Saving the World
Back again! Ok, so this one is a little late in the week than I would have liked, but hey, it can't be helped (well it could of if I hadn't been feeling so lazy, but that's life). So this is from Rhys point of view. Another overlooked character in my opinion. It's not strictly a Rhys/Gwen chapter, because although they are together, there isn't really anything sweet or fluffy here! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
I do not own Doctor Who, Torchwood etc. If I did, it would probably be the Jack and Ianto show so just as well!
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Rhys could not quite believe it. He, Mr. Normal of Normalsville had really and truly saved the world. Well maybe not quite the world, but Cardiff at least. How many people had that on their CVs? Not that he'd put it on his either but still… It seemed like a lifetime ago but in fact it was just yesterday. Just yesterday. How could any day like that be reduced to just yesterday ever again? Rhys laughed out loud. He'd spent all morning and a good part of yesterday evening laughing. Like it hadn't quite sunk in yet. Like a crazy dream that you half believe had been true but when you wake up, there is not evidence to suggest it ever happened. Only Rhys knew it had happened. Gwen was living proof it had all happened. Even if she wasn't her at the moment.
So now he was sat at home, on the settee drinking tea. What a strange thing tea was now. How bright the sun was shining this morning. How extraordinary last night had been. They'd eaten ice cream and then headed t a noisy pub they both had enjoyed a meal at long ago, when Gwen still had free time. Rhys had spent the whole night talking. Sometimes with his lips and sometimes, when the words had failed him, just with his hands. Gwen understood though. She'd always understand. But she was the only one who could. It felt good to Rhys, like in that pub they were in their own little private club that no else cold even begin to try and join. Though, come to think of it, Gwen hadn't really seemed herself that evening. Rhys hadn't really noticed it at the time in his super charged alien overload but now, sitting at home, now he was beginning to wonder. Sure, she was always sort of quite these days, always spacing out a bit but he'd assumed it was because of her job, the mystery job she'd never wanted to talk about. But now he knew they could talk. Only Gwen hadn't really wanted to talk. Sure she had sat and listened to Rhys but that was all she'd done. Sometimes she would smile but now Rhys was starting to get an inkling that her smile hadn't been on of comradeship but more that of a teacher smiling fondly as her favourite pupil got over excited about a test result the teacher had received a better mark on years ago. It was almost as if she had been looking down on him.
But maybe there was something else. Probably something he wasn't part of and she didn't want to tell him about. As usual. Maybe that's what had been worrying her. But Rhys wished she'd share it. After all, he now knew. Couldn't she see that? She was at work now. Perhaps she'd tell that Harkness guy what was bothering her…perhaps they have a laugh about it in where ever they went. Perhaps she didn't feel the need or want to tell him anymore. Perhaps she thought him too stupid now, not worthwhile of her out of this world problems. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps…she didn't need him anymore. After all, Rhys had seen IT now. Seen what she had to deal with and compared to that, maybe he just wasn't enough. He wasn't part of that world, her world, the world she would throw herself into without a second though, not thinking of the danger or ultimate death that might befall her. Not thinking of how he would cope if she was gone.
But in someways she already was gone. From him that was. No Rhys, he told himself, you can't think like that. She still comes home to you every night. She didn't want you to get hurt in that driver scenario. Yet the cynical side of him still questioned that. Maybe it was because she didn't want him infringing on her job. Maybe she wanted to be the only super agent or whatever they where in the household. After all, his life already revolved around her. Why would she want the supporting character of a fiancé taking a bigger role in 'The Gwen Show'? Even after all he'd done for her Even after he'd saved the world. For her.
Hope that was ok!
Love you all
Jyra
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