The Years No Doubt have changed me
So this is my second fic, ever. I thought I'd try my hand at writing a "Sweeney Todd" fic, since it's a great movie and caused a lot of new ideas to form in my head. I do not own any of the characters, places or Mrs Lovett's pies. Enjoy!
My name is Nellie and I'm nine years old and I already know who I'm going to marry. I met him yesterday. It was a cold winter day, when father decided that he desperately needed a shave. Which he did. He had a beard that almost reached the ground and it started to grown white. Sometimes the kids at school would accuse him as being Santa Claus, so mummy begged him to get a shave. I was helping mum make pies in which weren't very good, so I decided to add my own ingrediants. Well, she ended up getting so mad at me, that she insisted that I go with father to the barber. At first, I really didn't want to. I hated anything to do with getting my hair cut. I was planning on growing it out anyways. I want it all the way to my waist, so that I could sit on it. It's currently to my mid back and really really curly. Mummy insists that I keep it up and out of my face, but it's just so pretty down and flowy.
Anyways, next thing I know, father is helping me put on my winter coat and pulling me out the door. Snow covers the ground and bushes like a layer of vanilla icing on a cake and the cool breeze cause my ears and nose to turn red and hurt quite a bit. Father finally stopped in front of a barber shop called " Barker's Barber Service" and leads me inside. The little bell on the door rings loudly as the barber whirls around to greet us.
"Ahhh…Mr. Sunner, great to see you again." he says then looks at me with a smile. He has a round face with dark hair, dark eyes, and sort of a beer belly. He looked a little younger than father. "Ah, I see you brought a guest."
"Yes, this is my daughter Nellie." Father says guestering to me and then walking inside. My eyes immediately fall on the man sitting in the chair across the room. He had jet black hair which was a little long, but slicked back neatly. His eyes were black, like the coal in the fireplace which looked good against his pale skin. He was slim and several heads taller than me. But none the less he was the most handsome guy I had ever seen. As we grow farther into the room, the man smiles at us.
"Mr. Sunner, Nellie..this is my son Benjamen. He's an apprentice barber and will be running this shop someday in the near future." the barber said.
"It's a pleasure." Benjammen says politely, smiling at each of us.
"Nell, why don't you go sit with Benjammen, the candy is right over there too." the barber says.
"Thank you." I say to him and walk over to Benjamen, putting on one of my most pretty smiles.
"Here want a candy?" Benjammen asked.
"Okay, I'm a big fan a lolipops." I say and take a cherry one.
"Well who doesn't? You have very pretty hair Nellie. You know red is my favorite color." Benjammen says.
"Really? Want to see it down?" I ask and take my hair out of the barriette and wave it around.
"Wow it's very long. Don't you ever want to get it cut? Doesn't it get in the way?" Benjammen asked.
"NO..I like growing it out." I say to him.
Next thing I know, Ben and I are talking about literally anything that came to mind. We even play games like 'I Spy', 'The No-blinking game' and a couple others. It seemed that it was the happiest moment of all the nine years of my life. Then suddenly it all ends when I see father get up and wipe his face.
"Do you go to school? Whats that like? I just HATE math. I mean I think I'm good at it, but it's just sooo boring." I say to Ben, who is laughing.
"Yeah I was never one for Math either." Ben says. "I was always into english, plus haircutting was always my passion."
"Really? I like helping mum bake, but she doesnt think I'm all that good at it and insists that I'm making a mess of things...but I'm NOT." I say still alittle upset at mum for scolding me.
"You're only nine, I mean you were only trying to help." Ben says.
"That's what I'm trying to tell her, but she never listens to me." I say rolling my eyes.
"Nellie, come on, time to go." Father says while putting on his coat and paying Ben's father.
"Hey Ben, how old are you?" I ask as I put on my coat.
"I'm Sixteen. Going to be seventeen in a couple weeks." Ben says causing a smile to creep on my face.
"I'm nine, seven years apart isn't that bad." I say.
"No, but it sure seems like a lot now." Ben says with an amused smile.
"Ben, do you think, when I'm sixteen that I could marry you?" I ask without thinking.
"Sure, Nell, just be a good girl until then." Ben said with a warm smile and pats me on the head.
"Don't you worry, Benjammen Barker, I will." I say to him confidently as father pulls me out the door and leads me back home. All the while, I'm thinking of my new friend, the cute new barber, the one I'm going to marry!
Well that was the first chapter. I hope you all liked it. Don't worry, it's going to get a whole lot better. If you liked it, please review and let me know what you liked. If you didn't like it, then you don't have to read it..no one is pressuring you. Just please be gentle. Anyways, Im onto chapter two, see you there!