This fic is based on my recent college trip to Wales - Abergavenny. I don't own the Torchwood characters. Though I have borrowed Chloe and some other characters.
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It was weird, Owen decided. Missing someone was weird. They could all see the difference in the young medic, even Jack who had been trying so hard not to get himself involved in the newly formed Torchwood relationship. His decision for this was for selfish reasons; getting involved would mean admitting it was true; admitting Ianto was no longer his. Instead the love they once shared was now shared between the 'tea boy' and 'miserable medic'. But he knew it was his own fault, he had left without a word, expected Ianto to wait, but he couldn't wait forever. Jack knew that now.

"Cheer up," Toshiko smiled, as she handed Owen a cup of Starbucks coffee, the polite gesture seemed to make him worse.

"We've been together for four months," He said randomly. They never spoke about their relationship, not at work. Not when Jack was in ear shot. "And he's been gone a week, and I miss him way too much." He continued to complain as Jack walked down the stairs.

"He's back tomorrow," Jack reminded him patiently. He missed him too, he was convinced he missed him far more than Owen did, but admitting that would be admitting that Ianto was no longer his, another thing he couldn't bring himself to dwell on. Owen looked up and nodded, twenty hours to go he thought bitterly.

Ianto was at his parents house for the week. A family tradition on his mothers birthday. And so far, Owen hated it. Last year he wouldn't have cared, because last year he was just the 'tea boy' but now, he missed everything about him, the way he walked, smiled secret smiles that were made only for him, but he missed him in general. He was his tea boy and he loved him.

Owen had tried to busy himself with finishing an autopsy, filing all his reports, and playing mind numbing computer games, but he was still distracted. He still longed for Ianto. The ringing of his phone startled the team, including Jack who was looking over Toshiko's shoulder at her latest program. For a split second they all thought it was Ianto, all hoped it was Ianto so then Owen could at least smile for the length of the conversation. But by the look on his face, it wasn't Ianto.

"Jen?" His voice was strained, as though he was scared something was wrong. "No its not a bad time, just it's not Sunday, you normally call then," Owen continued to speak, his face relaxing. "I don't know, I'll have to ask my..." Owen paused for a second. He lived with Ianto, they didn't see the point in living away from each other when all they wanted was to be together. "My boyfriend, I live with him." He said after a second. Jack tried to ignore the jealousy in the pit of his stomach. "I'll ask him tomorrow, then I'll phone you. It shouldn't be a problem though. So you're coming on a school trip to Wales...?"

The conversation lasted half an hour, and Owen seemed slightly happier because of it. Though the rest of the team looked confused. "So, who was that?" Toshiko asked first.

"My kid sister," Owen smiled. He watched the surprise on their faces and grinned. Ianto was the only one that knew he had a sister, mainly because she rang his mobile one night whilst they were watching a film.

"You have a sister?" Jack asked, wondering how he couldn't have known. He was supposed to know everything about his team.

"Yeah, she's seventeen. We hardly see each other, but we talk a hell of a lot." Owen laughed.

"She live in London?" Gwen asked, her tone sympathetic as always.

"Yeah, I moved here when she was fourteen. She was my best friend, but I had to get away from London," Owen explained.

"So she's coming to Wales?" Toshiko smiled brightly. Before Owen had got together with Ianto, he was pretty much a closed book, it seemed the young Welsh man had a positive affect on the medics social skills.

"Some school trip to the countryside." They all shivered at the thought of the countryside. "Bloody Science and ecology, digging in the dirt apparently," He laughed a little. "The trips for a week, then she wants to stay with me for the remainder of the holidays."

"And you're scared because you live with Ianto now?" Gwen guessed.

"Not scared. Just it's a bit much, asking him if my kid sister can stay for what four weeks?"

"I'm sure he'll say she can stay," Gwen smiled. "She's your sister."

"I guess." Owen turned his attention back to the reports. He was missing Ianto again.

An hour later, and the team had been so caught up in their reports that they were all jumped when the cog door opened. A very wet, and sad looking Ianto walked in, his bag in his hand. "Ianto!" Gwen was the first to rush up to him, Owen close behind.

