Chapter fourteen

Something Blue

Tosh was typing on her computer, for a second she felt herself staring at Nyx sitting at what used to be Natalie's computer. She didn't know what to think, but found that she had stopped typing.

"You can ask me." Nyx was aware of Tosh's staring, "I don't bite, well I do bite if you ask..." She brushed some of her hair behind her ear seeing Tosh blush.

Tosh got up from her computer walking over, "Sorry it's just I have to ask," She got closer. "How much do you know?"

"I know..." Nyx bit her lip for a second, "It's all you're asking me," She got to her feet, she went over to Tosh's computer. She knew that Tosh was on her tail, "I have the ability to take in everything, I mean if you put in the..." She waved her hand typing something more.

"What are you doing?" Tosh tried to move Nyx away from the computer, "You can't just type random mathematics into the rift manipulator." She found it hard to move the other woman.

Nyx placed a hand to Tosh's shoulder pushing her away, "I think you better think before you speak." She used her other hand to finish what she started. "You are trying to stabilise a crack in time and space, and you're only protecting your side." She rolled her eyes, "I am not randomly doing anything."

Jack walked towards the computer station, "Are we doing this again?"

"Jack, I can't do my job if she keep undermining me every chance she gets!" Tosh was stepping away from Nyx's grip, "She takes over every fucking time!"

"I am doing what you are too stupid to not see." Nyx stepped away from the computer, "You want to protect your planet, but do you realise how small earth is compared to what is out there!" Nyx pointed to the sky, "I am helping you, and you treat me like I am a child."

"I treat you like a what?" She pointed her finger at Nyx's face. "And you act like you know everything!" Tosh took a step forward towards Nyx, she knew now that she was not Natalie, and she was tired of hearing her talk.

Nyx felt the aggression from Tosh, stepping quickly forward she grabbed Tosh's wrist then she twisted it making Tosh drop to her knee. "You do not talk to me like that!"

"Okay, okay we are done here!" Jack stepped in taking Nyx's hand off of Tosh's arm, "I am thinking you two need a time out." He watched Tosh getting to her feet rubbing her wrist that was sore. "I told you two that you need to work together."

"She can't work with me, she is always talking down to me, I am the computer specialist and she is a..."

"A what?" Nyx's voice was rough, her eyes staring at Tosh with a need to slap her. "An alien." Her eyes narrowed.

Tosh straightened herself up, "I'm sorry," She spoke more to Jack now, "If she told me what she was doing, I could help her."

"You can't help me, it's like asking a toddler help build the pyramids," Nyx took her arm from Jack, "I don't see how you can help me." She stormed off towards the kitchen.

Jack sighed, "I'm sorry," He placed a hand to Tosh's arm, "She means well, but she doesn't understand much on how we are a team here." He went over to see Nyx was standing by the coffee machine. "You know that is good coffee..."

"I know," She poured her mug, then turned to face Jack, "They don't like me." She took a deep breathe, "I've been here a few weeks, and I mean Gwen is nice, and Ianto." She inhaled, "But Toshiko isn't liking how I..."

Jack moved closer to Nyx placing his hands to her shoulders, "You have to understand, it's not that she doesn't like you, it's your attitude towards her." He caught her eye, "You could try and explain what you are doing, and she can learn from you."

"I can't explain myself, she won't understand the complexity of..." Nyx sighed, "I am doing it again?"

Ianto walked in seeing Jack and Nyx, "Another fight?" He asked heading to coffee machine. "Nyx, you have to understand Tosh was the smart computer geek before you was here." He turned to Jack, "Tosh needs to learn that she's not the biggest nerd here."

"Nerd!" Nyx laughed turning to Ianto, "I am a sophisticated genius." She placed her hands to the belt of her skirt, "Well compared to you lot." She laughed seeing that Ianto was staring.

getting himself a coffee, "I guess I realise why we get on so well," Ianto placed a hand to Nyx's shoulder, his eyes over to Jack. "Don't worry me and Nyx can work on the manipulator today." He tapped her shoulder keeping eye contact with Jack.

