Chapter 6: Couples

"Well?" Jack asked getting more and more impatient. The Doctor had been scanning Ianto for two hours now and he still wasn't done. 'I thought Time Lords were supposed to be superior with better technology.' He thought, forgetting Ianto could hear his loud thoughts through the mind link.

'He is trying. Apparently the tech is being moody with him. I like the interior design though. You could get some decorating tips off him. I like the coral effect.' Ianto thought back. He had already got use to making certain thoughts loud and others quiet. He still needed some thought to himself after all. He could only make some louder than others because of training at Torchwood London. 'I think he's done.'

'About time to.'

'He is only worried about you, Jack.'

'And I am worried about you.'

'Yeah, but there is no reason to now. I can't exactly die on you now, can I?'

'That's not the point and you know it.'

'I do. I am always worrying about you.'

'I know. So what does the Doctor say about you STI?'

Ianto couldn't help but laugh at the term 'STI'. The Doctor gave him a funny look for a second then realised that Ianto must be talking to Jack before he left the TARDIS and into the hub. He didn't like the hub. It was too 'Torchwood' for him.

'I don't know. He just left.' Ianto thought with a sigh and followed the Doctor into the hub.