disclaimer: i would give ewan to my friend, satan, if i had him and i would
have enough money to swim in if i owned any of these characters, except
lula.
a/n: i'm givin most people nicknames because after a while, they're names get too long to type. i'm also tweakin some stuff, like the duke is an attractive guy, but still evil and selfish as ever. and no, this is somewhat different from 'amidala's sick heart' for those of you who were wonderin.
dedicated to: butter. not sure if you'll read this, but this is to you. hope i didn't ruin her name for ya!!!
the T.C.W. enjoy
Lula woke up at an hour before dawn. She looked over at her roommate, Satine, who was the "Sparkling Diamond". Lula prefered the "Shiny Squished Carbon" rather than being called a jewel. She sighed, shook Satine, tried evrything short of violence and dumping stuff on her and Tina, as Lula called her, didn't wake up.
"Okay, Tina, here goes." Lula had fetched three buckets of the chilly ice water she always kept on hand. She took one of these and poured all down one side of Tina's bed, then placed the second one exactly where she knew Tina would step when she put her feet on the ground, and dumped the third and coldest one all down Satine's body, from the head, to the toes.
There was a shrill scream, peals of unstoppable laughter, and much squishing. All this happened in Tiajauna, Mexico, one early morning. Two girls, loving to tease, one more playful and the other more sought after by men. That day, they then went to work at the Club(a/n: it is the moulin rouge, but not), practicing to put on a play for the *shudder*shudder* Duke. For Satine, the upside was that her lover, Christian would be there. True, Tina and Chris hated the nicknames 'Tina' and 'Chris' but they decided to give up and called Lula 'Lucy'.
Tina loved Chris and Chris loved Tina, but then again, Tina you couldn't be sure about. Tina was the Club's best performer and Lula as a backup for anyone. As well, Tina was a courtesan. Technically speaking, courtesan was the only way you could put it nicely, but they all knew it so it didn't matter. Tina was wild anyway. This morning, Satine had decided to stay at Lula's place only because the night before, she was too tired to have any customers. And so it was a Girl's Night Out.
"Hey Harry. How's the set comin along?" Lula asked. Harry grinned, busy talking with some of the actors and actresses. The production was about a thief who met and fell in love with a princess, who's fate was to marry an emperor, but she loved the thief. Satine was, of course, the princess. Everytime Lula heard the name of the princess, she crumpled up laughing, no matter how hard she tried. It was Princess McBetty. (a/n: i mean, seriously, what kind of name is 'mcbetty' for a person of royalty? wait till you hear the family name, now that one is a killer. may as well call her betty boop because of it.) Princess McBetty of Rashwood, was the full name, and apparently, it was a very honorable name in the play.
All afternoon, Satine tried to get Christian into a corner, alone, but the Duke, no matter how much Lula tried, kept getting in the way. Now, yes, you always shudder twice before mentioning *shudder*shudder* the Duke, because he was so powerful, rich, smart, shrewd, and by most appearances, handsome. The only thing that ruined it was that he was a bit on the really stupid side and very greedy. His sandy blond hair and strong body was enough for most, but the way he brought himself forth was just painful to watch.
"Lula, why is HE always by us?!" Satine asked while they were walking to Lula's apartment.
"I don't know. Did you notice what I'm WEARING!?" Lula practically said with enough intensity to equal a shout. "The dress I hate wearing unless there is some very urgent calling to wear it. And he was turned on because of it for a bit, but as you know, he was more interested in you!"
"Yes, sadly. Well, we'll grab somethin to eat and then we'll head back, plan?" Lula nodded and they went on gossiping about what had happened and what they expected the show's outcome that night.
"Harold said that there would be an Honorable Guest tonight. Do you know who he's talking about?" Lula was curious because she had a feeling she knew the guest.
"No. Oh dear, look at the time, hurry!" the two girls sprinted all the way to the Club, Lula beating Tina by nearly a whole minute. Harold's worried look relaxed as they swirled through the door. Christian smiled and took his place in the audience, where he planned to view the rehearsal of the production he had written for the Club, Spectacular Spectacular.
"May I speak with Satine?" Christian asked Lula, who had just come out of the dressing room.
