Firstly, thank you for the lovely reviews xx

In the last chapter, I had been quite inspired by "Bed of Nails" and "Poison" by Alice Cooper... uhm, yes. Howsoever, I'm glad you liked it :)

I hope that you like this chapter too, I know there's pretty much dialouge and it definitely isn't my shortest chapter, but that gives you more to read :p

So here we go!

Sweeney Todd couldn't believe what he saw. It couldn't be true! Was he completely daft now? Maybe a hallucination? Two young people walked down the street, straight towards 186 Fleet Street.

Anthony. Sweeney recognized him immediately. And then there was this girl beside him. She looked so much like Lucy, she had the same yellow hair...

"Johanna!", the barber whispered almost soundlessly. Was it really Johanna, his little Johanna? He felt how Nellie put her hand onto his back and led him downstairs. It could be only Johanna!

"Come. I'll manage it", Nellie said quietly. Manage it? What did this woman mean with that?

"Mr. Todd!", Anthony said with a big grin. "We came here to thank you and..."

"Why don't you thank Mr. Todd inside? Come in, you two", Nellie interrupted him smiling and shooed them into her pie shop.

"Take a seat", she said and brought a bottle to the table.

"Some gin for the gentlemen?"

Anthony nodded. "Thank you, Ma'am."

Sweeney didn't really realize what they were doing around him. Manage it. What did she want to manage?! His daughter was right in front of him and Nellie talked in riddles and of course too much. Bloody woman.

"You're Johanna, aren't you?" Nellie looked at the young girl. "Would you mind coming with me into the kitchen?" She could see that Sweeney and Anthony were obviously confused by her. But she needed to talk with Johanna. The girl deserved to know the truth... And for sure it would be better if Nellie talked with her. She knew Sweeney well enough to know that he wasn't able to say it. I'm sorry, Sweeney, but you'll see her later, the baker thought. Of course he wanted to see his daughter, but it would probably end in a catastrophe. It was only for his best.

Johanna followed Nellie.

"Anthony has told me a lot about Mr. Todd, Ma'am, and about you", Johanna said, watching the kitchen. "What do you want to talk with me about, Mrs. Lovett?"

"You can just call me Nellie", the baker smiled. So how should she start?

"Do you have a place to live?"

"Oh, yes. Anthony had found a little house. We have enough money too. I mean, we aren't rich, but we can have a good life.", Johanna answered.

"That's great", Nellie said. So they have a good life at least, she thought.

"Johanna... What has Anthony told you about Mr. Todd?" Nellie definitely was curious. She had always wanted to know everything, but above all if it was about Sweeney.

"I heard that he's helpful and the best barber in London."
"He is...", Nellie sighed. Not always helpful to the baker, but for sure the best barber. She liked Johanna really much, at least the girl would be her stepdaughter, but she wouldn't shock her with something like 'By the way, I'm going to be your stepmother.'

Johanna should find out the things one by one. So Nellie would start with the most important thing.

"Do you remember your parents?"

Johanna shook her head. "No. I lived with Judge Turpin for my whole life. Nellie... Did you know my parents?"

Nellie nodded slightly. "I knew them, yes. Shall I tell you about them?"

"Yes, please."

"Well, they lived above my shop. Until your father had to leave London... It was the judge's fault. Your father hadn't done something wrong, he only was married to the woman the judge wanted. And so he got her. Your mother couldn't take it any more, the judge had been so cruel... She poisoned herself, poor thing. I tried to stop her, I told her that you needed a mother, that she should think of you. She didn't listen to me."

Nellie stared into the air. The memories weren't nice. Her dark eyes had a really sad expression, thinking back to the past. Although she never liked Lucy much, she was somehow sorry for her. Of course Nellie was sorry for Johanna too, but it hurt her the most to remember how Benjamin Barker had been banished from London. Forever. Benjamin Barker had never returned. Instead of him, Sweeney Todd had returned.

"What about my father?", Johanna asked. "Do you know whether he is alive?" Nellie could see the tears in her eyes. Gently the baker took the hand of the girl.

"Yes", Nellie answered and smiled softly. She would tell her the truth, she would tell her who her father was. "Your father is Mr. Todd."

"You see, Mr. Todd, we heard that the judge and the beadle had disappeared... Howsoever, we wanted to thank you. You have done so much for me."

"It was self-evident, Anthony." Sweeney tried to sit calmly at the table. His daughter was here, in his house – well, Nellie's house – and he even hadn't the chance to speak with her because said Nellie Lovett had brought her into the kitchen! What were they doing? What would Nellie tell Johanna?!

And suddenly they stood there. Both. Nellie had a smile on her lips, but Johanna cried.

"So, here's your dad", Nellie said. Anthony seemed to be more than confused. Sweeney stared first at Johanna, then at Nellie, then again at Johanna. So she actually had told her that he was her father...

He didn't know what he should do. But Johanna stepped towards him and just hugged him.

"Johanna... My little Johanna...", he whispered. He had his daughter back. After all these years. After all these years he could hold her in his arms again.

The barber saw a smiling Eleanor Lovett who sat down next to Anthony. And Anthony didn't understand anything.

Johanna smiled at Sweeney.

"Hello dad", she muttered. She really looked like her mother...

Anthony brought Sweeney back to the present. "Am I the only one who doesn't know what's going on?"

"It's a long story, but she's in fact his daughter", Nellie sighed. She didn't want to explain everything now and there were too many things which no one should know.

"Ma'am?"
"I think it will be the best if Johanna tells you about it. And please, call me Nellie." Then she looked at Johanna. "Would you two maybe like to stay for a night or two? I think this family has been divorced for too long."

"Of course we'd like to stay... Anthony?", Johanna smiled.

Anthony nodded. "Of course."

God in Heaven, now please let Sweeney be lucky too, Nellie thought. Johanna obviously was. It seemed as if she was very happy to know that she still had a father. Well, maybe she just shouldn't find out that he had killed people.

Finally even Sweeney started to speak.

"You can sleep in the room above the shop."

"Mr. Todd? Where will you sleep then?", Anthony asked. Oh, of course the young couple didn't know everything... And maybe they wouldn't find out everything today. But then Sweeney said something Nellie definitely hadn't expected.

"I'll sleep together with my fiancée, where else?"

Now, what do you think of it? As Sweeney is happy to have his daughter back, he offers a free shave to everyone who reviews (you'll survive it, don't worry, he's in a good mood!) ;D That's what he just told me o.o

But please, tell me what you think of it, bring your own ideas, there's always a chance that I put them into the story :) x