Title: A Week In The Life Of Ianto Jones
Pairings/Characters: Jack/Ianto, Captain Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, Gwen Williams
Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Smut, A bit of everything
Summary: Just as the title says, each chapter is another day in the week in the life of Ianto Jones (Ianto's P.O.V)
Author Notes: I don't know how or why this idea came into my head but I hope it is liked. The days are literally the days I wrote these (eg. Friday is my first day).
Disclaimer: If I owned Torchwood, I'd be staying late with Ianto all the time, but I don't
SATURDAY
It's always warm, so unbelievably peaceful, waking next to Jack. That beautiful smell filling the room, 51st century pheromones, mixed with coffee. I never could quite tell whether or not he was joking about that. It was mornings like these that I woke with my head feeling completely empty, one of the best feelings in the world. I listened carefully to Jack's breaths.
"I know you're not asleep." I mumbled into his chest.
"You're so cute when you sleep."
"You know how creepy that sounds?"
"Shut up." Jack chuckled, carding a hand lightly through my hair. "What have you got planned today?"
"Lunch with Tosh." I sighed.
I didn't want to go to lunch with Tosh, I didn't want to move from that spot. It was too perfect.
"Oh. I was going to take you out." Jack mumbled, disappointedly.
I felt my mood go down just at the sound of his disappointment.
"I'm free for dinner?" I offered.
I didn't want Jack to be alone. It's so hard to leave him all by himself.
"Deal, but it's my treat."
"I'm not complaining. What time is it?" I asked, sitting up.
"Uh, ten past ten." Jack muttered, turning to look at the clock.
"Whoa, what!?" I jumped up suddenly.
I was supposed to meet Tosh in an hour.
"Calm down. You can reschedule with Tosh if you want, I'm sure she'd understand."
"No, I should go see her, she wanted to talk." I muttered, standing up.
"Oh come on Yan, five more minutes." Jack moaned and I couldn't help but chuckle.
God he's adorable when he's desperate. I leaned in, kissing him gently before quickly pulling back, earning another pout.
"I'll see you at seven okay?"
"Yeah…alright. I'll pick you up okay?" Jack grinned.
I nodded and kissed his cheek before walking into the bathroom to get ready for the day.
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Tosh and I sat in the café and I could tell she was uncomfortable. It seemed like no one had spoken for ages before finally I couldn't take the silence anymore.
"What's up?"
"Nothing, just wanted to see you." She smiled.
"Liar. You said you wanted to talk about something and you haven't said a word yet. Come on, spill." I sighed, sometimes I just wished Tosh wasn't so shy.
"It's nothing really. How are things with Jack?"
I wasn't sure whether she was changing the subject or not. I smiled up at her.
"Good, really good, thanks Tosh." I said, reluctant to tell her more.
"I've been wondering, do you two ever, you know, go and…" Tosh trailed off, not sure which word to use.
"Go on dates?" I tried to help her.
"Yeah." Tosh grinned.
"We try to. I mean, it's not exactly easy with our line of work but we try to go out." I mumbled, not sure whether or not I wanted to say these things.
In my mind I knew that Tosh was the one person I could trust with these things but I still couldn't help but not want to say too much, to jinx it.
"That's great Ianto, I'm happy for you." She smiled faintly but it didn't quite meet in her eyes.
"This is about Owen isn't it?" I sighed.
"No…maybe…just a little bit." She murmured, keeping her eyes on the table.
"He'll see it soon Tosh, maybe you should make the first move. You know how oblivious that git can be." I smirked.
It was about time Owen finally saw how Tosh felt, it was hard to keep watching it.
"It's just really hard."
"You should get pissed and then ask him out or something. That's what I do when I need to ask Jack for something and I find it difficult." I chuckled.
"You have trouble asking Jack things?" She seemed shocked, genuinely shocked.
Poor Tosh. She goes through so much and Owen ignores her. Instead of working on that, she cares about everyone else.
"It's Jack." I raised an eyebrow, "Of course I have trouble asking him things."
"Point taken. You just seem so in sync."
"I don't know about 'in sync' but I try to look after him and he looks after me." I smiled.
Thinking about Jack made my stomach do flips. He looks after me, he always protects me. I snapped out of the heavy concentration to see Tosh staring at me, grinning.
"What?"
"You're smitten."
"No I'm not, now hurry up and drink your coffee, I have plans tonight."
"I wonder who the plans are with..." Her grin widened, sipping her coffee.
