Author Notes: First of all I am American. Mickey never joined the Tardis and I am a Doctor/Rose fan. But I have been thinking about Jack and Rose. So I decided to write a story with them as the main couple. The Doctor will return later in this series. He is not the bad guy he's just alien, lol.
Be Warned- this story is Not Beta Read
Pairing: Owen/Gwen; Jack/Rose
Summary: Jack finds Rose and the answers to his questions.
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or its characters.
Rate: R
Season: 1
Category: Romance
Spoilers: Basic Knowledge of Doctor Who (2005) and Torchwood
Changes of the Heart: Jack and RoseJack had been up for the past three hours trying to figure out where she could be. It was pasted one in the morning but even if he tried he would not sleep. There were so many different cities he could have dumped her in. So many places he could have left her at. But no women with Rose's description at her age had been found. He was so close he knew he was close, but there was a piece missing.
Sitting back in his chair he waited for something to click inside his head. He lifted up the only picture he had of Rose, actually it was the only picture he owned anymore. She looked so beautiful in it; her blonde hair was pinned up. She was wearing this red dress he knew she was at some kind of party. He had found the picture on the Tardis floor; he figured it fell out of Mickey's wallet.
He had loved her the moment he saw her, she was everything he wanted in a woman. She was outspoken, street smart and able to handle her own. She was a breath of fresh air she reacted totally on her instincts. She didn't care about the danger, sometimes he thought that was the biggest turn on for her. She had trusted him when she shouldn't have, but Rose lived by her own rules. He knew the Doctor hated that, because no matter what she did what she wanted when she wanted to. Back that made Jack wish even more that the Doctor would have just left her alone, left her with her normal life in London.
Jack's head shot up as the pieces finally came together--London. The Doctor had taken her back home a few times to see her mum, why not when he abandoned her. Clicking away he knew that Jackie would not take her to the hospital. That would put Rose at risk. Even if she had to fight all of London Jackie would do anything to keep Rose safe. It was the main reason Jackie hated The Doctor. She knew that the life Rose lived with the Doctor was anything but safe.
He finally let his breath out as Jackie's address and phone number appeared in front of him. He did think about calling her, but pushed that idea away as quickly as it came. He was too afraid of what action Jackie would take if he explained who he was and why he was coming to see her. Getting up he knew he couldn't go alone, Jackie would not trust him. He knew that much from how the Doctor and Rose spoke of her.
"It's two in the morning Jack," Gwen mumbled into her cell phone.
"Get dressed," Jack ordered. "We're leaving for a mission."
"Gwen," Owen mumbled.
"He's not invited, only you," Jack told her. "I'll explain on the way."
"I don't have my car…I'm at Owen's," Gwen explained slightly embarrassed.
"I'm outside," Jack confessed smiling into the phone.
Gwen rubbed her eyes as Jack hung up the phone. She could just imagine the smug smile on his face. She wished she had the power to reach through the phone and smack him. She got out of the bed looking over at Owen who had fallen back asleep. She was afraid to see Jack, afraid to face him after their conversation today. But most of all she did not want to see the 'I told you so' look in his eyes.
She dialed home leaving Rhys a message explaining she would be gone for a few days. She made sure the message was short and to the point. Putting her phone down she began to throw on her clothing as she heard Owen begin to stir. Owen soon realized he was alone in the bed. Moving to his side he slowly began to open his eyes as he saw her dressing herself quickly.
"Gwen," Owen muttered softly.
"Jack just called me in for a mission," Gwen explained. "He's outside waiting for me."
"Just the two of you," Owen said suddenly wide awake.
"Owen it's not like that," Gwen swore as he sat up in the bed.
"I know Jack wouldn't do that," Owen sighed. "Or at least I hope he wouldn't do something like that."
"No I think he wants to put some distance between me you and Rhys," Gwen explained pulling on her jacket. "Give me a chance to think without you two around."
"Might not be such a bad idea," Owen told her as she threw her phone in her pocket. "I want you to be sure Gwen, no regrets."
"You and I are not a regret," Gwen assured him before kissing him softly. "I'll call you when I can."
"See you when you get back," Owen smiled as she walked out. He could really get used to this.
