How to save a life
Summary- The 456 are gone, but how does Jack cope with his grief and where is he when Ianto wakes up? (Spoilers for children of earth) Janto, and a surprise appearance...
Well I was couldn't believe last night's episode of Torchwood, I will not watch another episode if Ianto does not come back however I will fix RTD's mess for peace of mind, can't believe another series has let the slash community down, the most loyal of all fans,
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Jack was silent for a long time, Gwen didn't pry didn't push, for now the whole incident with the 456 lay forgotten, unimportant. The image of their friend was imprinted in their minds and silent tears streamed from Jack's eyes as he wondered if this was how it was meant to be, was he destined to mirror the doctor, travelling alone unable to love or be loved, Ianto had been his last link to the desire to fight, to carry on, now it was all just a dwindling flame. He blamed himself, would have given anything to bring him back to undo what had been done or to have lost his immortality and died alongside the man he loved.
"I love you..." The choked words swallowed him and it had all happened too fast and he hadn't done enough and in the end it was he who had brought this fate upon his lover, he should have gone alone if he had left Ianto with Gwen it wouldn't have happened. Yet he had not and now the world trembled beneath his feet as the government started their plan, rounding up children like sheep for the slaughter. Maybe Jack Harkness could have done something more but whatever he did it would only lead to more of this hollow broken feeling that ebbed in the pit of his heart.
He cursed the Doctor, screamed his name to the sky's and demand that he fix this, the Doctor should have been here, the world in turmoil and no sign of him? Was he hiding? Or could it be that he was too isolated in his loneliness and heartache to care? Jack could understand that,
"I love you..." He grabs Frobisher by the throat, tells him that he'll kill him when this is over, that his time serving a corrupt government silently is over and that he'll bring death upon them all. The man just hangs his head silently and walks away.
Jack stands in the room with the 456 looks at their tomb; he stands up close to the glass, places his hand upon it and whispers.
"You're dying aren't you, that's why you need the children so badly, your survival relies on them, if we refuse, you die, there will be no war, now tell me can you give me what I want for my silence?" The 456 don't answer, sway silently in their misty home,
"You must yield," they explain in unison, Jack lashes out at the glass before him,
"Give him back!" he thinks his heart is ready to burst in his chest, he thinks the noise they make is laughter but he's not sure. He screams and he begs and he pleads, in the end he walks away without an answer. He doesn't know where Gwen is or what Rhys is doing, isn't sure that he cares, he stands at the doors to a room covered in red, he finds himself stood at the foot of the being labelled 14 and the tears begin to fall heavy and fast.
He lets his hand ghost across his lovers face, the skin cold beneath his touch and he leans in, placing a kiss upon the icy lips he would give anything to bring him back, rip his immortality out and give it to the boy, he'd drag the Doctor down from the sky, sacrifice thousands because this hurt more than anything else had ever hurt him.
"Wake up," he whispers to the young man, tears slip from his eyes, fall onto the pallid complexion of his lover. "Please Ianto, come back to me," there's no grand revival, nothing but silent stillness, he screams and he weeps and he grips at Ianto like he'll fall apart if he steps too far away. He thinks that this is it, this is enough of this life, save the world one last time and bow out gracefully. He knows now that he has never felt a love as strong as what he feels for Ianto. "We'll meet again Ianto Jones, somewhere amongst the stars; I'll tear the universe apart until I have you back." He leaves the room light a ghost, empty, dead inside.
Save the world one last time, and then drown in space,
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The blood red cover slips down onto the floor, gasps for air echo across the hall, heart beat fast and hard, loud enough to hear in his head. Tears flood deep blue and he screams softly, his hands shake and he screams again a name this time. "JACK!" He stands, surveys the room that was unfamiliar to him. He was terrified, Ianto Jones was terrified because he could remember dying, being dead and now he was alive and alone and he had no idea what to do so he runs. He runs from the room, out of the door straight out of Thames house and into the streets of London.
He runs, runs until his lungs burn in his chest and he doesn't care, someone grabs his arm stopping him, he spins to face them and latches on to the familiar face.
"I was dead," he explains, the other merely shrugs and smiles,
"Well you look great,"
"What happened, where's Jack?" the other falls silent, "Where's Jack?! Tell me!" he grips the other man, tears well in his eyes and it's enough to break a heart made of stone.
"We'll find him," is the only answer he can offer, "I needed a companion anyway, I hear your coffee is amazing," he starts walking glances back at Ianto who is stood in stupor "come on then keep up," he chases after the other male, heart pounding in his chest, and the promise from Jack repeats over and over inside of his head
"We'll meet again Ianto Jones, somewhere amongst the stars; I'll tear the universe apart until I have you back."
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Well that will be all for now guess I'll have to wait and see what happens, will RTD restore our faith in him, will Ianto and Jack be together, will I ever stop crying, will there be enough tissues to compensate? What will happen next chapter?
Watch this space
-DD-