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Torchwood: Angel From Yesterday
Chapter One
"Ianto!" Jack Harkness called from atop the stairs in the Torchwood headquarters. "We need coffee!"
Ianto Jones nodded and went to make a pot. Or two. After all the team had been through earlier that day, two pots of coffee seemed needed, perhaps even more than that. Ianto was the team's secretary, the go-to boy for household requests, but lately he'd become an actual on site team member. But he was still the one to make the coffee.
Every other member of the team did their usual twiddling; Toshiko Sato at her computer, Owen Harper checking on his medical supplies, and Gwen Cooper was texting her boyfriend, Rhys Williams.
As the sounds of the team's pitter-patter filled the air, Jack heard a faint sound outside HQ's doors and an unsettling feeling washed over him. He wasn't sure what it was, but he grabbed his gun just in case.
"I'll be right back." Jack casually called to everyone, so as to not make a scene. He didn't want to alarm Torchwood's finest members.
Jack cautiously stepped outside in to the daylight and looked around. Just as he thought nothing dangerous was near, he froze. He saw her.
So many memories flooded Jack's mind. So many sweet, lucid memories he'd long forgotten until he saw her standing there.
"Elizabeth," he breathed.
Elizabeth Masten, the sweet, gorgeous girl Jack fell in love with all those years back. Jack examined her, unable to speak. There she was, just as beautiful as he'd left her. Elizabeth's long, brown curly hair hugged her soft, rose-tinted face. She wore a low cut black top that clung to her chest and hips, and Jack didn't mind that at all. Her dark blue jeans sported three belts that also clung to her hips. Jack's eyes ran back up Elizabeth's body. It was too much clothing for his taste.
"Jack." She simply said, taking a step closer, her boots echoing on the cold concrete. "I've finally found you."
Even from a distance, Jack could clearly see Elizabeth's deep brown eyes. Her eyes had shown that she didn't belong in this time, and that she was wise beyond her years. Just like Jack's eyes did.
"Elizabeth," he said again. "What brings you here?"
Jack tried to keep his cool.
Elizabeth couldn't hold in her emotions. She ran full sprint to Jack and nearly knocked him over when she threw her arms around his neck.
"I've traveled across time and space looking for you." She whispered in to his ear.
Jack's eyes widened. "Then that means-"
Elizabeth drew back and looked Jack in his bright blue eyes that she'd always adored. "Yes, I've met him, Jack."
Not knowing what to think, Jack walked turned and walked back to the entrance.
"Stay right here." He commanded. "I'll be back in a minute."
Several thoughts raced through Jack's mind. Why had Elizabeth come back after all these years? What did she want with Jack now? And how did she know the Doctor?
Jack calmly walked back to the crew and made an announcement. "I'm going out for a drink. I want all of you to go home, it's been a rough day, and I'll call you if anything happens."
Gwen, Owen, and Tosh nodded and gathered up their things. Ianto gave Jack a quizzical look, but Jack responded with his usual "trust me on this" stare.
Jack then grabbed his coat and made his way out the door before everyone else.
"Let's go, Elizabeth."
"Where are we going?" Elizabeth asked. She jogged up to Jack, not being able to keep up with his long strides.
"I'm buying you a drink and you're going to explain to me what you're doing here."
