Title: Entity
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Ianto Ianto Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, Gwen Cooper, Toshiko Sato
Warning: None Really
Summary: Chapter 1 - A not so routine rift investigation
Author's Notes: Sushi Chi && I are writing this one together. Thanks to her for coming up with the story Idea.
Disclaimer: Torchwood and the team are owned by BBC && RTD

Jack waited. He didn't care how long he'd have to wait, as long as everything went back to normal. Jack was very good at waiting, he'd lots of practice. He sat by Ianto, weaving a hand through the Welshman's hair. He'll wake up. He has to. Jack moved closer, craving Ianto's presence.

"Stop being so damn stubborn." Jack urged, whispering. "Just wake up." He waited, almost praying for Ianto to talk back but was met with no sound from his lover. The only sound he heard was Ianto's unsteady breathing.

Owen had since left to tell the girls what had happened. Jack raised Ianto's head, kissing him softly. After parting he sat with Ianto in his lap, cradling him. Ianto's blood was still fresh in the room, he could taste it when he breathed, but Jack didn't want to think about that. He just wanted to hear the younger man's voice.

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"Is Jack okay?" Tosh asked worriedly. She realized that she had been worrying a lot lately. But with due reason. Her best friend had died, killed himself, really. Her boss seemed to be having trouble staying together.

"He just needs some time. It really hit him hard." Owen mumbled. He didn't want to admit that he was struggling to cope with what had happened. He had watched in horror as Jack had almost killed Ianto. Then he watched as Ianto took the blade in his own hand. He had worked so hard on bringing Ianto back. It had been a hard fight, Ianto had lost so much blood. Luckily in the end he revived the young Welshman.

Gwen walked over, hugging Owen tightly. Owen stood there for a moment, unsure what to think but eventually accepted it, returning the gesture. "What's going to happen?" Gwen asked.

"I don't know yet. We have to wait for Jack to get back." Owen muttered under his breath, just loud enough for her to hear.

"You shouldn't have had to see that." Tosh mumbled, staring into the distance.

Even the thought of it had hurt her.

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"I wanted to be with you for the rest of your life. I didn't want it to end here. I knew your plan would do this. I can't stand the waiting. Why'd you have to do that? I was so close to you when you did it, I never wanted to see you like that. Just come back, Yan. I need you, I love you." Jack whispered into Ianto's shoulder as he clutched to him like a life line. He'd been talking to Ianto for a few mintues now. Just a ramble of his thoughts, of how he felt. Always wishing that Ianto would interrupt his monologue.

"I'm right here Jack." Ianto's hoarse voice mumbled, sending a shiver down Jack's spine.

He pulled back quickly, looking at the Welshman. His eyes were finally open, though his face still pale. He relished in the small but sweet smile Ianto was giving him. He grinned and pulled Ianto into a bone crunching hug. "Don't you dare scare me like that again." Jack said sternly.

Ianto gasp at the tight hug and Jack loosened it, but still held on strong. "How long was I out?"

"Officially dead for two minutes but it felt like hours. Owen got you back but you were unconscious for a while. You lost a lot of blood." Jack mumbled, planting a kiss to the younger man's forehead.

"What happened to the thing that was inside of me?" Ianto asked curiously. He could tell that It was gone. The only pain he felt was the slow throbbing in his chest and he knew exactly what that was from. He licked his lips, glad that his head was finally his again.

"It disappeared, mustn't like being exposed to air for too long. We'll keep an eye on things just in case." Jack shrugged.

"I'm sorry I scared you Jack." Ianto whispered, looking into his lap.

"You're stronger than I am, Yan. I couldn't do it. I just don't want to see you like that again. When that thing was controlling you it was…It was wrong. It scared me, I had to look after you. The last thing I wanted was to leave you." Jack situated Ianto in his grasp, making both of them more comfortable.

Ianto pulled away from Jack, looking into his eyes. He could see the worry in the older man. "I'm so sorry." He said again, pulling him back.

"It's over now. That's all that matters." Jack was very glad that it was over. That it all ended up alright in the end. Ianto was alive and in control of himself.

Ianto pushed his lips to Jacks passionately. He needed to be close to Jack, to feel he was really there. During the time he had been stuck in his own body, all he wanted was to be close to Jack but It never let him. It would chuckle at him and mock him. "I've been wanting to do that for so long." Ianto mumbled into Jack's lips as they parted.

Jack chuckled and pulled the Welsh man closer. "I am not letting you out of my sight again." Jack said sternly.

"What if I need to…" Ianto began, being cut off by Jack.

"Never again!"

Ianto laughed and ran a hand through Jack's hair. "What do we do now?" He mused.

"I take you back home for some rest. You've been through so much." Jack sighed.

"I don't want to be alone tonight." Ianto said, looking up into the older man's eyes once again. His voice showed the distress the thought of loneliness brought him.

Jack tightened his hold on his lover before whispering, "I never said you'd be alone."