"Yes, might be best." Jack took the mug of coffee off Ianto leaving the kitchen.

Nyx sat down at a table placing her forehead onto the surface, "I'm losing it." She spoke feeling Ianto's hand on her back, "I can't explain anything to her."

"You can try," Ianto kept rubbing his hand on her back, "I know you are a nice person, and Jack knows you're a big asset to the team."

"But I am a giant pain in the arse," Nyx sat up seeing Ianto's kind eyes, she admired how kind he was, but then she could see that he had suffered greatly. "I never had to explain myself before now."

Ianto sat on the table watching her, "Just think of it as passing your wisdom onto Tosh, and then when you rush off on an adventure, you can feel safe knowing the rift is being maintained."

"I'm not good at sharing," Nyx smiled finally, "I know your superpower." She touched Ianto's hand. "You know how to calm people down." She stopped seeing Owen standing at the doorway. "I better get myself ready." She got up walking towards

The door.

Owen kept still, he had spent a lot of time avoiding Nyx, he couldn't look at her without seeing Natalie. "Another fight with Tosh," He kept his tone calm. "You nearly broke her wrist."

"Well she shouldn't point in my face," Nyx exhaled, she knew that she couldn't explain to Owen, but it was hard to see passed the memories. "I'll try not to be so aggressive." She swiftly walked away from the area, she didn't look back trying to ignore the lingering feelings from Natalie.

Ianto kept his attention on Owen, "It's strange," He went to the coffee machine then stopped. "I Keep forgetting." He made himself a coffee.

"I don't have a digestive system," Owen shrugged, "I've gotten used to it now." He couldn't stop watching Ianto. "You're quiet friendly with her."

"I was talking about the fact she's not Natalie," Ianto glanced to the coffee, "She's really nice, once you get passed the superiority complex," he laughed, "Kinda like you." He stopped seeing the look on Owen's face. "You'd know that when you talk to her."

Owen shrugged, he was turning to see Nyx was already at the rift manipulator. He didn't really feel anything, but then a little bit of him wanted to give her a chance. "I can't get by the fact she looks the same, but completely different."

"Yea," Ianto drank more coffee, "But it's not easy to get passed the fact that she's still here."

"Why is she here?" Owen relaxed against the frame of the door, he was trying to get his own head around it. "I mean I understand that Nat," He stopped talking, it was then he knew why Natalie was gone. "Is she just trying to be a bitch to me?"

"Owen," Ianto started, "She's here because she has no where else." He walked close to Owen touching his shoulder, and he caught the other man's eyes. "Just try and talk to her." He tapped walking towards the rift manipulator to start helping Nyx, even if she didn't really need it.

Nyx felt awkward in Gwen's flat, she knew Natalie had been here, but this was different now. "You said it was an emergency." She glanced around the picture frames, she stopped at one picking it up to see Gwen, also Tosh, but even if it was her face, she knew it was Natalie, and not her smiling at the camera.

"Well not a work thing," Gwen spoke she glanced to the photo in Nyx's hand. "Girls holiday..."

"I know," Nyx smiled placing the photo down, "Natalie got a sunburn, and you helped." She shook the feeling off.

Gwen nodded, "I know you're not her, and I think I like you more." She joked trying to ease the mood. "I know that you're having trouble with Tosh, so I thought I'd invite you both to my Hen do." She put a happy face on.

"You want me to come to your..." Nyx felt lost, "But that means."

Gwen rolled her eyes, "You think I wasn't going to invite you to my wedding?" She placed her hands to her hips. "I invited the whole team, even Owen." She paused, "Gonna be hard to explain why the man won't eat or drink." He bit her lip in thought.

Nyx kept still, she didn't understand what was going on, she went to open her mouth hearing the front door. "I..."

