TINADTIR reborn! Yay! I thought I would just point out now to save time that Imogen's name is pronounced with a hard g, as in Golf. So instead of sounding like IM O JEN it sounds like IM O GEN. I wrote this ages ago and published it on TorchwoodIanto, but I thought that with a new account and everything I might as well revisit this story. I had loads of fun writing it :)
It was a typical Thursday afternoon in the hub and Ianto was bored stiff. He had been holed up in the tourist office all day with no rift activity or anything. Flicking through a 'Heat' magazine he heard the door to the tourist office creak open. He was just about to say "Hi how can I help?" When he heard a soft yet familiar gasp. He looked up to see the one girl he never thought he would see in Cardiff again, "Oh my god," he whispered and the girl smiled, he blue eyes twinkling, "Your soaked!" He exclaimed,
"Hi Immy how are you? I'm fine thanks, bro, how are you?" She joked. Ianto practically sprinted from behind the counter and hugged her tight, "Why are you here?" He whispered into her shoulder. She pulled away gently and replied, "Pure coincidence. I got bored in England and just wanted to see Wales again. I came to a tourist office because I have sort of forgotten my way round," she laughed softly, "I'll show you round, when I finish work. Do you have anywhere to stay?" She shook her head as if she was just realising this for the first time herself, "Then you'll have to stay with me then, won't you?"
"When do you finish work?" She questioned,
"Not till late, but I'll ask for the night off, yeah?" He replied and she nodded. Ianto grabbed one of the business cards lying on the counter and wrote his address on the back of it. He passed it to her and, after a moment of searching his trouser pocket, placed a key in her hand, "Thanks Yan, really,"
"Don't mention it, Im," he replied and she kissed him on the cheek before leaving. He closed the door behind her and smiled. He had been wanting to see her for so long now.
A few minutes later he walked into the hub only to be welcomed by a grumpy Owen shouting from the med bay, "Where's my coffee, tea-boy?" Ianto rolled his eyes, "Suprisingly Owen, your coffee withdrawal is not the centre of my thoughts right now," he called back. Jack walked out his office laughing at Ianto and Owen, "Um, Jack. I was thinking, all I need to do is make the coffee maybe I could leave early?" Jack was shocked. Ianto was normally here hours past everyone else and now he wanted to leave EARLY?! Owen shrugged, "Maybe he has a new girlfriend," he whispered to Gwen who chuckled quietly, "Better get a metal detector fitted on the doors," she replied meanly. Ianto pretended not to but he heard her and looked at her for a minute trying to work out why she was so nasty now. He decided he didn't care.
After making the coffee and handing them out to their rightful owners, Ianto grabbed his jacket and made his way home. He rang the doorbell and his sister immediately answered it and hugged him again, "I love your flat its so nice!" She said. He walked through the door way into the flat and closed the door behind them, "Coffee?" Imogen's smile grew wide and she said, "God yes! I don't know how I managed without your coffee for 5 years!" Ianto smiled and crossed over into the kitchen and called out, "White 2 sugars?" Imogen looked at the carefully arranged photos and videos on his dresser. She was the only person who knew for sure why his flat was so tidy, although others had their suspicions. It was the one thing about them that made them separate. Whwas they were 5 she found it hard to see things through his eyes because of that, but she learned to get used to it. He has OCD, she doesn't. Simple...ish. Ianto came back into the living room carrying the 2 mugs . Imogen took hers off him and received a mutter of "thanks" in return. Ianto sat down on the navy blue sofa with Imogen and took a sip of the coffee, "Do you not have any clothes?" She shook her head, unable to speak because her mouth was filled with coffee, "I'll give you some money tomorrow. You can go and buy some stuff?" Imogen didn't know why he said the last bit like a question, but didn't say anything. She put her coffee down and hugged her brother round the waist. After a few minutes of drinking coffee and chatting, Ianto went off to make the spare room up for her.
5 hours later Imogen was wearing just knickers and one of Iantos white shirts. Running a hand through her long, chestnut brown hair she sidled off into the bathroom to brush her teeth with her brothers toothbrush, "Night Yan," she called into the darkness afterwards, running her tongue over her smooth teeth. After an awkward silence she heard a mumbled, "Night Immy," and she pulled the duvet covers up to her chin and fell asleep.
