Author's Note: Well. The way this chapter turned out, I didn't actually plan. It just kind of... happened. I hope you like it, even though you may hate me at the end of it. It seems these chapters have been getting longer than my 'Pretend' chapters. This may turn out longer than 30 now... but I'm not sure. I hope you like it though.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone in this story but Benjamin and Jazzmyn.
"Not A Thing To Fear My Love..."
"To get her to trust me!" Sweeney pushed Eleanor back down, leaning close to her so his lips were inches from hers. "You bore my children Eleanor. You own my heart. You're my other half! What more do you want from me? Do you want me to bloody spell it out for you? I love only you. I didn't have sex with her, I lead her on to where I could kill her. Eleanor Lovett, I want to take you to the sea so I can marry you. Damn woman! I want you."
He kissed her, longer than ever, and she kissed back, tears stinging her eyes. She knew what he said couldn't have been a lie, but she had doubted him, and she felt terrible.
Sweeney pulled away, feeling the tears on her face. "It's alright Eleanor. I know you had every reason to doubt me. But I am promising you here and now that I am yours forever."
"I know." She whispered, pulling his lips down to hers. "I want yeh."
Three words. Three words, just as powerful as saying "I love you", was all it took for everything to get so much better. Everything was out of their way now; no more judge, no more Beadle, and especially no more Lucy. Everything would finally be peaceful for her and her Sweeney Todd. Now the last and finaly piece to her fairytale ending was a seaside wedding...
And boy, could that be devised.
"Toby, 'urry up love!" Eleanor yelled down the stairs of her house. She grabbed her last dress and stuffed it into the suitcase on her bed as hard as she could.
She never realized how many dresses she actually owned until that moment.
"Eleanor, what is taking you so-" Sweeney paused, a laugh escaping his lips as he watched her sit on the bag, trying to close it. "Do you need some help?"
Eleanor looked over at him and blushed. She couldn't help it the bag couldn't hold her dresses...
"Maybe I should jus' not take a few of 'em." She whispered, stepping onto the floor and away from her bed. "Maybe."
Sweeney smiled as she came closer to him, and he leaned down to press his lips softly onto hers. "Maybe, I'll just buy you a bunch of new ones and you pick a few of your favorites."
Eleanor smiled. "Alright..."
"By the way, where are Jazzmyn and Benjamin?" Sweeney asked, looking around the room.
"Toby 'as 'em." Eleanor kissed him again. "Which, tha' boy needs ter pack up 'is stuff too."
"MUM!" Toby yelled, filling the doorway with himself and his two siblings. "I can't take it anymore! Jazzy bit me 'and and Ben keeps droolin' on me vest-"
Eleanor supressed a giggle, but took the two babies from him. "They're jus' kids, me boy."
"I know mum, but they're so annoying!" Toby rubbed a hand through his messy brown hair and Sweeney patted his shoulder.
"Believe me, it will only get worse from here." He whispered to Toby, and they both groaned in horror.
"Will yeh two 'urry up! We need ter leave this 'ouse already!" They both huffed at her, but continued to pack their bags.
Sweeney couldn't believe it was actually happening to he and Eleanor now. They were leaving behind the murderous life they had been living. Everything was finally alright for him; he was soon going to be married to Eleanor, by the sea she had always dreamt of going to, with their two children. It was a perfect ending for such a twisted couple such as them.
Though, there was still a bit of remorse within him from the night he had killed Lucy. He had been so cruel, so overpowering of her, and he hadn't felt even a spot of pity for her. He wanted her dead right then and there.
But he didn't need to worry about her anymore. All he had to worry about now, was making sure no one tied he and Eleanor to the murder of the Beadle and the Judge. Though it had almost been a year now, detectives kept coming and asking questions about them both, and Sweeney was afraid they would tie Eleanor to it somehow and take her away...
So he had to make sure she was gone before they found her.
But if she left, they would try to go after her... and Sweeney knew he had to stay behind to protect her and the children.
But he hadn't told her.
"Sweeney?" He jumped away from the window in his shop, and turned to face her. "Wot's wrong?"
He sighed, but let a smile fall across his lips. "Eleanor, you just startled me."
She narrowed her eyes. "Somethin's wrong."
He sighed again and pulled his arms around her tightly. "I know, Eleanor. Something is wrong, but I didn't want to have to tell you..."
"Sweeney," She looked up at him, tears stinging her eyes. "Please tell me wot's goin' on."
"I can't go with you and the kids. I have to stay here to make sure they don't follow you." He started. "They've been watching us for so long now, if you and I leave, they will get suspicious. I need to stay here and make sure you and the kids are safe."
"Yeh can't! Yeh promised me yeh'd marry me by the sea!" Tears poured down her cheeks and Eleanor fought back the raging sobs that threatened to escape her. "Sweeney yeh can't leave me like this!"
"I'm doing this to protect you and the children. I'm making sure you all live." Sweeney pulled away from her and looked back out his window at the grubby streets of London. "If they find one piece of evidence in that basement, you'll be found out. We'll both be hanged for it Eleanor..."
"I'll die with yeh!" She yelled, pulling on his arm. "I've been prepared ter ever since yeh came back! I love yeh ter much ter live any sort of life without yeh!"
"Eleanor, you have to take care of Toby, Jazzmyn, and Benjamin. We have children. They can lose a father... they just can't afford to lose us both."
"Yeh're insane! I'm not leavin' withou' yeh!" Eleanor pressed her lips onto his with such force that it knocked them both into the window behind them. "Dammit Sweeney Todd!"
"Eleanor, I'm sorry." He pushed her off of himself and stood back up, staring at the window. "You need to leave this house, or I'll get the authorities myself and turn us both in."
Eleanor stood, her words stuck in the back of her throat as she turned away from him. She touched her lips where he had kissed her and ran; ran as fast as she could down the steps of the shop and towards Toby and the twins.
She knew leaving Sweeney behind was going to eventually kill her; but he was right, they had two children to take care of now.
But she would come back for him no matter what it took.
End Note: Well yes, there is the sad twist. Now, next is a five year time skip, So be prepared for LOT'S of drama. :D Reviews are lovee. Or pity... one of the two. :D
