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!
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 'Lucky Star' and is from…guess what! Yes, Singin in the Rain! Big surprise there :D
Chapter 1 also has some important notes. Read those before reading this!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 6~Fantasy Versus Reality
I found myself surrounded by several people, including a doctor. I immediately knew what happened, but I didn't expect it to happen so early in the course of events!
"I'm sorry, Zidler…but Satine has consumption," the doctor said. "I think it would be best to let her rest. Trust me, a few days off her feet may let her live longer than if you wore her out until her last breath."
Zidler wore a grim face, and turned to Marie. "She must not know about it. I will give her the day off, but we shall continue with the rehearsal tomorrow. Make sure she leaves the boy, will you? I must explain to the Duke why she cannot come to dinner tonight."
Marie nodded and looked at her through the door. She smiled sweetly and walked to my bedside, running a hand through my hair. "You had quite a close call there, my child. These fainting spells are getting too rough, so we're letting you have the day off."
"Thank you…" I said, refusing to meet her eyes. I looked out the window, trying to pick out Christian's garret from the other tall buildings. My eyes kept blending the large structures together, so I guessed that one of the fuzzy brown spots in the middle was his home.
"I suggest you go to Christian. Zidler thinks you should leave him…but I don't want you to hurt him. Do your best to tell him off without breaking the poor boy's heart, will you?" Marie asked, dearly.
"Can you send Nini in? I'd like to talk to her," I said, sincerely.
Marie smiled. "Only if she doesn't get on your nerves. We all know how much Nini is happy you have been fainting lately," she said, careful not to let it sound like I was really sick.
Minutes later, Caryn, dressed as Nini, appeared in my doorway. She looked morose, which must have surprised Marie very much.
"I didn't think you'd actually become Satine…" Caryn said, sadly. She sat down beside my bed and placed a hand on my wrist.
"There will always be some downsides to everything," I said, truthfully. "I found Frankie," I said, smirking. "He's living quite the interesting life."
"Really??" Caryn's eyes lit up. "Tell me everything about it."
I began to rattle off random things that I knew solely from the few minutes I spent under the whole in Chris' ceiling. Caryn seemed very interested, so I made sure not to leave anything out. She was intrigued to discover that I got to kiss Chris, but I think she'd rather hear about Frankie anyway. Too bad all she'll end up doing is dancing with Logan!
"Very interesting! Do you want me to help you to his garret?" Caryn asked. The sparkle in her eyes told me she wanted to help me mostly just to have an excuse to see Frankie.
"Yes…" I said, but looked down at the ground. Zidler's words still echoed in my ears. I didn't want to break up with him, not now when we've just found out our feelings for each other!
"What's wrong?" she asked, helping me out of the bed. She loosened my corset and picked out an outfit she thought Chris would like.
"It's just that…I'm not supposed to fall in love, and here I am doing just that!" I said, frowning.
"Oh, come on, Satine! You're just playing your role, and having a little fun at the same time! Just ignore Zidler's words and have a secret romance just like in the movie. You'll do fine, I know you will!" Caryn said, starting to sound a lot more cheerful than when I last saw her.
"Thanks, Caryn, you just made me happier…but I'll still try my best, because perhaps I'll get a song out of it," I said, giggling.
~*~
When I saw the two walk in through the door, my heart fluttered. It was as if it grew wings and tried to jump right out of my chest! I smiled and greeted them, and was about to call for the others to see Caryn, when Chrissy said the most disheartening news I've heard in a while.
"We have to end this…" she said, looking down at the ground.
My heart immediately lost its wings and sank to the bottom of my ribcage. "But…why? What about last night? What about all those things we said?"
"Don't make this any harder for me than it's already been!" she argued, playing with a bit of her hair. She coughed and then continued. "Harold caught us together, and soon the Duke will find out. We cannot let this go any farther or you might lose your play…"
"Well…I'll add a song in the show! A song that whenever we sing, well it'll mean we love each other and nothing can drive us apart!" I said, starting to feel alarmed that I was saying these things.