"What happened?" Owen asked as he wrapped him in a hug. Jack walked down the stairs, his stomach turning at the sight of Ianto. "Yan, talk to me."

"It doesn't matter, I just came to get the key." He said as he pulled away from Owen. He hated the attention that was on him.

"But..." Gwen started but when Owen shot her a look that clearly told her to shut up, she did. Ianto looked up at Jack and smiled weakly. Jack returned the smile, he was pleased that they were still friends. Not having Ianto in his life as a lover hurt, but having him in his life as something was a little comfort that he often thought about.

"Can I have a word?" He asked looking directly at Jack. Owen couldn't help but feel like he was being pushed away.

"Sure," Jack smiled. "My office?" Ianto nodded.

"I wont be long, then you can take me home, yeah?" Owen knew he was looking for acceptance and nodded weakly. He didn't know why Ianto needed to talk to Jack when he was upset. Because he clearly was. He watched with a jealous frown as Ianto walked up the stairs, leaving a fresh line of water where he walked. It was always raining in Wales, and they were used to having a damp hub because one of the team got caught in yet another storm.

"So, what's wrong?" Jack asked gently.

"I told my parents I was gay." Ianto mumbled. "And they disowned me, I know it's against all the rules, but I want them to forget I told them." Jack was stunned and hurt at the same time. They had been together for a good part of the year, and never had Ianto even thought about telling his parents he was gay, but four months with Owen and he had come out to his parents.

"Isn't it better with them knowing?" Jack asked quietly.

"No." Ianto said bluntly. "I just wanted to know how they would react, I was stupid to think they would accept me. I was just hopeful I guess. But now I know, I need them to forget. Living life in a fairy tale is easier than living a life knowing my family don't want me any more Jack,"

"But you'll always know that," Jack reminded him, and the look on his face made him wish he hadn't. "Sorry."

"You're right. It's stupid, I'll just have to live with it." With a defeated sigh, Ianto went to turn to leave the office.

"Go home with Owen, he's been miserable since you've been gone. Let him be there for you, and in a week if you still feel like this then I'll give you enough to make you forget how they feel too."

"Thanks," Ianto smiled

"And you'll phone me when you get there?" Her mother asked.

"Yes mum," The teenage girl grumbled. "Owen said he'll phone me tonight to let me know if I can stay for the rest of the holidays," She said, not missing the flinch in her mothers eye at the name of her only son.

"Well don't hold your breath on that one," Her mother frowned. "Don't forget..."

"Call you when I get there. I know mum." She sighed. "Look, Chloe is waiting for me."

"Have a good time." With a last kiss on the cheek and a warm hug, Jen walked over to the coach, where her friends were waiting. A week in Wales she thought, what's the worst that could happen?

Ianto woke up in the arms of his lover and smiled. Last night he hadn't had time to do anything, he just wanted to be held. "Morning," Owen smiled lightly.

"Hey," Ianto smiled. He then placed a delicate kiss on his boyfriend's lips and settled into his chest a little bit more.

"Yan..." Ianto was startled by the nervous tone in his partners voice. Please don't tell me you're leaving me he thought.

"Yeah?" He asked weakly.

"Can my sister stay here for a couple of weeks?" Relief washed over the youngest Torchwood member. He let out a small sigh, which Owen took the wrong way. "She just asked to stay with me and I didn't know whether you'd be okay with it..."

"It's fine, I can set up the spare room for her." Ianto smiled.

"You sure?" Owen asked, his fingers absent mindedly tracing lazy patterns on his lovers arms.

"Course, she's your family." Ianto smiled. "I told my parents about us yesterday," He said quietly. He should have told him last night, probably should have told him before he told Jack.

"What happened?" Owen asked, though he had a feeling he already knew the answer.

"They hate me, Owen." Ianto mumbled, fresh tears in his eyes. "I asked Jack to make them forget. I don't want them to wish I wasn't there son."

"What did he say?"

"For you to take me home, cheer me up. And in a week, he can make me forget telling them too, if I still want to."

Owen placed a gentle kiss on Ianto's head before holding him tighter. "I love you," The worlds startled Ianto. He knew they both felt that way, but he had never thought Owen would be the first to tell him. He smiled as he felt Owen tense a little. He turned around and smiled.

