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Sweeney Todd (fleetstbarber) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-08 02:04:00

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sadako yamamura, sweeney todd

Who: Sadako Yamamura & Sweeney Todd
What: Trip to New York City!
Where: NYC and London.
When: Sunday
Warning: SRS warnings for gore, violence, blood. You know, usual standard fare for Killer!Sweeney. More violence occurring in Sadako's special brand of killy. Sap. Schmoop. Possible sex.

London mornings were dreary and gray, or at least this particular one was. The fog had yet to burn off and the clouds had yet to roll back, and it was well past nine when Sweeney showed up on Sadako's doorstep. He had asked Petit to look after Kage and the shop for the day while he had business to take care of in America, and although it was a business trip in his mind, at least half of the thrill of it was going there with Sadako.

He knocked on the lady's door, and waited patiently as ever while she answered. He was dressed fairly modern for what he usually wore. Though it was business-casual, it was still dark colors and rather keyed down from the norm. He had tucked one of his friends into his pocket -- it was Annette, the Maiden. He'd deliberated taking Josephine, the Wife, instead... but Annette was in need to get a taste after a century and a half.

And the only other thing that was to note about him was that he'd pulled his hair back into a short tail, held off by a ribbon. It wasn't as if he wanted to draw any more attention to himself than he already got with his pallor and streak of white. After all -- he was planning on 'thanking' a celebrity.

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	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 04:53 am UTC (link)
	Sadako had crouched down to pet the excited dog, giggling and kissing it on the head. "Such a sweet girl, yes you are!" Reaching up, she took the other woman's hand. "It's nice to meet you, Petit. I've heard lovely things about you." She smiled a bit and stood up, smoothing out her skirt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 04:57 am UTC (link)

Sweeney was quiet during the ladies' introductions, "Thank you for watching over Kage for me, Miss LeBeau. Things went well in New York."

He then tilted his head a bit, "Maybe you can show us the trick some other time? I hate to be rude, but..." He raised a brow to Petit. "This afternoon, I'd like to have a bit of time with Miss Yamamura?"

And no, that wasn't a bit of awkwardness that crept into Sweeney's stance just then, not at all.

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	prettylilbunny 2008-06-10 05:08 am UTC (link)
	Petit? Just grinned, "You got it chief. I should get back aboard anyway, running on skeleton crew as it is, you know where to find me if you need anything, it was nice to meet you Sadako, we'll have to have coffee or something later." Another smile then, making sure that she had Toto before waving, and letting herself out, "Have fun kids." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Sadako smiled and nodded. "That would be lovely. Mister Todd has my number if you'd like to get in touch." She waved in reply, then looked back to Sweeney. "You want time alone with me?" She raised an eyebrow, but was grinning all the while. "Whyever for?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 05:19 am UTC (link)

He gave a slight bow of his head to Petit as she shifted into the shadows and disappeared, before he slipped his arm around Sadako's waist, "Whyever wouldn't I want to spend time alone with a beautiful, intelligent, mystifying lady?"

He slipped away just after saying that, however, "Would you like something to drink? Tea? Brandy?" After that walk, he figured a bit of a drink would do well for the both of them, and they both had quite a bit of celebrating to do.

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	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 05:24 am UTC (link)
	"You know many of those?" Her cheeks were red, and she was smiling. It was all very unusual for her, but she didn't want it to stop. Her fingers tugged the elastic out of her hair, freeing it from its long braid. She teased it out with her fingers, following him. "I'll drink whatever you're having. I don't want to be a bother, Mister Todd." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 05:34 am UTC (link)

You could never bother me echoed through his mind as he went about getting out two snifters and his bottle of brandy, pouring them a half glass each, before offering her one, smiling that she'd let her hair down. "I don't know many women with all three qualities at once. It's not often you meet someone who's got looks, charm, and brains. One of three, or two at most." He sipped his drink, just looking her over, going over the day in his mind.

