My Immortal

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or Doctor Who.

Summery: Ianto Jones isn't an ordinary Human. He needs answers. Only the right kind of Doctor can give him those answers.

Authors Notes: This started off as me wanting a fanfic where Ianto was the immortal one in Torchwood. I didn't want him just travelling with the doctor (however that will come in time.) He is still 21st Century Ianto Jones he just happened to be at the wrong place in the wrong time. It starts off with Exit Wounds. I made a couple of changes swapping Gwen's parts with Tosh because I think Ianto would probably tell Tosh over Gwen.

Chapter One

He was standing next to Jack, watching on in horror as Owen, Tosh, and finally Gwen turned on them. He'd seen Lisa nearly believed that Lisa was telling him the truth but he just knew this was wrong this wasn't what he'd want Ianto to do, he was almost stunned when Owen pulled the gun on Jack.

Jack couldn't die. Ianto's mind thought wildly to himself so he did what any self sacrificing idiot would do. What he had done during that blasted trip to the Countryside. What he'd done for him, all those many years ago, what he'd done for countless others. He pushed Jack out of the way and took the bullet for himself. He was dead before he hit the ground.

"IANTO" Jack yelled turning to glare at Owen who looked stunned and almost in disbelief, "What have you done?"

"He pushed you out of the way." Owen snapped, "I'm sick of people taking me for granted." Owen stormed up to the rift, while Gwen shot Jack an apologetic look.

"If we open the rift I can get Rhys back and you could get Ianto back" She said somewhat hopefully. Jack just glared at her and she shrunk back following Owen up the stairs. Tosh started to follow.

"Tosh, do what ever you can to stop them" Jack stated his voice harsh.

"No." She said firmly, "I'm sorry Jack but I'm with them on this." She made her way up the stairs and suddenly Jack couldn't careless. Ianto was dead in his arms, but he watched in amazement as Ianto gasped back into life.

"Getting shot in the head is a bitch." Ianto groaned. He looked up into Jack's surprised eyes.

"But… you died…"

"I'll explain everything later Jack, I promise but we've got to stop the others." Jack stared into Ianto's eyes.

"You promise?"

"I promise." Ianto said firmly as he started to get up. They heard a gasp of disbelief as Ianto came into view, "See here's the thing. When you shoot someone you really should make sure they stay dead." He said somewhat dryly.

"Keep going." Owen ordered Gwen who had been the one staring at Ianto in shock.

"We still need Jack and Ianto's retina prints" Gwen pointed out. The three turned to look at them. The two in question stared back.

"There's a reason why I wouldn't open the rift last time." Ianto responded, "and that same reason still stands now. You will have to kill me again to do get it."

"Hang on, no more killing." Jack said holding his hand up, "You three, you're a united front now- Toshiko the poor girl that will screw any passing alien with a pendent? Owen so strong that he'll get into a weevil cage, desperate to be mauled. Or Gwen, so in love with Rhys, so desperate to get him back but ending up in Owen's bed every other night?" Ianto blinked in surprise when Gwen punched Jack square in the face.

"FUCK YOU HARKNESS"

He watched as Jack fell back, dropping his gun while doing so. Owen, having already used all his bullets in his gun grabbed the gun.

"We're relieving you of your position Captain " He wavered the gun at Jack and then switched his position to Ianto, "Do it Ianto."

"No." Ianto said flatly at him. He wasn't going to let them bully him. Not this time, but then Jack's voice surprised him.

"Do it, Ianto"

"What?" Ianto almost squeaked sounding so much like him that he had to wonder what was going on, what he would do.

"Three, against two." Jack said sounding defeated, "They're a united front we may as well do what they want."

"But-" Ianto wanted to say he wouldn't want this but Ianto didn't know how much of the official charter Jack still followed and he couldn't get him in trouble. Not after everything he'd done.

"Ianto."

"Is that an order, sir?" Ianto couldn't help but growl.

"Yes."

"Fine." Ianto stood firmly as they scanned his retina in, then Jack did the same. Ianto wanted to stop what was going on wanted to find someway of contacting him, but if he'd found that way he wouldn't be there in the first place.

