Daddy's Little Girl
Disclaimer: No, I do not own the copyrights and stuff to this wonderful, beautiful, colorful movie. It's sad, but it's true…excuse me **goes and cries over it then comes back completely fine**
~~Begin Chapter~~
Sadie stayed at the theatre late that night talking to Ewan. It was against what her father wanted, but after a few strict words from her mother, Christian decided to let her stay only for a while.
"Wow, that's a good painting, I love it!" Sades said holding a canvas board that Ewan showed her. The painting was of a Paris sunset, the colors were bright and beautiful and seemingly carefully chosen.
"Thanks, I spent quite a few hours on it," Ewan said.
"But don't painters usually spend days working on their pieces?" Sades asked. Ewan shrugged.
"I've never really spent more than five hours on my paintings. I paint quickly and amazingly actually sort of accurately. That's why Toulouse took me in as his student, because he's a fast painter and perfectly accurate so he's helping me there," Ewan said. He brought out another canvas and showed it to Sades. "This one was the first painting he dictated for me to paint. He's a hard teacher, but he's a good friend."
"Yes, definitely," Sades said. "This is a beautiful painting, he teaches you well."
"I'd like to try something new tonight," Ewan said. "I want to paint a human model, I've mostly painted scenery, and I want to paint a person now."
"A person? And who would you paint?" Sades asked she turned to Ewan who was only a few inches from her.
"I'd like to paint you, in the costume that Toulouse made," Ewan whispered.
"I'm not sure if I'd like to stand around for five hours for you to paint me," Sades said. "I do have to get back home soon." Sades started to get up.
"No, wait, don't go," Ewan said standing up too. Sades turned around. "Uh, I could at least just draw you on my canvas, and we could paint tomorrow."
Sades thought a moment the nodded, "Alright. I'll be right back."
As Sades went away to get dressed, Ewan set up his canvas and brought his charcoal sticks and sharpened them, his hand was shaking. He sighed a little flexed his hands trying to stop them from shaking.
"Alright," Sades said stepping in the room in her costume. Ewan looked at her. She was very beautiful in that costume, her eyes stood out from the dark clothing and silver.
"Right," Ewan said in a shaky voice. "Uh, just stand over there."
"Any pose you want?" she asked.
"Wha-, oh yes, uh sitting down hands locked together on one knee the other leg stretched out and look as if you're looking at the sunset that way," Ewan pointed at the wall so her head was at an angle not facing straight at him.
"Like this?" Sades said striking the pose.
"Perfect," Ewan said. He studied her body's pose and then started to draw. First the egg shape head then the cylinder neck going into a rectangular upper body at a curve. Then the cylinder arms and legs and triangular feet; then he went in and started to work out the details of the face and hair then to the clothes and hands, he put little value(1) into the work because it was going to be painted over. "Alright, you can relax now. I'm finished with your figure drawing."
"May I see?" Sades asked as she sat up. Ewan nodded. She walked over and looked at the drawing. "Oh, that's just great! I can't believe you did that in less than twenty minutes!"
"I'm a quick drawer," Ewan said as he drew some bushes on the bottom and a boulder for the drawn Sadie to be sitting on. "I can have this painted tonight actually; I know the colors of your costume."
"Alright, I'm going to have to go now," Sadie said. Even though she wanted to move she didn't. She was so close to Ewan, her face was right next to his, if he just moved his head her way and she move a little his then they would be kissing. Wait, no, she couldn't fall in love with a painter! Her father would have a tantrum and maybe a stroke! Well, then again it was her choice of whom she would fall in love with not her father's!
Finally she moved and left the room. Ewan sighed in disappointment, he had the chance! He could have just turned his head and he'd be kissing her! Wait a minute! What was that? Was he falling in love? No, that'd be going against everything he vowed not to do! Right, my friend, Ewan wasn't exactly a bohemian. He had tried his heart before but got it crushed in a horrible relationship. But then again, Sades seemed just so…perfect.
"Alright," he said to himself. "Just one more chance at love, be still my heart. Tomorrow we will see."
~~
"This is not love at first sight!" Sades said to herself as she hurriedly walked down the street. "No, I do not believe in love at first sight, this is not love at first sight. No, this isn't even love! I can't fall in love; I have a career to be dedicated to! No, I will not love him, he'll just be a good friend, yes, just a friend. Absolutely just a love, I mean friend!"
Yes, Ewan wasn't the only one who had tried his heart before, but Sades had tried it twice, and she wasn't going to be a fool and go for thrice. She had tried her heart before in high school but the jerks had ended up cheating on her. She had cried her heart out twice. Chris, Jude and Sats had all comforted her, and she had recovered. Now she had two guys trying to gain her love, but she was fighting the feelings she had for one. There was enough friction between her father and her; she didn't want more for going with Ewan.
