OK, sorry about the shortness of the last chapter but like I said my sister needed the computer. Please please review! I need to know people are reading or I might just give up (in my case would be hard because I have so many ideas in my head but if people aren't reading it then I will stop) Hope you enjoy may be the last one if I don't get some feedback. Xx
Chapter 8
Once the swinging door to the boy's toilets shut Ianto let out a frustrated growl as he turned on two sets of taps. He always found that either a) going under his bed covers and it being completely dark or b) taps running always seems to comfort him. Ianto paced around a while before splashing some of the running water on his face. He thought that coming to school would help! How naïve! It had made it ten times worst. People were whispering and not making eye contact. Ianto felt like an outsider. At first this thought made him sad but then he remembered that he didn't need them. They obviously didn't need him. He could make do without friends until the end of the year. Stick with the plan. Ianto thought deciding to turn of the taps in case someone came in and saw. Ianto had his back away from the door as it swung open announcing an arrival.
Jack had had some trouble following Ianto seeing as the halls were now flooding with students rushing around to talk to friends and get to the next lesson. Jack had checked the boy toilets just down the hall to find it empty so set off to the ones at the other end of the school. Lots of people had looked at him strangely as he passed some smiling and some rolling their eyes. Pleasant. Jack thought to himself as he turned a corner and saw the boy toilet sign in sight.
Just before Jack was 10 feet away from the door the girl from his English class stepped in front of him smiling like a loon. Gwen Copper Jack thought as he eyed her suspiciously. Jack still graced her with a charming smile.
"Hello Gwen, if you wouldn't mind I need to use to toilet," Jack said looking around her in case he saw Ianto emerge and walk off.
"I wouldn't go in there if I was you. Ianto Jones is in there probably crying by now," Gwen said looking a bit sad but then smiling at Jack. Jack was confused and from behind Gwen a little Japanese girl talked.
"Don't be mean Gwen you know Ianto is taking it tough, I'm Toshiko Sato but everyone calls me Tosh. You must be Jack, Gwen here hasn't stopped talking about you all morning," Tosh said gaining a blush from Gwen before Gwen stormed back into the Ianto topic.
"I just don't get Ianto, I mean we all lost a friend he isn't the only one but oh no it's all about Ianto Jones," Tosh had now stepped back behind Gwen not wanting to be involved talking about Ianto.
"So he's seriously crying?" Jack asked before about asking what happened and who they lost when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. Jack turned around to look at the tear stained face of Ianto Jones. Before Jack even had a chance to say hi and ask what had happened Ianto's fist met Jacks nose in a full anger powered punch making Jack step back and hold his nose.
"Its rude to talk about people you don't even know," Ianto spat at Jack before walking off down the corridor.
Gwen was all over Jack before he had a chance to say ow.
"That must have sounded so bad if he would have herd just what I had said, he probably thinks I was talking about him, shit." Jack said swatting Gwen away from him.
"Why do you care anyway? Haven't you just met him today?" Gwen asked clearly not worried about Ianto.
Jack gave this a moment to think about. Yes he had only met him this morning but when you met someone who is trying to kill themselves you see them a bit differently than you would meeting them on your first day. Something obviously happened to Ianto seeing as most of the school seemed a bit doom and gloom.
Jack had walked away from Gwen and his nose had stopped bleeding. He pushed open the doors from the reception to the car park. He was a bit dizzy from the punch so he thought he would just bail the rest of the day. He stopped as he noticed a big blown up picture of a dark skinned girl smiling like she had won the lottery. Jack also noticed all the messages written around the picture and realized that she was the girl that had Gwen and the whole school talking about. No wonder it says she only died 4 days ago in a car accident. Jack crouched down and picked up one of the pictures laid down on the ground. Jack noticed the glass was broken from the picture and the picture had blood smudged on it.
Jacks mouth made an 'o' shape when he looked at the picture. It was of Ianto and the girl. Lisa it said on the blown up picture. Lisa. Jack repeated. Well this explains Ianto, the grief he must be going through. In the pictured Ianto and Lisa were hugging with their faces close the camera. Jack directed his attention back to the blood and the missing glass from the frame. Jack stood up still holding the picture and followed the droplets of blood leading around to the side of the building that was deserted. That was accepting for the boy curled up in a corner with blood dripping from his arms trying to become invisible.
"Ianto," Jack breathed.
Once Ianto had punched Jack he had walked off. How dare he be talking about me to Gwen Copper of all people! He doesn't even know me! Ianto screamed in his head slamming into the double doors and forcing them open. Ianto paced around a tree for a while before turning around to the picture of Lisa still blown up for everyone to see. Ianto walked up and saw that someone had placed a framed picture of Ianto and Lisa together hugging. Tosh. Ianto thought remembering the night that they all went out and Tosh had taken her camera and not put it down. Ianto smiled at the happy memory before picking up with framed picture.
"Why did you have to go Lisa, Lisa…Why? It's your entire fault!" Ianto said shouting at the photo. He then punched the frame making it smash around his forcing knuckles also cutting up old cuts and making the photo get sprayed by his blood. Ianto didn't even wince in pain. I deserve it. Not Lisa's fault. My fault. Ianto kept repeating before dropping the photo and taking a shard of glass with him as he rushed around the corner were the wall was opposite the car park. He sat in a corner trying to make himself as small as possible not deserving the life and space he was given. Lisa deserves it not me. Slowly Ianto started to cut down his arms letting the warm blood drip down him releasing the anger inside him.
Ianto didn't notice the figure approach because he had his eyes closed. He heard his name.
"Ianto," the familiar voice whispered. Ianto couldn't place the voice.
"Lisa," was all Ianto said before he passed out.
Ianto slumped down against the wall and Jack lifted him up into his arms before heading towards his car.
"At least I don't have to finish my first day, not that I was attending to," Jack murmured to himself as he lifted Ianto into his passenger seat before getting into the drivers and pulling out of school.
Jack looked down at Ianto's still body. He would have to stop the bleeding cuts and patch them up.
"Don't worry Ianto I'll patch you up," Jack said saying the words with a double meaning.
