Title: Aliens, Heights and Lovers
Author: Iantosdreamer46
Rating: R
Characters: Jack/Ianto, Gwen, Tosh, Owen
Spoilers: None that I know of
Summary: Ianto encounters a very friendly alien with unexpected outcomes
Word Count: Total 10,914 This chapter 2,456
A/N Thanks to
zazajb for beta-ing the fic
A/N2 Thanks also to
totally4ryo for the awesome Artwork. I love it.
Jack didn’t know how long he sat with his Ianto, but he must have fallen asleep as he felt Owen gently shaking him.
“Jack….hey, Jack, wake up, you need to come and see this.”
“No….I don’t want to leave Ianto.”
“You can come back, but you really need to see this.”
“Why….why should I do anything?”
“Please Jack, it may help.”
“The only thing that will help is if I get Ianto back and I know that is never going to happen.”
Owen looked up to see Gwen on the balcony, he shook his head. She made her way down. “Jack, listen to me. The Notsead has found a way to communicate with us and I really think you should see this.”
“He killed Yan, why should I?....I’m sorry kids, you’re right, it’s just….”
“Yeah Jack we know.” Gwen held out her hand and Jack took it allowing himself to be led up the stairs. She led him into the Conference Room where, sat in the middle of the table was the Notsead.
“What the hell is that thing doing here? It’s done enough damage, take it away.”
“No Jack, listen please, just give us five minutes. Then if you’re not convinced we’ll dispose of him. We promise.” Gwen felt Jack’s hand tighten in hers.
“Five minutes and it better be damned convincing. ‘Cause if not I’ll kill it myself.”
Gwen led Jack to his chair, but he refused to sit, opting instead for the chair Ianto usually occupied. They all looked at one another then at Jack. Owen shaking his head stopping the girls from saying anything. He remembered what it felt like to lose someone special. He remembered Katie and how Jack had helped him find himself again. As much as he picked on them he knew how much they meant to one another and wanted to help. If allowing Jack to sit in Ianto’s chair helped him feel close to Ianto, then who was Owen to argue.
“So….some on then why have you taken me away from Yan?”
Tosh went and sat next to him, placing a hand on his arm. “You need to see this Jack. Please don’t dismiss it before you’ve heard everything….ok?”
Jack nodded, Tosh looked at Gwen and nodded. Gwen turned the screen on and waited.
“Captain Harkness….”
“What?....Who?”
“Jack, please just listen.” Gwen put her hand on Jack’s shoulder.
“Captain Harkness, I am the Notsead….I….I want to apologise for the hurt I’m causing you.”
Jack slammed his fists down on the table as he went to stand. “What the hell….how?”
“Jack, we don’t know how, but it started communicating with us this way about an hour ago. We didn’t know what it was at first because the same message was being replayed over and over. We thought it was a radio signal at first, then it came through clearer.”
“But Tosh….how?”
“Like I said Jack, I don’t know, but you really need to listen to what he has to say….please.”
Jack looked at his friends and slowly nodded. Gwen stared at the Notsead and a soft voice was heard.
“Captain Harkness….I’m so very sorry for the hurt I’m causing you, I didn’t mean to harm your lover. We are not a violent race, I want to help you. I know you care greatly for the young man and I can feel your sadness. I can, if you will let me, put things right for both of you.”
“What the hell are you talking about and how do you know that we are lovers? He’s dead, you….you killed him.”
“No Captain it was an accident, I can put it right….if you’ll let me. As for knowing you’re lovers I felt it when I touched him and the way he looked at you when you left the room.”
“Tell me, how do you plan to put things right as you say? He’s cold, lying on a slab that shouldn’t be his bed, he shouldn’t be sleeping like this, he should be with me living his life until he grows old. You have destroyed him, destroyed me. How can you put it right?”
“Captain, I touched him, held on to him, felt his life flowing through him, it now flows through me….I….”
“What do you mean it flows through you?”
“Just that when I touched him I took some of his energy, when he stroked me he gave me more. I tried to communicate with him but I couldn’t as there was no force there like you have here. Please Captain take me to him. I can help both of you….please….Captain.”
“But he’s dead, how can you help?” Jack brushed away another tear, Tosh gripped his arm tighter.
“Please Captain, take me to him I will show you.”
“Jack, what do you think? Should you trust it?”
“If….if he can bring Ianto back I’ll….I’ll try anything Gwen. Wouldn’t you if it was Rhys?”