She walked out of his flat walking towards the lift. So much had happened today, she did haven't time to process it all yet. And she had this sinking feeling that she still would not get that chance. Walking into the lift she pushed for the ground floor and waited. She smiled when she realized her jacket smelled like Owen.
Ianto tried to act cool, tried to keep himself as passive as he usually did. But there was no mistaking the smirk that was on his face as Gwen walked out the doors. He didn't want to get Tosh into trouble. It wasn't totally her fault that she told him. She had been drinking; he had never seen someone that drunk. She was spouting off any and everything as he carried her into her home. He nearly dropped her as she began to talk about Gwen sleeping with Owen.
Gwen hated when Owen was right, he always got this smirk on his face. It took hours to get his ego to come down from the high of being right. She knew when he found out that he had been right about Ianto knowing about them he was going to be unbearable. But before she told Owen he had been correct she was going to have a one on one talk with Tosh. She swore she would tell no one about what she found out during the whole Mary pendant mess. Owen had thought Ianto had known for month now, which meant that Tosh could be the only one to tell him.
Jack got out of the car to open the door for her. She was close to smacking him when he gave her his usually smug I knew it smile. He didn't need to say anything the smirk on his face and the gleam in his eyes said it all for her. She straightened out her pants as she sat down in the back seat before buckling up.
Ianto tried to keep his grin tiny but he couldn't help it. He had suspected something was going on between Owen and Gwen before Tosh's drunken confession. He had noticed how closely they sat to one another. The way Owen would looked at her, at the time he thought it was a man pinning for a woman he'd never have. He could almost see Owen looking out his window watching them drive off. Gwen said nothing on the way there, just kept looking outside as the houses and building faded behind her.
Ianto wasn't sure how he liked Jack's plan for this mission. They always went as a team, he would drive the SUV and they would be prepared for the dangers. Not only did Jack not have the rest of the team as back up, but they didn't have the SUV either. He keep glancing at Jack every few second, to say he was uneasy would be the understatement of the year as of right now. Jack waited until Ianto had put the car into park before jumping out and heading inside the train station.
Gwen looked at Ianto who just shrugged his shoulder. Right now he was as confused as she was about this whole ordeal. Shutting the door she waved goodbye to Ianto as he drove off. Jack was waiting for her inside with an annoyed look on his face. As she started her way towards him he started his way to their destination.
Gwen laughed softly, as she realized she was once again following him. He had told her once she would never get tired of following his lead. She could still remember the look on his face the smug smirk on his face as if he knew that fact for certain. Well it seemed he did know that fact for certain because here she was a year later following him without questions.
Jack walked into their room aboard the train, which consisted of a chair, a sofa, a small table and a large bed. Gwen watched as Jack took his seat, then opened up his laptop and setting out his cell phone. Gwen went over to the sofa taking a seat watching Jack. His face was passive show little to no true emotion. She knew that something was up because she could count on one hand how many times the team had gone on missions separated.
"What is going on Jack," Gwen demanded. "Why am I the only one with you?"
"Because you are the only one who knows I can't die," Jack explained looking at her for the first time. "I was traveling with an alien called a time lord; he's the last of his kind. His name is the Doctor, he left me for dead and now he's done the same to our friend Rose Tyler."
"He doesn't seem like much of a friend," Gwen replied taking a seat in the second chair at the table.
"He doesn't think like you and me," Jack laughed. "I can't explain it, but I know Rose can fix what is wrong with me."
"Or kill you," Gwen told him. "She could finish what was started."
"She's dying Gwen and I think it's because of me," Jack admitted sadly. "And I won't be the death of her."
"You love her," Gwen realized.
"And you love Owen," Jack smirked. "Which reminds me; should I just call his phone from now on."
"We were discussing our situation," Gwen argued softly yet sternly.
"How many times have I used that line," Jack laughed as he looked at his lap top again.
Gwen tried her best not to blush, but with Jack sometimes it was really hard. She was just surprised he admitted he was in love with this Rose. Gwen knew she must be something very special; the only person he had ever admitted loving for was Estelle. It was extremely hard of not impossible to get any personal information out of him. Maybe this Rose Tyler could shed some light on the Jack before Torchwood.
