Meditation
Jack Harkness was in a fairly good mood. The rift had been relatively quiet that day, giving the whole team some much-needed downtime, and he had managed to get some paperwork done. Rather than call Ianto, he decided to go down to the archives to file the papers himself. He figured it would be a pleasant surprise for his favorite Welshman. As he got closer to his destination, he heard what sounded like waves and an unfamiliar voice speaking.
"Now, as you take long ... deep breaths, imagine yourself in a high tower. Before you is a window. Look down at the ground below. Imagine the grass blowing in the breeze."
Jack walked slowly and peeked around a corner. Ianto was sitting in his desk chair, his eyes were closed and his arms were resting peacefully on the arms of the chair. The Welshman was breathing in time to the sound of the recording of the waves.
Jack tilted his head and smiled a little as he gazed at Ianto. The younger man looked serene. As if all the daily troubles he usually faced were erased. He had never known that Ianto meditated. Jack looked over at the CD player and quietly walked over to it as the recording continued.
"Now that you've envisioned the tower, turn and climb the stairs upwards. Start slowly, and gradually pick up speed so that you're eventually running. As you get higher, you feel yourself getting lighter until you eventually..."
Jack chose that moment to stop the recording.
"Fuck!" Ianto sighed, now knowing that his secret had been discovered.
Jack grinned as those sea-blue eyes opened. "Really? That's what you do? That could be dangerous on stairs. Besides, I thought it should be a calm activity."
Ianto smirked even though he was blushing. "Haven't you ever heard of tantric sex?"
Jack laughed at that and pulled Ianto to his feet. "Heard of it? I'm pretty sure I invented it." He drew the Welshman close. "Shall I show you?"
With a chuckle, Ianto pulled away. "You'll have to catch me, first." Then he vanished into the archives, but not before removing his neck tie.
Jack checked his watch and smiled when he saw it was the time he had promised everyone could go home. That only meant one thing.
Time for a game of naked hide-and-seek.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I have a hypnotherapy application for my I-Phone and it cuts off if someone calls me. I was telling Keara about it and told her my reaction to that annoyance. She immediately laughed and gave me the idea for this drabble. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.