Disclaimer: I don't own Sweeney Todd
Just to remind you: English is not my first language!
I never intended to make a sequel to Oblivion Is Bliss, even though some of you asked for it...
I just got a sort of vision for this... I was looking out of the window when the rain was pouring down and then all of a sudden this appeared in my head...
Looks like you'll be getting a sequel after all!
I'm kind of nervous that this is unworthy to become a sequel to Oblivion Is Bliss...
–if I may say so I was quite proud of myself for making that story–
Hope this will not disappoint!
Laughter. Innocent laughter. Loud innocent laughter.
His careless laughter filled the air. His chubby arms reaching up to the dark grey sky to touch the raindrops. His mother's eyes looking at him affectionately.
Mother and son were outside in the streets of London in the pouring rain. They were probably the only two living creatures still outside. Everybody else had already fled from the dreadful weather and had gone back inside, but these two hadn't...
Mrs. Todd, formerly known as Mrs. Lovett, had always loved the rain. There wasn't really any other choice when you grew up in London... She was determined to pass her love for the rain on to her 2 year old son, he would grow up in London too after all... You just needed to love the rain!
She watched him closely, as he put one little foot in front of the other. He was swaying on the spot with every little step he made, it was almost as he was dancing...
Dancing in the rain.
Looking at him made her feel the most lucky woman alive. Her son, Sebastian Toby Todd... Her own son! She had finally gotten what she had wished for, a child! His laughter sounded like an angel singing to her. It was the most beautiful sound in the world... It was so carefree! He was still so young and naive...
''Eleanor, get him inside!'' ''He'll catch a cold!'' her husband's irritated voice disturbed her moment of bliss.
She looked over to her husband. He didn't look happy. He was trying to shield himself from the rain that was being blown inside through the door of her own Meatpie Emporium that was being held open by him.
Eleanor looked from her son, who was still fascinated by the little drops of water that were falling from the sky, to her husband and back.
''Now, Eleanor!'' he slammed the door shut.
She sighed. He wasn't being very pleasant to be around, again... Lately, her husband had been acting rather strange towards her... If she was honest, he was just being rude to her! He would just demand things of her or give curt answers when she would ask him a question... Her husband had never been very good with words, but he was acting more strange than usual...
Reluctantly, she picked up her son and walked back. Just before she reached the door, she threw her head back. She wanted to feel the raindrops fall on her face once more... The little drops tickled her face and she smiled.
Her happy moment was rudely disturbed by her husband. Once again, he pulled the door open and gave her a stern look. He held out some towels as he ushered mother and son back inside.
Sebastian playfully cried out and swung his chubby arms towards his father, trying to reach him. He got what he wanted, his father lifted him out of his mother's arms and carried him further into the shop.
''You can't be outside with him in the pouring rain, Eleanor! He'll get sick and you'll get sick too!'' Mr. T said to his wife before turning his attention to his son.
''Let's get you dry and ready for bed...'' Sweeney grabbed one of the towels to dry his son.
He ruffled the Sebastian's hair and the tiny fellow let out some laughter again. His father chuckled, looking at the mess he'd made of his son's bit of hair.
Nellie watched the two of them together, her son's laughter lifting up her spirits again. Who would've ever though that Sweeney Todd would be getting his son ready for bed?!
Watching them together made her see her husband again... It made her see the man again that she wanted to see... Not the man who just gave curt answers and was rude to her, but a father and his son... A man who cared, in his own special way of course...
The man who had told her 'I love you'... The man who had given her a son... The man who would touch her...
''Say goodnight to your mother'' her thoughts were interrupted by the face of her son getting close to hers.
Sebastian just let out some gurgles and weird sounds, as if he was trying to speak.
''Goodnight, dearie'' she gave the little boy a kiss on the cheek.
Now that Sweeney was putting their son to bed, Nellie took this moment to look around in the empty shop. She missed working... Her business had been going rather well with her new meatpies without human flesh, before she had gotten pregnant... She and Sweeney had decided that she would stop working for a while to take care of Sebastian, at least when he was still little...Although she loved her son, it was quite starting to bore her that she wasn't able to do something... She hadn't worked in 2 years!
She yawned, maybe it was time to go to bed...
It felt like if she'd already been waiting for hours for her husband to join her in their bed. She tried to get warm under the covers, but being alone wasn't helping... Finally, she heard the door of creak open and her husband came in.
It had taken a while to put their son to bed. He was such a curious boy and he wanted to discover every single new little thing possible, going to sleep would ruin that opportunity... Putting him to bed wasn't easy...
Nellie watched Sweeney getting ready for bed and getting undressed. His muscular chest was still the same, he probably would never get fat... He aged beautifully!
Sometimes Eleanor wondered if he thought the same about her... Did she age beautifully? It only had been like two years, but she did have a child...She hadn't stayed fat after giving birth, but maybe it just didn't feel the same for him anymore? Besides, she was getting fat again...
If she could only talk to him...
Sweeney sighed and got into bed next to his wife.
''Is he asleep?'' she asked.
''Yes'' was his curtly reply.
''Good'' Nellie shifted closer to him.
She wanted to feel his warmth. To be close to him... She loved him! She didn't want to feel cold anymore... She didn't want him to be cold towards her anymore...
''Sweeney...'' she put her hands on his back to touch him.
Nellie let her hands slide from his back to his shoulders and from his shoulders into his hair. Sweeney Todd didn't respond. Was he really not interested in his wife anymore? Was she really that hideous to him now?!
''Sweeney?'' she whispered.
The baker sat up and looked at her husband, who appeared to be fast asleep already... He hadn't even bothered to try and have a normal conversation with his wife at the end of the day...
Nellie let herself fall back onto the bed, trying to stop the tears from forming in her eyes...
Was the love already gone?
Really don't ask me why I named him Sebastian Toby Todd because I really don't have an answer to that xD
I honestly have no idea where I want this to go from here, I just wrote it down from what popped into my head while watching the rain...
Sweeney is not allowed to ruin Sweenett!