Jack's mind kept going back to when he kissed Rose, she had been so surprised. Then he kissed the Doctor, he had saw her amusement out of that one. He couldn't stop the ache in his heart, he had trusted the Doctor. But the Doctor was an alien so it was possible he didn't see this as wrong. Rose had told him that the Doctor has had hundreds of companions over his 900 years of travels. So maybe this was what he did after he met interesting people. Bring them for a while then dropped them off in the middle of no where when he got bored with them or too attached.
Gwen noticed the small photograph on the table she was a young girl with blond hair. If this was Rose she could see why Jack was attracted to her. She looked so young though, too young to know about the things they knew about. Looking out the window she remembered her first encounter with Jack and Torchwood. She wondered about Rose's first encounter with this alien called the Doctor.
"What is she like," Gwen asked tired of the silence.
"Energy," Jack smiled softly. "Rose is nothing but pure energy you can't get down around her. Even when she is sad she had this aura about her that charges you up."
"You've love for awhile then," Gwen realized with a soft grin.
"Rose and I are time travelers Gwen," Jack confessed with a deep sigh knowing he had no way out of not telling her. "We met during the German Blitz she was hanging from a balloon. The moment I saw her I wanted her, the moment I talked to her I love her."
"What happened then," Gwen questioned. "Did she not love you back?"
"Rose loved adventure and excitement," Jack laughed again. "Sometimes I think she got off on it more then I did. But she was also interested in the Doctor, plus she had just broken up with her boyfriend Mickey Smith. I still don't know what she saw in him."
"So you traveled in time with an alien called a time lord who is known as the Doctor," Gwen repeated. "So why are we going to London."
"Because she's from this time frame," Jack explained looking down at the picture.
"But your not are you," Gwen smirked.
"No," Jack confessed. "And that's all you are getting you of me for tonight."
Jack's heart beat faster and faster, he could see all the people around here talking and looking at him. He knew that these people were always curious, Rose had told him that much. A few of them he thought he recognized as people Rose would talk about. Stopping he began to look around for The Tardis, just in case he was around. Rose had told him a few places the Doctor liked to park it, but he found no sign of it.
He and Gwen began their way towards Rose's mother's flat, and with each step he knew he was getting closer to her. As soon as he got outside the door he could hear a woman's voice. He could tell the woman was older, which led him to believe it was Jackie Tyler, and if it was she was upset and very angry. After hearing the male voice he knew Jackie was not talking to the Doctor but the voice did sound familiar, but from here Jack could not place it.
Gwen said nothing since they got out of the cab. Jack began to walk around the whole neighborhood asking her if she saw a blue police box. For a moment she thought he had finally lost his mind, but she did as he asked. Of course after he realized Gwen knew nothing about the Tardis he gave her a quick explanation. Soon they were heading up a lot of stairs to stand in front of a door.
Gwen straightened her clothing out as Jack went to knock on the door. He let out the breath he was holding then gave her his classic smile. She tried not to glare at him, but she was still slightly mad at him. He had once again decided to act as if he could control their lives. While on the train she had called Owen as she had promised him she would do. Owen asked her where she was and she of course told him the truth, on her way to London. Jack quickly took the phone from her telling Owen she'd see him when they get back tomorrow. He then shut off her phone and placed it in his coat pocket. What made her mad was what eh said when she asked for her phone back. He looked up at her with his smug I know it all smirk and told her it was for the best if he kept it until they return to Cardiff. If they had not been on their way to find the love of his life and the answer he'd been searching for she would have slapped him.
"Can I help you," a blond woman asked.
"I'm Captain Jack Harkness and this is my associate Gwen Cooper," Jack explained. "We're looking for Rose Tyler."
"Rose hasn't lived here for almost two years," Jackie explained with a false smile.
"Mrs. Tyler I know your daughter is here," Jack smirked. "I'm a friend of hers and the Doctor, I'm here to help."
"The Doctor," Jackie repeated. "Any friend of the Doctor is not a friend of Rose."
"Please Mrs. Tyler I know your daughter is hurt, I want to heal her," Jack told her softly.
"Like the Doctor did," Jackie exclaimed angry. "He left her like she is, said she'd be better in a few days but she's not. She's been sleeping for three weeks."
"Mrs. Tyler if I could speak to you alone for one moment," Gwen asked sweetly. "I don't know the Doctor or your daughter, but I do have something I think you should know."
