Chapter 7, can you believe it? And I still only have 1 reviewer, although I'm glad its at least one.
So now I'm pretty much dedicating this to Obscure Bird, my one and only reviewer :)
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Lucy's POV
I woke up yet again. Looking around for things to remind me what to do today. I looked over my shoulder and saw Mr Todd actually sleeping against the window. A few passer-bys laughed others were waiting for him to wake up so they could get in. I lifted off the ground and trotted towards the shop. I knocked on the window causing Mr Todd to fly backwards. More people started to laugh and I felt a little embarrassed for him. He looked at me surprised and I put my arms up to my shoulders like a shrug. He unlocked the door and let me in. "Lucy, I am so sorry about last night!" he said putting his hands to my shoulder. I pushed them away annoyed.
"Can I see my daughter please?" I asked. He turned his head.
"Your daughter?" He made it sound a bit sarcastic, "Our daughter, dear." I rolled my eyes.
"Funny Mr Todd, now may I?" He sighed and pointed to the room she must have been in. I nodded and walked off. I slowly turned the knob and opened it...Then Shut It!
"What what's wrong?" He asked quickly.
"Wrong room." I lied with a smile. He tried moving forward but I shook my head quickly stopping him with my hand. "It's inappropriate to enter a ladies room without knocking!" Mr Todd sighed and walked through me. I 'humphed' then backed away knowing exactly what would happen. I layed my back against the wall narrating each happening.
"Mr Todd yells violently." And so he did. "Anthony comes running out with his clothes on backwards." and.. "Johanna gets yelled at then goes after Anthony with a furious Mr Todd at her tail."
While Mr Todd went to fight with Anthony, I caught the shoulder of Johanna.
"He can't do that, I barely know him and he's already controlling me!" she cried.
"Why does he think he can?" I asked.
"Because you guys are my parents...apparently." she mumbled wiping a few tears from her eyes.
"Parents?" I laughed, "I'm not married, I don't even have a daughter!"
"But Mr Todd says your the only woman he was with, and I look nothing like Mrs Lovett, you have to be."
"I'm sorry dear. I've been alone my whole life. Living on the streets." I was ashamed to say. I turned my head and saw Anthony leaning over the counter with one hand to his chin. Mr Todd came to us with a frown upon his face. "Johanna thinks I'm her mother." I laughed. He rotated his head at what I said.
"She is, Lucy. You just called her your daughter when you got here." he replied.
"No, I asked if I could see 'Johanna'. I said nothing of may I see my daughter."
"That's exactly what you said!" I shook my head refusing to believe that I couldn't remember 5 minutes ago.
"Lucy, can't you remember why your here at all. Who any of us are?" I shrugged.
"Anthony is my friend, Johanna is his fiancé, and your the barber from above." He sighed sadly.
"Lucy, I know it's hard for you to understand but your my wife, her mother and I love you more than anything." He said putting a hand to his chest. My eyes started puffing and I could feel the stings of upcoming tears.
"No. I'm alone and 'ave always been." I said simply.
"Mother!" Johanna called me as she stood right in front of my face. I winced not baring to look at her.
"She looks like you!" I heard myself say. I shook my head 'no'.
"Just a simple coincidence! She's not mine!" I yelled.
"She looks like him too." I was replied to.
"Yeah because she's his but he's not mine!"
"Lucy look at you! Your beating yourself up trying to believe your not who you really are! It's like after life, yet you choose the bad over the good one? Sure the good one has a bad ending but it doesn't mean you can't still start it up again!" I shook my head numerous times.
"No! I never had a life before this, I was always ...Lucy..."
"Barker?"
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Sweeney's POV
Lucy went into another trance, only she was staring at Johanna who made no movement at all. I patted Johanna's shoulder then turned my attention to Anthony. He felt my gaze and turned immediately uncomfortable. I walked slowly just to make him feel worse. "Mr Todd. It is a natural thing of life. Two people in love soon become..." I stopped him with one hand. He snapped his lips shut and I sat down in the next chair.
