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Their homecoming had been without fanfare as the Hover was silent running and to Ianto's immense annoyance the security detail had missed their approach. Removing it from the train to cut across country saved them time and proved a point Ianto didn't know he was trying to make.

Sloppy.

As everyone gushed over the hover that had arrived long before Tommy chuffed into the station Ianto stomped over to Pip and lifted him up for a kiss. The little man clearly annoyed with him but being stoic with his pout. Ianto wondered how bad the terrible threes were going to be if he was already giving attitude but knew it was only a matter of time before Jack's DNA started to show. IF the others were anything to go by, this 2 ½ year old grump was also going to be crafty about his naughtiness.

Ianto wondered if the twins had missed it because they were born sly. He then felt a bit bad about thinking of his own children that way, his cheeky pups and he smiled as he saw them approaching, as if thinking about them had summoned them. Hand in hand.

"Hey babies"

"We are not. We are Firsts!" Burn said with the haughtiness he possessed.

Tum smiled.

"Daddy and I got some cool things and I know he will share but first I am so hungry I could eat a leg off the poor old Giraffe. Daddy might not forgive me if we do not sit and eat a meal, OK?" Ianto asked and they nodded, Tum looking back as her brother led her away by the hand, her smile still so sweet that Ianto blew a kiss after them.

"They have been incorrigible while you were gone" Hope muttered behind him "Almost set fire to the barn."

"Shouldn't have had matches."

"No. Not with anything" Hope sighed as she looked at the hover with interest "They thought it so. Like an experiment and it worked. They can think things into happening. Objects move."

"Well … we knew that" Ianto said softly "We both knew they had telekinesis. So … now everyone else does too?"

"Pretty much" she sighed "I don't think they believe it. That old 'it might go away if we don't look' sort of thing Grups do."

"They have evolved in a different way, the twin thing maybe" Ianto sighed "I will talk with Daddy. First food."

"You and your tummy" she smiled "Come on, we made dumplings and that soup Aunty Tosh likes with the fish."

"Yuck" Ianto muttered as his daughter snorted with mirth, knowing full well her Dam hated fish.

"There you are love" Francine said as she watched them enter "Now … we are having fish soup. I know you don't like it, some are having beef steaks instead."

"Yum!" Ianto it up "Rare? And those little chips?"

"Yes love, the fat is already hot. Clive is on it" She laughed, patting his arm "Come on. You can eat with the first wave, then those unloading can eat while you unpack."

"Sleep more like" Ianto yawned "This has been a long exercise but worth it. We have come back with so much more than we thought we could get."

"And Dean's eye?" Marley asked as she sat with her hand sliding over her now large tum.

"Ask Sean the Mean" Ianto snarled "Fucker."

"No!" Pip scolded. Hope planting him in his chair as he scowled at his Dam and Ianto grinned back.

"Come on. You always knew he was a tool!"

Pip stared at him then snorted, his old mind agreeing even as the baby one reached for something to bang against the table like it might make the food appear. A spoon fashioned as a wand.

"That's enough of that!" Francine scowled as a plate was placed in front of him and Pip smacked his lips. Spell complete. Heh he. Ianto saw the game and smiled, leaning over to kiss the little head, the soft curls so pale.

"You're a wizard Harry" he whispered and Pip snorted some more, chuckles that were deep from the belly as he spied that she had remembered his love of the fresh strawberries they were all enjoying.

Berries.

Check.

A handful went in and Ianto rolled his eyes as across the table Jack did the same with some steak …mouth open chewing like mad. No way could he scold about manners then. Jack knew this and grinned, letting their son be an animal like him. Ianto poked his tongue.

The steak was juicy, still red and Ianto hummed and he chewed. He loved food. Especially meat.

Pip grunted his agreement as he took to his own carefully cut pieces.

"No fishy soup for you Pipper?" Jack asked.

The small sliver of steak approaching his mouth froze and the child stared at him and sucked his cheeks in then spoke in an incredibly clear voice.

"Do I look like I want to stop eating to stab your hand?"

Everyone froze, including Ianto who gaped at their baby who had just challenged his father openly at the table. Jack blinked. "Eh?"

"I am eating. I am not playing. Fish smells weird!"

"I agree" Ianto finally spoke "Wolfling do not really eat fish, we like red meat. Need the extra iron."

Pip's little butter knife was lowered as he continued to stare at Jack who finally laughed.

"I was not gonna take it love. I know you love your meat, I was playing. Hey. You are touchy."

"Tired" Ianto corrected "the word you are looking for is tired. Me too. After this we will take a cat nap, OK? You and me Pip."

Pip sighed as he nodded, his little bottom lip wobbling for a moment and Jack felt a wave of sorrow "Oh sweetie. I'm sorry. Taddy is right, I will come too. We will make a Pippy sandwich, yeah?"

Pip lit up, smiling across the table "sorry I was gonna kill you."

Everyone laughed as Jack accepted the apology, surprised to see Ianto's anger hidden in the little man.

Capable of violence.

A real Wolfling.