From A Sparkling Diamond

Chapter Seven

Over a glass of Absinthe, Toulouse told Christian more about the Moulin Rouge, Zidler and of course, his sparkling diamond, Satine. Of course Christian agreed. How could he not?

That very evening, Toulouse, Christian and the crew were at the Moulin Rouge. I spotted them the minute they walked in the door. That night seemed perfect, for we had just opened with a new dance sequence and Satine with a new number. It seemed perfect, but then again nothing in Monmarte is what it seems.

(Lady Marmalade- Lil Kim, Pink, Christina Agularia, Mya)

Lil' Kim:
Where's all my soul sisters
Let me hear y'all flow sisters

Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister

Mya:
He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Strutting her stuff on the street
She said, hello, hey Joe
You wanna give it a go, oh

Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da (hey hey hey)
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here (here oh)
Mocca chocolata ya ya (ooh yeah)
Creole Lady Marmalade (ohh)

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir (oh oh)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Pink:
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets
Is where he started to freak, yeah

Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da (da da yeah)
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here (ooh yeah yeah)
Mocca chocolata ya ya (yeah, yeah)
Creole Lady Marmalade, uh

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ooh)

Lil' Kim:
Yeah, yeah, aw
We come through with the money and the garter belts
Let 'em know we 'bout that cake, straight out the gate
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm saying, why spend mine when I can spend yours
Disagree, well that's you and I'm sorry
I'ma keep playing these cats out like Atari
Wear high heeled shoes, getting love from the dudes
Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge
Hey sisters, soul sisters
Betta' get that dough sisters
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
By the case, the meaning of expensive taste
We wanna gitchi gitchi ya ya (come on)
Mocca chocolata (what)
Creole Lady Marmalade

One more time, come on now

Marmalade (ooh)
Lady Marmalade (ooh yeah)
Marmalade (no ohh)

Christina:
Hey, hey, hey
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, oh
Color of cafe au lait, alright
Made the savage beast inside
Roar until he cried

More, more, more

Pink:
Now he's back home doing nine to five (nine to five)

Mya:
Living a gray flannel life
Christina:
But when he turns off to sleep, bad memories keep

More, more, more

Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da (da da)
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here (ohh)
Mocca chocolata ya ya (ooh)
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (all my sisters, yeah)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ohh)

Creole Lady Marmalade, ooh yes

After a visual taste of what was to come that evening, Toulouse found me and the plans were made. Christain was to meet Satine after her number inside the elephant. Little did I, Toulouse, or Christain for that matter, know that someone else was to meet Satine that evening. An investor for the new show. That would be, Spectacular, Spectacular, the show that Zidler had been trying to sell for months. Satine, who wanted to be an actress, was also being sold in the process. Zidler knew this, but had to keep the Moulin Rouge alive somehow. So while I was meeting with Toulouse, Zidler was meeting with the Duke. The new investor. The one who was to change all our lives. That he would do.