Reunions and Conspiracies.
Authors Note: This is my first Torchwood fic, I've only written for Supernatural before so please be gentle with me. This follows on from the events of CoE, so there are spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen it, and its just my way of reuniting Jack and Ianto. I would really appreciate reviews to let me know how I'm doing and if I should continue. Thank you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood but a girl can dream.
Chapter 1.
Jack stood leaning on the railings overlooking the Bay. He had been back on Earth for a few days but it had taken him time to build up the courage to come back here. He looked to the right, to where the door to the Tourist Information building used to be, where… He stopped when he thought about who used to be behind that door, keeping Torchwoods cover story going. It had been almost a year but the pain he felt was still all to real. There was building work going on in the spot where the explosion had taken place and destroyed the Hub. Everything that had been built on that spot, gone. Jack moved away from the railings, it had been a mistake to come here, he thought he might get some kind of closure from finally being able to come back here, but all he got was the memories. Even the happy memories made him sad because it reminded him of everything he had lost. He had travelled far into to space but nothing could ease this pain or guilt.
As he walked away and headed towards town, he spotted a girl just in the distance who appeared to be staring at him. Sure he stood out from the rest of the general public, his great coat was a bit out of place but he was sure he had seen this girl before over the last few days. Was she following him? He started to walk in her direction and as he did so, to his surprise she started to walk straight towards him too.
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Molly was stood a little distance away from where Jack was at the railings taking in what was going around him. She had been searching for him for a long time, she had known the chances of finding him were slim but she had to, someone was relying on her. She had first spotted him a few days ago, but she needed to be sure of who he was. Then it was just a case of plucking up the courage to speak to him, she had no idea how he was going to react and was slightly scared. He had an intimidating presence. Molly watched as he walked away from the railings, and then realised that he had seen her looking and was heading in her direction. Damn, she knew he'd seen her yesterday and now she looked like some kind of stalker. In that instance Molly knew what she had to do and walked towards him.
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As the girl headed towards him, Jack really started to notice her. She was fairly tall, curvy, and had long brown hair. She was wearing jeans, a tight t shirt and boots. When she reached him, he also realised she looked very nervous, she may even have been shaking slightly.
She cleared her throat, 'Hi, erm… ' she stumbled, 'Are you Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood?'
This question took Jack by surprise he hadn't expected her to know who he was, 'That's me, except for the Torchwood part, that's gone.' He glanced over toward where the Hub used to be again. 'How did you know?'
'Lets just say we have a mutual friend and they described you perfectly.' She smiled, 'I'm Molly Jameson'. She held out her hand.
Jack shook it, never one to miss out on making friends with a pretty girl. 'What can I do for you Molly Jameson.' Jack said flashing her his trademark grin. It was more out of habit than anything else though.
'Well, err, this is kinda difficult for me but its about…' Molly hesitated, then decided she just had to say it quickly, it would be like taking off a plaster, better to do it quickly. 'Its about Ianto Jones.'
The grin that was still on Jacks face, faded. All the emotion he had been trying to keep at bay came flooding back into him, he struggled to ignore the tears forming being his eyes. 'Ianto Jones is dead' he almost choked on the words, he still hated saying them out loud, it made it too real. 'I cant help you, and if you know whats good for you, you wont bother me again'. Jacks voice had turned harsh as he said these words, he turned and started to walk away from Molly.
'But he's not'… Molly shouted after him, this made Jack stop in his tracks, he couldn't have heard her right. 'Please, Jack, listen, he's still alive. Ianto is still alive.'