Author's Note: Well, after the last chapter... it feels good to be back into my writing styles again. :3 read on and enjoy dears.
Dislaimer: I do not own the splendidness of Sweeney Todd
Did yeh come in fer a pie sir...?
"I said that you're an insolent prick who thinks she's the only one in the world who can make good pies."
"Tha' was rude," She whispered, wrapping the blanket around herself. "An' after I was nice enough teh forgive yeh fer last night."
"What did I say to upset you?" He asked, stepping closer to her.
"Yer still attached ter Lucy."
The words stung in his chest as she spoke them because he knew evey part of them were true; yet he didn't feel remorse for sleeping with Nellie. The true Lucy Barker was dead... and the woman downstairs sleeping on the couch was only the shell of the person she once was. And as he kissed Nellie, long and hard, he knew there was only one way to deal with this situation anymore...
One of them had to die.
The following day, everything seemed to be as normal as ever... except for the fact that Sweeney Todd was in the bakehouse making pies. Or at least... that was what Nellie hoped he was trying to make.
"Wot, in 'eavens name are yeh doin', love?" Nellie mumbled as he attemped to roll out some dough onto the dirty countertop.
"I, my pet, am trying to make a pie. What does it look like I'm doing?" He scowled, as flour shot into his face, temporarily blinding him.
"It looks like yer trying ter make something... but I'm not so sure it's gonna' end up as a pie." Nellie pulled the rolling pin from his hands and set it down beside her. "Yeh need ter knead the dough through yer 'ands an' make sure tha' it's good n' mixed before yeh roll i' out."
"And then what?" He asked, annoyance flashing across his face.
"Then yeh can roll i' out and start makin' the crust." She smiled and handed the rolling pin back to him. "Maybe yeh shoul' stick with shavin' dearie... it suits yeh better."
"You think I'm completely incapable of making a stupid insignificant little pie?" Sweeney yelled, dropping the rolling pin. "I'm sorry I haven't spent fifteen years of my life wasting away making pies! I'm sorry I don't have your expert mindset when it comes to pie baking!"
Nellie stared at him, tears threatening to encase her eyes. "Do yeh really mean tha'?"
He sucked in a deep breath and though about the words he had absentmindedly yelled at her and shook his head. "Ah, Nellie, look I'm sorry."
"I's okay love, I know yer temper is a lil' high." She smiled at him and gripped her hand onto his. "I still love yeh."
He smiled back and leaned down to press his lips softly onto hers when a shriek behind them made them both jump.
"Witch! Witch! Geh away frum me Benny!" Lucy screetched, pointing her finger at Nellie.
"Lucy..." Sweeney whispered, staring at his wife. He hadn't seen her since the incident the other night... the one that had lead Nellie straight to his bedroom.
"He isn' yer Benny anymore, crazy ol' hag!" Nellie yelled back. She knew she was taking a risk, yelling back to her, but she was willing to take it if it meant defending her and Sweeney's love for each other. "Yeh said it yerself!"
"Nellie, please. There's no use in arguin' with someone already dead." Sweeney growled, his eyes narrowing. "I know what has to happen... I just don't know what to do about it."
"Wot are yeh talkin' about, love?" Nellie asked, confusion spreading across her face.
Sweeney looked over at her, and that was when she noticed the tears. "She has to die."
"'Aven' we alrady talked about this, Mr. T?" Nellie pleaded. "Yer only sposed ter the judge an' the Beadle."
"I have to pick one of the two of you... and I ended up picking you, Nellie!" Sweeney yelled. "I gave up my own wife for you!"
"Yeh, yeh did this all fer us?" She whispered.
"Every bit o' it." He gripped the razor at his belt and began to pull it out. "Lucy, love, this is it."
"N-no!" She yelled, but before Sweeney fully pulled out his razor, a costumer had just walked into the door of the pie shop...
And his name, happened to be Judge Turpin.
End Note: The next chapter is going to be longer. So expect a little while before I update next... plus I'm going to Warped Tour soon... hehe. So I won't update the day of or before. Reviews are love :3
