man, how long has it been since i updated? ages to be sure. okay, question, who has read 'eye of the world' by robert jordan? anyways, i have no idea where this fic is going and so this is chapter is just a little something to defeat my thing called writer's block. and plus i'm bored.(spuds, you know what that means....^_*) what makes this all worse is that my brother is listenin to some really old cd and christina aguilara is singing some really sappy old song. oh that's the title (too beautiful for words) i guess it fits the mood....

disclaimer: baz you lucky man you. lulu and gary and whatever you don't recognize is mine. including the awful plot.

Face the Music

Lula sat on the park bench, listening as Christian spoke bitterly. She saw the sky, felt the chill of the air, the crispness of the reality's edge. Children were playing happily, laughing and running. Happy couples strolled along the pathways.

"Chris, sit down. Please!" Lula called out finally, unable to bear her friend's raving.

"It's, well, I just don't know how this could happen? How could I have been blind to this? How?" Christian said sadly as he sat down next to Lula.

Lula looked over at him, studying the fall of his dark hair, the tears in his stormy grey eyes, and the overall image of a broken man.

"Look, it's not your fault. It's hers. I don't want to be the one to lay the blame, but this is hurting us all equally, all of it. Gary has his own sweetheart, back home in Europe. She's recovering because some freak accident. He came overseas just because he funded your production, 'Spectacular, Spectacular', and I was a part of it. I'm hurt because my best friend has fallen for my cousin, leaving my other best friend broken. My cousin, who is royalty and nobility, is handling this as best as he can but there's not much he can do even if it is on the border of an act of incivility. Don't feel bad." Lula said, a bit out of breath after her small speech.

"Really? Is that how you see it?"

"Yes, really, and with your permission, my cousin and I are willing to try and win back the heart of the woman you love. If it proves useless, well, I'm sorry. What do you say?"

After a few moments of silent thought, Christian nodded. Suddenly, Christian grinned.

"So, when do we start?"

"As soon as I can drag my cousin away, okay?" Lula smiled slyly and winked before leaving.

What have I gotten myself into? Christian thought. I suppose I should act as if nothing had happened, right? He walked to his apartment.

Meanwhile~~~~

"So Lu splashed you? I wish I could have been there!" Satine said laughingly.

"Yes, how do you stand it?" Gary grinned inquisitively (a/n: i don't care if it makes sense or not)

"Well, for one, I don't leave all my clothes on the ground. Two, I get up as early as I can, but some days I'm just a little too late." Satine explained. Gary put on a look of Oh-I-get-it-now-why-didn't-I-think-of-that which made Satine giggle.

"Well, I suppose I'll be seeing you later, but now I have some business to attend to, okay? Perhaps later this evening?" He winked. Satine blushed and nodded.

Gary started off around the block in order to avoid the 'Sparkling Diamond'. He quickly made off to Christian's flat where they discussed what had happened in the park with Lula. Here's the plan that the guys had concocted:

-Christian would pretend to fall for Lula

-Lula would pretend to flirt with Christian and seemingly 'captivate' his heart

-Gary would send for Mineverra without letting Satine know

-once Mineverra (a/n: called Evve) arrives, Gary would exaggerate his love

--through out all of this, they'd keep Evve notified so that she wouldn't be surprised. The letter she sent back was full of enough delight in the whole scheme that she couldn't wait to begin. It went as follows:

Dear Lula,
How are you my dear? It's terribly drafty here in France, but I suppos it is to be expected. Gary has told me everything, and I mean absolutely everything. You know how he never spares details?

I'm absolutely thrilled to be a part of it. I'm not really jealous because who wouldn't want him? He's an absolute doll but I suppose we must be the actors and actresses we were born as.

I must meet Christian, poor boy. Now, I never expected something like this to happen. Well, I'll see you soon. Just a question, am I supposed to come with the whole act and appearance as an invalid or no? I was thinking not. No matter now, we'll mend this poor boy's heart sooner than not.

With love, Evve

As Lula read the letter, she let out a peal of laughter. She then quickly hid the letter and came out as Satine came in.

"Hey, Tine. Do you have plans tonight?"

"Actually, I do, with your cousin as a matter of fact, why?"

"Oh, I was thinking we could have a girl's night out seeing as how we haven't had one in a while. Perhaps tomorrow night." Lula said, feigning slight disappointment.

okay, thanx to anyone who reviews! thank you so much. um.....well, i probably won't update for a little bit and i hope my little writer's block is overcome. anyways..... review review review review review review review review!!!