It was half 8 in the morning and Ianto still wasn't at work which made Jack worried especially as he had left early last night to go and meet someone. It got to 9 when Jack decided to go round and make sure he was alright. When the doorbell rang, Imogen pulled herself out of bed to answer the door. Jack stared in silence at the gorgeous brunette who had just opened the door wearing her knickers and Iantos shirt. Sure, her long hair was cover half her face which made him think she had only just woken up, but he could tell she was quite attractive. She didn't look unlike Ianto actually, but before he could think about it further she spoke in a soft welsh accent, "Can I help you?"
"Yeah. I'm looking for Ianto Jones? He's late for work," He asked,
"Yans asleep. Can I give a message?" He noted the fact she called him 'Yan' Ianto refused to let anyone call that because he said someone called him that a long time ago and he hadnt seen them again. Jack shook his head and returned back down the stairs and to the SUV.
Imogen shrugged at the recent conversation she had just had and lazily walked into her brothers room. She sat on the edge of the double bed and lay back, her hair falling around her like a lions mane. Eventually Ianto registered she was there and said sleepily, "You're awake early, my alarm hasn't even gone off yet," She laughed softly before turning on her side to look at him, "Don't get mad," She said slowly. Oh great, thought Ianto. Whenever she says Don't get mad it usually means I'm going to get mad, "I sort of turned off your alarm. It's 9 o clock," He stared at her in disbelief for a second then pushed her out the way of his side table. Sure enough the digital clock beside his bed read 9:06am. He got up immediately and started pulling his pyjama top off and replacing it with a crisp white shirt, "Get dressed, Imogen!" She lay on the bed for a few more minutes watching him frantically get changed before he said sternly to her, "I really mean it!" He tossed her his smallest pair of jeans and a plain top. She caught them easily and walked slowly into the spare room to put them on. The jeans were slightly too big and the top wasn't girly enough (she was glad it wasn't otherwise Ianto would have some explaining to do) but she didn't care what she looked like today. She loosely plaited her hair in a side plait then walked into the living room. She almost laughed when she saw her brother, his hair was sticking up in different places and he had tied his tie all wrong in the rush, "Come here," she said gently, pulling him by the end of his sleeve. Smoothing his hair down and re-tying his tie she said, "There. That's better," He smiled quickly at her and kissed her on the forehead, "Thank you, Im. I'm not really mad at you just don't do that again," Pulling out his credit card he passed it over to Imogen. Just before he left he called out to her, "Oh and Im? Please don't spend all of it!" And twitch that he was gone, "See you..." Imogen whispered, but Ianto was already gone.
Half an hour later Ianto walked into the hub, "Bit late, aren't you?" said Tosh. Ianto grinned at his best friend, "Sorry my alarm didn't go off," he replied. Owen walked up the metal stairs to greet him and to Iantos surprise the greeting was not "Coffee, give," but it was, "Hey Ianto. How was your date?" He said with a smirk on his face. Date? Thought Ianto, "I didn't go on a date?" He said,
"Sure. So who was that girl in your flat this morning wearing your shirt?" Jack said sourly. Ianto was about to reply when his phone rang. He answered it and everyone heard a loud, "YAN!" Ianto held the phone away like it was going to eat him it was so loud. It's that girl from the flat, Jack thought, And he's letting her call him Yan, "Immy, shh. Ok I will ask," Ianto put his hand over the mouthpiece and said to Jack, "Can I go and pick her up its raining and she hasn't got a coat," Jack nodded slowly and Ianto continued his conversation, "Ok, Im. I can pick you up...I love you too," he closed the call and Owen mouthed "Love?!" at Gwen who laughed, "Ianto who was that?" asked Jack,
"Does it matter?" Ianto replied. Jack nodded slowly because, since Lisa, he made sure he found out about his personal life more, "It was my sister, ok?" Jack was surprised,
"Sister?!" He said, not hiding the shock in his voice because Ianto gave him a look as if to say "See!" Ianto grabbed his coat and left the hub, leaving 3 shocked team members. Owen had taken the liberty of finding Iantos personal file and read it out to the rest of the team, "Ianto Jones, born August 19th 1983. Parents deceased. 2 sisters. Rhiannon Davies, born October 23rd 1976 and..oh," Owen stopped to laugh, "Your gonna like this: Imogen Jones born August 19th 1983; Sound familiar? They're twins, Jack," Jack let out a low whistle, "He kept that quiet didn't he? Do you think that's where he's gone?" said Tosh, "Yes, Tosh that may be where he's gone," replied Owen with more than a hint of sarcasm in his voice. Jack was glad that Ianto wasn't seeing anyone else, but worried because he had never mentioned having a twin sister before. Why would he keep that quiet?