"Oh it's..." Rhys stepped in, he glanced over Gwen, but stopped talking. "Nyx, not Nat." He pointed to show he remembered.

"Yes Rhys," Gwen turned to her soon to be husband, "I was inviting her to my hen do." She pointed out.

"Hen do," Rhys laughed, "Do they do that kind of thing where you're from?" He asked, he didn't really know how to act around Nyx, unlike Natalie, she wasn't very quick to share information about herself.

"I can't say much," Nyx kept still, she knew that Gwen had told Rhys about her work, but then she felt strange. "I only know the war, not many weddings happened." She placed her hands in her jacket pockets.

Rhys shrugged, "Well, I'll make sure our wedding it the best experience to earth traditions." He tapped Nyx's arm. "Are you joining us for dinner?"

"Oh Rhys..." Gwen made a face, "I was going to go out," She pointed to Nyx, "Cos I thought I'd try and get Nyx and Tosh friendly."

"I nearly broke her wrist today." Nyx pointed in, she didn't know why she was acting weird around Rhys, but then she knew too much to say anything.

Rhys couldn't help but laugh, "Well if you did that, she must of done something wrong too." He shrugged, "Guess I am having a kebab for dinner." He chuckled.

Gwen shook her head, "No fast food!" She sighed, "Your suit is not being let out anymore than it already has." She joked tapping his belly.

Nyx laughed, "I have a pill that can help lose some excess weight..." She gave a friendly grin.

"No," Gwen pointed, "You gave me one, and I felt sick for day after." She stopped looking to Rhys, "I was curious." She laughed trying to stop herself falling over she placed her hand to Nyx's arm.

Rhys sighed, "I honestly don't get you lot," He then pulled Gwen into a hug, "You must think we're all daft."

"No," Nyx felt happy, some reason Rhys was a good man, "You make me feel hope." Her eyes going to the clock, "And I would love to enjoy your wedding day with you." She paused for a few seconds, "Gifts are traditional?"

"Yes!" Rhys pointed, "And feel free to get us anything." He nodded, "By anything, I mean nothing too alien."

Gwen slapped his chest, "Rhys!"

"Damn, and I was going to get you something very boring," Nyx couldn't help but giggle for a second, "I know what I am going to buy you, and thank you again." Her eyes went back to the clock, "Well you said I can pick the place to eat." She nodded to Rhys, "I'm taking the girls to a lovely little place just the other side of the galaxy."

Gwen turned to give Nyx a warning face, "She's joking..."

"I'm not joking, it's really nice, have to make reservation at least three hundred years in advance, but that is the benefits of having my TARDIS." Nyx kept smiling.

"I'll explain later," Gwen turned to Nyx as they were walking out the door, "Little steps with Rhys, he's still coming round to the fact my boss can't die, and my co-worker is an alien from a planet not in our solar system."

"I try not to hurt his primitive brain." Nyx whispered to Gwen, "Enjoy the kebab Rhys." She waved as they walked out the door.

Gwen stepped out of the flat, she glanced back, "So where are we going?" She asked feeling safe to talk.

"It's where I said," She turned to see Tosh getting out of a cab, "Little place called, Giuliani pu," She smiled to Tosh. "Let the cab free, I have a better ride." She smiled bright.

Tosh paid up the cab stepping towards Gwen. "So what's going on?"

"I am taking us out for dinner," Nyx nodded, "To say sorry." She walked over to Tosh linking her arm with hers. "I think we've got off on the wrong feet."

Feeling nervous Tosh side glanced to Gwen, "So this place, I'm over or under dressed?"

Gwen looked to herself too, "Nyx..."

"I have a whole closet full of things to wear," Nyx walked them over to a broken phone box. "This way."

Tosh felt confused, and so did Gwen, "Why are we going into a..." She stepped talking as they walked into the main control room. "Oh," She poked her head outside, then come back in. "Bigger." She laughed walking up to the console. "And this is where you live now?"