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wheniamqueen
2008-06-10 05:47 am UTC (link)

I don't want to. She took her glass, sipping daintily before laughing at his compliment. "You've certainly got all three. And something else I can't quite put my finger on. I don't know what to call it except presence. It's something you need for the theater - something that makes people want to watch you and only you." It was almost like she'd said too much, and she looked down at her hands.

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	fleetstbarber 2008-06-10 06:02 am UTC (link)
	"Are you implying that I've had you as my captive audience this whole time, Miss Sadako?" He said with an impish smile, "Because here, I thought it was the reverse, that you had me at your full attention." He looked over the edge of his glass at her, before taking another sip. "Though I like my audiences rapt, when I like them at all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 06:11 am UTC (link)
	"I've not been able to look away from you yet." Even when I'm not looking at you, I feel you. In my head. She put her glass down and moved a bit closer to him, reclining her neck to look up at him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 06:17 am UTC (link)

"Does that bother you?" He asked, setting his own glass aside as he leaned against the wall, reaching his hand out to hers. "Because I don't know if I could stop it, even if I wanted to."

And then, he slipped his hand into hers, fingers lacing between Sadako's, just trying to get used to the feeling of her fingers between his, letting the sensation warm itself in his mind.

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	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 06:23 am UTC (link)
	"It doesn't bother me at all. Which should bother me." She ran her thumb over his knuckle, still looking up at him. "You're warmer than you let on." Lifting their joined hands, he kissed one of his fingers, smiling beatifically up at him. It was a rare look for her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 06:31 am UTC (link)

"I was warmer still, once," he explained while his gaze followed her lips, "and I don't want that warmth to get me in trouble again." The look on her face gave him a short glimmer of what once was, at the forefront of his mind. "The world will change me, if I let myself grow accustomed to its ways. It will warm me once more. Give it time. I don't trust it, don't think I ever fully will."

It would take a lot of doing to trust a world that brought him back from a fair death.

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	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"I trust you. And time is something we have in abundance." Sadako couldn't help but move a tiny bit closer until her head was resting against his chest. "Will it warm me, do you think?" She sometimes felt the chill of the well, the cold fury of her own rage. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fleetstbarber 2008-06-10 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Sweeney's arms looped lightly around the lady, and held her there, the tips of his fingers playing at the end of her hair. "It could, pet. It could do many things, if you let it." His lips pressed softly against her forehead, before he whispered, "You are very warm, already." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheniamqueen 2008-06-10 06:51 am UTC (link)
	Sadako breathed in deep, shivering a little as his lips brushed against her skin. Her eyes closed and her skin tingled a little where he'd kissed her. "If I'm warm now, it's because of you." If he'd been any other man from any other time period, she would have kissed him again, but he made her proceed with caution. It was almost thrilling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 06:58 am UTC (link)

And if he were any other man from his time period, he would have been going at a snail's pace as compared to how he was moving. His fingers slipped across the fabric of her shirt and up her back, moving at the sides of her spine, into her dark hair. "Shh," He whispered, "enough flattery, luv." He bowed his head and pressed a more gentle kiss to her cheek, and another to the corner of her mouth, having to pace himself.

He didn't know that Sadako was already anxious to get things going faster, but then again, she hadn't said anything about it.

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wheniamqueen
2008-06-10 07:08 am UTC (link)

His fingertips on her spine were dry and warm, sending goosebumps up her spine. She bit her lip as he kissed her cheek and the corner of her mouth, almost feeling dizzy. She turned her head to catch his mouth, whimpering faintly as she kissed him as deeply as she'd wanted to the entire day. She let her tongue touch his lower lip, hands fisting his shirt. She could have told him she wanted him, but it was far more fun to show him.

Until he pushed her off. Part of her was waiting for that.

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fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 07:33 am UTC (link)

He didn't. In fact, there was a surprised little murmur that came from the back of Sweeney's throat as the kiss was surprisingly deepened and sweetened, and he parted his own lips to let her tongue in, coaxing it with his own. One of his arms wrapped more tightly around her as he slowly sneaked one hand over the hem of her shirt and then under it, just testing the waters, so to speak.

