Hiiii! Sorry if this is rushed but I wanted to get this done today and my cousin is picking me up soon coz I'm babysitting his boys, Ryan age 4, Tyler age 3 and Blake age 1 XD Also to anyone who is gunna watch the Olympics there is a girl from my school but in the year below me competing in the diving part tomorrow (Sunday) so look out for Alicia Blagg.
Sorry but I'm in a hurry to write this so I cant reply to any reviews :( I will in the next chapter which will be the last one then I will do the credits like you would see at the end of a movie just in case anyone is confused about characters.
Disclaimer: I do not own victorious, unfortunately, however I do own my laptop which has an episode of victorious saved to it, as well as Ariana's music video for her cover of Justin Bieber's song, Die In Your Arms.
Sweeney Todd stands still, almost miserable, looking out of his large window above the pie shop. His body does not move when the woman from downstairs opens the door with a fresh pot of tea in her hands. "Brought you some breakfast, dear."
After placing the tray on his desk she looks at him, still staring out of the window intently. "Mr. T? Can I ask you a question?"
He still does not turn. "What?" his answer was soft but cold.
"What did your Jadelyn look like?" No answer. "Can't really remember can you?"
Mr. Todd's breathing got heavier and his chest rose and fell rapidly, "She had yellow hair."
"You've gotta leave this all behind you now. She's gone. Life is for the alive, my dear." while talking she has slowly made her way to stand by his side and whisper softly in his ear. "We could have a life, us two. Maybe not like I dreamed. Maybe not like you remember. But we could get by."
He finally turned away from the window and looks down into the red-head's eyes, only to be interrupted by Robbie running into the room out of breath. "Mr. Todd? Mrs. Valentine, ma'am?"
Both of their heads instantly turn to look at the sailor. "What is it Robbie?" Sweeney asked in a short breath.
"He has her locked in a madhouse." The young man's eyes filled with tears.
"Victoria?"
"Rex Powers asylum. I've circled the place a dozen times. There's no way in. It's a fortress."
Sweeney slowly walks across the room towards Robbie, he spoke in a whispered tone, "I've got him."
"Mr. Todd?" Robbie asked, confused by the barber.
"We've got her." Sweeney places his hand on the teens shoulder and guides him to the chair. "Where do you suppose all the wigmakers of London go to obtain their hair? Bedlam. They
get it from the lunatics at Bedlam."
"I don't understand." Robbie looks at the man with a disgusted face.
"We shall set you up as a wigmaker's apprentice. That'll gain you access. And then you take her."
A slight smile creeps across the sailors face, "Go, quickly, go!" Robbie leaps up and runs out of the Parlor in delight at the idea.
Mr. Todd swiftly turns to Mrs. Valentine, "Fetch the boy." She looks at the man in front of her, worried for André, "Don't you think you should leave the boy alone?" He gives the small woman an evil glance making her quickly back out of the room and down the steps towards the young boy who is cleaning tables in the garden. "André? Mr. Todd needs you."
"Yes, ma'am." With that, the child quickly runs up the steps and into the large room to see Sweeney leant over his desk, writing a letter on a piece of parchment,
'The honourable judge Van Cleaf,
I write this urgent note to warn you that the
young sailor has abducted your ward, Victoria.
Hoping to earn your favour, I have persuaded the
boy to bring her tonight, to my shop.
Hurry after night fall, she will be waiting.
Mr. Todd.
Sweeney finishes the letter when the young boy bursts into the room, "Mr. T?"
"Do you know where the Old Bailey is?"
"Yes, sir. Not that I ever been there."
Sweeney turns around and hands the letter to the child, "Take this there. Seek out judge Van Cleaf. Repeat that."
"Go to Old Bailey. Find Judge Van Cleaf."
"You put that into his hands. Only to him, you understand?"
"Yes, sir. While I'm out, do you mind if I stop by the grocer-?"
"No. You're not to stop. You're not to speak. You're to deliver the letter. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir." André turns and runs out of the shop, terrified.
