Torchwood Birthdays
A/N: I honestly have no idea how I came up with this, but I did, and I hope people enjoy it. It's basically how each member of Torchwood celebrates their birthday in the Hub. Mostly consists of my favourite part of birthdays; presents. Fluff in later chapters, just be patient! And, just so this makes sense, let's imagine series 2 lasted a whole year, okay? And Owen and Tosh didn't die until the end of it. Jack will not have his own chapter, but he does play a part in each chapter. I'm not doing these in order, BTW. Please R&R!
16th August 2008 – Gwen's 30th Birthday
Gwen couldn't help smiling as she entered the Hub that morning. It didn't matter how old you were, you always got excited on your birthday. It was like a law.
Rhys had given her a necklace. She wore it as she left the flat, but took it off at some traffic lights. She loved it, of course; it was a gorgeous pink heart with their initials engraved on the back, but you couldn't really wear jewellery in Torchwood, in case it got caught on something and slowed you down when you were running for your life. It was too dangerous. No, the necklace was safe in her pocket for now.
Her mum and dad hadn't given her anything yet; they were on a cruise in the Caribbean. They'd won it a few months before and didn't want to go if it meant they'd miss her birthday, but she'd insisted they go enjoy themselves. They'd be back in two days, and she was a grown woman; she could wait.
As she approached her workstation, Jack's voice rang out through the Hub. "Ah, look everybody, it's the birthday girl!"
Everyone turned to look at her; Tosh from her own workstation, Owen from the med bay and Ianto from the coffee machine.
Jack started coming towards her. "Was anyone nice enough to get Gwen a present, or was it just me?"
He glanced at Tosh first. She blushed a little, then brought a beautifully wrapped present from her draw. "Happy birthday, Gwen." She said quietly. Gwen smiled at her and opened unwrapped the parcel, aware of everyone watching her.
Tosh had given her a pair of purple sandals with pink butterflies decorating them. They looked pretty expensive.
"Oh, Tosh. Thank you so much." Gwen hugged the Japanese woman, incredibly grateful.
Jack grinned at them then turned to Owen. "Owen?"
Owen brought an envelope out of his coat pocket and handed it to Gwen. She opened it quickly to reveal a birthday card. As she opened it, it started singing. Something fell out of it. She bent down and picked it up; it was a voucher for Next. She reckoned she could but a decent top with it.
Gwen grinned at him. "Thanks Owen." He simply nodded. They didn't hug; there was still a bit too much tension from their affair a few years before.
Jack faced Ianto who handed him a coffee. "Ianto, what've you got Gwen?"
Ianto didn't say anything, just pulled a very small box from his pocket and handed it to the woman in question.
Gwen opened the box and was lost for words. Inside was a simple, but unbelievably beautiful bumblebee brooch.
Tosh, Owen and Jack all gathered round to see Ianto's tiny gift. Tosh gasped. Owen's eyebrows shot up. Jack whistled between his teeth. Gwen just stared at the brooch. All were shocked at Ianto's amazing taste. Ianto himself felt a little uncomfortable.
Gwen managed to come out of her trance-like state and close the box. Very gently, she put it on her workstation, then engulfed Ianto in a massive hug.
After a while, Jack broke the silence. "Hey! Only, I'm allowed to hug Ianto for that long!"
Gwen giggled and pulled away. She then turned to Jack. He smiled at her, and pulled a soft parcel out of his greatcoat. Gwen could tell it was some form of clothing. She took it from him and opened it. It was a leather jacket, almost identical to the one she was wearing, except there weren't any holes in the new one, obviously. She smiled at Jack and thanked him, draping the jacket over her chair. Everyone else went back to work. She made a mental note to use Owen's voucher when she left the Hub that afternoon. When she got home; she'd wear the top she'd buy with Owen's voucher, Jack's jacket, Tosh's sandals, Ianto's brooch and Rhys' necklace. She couldn't wait.
A/N: Well, opinions? Please, anything? Like it, hate it, please tell me. Tosh's birthday's next.