Disclaimer: Yes, here it is again, the part where I tell you that Ben,
Rachael, and the plot are mine while everything else isn't.
A/N: ok, so last time I said I'd try to write a longer chapter, so I'm trying. Thank you, now read on…
Rachael stood up to leave. "Maybe I'll see you around," she told Ben. He nodded and walked her to the door.
"Bye," he said.
She walked down to the street. Maybe she'd go check with Marie on how Satine was when she left to go to the duke, er, Christian.
As she was walking in the garden, she heard two people singing on top of the elephant. As she listened, she realized it was Christian and Satine. (A/N: yes, if you think about it, she would be able to tell. She obviously knows Satine's voice, and lets say she heard Christian sing "Your Song". Remember she was in the garden, so if the Bohemians heard it she would have to. Anywho…)
"I was made for lovin' you baby, you were made for lovin' me!" sang Christian.
The only way of lovin' me baby is to pay a lovely fee," sang Satine.
"Isn't that the truth," Rachael thought.
(A/N: ok, ok, I know I'm interrupting again, so shoot me. Well I'm hoping you know who sang what lines during the Elephant Love Melody, so I wont put 'sang Christian/Satine' and Rachael's thoughts will be italicized, so I don't have to keep putting 'thought Rachael'. Ok that's all. Sorry.)
"Just one night, give me just one night!"
I should have given Ben one night…
"There's no way, 'cause you can't pay!"
Satine's right, though, Ben couldn't pay…
"In the name of love! One night in the name of love!"
"You crazy fool, I won't give into you."
Satine! Stop being so mean to him!
"Don't…leave me this way. I can't survive, without your sweet love. Oh baby, don't leave me this way."
You tell her Christian! Wait, what the hell am I saying? That's what I'm doing to Ben!
"You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs."
"I look around me, and I see it isn't so, oh no."
I'm never tired of love songs…oh, Ben, what should I do?
"Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs."
"Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know, 'cause here I go! Love lifts us up where we belong! Where eagles fly on a mountain high!"
That's so romantic…hmmm…
"Love makes us act like we are fools! Throw our lives away for one happy day!"
"We could be heroes! Just for one day!"
"You, you will be mean!"
What if Ben is mean? What would I do?
"No, I won't."
"And I, I'll drink all the time!"
I probably would. Oh wait, I already almost do. Speaking of which, I need to get more absinthe…
"We should be lovers!"
"We can't do that."
We can't. Harold forbids it. Damn.
"We should be lovers and that's a fact."
"Though nothing would keep us together…"
"We could steal time, just for one day."
Now they were singing together: "We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes!"
"Just because I will always love you!"
"I can't help loving…"
"You!"
"How wonderful life is now you're in the world!"
Oh, if only Ben felt the same way. But no, that can't happen. Harold will kill me. I hope he doesn't find out about Satine and Christian or he'll go ballistic! Ohh, my head hurts! I need more ABSINTHE!!!
Ben wished that Rachael felt the same way about him as he did about her. If only she did…everything would be okay.
He had been listening to Christian and Satine's song from the window. If only he could have the same effect on women that Christian had on Satine. But Ben wasn't thinking about just any old girl. He was thinking about Rachael.
He knew she wasn't supposed to love, but he couldn't help wishing she loved him. Ben couldn't take it anymore. He wasn't normally a drinker, but ever since Toulouse made him have some absinthe, he had been hooked to the stuff.
Ben went to look for some more but all he found was empty bottles. It looked like he'd have to go get some more. Not tonight though, he was too tired. So Ben stripped, and got into his bed. He immediately fell asleep. Yes tomorrow he'd venture out onto the streets, get some more absinthe and think about what to do about his love for Rachael, the girl he wasn't allowed. Tomorrow…
THE NEXT DAY:
Rachael rolled over, and groaned as her head hit the table. It looked like she had fallen out of bed again. She had a problem with that. Anymore she always woke up with bumps on her head. She really should move that table.
"Oh, maybe later," she told herself. That's what she always said, everyday. She just never got around to actually moving it.
She sat up and realized that she had fallen asleep with all her clothes still on. Being the lazy girl she was, she looked at this in a positive way saying, "well, at least now I don't have to get dressed. Now, down to business. Oh, yes, I need to go get more absinthe. Hope Marie won't mind me being gone before she wakes up again."
She got up and opened the door.
"Jesus Christ, Marie! You scared me!"
"Don't take the Lord's name in vain, dear," said Marie.
"Marie, I need to go out for a little bit."
"Not until you get freshened up. If I'm not mistaken, those are the clothes you had on yesterday."
"Oh, Marie, no one cares! Now I'm going, I'll be back soon!" And she left.
