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Mrs.NateRiver
Author of 14 Stories

Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 08-30-08 - Published: 08-20-08 - id:4487572

Okay I thought it would be easier to show my love for Sweeney Todd and my favorite pairing Sweenett by making a bunch of one-shots. They will be fluffy some stupid and humorous. Hope you enjoy and please review. ;p

Mr. Todd what are you doing?

It was early May and it was raining on the cold London streets. Mr. Sweeney Todd was currently sneering at the people below as always. But he was smirking as well because he was having perverse pleasure seeing the weather showing how he felt and the citizens dealing with it. The wind blew and was strong pushing into the windows of the tonsorial parlor.

" A perfect day" he murmurs to himself. " People suffering from the weather, no Mrs. Lovett with her annoying blabbering."

Half an hour had passed and he heard her humming.

What a weary day in London but don't let them anger you

The sweet drops let them wipe away your anger

Peaceful water falling to clean the sins of London

Sinners we all are but we survive but we must be cheerful too.

One day you will see what the green finch and linnet birds see.

We all must jubilate though we are all in our own cages.

For us the must sometimes take wind.

Outside the sky is beckoning , beckoning just outside these walls.

How can you remain Mr. T in your own cage.

I know these times are hard but we must all stand tall.

Let us take what life may give us and survive maybe we will fly

Fly like the green finches and linnet birds.

Mr. Todd was staring blankly at the wall . He heard the song very clearly. Then he saw something unexpected. Many Londoners were going to her shop. He went to peek down the back staircase that leads directly to her parlor. He sees many cheering at her singing . Those who were once gloomy outside are cheering and signing.

Mr. Todd simply shakes his head. He sees Mrs. Lovett in a teal and blue dress . She is smiling and has a blush on her cheeks he guesses from the heat of the oven. He hears her whistle really loudly to get their attention.

" Ladies and gents today we will not be having our normal meat pies we will be having cherry pies , apple pies , banana pies . Enjoy for your little sweet tooth."

As she steps down from the counter or so she tries but slips Mr. Todd automatically as a reflexes gets under her and carries her before she falls. She opens her eyes and sees Mr. Todd holding her . She blushes and stammers.

" Tttthank yyou Mr. Todd" he simply grunts but has a blush appearing around his face. The customers cheer them and yell out :

" KISS ,KISS, KISS!!" they both blush and fix their clothing up. They nod to one another but before he can leave Mrs. Lovett grabs his hand. He turns to her and she tells him to got to her parlor. He nods and he sits.

" Mr. Todd here I made this for you hope you like it" she turns and gives him a pie. " it is chocolate and cherry. Hope you enjoy it Mr. Todd" . he nods and murmurs

" Thank you Mrs. Lovett" . she blushes and says " well better go help Toby now shouldn't I" . she strides to her business.

Mr. Todd goes upstairs with his pie. He takes a bite and them it brings him an old memory.

Flashback:

" Ben hurry up I am wearing a dress and you are not . Hurry it up we are almost there" a fifteen year old Nellie Roberts says.

" I'm a coming Nellie but can't you slow down a little we have been running for almost half an hour. And I don't bloody care if you have a dress I am tired." a sixteen year old Benjamin Barker pants.

" fine we are almost there. Oh I am so excited." Nellie squeals.

" It is your turn to hold the picnic basket Nell," . Ben hands it to her. She just shakes her head grabs the basket in one hand and in the other grabs Benjamin's hand.

There in front of the adolescents is a beautiful tree with gillyflowers, daises, roses, babies breath and so forth. The tree is full of apples and there is a swing for two. It is known as their spot this is were they met at five and six.

" here we are" Nellie says. Ben just drops to the floor and she giggles. " Benny I must say you are getting old I should meet some one younger I guess." she giggles as he mocks glares.

He pulls her down and laughs as she yelps. He falls right on top of him. She blushes a cute shade of pink. He lifts his head up and Nellie puts her head down. They both look at each others eyes and the slowly close their eyes the closer they get. Their lips meet sweetly in their first kiss. Ben feels her pouty lips and his and sighs of happiness. Nellie feels his thin lips on her and thinks ' this is the man of my dreams,'.

They slowly separate Nellie quickly opens her eyes. She sees Ben with his eyes still closed. They open and she ca not help but giggle as they look dreamy. He hears her giggle and clears his dream like state.

" Nellie ," he asks her as she stops giggling. " yes Ben?" she asks him sweetly.