Tosh was studying over the controls, "In my whole life, I never thought." Tosh stopped, she felt nervous. "Sorry..."

"Don't be sorry," Nyx stepped close to Tosh, she moved her hair off her shoulder. "I should be sorry." Her hand took Tosh's, "I just need you to keep this stable." Her hand placed Tosh's hand on a lever.

Tosh exhaled, "Okay..." Her head turned to look at Nyx, "I'm going to help fly a space craft."

Gwen stepped forward, "Am I interrupting something?" She was watching Tosh's face. "Cos I am bloody starving." She glanced over the console, "Do you need my help?"

Nyx stepped away from Tosh, "Yes, we can get to our destination, change and eat." She was feeling good, "Time and relative dimension in space." She walked to Gwen, her hands on hers. "Just keep these still, cos I am assuming you've not been in this kind of travel."

"No," Gwen felt herself turning to Nyx, "I am hoping this doesn't crash."

Tosh side glanced to Gwen and Nyx, "Crash!"

"We won't crash." Nyx started to type something into the console, "I have never crashed." She rubbed her hand against where her scar was on her stomach. "We'll not recently." She added while moving to her part of the console. "Okay, lets get going."

"Jack, I can't find it..." Nyx said over the head piece, "And we need to hurry or Gwen is going to miss her Hen do." She kept looking around herself, she felt like she was finally feeling the thrill of Torchwood.

Gwen scoffed, "You're not pulling out missy," She was heading towards a men's public loo.

"Gwen be careful, this thing eats people..." Owen spoke in, he rolled his eyes for a moment. "Nyx, you too." He felt stupid, he had to get over himself by now.

Nyx was listening carefully, "I'm not dropping out." She paused hearing a scream, then the gun shots. "Gwen!" She rushed to where Gwen was.

"Jack, Nyx, it's a shape shifter. He could look like anyone now, but he's leaving a trail of black blood." Gwen jumped feeling Nyx was right by her side. "Fuck you scared me..." both of them now heading to follow the blood. A man who was different from what Gwen first shot, he started to run from them. "He's changed but it's definitely him. He's heading towards Trinity Street."

Nyx started to run behind Gwen, they knew where they were heading, getting to a small park area, "I'll check this way." Her head tilted to one side, "Keep eyes on the ground."

Gwen watched Nyx climbing up a tree, and turned to see the alien all snarling bearing it teeth before biting into her arm as she struggled with it.

Jack caught up in time to shot the alien on Gwen, then turned to see Nyx had also shot the alien from her view point. "What are you doing up there?" He turned to Gwen's arm. "Owen should take a look at that." He pointed out. "And I'll take this guy back."

Nyx jumped back down, she placed her hand on Gwen's arm, "I think we should do that in the morning, Gwen is very late for her hen do." She nodded, "Come on, I can sort this." Her eyes to Jack, "See you tomorrow." She lightly kissed his cheek before dragging Gwen away.

Gwen felt herself being pulled away from Jack, she turned to see Nyx pulling her into a cab, "What is going on?" She watch Nyx sitting beside her, she leaned over talking to the driver. "Owen really should look at my arm."

"It's okay, I have first aid training," She relaxed watching Gwen's face, "I know we're going to be late, but then I can at least make you look fabulous." She closed her eyes for a second feeling the need to plan everything out. "Tomorrow is going to be a long day."

Gwen felt the cab stopping outside her flat, her eyes going to the broken phone box, well she knew it wasn't a broken phone box, "Long day?" She asked feeling confused, but could only see Nyx paying the driver. "Why do you do this to me Nyx." She muttered getting out of the cab, she followed Nyx to the TARDIS.

"Because I have made myself your best friend," She joked pushing Gwen towards the clothes room, "And you need to look amazing." She left Gwen alone a few seconds, she rushed to the first aid box, turned and walked back to see Gwen looking at clothes. "Anything you want, you can have." She opened the box.