"Sure thing Chris, just a minute." Lula disappeared back trhough the door. "Tina, Chris is comin back here, okay?"
"Okay." Satine called back.
"She's all yours Chris!" Lula said, smiling. She went out and stood to the side as guests filed in, making it look as if it were her job. That was when she saw the guest.
The guest was her very own cousin, Duke of some French region and one of the esteemed Lords of the English. She nearly cried out with sheer joy and pure laughter, but remembered to keep a smooth and placid expression on her face before she disappeared back stage. Lula couldn't believe that Gary had come all the way to see her and the Club's performance. Lula only hoped her makeup concealed her enough so that he wouldn't be left wondering.
Christian bumped into her and they both clearly were stunned for a moment. "I'm so sorry Lula!"
"Hey no problem Christian. Do you want me to announce your name and start up the orchestra and everything? Or do you want Harold to do that because I meant to get around to this sooner." Lula said, suddenly remembering something of vital importance.
"You should. I believe your voice is loud enough to carry over, right? Well, I also meant to tell you that I'd prefer you over anybody else to do it." Christian said, smiling. "Good luck." they hugged and parted ways.
Lula went back to change out of her dress as a 'lady in waiting' for the production and into a dress she only wore once or twice a year and even then only for a VERY minimal amount of time. It was a black dress, showed off her body and went with her cinnamony auburn nicely (a/n: okay, think julia roberts dress!)
It was time for the show to start. Lula walked through the part in the middle of the curtains she winked at Christian, who nodded to the conductor and the orchestra started up, softly. Lula's clear, firm and warm voice rolled through out the whole audience.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, the Club will be performing the production 'Spectacular Spectacular' written by Christian Thomas (a/n: what's his last name? sorry, didn't catch it in the movie.). Enjoy. Maestro, please." at that, the outer curtain closed in front of Lula as the audience applauded.
Gary, Lula's cousin, couldn't quite put his finger on who the girl he had just seen and heard was, though he knew he knew her from SOME place. Gary then shoved his thoughts to the back of his mind and watched Satine and Harold and everyone else at the Club perform Spectacular Spectacular. It went without a hitch.
K more later pplz! I'm watchin the actual movie right now!!!!
a/n: i'm givin most people nicknames because after a while, they're names get too long to type. i'm also tweakin some stuff, like the duke is an attractive guy, but still evil and selfish as ever. and no, this is somewhat different from 'amidala's sick heart' for those of you who were wonderin.
dedicated to: butter. not sure if you'll read this, but this is to you. hope i didn't ruin her name for ya!!!
the T.C.W. enjoy
Lula woke up at an hour before dawn. She looked over at her roommate, Satine, who was the "Sparkling Diamond". Lula prefered the "Shiny Squished Carbon" rather than being called a jewel. She sighed, shook Satine, tried evrything short of violence and dumping stuff on her and Tina, as Lula called her, didn't wake up.
"Okay, Tina, here goes." Lula had fetched three buckets of the chilly ice water she always kept on hand. She took one of these and poured all down one side of Tina's bed, then placed the second one exactly where she knew Tina would step when she put her feet on the ground, and dumped the third and coldest one all down Satine's body, from the head, to the toes.
There was a shrill scream, peals of unstoppable laughter, and much squishing. All this happened in Tiajauna, Mexico, one early morning. Two girls, loving to tease, one more playful and the other more sought after by men. That day, they then went to work at the Club(a/n: it is the moulin rouge, but not), practicing to put on a play for the *shudder*shudder* Duke. For Satine, the upside was that her lover, Christian would be there. True, Tina and Chris hated the nicknames 'Tina' and 'Chris' but they decided to give up and called Lula 'Lucy'.
Tina loved Chris and Chris loved Tina, but then again, Tina you couldn't be sure about. Tina was the Club's best performer and Lula as a backup for anyone. As well, Tina was a courtesan. Technically speaking, courtesan was the only way you could put it nicely, but they all knew it so it didn't matter. Tina was wild anyway. This morning, Satine had decided to stay at Lula's place only because the night before, she was too tired to have any customers. And so it was a Girl's Night Out.
