Summary: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." Tai/Taichi is a courtesan while Matt/Yamato is a writer. Drugs, sex and Yamachi in a tale based off of Moulin Rouge.

Ratings: T (PG-13)

Characters/ Pairing:

Yamato Ishida starring as...Christian

Taichi Yagami starring as...Satine

Disclaimer: Sadly, I own neither Digimon nor Moulin Rouge, however, I will borrow Digimon, seasons 1 & 2 characters and the Moulin Rouge plot for my purposes.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
is just to love and be loved in return."

Moulin Rouge

By splintered

(with quotes and lyrics from Moulin Rouge)

"Before," Yamato finally started, "when you thought I was the Duke...you said that...you said that you loved me..."

That was a mistake...I broke the rules--Never say what you feel...and love never means a thing...

"...and I was wondering if..." the blonde paused, choosing his words carefully.

"...if that was just an act?" Taichi finished, if not somewhat bluntly.

Yamato nodded, feeling stupid. How could it be that this beautiful creature loved him?

The brunette sighed. He hated this part--the confrontation. This was the part where he was supposed to tell the truth, his feelings. How could you tell the truth when you didn't know what it was anymore? Tai admitted that he did feel different towards this guy--Yamato--but that didn't mean anything. Feelings only brought pain. So in the end, the brunette went for the safest answer--if only to protect himself. "Of course, Yamato. Of course it was an act."

"It felt real," the blonde mumbled, sure of the color that was creeping on to his face: a faint pink-ish blush. His piercing blue eyes met Taichi's golden brown ones, almost daring the other to defy him. Yamato was certain that the other boy felt it too. This wonderful free feeling that made him want to run and dance and scream and cry. It must be love, he thought. The blonde felt like he could do anything, if only he had the brunette by his side.

However, with whatever reason there was, Taichi tried to rationalize the situation. He had to make the blond understand. "I'm a courtesan," the brunette explained. "I'm paid to make men believe what they want to believe." He couldn't love…

Yamato absently ran a hand through his hair. "Silly of me, then" the blond laughed nervously, "to think that you could fall in love…with someone like me."

"Yamato--" He had to make him understand. It wasn't like Taichi wanted to hurt the other's feelings. He didn't know why, but he had to make the blond understand. He just had to--And suddenly his secret was rushing from his lips. "--I can't fall in love…." He let his long brown bangs fall into his face. It was almost as if he was ashamed to look at the blond now. "…with anyone." But Taichi made sure to emphasize the last word clearly. He didn't want the blonde to get any of the wrong ideas. Even if… He suddenly paused, glancing up from his urgent yet lackluster attempt to explain things, noticing for the first time, the shocked expression on Yamato's face.

"Can't fall in love?" the blond repeated. He couldn't believe his ears. Was this true? The beautiful Taichi Yagami-- the "Sparkling Diamond"-- couldn't fall in love? "Why, that's terrible! A life without love--Why, that's hardly a life at all! All you need is love!"

Taichi vehemently shook his head, surprised at the sudden passion and pity in Yamato's voice. "No, a life on the street is what's terrible. A guy has got to eat," Taichi argued, although he didn't know why he felt the need to defend his opinion in the eyes of Yamato Ishida. After all… "Love is just a game."

It took Taichi a minute to realize that he had spoken that last thought aloud, for the next thing he knew, Yamato Ishida was singing. "All you need is love! All you need is love! All you need is loooooove!"

"Love is just a game."

Despite Taichi's refusals, the blonde continued to insist, "All you need is love!" His voice grew louder and louder. "All you need is loooooove!"

"Shut up!" Tai hissed, as his companion got more rambunctious. The last thing he needed was the blond to draw attention to them. God, Taichi wished he had thought to have one of his body guards with him. Surely, someone would recognize his face… even if he did happen to be at the park at night. Honestly, there weren't that many people who haven't heard of Taichi Yagami. The brunette couldn't only hope that not many recognized his face under the cover of the night.

Of course, Yamato didn't listen. He had other thoughts in mind. He would prove to the skeptical brunette that love did, in fact, exist. "I was made for loving you, baby. And you were made for loving me." He continued to sing.

