happens…I just wanted to be with you…what happened to your garret…it's…CLEAN???" I whispered rather loudly.
"You can thank Hutler for that…" Chris said, rolling his eyes. "He managed to clean everything up besides the hole in the ceiling."
I laughed and tripped over my really high heels. How the heck did Nicole Kidman walk in these??
"Are you all right?" Chris asked, catching me before I hit the ground. He grinned and looked into my eyes.
"Yeah…I'm fine. I just never needed to wear these shoes before, that's all!" I said, groaning. "I still don't understand how anyone survived wearing a corset and these shoes!"
Chris laughed and held me closer. He smirked, because standing right behind me were the Bohemians. Only, they looked like the people I knew from school!
"Frankie!" I said, laughing. "Ya look great in those clothes!"
Frankie smirked. "I can't help it…Chrissy…ya never looked better!"
"Hey, that's MY line!" Chris said, laughing.
"Chrissy…you're a…a…" John Hutler said.
"Courtesan? Yes…but it's not that bad…and I haven't actually had to have sex with anyone…" I blushed at the thought of Chris and my past encounter once again. "Well at least it wasn't with anyone I didn't want to be with," I said, smirking.
The Bohemian's eyes lit up, getting at my hint. "You mean…you…and…oh my!" Frankie said, incredulously.
"Oh come on…I needed inspiration!" Chris argued. "And it was partially against my will…that was before I was sure who she was."
"I think I should go…Zidler will be wondering where I am!" I said, and quickly left Chris behind.
~*~
"Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean…I understand how you love her and all. You've been talking about her nonstop! But, falling in love with someone who sells herself…it ALWAYS ENDS BAD!!!" Logan yelled.
"Now you're just scaring me…don't tell me you saw the movie!" John said.
"Hey…it was with my girlfriend!" Logan insisted.
"Riiight," John said.
"Come on, you two, I think it's time you get some sleep now, we've got rehearsal tomorrow…" Chris said. "And this time we don't have school as well!"
~*~
I went back to my dressing room, and felt another coughing spell coming on. I had a feeling that because I didn't immediately go asleep, the exhaustion was causing it to come on.
"Satine, where have you been?" I heard a voice behind me ask.
I spun around to face the red-haired father figure in Satine's life. I put on my best smile and acted like…well…Satine! "What is it, Harold?"
"The Duke wants to know why you avoided him after the play was signed…chickpea, what's wrong?"
"Harold…I…I…it's just that I don't love him…and I can't look at him without gagging!" I said, wondering what his reaction would be to that…prepare to be blown away!
"You're not supposed to love him! You're his mistress, my little sparrow!" Harold said.
"Please…the names won't make the words you say sound any better…besides, I'm in love with someone else!" I instantly put my hand over my mouth and hoped he hadn't heard that.
"You CANNOT love anyone else! You are a courtesan…my courtesan…and you will love whoever pays for you, and you WILL sleep with the duke when he wants to. If you dally with anyone else, not only will I destroy the man you love, but the Duke will take away your job and he will help destroy that same man!"
What was happening, and why did it have to happen to me? If only…I could just fly away from here like Satine originally wanted.
"Now, I want you to tell the writer, who I have heard directly from one of the girls is the one you are seeing, that you cannot see him anymore," Zidler said, a cold shiver escaping through my body as he glared at me.
"Oh come on, Harold, you can't believe everything you hear!" I said, determined to win this argument.
"I have proof! I was spying on you two!" he said.
My jaw dropped, and I thought I felt a cold dread tear at my sides.
"You will dine with the Duke tomorrow night, and you will dump that Christian, and that is that!" Harold said. "Goodbye, strawberry. I hope you will be ready for rehearsal."
I walked blindly the rest of the way to my room, and felt tears well up. If I couldn't love Chris anymore, my world would be so empty! I needed to find a way around this, but I couldn't think of anything.
"If I should die this very moment...
I wouldn't fear
For I've never known completeness
Like being here
Wrapped in the warmth of you
Loving every breath of you
Why live life from dream to dream?
And dread the day..."
I started coughing violently and felt myself go limp as I tumbled onto the cold, lifeless floor where my broken heart had just fallen moments ago.
~*~
End: Chapter 5