I know two chapters in two days hope you feel special I am at home ill with a horrid cough. I know this story has become very depressing but well it's kind of how I feel lately...


Chapter 12

Ianto woke up on a hard mattress he shivered and tried to pull the blanket up but his fingers would not cooperate with him in fact he could hardly move his body. He concentrated on filling his lungs with burning air but even that hurt too much. His eyelids fluttered open but he had to close them against the blinding light.

"Look he is waking up Tad" the happiness was evident and he fought through the fuzziness trying to get his body to function properly. "Ianto sweetie can you hear me it Rhi? Tad go get the doctor" he heard someone leave the room then jumped slightly when he felt hands gently stroking away the stray hair on his forehead- where the bloody hell was he? With the girl blocking out the light above him Ianto found it easier to open his eyes. "Oh thank god you are ok, you had us all really worried you big idiot" He smiled up at his big sister until she pulled him into a tight hug which had him wincing and trying to pull away. "Sorry Ianto I'm just glad you ok" she pulled back gently, laying him back against the bed.

"Where the hell am I?" he asked after a slight pause he couldn't remember anything apart from pain and right now all he could think about the burning in his lungs and chest.

"Don't you remember anything?" she looked worried when he shook his head. "A man found you in the park and carried you to the hospital. Ianto what were you doing in the park so early with just a shirt and a pair of trousers on? Are you bloody mad it's the beginning of January? " he could tell she would of slapped him if she hadn't of been so worried. "The doctor will be here in a minute to explain everything so stop looking so worried" They both sat in silence until the doctor walked in patiently.

"Hello Ianto, I am your doctor, Doctor John Smith but you can call me The Doctor everybody does. Now how are you feeling?" Ianto smiled at that he did look like David Tennant and hum he did look nice with that stethoscope and glasses... glasses what was important about glasses? something in his chest hurt making it harder to breathe he ignored it and wheezed out his answer:

"Fine..." after the look he received from Rhi he changed his answer "my throat is burning and it hurts to breath a little" he pointed to his chest lying back not enjoying the stares everyone was giving him.

"Ok we will give some medicine for that pain but there is not much we can do, you are suffering with mild pneumonia, you will be fine but you were out in that heavy rain for at least 40 minutes before that gentleman found you and brought you to hospital. There is nothing more you can do apart from stay at home and recuperate, you are too wrap up and stay inside with the heating on. I am signing you off for two weeks where you are to not leave your house until I have given you the all clear when I pop in on a house visit on the 28th of January, is that clear Ianto?" The doctor smiled and looked at him expectantly Ianto knew he would not be leaving his house once in them two weeks he would have to get his Doctor Who episodes ready and Tea oh gosh how he needed tea. He nodded resting his head against the pillow he was too tired to think everything hurt but he couldn't think he was trying to remember why he was in the park.

"How long have I been out?" they looked reluctant to tell him, and were all looking towards each other, he began to cough and Ianto hadn't felt this bad in years. His Tad got him some water and they waited for his coughing to subside. "Doctor them pills would be nice right about now" Ianto smiled towards the Doctor watching his retreating backside with appreciation. He looked at the other two in the room "well how long?"

"It is the 14thof January Ianto, sweetie you have been out for a week. Now the Doctor said this was not unusual it just meant your body could not cope with something so sort of shut down"

"Oh ok that long?" It was not too bad he was glad he had not been awake when the pneumonia was really bad he would not have been able to cope. He was fighting to keep his eyes open the last question he had he needed to "Who brought me here?"

Rhi answered this straight away she seemed too willing to answer it "oh Ianto he is bloody gorgeous he is, you know he carried you here from the park. He was in such a state poor lamb" Ianto only really wanted to know his name so he could say thank you not his whole life story. Typical Rhi blabbering away "- he has been to visit you more than I have says he knows you from school"

Ianto began to frown who the hell was this bloke?"Rhi can I just have a name please?"

"oh yeah right sorry" she laughed a little "Harkness Jack Harkness. Talk of the devil here he is right now-" she stopped midsentence watching her baby brother begin to hyperventilate "Ianto you ok sweetie? Ianto just breathe it will be ok I know it hurts but the Doc will be back with them pills I will see where he is right now ok?"

Ianto heard her leave quickly whispering a look after him not that bloody man he felt the pain burn through him worse than the pneumonia, choking him filling him with hatred and love at the same time from the sight of a sick looking Jack staring at him with tears in his eyes. Jack took a step closer but Ianto began to screech as loud as his lungs would let him "GET OUT, GET THE FUCK OUT, DID YOU HEAR ME HARKNESS" He screamed through the tears the agony he felt burning through him his throat made it hard to breathe but he had to get this out. The coughing started but he continued to scream abuse towards him until he began to cough up blood. Jack stood motionless agony written across his face the tears were sliding down his face as he watch Ianto his Yan in such a state. He could not stand back and do nothing, he moved forward ignoring Ianto's screams of abuse until he had him wrapped in his arms, Ianto fought him all the way screaming and coughing along with the floods of tears. Jack wrapped him tightly into his chest ignoring the pathetic blows Ianto tried to throw his way the screaming subsided but the tears did not as the darkness overtook him again like the Doctor said his body could not cope with certain situations so sort of shut down.


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