So this chapter is quite a bit longer but I couldn't see anywhere else to cut it but I'm sure you won't mind! Lol
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Gwen sucked in her stomach as her mum zipped up her dress. She may have gotten it a tiny bit small but it looked amazing once it was all done up. If I can get it done up, I really shouldn't have eaten anything for the last week…no, month…
"All done," her mum said turning her around and staring at her with an odd expression on her face.
"You alright mum?" Gwen asked curiously
"Yeah fine fine," her mum replied absently but her eyes looked bright with unshed tears, "I just can't believe my baby's getting married."
Gwen turned back to the mirror unwilling to meet her mother's eyes. What would she do if she found out her daughter was less than thrilled about her impending nuptials?
Lucy pushed opened the door and said, "Rhys is here, he's getting ready in another room, apparently he's already been here for an hour and a half…"
Gwen looked at her watch, "shit is it already nine thirty?"
Lucy nodded and said, "Yeah the first guests are starting to arrive."
This information caused Gwen's stomach to do what felt like the hundredth loop-the-loop that day but she kept her expression impassive and said nothing.
It was an odd feeling that her fiancé was already in the church but she couldn't see him. I wonder if he's having the same thoughts as I am
"Tosh can you see anything?" Owen's frantic shout filled her ears and she yelped at the sudden volume.
"No need to yell Owen, your voice is right in my ear," she whispered holding her gun out and swiftly turning the corner of the street. No weevil.
"Sorry but do you see anything?" He repeated more softly
"Nothing here, what about where you are?"
Owen replied in the negative and Jack's voice came to her over the com, "Toshiko, Owen meet me and Ianto back at the SUV we have to talk."
Wondering whether Jack was finally going to admit defeat and actually pluck up the courage to step into that church Tosh pocketed her gun and turned back down the street.
The SUV quickly came into her sights and she could see Owen, Jack and Ianto standing by it waiting for her. Across the street cars pulled up in front of the church releasing guests into the awaiting chapel. Jack, she noticed, was avidly avoiding looking at it.
"Did you find something Jack? Because if you didn't I really think we should be heading into that church. We owe it to Gwen to at least show up to her wedding!"
Jack ignored her last comments and answered, "I found a trace of rift radioactivity which led away from this road at first but it seemed to circle back again and Owen said he chased it into one of these surrounding houses."
"It might have moved on in the time we've wasted searching for it though," Owen interrupted.
"I don't know," Jack replied, "this one's behaving strangely. Weevils don't usually like to be exposed in public places, especially in daylight. It would have headed for somewhere dark and deserted most likely."
"Well it's day time," Ianto put in, "which most likely means it would have gone inside somewhere if it wanted dark."
Tosh felt her stomach clench in disappointment, why did she get the feeling that they weren't going to be making it to the wedding?
"Are you saying that we have to search each of these houses manually?" Owen asked, "Can't you do something fancy with your laptop and scan for infra-red or whatever?" He directed this question at Tosh.
"I could," she said, "but they have the same core temperature as humans and we wouldn't be able to differentiate between weevil and human."
Owen rolled his eyes and muttered, "Typical."
It was at this moment that the church doors across the road slammed shut and the faint sound of organ music could be heard from inside.
"There better be something exciting about this weevil to make us miss the wedding," Tosh sighed.
"Two minutes Gwen," her mother said poking her head around the door.
Butterflies fluttered somewhere within her but she ignored them and just managed to nod.
She knew she was doing what was expected, what would give her a normal life. But she knew it wouldn't make her completely happy. Rhys would never be Jack.
The thing about Jack was that he was completely and utterly untouchable. She couldn't pin him down, and his mystery was what was most appealing. As well as his charm and manners and smile…oh and his general good looks. But what she had with Rhys was real it was a proper relationship she could talk about with her mum and Lucy and…
She jumped as the church doors slammed and the organ started playing.
Well here goes nothing. She thought as Lucy walked in dressed in her bridesmaid dress and carrying her bouquet.
"Time to go Gwennie," she said softly smiling encouragingly.