So the decision was in, no falling in love this time!
~~
The next day Sades went to the theatre to visit her friends with Sats.
"He wanted to paint your picture?" Sats asked. "Oh, I see now, painting your picture to keep you in his sight at all times of the day and night."
"What? No, I was in my costume, so it must have been for the party," Sades defended.
"Perhaps that's just what he wanted you to think!"
"Jeez, Sats, are you going to try to play matchmaker again? Please don't, the last time you did that Christian ended up getting his arm broken after falling off the tree, shamefully after he yelled that he 'loved' me to the whole park! Seemingly he was under the influence of you because you said if he did that then I'd love him forever, and do I? No, I do not," Sades said. "Now, I'm not saying you're bad matchmaker, just not good for me. Every guy you've tried setting me up with during high school all got injured in some way. Every other person you set up with someone else though, they went on to have a great relationship for years. Like Mary Ann and Harold, they were matched up by you in year nine, and then what happens? The next four years they're still going out, and then right when they graduate, in front of the whole audience and class he gets down on one knee and proposes! Then they're getting married in three months! You've certainly done well with a lot of our classmates, except Evelyn and Jonathan Carnahan. Evy is too bookish, good friend, but too bookish and her brother, Jonathan is too much of a play boy to settle down."
"Good recovery," Sats said. "But I'm not going to try to play matchmaker, again. No, I think this love will come on its own."
"What love? What love? I have no love for him, it's purely, strictly and completely a friendship!" Sades said implying each word with a hand motion.
"Sure," Sats said rolling her eyes. They went into the theatre and were greeted immediately by Ewan who had a canvas in his hands. He showed it to the two ladies.
"It's finished! Spent five hours flat working on it!" he said showing them the beautiful picture. The colors were perfect and the shading and the back ground was just beautiful.
"Oh, wow, Ewan, that's beautiful!" Sades said.
"Yes, you've really captured the beauty of my friend here," Sats said. She took the painting into her hands and then said, "Can we use this for the party?"
"Ah, yes, yeah sure, of course," Ewan said breaking his gaze with Sadie.
"Thanks," Sats said.
"After all, that was just what you had made it for, right?" Sades asked. Ewan didn't know what to say.
"Uh, if you say so," Ewan said stuttering a little.
"Well, then I would certainly think that you should do one of Sats's character on her own, and then one of both of us and perhaps the same with Chris's and Jude's characters," Sades suggested. Sats nodded, she liked the idea.
"Yes, that's a great idea! Do you think you can do it within the week?" Sats asked.
"Yes, of course, I can do your characters today; I'll draw them out first all of them today," Ewan said.
"Alright, I'll go get Chris and Jude to come down and you can draw us, and then we can finish designing the theatre for the party. I'll bring Mum and Dad and Satine and Christian here too to help," Sats said. "Well, now, I'll be going."
Sats walked out the door leaving Sades and Ewan alone, together. For a while there was just silence as they sat on the stage. Then Ewan seemed to be getting a little nervous.
"Is something wrong?" Sades asked.
"No, I'm just a little nervous, I've never drawn a lot of people before," Ewan said.
"Just calm down, and be glad you're not drawing nude people," Sades said. Ewan nodded.
"I was wondering before, when you said I had done this just for the, uh party, I was wondering why you thought that," Ewan said.
"Because that's what it was for wasn't it?" Sades asked.
"No, I had drawn it because I really like you," Ewan said.
"Ewan, this can't be anything more than a friendship, like me, fine but don't really like me," Sades said. "I don't reflect those feelings."
"It wasn't a love at first sight for you?" Ewan asked.
"Ewan, I don't believe in love at first sight," Sades said.
"Oh," Ewan said in a disappointed voice. "Heh, silly of me, to think you could possibly fall in love with somebody like me at first sight…"
"I really don't even fall in love with anyone," Sades said.
"You don't fall in love? But, a life without love, that's just terrible!"
"No, being on the streets, that's terrible!"
"No!"
"What?"
"Love is like oxygen," Ewan said. Sades sighed.
"You're beginning to act how my father used to," Sades said quietly.
"I don't care! Love is a many splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love!"
"Please don't start this..."
"All you need is love," Ewan sang.
"A girl has got to eat!"
"All you need is love!" Ewan sang again.
"She'll end up on the street!"
"All you need is love!" Ewan sang.
"Love is just a game," Sades sang.