Gwen squeezed Jack’s shoulder and looked at Owen. “Yeah, I suppose I would, but….”
“No Gwen, I want to try….I need him, I can’t go on if he’s not here. Please, I want to try.” Jack stood leant across the table and picked up the Notsead. “What do I have to do?”
“Take me to him, put me on him and leave us.”
“How do I know you’re not going to do anything else to harm him?”
“You have to trust me if you want me to help him. What I have to do will be harmful to those who live. You have to leave me with him.”
“Ok….ok” Jack sighed and took the Notsead down to Autopsy, “you kids stay here. Promise me you won’t follow.” They all nodded.
“Do you think we should go with him? Or at least one of us?”
“No Tosh, you heard what was said, Jack won’t be too pleased if we disobey him.”
“I hope that this….this thing isn’t lying, Jack has been destroyed enough. I couldn’t bear to see him hurt anymore.”
“Why Owen have you gone soft? Where’s our snarky medic gone to?”
“Leave it Gwen!”
“What? Have I hit a raw nerve?”
“You think everything in the garden smells sweet, don’t you? You’ve got Rhys, you’re shagging me!” Gwen blushed as Tosh stared open mouthed. “Oh come on Miss Sato don’t tell me you hadn’t noticed? It’s just for fun isn’t it PC Cooper? But tell me, do you really know what heartache is? Have you ever had someone you love with all your being snatched away from you, taken by some force beyond your control?”
He looked at Gwen who averted her eyes and shook her head. “Well then, until you do, just keep your mouth shut and your comments to yourself. I may pull Jack and Ianto to pieces, but Jack saved me. Saved me from myself, from doing something I’d regret. So Gwen Cooper just leave it and if it helps then great if not we help Jack to pick up the pieces. We’re his friends as well as colleagues, so let’s just be his friends at this moment in time. We all know what he’s likely to do if….if….well you know. So we have to be there for him, to make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid….ok?”
The girls nodded. They heard a noise behind them.
“Thank you Owen.”
“Shit Jack, how long have you been there? How much did you hear?”
“Enough”
“What’s happening down there?”
“I did as it asked and placed in on Ianto. I said I’d stay up here, but I can’t, I have to go back to Yan he needs me.”
“But remember what it said about those being alive.”
“You forget Owen, I’m….I can….I need to be there. I have to be with him.” Jack left the Conference Room sprinting back down to autopsy. He got there just as a bolt of lightning shot from the Notsead into Ianto’s chest.
“NO!” He made it to the Autopsy table then collapsed.
“What the hell was that?” Gwen gasped as all the lights in the Hub flickered.
“Don’t know, but we need to get down to Autopsy and make sure Jack’s alright.” Owen sprinted from the Conference Room quickly followed by the girls.
When they arrived in Autopsy they saw Jack on the floor, the Notsead collapsed on Ianto’s chest and Ianto’s head had moved to the side.
Gwen ran over to Jack, “Jack, hey Jack, come on wake up.”
“Gwen if he took any of that force he’d be dead.”
“But you know what he’s like, he’ll….”
Jack gasped and shouted Ianto’s name as he came back to them. Gwen helped him up. Immediately he went over to the table.
“What….what happened?”
“The Notsead, he’s not moving, there was a huge flash and when we got down here you were on the floor and Ianto….Ianto’s head had moved.”
“What do you mean, moved?”
There was a low moan, Owen looked towards the table, the Notsead was moving, crawling away from Ianto’s chest. Tosh managed to grab hold of it as it fell to the floor.
The moan happened again. “Tosh was that from the Notsead?”
“No Owen, it’s not making any noise at all.”
“So who is? Jack are you ok?”
“Yeah, but what do you mean who’s making the noise?”
“Tosh are you sure it wasn’t our friend?”
“Look Owen, I know when something’s making a noise or not and this is definitely not making any noise.”
The computer screen flickered on. “Captain Harkness….are you ok?”
“I will be when this headache’s gone.”
“Captain Harkness….your friend, is he….is he ok?”
“What do you mean, is he ok? For God’s sake, he’s dead.”
“But I told you I could help him.”
“Owen, please, what is he talking about?”
Owen went to Ianto’s side, he felt his neck, stared at the Notsead then looked at Jack.
“Captain Harkness….I promised you I’d help him and I keep my promises.”
