A/N: Okay, this is another one of those Satine-didn't-die-however-she-did-go-with-the-Duke fics. I know it gets a little boring reading the same thing over and over but I will try to make this one different!!!
Christian stared up at the sky, not aware that someone was watching him. Satine was that someone. She had gone with the Duke in order to save Christian and the Moulin Rouge. Then the Duke had run off with some little tramp after Satine stopped sleeping with him. A tear slipped down Christian's cheek as he thought about her, then he walked up to his lonely apartment. Satine let out a small gasp, she had never seen her love cry. She leaned against a wall and sang toward Christian's garret:
I'll always remember
It was late afternoon
It lasted forever
And ended too soon
You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed
Christian looked out the window, he thought he had heard Satine singing. In fact, he was sure he had heard her singing. He joined in with her:
In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
The moment that I saw you cry
It was late in september
And I've seen you before (and you were)
You were always the cold one
But i was never that sure
All of a sudden the singing stopped. "NO!" Christian yelled "Satine!" he ran down the stairs, looking for her. He ran down the street untill he reached the end. He stopped and yelled her name. Then he heard the song again from somewhere behind him:
You were all by yourself
Staring at a dark gray sky
I was changed
In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
Christian spun around and saw her.
"Satine!" He yelled, not wanting to lose her again, but instead of running, Satine kept singing, and once again Christian joined in:
I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know you
I wanted to make your everything, all right....
He held her and kissed her, marveling in the fact that he had her again, and sang on:
I'll always remember...
It was late afternoon...
In places no one would find...
"I love you, Satine." Christian said with such sincerity that Satine cried. " I love you too Christian, with all of my life." All of a sudden Christian got down on one knee.
"Satine?" Christian began. "I love you with all my heart and I know that we will always be together, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
Satine was so overjoyed that she leaped into his arms.
"Of course Christian! Why ever would I not? I love you!" Satine said.
"I heard you were to marry the Duke."
"I was, then he left because I stopped sleeping with him. Then I ran away to find you…" Satine trailed off. "We must leave Monmartre right away, the Duke will look for us and then he will kill you when he finds us."
"We must go to London, back to my apartment, its near my parents house." Christian said.
"Um, Christian?" Satine asked. "Why were you crying?"
"What do you mean?" Christian replied.
"Well, you were crying earlier, when you were looking at the sky with this far away look in your eyes."
"I was thinking of you and how much I missed you." Christian said. But Satine wasn't paying attention, she was looking behind Christian, her eyes wide with fright. Then they heard a nasal voice.
"Hello, my dear."