"Fine you have one minute," Jackie warned.
Jack was confused at Gwen's actions; he did not know what she was up to. He knew Jackie was not going to let him walk in and see her. But he was hoping after a while he could charm his way in it. But the truth be told he had a feeling that Jackie Tyler was not an easy woman to charm. He would give the Doctor that much, when he said Jackie Tyler was not a woman to cross he could see what he meant.
As the door began to shut he saw the voice he recognized, it was Rose's ex-boyfriend Mickey Smith. Gwen motioned for them to get a little father away from the door so Jack could hear. Jackie watched the young woman carefully, afraid of what she might do or try. But she could tell Gwen didn't mean her any harm, she just wanted a chance to speak. And Jackie was a fair woman, so she would give her that chance. Because she was hoping that this woman might give her the hope to believe Rose will wake up.
"I've known Jack for a year now," Gwen began to explain. "He was with the Doctor for a few months when the Doctor abandoned him when he was wounded, leaving him for dead and he did almost die."
"He survived," Jackie snipped.
"He was healed but the damages the Doctor did to him were not healed," Gwen said wondering how much to tell her. "Rose is the key to healing Jack and Jack is the key to healing Rose. She was able to contact him telepathically."
"Oh please," Jackie snorted.
"How else did he know she was here," Gwen asked. "If everyone else thought she was traveling, how did he know she wasn't?"
"I don't know," Jackie admitted softly. "But I won't let him hurt her."
"Mrs. Tyler he's here to save her life," Gwen smiled. "If you don't allow him to try Rose will die."
"She's right," Mickey said coming into the room. "Rose's temperature is up to a 103."
"Give him five minutes alone with her," Gwen begged. "Then we'll leave and never bother you again."
Jackie didn't want to do it, she didn't want to give this man a chance. But she looked towards Rose's room again, then at Mickey. They'd been doing their best for the past three weeks but nothing seemed to work. She knew taking her to a hospital was out of the question, how could explain this illness. Walking towards the door she opened it turning to look at Gwen.
She then turned to look straight into Jack's eyes. She could see the fear in them, but she could also see the love he had for Rose and the admiration he had for Gwen. The Doctor never allowed her to look him in the eyes, never saw the reason for it. He made sure he kept himself distant, didn't want to get to domestic. But Jackie knew, she did the same thing when Pete died. He was trying to keep himself from getting hurt, but in the end it would not help.
"You'll have five minutes," Jackie told him sternly. "If she is awake I'll let her decide if you stay or not, but if she is not you leave and never come back. Do we have an understanding Captain."
"Yes Ma'am," Jack agreed.
"Follow me," Jackie replied softly.
Jack followed her inside her flat to the door Jack knew led to Rose's room. Walking inside Rose's room the first thing he noticed was how pink it was. Rose had told him she had let her mother decorate it because she loved to decorate. His eyes then went to the bed where he saw a pale and weak looking Rose Tyler. She was still in the same outfit she had on the last time he saw her. Which he knew meant that for her no time had pasted between them. Bending down he picked up the ends of her hair.
"Her hair was burnt I had to trim it," Jackie told him. "I don't how it got that way, he didn't tell me."
"That doesn't surprise me," Jack hissed under his breath.
"He said that he wanted her safe," Jackie explained. "He said that she'd be as good as new in a few days."
"Did he tell you how this happened," Jack asked softly. "Why she was unconscious to begin with."
"No," Jackie replied with tears. "She just sleeps, I've got her to drink some water and broth but that is it."
"Give me my five minutes Mrs. Tyler and I swear she'll be back to new," Jack smiled.
Jackie nodded, for some reason she knew she needed to take this chance. Rose was getting sicker by the moment, and she knew that Rose would die. There was a chance that Gwen was right and Jack could save her daughter. They both had been with the Doctor; Rose had mentioned a Captain Jack a few times as did Mickey. Shutting the bedroom door she decided to go into the kitchen and make some tea.
Gwen was outside the room waiting with Mickey once Jackie came out they followed her. No one knew she was back, everyone thought she was still out traveling. Rumors had begun to fly about Mickey and Jackie and why he was spending so much time there. Jackie didn't care, all she knew is that she had someone to share her pain with.