"I was made for loving you, baby you were made for loving me!" Ewan pulled in front of her as she moved to backstage.
"There's no way of loving me baby, that's a far 'way dream!" Sades stepped around him between a few pillars. Ewan pulled around in front of her again.
"Just one night, give me just one night!" Ewan pleaded as he sang.
"There's no way! Not any day!" Sades said turning around and walking around.
"In the name of love, one night in the name of love!" Ewan intercepted her again as he swung a little as he held onto the pole.
"You crazy fool, I won't give into you!" Sades stepped away and walked up the stairs.
"Don't, leave me this way. I can't survive, without your sweet love, oh baby, don't leave me this way." Ewan stepped up a few stairs and stopped.
"You'd think people would've had enough of silly love songs," as she continued to go up some stairs. Ewan continued walking up.
"I look around me and I see it isn't so," he chuckled a bit, "Oh no." He was right in front of her.
"Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs." Sades said turning away. Ewan stepped in front of her. They were right next to the rafters.
"Well what's wrong with that? I'd like to know, cause here I go again," Ewan jumped up a few steps and onto the rafters. Sades gasped.
"Get down! Get down!"
"Love lifts us up where we belong, where eagles fly, on a mountain high!" Ewan was grabbed by Sades and she pulled him onto a more stable rafter.
"Love makes us act like we are fools!" Sades stepped back from Ewan. "Throw our lives away for one happy day!"
"We could be heroes, just for one day," Ewan sang. Sades started to make her way down to the stage.
"You, you will be mean."
"No, I won't," Ewan chuckled following her.
"And I," she sighed, "I'll drink all the time!"
She was down the stairs and Ewan turned around the pole to face her on the stage and sang, "We should be lovers!"
"We can't do that."
"We should be lovers, and that's a fact!" he sang beautifully.
Sades turned to him, "Though nothing, will us together!"
"We could steal time," he sang stepping in front of her.
"Just for one day," They sang at the same time. "We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes, forever and ever! We could be heroes."
"Just because I" Ewan held onto "I" for a while as he sang, "will always love you."
"I," Sades started when Ewan said "you" and held it for a while, then they both sang, "can't help loving-"
"You," Ewan finished.
"How wonderful life is," Sades began then they both finished, "now you're in the world."
"My dad's going to go crazy," Sades said. Ewan grinned.
"Pity," he said. Sades grinned as well, alright, she liked this guy. Then they kissed.
~~
For the next few days they kept their love hidden. But they did exchange glances, and Sades stayed back in the theatre late to do some more work and sometimes end up staying the night there "working".
It was three days before the party, and Sades lay in Ewan's warm embrace. Sunlight streamed into the canvas cluttered room. They were barely awake when the door burst open.
"Ewan have you seen Sades?" came a familiar female voice. "Oh my God!"
Sades and Ewan shot up and Sades grabbed the sheets and kept herself covered. She looked up and to her fears saw her mother, "Mom!"
"Misses Adams has Ewan seen her-OH MY GOD!!" Sats just came up behind and then turned around.
"Sadie Satine Adams, what is going on here?" Satine demanded.
"Mom, it's uh, hehe, well rather hard to explain," Sades said.
"You didn't come home last night and you're in bed with Ewan, and, oh my God, is that why you've always stayed late here?" Satine asked.
"Mom, please don't tell Dad, you can punish me all you like, just please don't tell Dad!" Sades said. Satine thought a moment.
"Get dressed, Sades, and then we're going to have to have a talk, I won't tell your father now," Satine said softly and calmly. "You know he'll blow his head off with anger. Now hurry up."
Sades nodded and Satine and Sats left. Out in the hall Satine talked to Sats.
"Did you know about this?" Satine asked.
"If I did then I wouldn't have been surprised! I would've prevented you from going down here! I'm rather angry that I didn't know about this!" Sats said. Satine put a hand to her forehead and paced around thinking.
"Okay, now here's what we're going to do for now," Satine said. "You are going to walk on and tell Christian that Sades just stayed in an empty room for the night because she was too tired to walk home last night, too tired to catch a cab. You will act perfectly normal, and do not even give a hint about what you just saw! Do not tell anyone about this, not even Jude! Do you understand?"
"Yes, I do," Sats said.
"Alright, now go," Satine said. Sats nodded and walked down the hall trying to calm down. Then she came back. "What's wrong?"
"I need a pillow, or something, I really need to scream right now!" Sats said. Satine opened the door, not looking in.
"Could you hand me a pillow?" She asked. Sades tossed her a pillow and Satine grabbed it and gave it to Sats.