“Jack I can feel a faint pulse. Ianto….Ianto’s breathing again.”
“What! But….he was….he….”
“Captain Harkness I’ve given him his life force back, I told you I could….Captain, I’m dying….I….need to know if….I’m not going to last much longer….but please….is he alright?”
“Owen tell me is Ianto breathing? This creature….please tell me he’s not lying.”
Owen reached down and checked Ianto’s pulse again. Looking up at Jack he smiled. “Ianto’s pulse is faint, but it’s there Jack. I don’t know how, but he’s alive.”
Jack broke away from Gwen who’d had to steady him when the Notsead had said he’d given Ianto his life force back. “Ianto….hey Yan, sweetheart, come on wake up, for me please. I’m here, open your eyes.”
“Mmmm Jack!” a faint whisper escaped Ianto’s mouth. “What….what happened? Where am I?”
“Oh Yan.” Jack cradled him, stroking his cheek, “I love you Ianto, you’re going to be alright.”
“Captain….Harkness….is he….”
“Yes he’s going to be fine, I’m going to look after him, so yeah he’s going to be alright.”
“In….nngh….that case….good….goodbye” The Notsead went limp in Tosh’s arms and the screen went black.
“What’s happened?”
“He’s dead Jack. He brought Ianto back which must have taken every inch of life from him and now he’s dead.”
“Owen, take him and put him in the mortuary. We owe him that after….” He felt Ianto stir. “Yan, lie still you’re going to be alright.”
“But Cariad!”
“Mmm yes sweetheart?”
“This table’s cold.” Ianto tried to laugh but it caused him to take a deep breath.
“Hey, don’t exert yourself, I’ll take you down to my quarters.”
“No Jack, ours. I want to stay with you. If you’ll still have me?”
“Oh please tea boy, too much information.” Owen laughed.
“I don’t care anymore what you think Owen, all I want is to be with Jack.”
“About bloody time tea boy. You’ve both been so obvious that there’s been something between you, but you’ve been oblivious to the fact that we all know you so well you can’t keep secrets here. I for one am pleased for you.” They all looked at Owen open mouthed. “What? I’m just saying….”
“Thanks Doc. Now if you don’t mind I’m going to get Ianto down into my bunk and make sure he’s comfortable.”
“And we all know what your comfortable means don’t we?”
Jack looked at Owen, grinned and raised his eyebrow “Oh yeah!”
Gwen, Tosh and Owen watched as Jack helped Ianto out of Autopsy and into his bunk. “Do you think they’ll be ok?”
“Yeah Tosh, if you hadn’t realised we’ve just witnessed two of our friends who are so clearly in love. Yeah, they’ll be ok.”
Once Jack had got Ianto settled he answered all his questions of the events that led him to wake up on the Autopsy table.
“So what’s happened to the Notsead now then?”
“He gave you his life force as well as giving you your own back.”
“So what’s that going to mean to me then?”
“I’m not sure sweetheart. Like I said back at the building site I encountered them many years ago, but nothing like this happened then. We’re just going to have to take each day at a time. Make sure you’re ok.”
“Jack, Cariad, you worry too much.”
“I don’t care, I don’t want to lose you like that again.”
“I’ll be careful. And Jack….”
“Mmmm?”
“I love you too.” Ianto held out his hand, which Jack took and was gently pulled down onto the bed. “Kiss me Jack.”
“Will be my pleasure.” Jack leant in and gently brushed his lips against Ianto’s. Ianto placed his hand at the back of Jack’s neck forcing him to stay with lips locked together. Ianto flicked his tongue against Jack’s lips requesting entry, which Jack duly obliged to. The kiss deepening, tongues dancing, moans getting louder. Only breaking apart when the need to breathe overcame them.
“Well Mr Jones, it appears you’re on the road to a full recovery. Now get some sleep, I’ll be back down to take care of you after I’ve sent the others home.”
“You can take care of that other problem too when you get back, if my memory serves me correctly, and you always keep your promises.” He reached for Jack’s hand and placed it over his growing arousal.
“Oh I see you’re definitely recovering well. Now rest and I’ll be a few minutes then I’ll sort this out for you.” He palmed his hand over Ianto’s now hard arousal, causing a moan to escape the young man’s lips. He left him then to go tell his friends to go home. When he got back down to his bunk, Ianto was sound asleep. Jack pulled up a chair, sat beside his lover and held lightly onto his hand.
tbc
Chapter 4
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