"Look, I have a lot of family business and I'm surely not going to be interrupted by silly-child-love." I said between my teeth.
"Child? Were not children. Were young adults!" He said...childishly.
"She's 16 your 21!"
"And you'd know..."
"She's still a child! And as long as she's a child she is my child. Do you understand?"
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(this ones gonna be fun, ^.~ fighting woohoo)
Anthony's POV
Yes I did understand. That even when you just met your daughter you can still control her. Even if that daughter is getting married!" I stood up angrily flying past Mr Todd. "Johanna let's go." I growled while pulling her by her shoulders. She turned and took my hand as I shuffled towards the door.
"Johanna." Lucy said. I rolled my eyes just wanting to get out of this hell hole! I turned and Lucy was behind us. "Johanna Barker is it?"
"Yes." Johanna said raising her eyebrow.
"I don't know exactly how to say this but I'm your mother." she said calmly.
"Yes, I know." Johanna replied truthfully.
"But your fathers dead."
"...No. He's right there." She said pointing to a frowning Mr Todd who made me want to leave all the more now!
"I'm sorry but he died after he was taken away to jail." Mr Todd rose from his spot and came to Lucy's side turning her to face him.
"Lucy, I'm not dead." he whispered hopefully.
"I can see that." she nodded.
"Lucy it's me Benjamin, I didn't die!" he said shaking her. She shook her head.
"Lucy...mother..It is really him." Johanna cut in.
"Your all crazy," she laughed. "Benjamin died! Look at you; you don't look like him at all!" she said poking at Mr Todd's chest. He started shaking her violently.
"Benjamin! I am Benjamin! Why can't you remember why can't you accept it!?" He cried out. She was holding his arms trying to pull away but he gripped her tightly.
"Mr Todd calm down!" I yelled at him.
Lucy closed her eyes trying to escape the horrendous outside world. "There was a barber and his wife, and they were beautiful! Ooh there was a barber and his wife and they were..." she whimpered.
"Lucy I love you why won't you love me back!" He cried violently.
"Your Not Benjamin Anymore!" We all heard from the back room. I ran to it and unlocked it letting Toby out freely. "Mum even said so. She asked herself why you weren't able to love her and she said you weren't Benjamin anymore! Benjamin is dead and in his place is a monster!" Toby yelled strongly. I was very proud of such a young boy. Mr Todd let go of the quivering Lucy. Johanna caught her as she fell slightly backwards. Johanna walked Lucy into a different room and now it was the three men...2 and a half men at least.
"You don't know anything of me," Mr Todd stifled out. "Mrs Lovett knew nothing of me."
"She knew you very well, it's all she lived for was you! You killed her and now you've killed your only life source! Mrs Lovett was you and now that she's gone you can't even handle your crazy wife!" Toby yelled angrily. Mr Todd threw himself at Toby but I snapped and pushed Mr Todd away. He looked at me furiously and swept by grabbing Toby by the collar. I then started throwing punches. I got one to his rib and the other to his lower back.! He fell and started back up by holding his hand tight around my neck! I rose my knee up to his pelvis and he flew back! Toby jumped on Mr Todd's back and pulled his arm around his neck choking him tightly! I was kicked in the knee causing me to fall to the floor. Toby was thrown off and landed too on the floor. We both growled angrily punching at an apparent very strong Mr Todd!
I just couldn't stand this. Mr Todd trying to take Johanna from me, him torturing young children, making someone mentally ill worse, and all the killing he's done! I couldn't bare it anymore. I threw my arm at his face and hit him straight across the mouth. He 'oof'ed loudly then aimed back hitting my on the side of my face. He swung around pushing Toby backwards to the floor! I slid downwards then was kicked in the stomach very hard! Everything went very blurry along with sound. I could taste the iron of my blood raise from the side of my cheek. I closed my eyes and listened for that one little voice. "Benjamin!"
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Sorry for the shorty im tired as hell -.-
Ill start backup tomorrow. REVIEWS R LOVED EVEN THO I ONLY GET 1 A CHAP XD
Yah Obse, havnt heard that one before sarcasm
