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Ziddler gestured his head towards the side entrance to backstage and the circus followed the silent order and waded through the crowd trying not to injure Sam anymore more so. The dance hall fell silent and a panicked and worried Gerard watched from his booth.

No one made a sound as if breaking the silent would be detrimental. “YAAAAY!” shouted Ziddler trying his best to cover up what had just happened. Everyone looked at him confused but soon joined in an uproar of a applause of the event which was passed off as an extravagant trick.

The cancan girls gather back stage; Snow looked down at Sam’s limp body while it was being carried through and slightly smiled.

“Looks like the Duke won’t get his money’s worth tonight!” She said laughing while nudging Thorn in the ribs.

“Stop it snow, don’t be un-kind.” Snow and Thorn walked back onto the dance floor leaving Sam with the circus act and two other girls, Illuminous Twilight and Toxic Rose.

Out passed the backstage doors, Ziddler, was making an excuse for why Sam was not coming back out. Ziddler put his hands in the air for the men to stop cheering. “You’ve frightened her away! But I can see some lonely Moulin Rouge cancan girls and if you can’t hunk hunk tonight you can Hunkadola with them!”

But past the calm and collected exterior of the dance hall was Panic and worry for Sam backstage.

“Pass me the smelling salts Rose!” Twilight said in panic, this had never happened before but she guess there was a first for everything. Sam lay on the cream dishevelled sofa; limp and as pale as a ghost.

Toxic Rose passed a small silver vile to Twilight and she ran it under Sam’s nose. She gasped and looked at her surrounding, confused as how she got here from the swing.

“You alright honey?” Rose asked in a soothing voice, trying not to Panic Sam further. Sam shook her head trying to reclaim her thoughts.

“Ha! Must be these silly costumes, they’re always so tight!”

“Yeah, that’s how Ziddler likes them so we can get the goods, love!” Rose said mockingly. They all giggled slightly, it was hard to properly laugh after tonight’s events. Suddenly Sam started to cough; Twilight flustered about and grabbed the near handkerchief from Rose out stretched hand.

She held the cloth to Sam mouth and smiled down reassuringly. Sam head flopped back surrendering her body to rest. Twilight lifted the cloth from Sam’s mouth and noticed a splodge of crimson on the pale white handkerchief; she stared at it in distress as if it were telling her the secrets of life.

“Twilight! Twilight” she heard in the background, pulling her out of her dazed trance.

“Huh?...what?”

“They want us back on the dance floor; Sam will be fine with the other girls.” Twilight nodded and stuffed the handkerchief in a nearby bin and ran off to the dance hall.

***

The rest of the cancan girls continued to dance while Sam and Gerard went to the elephant room which was located outside. It was an actual elephant statue in The Moulin Rouge’s court yard and in the body of the statue was a room which saw out to the whole of Paris.

Gerard stood near the heart shaped window planted in the elephants head while Sam slipped into something more comfortable. She stepped out from behind the room separator and revealed herself to Gerard.

“This is a wonderful place or a poetry reading…” Gerard turned around to see she was wearing a black corset with black sequins and a wafer thin black lacy dressing gown which you could partially see through. “…Poetic enough for you?” She asked while making her way to him slightly.

Gerard looked at her in nervous awe and gulped. “Yes” he answered back, his voice only above a whisper.

Outside Mikey, Ray and Frank stood under the elephant statue. “Straight to the elephant room! Marvellous!” Mikey cried out with glee. They formed a quick plan and decided to climb up to see how things were going.

Sam made her way over to the tray filled with drinks and food. “A little supper…? Maybe some…champagne?” She said fluttering her hands about and reaching for the champagne bucket from out of its ice bucket.

“I rather just get it over and done with” Gerard said quietly but loud enough for her to hear.

Sam dropped the champagne bottle back in to its ice bucket with an audible crash. “Oh” was all she said in response to her comment. She swilled on her heal to face him. “Very well” she said and started to make her way to the bed and lay down. The bed was draped in red velvet cushions and fake fur blankets. “Why don’t you come down here and let’s get it over and done with” she said in a seductive manner while pulling her dressing gown and slightly revealing her luscious thigh to him.

“I-I p-prefer to do it standing” Gerard said nervously.