As she walked towards the bar to get some more absinthe, she noticed she attracted many stares from the male population. Going outside certainly was fun!
It took her no time at all to get where she needed to go and buy what she came from. When she got back outside, she couldn't help but notice how close she was to Ben's place.
"Hmm…I'm sure Ben won't mind me coming over to share a little absinthe with him," she thought. So that's what she did.
When she came to his door, she thought about being polite for once and actually knocking, but decided against it. It was only Ben after all. She felt like she had known him for years, even though it had only been one night.
Rachael opened the door, not surprised to find it unlocked. She quickly scanned the room. It looked like he had been looking for something. Perhaps some absinthe being there were about a dozen empty bottles thrown about. She looked over at the bed and saw Ben curled up, sleeping peacefully, in it.
As she walked closer, she noticed something else. Ben wasn't wearing any clothing at all. This interested Rachael. The sheets had been curled around him, like he had tossed and turned all night. They were hiding the thing that Rachael was most interested in. She was right beside his bed, about to lean closer, when he moved. He had kicked his leg out and had accidentally tripped Rachael who came tumbling down beside him on the bed. They both screamed.
"Rachael! What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I was going to see if you wanted to share a drink!" she exclaimed.
Ben suddenly realized he was naked, and that the sheets had come off of him while they were screaming. He tried to move so they covered him again, but they were all bunched up and wouldn't move. So Rachael ended up getting a pretty good look at his excellent… abs. (A/N: what'd you think she was looking for?) She also happened to notice something else. Ben saw her looking and turned bright red.
"Ben, it's ok. It's not like I haven't seen 'em before."
"Yeah, but this is me we're talking about."
"Your point?"
"I just met you last night!"
"Ben!" she cried. "Like it matters. So do you? Or should I go?"
"Do I what?"
"Haven't you been listening to me?!"
"No, sorry, but I was trying to put something on." Rachael rolled her eyes and sighed. "Because it's cold!" he argued. "Anyway, so umm…" he noticed the new absinthe bottles. Rachael laughed. "What?" he asked not taking his eyes away from the green drink.
"I was just thinking that with the look your giving that absinthe, I could strip for you and you wouldn't even notice."
"Oh, no, you're wrong. I'd notice if you started striping. Don't worry." She laughed again.
"So I suppose you want some?" He nodded and smiled at Rachael. She just grinned. His sheets had come off again and he hadn't noticed.
A/N: ok, so last time I said I'd try to write a longer chapter, so I'm trying. Thank you, now read on…
Rachael stood up to leave. "Maybe I'll see you around," she told Ben. He nodded and walked her to the door.
"Bye," he said.
She walked down to the street. Maybe she'd go check with Marie on how Satine was when she left to go to the duke, er, Christian.
As she was walking in the garden, she heard two people singing on top of the elephant. As she listened, she realized it was Christian and Satine. (A/N: yes, if you think about it, she would be able to tell. She obviously knows Satine's voice, and lets say she heard Christian sing "Your Song". Remember she was in the garden, so if the Bohemians heard it she would have to. Anywho…)
"I was made for lovin' you baby, you were made for lovin' me!" sang Christian.
The only way of lovin' me baby is to pay a lovely fee," sang Satine.
"Isn't that the truth," Rachael thought.
(A/N: ok, ok, I know I'm interrupting again, so shoot me. Well I'm hoping you know who sang what lines during the Elephant Love Melody, so I wont put 'sang Christian/Satine' and Rachael's thoughts will be italicized, so I don't have to keep putting 'thought Rachael'. Ok that's all. Sorry.)
"Just one night, give me just one night!"
I should have given Ben one night…
"There's no way, 'cause you can't pay!"
Satine's right, though, Ben couldn't pay…
"In the name of love! One night in the name of love!"
"You crazy fool, I won't give into you."
Satine! Stop being so mean to him!
"Don't…leave me this way. I can't survive, without your sweet love. Oh baby, don't leave me this way."
You tell her Christian! Wait, what the hell am I saying? That's what I'm doing to Ben!
"You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs."
"I look around me, and I see it isn't so, oh no."
I'm never tired of love songs…oh, Ben, what should I do?
"Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs."
"Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know, 'cause here I go! Love lifts us up where we belong! Where eagles fly on a mountain high!"
That's so romantic…hmmm…
"Love makes us act like we are fools! Throw our lives away for one happy day!"
"We could be heroes! Just for one day!"
"You, you will be mean!"
What if Ben is mean? What would I do?
"No, I won't."
"And I, I'll drink all the time!"
I probably would. Oh wait, I already almost do. Speaking of which, I need to get more absinthe…
"We should be lovers!"
