DISCLAIMER: Sweeney Todd belongs to Stephen Sondheim.

-- Blood and Chocolate --

Sweeney heard sounds of shouting and things breaking from below and went down to investigate.

On his way into the pie shop he passed Toby, who was on his way out.

"I wouldn't go in there if I was you, sir," Toby warned him in a low voice. "She's in a foul mood right now."

But Sweeney ignored the boy's advice and entered the shop. One glance at Mrs. Lovett's expression told him exactly what Toby had told him. The baker was obviously very thoroughly irritated.

As he watched, Mrs. Lovett sighed and put a hand to the small of her back. Sweeney noticed that there was an open box of chocolates sitting on the counter.

Irritability, lower back pain, cravings for chocolate... Sweeney knew exactly what was wrong with Mrs. Lovett.

She jumped when he came up behind her and placed his hands on her waist, but she relaxed as he roughly massaged the aching muscles of her lower back.

"Mm, that feels good," she sighed.

And then Sweeney informed her, "Eating chocolate will only make your cramps worse."

-end-

A/N: Yes, it is Mrs. Lovett's "that time of the month". And the thing about chocolate and cramps is true. Yes, the title is taken from that werewolf book and yes, pun intended.

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