Chapter 1- New love?

Ok, everybody, welcome to my first posted Sweeney Todd fan fiction!

So, first and foremost, I decided this time, in order to get my stories up faster, that I wasn't going to have someone read it for spelling and grammar. If its really bad (because I stink hardcore at spelling and grammar) or if it's driving you nuts, feel free to let me know and I will go back to having someone read it over before I post it. =)

Ok, now that that cruds done, back to my story.

Basically, this will be a series of one-shots. Most of them are in Mrs. Lovett's point of view.

They all take place during or after the course of the movie.

I'm going to try and put them in the order of the movie but if I write more later, then it might not be in order.

This first chapter starts just as "My friends," is ending

Enjoy

"Leave me,"

He said. It took me a second to process what he was saying. I was too lost in him, I guess. His hair smelled of the sea, the saltiness and freshness of it all. I liked it, it added a positive thing to him, and his new dreary appearance.

I stood up straight, and obeyed him, all too quick to please him, like I'm always trying to do. I walked down stairs and sat down in the room next to my shop. This was the first chance I had time to think since he'd been back.

First I felt joy, utter happiness. How many year have a dreamed for this day to come? How many times have I fantasized him coming back and coming here to the pie shop? Far too many times to count.

The minute I had saw him walk in the room, I knew it was him. I mean, I wasn't absolutely certain, but I don't just invite complete strangers into my home, right?

He's so different. All these years I've pictured him coming back, never like this though. So dark and dreary, depressing. I wonder what kind of things he went through in all the time he's been gone that made him like that.

But how could he change so much? Was he still the man that I used to sway over every time he handed me the months rent? Was he still the man that made me want to be single even though he wasn't? I don't know, he seems so different. Definitely not Benjamin Barker anymore.

I focused my eyes on the ceiling. Trying to imagine what he was doing up there, all by his lonesome. I almost considered going up and talking to him some more, but I think he needed time.

He needed time, first and foremost to let go of the past. That's one thing that hasn't changed about him, he just doesn't know how to let go of the past, even though it used to be for sillier things then this I suppose.

He once forgot to pay the rent, (it bothered me how this seemed to be the only thing in our past… rent) for a couple of days, and even after he had paid he continued to apologize everyday to me.

"Sorry about that, I'll pay two days earlier next month,"

I'm almost certain the person upstairs would never do something like that now.

My mind flickered for a second to Lucy. I had done what I decided I would do, so many years ago. I lied. Well, no, not lied, but I certainly didn't tell the whole truth. What if one day he spots her? Walking around on the streets? Would he recognize her?

Like he recognized me?

My distracted mind flickered again, to a more pleasant thought. He had come back here, to my shop. My shop. I tried my best to ignore the fact that he did, in fact, use to live upstairs, and there was probably no where else he could of gone, but that's besides the point. He must of recognized me! Not that I've changed much. The dress that I'm wearing right now is probably the one that I was wearing the day he was taken away.

And my mind was off again. The day he was taken away…

Lucy had come home alone that night, I had noticed, with only little Johanna. She had come down to my shop in the morning carrying the little baby in her arms. Her eyes were red as she asked me,

"Mrs. Lovett, have you happened to see Benjamin anywhere around?" I shook my head, not looking her in her all too perfect eyes. That's what I hated about her, she was all too perfect. She continued. "I'll have to speak to someone about this today." I remember she spoke slowly, uncertainly, "Judge Turpin had asked me to stop by today, but I don't know. He makes me feel… uneasy," How she was right.

Lucy had come back later and told me that Benjamin was gone, that the Judge had sent him away, the details were certainly fuzzy, or perhaps that's just me getting old. I remember crying that night. It almost seems foolish now. But it broke my heart to hear about this, it really did.

I heard footsteps upstairs, and they brought me back to the present.

I tried to imagine what was going to come next. After all these years, how did he feel about me? He probably didn't think of me every day like I thought of him. I suppose he could move in back upstairs, but with no family anymore…

Well, this new man, Sweeney Todd, it seems like there's nothing in the whole world that can keep him from somehow scrapping back up his old life… and getting revenge.

My mind started to drift, I'm not for sure but maybe I had started to fall asleep. He can move upstairs again, start shaving again. Fresh start.

New identity, new look, new love…?

I liked that. Benjamin Barker didn't take interest in me, but perhaps Sweeney Todd would.

As impossible a thought as it might be, it made me feel good, and smile when I thought about the future. When just last night I was contemplating how useless life had become…

Completely lost in my thoughts, I almost failed to hear the pounding of footsteps coming down the inside stairs. Benjamin-or I suppose Sweeney now, dragged his feet over to where I sat on a chair in front of the fireplace. He face was emotionless as I looked up into his eyes.

"Mr. Todd?" I had asked after he had stood there for a while. He just kept looking forward, starring into space, thinking about heaven knows what.

"I think we ought to get you out of the house," I told him, standing up. He didn't say anything.

"Mr. T?" And then, after a second, the slightest of nods. I smiled at the little response. "Alwight love. Lets head out to the market then. There's some interesting people there, that much is for certain."

And that is the first one-shot!!

I hope you enjoyed, I'll have more up soon.

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