5

"This is one of my favourites, the shower in here is amazing" Jack was calling out from another room as Ianto sat heavily on the sofa.

The safe house was a fair drive from the headquarters and he was so tired he could cry. It had now been almost 24 hours since 'Drone Gate' and he was to the stage where if he didn't get some sleep son he might kill someone himself.

"The room to the left is mine, I always take that one… the one to the right is for the guest…. I don't know… does she sleep on the bed? I can get a mattress from one of the other rooms if she usually had a bed on the floor…" Jack's voce was so far away and Ianto grunted 'bed' or something to that effect as he struggled to focus.

By the time Jack exited his room Ianto as on the sofa sound asleep, his head tipped back snoring. Poor bugger. He was so done. Jack stood looking at him and sighed, knowing he had not slept in the Hover, his fear still coming off him in waves.

"Come on buddy, let's get you situated" Jack said, leaning in to lift him only to find a face full of Sherlish Hound. He crooned "It's ok baby. I will not hurt him, I have to put him to bed. Nunnayes… ah?"

The dog regarded him then agreed, moving away and it was not until Jack had lifted the man (who was lighter than he thought he would be), that it occurred to him that the huge creature following him could have just killed him for that. Sherlish Hounds are bred for security. They are the premier dog for bodyguards and general fuckery. Expensive too. Jack found it hard to believe Ianto actually got one for free, but he didn't' seem someone that told lies either so… maybe she does have a weird glitch somewhere. Usually the glitchey ones were exterminated as they were the ones who went on killing sprees …. Great. Go there. Good brain… fucking stupid brain… the man she killed in the police station hadn't stood a chance. Jack had watched that footage with interest as Ianto had covertly given the kill order.

Why right now he wanted that dog in the same room.

A weapon is always welcome here.

Jack got him to the bed and managed to wrestle his shoes off, then he wanted to do more but saw the way the creature was staring at him. OK. IT knew there were boundaries here.

"How about his belt? So his pants to lose then? I hate sleeping with tight pants" Jack said, not believing himself for trying to reason with a dog. She nodded, I feckin kid you not… she nodded.

He undid the belt and pulled, the belt flicking out from the loops as Ianto rolled and grunted, rolling into a little ball. He looked so vulnerable and young. So sweet and… Sherlish Hound in the face again.

"OK, I can take a hint" Jack said with a soft laugh as he pulled a blanket over Ianto and Jack held his hands up, retreating as she wrapped herself over Ianto protectively.

As Jack pulled the door closed he wondered if he should get himself one of these Sherlish Hounds.

..

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Ianto woke and was momentarily confused.

This is not my bed.

He felt his dog's breath on the back of his neck and was comforted as he let himself wake slowly. Then it all flooded back and he sighed, rolling to face her "Good morning Slobber Butt. Need to pee?"

Ianto slid from the bed and then came the realization that he didn't' know here the fuck he was. So late last night he did not take a tour, or have the energy to listen to go the spoken one given by Jack. He opened the bedroom door and was relieved to find Jack already up talking to someone as he puttered around. Jack looked over "Great, come eat. You must be famished."

"Myf has to pee first" Ianto said as he sleepily followed the dog. She knew where to go. Good girl. He found himself in the bathroom so he stood in said bathroom at the loo and relieved himself, then snorted as she was the one supposed to go… not him. Such a motherer this dog. "Come on… now you."

He followed her to a door and opened it finding a back yard with tees, a little swing set in the corner a surprise but then maybe there are at times an entire family that has to…. Ianto's train of thought died as he watched his dog freeze, her head lifted to the breeze as she looked around.

Someone was out there.

Ianto found himself backing into the house as he called out "Jack? Do you have someone outside?"

The sound of a gun coming on line told him what he didn't' really want to know and he turned to find Jack bearing doing on him in the hallway with the gun already humming, Owen following with a weapon of his own, his hand to his ear a he yelled at someone to do a perimeter check.

By the time the firing stated Ianto and Myfanwy were in the bathroom, in the shower with the door closed. He knew it was stupid, an easy place to find them but he wanted a little space of his own where the noise was not so loud. And he just wanted to hold into his girl. She seem to be the only thing that made him feel safe right now. The gunfire finally stopped and shouting began, Ianto relieved to hear Jack's voice sternly filing the air.

"Well baby… guess this space is not as safe as was advertised" Ianto whispered to Myfanwy as he buried his face in her hair while his stomach rumbled with hunger and stress knowing any food would be on the fly.

They were burned.