"I love you too,"

"Excited?" Chloe grinned. Jen looked at her with a small smile.

"Course," She laughed. "I mean come on, green fields, endless hills, oh and not to mention the sheep..." Both girls startled to giggle as they sat next to each other on the coach.

"You staying with Owen?" Chloe asked as the coach finally started to move, after a dozen head counts from the teachers.

"Maybe, he has to ask his boyfriend," Jen grinned. "Bless, my brother is truly whipped."

"You're brother's gay?" A boy laughed from behind them. Both girls turned around and glared at Chris – he was the class moron. And both girls hated him. "That's disgusting."

"No Chris, you know what it is disgusting. You. So why don't you be a good little puppet and turn around, and keep that shut. We've got a four hour drive, and I'd like to get there without a bloody headache." Jen snapped. No one said anything bad about her brother.

"Bitch," Chris mumbled.

Owen and Ianto walked to the hub holding hands. Neither of the two men cared if they got looked at funny, they were in love and nothing was going to ruin that. "You should phone your sister, tell her she can stay."

"I will, but right now, I'm perfectly happy just walking and talking to you," Owen grinned. They walked into the hub, not surprised to see that Toshiko and Gwen were already there. Neither commented on the hand holding, nor the fact that Ianto was later than he normally would be. Just like they never commented when Owen was earlier than he normally was.

"Everything okay?" Toshiko smiled up at Ianto.

"Perfect," Ianto laughed. "Coffee?"

"Do you even have to ask?" Owen grinned as he moved to his work station.

"I wasn't asking you," Ianto smiled, heading towards the coffee machine. He looked over at the hub, Jack was in his office on the phone, and the remaining three team members were talking amongst themselves; Ianto smiled. Even if his family didn't want him, maybe he could make his friends his family.

"Finally," Chloe muttered as they piled out of the coach.

"Rain, who would have guessed," Jen laughed as she pulled her hood over her head, Chloe and half of their college doing the same thing. A big built white man, with fading grey hair walked towards them. A strange smell following him.

"Ah, you must be the six formers." He grinned cheerfully. Chloe and Jen exchanged looks with each other, both curious about the smell and both hoping it wasn't the food. Their teacher greeted the man, and smiled politely despite the fact that the smell was getting stronger. They all grabbed their bags and headed into the cold building.

"This place is creepy," Chloe said quietly, the man was talking loudly to the group. The girls guessed that he was going over the rules, but neither were listening.

"It's bloody cold," Jen added as she pulled her jumper around her.

"Sorry, the heating is temporarily broken." He said looking in Jen's direction. "Power failure."

"Then how come the lights are working?" Jen asked with a raised eyebrow. The man looked flustered, and then the students were laughing. "Did you just fart?" Jen asked completely disgusted. Steve – their teacher shot her a deadly look making her look away guiltily.

"Yes, sorry, bad stomach bug. Stay away from the sprouts," The group started laughing, Jen and Chloe just rolled their eyes and made their way to the room they would be sharing for the week.

"Bit small," Chloe laughed as she threw her suitcase onto the bed, Jen doing the same on hers.

"What's that smell?" Jen complained.

"Grass?" Chloe guessed as she looked out their window, all she could see was grass; they were in the middle of no where.

"Its disgusting."

"That's nature," Chloe smirked.

"Still disgusting." Jen threw herself onto her bed, which felt like a pad of bricks on the floor and groaned. "I want to go home."

"Me too."

There was nothing going on at the hub so Owen took this to his advantage and dialled his sisters number. "Hey, bad time?" Owen asked, every one looked over not realising he was on the phone. "You still up for staying for the summer?" He asked looking over at Ianto, who nodded with a smile. Gwen and Toshiko also smiled pleased that they were right. "What's that sound on the phone?" Owen said as he turned the volume up on his speakers. "Bad signal, I can barely hear you. I'll phone you later." With that Owen hung up the phone with a frown.

"Jack!" Toshiko called, "We have rift activity."

"Where?" Jack asked as he came down the stairs in a hurry.

"Abergavenny."

"Wait. That's where my sister is!"