Disclaimer: Yes, we know already! I own the charters of Ben and Rachael
and I was the one that broke them up!
A/N: sorry last chapter was kind of sad. But in this chapter, Ben actually has a say in things! GO BEN! Whoooooo! The Argentinean had a gosh darn long speech about love too… On with the show! (hehe I stole Zidler's line!)
"Christian? What?" asked Ben. Christian had just come running into Ben's room.
"Satine! She just tried to end it with me, but I sang a song to her explaining I would love her no matter what happened, and she's staying with me! Now I have another part to add in to Spectacular, Spectacular!" explained Christian in warp speed.
"What?" asked Ben. "Satine tried to end it with you?"
"Yes, but now she knows that no matter what I'll love her! Come what may!"
"You sang to her?" Ben wondered if he should tell Christian about him and Rachael. But he didn't have to wonder long.
"So, how are you and Rachael?" asked Christian.
"Oh, uh, well…she, she uh, ended it with me."
"Oh, Ben! I'm terribly sorry! Why?"
"She said Zidler suspected us and that couldn't happen…or something like that."
"You should talk to her! I know she loves you terribly! Satine tells me all the time! She's proud that Rachael finally found someone."
"You're right, Christian, I should talk to her. I will love her forever and I think she needs to know that. I think I'll go right now. Do you know where she is?"
"She's probably at her place."
"Ok, bye." And Ben ran out of his room, while Christian chuckled.
Ben ran nonstop all the way to Rachael's place. He hoped she would be home. Ben knew he couldn't live without her. He didn't care what happened to him, as long as they were together…
He came to her door and pounded furiously on it. Two minutes later, Rachael opened the door dressed in a robe and her hair was wet.
"Ben! What do you want? I was just trying to take a bath!" she said.
"Rachael, do you know what just happened between Christian and Satine?"
"No…but I'm sure you're going to tell me."
"Satine tried to end it with Christian because she was afraid the Duke would find out about them…"
"Well, Satine had a reason to be afraid, doesn't she?"
"So are you saying you don't?"
"NO! It's just, her reason is bigger…"
"Well, Christian sang her a song…"
"Good for him."
"…and told her how much he loved her and that he always would! Come what may!"
"That's very nice, Ben, really, it is. But I don't see why I need to know this."
"Because, Rachael…that's how I feel about you. I'll love you no matter what happens. You may not love me, but I'll still love you and be there for you, no matter what. Like Christian said, come what may!"
"Ben, we're not Christian and Satine. We can't do everything they do. I already explained to you that we can't be together! I have reasons, Ben."
"Rachael.."
"BEN! Please, I'm a courtesan. I'm not made to love. Please, just stop bothering me."
"Rachael…"
"GET OUT!" So, Ben slowly backed up and went out the door. Rachael slammed it hard behind him. She sat down on her bed, and cried.
"What do you mean she didn't listen?"
"SHE DIDN'T LISTEN CHRISTIAN! WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS!?"
"Sorry, your right. It's just…well sometimes there's this thing called unrequited lo…"
"THIS IS NOT UNREQUITED LOVE!" Ben was being irrational. He knew that. Maybe Rachael had loved him once. She said so herself, she's a courtesan, not made to love. She obviously didn't love him anymore. "Maybe things work out all fine and dandy for you and Satine, Christian, but they don't for everyone. Maybe we just weren't meant to be together."
"No," spoke up Toulouse. "You were together once, you will be again. She still loves you, I know it."
"Then why doesn't she show it?" demanded Ben.
Just then, the Argentinean woke up from being unconscious. "She is scared!" Everyone turned to look at him. "She's scared of what might happen. Not only because of her reason with Zidler, but because she's scared this wont work out. She's a courtesan, she's never loved before. She is scared." Everyone was speechless. Then he said, "But it's good that she pushed you away. You should never fall in love with a women who ends herself, it always sells bad!" Then he went unconscious again.
"Don't listen to him!" Toulouse cried. "He's delirious! Doesn't know what he's talking about!"
"Life would have been better for her and for me if we had just never met. I shouldn't have forced you to take me to the Moulin Rouge, Toulouse," said Ben.
"Ben, if you were meant to be, you would have met her anyway," said Christian. "Maybe not at the Moulin Rouge, but maybe walking down the street. Maybe she is scared of what would happen. Just give her some time."
"She told me to stop bothering her, Christian." Christian and Toulouse were silent. They didn't know what to say.
Rachael sat up. How long had she been crying? What time was it? She heard a knock on her door. "Please don't be Ben," she thought. She opened the door, only to find, "Satine?"
"Rachael, I…have you been crying?"
"Well…I, uh…"
"Rachael, what's wrong?"
"Satine, it's nothing, really."
"Are you sure? It doesn't seem like nothing to me."
"I'm ok, really."
"Alright, I just wanted to let you know, we have a new scene to practice on. Christian wants us all ready in one hour."
