Chapter 4: I Enjoy Kissing You by AshyBear

Torchwood is not paying me enough for this. Putting me in the field by myself for small missions is one thing, but taking on five large unidentified aliens with sword-like hands alone is a bit much.

Well, there were five of them, but now there are four. What happened to the fifth?

No time to think about it though, I just keep fighting. Until everything goes black, and then Ianto is in front of me.

"Hello sir, coffee?"

I'm unable to answer, still slightly panicked about my most recent death.

"Are you okay Jack?" Ianto asks grabbing my hands and pulling them from where I was grabbing at my neck.

"I, I lost my head."

"You don't seem angry?" Ianto looked very confused.

"No I mean I literally lost my head. An alien cut it off, I've been decapitated."

He looked up at me with tears glistening his eyes and pulled me to him. He hugged me tighter than he has in all the time I've known him.

I didn't realize I was crying until my eyes were so blurred I couldn't see. Ianto just held me closer and tighter. He broke the hug a few minutes later and wiped the tears from my cheek.

"I'm sorry." I apologized.

"No. Jack don't apologize to me. No matter what happens to you or me or between us you never have to apologize."

"Okay" I gave him a small smile "I'll be fine when I wake up anyways. I'm always fine when I wake up, only problem is you're not there."

"Yeah" Ianto gave a soft knowing smile.

It always seems like he knows more than I do. But that's not possible if he's always asking me about how I died and what I've been up to. Speaking of which…

"You didn't seem fazed when I said alien. Most people would be concerned by that."

"Well you were also decapitated which killed you and brought you here to me where we will sit and talk until your body puts itself back together. Then you will "wake up" and go on with your life having no memory of me. So aliens don't really faze me no" Ianto smirked and turned to leave the room.

"Wait, where are you going?" I asked grabbing his upper arm.

"Just getting us some coffee sir" he chuckled.

I followed him to the coffee room and watched him from the doorway for a couple minutes as he started up the machine. When he started putting in the coffee I went up behind him and circled my arms around his waist, clasping my hands together on his stomach. I rested my head on his shoulder for a moment before kissing his neck a couple times, I felt him shiver at my touch. I unhooked my arms and rubbed my hand up and down his arm.

"I think you're wrong." I whisper into his ear, he shivers again.

"What do you mean sir?" he asks in a sigh as he turns to face me, still in my arms.

"I think I do remember you when I'm not here. Barely but it's like a very distant memory that I can't quite remember."

"I wasn't aware that you could remember any of this, sir. Does that change anything?"

"Not even slightly." I say before capturing his lips with mine.

I've been alive for a long time and I can't remember ever enjoying kissing someone as much as I enjoy kissing Ianto. I think only Captain John came close but he was really more of a fling than anything else.

"What is it you're thinking about?" Ianto asked as he turned to hand me my coffee.

"I don't think we have much time to talk." I sighed.

"Well we could always kiss some more if you'd like. But we have more time then you realize, it may take a bit for you to go back after the severity of your death."

"Do we have time to kiss and talk?" I asked kissing him quickly.

Ianto nodded and lead the way to the love seat we usually occupy. He waited expectantly for me to speak.

"I was thinking of how much I enjoy kissing you."

"I enjoy kissing you too, sir." Ianto smiled warmly.

"I haven't kissed someone I've cared about in quite awhile." I sighed deep in thought.

"Really? Tell me about him, or her, or um it I guess." he stuttered a bit, but seemed genuinely interested.

I chuckled "Him. He was a good friend of mine from the time agency" Ianto stiffened a bit. "We were partnered together for awhile and we had feelings for each other. It wouldn't have lasted though" Ianto relaxed slightly then. "I still miss him from time to time; he'd make working for Torchwood a lot more interesting that's for sure"

"How is the job with Torchwood going anyways?"

"They don't trust me. But I guess they never will seeing as they hunt aliens and I'm an alien" I looked to him waiting for a look of shock or surprise but it never came. "But you seem to already know that. Why does none of this bother you?"

Ianto laughed, actually laughed. This is not funny.

"Sorry sir, you just look very cute when you're upset. Yes I am aware that you are not from Earth, you're from the Boeshane Peninsula, am I correct?"

I nod unsure of where he would have gotten this information about me.

"I'm not sure if I should be worried or not" I admitted after a minute or so of silence.

"Do you trust me Jack?"

I find myself saying yes without hesitation. I do trust him, I trust him more then I trust anybody.

"Good, because I'll always wait for you." he whispers

I'm caught up in my own thoughts when he kisses me. It's just as amazing as all the other times except there's more to it. Like he's putting everything into the kiss, so I put everything I have into it also. I give Ianto everything I have even if the knocking is telling me I have only seconds left with him I keep kissing him.

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I open my eyes quickly to see I'm in a dark room. I grab at my neck and sigh in relief when I realize everything is attached. I bring my hand to my lips, they feel tingly and I feel like I've forgotten something important. Maybe it's a side effect of losing your head or something.

"I still don't know how you do it."

I look up to see the familiar face of the elderly doctor that Torchwood hired. They must have came and found me after the attack.

"Do you know if they got the alien that killed me?"

"No, I don't think they did."

"Of course they didn't." I sighed realizing they'd probably send me back out to finish the job.