"Mrs. Tyler, please don't angry with me," Gwen started out. "But have you thought of what you will do if Rose doesn't survive."
"No," Jackie admitted tearfully. "I can't take her to the hospital, I can't call the police. What would I say to them?"
"I used to be a cop," Gwen explained. "But now I work for Jack, in a place called Torchwood. If something should happen to her, which I don't think will, Torchwood can help you."
"You are not from London," Mickey realized with a grin.
"I'm from Cardiff," Gwen smiled. "Gwen Copper."
"Mickey Smith," Mickey said shaking her hand.
"Rose's ex-boyfriend," Gwen replied. "You two broke up when she went off with Doctor."
"Actually we broke up in Cardiff," Mickey said with a laugh. "That's were I met Jack as well."
"How do you mean you can help me," Jackie asked pouring tea.
"You won't need it Mrs. Tyler," Gwen assured her. "But if you do, we'll talk about it then."
Jack kneeled down on his knees by her bed with a small soft smile on his face. He could feel the heat of her body from here so he knew her fever was rising. Jackie had been able to keep it down, getting her to drink liquid but the medicine was not working anymore. Rose's body was dying, and in a few days she would be gone from this world unless he could do something. He moved his hand to her forehead to feel her hot clammy skin; then gasped in pain as something shot through his skin.
Looking down he saw gold, a bright gold light, second later he saw her eyes open. Rose sat up looking at him with a smile, she knew he'd listen she knew he'd come. Jack's hand had fallen down put the light was still going through him, burning every cell in his body. Rose sat up then stepped out of her bed to stand in front of him. He was taken back for a moment at how beautiful she looked, almost like she his own person angel.
For the first time he realized the gold light was coming from her. Then another realization hit him this was the light from the Tardis. Which could only mean one thing that The Tardis was inside of Rose; this was how she managed to get the Tardis to go back to them. She had saved him he knew that now, she knew he was dying and she used her powers to save him. Then the light stopped, but his body was humming. The pain had slowly turned into pleasure, making him ache with a hunger. Jack didn't know where these feeling were coming from all he knew was that they needed to be satisfied right now.
Walking towards him she cupped his face, closing his eyes he could hear her mind. The millions of voices that were in her head right now screaming. It was almost overwhelming, but soon the voiced went down to a whispered. His eyes shot open the moment her lips firmly pressed against his. He had not been expecting her to do that, and with his hormones the way they were at this moment he knew this was not a good idea. His mind told him to push her away but unfortunately his mind was not in control at this moment.
The kiss was not like their last one, this one was brutal and primal. He moaned in both pain and pleasure as she bit his bottom lip to get him to open up to her. Then the light went through him again, this time it was not hot. He knew that this time it was mending, finishing what it had begun four years ago. The light was warm; for the first time in along time he felt safe.
Jack lost himself in her kiss, lost him self as she touched his skin. He was tingling, he felt himself being pulled deep in to something he didn't know. His didn't have control of his mind or actions anymore, the Tardis light was controlling him and Rose was controlling the light of the Tardis. He could not breathe but she refused to let him go. Then she let him go at that moment he dropped to his knees, watching the light swirl around them for a few moments before going back in to her.
For a moment he felt as if he was going to explode into a tiny million pieces on the floor. He almost thought that Gwen was right that once the kiss was finished he would be dead. But as the warm light filled him he knew that was not the case, he knew she was not here to kill him she was here to save him. Looking up at her he still could not move his body he was in to much shock.
"We are all connected Jack Harkness, we live as long as she does," Rose softly explained.
"We," Jack gasped hoarsely.
"Me you and the Tardis," Rose smirked. "She is me and I am her. The Doctor did not know you were alive or he would have grabbed you before leaving. Then he would have taken you home, but he didn't know what I did."
"He thinks I'm dead," Jack laughed attempting to get up.
"He thinks I'm safe, he does not know that we are all connected," Rose told him helping him up.
"So the light show," Jack motioned around. "That is the Tardis."
"It is her gift to me," Rose replied with her usual smile. "I know what is, what should be, what can be, I can change time and bend it to me will with a snap of my finger."
"Okay I'm scared now," Jack admitted nervously.
"Don't be," Rose said with a soft grin. "You are my Captain. Truth is I won't use my powers unless I must."
"Your captain," Jack smirked himself.
