A/N: Guess what?!?! I'm missing my absolute favorite show, F*R*I*E*N*D*S, to write this, but I really wanted to write more!!! Okay so just please review!! Thank you so much you guys!! I love you guys!! I'm so sorry bout the long delay…..long story, want me to explain?? Well, I won't cause we need to get to this story!! LOL
Satine buttoned her light pink satin coat from the floor up to the neck. She pulled the hair caught behind her into the front and pulled on a pair of boots. Anne and Thomas were putting on their coats as well. Their cheeks were slightly blotchy and a tinge on the red side, mostly from tears. Snape hurt them, and not just physically, but with words. Anne would try and stay out of the way, but Thomas really had no escape and most of the torment usually landed on him.
Luckily for them, Snape had disappeared for the afternoon, perhaps on some Hogwarts business, but all Satine knew and cared about was that he wasn't returning till dark, giving them a few short hours to get to Christian's garret in time for them to have fun, meaning the kids.
"Mommy, help me with my boots please," Thomas pleaded. Satine smiled and helped her son pull his boots tight as Anne pulled her wool cap over her long black hair. Then, the two came to a stand and pulled the door open.
Satine ushered them over to Christian's garret, not too far of a walk, but long enough to freeze them and scare them with all the glum faces. And on her way, Satine sneaked a glance of the Moulin Rouge, tattered and worn. The broken light bulbs held the falling snow. Her Elephant loomed overhead, and she could almost see herself with Christian once more. And now she realized, she might never see Christian again.
Satine looked up towards Christian's garret and saw him looking on the city through his open windows. His face was sovereign and gentle, making her wish all the more that she could be with him and that Snape wouldn't be a threat to them.
The three of them knocked on Christian's door. Slowly but surely he greeted them, tightly embracing his children and planting kisses in their hair. Satine stood outside the door, feeling it would be a bit awkward if she welcomed herself in. Adding to that, Christian didn't even acknowledge her, his eyes never met hers, but he did sorta back out of the way for her to step in.
"Anne, Thomas, go sit on the bed," Christian pointed towards his dusty showered bed and sat directly across from them in his typing chair.
"Daddy, why do you have to go away?" Thomas sadly cocked his head at Christian.
"I'm going away to help France fight in a war, son," Christian patted their legs. Anne just kept looking at him as if he had just deeply betrayed her. "I'll be home in a short time, just please, will you guys do something for me?" He looked at them compassionately. They both nodded their heads. "Take extra special care of your mother for me," Christian gave her a sideways glance. Satine flushed a little as he heart broke in a million pieces.
"We will, daddy," Anne sobbed. They both gripped tightly onto his shirt, soaking it with tears.
In return, he clasped his arms around them. "I love you guys," Although he was trying to hide them, Satine saw a few tears escape from his eyes. She slumped against the wall, what If something happened to him?? Oh man, Anne and Thomas would be so devastated. Christian now pulled back from them. "Do you mind if I have just a few moments to speak to your mother?" the kids nodded their heads and stepped outside the room. At first, Christian seemed to ignore her, so Satine didn't hesitate to talk first.
"Christian, please don't go to war. The kids need you, I need you……" She trailed off mournfully.
"Yea, and what about Snape?" Christian still didn't face her, his type writer seemed to be the key focus here.
"Snape? You think I'm in love with Snape?" She looked sternly towards him.
"You're not? He seems to love you, with his pockets of money and his wonderful job," Christian snarled. Satine threw up her arms and plopped onto the corner of his bed. She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and dabbed the corners of her eye gently.
"Besides, that's not even the point. The point is that I can't raise these kids alone and I need you. You're their father and if anything happened to you, I don't know what we'd do," Christian now decided to face her. For one pathetic moment, she thought she had changed his mind.
"It will never change the fact that you care more about him than me…..the same exact thing happened with the Duke and it will happen again! I'm tired, Satine and fed up with being the coward in the relationship! Every time I'm with you part of me is scared that something will happen! I can't go through it again!" He hollered, a tear or two on his cheek bone.
"If you won't do it for me, do it for your children! Your flesh AND Blood! Christian, they love you to death!" She yelled back, equally as infuriated and as loud. He didn't answer. Satine didn't really expect him to.
"I'm sorry we bothered you and interrupted your 'perfect' life," She gave him one final snap and through open the door, slamming it shut behind her.
A/N: That's it!! I can't think of anything else to add at the moment!! Hey do you guys like it?? If you do then ya gotta review!! Please?? Thank you so much and I'll try to post more soon!! Same with my other stories!!