"No, Chris, real life doesn't work that way! Opening night I will sleep with the Duke. And the jealousy will drive you mad," she said, walking towards the bed. She never let our eyes meet, and she always let her gaze reach the window.
"I won't get jealous, not with the song! It worked for Christian, it can work for us, too!" I said.
"That was all a movie! This is real…songs can't heal wounds that have been scourged so deeply," she said, the tears welling up in her eyes.
"You are my lucky star!" I belted out, apparently attracting everyone's attention from the familiarity of the words. "I saw you from afar. Two lovely eyes at me they were gleaming…beaming…"
"I was star struck!" she belted out alongside me. Everyone raised his or her eyebrows in mock-horror.
"You are my lucky charms," I sang.
"I'm lucky in your arms," she sang back. "You've opened heaven's portal here on earth for this poor mortal!"
The last line we sang together. "You are my lucky…star!!"
~*~
Everyone clapped and agreed we had to add this into the show. So, Chris sat at the Underwood typewriter lying on his desk, and started typing his new ideas into the screenplay, and showed it to us.
"There, the play is finally finished. Let us get ready for rehearsal and then show this to Zidler!" Chris said, about to race to the door.
"Um, rehearsal was cancelled today. Chrissy fainted and Zidler thinks its wise for her to rest," Caryn said. "Perhaps we should work on lines?"
"Anything, as long as I don't have to look at that dreaded Duke's face at all today!" I said, groaning.
"Is it true that you have to sleep with him opening night?" Chris asked.
"Rent the movie, you'll find out everything you need to know," I said.
"But technically the movie has never been made yet. And, frankly, I'd like to know now," Chris said, his hands on his hips.
I was about to say something, when my throat constricted and all the air was knocked out of me. I felt myself go limp in Chris' arms and heard a few gasps as I fell into his careful grasp.
~*~
End: Chapter 6
Yes, it was a short chapter this time, because I thought this would be a good spot to end it. I can't wait to write chapter 7, though, it's my FAVORITE part!!! :D
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!
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 'Lucky Star' and is from…guess what! Yes, Singin in the Rain! Big surprise there :D
Chapter 1 also has some important notes. Read those before reading this!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 6~Fantasy Versus Reality
I found myself surrounded by several people, including a doctor. I immediately knew what happened, but I didn't expect it to happen so early in the course of events!
"I'm sorry, Zidler…but Satine has consumption," the doctor said. "I think it would be best to let her rest. Trust me, a few days off her feet may let her live longer than if you wore her out until her last breath."
Zidler wore a grim face, and turned to Marie. "She must not know about it. I will give her the day off, but we shall continue with the rehearsal tomorrow. Make sure she leaves the boy, will you? I must explain to the Duke why she cannot come to dinner tonight."
Marie nodded and looked at her through the door. She smiled sweetly and walked to my bedside, running a hand through my hair. "You had quite a close call there, my child. These fainting spells are getting too rough, so we're letting you have the day off."
"Thank you…" I said, refusing to meet her eyes. I looked out the window, trying to pick out Christian's garret from the other tall buildings. My eyes kept blending the large structures together, so I guessed that one of the fuzzy brown spots in the middle was his home.
"I suggest you go to Christian. Zidler thinks you should leave him…but I don't want you to hurt him. Do your best to tell him off without breaking the poor boy's heart, will you?" Marie asked, dearly.
"Can you send Nini in? I'd like to talk to her," I said, sincerely.
Marie smiled. "Only if she doesn't get on your nerves. We all know how much Nini is happy you have been fainting lately," she said, careful not to let it sound like I was really sick.
Minutes later, Caryn, dressed as Nini, appeared in my doorway. She looked morose, which must have surprised Marie very much.
"I didn't think you'd actually become Satine…" Caryn said, sadly. She sat down beside my bed and placed a hand on my wrist.
"There will always be some downsides to everything," I said, truthfully. "I found Frankie," I said, smirking. "He's living quite the interesting life."
"Really??" Caryn's eyes lit up. "Tell me everything about it."