"What's the new scene?"
"It's a song," Satine smiled shyly, "Christian wrote it for me, to tell me he would always love me..."
"Come what may?" asked Rachael. Satine nodded and Rachael sighed.
"How did you know?" Satine asked.
"Ben told me."
"Oh. Well, get ready! I'll see you down there!"
"Ok! Bye Satine!" Satine left and Rachael picked out a dress to wear. It was easy to take off since they practiced in their under things to get used to the dances with the corsets on. Rachael was usually happy to go to rehearsal because Ben would be there. Now, he was the reason she dreaded going. She knew she shouldn't have broken up with him, but she did have reasons. Although she did still love him and missed him like crazy. "He probably doesn't even want me back anymore…" Rachael sighed.
"Alright," said Christian, "I need some of you on that side of the stage and all the rest on this side!"
The dancers moved accordingly. They had been at practice for a few hours, and Christian, Satine, and the Argentinean had been over the new song a couple times. Now, they were practicing with the background vocals and dancers.
Rachael had noticed Ben sneaking glances at her. She was wondering about this, but he was just probably missing her. She felt so bad about letting him go like that, but she had to.
"Alright," continued Christian, "let's start where we left off last time. Ready?"
They began singing the song. It was beautiful. Rachael had to admit, Christian was a genius at this. While singing, she suddenly realized the meaning of the song and almost cried. Christian noticed this, of course and stopped rehearsal for a second.
"Rachael, are you ok?" he asked her. Immediately, everyone looked at her.
"I…I'm fine, I just…can I take a break for a minute?" she said. Christian nodded and Rachael walked out of the room, into a side hallway. Christian continued with the rehearsal.
A/N: ok, that's all for now. Sorry I took so long to update! At least I did, right! Anyway, have some thanks!:
BballingQt153 – Thanks so much! That is a very funny line, and I can't even believe I thought of it! Thank you for the review!
WeasleyGirl – Don't worry, I'm sure they'll get back together! I'm sorry I had to break them up to… Anyway, thanks for your review!
Sarah – Thanks so much! I just need to figure out what's going to happen next now…
Sparkling Diamond Satine – Ok, I'll continue, and it is like watching them double, sorry I had to do it! Thanks for another review!
Elizabeth – I wonder why too. I mean, something's just never cooperate, you know? Anyway, thanks for the review
Ok, well that's it, and again, so sorry I took so long, it's just I couldn't think of what to say! Well, until next chapter! I'm out!
A/N: sorry last chapter was kind of sad. But in this chapter, Ben actually has a say in things! GO BEN! Whoooooo! The Argentinean had a gosh darn long speech about love too… On with the show! (hehe I stole Zidler's line!)
"Christian? What?" asked Ben. Christian had just come running into Ben's room.
"Satine! She just tried to end it with me, but I sang a song to her explaining I would love her no matter what happened, and she's staying with me! Now I have another part to add in to Spectacular, Spectacular!" explained Christian in warp speed.
"What?" asked Ben. "Satine tried to end it with you?"
"Yes, but now she knows that no matter what I'll love her! Come what may!"
"You sang to her?" Ben wondered if he should tell Christian about him and Rachael. But he didn't have to wonder long.
"So, how are you and Rachael?" asked Christian.
"Oh, uh, well…she, she uh, ended it with me."
"Oh, Ben! I'm terribly sorry! Why?"
"She said Zidler suspected us and that couldn't happen…or something like that."
"You should talk to her! I know she loves you terribly! Satine tells me all the time! She's proud that Rachael finally found someone."
"You're right, Christian, I should talk to her. I will love her forever and I think she needs to know that. I think I'll go right now. Do you know where she is?"
"She's probably at her place."
"Ok, bye." And Ben ran out of his room, while Christian chuckled.
Ben ran nonstop all the way to Rachael's place. He hoped she would be home. Ben knew he couldn't live without her. He didn't care what happened to him, as long as they were together…
He came to her door and pounded furiously on it. Two minutes later, Rachael opened the door dressed in a robe and her hair was wet.
"Ben! What do you want? I was just trying to take a bath!" she said.
"Rachael, do you know what just happened between Christian and Satine?"
"No…but I'm sure you're going to tell me."
"Satine tried to end it with Christian because she was afraid the Duke would find out about them…"
"Well, Satine had a reason to be afraid, doesn't she?"
"So are you saying you don't?"
"NO! It's just, her reason is bigger…"
"Well, Christian sang her a song…"
"Good for him."
"…and told her how much he loved her and that he always would! Come what may!"
"That's very nice, Ben, really, it is. But I don't see why I need to know this."
"Because, Rachael…that's how I feel about you. I'll love you no matter what happens. You may not love me, but I'll still love you and be there for you, no matter what. Like Christian said, come what may!"