"Nyx, bring Gwen here, I need to examine that bite!" Owen hissed into her headpiece.

Nyx sighed, "It's fine Owen, let her enjoy her last night as a free woman..." She could see Gwen watching her, "You know Owen, always the worry wart." She took Gwen's arm starting to clean it up, "Could of been worse, it could of taken the whole arm off." She wrapped a bandage around it.

"Yea," Gwen glanced to her bite mark, "Thanks." She felt her free hand touching Nyx. "You really want me to have a good night?"

Nyx nodded, "Humans and love," She grinned, "You have one life, and you find that one person to mate with the rest of your existence..." She shrugged, "Most Time Lords have a least twelve weddings." She laughed, "All the regenerations, and life is so long it's not so common to stick to one mate."

"Have you ever been in love?" Gwen finding a pink cowboy hat putting it on.

Nyx let out a sigh, she picked her own hat up, "No," Her words were simple, but it didn't seem too sad coming from the look in her eyes. "Not much time to love someone when you have to watch them die." She brushed a hand into Gwen's hair, she didn't know why, but she trusted her. "Natalie feel in love with Owen, and when I feel them memories..." She shrugged. "I feel stupid."

"Owen did love her too," Gwen rubbed Nyx's arm, "And it's hard for him, because he misses her."

"He doesn't like me," Nyx stepped back from Gwen, "I mean it doesn't both me, being he's dead." She stopped seeing Gwen's face. "I am trying to find a way to fix that." She pointed out quickly, "It's not as easy as I thought."

"Does Owen know you are doing this for him?" Gwen started to follow Nyx back to the main control room, she was only knew the few places in the TARDIS, but it felt safe to her now to walk freely.

Nyx stopped, she knew where they needed to be, but kept focused. "No he doesn't." Her hands moved around the console, and she didn't look back to Gwen. "I don't want him to have his expectations up." She finally added starting up the TARDIS to get to Gwen's hen party.

Nyx opened her eyes, she sat up hearing a scream from Gwen's bedroom. Quickly to her feet she rushed picking up a wooden spoon from the kitchen, she kicked Gwen's bedroom door down. "What is it?" Nyx started to wave the spoon around. "Where?" She stopped moving to stare at Gwen's stomach. "Oh..." She saw Gwen's stomach looked pregnant. "I didn't do that?" She pointed to Gwen, "I mean we got drunk, but I don't think we..." She pointed the spoon from herself to Gwen.

"What is going on?" Gwen felt her stomach, "Call Jack." She pointed to Nyx, "Fucking call someone!" She sat on the edge of her bed feeling sick, "Oh god it's my wedding day..."

Nyx placed the spoon down, "Jack..."She nodded, "And maybe a," She see Gwen's face. "I'll go now." She rushed out the room picking up a phone dialling Jack's number. "Jack!" She snapped hearing the other end being picked up, "You need to get to Gwen's place..." She tried to remember the night, she didn't know what to think. "It's a Torchwood kind of emergency." She added, "Might as well bring Owen too." She added while rubbing her own stomach feeling safe that this was only happening to Gwen.

"Nyx, you're going to need to slow down, and explain to me what is going on." Jack was moving about the hub, he knew he was going to need to get ready for this wedding, but froze. "Torchwood kind of," He glanced to see Owen was already with the Alien in the medical bay since he didn't need to sleep. "Owen, you and me are going on a field trip." He spoke away from the phone, then placed the phone back to his ear. "We're on our way." He hung up feeling nervous.

Gwen walked into the living room, she rubbed the side of her head, "I am getting married in less than eight hours, and I look like something from a horror film." She sat on the sofa seeing Nyx standing in her kitchen. "What do you think this is?" She asked trying to get a response from her.

"I have an idea," Nyx was in thought, "Jack and Owen shouldn't be too long." She turned to the kettle turning it on, "How about a nice cup of tea..."

