Something To Sleep To
by She's a Star
Disclaimer: Moulin Rouge belongs to Bazzie! Something to Sleep To belongs to Michelle Branch.
Author's Note: I wanted to try something different. It's...different.
Dedication: To Norah, who told me to upload it in the first place :)
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This is a story about love.
She's his yellow brick road
Leading him on and letting him go
As far as she lets him go
Going down to nowhere.
To him, love is like oxygen; a many splendored thing that lifts us up where we belong. To her, love is just a game; a deadly game, one that she swore to never play, in fear of losing.
Now they have been lost to one another, desperately in love. One fights it, while the other's dreams have finally come true.
They lay asleep, covered in extravagant sheets of crimson silk.
She sits up suddenly, a storm brewing in her eyes. War rages between her mind and heart, logic and love battling with the intensity of a thousand soldiers.
She puts on her makeup
The same way she did
Yesterday
Hoping everything's the same
But everything has changed.
Satine is afraid. Outwardly, she is perfectly under control, but inwardly, terror haunts her. She has fallen in love against her will, she has ruined everything. Her hand shakes as she illuminates her lips with red. Slowly, Satine disappears, making way for the Sparkling Diamond.
And still, she loves him.
"In my mind," she sings softly, studying her reflection in her vanity, "Everything we did was right...open your eyes, I'll still be by your side. How could I ever have been so blind? You give me something to sleep to at night."
He wakes up to the sound
So scared that she's leaving
He wishes she were still asleep next to him
Hoping she will change
Christian wakes up to find her gone, though she still surrounds him. The fragrance of vanilla mingled with talcum powder lingers about the sheets, as the memories of her kisses linger in his mind.
He calls her name softly, timidly.
She doesn't answer.
Sighing softly to himself, he sings.
"In my mind, everything we did was right....open your eyes, I'll still be by your side. How could I ever have been so blind? You give me something to sleep to at night."
. . .
"You give me something to sleep to," Satine sighed, "And all I know is you give me something to dream to when I'm alone..."
Her voice trails off.
"Don't leave me now," she requests softly, tears gathering in sapphire eyes. "Don't leave me now...don't leave me now."
. . .
"Don't leave me now," Christian begs. "Don't leave me now, don't leave me now, don't leave me now..."
. . .
Taking a shaky breath, she stands up and makes her way back to him. Pain, deceit, jealousy, betrayal may attempt to ruin them, but love will conquer all.
Somehow she knows.
And somehow, that knowledge is enough.
. . .
His heart soars at the sight of her, a smile immediately dancing across his lips. He loves her, and, though she had tried to fight it, she loves him.
They would be together until the end of time.
Somehow he knows.
And somehow, that knowledge is enough.