Disclaimer: No ownage. Sad, but true.
A/N: Never really thought I'd write a fic for 'Small Worlds' as it was not my favorite episode. But look, here's a short fic for 'Small Worlds'. Surprise! Set just after the episode when the team is ignoring Jack.
Title of fic is a song from the band Hurt.
"What?" Jack growled not looking up from his desk, "You going to lay into me as well? You've now got proof that I am the monster you had said I was." His body was tense, full of self-hatred and anger.
Ianto scoffed, "I will do no such thing."
Jack looked up quickly, shocked at the answer, "Wait. What?"
"I can honestly say, sir, that there was nothing you could do against these so called faeries." Ianto replied, shortly, "I know a bit more about these creatures than the team, and so I thought you should just know that from someone who is educated about them thinks that you did the right thing." With that he nodded and started to leave Jack's office.
"Wait, Ianto." Jack got up quickly, "What do you mean you know more about them? How are you educated?"
Ianto turned and gave a short bitter laugh, "Sir, it really isn't any of your business-"
"Like hell it isn't!" Jack protested, "You had said that we never asked you about yourself, so, tell me, how are you 'educated'?"
"The same way I knew to look for funny weather patterns, sir." Ianto replied.
"And that is?" Jack was very curious, and found that this topic was like pulling teeth from the young Welshman.
"I do not wish to go into the details, sir," Ianto started, and then started again when Jack was going to protest, "sufficient to say I was one of the few children who told them 'no' and that I wanted to stay here and not join them." He gave a tight smile and left the office leaving Jack to stare where his form had been, thousands of thoughts thundering through his mind.