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"Was that lovely voice you? I've not seen you before" someone asked and Ianto turned from the counter of the store to find a striking woman looking at him with open interest "It was amazing."

"Thank you" he was unsure what else to say so turned back to pay and she moved forward touching his elbow. Of course… those of us that know Ianto know he hated being touched. A bit … NO about that and he automatically stepped away from her with surprise at the sudden intrusion, making her step forward more to close the gap he had created.

"Tell me, have you ever thought of singing professionally?"

"I… I need to get home" Ianto stammered, so not in the mood for talking to anyone let alone someone who was soooo close "Nice to meet you."

"Wait" now her hand was clawing over his wrist as she moved close, moving to let her hip brush against him "We have a church choir here and your voice could…."

"Minerva. Unhand him" a voice said angry and full of threat. She tined to look over at Marv who had entered with Jenny who gasped and moved forward to protect Ianto from the resident nutter.

"We are only talking" she declared still holding his wrist in a death grip.

"And now you are not" Jenny agreed, breaking the hold with her arm and stepping between them so Ianto could now retreat several steps and rub his wrist with confusion.

"It was him… singing. Did you hear him the other night? He could make money with that voice ya know… he could…"

"That is Ianto Harkness-Jones. Ex Mayor of our sister village you silly trout" Marv was not in the mod either is seems "He can buy this entire fucking village… he owns his already. That man... that man HAS sold his voice. He has sing with his children and the duet album with his boy Walter was top of the charts, their lovely little Imp wrote the music and played the piano chorus … what the hell are you on about? This man is a legend, his children movie stars and he alone is worth millions. Stop harassing my friend… my wealthy friend with big lawyers and bigger pockets… and a husband who can fire a gun!"

Ianto blinked "Steady on there mate."

"No, we have to be firm" Jenny said softly to him as Marv continued to berate the woman "She gets fixations and becomes bothersome to everyone. We have to send her away every now and then but they always release her as she is not a danger… just fucking annoying."

Ianto got his things and retreated back home with a horrible feeling in his gut. She was mentally unstable bur also … it was somehow sad. Jenny said 'we' and Ianto knew deep down somewhere that this was Marv's sister he never talked about.

Marv, Merv and Minerva. What were their parents thinking?