"Thank you," Sats said. Then put her face in it and screamed. Then she gave the pillow back and took a deep breath, "Alright, I'm calm."
She walked down the hall and Satine waited for Sades. Finally after a few more minutes Sades came out.
"What is the story here?" Satine demanded.
"Mom, don't interrupt me, and don't get mad, I'll tell you everything," Sades said. Satine nodded and listened as Sadie unfolded the tale of what happened.
~~
"So when he sang to you that song, you knew right then you couldn't hide your feelings anymore," Satine sighed and Sades nodded. Satine laughed lightly.
"What? What's so funny?" Sades asked.
"Your father sang a song similar to that to me when we decided to become lovers, as well," Satine said.
"My god, am I going to repeat your love life?" Sades asked.
"Don't worry, every couple have their own adventure, their own obstacles," Satine said. "But I'm sure you and Ewan won't."
"I hope not," Sades said. "But unfortunately I think Dad is the obstacle…"
There was a silence then Ewan came out fully dressed.
"So you know it all now?" he asked Satine. She nodded.
"Everything," she said.
"Mom, are you going to tell Dad?" Sades asked.
"Don't worry, I won't tell your father," Satine said. "I don't want anything to get in the way with this love between you two."
"Then you can't tell Chris either," Sades said. Satine nodded.
"I know, he'll be mad with jealousy no doubt," Satine said. "You two better not give off any signs about this while Christian is around."
"We know, we've been careful the last few days," Sades said. "We don't plan on screwing up for the next few weeks."
"You still don't know how hard it is to act like you don't care about each other," Satine said. "Especially when you really, truly care about each other."
~~
It was the day of the party, and all who worked regularly at the West End Theatre were invited. There were sets and props and paintings all around. Absinthe was served by the bottle. The food was really good as well, though it was if you didn't have a glass of absinthe right before taking a bite into some pastries and meat.
They celebrated the birthdays of Sades, Sats, Jude and Chris. And they partied to honor their great friend and director, Cephus.
Near the end of the party, Cephus, sober for he didn't drink pulled Sades over.
"Sades, I have noticed the way you look at Ewan, the young painter," Ceph said. Sades gave him a confused look.
"What looks?" she asked.
"Don't play dumb with me," Cephus said. "You know what I mean, and before I leave I have to know. Are you and Ewan in love?"
"Is it that obvious?" Sades asked. Ceph nodded slightly.
"Some people see it, some don't, it only depends if you have seen many people in love before but even if not, you can always tell if two people are really in love if their love is very strong," Cephus said. "So you and he are in love?"
"Yes."
"Then why doesn't your father know or Jude, or Chris and his parents?"
"It's a secret, Cephus," Sades said. "If my father knew then he'd blow a vein, Jude would tell Chris if he knew and Chris would be insane from jealousy no doubt!"
Ceph nodded in understanding, "I see, I see."
"You won't tell them will you?" Sades asked.
"No, I won't, my dear," Cephus said. "But sooner or later you'll have to tell them or they will find out and be angrier for you not telling them."
"I know," Sades said. Then Ewan came over.
"C'mon, Sades we got the cakes out! You too, Cephus!" Ewan pulled them over to the crowd and put them in the center.
"Happy birthday, Sadie, my little girl," Christian said.
"Woot! I'm twenty! Yeah!!" Jude whooped.
"I'll be that too in two months, but hey celebrate twice, why not? YEAH!" Chris whooped. Sats laughed at her brother as he fell off his chair.
"Chris, being as clumsy as ever?" Sades teased. Chris grinned like an idiot and got up and sat in his chair again.
"People, people!" Christian yelled over the laughs and roars. They crowd silenced down after Sadie whistled loudly. "Thank you, Sadie. Now, as you all know, today we celebrate the birthdays of my children and my friend's children. And we are also here to bid farewell to our great friend Cephus. They've all been great people and great friends to each other. Great children, great friends, so here's to Cephus Patrick Johnson, Jude Christian Adams, Satine Sadie Latter, Sadie Satine Adams and Christian Jude Latter!"
"Here, here!" Everyone yelled and drank.
"Now," Christian said after downing his absinthe, "let's celebrate!"
"Dad's going home drunk tonight," Sades said. Sats nodded.
"Unfortunately mine too, they're funny when drunk but annoying..."
~~End Chapter~~
^_^ Chapter three! Yay! Okay you got this chapter quickly but do not expect the next one to be here quickly. I'm getting new inspiration constantly but the future is hazy…
Jester
(1) Value: Here I don't mean the value like in price or worth, but in shading, artistically speaking value means "shading" how much value you put in a drawing is how much you shade it.