Again, the brunette shook his head and sighed. What will be will be. Even if Yamato never experienced a chase of rabid fans, Yamato would have enough wits to protect him, right? Especially if what he said about love was true. And so, Taichi found himself teasing the blond, singing along with him. "The only way of loving me, baby, is if you'd pay a lovely fee."

"Just one night…Give me just one night…."

"There's no way…cause you can't pay…"

"In the name of love… One night in the name of looooove!"

"You crazy fool… I won't give in to you." Taichi began to laugh, finally enjoying himself as Yamato continued to goof off.

The blond, seeing that his antics were finally working, loosening up the brunette beauty, got down on his knees. "Don't, leave me this way," he begged at Taichi's half-amused face as he continued to sing. "I can't survive, without your sweet love. Oh baby, don't leave me this way."

Taichi only smiled as he turned away. "You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs..."

"I look around me and I see it isn't so….Oh no."

The brunette continued to smile. "Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs…"

"Well, what's wrong with that?"

That got the brunette thinking. What exactly was wrong with love? "Love makes us act like we are fools. We throw our lives away, for just one happy day," Tai said, thinking aloud.

"We could be heroes," Yamato smiled. "For just one day."

"Well…you will be mean," Tai pouted.

"No, I won't," Yamato replied as he admired Tai's face. He was so cute! Yamato couldn't believe that he was in the brunette's presence.

"And…and I'll drink all the time."

Yamato laughed. "Is that all? We should be lovers…"

"No, we can't," Taichi moaned. Yamato was really screwing his mental picture of love. Love did not exist…Love did not make sense. What Yamato wanted simply could not happen.

"We should be lovers," Yamato said again, as he leaned dangerously close to the brunette….smelling him, licking him, tasting him…kissing him. Taichi tasted just like he imagined him. So sweet…

"No," Taichi whimpered, trying to turn away Yamato's kisses. He felt his resolve weakening. "We can't do that."

"Why?" Yamato prompted. Even if Taichi refused him, at least he had a right to know 'why,' right?

"Because…" the brunette started, now that Yamato wasn't smothering him. "….because there will be nothing to keep us together." The two of them….together….that just didn't make any sense.

"We could steal time," Yamato whispered, his husky voice making the brunette shiver in his arms. "Are you cold?" he asked.

Taichi shook his head. "I'm fine," the brunette melted in the blonde's arms, his legs turning to mush. If it wasn't for the blonde holding him up….

"Are you sure you're okay? Maybe we should go in…" Concerned blue eyes searched the brunette's face and….his mind blanked. The next thing the brunette knew, he was singing along with Yamato…in a room with a bed. Not his bed, Taichi remembered. No, this wasn't Taichi's bed.

"Just for one day.
We could be heroes,
Forever and ever,
We could be heroes,
Forever and ever,
We can be heroes..".

And Yamato was singing softly as he nipped his ears. "Just because I... will always love you...I can't help loving you…."

"I have a feeling," Taichi laughed. "You're gonna be bad for business."

"Really?" Yamato quirked his eyebrow. Tai punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"I can just tell…" Tai gave a content sigh. "How wonderful life is…now that you're in the world." And those words lay between the two as they fell asleep, not on Tai's bed, but on Yamato's.

TBC?

Author's Notes: Two updates in one month? I'm good, aren't I? I hope this chapter wasn't too confusing. I was worried about that fuzzy transition from the park to the bed. And of course, not all the song lyrics are italicized in this chapter, as I opted to add some of them as dialogue.

Sandylee0007-So, how's that for an update, huh? Don't worry, this story obviously is not 'discontinued' (of course, I don't even know when the next update will be coming out). -grins- Thank you. I do try to give credit to where it is due. Ohh! Cookies! My favorite white chocolate chip! -munches on cookies while Yamato continues to glare at Sandylee0007 with Taichi in his arms- -Taichi mumbles apology about Yama's behavior-

sugar-wolf- -grins- Well, he doesn't say those exact words, but it is certainly implied. I'm glad you liked the last chapter. And, I absolutely love all the songs. "Elephant Love Medley" is another one of my favorites!

Again, thank you's to everyone for reading. And I sure do hope you leave a review. More reviews encourage me to write and me writing equals faster updates. It's really a simple equation, ne?