Sweeney walks back to the window, pacing in front of it, waiting for nightfall.
Exhausted, Mrs. Valentine sits in her chair in the living room, half asleep with her book placed on the table in front of her when André walks through the doorway "Where you been, lad? We had quite the rush at dinnertime. Me poor bones is ready to drop."
"Mr. Todd sent me on an errand. And on the way back, I went by the workhouse, just to take a look. And I was thinking, but for you, I'd be there now. Or some place worse. Seems like the Good Lord sent you for me."
"Oh, love, I feel quite the same way"
The boy slowly walks across the room towards the seated woman who is looking at him through tired eyes.
"Listen to me, please. Do You know there's nothing I wouldn't do for you. Say, if there was someone around... someone bad. Only you didn't know it..."
Mrs. Valentine looks at the boy concerned, "What is this? What are you talking about?"
André kneels down in front of the woman, takes her hand and sings softly,
"Nothing's gonna harm you,
not while I'm around.
Nothing gonna harm you,
no, sir,
not while I'm around."
"What do you mean, "someone bad"?"
"Demons are prowling everywhere,
nowadays.
I'll send 'em howling,
I don't care,
I got ways."
"Hush, darling. there's no need for this."
"No one's gonna hurt you,
no one's gonna dare.
Others can desert you,
not to worry,
whistle, I'll be there.
Demons'll charm you,
with a smile,
for a while,
but in time.
Nothing can harm you,
not while I'm around."
His think London accent showing most during the last line.
"That's nice, dear. Now, what is this foolishness now? What are you talking about?" The lady stands from her seat and walks across the room to check her hair in the mirror.
"Little things that I been thinking, about Mr. Todd." Her back is turned to him and her eyes go wide in shock. His song picks up again but faster.
"Not to worry, not to worry,
I may not be smart but I ain't dumb.
I can do it,
put me to it,
show me something I can overcome.
Not to worry, ma'am."
She walks over to a piano in the corner of the room, her back still turned to him.
"Being close and being clever,
ain't like being true.
I don't need to,
I won't never ,
hide a thing from you.
Like some."
His eyes avert upwards towards Mr. Todd in his shop.
"Now, André, dear, haven't we had enough of this foolish chatter? Yeah." The small woman reaches into the bosom of her dress and pulls out her purse. "How about I give you a nice, shiny new penny... and you go get us some toffees?"
The boy's widen in shock, "That's Signor Pirelli's purse!"
"No its not. Just something Mr. T give me for my birthday."
"That proves it" He begins urgently pulling her hand. "We gotta go, ma'am. We gotta find the Beadle and get the law here!"
She gently pulls him back to her and sits him down next to her on a couch, wrapping her arms around him, trying to calm him. "Hush, now, you're not going anywhere. You
just sit here, nice and quiet, next to me. that's right, right. How could you think such a thing of Mr. Todd? He's been so good to us."
He calms down a bit as she holds him. Her face saddens as she comes to a painful, dreadful decision. To keep him calm she continues his song for a few lines.
"Nothing's gonna harm you,
not while I'm around.
Nothing's gonna harm you, darling,
not while I'm around."
André looks up at her and she pulls him back to her as he finishes the touching song.
"Demons'll charm you,
with a smile,
for a while,
but in time.
Nothing's gonna harm you,
not while I'm around."
She looks towards the fireplace with tears in her eyes. "Funny we should be having this little
chat right now. 'Cause I was just thinking... you know how you fancy coming into the bakehouse with me... to help make the pies?"
"Yes, ma'am."
She quickly dries her eyes and then turns him to look at her. "Well, no time like the present, eh?"
This is my favourite song from the movie, its so sweet so i had to do a chapter of just this.
One more chapter left :'( please let me know what stories you want next. Sorry if you found this short, crap or rushed but my cousin is picking me up in about 20mins so I can babysit and get my back broken haha.
Please review, whether it is good or bad, critisism helps me write.
Thanks for reading, I will update within the next week, bye!
~~Ariana Fan XD
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