"A cup of tea, I am not sure where you come from, but this is not a cup of tea situation!" Gwen waved her hands.

Nyx nodded, "Right," She went to the fridge taking out a bottle, "Vodka it is..." She opened it up taking a big mouthful.

"Fuck sake!" Gwen heard the front door going to open it, "Help yourself." She muttered opening the door for Jack and Owen.

Jack felt his eyes staring at Gwen, "Nyx did say a Torchwood kind of thing," he stepped into the flat he walked into the living room seeing Nyx with the vodka bottle. "It's eight in the morning!"

"Yes, and your point?" She placed the bottle back into the fridge seeing Owen, "Well start your examination."

Owen placed a medical kit down, he then started to run a scan over Gwen, "Gwen, you're pregnant. Almost full term." He glanced to Nyx, "Did you two get some kind of freaky?"

"Pregnant? That's not possible." Her eyes going over to Nyx, "I mean can you?" She shook her head, "No, we didn't do anything." Her eyes snapped to Jack.

Jack was trying to wrap his head around this, "How are you doing, Gwen?" He tried to be supportive.

It wasn't sinking in, her eyes going to the three people in her flat, "Jack, will you tell me what's going on? Owen says I'm pregnant." She felt lost.

"What, you think?" Jack rocked on his feet, he looked to Nyx, "And I would of liked this information on the phone..."

Nyx shrugged, "I thought it would be a laugh." She turned to Gwen seeing her face, "Just me then?"

"Jesus Christ." She wanted to cry, her hands to her stomach, then turned to Owen, then back to Jack. "What with?"

Owen sighed, "Exo-biological insemination." He turned to Nyx, "But your face is saying you know this."

"That alien last night." He added, he was now turning to Nyx, "And if you didn't rush Gwen away, we might of been able to stop this."

"Blame me, but I think you two would of made the same mistake." Her finger pointed to Owen, "So stop looking at me with that sour expression.

Gwen was feeling more lost, "Oh, get off. It bit me, Jack, that's all." She watched them heading into her living room, but Nyx kept by her side.

"It passed the eggs on in the bite. Some species do that. A kind of sneaky way of keeping the bloodline going. Boy, would Darwin have a field day if he'd made it to space." Jack rocked on his feet.

It was strange for Gwen to take it all in, but she was trying to wrap her head around it all. "Mmm. Yeah, great." She tried to make herself not freak, "Wish it bit Nyx now." Her eyes going to the other woman.

"Listen, Gwen, you are going to be fine, I promise, okay? If there was any biological incompatibility you would be dead. Now, according to this scan, you are carrying a non-sentient blastopheric mass." Owen felt he was avoiding Nyx, he felt annoyed that she ignored him last night.

"A what?" Gwen opened a jar of pickled gherkins, she took one out eating it.

"It's a kind of alien egg." Nyx placed a hand to Gwen's shoulder.

"But don't worry, I'm going to look after you, I promise. We've got procedures in place for this situation." Owen added in.

Gwen took a deep breathe before taking another pickle out. "You mean this has happened before?" Her eyes going big.

Jack laughed, "You've heard of immaculate conception, haven't you?" He wanted to be funny in this bad situation. "Well..."

"Right, we take you back to the Hub. You lie back, I run a bio-xenic microtron, a couple of days off your feet and you'll be right as rain." Owen clapped his hands together.

Nyx nodded, "and I will be with you the whole way..." She smiled, but felt a little bad about it all.

Gwen held her hands up again, "Whoa, a couple of days? In five hours I'm walking down the aisle, Owen." She turned to Nyx, "Five hours!" Her voice strained to make her point.

Jack shook his head, "No, you're not." He wanted to put his foot down on this.

"Gwen, I hate to say this, but you're going to have to postpone the wedding." Owen didn't like the sound of his own voice, but he was trying to make Gwen see sense.

It was not happening, and this couldn't be happening. "No! No way. Have you any idea how much a wedding costs?" Her voice jumped, and she was now seeing three sets of eyes watching her puzzled.