He rather decided he liked her ambition.

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wheniamqueen
2008-06-10 07:37 am UTC (link)

The noise Sweeney made was paired off with one from Sadako as their tongues touched slightly. Arms moved around his neck, she decided she liked feeling so small next to him. While he might have killed other men, she felt certain he'd never hurt her. Unless she asked him to.

When his hand slid under her shirt, she sighed, fingers curling in the hair at the base of his neck. Yes. You can - if you want. She didn't want to demand, but she wanted to let him know she was available to him in every possible way.

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fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 08:14 am UTC (link)

He was shaken out of his own drive with her thought, but only for a moment. He pulled her closer still, flush against him as his hand made its way into her shirt, against her warm, soft flesh, making him murmur into the kiss once more. He only drew away from the kiss when he needed a full breath of air, and, as rough as his voice would often tend to get, he sounded vaguely gentle, slightly vulnerable when he asked, his thickly lower-class accent finally catching up to him (because he'd quite forgotten to mask it with an air of self-discipline and proper speech), "Th'bedroom's very nice, wot."

And if it weren't for the fact that he'd had his back to the wall and had pinned himself rather steadily against it with her as a guard, he'd have been on his way there already.

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wheniamqueen
2008-06-10 08:19 am UTC (link)

Her body responded, gooseflesh breaking out over her skin as his fingers quested further. When they both came up for air, she couldn't help but smile. It was almost like he'd responded in his own native language, and she responded in her own. "Perhaps you should show me." She thought it as well, pushing it into his mind, so it was almost like he spoke Japanese for a moment.

She moved away from him, taking off her heels and setting them aside before taking him by the hand.

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fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 08:29 am UTC (link)

His own shoes were abandoned beside Sadako's before he led her through a narrow hallway, down to the door which was his bedroom. Sure, it was a bit cluttered in places, but it was indeed rather a lovely room with warm-colored wallpaper lined underneath by wooden wainscoting and above with crowning trim that was likely as old as the building itself. The bed was rather nondescript, small enough where one man could sleep on it without feeling terribly singular, but still large enough where a couple would find it comfortable. He closed the door, and Kage waited patiently outside it, laying down in the hallway. Not precisely a guard dog as something to trip over should anyone try to barge in.

His lips found hers once more as he pulled her close, half-thinking to use a blade to get her out of that pretty shirt.

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wheniamqueen
2008-06-10 08:34 am UTC (link)

Sadako looked around the bedroom, fingertips running over the wallpaper. It's lovely in here. She barely had time to get the thought out before he brought her closer, and she chuckled in the back of her throat as she heard his thought.

Perhaps you should, then. Sweeney - do what you wish. I trust you. Don't be careful with me, I'm not fragile. She tapped his pocket inside of his vest, smirking through the kiss. Don't your fingers itch for her as well as me?

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fleetstbarber
2008-06-10 08:44 am UTC (link)

His flesh heated then chilled in rapid shifts as he guided her slowly towards the bed, one hand rested on her hip, as if in a dance, as his other worked the buttons of his vest. Once that small, trifling ordeal was overcome, he found his razor and there was a silver-bell sound between them before all of the buttons were sliced clean off Sadako's blouse. They fell and scattered on the wooden floor and the barber slipped the fabric from Sadako's shoulders, gazing through thick lashes at the skin he revealed, tracing every delicate curve he uncovered with the back of the razor.

He was gentle and the razor was warm from being so close to his body. He moved the back of the blade across her collarbone, angling it just enough where the edge of it kissed her neck, with nowhere near the pressure it took to nick the skin. It may sound crazy, but oftentimes, it's the ladies and not I that crave blood. She's had her fill for the day, but she's still willing to play.

He then made quick work of his own (borrowed) shirt, tossing the tattered remains to the side.