" What should we name our children?" he asks her . He asks her while making a little crown full of the flowers there. " I love the name Sweeney ooh maybe Todd would be perfect . If we have two boys I want one name Sweeney and the youngest Todd."

" But Nellie what if we get a girl ? Then what do we name her? I don't think she will like to be called Todd." he laughs as she lightly slaps him on the arm.

" I love the name Johanna . What do you think Benny?"

" I love it Nellie, Sweeney, Todd , and Johanna."

" Benny what about Lucy, do you like that name?"

" No Nell it is too plain I love our old names." She smiles and kisses him softly. She smiles and kisses her back. " here love I made something for you."

Ben looks at her curiously she merely smiles and hands him a plate. " I made my first pie ever Benny I made it especially for you. It is cherry with chocolate." he smells the pie and cuts a piece . He moans at the taste of it.

" It is delicious Nell. I made you something too. Here" he hands her a crown made of flowers. Nellie kisses him softly.

" Thank you Benny."

" Nellie what if we change in the future ? "

" well then I promise you something no matter who you become I will love you forever." she stands up and goes to the tree. The carves with the knife a heart and writes 'BEN AND NELLIE 4EVER' she goes behind her and kisses her.

" we are soul mates Ben don't forget it" and they sit and eat the pie.

End of flashback.

Sweeney Todd jerks awake after that memory. He remember when he saw her face when he kissed Lucy. It looked like he broke her heart. He told her she was too young for him that Lucy was his age and understood him more. He remembers the slap no punch she gave him. He was bruised. He then remembers the anger he felt when she was out and he found Nellie and Albert under their tree. They were kissing sweetly.

He was so angered with her that when she was heading home he confronted her. She then told him she was not going to pine over him when he made his choice. Then he remembers when they met once again him at 19 and her at 18 with her 25 year old husband. They lived upstairs and he would hear her giggling and moaning sometimes at night, he hated Albert so much yet he never knew why as Sweeney Todd.

When he had Johanna he remembers Lucy running downstairs, before he could stop her, to tell Nellie they and a girl and named her Johanna. She broke once again and said congratulations. He was then sent to devils island. He remembers he pinned for Lucy, Johanna and what calmed him was memories of Nellie.

He hears Nellie climbing up the stairs.

" Bloody hell Mr. Todd it is cold up here you should come down to the den and sleep there tonight." he simply grunts and looks at her face she still has the innocent eyes he fell in love with at sixteen.

He head down the stairs and sees something unexpected there in front of his eyes is the crown he made for Nellie at sixteen. It looked well preserved. She smiles and makes his bed there.

" I am so sorry Nellie" he hears himself say.

" I am sorry too but life is cruel as you say. I lived my life after you and I was happy till me poor Albert died. He was so sweet. I loved him so and I still do." he feels anger bubble up. ' why Albert' he asks himself.

" Nellie," She looks up at Mr. Todd. " Do you ..um.. Do you still love Ben?" he asks her. He looks at her and sees her thinking he knows because she bits her lips.

" Truly Mr. T no I do not love Ben I stopped loving him the minute he married Lucy and told me he did not love me. Then my heart broke even more when I heard he named his daughter Johanna. That was the name I chose. He lived my our dream life with another woman." He felt his old heart break.

" Of course Mrs. Lovett." he looks down and tries to stop tears .

" Mr. T I only love one man." she looks at him.

" Of course you dear sweet Albert" he says bitterly. She shakes her head.

" No Mr. T I loved. He still has my heart, well part of it. I love a man who is cold to others. He is cold and sometimes bitter but I know inside he has the 16 year old sweet Ben I loved until he turned 18 he changed to a man who lusted after Lucy. I love you Mr. Todd and I know-" He looks up to her during her speech and kisses her mid rant.

It is just as sweet as the first kiss they had as teens. It was full of love and passion .

" I love you Nellie I am so sorry." he says to her his eyes look like Benjamin's did.

" I love you too Mr. Todd" she says back.

" not Benjamin?" he asks her she shakes her head " Benjamin belongs to Lucy Mr. Todd. And you belong to me as I belong to you."

They cuddle in the couch and she falls asleep.

" You were truly stupid Ben" he tells himself. " you had her all along and you let her go for lust yes you thought you loved Lucy but you were not in love with her. You loved her beauty and her innocence. Nellie processes all that and more she is adventurous , practical and she kept her promise. Lucy promised you that she would wait for you and lied. Nellie said she would love you no matter how you changed. and she kept her promise she loves this murderer."

He kisses Nellie on the lips. And before he sleeps he tells her " You are a bloody wonder. My Nellie"

the end of this one-shot



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