Chap 10
As the vessel touched down, Ianto strode forward. The gangplank was still lowering as he stepped onto the end of it and glowered as it lightly touched the ground. He stepped from the metal to the earth and a puff of dirt rose, then seemed to follow him as he surged forward.
Jack appeared to his parent's relief and he pulled the babbling John with him as the man begged for his life.
Myfanwy was the last to leave, having let the humans out first so as not to step on one. She hated that feeling of one squishing between her toes, she had told Ianto who had snorted.
She crawled, her belly dragging, and once she was free of the vessel she shook her wings free.
"Like being reborn" she sighed as she flicked her tail and sailed into the blue.
Ianto sighed as he looked up at the clouds. Lovely day.
Jack stomped past, John now whining pitifully as he finally realised that Jack was not listening to a single word he was saying and Ianto looked around like he was surprised.
"Are you really keeping him Cariad?" he raised that eyebrow Jack loved so much.
"Yeah. His planet will need someone left of the bloodline I suppose!" Jack grumbled and Ianto frowned.
"Ah yes. The planet" Ianto said softly, then he shook off his mood and smiled again.
"Where are the children?" he asked and Jack looked to his mother.
"In the nursery doing their sums sweetie" she answered and Ianto hummed.
"Good. Safe in there" Ianto said mysteriously.
As he started to walk away, the Queen turned to her husband and they shared a look.
Ianto entered the nursery and could hear the children arguing with each other as the governess tried to calm them down.
"Taddy!" Alice cried with glee as she saw him standing there.
He dropped to one knee and gathered his babies to him, Simon making happy noises as he snuggled into Ianto's chest.
"You went away!" Alice pouted and he pouted back, leaning in until they had a soft kiss.
Alice giggled and looked past him at her father, who had entered looking for Ianto.
"Hey! Look at that!" Jack laughed with a clap of his hands, "All the best things in the universe right here in one bug cuddle ball!"
As Jack fell on them with a fake swoon everyone giggled.
The Gods smiled as they watched the sparks rise.