Hello, my lovely readers! I hope to get back on track for the Magical World of Pokemon, but in the meantime, I'm doing a bit of editing for some of my old stuff. If you liked the original, you're going to love how I cleaned it up! If you didn't read the Original, that's ok. Most of the plot is still intact, I just added some details to enhance the story while taking out bits that didn't make a whole lot of sense. I'll admit, with this being my third Sweeney Todd fanfiction in a row at the time, I got a little lazy with some things lol anyway, onto Beginning of the End 2.0 for those of you that are interested!
Prologue
"Ella Sophia," the sick woman says to me. She grabs my tiny hand with barely any strength behind it.
"Yes?" I reply.
"If anything should happen to me, I want you to know that I love you." She takes a deep rattling breath. "All I want is for you to be happy, no matter what." She coughs as her soft, raspy voice trails off.
"What do you mean?" My voice quavers, like my trembling lower lip. I didn't want to even imagine a life without her. "Nothing is going to happen to you. Not while I'm around, mum."
The young woman smiles sadly, yet fondly at my round face. For a moment, I see how she used to be: young, headstrong, and independent instead of the frail, sick woman I see in front of me. I watch her chest rise and fall with every feeble breath. "Thank you, my dear, but I don't think anyone can make a promise such as that." She grimaces, and then sighs.
Stillness. She moves not a muscle. I grow anxious. She's only sleeping…right?
"Mommy?" I say, reaching my small hand out to hers. She doesn't answer to my call. "Mommy," I say louder and more anxious. I only then realize that her chest is no longer rising.
"Mommy!"