Ianto barely watched as Gwen looked back at Rhys and pressed enter. This was not going to end up well. Ianto knew that.

"What have you done" He murmured in slight disbelief barely noticing the hub falling around them.

"We've got to get out of here" Jack stated pulling Ianto towards the door, the others already ahead.

"It will be alright Ianto. Everything will go back to normal" Tosh called over her shoulder. He couldn't give her a response. Wouldn't give her a response. He didn't know if he could trust the team after this. Trust anyone after this.

He watched as Owen and Gwen stopped running followed by Tosh, Jack and himself moments later.

"From out of darkness he is coming" Bilis called.

"What is he talking about" Tosh questioned sounding confused.

"Son of the Great Beast, cast out before time, chained in rock and
imprisoned beneath the rift." The old man continued.

"What?" Tosh questioned.

"All hail Abaddon, the Great Devourer." Both Tosh and Owen turned around while Ianto looked steadily at Bilis, "Come to feast on life. The whole world shall die beneath his shadow." Gwen, Jack and Ianto had now turned around and where watching on in horror.

"What have you done?" Ianto repeated again sounding broken.

"What do we do?" Tosh questioned looking between Jack and Ianto for answers now that Bilis had disappeared. At Jacks broken look Ianto knew that it had to be down to him. He ran his hand through is hair. He looked steadily at Tosh knowing she might be the one person he could trust.

"You- just you Tosh, get me to an open space." He was almost exhausted with the added amount of emotional stress that he had been through. She nodded putting his arm around her. Jack moved in front of him.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll explain later. I promise Jack but we don't have the time to explain now. You need to get everyone to safety" Ianto said desperately and Jack nodded.

"I'll hold you to that." This time it was he who nodded and finally Tosh helped him away and over to the SVU. They got into the car and was silent for a while a Tosh dove.

"What are you going to do?" Tosh questioned sounding meek after the car had stop and he weakly got out of the car.

"If Abaddon is the bringer of death, let's see how he does with me. If he
feeds on life, then I'm an all-you-can-eat buffet." he started to head towards the middle of the clearing stumbling a bit with the emotional drain. Tosh ran to catch up to him, holding on his jacket.

"No wait you're too weak," Tosh protested. Ianto pried her hands of his jacket looking at her tear-filled gazed not for the first time she noticed how old he really looked.

"Go back to the car, drive to the others and wait with them." Ianto told her calmly, even though he didn't feel it. He then reinforced it a second time when she didn't look like she was going to move, "GO, I'll be fine Tosh I promise."

Tosh ran to the car but waited and watched as Ianto made his way further up the hill.

"Oi Ugly!" She nearly smothered a giggle through her tears, "Bring it on!" Waiting by the car Tosh could only watch helplessly as the beast loomed over Ianto as he screamed in pain, not dying. Suddenly Ianto let out a final scream as light enveloped him and the beast, causing Abaddon to fall down in a thump by an equally motionless Ianto. For a few moments she watched as the beast disappeared and Ianto lay there motionless then she ran towards him and wrapped him in her arms with tears streaming down her face.

"Your certain he's dead?" Jack questioned looking his body laid out in front of them. Tosh had refused to leave his side and Jack wondered if Tosh knew what was going on. What he had wanted to explain to Jack.

"He's stone cold, Jack. No vital signs." Owen said running his hand through his hair.

"He survived when you shot him," Jack pointed out. As well as Lisa, a nagging voice pointed out in his head.

"He survived getting killed by the cannibals" Tosh joined in, "After that had happened he told me he couldn't die"

"He was wrong." Owen said flatly he looked up at Jack with sorrowful eyes, "I never meant for any of this to happen, Jack"

"I want to sit with him" Tosh interrupted them both before Jack could respond to Owen.

"Tosh…" Owen started but caught Jack's eye when he shook his head.

"He saved our lives so many times he needs someone here to wait for him" To believe in him were the words unsaid, Jack nodded his consent agreeing and then headed out of the office unable to look at Ianto any further, with Owen on his heels.

"Sooner or later she's going to have to accept it, Jack" He said when Tosh was out of earshot.