“Oh” Sam said perplexed at his attitude towards this. She made her way off the bed but before she could properly get off she was interrupted by Gerard.

“You don’t have to stand I mean…it’s sometimes that…it’s quite long” Sam eyes bulged out at his words. Gerard took no noticed and continued to explain “And I don’t want you to be uncomfortable. It’s quite modern what I do and It might feel a little strange at first but I think if you’re open then you may enjoy it.” He finished with a smile.

Sam looked at him in wonder. “Oh…I’m sure I will.” Gerard made his way around the room trying to think up of a perfect line to impress her.

“The sky…!” He said turning to her to see she was still revealing her thigh to him only this time she was a lot less hidden about it. He turned away from her and tried to think again “Come on! Come on!” Only for him to start making small clicking noises to loosen himself more.

Sam’s arms flopped on to the bed in defeat. “Is everything okay?” She asked while stepping of the bed.

“I’m quite nervous and sometimes it takes a while…” He trailed off; embarrassed that he could come up with even one line. Sam knew exactly what he meant and waltzed across to him while Gerard continued to explain. “…you know…for inspiration to come”

“Oh I see...” She grabbed for him in his private regions making him gasp out loudly. “Does that inspire you enough?!” She said while grabbing his shoulder and throwing him on the bed. “Let’s make love!” She shouted while straddling him desperate grabbing at his pants to get them off.

“What?!” Gerard asked nervous and scared about what was happening.

“Release the tiger!” She growled at him. Gerard only looking at her obviously confused and frightened. Sam finally got his zip down and gasped “Big boy!” She said in wonder, all the while, while Mikey, Ray and Frank were outside.

Ray was holding onto Mikey’s feet and Mikey was hanging onto Frank’s feet so that Frank could see into one of the windows.

“What’s going on?” Mikey said loudly.

“Gerard has a huge talent!” He answered back.

“Yes I need you’re poetry now!” Sam said throwing herself at him more and more.

“Oh alright!” Gerard said, exasperated from her attack; pushing her of him and standing up “It’s a little bit funny…”

“What?” Sam asked in confusion.

“…this feeling in…in…inside, I’m not one of those who can easily hide...Is this what you want?” Gerard said saying anything that came into his mind and asking for her approval.
“Ooooh!” Sam said trying to realise.

“Oh yes this is what I want Naughty words!” Gerard looked at her with more confusion.

“I don’t have much money but boy if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live.” He said awkwardly while Sam writhed on the floor moaning in pleasure and his words. Gerard started to make his way to the window but before he could think Sam interrupted him.

“Wait! No! Don’t stop don’t stop!” she kept shouting while writhing on the floor still.

“If I were a sculptor, but then again no…or a man who makes potions in a travelling show…I know it’s not much...”

“Oh yes! Yes!”

“…But it’s the best I can do…”

“YES! YES! MORE!” Satine commanded him, Gerard couldn’t help but feel awkward and just burst out into song to make her shut up.

“My gift is my song!” She immediately shut up and stared in awe at his voice and the whole of Paris seemed to illuminate at the heavenly sound.

Gerard turned to face her looking her straight in the eyes and smiling slightly “and this one for you and you can everybody that this is your song it may quite simply but now that it’s done, I hope you don’t mind I hope you don’t that I put down in words…How wonderful life is now you’re in the world”

He started to walk back to the window and Sam curiosity caught the better of her, she tried to peer around him to see what he was looking at and then decided to stand while Gerard still continued to sing beautifully.

“Sat on the roof and I kicked off to mars well some of these voices well they, they got me quite cross…” Gerard turned to face Sam and met her half way back into the room, gazing at each other’s face intently.

“…but the sun’s been kind while I wrote this song it’s for people like you who keep it turned on, so excuse me forgetting, but these thing I do, you see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue.” Gerard took soft hand gently in his looking down and feeling shy while still singing. “Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean, yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen.”

In that moment Sam heart was captured, she felt as if she was dancing on moonlight and clouds above all of Paris. She felt as if no only was Gerard serenading her but the stars and moon howled in delight of their new found love.

“And you can tell everybody that this is your song, it may be quite simple but now that it's done. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words how wonderful life is, now you're in the world!”