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I wasn't sure why it had taken me an hour to pick out an outfit for the date. Jack hadn't told me whether it was casual or not. Jack always tries to see me in casual clothes though, so I decided on my black top. The doorbell rang and I reluctantly opened it.
"Wow." Jack breathed.
I felt his gaze move from my eyes to my lips and slowly down my body.
"Stop it." I sighed, pulling him into the flat, "You'll give me a complex."
"You look…amazing." Jack murmured and I couldn't contain my grin.
"You don't look too bad yourself."
I hadn't seen Jack in his jeans in a while. I had almost forgotten how perfectly they fit on him. Jack pulled me close, kissing me lightly, experimentally. I pushed forward for a moment, giving Jack what I knew he wanted before pulling away.
"As much as I'd love to continue this, I believe you promised me a date."
"Bloody tease." Jack muttered under his breath before wrapping an arm around my waist, leaving his hand on my hip, "Come on then, I have something planned." Jack grinned as he pulled me out the door.
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"Where are you taking me?" I eventually asked.
We'd been walking for a while and I had no idea where it was that we were going. I was losing my patience but couldn't stop the feeling of excitement, of anticipation.
"Not much farther, I promise."
"Seriously Jack, what are you playing at?"
"It's supposed to be a surprise! You're ruining it." Jack sighed, pulling me further forward.
I stopped in my tracks for a moment, thoroughly annoying Jack.
"We're in the middle of what appears to be a forest and you're telling me that this is planned?" I asked, raising an eyebrow skeptically.
"Trust me, it'll make sense soon, just need to get passed a few more trees and we're there."
Jack pushed through the bushes and stopped abruptly. His hand was still in mine but I couldn't see him through the bushes.
"Jack? What's up?" I asked hesitantly.
Jack stayed silent for a moment before tugging on my hand, pulling me through the bushes.
"Surprise." Jack grinned.
I couldn't move, I just stood there shocked. Jack always was a hopeless romantic. A picnic under the moonlight was one of those cliché things that only he could pull off. I don't know how Jack had found the place. It was amazing.
"You…you did this for me?" I asked, still in shock.
"Well it wasn't for anyone else." Jack joked, leaning his head on my shoulder.
"You're amazing." I breathed.
I couldn't believe it. Jack had done something so incredible, just for me.
"When are you going to realise that you are worth it?" Jack whispered sincerely.
I turned and looked into Jack's sharp blue eyes. I could see that he wasn't lying, that he honestly thought I was worth it. I pulled him closer, pressing my lips to his gently. I wanted to tell him how much it meant to me, how much he meant to me but I couldn't find the words. I felt Jack's hands rest on my back as he leaned into the kiss. I could never get used to the feeling of kissing Jack. The excitement, the jolts of energy it sent through me.
"I'd really love to keep going with this but I promised you dinner." Jack mumbled against my lips before pulling back.
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"So what happened when you left, where did you go?" I reluctantly asked.
I was almost certain that Jack wouldn't tell me, I just wanted to try.
"It doesn't matter."
"It does to me."
"Ianto, it wasn't much fun and I don't want to ruin the mood of the night. I will tell you, I promise, just not tonight. Not when I'm trying to look after you." Jack sighed, leaning his head against my chest.
We were lying under the stars together, not sure whether we were too tired to move from that spot or too content.
"You always look after me, when are you going to let me look after you?" I asked, trying to hide my annoyance.
"You look after me everyday Yan. No one else makes me feel alive, properly, completely alive, like you do."
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I pushed Jack through the door to my flat, earning a chuckle from the older man. I pushed him against the wall, pinning him beneath me, smirking.
"God I hope you're not leading me on with this." Jack grinned.
"Does it look like it?" I asked curiously.
I know I had led him on in the past but I honestly wasn't sure whether he really thought I was.
"Well no but that doesn't mean you aren't, you've done it to me before, cheeky bugger." Jack's grin widened as he pushed forward.
I held my grip on his arms, stopping him from getting too close.
"Patience Jack" I grinned, earning a pout, "All good things come to those who wait."
"But better things come to those who take." Jack laughed and pushed against me hard, flipping us.
I was suddenly where he had been, against the wall. I was annoyed but in no position to complain.
"Go on then." I smirked as he looked up at me, confused, "Take."
Wow, long chapter. Sorry I didn't know when to stop, by the way if any 'N's are missing, it's because my keyboard's being a pain. And by the way REALLY sorry these haven't been up sooner but my computer was being evil and wouldn't let me log in!!
