Chapter Nine
They had managed to light a fire in the grate of the sitting room of their makeshift headquarters.
"So we still don't know what it is or why it's here?" Ianto said.
"No just that it keeps visiting," Toshiko said.
"I recon tonight's the big one though." Gwen said.
"Why do you say that?"
"Well it was trying to drum up as many people as possible."
"Yes we have to be ready for it," Jack said "Tosh is you PDA still working?"
"It should be," she said taking it out. She frowned "Something must have drained it."
"I've got a spare power pack in my jacket," Owen said.
Toshiko followed Owen to the small room they had claimed as their own.
"Here you go," he said fishing the small power pack out of the pocket of his leather jacket. But as he did a small box fell to the ground.
"What's that?" Toshiko said picking it up.
"It's your Christmas present."
"Oh," she said offering it back.
"You might as well open it, the world could end tonight."
"If you're sure," she said looking at the box in her hand.
Excitedly she opened the box. Her face didn't light up like Owen had expected.
"It's lovely, thank you," she said putting the lid back on again.
"You don't like it do you?"
"No I think it's lovely."
"You could have fooled me."
"It's just…"
"You don't like it."
"No it's not that. Its just it's a necklace. I haven't received one as a present since…"
"Mary. I'm sorry I didn't think."
"Don't worry."
"I did get it from a proper jewellers. It wasn't called 'Alien Artefacts R Us' or anything."
"I'm just being silly," she said taking it out of the box and looking at it. The stone looked different colours as she turned it in her hands. First it was blue, then green and then purple. "It is beautiful."
Owen helped her put it on.
"Thank you," she said as they kissed.
Someone coughed. It was Gwen standing in the doorway.
"Sorry, Jack said we need to get moving."