"Let her do this her own way, Owen." Jack warned knowing he was really saying let me do this my own way. He headed into his office without looking back, slamming the door behind him. When he was sure nobody was with him he pulled out Ianto's stopwatch. Something he'd kept for safe keeping looked at it sorrowfully and finally just let some tears out.

Come back if anyone can do it it's you.

Two weeks later Jack wasn't sure anymore, he'd taken over from Tosh sending her home for some rest and promising that someone would stay with him, that he would stay with him. He was sitting in a corner his eyes on the body. He nearly jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and noticed that Gwen was standing next to him.

"It's been days, Jack." He didn't say anything. He knew it didn't look good but it was Ianto, "We have to face up to it… he's not coming back" Jack looked up to her his eyes flashing slightly.

"If it had been me would you be giving up so easily, Gwen?" He questioned when she didn't answer he continued, "Tosh believes in him. I believe in him. He'll come back to us." Gwen sighed looking sorrowfully at Jack.

"Let him go, Jack" He watched her go and he got up looking at Ianto steadily, he couldn't let Ianto come back alone. Not after everything he'd done for them. He got up and took his hand and gave him a gentle kiss.

He turned away for a second to wipe away a couple of tears that had leaked out when he heard those wonderful Welsh vowels.

"Thank you." It was two simple words but it made Jack whirl around with a 'Captain Jack Harkness grin'.

"You've got some explaining to do" Jack said with a stern glare. He watched as the man in question gave a worthy eye roll and Jack nearly gave into his emotions to go and kiss the man senseless but held off.

"I will Jack, I promise but first hadn't we put the team out of their misery?"

"Oh all right but I'm still holding you to that." Jack stated with a firm glance. Ianto couldn't help but grin.

"Wouldn't expect anything else, sir" Ianto gave a soft smile, suddenly there was a shriek from the top of the stairs and seconds later he felt some arms wrap around him when he looked down he saw that it was Tosh and gave he gave a bigger smile.

"I knew you'd be okay." She murmured into him and he stroked her hair.

"Course I am, I'm indestructible remember?" He joked slightly, "Toshie love you dearly but do you think you can help me up? Feels like I've been lying down for days" He asked softly.

"It's been two weeks." Jack supplied from his perch and Ianto felt his eyes widen.

"Two weeks? Wow that's quite possibly a record." He said as Tosh helped him up. Once they made it into the hub he looked around with a soft smile. Gwen had been clearing a pizza box and had almost dropped it in surprise. Once again he felt arms wrap around him. Then he spotted Owen who looked completely stunned he made his way over to him.

"I. . ." Owen started and Ianto just smiled.

"Let's call it even?" He watched as Owen nodded wordlessly and he finally pulled Owen into a hug.

He'd meant to go straight to Jack and explain how he came to be this way but he couldn't figure out how to explain it. It had been easy with Tosh. He'd just died in front of her. Yet for Jack? He had no idea how he was going to react. Yvonne hadn't been too friendly towards him and he'd never done anything to Yvonne. Not hide a Cyberman in the hub.

He sighed as he stood cleaning up the hub Owen and Gwen had gone out to get some food while Tosh was checking on the mainframe and Jack was up in his office looking at reports or something. Cleaning was helping him think. He knew Tosh was at the door wanting to say something and he was waiting for it.

"What is going to happen with the rift?" Tosh questioned.

"It closed up when Abaddon was destroyed, but it's going to be more volatile than
ever." Ianto stated knowing Jack would have said the same thing however he also knew that wasn't the question Tosh wanted to ask.

"The visions we had, we all saw people we loved. What did you see?" Ianto gave a sigh. Should he say that he saw Lisa? He bit his lip.

"Nothing," He lied shaking his head, as he focused on the coffee machine. It brought up too many memories, "There wasn't anything."

"Ianto?" He looked up, "What would have tempted you? What visions would have convinced you to open the rift?" Ianto sighed knowing exactly what this answer would be.

"The right kind of Doctor." Ianto said simply walking away from Tosh and into the hub leaving Tosh behind. As he passed the hand by his desk he smiled slightly, it was his 'doctor' beacon. Jack had never questioned it and Ianto was slightly grateful for that. Then he gasped slightly. The hand was pulsing. He ran out without looking back.

To Be Continued