"We can't do that."
We can't. Harold forbids it. Damn.
"We should be lovers and that's a fact."
"Though nothing would keep us together…"
"We could steal time, just for one day."
Now they were singing together: "We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes!"
"Just because I will always love you!"
"I can't help loving…"
"You!"
"How wonderful life is now you're in the world!"
Oh, if only Ben felt the same way. But no, that can't happen. Harold will kill me. I hope he doesn't find out about Satine and Christian or he'll go ballistic! Ohh, my head hurts! I need more ABSINTHE!!!
Ben wished that Rachael felt the same way about him as he did about her. If only she did…everything would be okay.
He had been listening to Christian and Satine's song from the window. If only he could have the same effect on women that Christian had on Satine. But Ben wasn't thinking about just any old girl. He was thinking about Rachael.
He knew she wasn't supposed to love, but he couldn't help wishing she loved him. Ben couldn't take it anymore. He wasn't normally a drinker, but ever since Toulouse made him have some absinthe, he had been hooked to the stuff.
Ben went to look for some more but all he found was empty bottles. It looked like he'd have to go get some more. Not tonight though, he was too tired. So Ben stripped, and got into his bed. He immediately fell asleep. Yes tomorrow he'd venture out onto the streets, get some more absinthe and think about what to do about his love for Rachael, the girl he wasn't allowed. Tomorrow…
THE NEXT DAY:
Rachael rolled over, and groaned as her head hit the table. It looked like she had fallen out of bed again. She had a problem with that. Anymore she always woke up with bumps on her head. She really should move that table.
"Oh, maybe later," she told herself. That's what she always said, everyday. She just never got around to actually moving it.
She sat up and realized that she had fallen asleep with all her clothes still on. Being the lazy girl she was, she looked at this in a positive way saying, "well, at least now I don't have to get dressed. Now, down to business. Oh, yes, I need to go get more absinthe. Hope Marie won't mind me being gone before she wakes up again."
She got up and opened the door.
"Jesus Christ, Marie! You scared me!"
"Don't take the Lord's name in vain, dear," said Marie.
"Marie, I need to go out for a little bit."
"Not until you get freshened up. If I'm not mistaken, those are the clothes you had on yesterday."
"Oh, Marie, no one cares! Now I'm going, I'll be back soon!" And she left.
As she walked towards the bar to get some more absinthe, she noticed she attracted many stares from the male population. Going outside certainly was fun!
It took her no time at all to get where she needed to go and buy what she came from. When she got back outside, she couldn't help but notice how close she was to Ben's place.
"Hmm…I'm sure Ben won't mind me coming over to share a little absinthe with him," she thought. So that's what she did.
When she came to his door, she thought about being polite for once and actually knocking, but decided against it. It was only Ben after all. She felt like she had known him for years, even though it had only been one night.
Rachael opened the door, not surprised to find it unlocked. She quickly scanned the room. It looked like he had been looking for something. Perhaps some absinthe being there were about a dozen empty bottles thrown about. She looked over at the bed and saw Ben curled up, sleeping peacefully, in it.
As she walked closer, she noticed something else. Ben wasn't wearing any clothing at all. This interested Rachael. The sheets had been curled around him, like he had tossed and turned all night. They were hiding the thing that Rachael was most interested in. She was right beside his bed, about to lean closer, when he moved. He had kicked his leg out and had accidentally tripped Rachael who came tumbling down beside him on the bed. They both screamed.
"Rachael! What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I was going to see if you wanted to share a drink!" she exclaimed.
Ben suddenly realized he was naked, and that the sheets had come off of him while they were screaming. He tried to move so they covered him again, but they were all bunched up and wouldn't move. So Rachael ended up getting a pretty good look at his excellent… abs. (A/N: what'd you think she was looking for?) She also happened to notice something else. Ben saw her looking and turned bright red.
"Ben, it's ok. It's not like I haven't seen 'em before."
"Yeah, but this is me we're talking about."
"Your point?"
"I just met you last night!"
"Ben!" she cried. "Like it matters. So do you? Or should I go?"
"Do I what?"
"Haven't you been listening to me?!"
"No, sorry, but I was trying to put something on." Rachael rolled her eyes and sighed. "Because it's cold!" he argued. "Anyway, so umm…" he noticed the new absinthe bottles. Rachael laughed. "What?" he asked not taking his eyes away from the green drink.
"I was just thinking that with the look your giving that absinthe, I could strip for you and you wouldn't even notice."
"Oh, no, you're wrong. I'd notice if you started striping. Don't worry." She laughed again.
"So I suppose you want some?" He nodded and smiled at Rachael. She just grinned. His sheets had come off again and he hadn't noticed.