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Ianto found Jack had actually dragged the man all the way into the village where he was heading for the Nanas still giggling at the boy who had happily dropped his pants and put them on right way around without a second thought when asked, the fact he was going commando no big deal either. Not in a place that applauded Neekid Days.
Ianto reached them as Jack roared his anger, now shaking the man by his throat like a rag doll as he challenged anyone else that wanted to take him on for his beloved, step forward and have their skull cleaved!
"Let him go, I think he's sorry" Owen said slowly, his hands splayed as he approached and Jack snarled as he threw him at Owen's feet.
"Bugger me, ya beat the shit from him" Whetu puffed as he arrived and leaned forward to catch his breath.
"Actually Ianto thumped him and he fell down the stairs first" Jack pointed out, one of the women rising to her feet and he recognised Tui.
"Down the stairs? Boy, were you in their bedroom?" she demanded, becoming enraged as she advanced and Jack now parodied Ianto's surprise as she removed her straw hat and started to beat the man Owen was trying to tend to.
"Wow" Ianto said dreamily, "Tui is so fierce."
"Yeah" Whetu sighed happily, "She can whomp me on my arse ya know, so bloody lovely, eh?"
"What happens in your bedroom of none of my business" Ianto replied and Whetu coughed, laughed and slapped at him.
"Hang on a minute" Owen finally got the reason for the commotion, "Ianto, did he make a pass at you?"
"Came into my bedroom and slapped my arse!" Ianto nodded, "so I thumped him!"
A high pitched scream had them all turning to find Tamati on his knees dry retching as Kombi lowered the piece of wood he was wielding, his little face a look of complete madness as he seemed to be sizing him up and then he pulled back, Jack finally seizing the piece of wood, "Easy there slugger. One to the nuts is more than enough for Taddy's honour. Good boy."
Kombi continued to stare at Tamati, "Bums are not for other people's hands!"
"Kombi, come cuddle me" Ianto dropped to his knees and the boy dropped the wood, running to hug Ianto with such fierceness that Ianto's heart broke. Poor little damaged boy. "ahhhh, you make me all better."
"You too" came a muffled reply that had Ianto rising to cradle the child and kiss his forehead.
"Right Tamati, you go home to your mother and tell her what you did!" Tui demanded and he cringed as he struggled to his feet.
"Awwww, Auntie!"
"If I have to take you back by your bloody ear you will be sorry young man!" she shook her finger and he sighed, Ianto wondering how she would achieve that as she could barely reach his chin, let alone an ear.
"What happened?" Dendy arrived with other children and Ianto went to explain but Kombi got in first as babies can.
"Tama touched Taddy's bum and Taddy thumped him down the stairs. Daddy pulled him here and lovely, wonderful Auntie Tui whomped him too, buggered her nice hat." Kombi pointed, "I hit him in the pant snake with my wood and was gonna hit his head but Dad said I was done."
The children all gaped and turned to stare at the remorseful man who knew he was in deep shit.
"Right! March!" Dendy demanded, his hand on his hips as the other kids started to copy him, their anger so sweet.
"We need weapons" Kea said in her tiny voice, looking about and then seeing Kombi's piece of wood, "I will whack him if he is naughty again. Auntie, we will help."
"Good babies" she crooned, "right. Move!"
Tamati looked like a naughty three year old going home to tell his mama he stole a cookie from the kitchen. The other kids al followed to see if his mama was going to whomp him too, except for Kombi who was still worried about Ianto.
"Is your bum OK?" Kombi asked with wide eyes, "Did he hurt you?"
"It's OK love, he smacked me but I thumped him harder" Ianto promised, "Daddy also got a few in I think. Wow, you really got him good. I was horrified that you hit a Grup but so proud that you defended me. Thank you Kombi. I love you too."
"My poor Taddy" Kombi sighed, "I feels bad when your bum hurts."
"Don't worry son, I'll kiss it better for him" Jack promised then looked around as the place roared with laughter, Ianto now blushing as he sniggered too.
Jack then caught up to himself and snorted, "Well, so? I kiss ALL of him. How can I not, look at him. Beating them off with a stick, even has the kids helping."
Now everyone was laugh as the shock wore off and Jack watched Ianto kiss the little boy again, knowing this might happen again if he didn't stake a more obvious claim. He looked over at Hemi who seemed to be thinking at same thing as he stood with a loving hand on his father's shoulder.
Those rings needed to be finished.