AN: I apologise for this chapter being to short. I hadn't planned of describing the show at all but upon request from so many of you here it is, at least some of it.

Chapter 9: Razzle Dazzle

Jack watched the show from behind the curtain, as per usual, waiting ready for his cue. Ianto's first live performance was coming to close and Jack was entranced by the young man's performance.

Jack had seen Owen perform this very routine hundreds of times but he was captivated by the way Ianto was performing each intricate move superbly. It was coming the final part and Jack knew this was the hardest part of the routine. Ianto fell into a graceful handstand. Once he had his balance he slowly and carefully lowered himself onto his elbows and then kept going as far as he could without letting his head touch the round.

Meanwhile, behind him, Martha was on Mickey's shoulders and rose as Ianto lowered. She placed her hands on his feet and applied a small amount of pressure to let the young man know that she was about to mount him. He didn't even flinch as she pushed herself into a handstand and added her weight to his own on his arms.

Mickey backed away just far enough to be out of the way but close enough to step in if something went wrong with what they were about to do. Ianto slowly pushed himself back onto his hands and both acrobats braced themselves. Martha pressed herself into and upward trajectory, somersaulting through the air while Ianto rolled onto his feet below her. He held out his arms and caught Martha as she descended.

The two acrobats smiled at each other and then at the audience. The audience exploded with cheers and applause. Ianto set Martha down and together they took their bows and exited the stage.

Once the audience settled down, Jack announced the next act and hurried over to congratulate Ianto.

"You were fantastic." Jack praised. "Didn't I tell you? Amazing, simply amazing. The audience loved you Mister Jones."

"Not me; us." Ianto corrected. "It wasn't just me out there, sir."

"I have seen that routine performed a thousand times before and never has it received a reaction like that." Jack insisted. "You were spectacular." He pulled the Welshman into his embrace.

"Just doing my job, sir."

"No it was more than that." Jack sighed. "Owen always did it with rigid professionalism. He would perform and walk off, with not so much as a bow. But you… you added just a little bit of, I guess, razzle dazzle by smiling at the audience." He kissed Ianto on the cheek briefly. "Anyway, show's not over yet. Time to give the audience some razzle dazzle of my own."

Ianto watched Jack walk away with a grin on his face. He was extremely chuffed at being able to impress Jack like that. He stood there a few moments longer before getting back to helping with the costume changes.

AN2: This will be the last chapter that I write for this story. If anybody is willing to continue it on PM me and I will share my ideas for future chapters with you. Otherwise, it's been great writing for you guys and even more fantastic receiving your reviews.