"Listen, Gwen, you are not carrying the baby Jesus in there." Jack pointed to her stomach.

Nyx couldn't help but laugh, "That would just be a real..." She took a step back from the conversation.

"I don't care, all right? I can't put Rhys through this. He's had to put up with enough as it is, okay? So I'm not postponing the wedding."

Nyx took this moment to slip away from the conversation, she knew that Gwen needed to get the mass out of her, but at the same time she knew how excited Gwen was to be getting married.

"You know this is all your fault," Owen snapped to Nyx stepping into the hallway seeing that she was lost in her own thoughts.

Nyx couldn't believe it, but she kept her cool. "And how would of you known that this was going to happen if she came to you?" Her hand held up, "Tell me of great Doctor Harper, how you would of predicted this?" She held her second hand up now. "Well..."

Owen clenched his jaw, "I would of..." He felt stumped, because he knew he would just cleaned and dressed the wound too. "I." He stopped, "Well you're going to be smug, just be smug."

"I am not smug over the fact that Gwen is carrying an alien egg, and she is meant to be getting married." Her hands to her hips, "But then again I was looking forward to eating cake."

Jack joined them, "I think we better make a move." He felt himself walking into something. "Nyx, you with us?"

"Yea, I better help Owen," She headed out of the door, she didn't really know why she was getting upset, but she needed to do something.

Nyx was happy that Gwen had Tosh to be with her, she was happy enough to be with Owen to figure out about the Alien. "I'm glade you're coming to the wedding too." She tried to ignore the conversation that Owen had with Tosh, she brushed some of her hair behind her ear keeping an eye on everything.

"She wouldn't let off if I didn't agree," Owen inhaled out of habit, "Pass the bone saw." He held his hand out.

Nyx picked it up passing it to him, "Well I will be wearing something pretty." She could hear the saw going off. "If you want me to find you something to wear..." She tried to get a pleasant conversation for once.

Owen froze for a second, "You know you don't have to..." He stopped seeing her eyes, the bigger than world grey staring at him. "Just stop acting like you have to be nice."

"I'm not acting," Nyx bit her lip, her hand pushing her hair back again, "I want to be friends with you Owen, but you don't make it easy." She swallowed her feelings down.

"Sorry," Owen placed the bone saw down, "You don't know what it's like to look at someone, and know they are not who you want them to be."

Nyx nodded, "I'm not Natalie, I know that. You know that," Her voice dropped, "And Tosh is more than happy to know that." She pointed out, "Kinda weird she still fancies you."

"Why is that weird?" Owen asked trying to keep up, but also study the dead alien man at the same time.

Nyx stood up putting on some gloves, "You're dead, so you've got no means of repudiation, you can't go eat a fancy dinner, drink at a bar..." She pointed inside the body, "Do you mind if I?"

"No," Owen moved over to give her room, "Can't get a stiffy, for a stiff." He laughed at his own joke, "I know I'm dead..." He then watched her moving things inside the body about. "But I have a feeling that isn't what is bothering you..."

Nyx's eyes shot up to Owen's, "Don't look at me like that!"

"Are you jealous?" Owen laughed, he didn't know why he found it amusing, but he did.

Nyx playfully pushed him a little, "I am not jealous, this body had you." Nyx sighed, because she remembered it all. "Oh fuck!" She knew Owen saw it too. "Jack!" She shouted very loudly. "Owen you go," She waved pulling the gloves off, "I'll go." She had to clean herself up.

Nyx didn't want to be too late, but she stepped out of her TARDIS at the wedding, then looked to the night sky. "Fuck!" She turned walking back into the TARDIS, quick to change into a classic black dress she walked into the dance hall. "Gwen!" She see that Gwen was no longer with the alien baby.

"You missed my wedding," Gwen see that Nyx wasn't looking too bad, "Where did you go?" She asked feeling like Nyx missed out on the worst wedding ever.