"We live as long as the Tardis does Jack," Rose explained. "You gave me your heart so in return I gave you life."
"Come with me Rose," Jack pleaded. "Don't leave me again."
"Never again," Rose vowed. "You are mine and I am yours always."
Both Gwen and Rose were asleep, but Jack was wide awake. Gwen had given them the bed and was fast a sleep on the couch. He knew she was still mad at him for taking her cell phone but he did it for her. She needed this time away from Owen and from Rhys. Going to the window he realized a huge weight had been taken off his shoulder. The Doctor had not betrayed him he had not left him for dead. Jack knew the Tardis would bring him back someday, Jack wondered how that meeting would go.
He still could not die which annoyed on some level. He had hoped to be normal again, but then again he gave up being normal along time ago. The best part of this whole ordeal was the fact that Rose was coming back to Cardiff to be with him. She had promised not to leave him, so that meant she had to leave London. Jackie was not happy but she did seem to except it without much of a fight. She did try and talk her out of it, but Rose made it clear and happily Jackie agreed.
The main reason he could not sleep because he didn't know how he was going to explain Rose to the others. He had come up with a plan. He'd tell them some of the truth but not all of it. After four years of working with him they deserved to know some of the truth. Gwen hadn't known him a couple of days and she knew more about him then the people who had worked with him for three years.
Jack wanted to laugh the Doctor thought he was dead. He was time traveling right now thinking that he was free of feeling. Jack knew that they brought something to the Tardis. They made the Doctor feel again, made him have a weakness and he didn't like it. So after he had 'died' and Rose had given the Tardis back her soul, the Doctor knew that would be the best time. The best time to send Rose home, to make sure she was safe. But she wasn't safe, Rose was the most powerful weapon there was. She had the complete power of the Tardis inside her and could command it al will. With a wave of her hand she could erase or rewrite any event in history. Rose explained that her abilities went beyond that but it was fuzzy to her right now. And truth was she did not want to use any of her gifts unless there was no other choice.
They all got the message they would be back in a couple hours. Owen was not pleased he knew that Gwen had little control over what Jack did. She had chosen to call him instead of Rhys, and to have it cut short by Jack ticked him off. Tosh was sitting at her desk going over a new program when Ianto e-mailed her that he had picked all three of them up. Then thirty or so minutes later they were back.
Owen looked up as Gwen walked in with another woman. Owen gave her a look up and down, if this had been six or so months ago he'd be smiling. Her blond hair was to her shoulders with some layer, she had on a pair of black trousers and a pink short sleeve top that curved to her figure. She and Gwen were talking about something when Jack followed them quickly putting his hand around her waist. He gave Ianto a look, but all he got from him with a small shrug as he followed them.
"Rose I'd like you to meet my team, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato and you met Ianto already," Jack introduced. "Everyone this is my friend Rose Tyler."
"Friend," Tosh repeated with a smirk.
"So this is what you've been up to," Rose laughed walking around. "It's so weird."
"What is," Gwen asked watching her with a smile.
"For me no more then a few days have pasted since I was with Jack," Rose sighed with a smile. "But he's been living here for four years. You have a whole new life with new friends, you have changed so much."
"Okay," Owen muttered confused.
"I second that," Tosh agreed softly.
"If you all will follow me I'll explain," Jack sighed deeply.
Jack took Rose's hand smiling at the fact that she had not changed. Then again she was right, she was no older then when he last saw her. So she wouldn't be different, no time has passed for her. He knew this would take some getting used to, but he didn't want to lose her again. She was the one thing that was always on his mind and he could not and would not let her go. Walking up the stairs he knew he was about to do the one thing he swore he'd never do.
Jack motioned for her to seat in his usual chair while Owen and Gwen took their normal seats next to each other. Tosh took hers while Ianto went to get some coffee before taking his. Owen and Tosh exchanged more looks as Jack stood behind Rose until Ianto came into the room minutes later. He sat the tray down on the table giving them each their cup of coffee.
"Or would you like some tea Miss Tyler," Ianto asked giving her a cup.
"Coffee is fine," Rose smiled as he took his seat. "And please it's just Rose."
"You all remember in 2005 when the living plastic tried to take over the world," Jack asked.
