Jack looked down at the lifeless body of his dead lover. Gwen sobbed silently as Jack put a reassuring hand around her neck. He dared not look in the woman's eyes. He was too scared. Too tired. Too fed up with the pain and struggle… until he realized maybe… He could save them. All of them. He could have. Only if this method worked. He had never tried it before, but hey. There was a first time for everything.
Letting go of Gwen, Jack cupped his hands on Ianto's face. "Jack…" Gwen gave a sound of protest. There was no hope left. She knew it. Jack needed to let go. Ignoring the Welshwoman's objection, Jack bent down to kiss those cold lips. He poured everything he had into that one kiss. His tears, his love, his emotions, his warmth. His life. He gave and gave until Ianto's body glowed a faint gold. Gwen's eyes widened, seeing a repeat of what had happened with Carys when she'd first joined Torchwood. Only this time, Jack was raising the dead.
Ten seconds passed, but Jack didn't break away. This had to work. It just had to. Suddenly, he felt the kiss being returned. Opening his eyes, he saw the flickering eyelids. The captain pulled away and glanced at the rise and fall of Ianto's chest. Jack laughed a laugh of relief and pure joy. He looked back at Ianto's now open eyes, but the image was clouded with his tears.
Ianto coughed and coughed as Jack clutched his hand. Beside him, Gwen laughed in joy as well. Gently and hesitantly, Jack let his right hand trail down the right side of Ianto's cheek only to be stopped by Ianto's own hand that gripped his tightly. "You just don't give up do you?" Ianto cried.
"I love you too," Jack simply replied and leaned in for another kiss.
"But how?" Ianto asked as they broke away to take in large breaths of air.
"My life. I poured some into you. I could have saved Tosh…" Jack lamented. "I could have saved them all. I thought I lost you too Yan."
Gwen coughed loudly. "As sweet as the two of you are, we have a planet to save."
"Right!" Jack exclaimed, helping Ianto up. He wrapped his arm around the archivist's waist, causing Ianto to flinch in surprise. A small smiled played on the captain's lips. "First, we go to Ianto's sister's. Protect the children. Then we show the 456 who's boss, but I need to get inside that tank."
"Whoa," Gwen started, suspicious of what Jack was planning. "You're not serious."
"You can't go in there," Ianto agreed, his eyes and voice pleading with Jack.
"I'll be fine," the captain reassured both of them. He planted a soft kiss on Ianto's cheek. "I have you to come back to. So how about your sister's?"
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I just couldn't take it. THEY CAN'T DESTROY JANTO!!!! I got pissed off and wrote this instead. xD Please enjoy!
R & R