Taking a deep breath Gwen took the flowers and setting a smile upon her face which felt so fake she exited the small room and started the long walk up the aisle.
She tried not to be too obvious when searching the crowd for her team, for Jack. She couldn't see them. They weren't there, probably off chasing some alien.
She could see Rhys at the end of the aisle, the first time she had ever seen him in a tux and she had to admit he looked good. But not as good as Jack would look in a tux. She banished these thoughts. Definitely not the right ones to be having she literally was walking down the aisle.
Setting her gaze ahead of her she continued on still hoping to hear the door at the back open to admit latecomers.
"Nothing in here," Owen said coming out of a house opposite the church.
"Same here," Jack said exiting his and apologising to a shocked looking old lady.
A muffled scream came from the next house down and a bulky figure in a boiler suit lumbered out of the door and looked around wildly.
"Gotcha," hissed Jack raising his stun gun.
Tosh stumbled out after it her coat torn and her arm bleeding but her gun was raised and her eyes blazing.
"Tosh, you alright?" Owen yelled concern lacing his voice.
"Yeah fine, it just surprised me that's all," she yelled back trying to get a clear shot at it as it ran backwards and forwards.
Suddenly it broke its pattern and running awkwardly in Jack's direction it wove this way and that avoiding any bullets Jack shot at it. It continued straight on towards the one place they were trying to protect.
"Get it away from the church!" Jack yelled but none of them could get a clear shot and the weevil raced up the steps and hurled itself through one of the stained glass windows and into the dim, dark interior of the church.
"Shit," Tosh said angrily knowing they had just ruined what was prospectively the best day of Gwen's life. Or maybe not considering what she had seen on the CCTV footage...she was still confused about that but knew better than to bring it up with either Gwen or Jack.
Gwen reached the altar and stood facing Rhys who was looking at her with a stony expression on his face and maybe a little bit of surprise. Why would he be surprised that I was here?
The priest started the ceremony with the obvious, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…"
It was then that the sound of glass breaking and gun's firing drew the crowd's attention to the back of the church.
Gwen spun around and gaped in horror as she recognised the hulking creature which had disrupted the ceremony.
"Not a weevil," she moaned to herself.
"What?" Rhys asked sharply.
But she ignored him and before she could even react to its presence four figures darted through the doors each aiming a gun at it.
At the sight of the strange, terrifying creature and the guns chaos broke out. People started screaming and milling around each trying to get out but simultaneously getting in each other's way.
Gwen could hear Jack's shouts of "everyone keep calm!" But it wasn't helping and the weevil was becoming more and more distressed by the panic.
And it was approaching the altar. There was a clear passage up the aisle as people were avoiding going near it but all the pews were now empty and everyone was clogging up the passages on the sides of the church.
"Gwen," Rhys said weakly, "what is that thing?"
"Oh for gods sake!" She cried out, "I am not having a fucking alien ruining my wedding day!"
The weevil drawn to the sound of her cry started bumbling towards them and by this time the priest had deserted the altar and had left Rhys and Gwen alone.
"Gwen get back!" Rhys said, all eyes were on them and the weird shape approaching fast. Jack was trying to sneak up behind the weevil and Gwen was frozen in horror at the complete irony of the situation. She almost felt like laughing. Except every time she moved or made a sound she drew its attention.
"Gwen, stay still," Jack ordered reaching in his coat for his tazer and the weevil spray.
"Who is that bloke? Is he the one you work with? Why are the special ops here?" Rhys whispered.
The weevil heard, the weevil turned and lunged at the same time that Jack threw himself forward and jumped onto its back. He stunned it immediately and sprayed it for good measure.
Getting up off of the weevil he dusted off his hands and looked up towards where Gwen and Rhys were standing. Avidly avoiding Gwen's gaze he smiled weakly at Rhys and said, "Congratulations?"
Hmmm...yes so more chapters to come. Thanks for the overwhelming response...if you keep it overwhelming I promise quick updates! I have a week of holiday now so if I can cram in enough revision for my A Level mocks (yay) then I should be able to finish this soon.