"I remember you and Suzie went to London," Tosh recalled. "But when you got there, there was no living plastic."
"Well Rose here is the one that stopped them," Jack smiled proudly. "Along with a friend of ours called the Doctor. He's the last of his race; he's an alien called a time lord. He has a ship that can manipulate time and space allowing him to time through travel. After Rose saved his life with the anti-plastic she went with him to time travel."
"What does this have to do with you," Owen asked.
"Some months later they ran in to me during the German Blitz, to make a long story short I joined them," Jack went on to explain. "More months passed and we went up against the Daleks. The Doctor thought I was dead so he left me, he then brought Rose back to the current time line."
"For me I've only been gone a year," Rose laughed.
"So that why you only think it's been days," Tosh realized.
"I managed to find a way to come through the rife," Jack said knowing questions would come.
"Four years ago," Owen chipped in.
"Exactly," Jack smiled.
"So you're from the 1940's," Tosh questioned unbelieving.
"No I'm from the future," Jack explained. "In the future earth learns how to time travel and that is what I was doing. But I've decided that helping Earth prepare for what is to come is more important then just watching."
"How far in the future are you from," Gwen asked not knowing this part.
"Does it matter," Rose asked. "What matters is what you all do here, and the lives you will save."
"Everyone has the rest of the day off," Jack announced. "I'll call you if anything comes up."
They knew that this was the end of the meeting. Each one of them knew that even if they asked a question he would not give them a straight answer. Jack knew this was enough information about himself he given them to much information anyway for his liking. Ianto as always was the first to stand up but he would be the first to leave because he had to clean up the coffee.
Jack watched Gwen get up to have Owen follow her calling her name. He saw Owen whispered something to Gwen she nodded before she said something to him. Jack didn't watch Owen reaction because he felt Rose stand from the chair to walk around. His eyes followed her, and then watched as Tosh went to her desk to get her stuff to go home for the day.
She begun to look around as she watched Jack's team gather their things and leave for the day. She liked Gwen, but she could not deny her resemblance to Gwyneth. Rose knew there was a connection she could feel it humming inside her head. But she did not want to know it just yet, she had a feeling there would be a time and place for that knowledge and right now was not it. Owen was everything Gwen made him out to be, she could sense it the moment she walked in. Tosh and Ianto she knew would take some time to figure them out. She could tell they kept their shields up, and it would be hard to break them down. But once she did she could tell she would have two loyal friends.
"So what's going to happen, Captain," Rose smirked.
"Well you can't stay in London," Jack told her.
"I don't have much to offer Torchwood," Rose sighed.
"That's not true," Jack argued.
"Jack I'm 20 years old and I don't even have my A-Levels," Rose reminded him. "Compared to them I'm nothing."
"You've seen first hand what they could only dream about," Jack hissed. "When I say Theian you know what I mean."
"Don't remind me of them," Rose frowned.
"You should feel honored," Jack smirked. "You were the first outsider in three hundred years to be chosen to be their Queen to their King."
"Don't you mean sacrifice," Rose corrected him. "They wanted to kill me."
"Point is you have first hand knowledge," Jack said softly. "And besides you can get you're A-levels now if you want."
"Okay you win this round," Rose smiled softly. "But don't expect me to follow you like they do."
"I wouldn't dream of it," Jack laughed.
Jack wanted to bend down to kiss her but didn't know if he should. Their relationship was still up in the air; were they together or were they friends. He had kissed her she had kissed him they shared the bed on the train but were they a couple. He wanted her to be his he loved her more than he ever thought he could love anyone. She was a part of him way before the Tardis connected them.
He smiled at her as he felt her inside his head. She was a whisper in his head, it wasn't like with Tosh. When she was in there it felt like she belonged. When they went inside each other's mind they didn't only read their thoughts they also felt what the other felt. As much as this should scare him it didn't, if anything it made him feel whole. Rose made him feel like a whole man again, a feeling he hadn't had for along time.
Bending down he could see her smile grow as he hovered above her lips. He placed a small whisper of a kiss on her lips before cupping her face. He moved his thumbs to caress her cheeks before taking her lips in another kiss. This kiss was a duplicate of the one he gave her on the space station. It was purely a kiss of exploration or at least that was what he had wanted it to be.