"Ben, we're not Christian and Satine. We can't do everything they do. I already explained to you that we can't be together! I have reasons, Ben."
"Rachael.."
"BEN! Please, I'm a courtesan. I'm not made to love. Please, just stop bothering me."
"Rachael…"
"GET OUT!" So, Ben slowly backed up and went out the door. Rachael slammed it hard behind him. She sat down on her bed, and cried.
"What do you mean she didn't listen?"
"SHE DIDN'T LISTEN CHRISTIAN! WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS!?"
"Sorry, your right. It's just…well sometimes there's this thing called unrequited lo…"
"THIS IS NOT UNREQUITED LOVE!" Ben was being irrational. He knew that. Maybe Rachael had loved him once. She said so herself, she's a courtesan, not made to love. She obviously didn't love him anymore. "Maybe things work out all fine and dandy for you and Satine, Christian, but they don't for everyone. Maybe we just weren't meant to be together."
"No," spoke up Toulouse. "You were together once, you will be again. She still loves you, I know it."
"Then why doesn't she show it?" demanded Ben.
Just then, the Argentinean woke up from being unconscious. "She is scared!" Everyone turned to look at him. "She's scared of what might happen. Not only because of her reason with Zidler, but because she's scared this wont work out. She's a courtesan, she's never loved before. She is scared." Everyone was speechless. Then he said, "But it's good that she pushed you away. You should never fall in love with a women who ends herself, it always sells bad!" Then he went unconscious again.
"Don't listen to him!" Toulouse cried. "He's delirious! Doesn't know what he's talking about!"
"Life would have been better for her and for me if we had just never met. I shouldn't have forced you to take me to the Moulin Rouge, Toulouse," said Ben.
"Ben, if you were meant to be, you would have met her anyway," said Christian. "Maybe not at the Moulin Rouge, but maybe walking down the street. Maybe she is scared of what would happen. Just give her some time."
"She told me to stop bothering her, Christian." Christian and Toulouse were silent. They didn't know what to say.
Rachael sat up. How long had she been crying? What time was it? She heard a knock on her door. "Please don't be Ben," she thought. She opened the door, only to find, "Satine?"
"Rachael, I…have you been crying?"
"Well…I, uh…"
"Rachael, what's wrong?"
"Satine, it's nothing, really."
"Are you sure? It doesn't seem like nothing to me."
"I'm ok, really."
"Alright, I just wanted to let you know, we have a new scene to practice on. Christian wants us all ready in one hour."
"What's the new scene?"
"It's a song," Satine smiled shyly, "Christian wrote it for me, to tell me he would always love me..."
"Come what may?" asked Rachael. Satine nodded and Rachael sighed.
"How did you know?" Satine asked.
"Ben told me."
"Oh. Well, get ready! I'll see you down there!"
"Ok! Bye Satine!" Satine left and Rachael picked out a dress to wear. It was easy to take off since they practiced in their under things to get used to the dances with the corsets on. Rachael was usually happy to go to rehearsal because Ben would be there. Now, he was the reason she dreaded going. She knew she shouldn't have broken up with him, but she did have reasons. Although she did still love him and missed him like crazy. "He probably doesn't even want me back anymore…" Rachael sighed.
"Alright," said Christian, "I need some of you on that side of the stage and all the rest on this side!"
The dancers moved accordingly. They had been at practice for a few hours, and Christian, Satine, and the Argentinean had been over the new song a couple times. Now, they were practicing with the background vocals and dancers.
Rachael had noticed Ben sneaking glances at her. She was wondering about this, but he was just probably missing her. She felt so bad about letting him go like that, but she had to.
"Alright," continued Christian, "let's start where we left off last time. Ready?"
They began singing the song. It was beautiful. Rachael had to admit, Christian was a genius at this. While singing, she suddenly realized the meaning of the song and almost cried. Christian noticed this, of course and stopped rehearsal for a second.
"Rachael, are you ok?" he asked her. Immediately, everyone looked at her.
"I…I'm fine, I just…can I take a break for a minute?" she said. Christian nodded and Rachael walked out of the room, into a side hallway. Christian continued with the rehearsal.
A/N: ok, that's all for now. Sorry I took so long to update! At least I did, right! Anyway, have some thanks!:
BballingQt153 – Thanks so much! That is a very funny line, and I can't even believe I thought of it! Thank you for the review!
WeasleyGirl – Don't worry, I'm sure they'll get back together! I'm sorry I had to break them up to… Anyway, thanks for your review!
Sarah – Thanks so much! I just need to figure out what's going to happen next now…
Sparkling Diamond Satine – Ok, I'll continue, and it is like watching them double, sorry I had to do it! Thanks for another review!
Elizabeth – I wonder why too. I mean, something's just never cooperate, you know? Anyway, thanks for the review
Ok, well that's it, and again, so sorry I took so long, it's just I couldn't think of what to say! Well, until next chapter! I'm out!