"Hey Harry. How's the set comin along?" Lula asked. Harry grinned, busy talking with some of the actors and actresses. The production was about a thief who met and fell in love with a princess, who's fate was to marry an emperor, but she loved the thief. Satine was, of course, the princess. Everytime Lula heard the name of the princess, she crumpled up laughing, no matter how hard she tried. It was Princess McBetty. (a/n: i mean, seriously, what kind of name is 'mcbetty' for a person of royalty? wait till you hear the family name, now that one is a killer. may as well call her betty boop because of it.) Princess McBetty of Rashwood, was the full name, and apparently, it was a very honorable name in the play.
All afternoon, Satine tried to get Christian into a corner, alone, but the Duke, no matter how much Lula tried, kept getting in the way. Now, yes, you always shudder twice before mentioning *shudder*shudder* the Duke, because he was so powerful, rich, smart, shrewd, and by most appearances, handsome. The only thing that ruined it was that he was a bit on the really stupid side and very greedy. His sandy blond hair and strong body was enough for most, but the way he brought himself forth was just painful to watch.
"Lula, why is HE always by us?!" Satine asked while they were walking to Lula's apartment.
"I don't know. Did you notice what I'm WEARING!?" Lula practically said with enough intensity to equal a shout. "The dress I hate wearing unless there is some very urgent calling to wear it. And he was turned on because of it for a bit, but as you know, he was more interested in you!"
"Yes, sadly. Well, we'll grab somethin to eat and then we'll head back, plan?" Lula nodded and they went on gossiping about what had happened and what they expected the show's outcome that night.
"Harold said that there would be an Honorable Guest tonight. Do you know who he's talking about?" Lula was curious because she had a feeling she knew the guest.
"No. Oh dear, look at the time, hurry!" the two girls sprinted all the way to the Club, Lula beating Tina by nearly a whole minute. Harold's worried look relaxed as they swirled through the door. Christian smiled and took his place in the audience, where he planned to view the rehearsal of the production he had written for the Club, Spectacular Spectacular.
"May I speak with Satine?" Christian asked Lula, who had just come out of the dressing room.
"Sure thing Chris, just a minute." Lula disappeared back trhough the door. "Tina, Chris is comin back here, okay?"
"Okay." Satine called back.
"She's all yours Chris!" Lula said, smiling. She went out and stood to the side as guests filed in, making it look as if it were her job. That was when she saw the guest.
The guest was her very own cousin, Duke of some French region and one of the esteemed Lords of the English. She nearly cried out with sheer joy and pure laughter, but remembered to keep a smooth and placid expression on her face before she disappeared back stage. Lula couldn't believe that Gary had come all the way to see her and the Club's performance. Lula only hoped her makeup concealed her enough so that he wouldn't be left wondering.
Christian bumped into her and they both clearly were stunned for a moment. "I'm so sorry Lula!"
"Hey no problem Christian. Do you want me to announce your name and start up the orchestra and everything? Or do you want Harold to do that because I meant to get around to this sooner." Lula said, suddenly remembering something of vital importance.
"You should. I believe your voice is loud enough to carry over, right? Well, I also meant to tell you that I'd prefer you over anybody else to do it." Christian said, smiling. "Good luck." they hugged and parted ways.
Lula went back to change out of her dress as a 'lady in waiting' for the production and into a dress she only wore once or twice a year and even then only for a VERY minimal amount of time. It was a black dress, showed off her body and went with her cinnamony auburn nicely (a/n: okay, think julia roberts dress!)
It was time for the show to start. Lula walked through the part in the middle of the curtains she winked at Christian, who nodded to the conductor and the orchestra started up, softly. Lula's clear, firm and warm voice rolled through out the whole audience.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, the Club will be performing the production 'Spectacular Spectacular' written by Christian Thomas (a/n: what's his last name? sorry, didn't catch it in the movie.). Enjoy. Maestro, please." at that, the outer curtain closed in front of Lula as the audience applauded.
Gary, Lula's cousin, couldn't quite put his finger on who the girl he had just seen and heard was, though he knew he knew her from SOME place. Gary then shoved his thoughts to the back of his mind and watched Satine and Harold and everyone else at the Club perform Spectacular Spectacular. It went without a hitch.
K more later pplz! I'm watchin the actual movie right now!!!!