Rose closed her eyes the moment she felt the kiss go past gentle and sweet. She opened her mind to kiss this time allowing his feeling to run through her. She could feel the ache he had for her, an ache that had been with him since the moment he meet her. But the ache was nothing compared to the hunger that was rushing through her. She had felt the hunger inside him when they were connected in her room. It burned him inside and out, took him to a point where he wanted to rip off her clothing and take her on the briefing table.
Jack had managed to keep it at bay, managed to control the beast the Tardis had brought out inside of him. He knew the Tardis was partly responsible for this. She was inside of Rose and inside of himself and she was feeding their desire. Which made him think that Rose didn't want him at all it was the Tardis who wanted her to have him. So he did his best to control himself and his desires. The only problem was that Rose didn't want him to control it anymore, she wanted him she needed him in a way she could not understand nor did she want to understand.
Jack went to break the kiss to put some space between them because he needed to know that Rose wanted this and not the Tardis. Besides it was only meant to be a simple kiss. He wanted to feel her, wanted to know that she was here and that she was with him.
Jack ended the kiss opening his eyes to stare down at her as his forehead rested against hers. As he went to move away from her she pulled him towards her roughly. Jack's eyes closed shut as she nipped his lower lips allowing her tongue to invade his mouth. This time he could actually taste her, and she was the sweetest thing he had ever tasted. Right now she tasted of chocolate coffee and something he couldn't name.
"No," Jack yelled pushing her away.
"What's wrong," Rose asked him confused and slightly hurt.
"You don't want me Rose the Tardis wants you to want me," Jack explained.
"You're insane," Rose laughed.
"That is why you want me so bad Rose," Jack argued.
"Jack the Tardis wants me with the Doctor," Rose explains. "She the Doctor and I would make cute children. It would also mean the Doctor would not be the last of his race."
"She wants you with the Doctor," Jack repeated.
"Yes and the truth is I wanted to be with him but then you came," Rose grinned. "You were charming and smart, and I do love the Doctor. But not like this, we flirt but I could never love him like I love you."
"The Doctor," Jack repeated again.
Rose laughed again bring him down for another kiss once against losing themselves in each other. Jack forgot about where they were, he forgot about everything but kissing her. Lifting her off the ground she wrapped her legs around his waist as he pressed her against the wall. Smiling as he heard a moan escape her lips. Pushing his jacket off his shoulders she ran her fingers through his hair as she tried to bring him as close as she could.
"Rose," Jack mumbled breathlessly.
"Don't stop," Rose begged against his lips. "Whatever you do don't stop."
He had to stop he had to think, he didn't want this to be like all the others. How many people had he dated, how many people had he taken to his bed without even thinking. Rose was different she was his other half in more ways then one. He could not just take her to his bed, she deserved more than that. Even before this she deserved more then him or the Doctor, she deserved someone like Mickey.
Jack went to open his mouth, went to stop this insanity but the only thing to come out of his mouth was a groan. Her nails were digging into his back; her tiny hands had somehow found their way under his shirt to touch his skin. She was purposely pressing her lower self harder into him, testing him, leading him. Her eyes were dark with passion, her face flush from arousal, her hair slightly tousled. She moved her hand to his face as a small seductive smile spread across her face. She bent down to kiss him gently allowing him to feel what she felt for him.
"If I wanted normal Jack I wouldn't be here," Rose mumbled against his ear. "I want you right now, right here."
"You deserve better," Jack explained enjoying the feel of her hands on his back.
"I want you Captain Jack Harkness," Rose declared clearly.
"I want us to be different Rose," Jack explained letting her slide down his body.
"I get that and I love you for it," Rose admitted as he walked across the room. "But we are different Jack. We met during the German Blitz we danced on top of your stolen space ship. Our first kiss was on a space station before we went to battle the Daleks. This is more than okay with me, because it's you."
"I love you Rose Tyler," Jack told.
"Then prove it," Rose smirked.
"I plan to," Jack vowed walking towards her.
Jack picked her up and carrying her off to his bed room. Those were the last words that were spoken between them that night, the rest of the night they spoke in a language older then even the Doctor. For the first time in four years Jack felt free. As he watched her sleep he felt like a new man, he felt like he did four years before. He knew that tonight was the beginning of something better, and he was looking forwards to it.
The End