I began to rattle off random things that I knew solely from the few minutes I spent under the whole in Chris' ceiling. Caryn seemed very interested, so I made sure not to leave anything out. She was intrigued to discover that I got to kiss Chris, but I think she'd rather hear about Frankie anyway. Too bad all she'll end up doing is dancing with Logan!
"Very interesting! Do you want me to help you to his garret?" Caryn asked. The sparkle in her eyes told me she wanted to help me mostly just to have an excuse to see Frankie.
"Yes…" I said, but looked down at the ground. Zidler's words still echoed in my ears. I didn't want to break up with him, not now when we've just found out our feelings for each other!
"What's wrong?" she asked, helping me out of the bed. She loosened my corset and picked out an outfit she thought Chris would like.
"It's just that…I'm not supposed to fall in love, and here I am doing just that!" I said, frowning.
"Oh, come on, Satine! You're just playing your role, and having a little fun at the same time! Just ignore Zidler's words and have a secret romance just like in the movie. You'll do fine, I know you will!" Caryn said, starting to sound a lot more cheerful than when I last saw her.
"Thanks, Caryn, you just made me happier…but I'll still try my best, because perhaps I'll get a song out of it," I said, giggling.
~*~
When I saw the two walk in through the door, my heart fluttered. It was as if it grew wings and tried to jump right out of my chest! I smiled and greeted them, and was about to call for the others to see Caryn, when Chrissy said the most disheartening news I've heard in a while.
"We have to end this…" she said, looking down at the ground.
My heart immediately lost its wings and sank to the bottom of my ribcage. "But…why? What about last night? What about all those things we said?"
"Don't make this any harder for me than it's already been!" she argued, playing with a bit of her hair. She coughed and then continued. "Harold caught us together, and soon the Duke will find out. We cannot let this go any farther or you might lose your play…"
"Well…I'll add a song in the show! A song that whenever we sing, well it'll mean we love each other and nothing can drive us apart!" I said, starting to feel alarmed that I was saying these things.
"No, Chris, real life doesn't work that way! Opening night I will sleep with the Duke. And the jealousy will drive you mad," she said, walking towards the bed. She never let our eyes meet, and she always let her gaze reach the window.
"I won't get jealous, not with the song! It worked for Christian, it can work for us, too!" I said.
"That was all a movie! This is real…songs can't heal wounds that have been scourged so deeply," she said, the tears welling up in her eyes.
"You are my lucky star!" I belted out, apparently attracting everyone's attention from the familiarity of the words. "I saw you from afar. Two lovely eyes at me they were gleaming…beaming…"
"I was star struck!" she belted out alongside me. Everyone raised his or her eyebrows in mock-horror.
"You are my lucky charms," I sang.
"I'm lucky in your arms," she sang back. "You've opened heaven's portal here on earth for this poor mortal!"
The last line we sang together. "You are my lucky…star!!"
~*~
Everyone clapped and agreed we had to add this into the show. So, Chris sat at the Underwood typewriter lying on his desk, and started typing his new ideas into the screenplay, and showed it to us.
"There, the play is finally finished. Let us get ready for rehearsal and then show this to Zidler!" Chris said, about to race to the door.
"Um, rehearsal was cancelled today. Chrissy fainted and Zidler thinks its wise for her to rest," Caryn said. "Perhaps we should work on lines?"
"Anything, as long as I don't have to look at that dreaded Duke's face at all today!" I said, groaning.
"Is it true that you have to sleep with him opening night?" Chris asked.
"Rent the movie, you'll find out everything you need to know," I said.
"But technically the movie has never been made yet. And, frankly, I'd like to know now," Chris said, his hands on his hips.
I was about to say something, when my throat constricted and all the air was knocked out of me. I felt myself go limp in Chris' arms and heard a few gasps as I fell into his careful grasp.
~*~
End: Chapter 6
Yes, it was a short chapter this time, because I thought this would be a good spot to end it. I can't wait to write chapter 7, though, it's my FAVORITE part!!! :D