Nyx signed, "I," She then sighed, "I went to find a way to get the alien out of you, but guess it's done."

Rhys laughed, "What about our wedding gift?"

Gwen playfully slapped him, "Ignore my husband," She knew the wedding reception was in full swing as the disco was playing some cheesy pop song.

"Well I'll let you two do the rounds," Nyx started to dance along to the song, she could see people drinking, being merry. Her eyes going over to Owen sitting at a table.

Owen glanced up seeing Nyx, she wore a plan dress, but he could tell it was showing off the right curves, but then noticed her dancing towards him. "Don't think of it!" He held his hands up.

"It won't kill you..." Nyx smiled, it was a bright happy grin that made her face look years younger, "Again." She whispered into his ear.

Owen couldn't help but grin himself, he took her hand, as a slow song started to play. You do something to me by Paul Waller comes on. "Slow dance..."

Nyx kept his hand in hers, and for a moment she placed her other hand to his waist pulling Owen towards her. "Still can dance." Her voice was more serious now.

"Yea," Owen now placing his hands to her waist, he could see that the sleeves of the black dress were slightly see through, eyes going to an ugly scar on her arm. "Natalie didn't have scars..."

"Chameleon arch had to make me blend," Nyx moved into Owen's body, with one hand to his waist, the other under his arm on his shoulder, she rested her head on his chest. "I wish I could make this easier..." She felt her eyes closed trying to let go of the feelings that weren't hers.

"Wish I didn't get killed," Owen couldn't feel her body on his, he wished he could, but it was nothing to him. "Nat..." He froze, "Nyx, can I ask you something?"

Nyx nodded her head, "You can ask me anything Owen..." She kept her head on his chest.

"How long did Nat take to open the locket?" He had to know, he couldn't help but wonder what it was like for her in the last moments. "I just have to know."

Nyx listened to the song playing, "When she shouted at Jack for not taking the bullet, she went to your penthouse," She was remembering it, "She cried a lot." She took a step back to see Owen's face. "She was hurting, and..." She bit her lip trying to ignore it. "She wanted the pain to stop, but it's hasn't stopped."

Owen felt lost, "I don't get it?"

"Owen," Nyx was watching the people around them starting to pass out, "I'm going to find a way to fix you, and when I fix you." She placed her hand over his chest. "You can be free to love again." Her heart hurt, and she didn't know why she was feeling this way.

He didn't speak, Owen stared at her, "You're trying to find a way to fix me?" He finally clocked on, "What if I don't want to love again?" He noticed the people had passed out. "Time for bed, I think." He glanced over to Gwen and Rhys.

"We'll see you after the honeymoon." Rhys was holding onto Gwen, "Stay out of trouble." He pointed to the team he felt part of more than ever now.

"Thank you for the dress. It was beautiful." Gwen smiled to Ianto, but then wouldn't want to change anything.

"You take care." Owen kept himself close to Nyx, he couldn't believe that maybe he was going to be out of this dead body, he could be alive again.

"Bye, bye." Gwen felt good to being going on her Honeymoon with Rhys.

Tosh felt her eyes going around the hall, "Something tells me our bed time is a long way off." She exhaled, her eyes going to Owen, then seeing Nyx with him, and she felt she couldn't catch a break.

Jack clapped his hands together, "That's right, guys. It's been a busy day, but we are not finished yet. We've got a lot to do. We've got a major mop-up operation. And I want your best work. Remember, it's Gwen's wedding." He went to find some black bags, and also a way to move all the passed out people.

"That's what I love about Torchwood. By day you're chasing the scum of the universe. Come midnight, you're the Wedding Fairy." He picked up a broom starting to clean up.

Nyx laughed, "But you're a wonderful fairy," She kissed his cheek, she was now with Owen picking up glasses, "Plus I don't really need that much sleep." She turned to Owen, "But I have a lot to do."