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Being Torchwood

Owen sat with Tosh as they were waiting for the others to come into their hotel room. They really weren't getting anywhere with this case. Tosh was sure something was dropped when the rift opened in the woods. There was no way that the PAD device would read an energy change in the area by itself. And Tosh was the last one that would give up on this. Her facts are based on computer readings and technology. If one of them failed, then she would feel lost. Gwen came into the hotel room with a tray of hot hotel coffee cups for all.

"Hopefully we can leave soon. I need a change of clothes." Owen complained as he was the only one to buy one set of clothes at a nearby clothing store.

"Well you should have bought more like Gwen and I did." Tosh grabbed the cup from Gwen and thanked her.

"Shopping is a women thing." He so hated shopping.

"If that s so, then you shouldn't really complain about clothes." Gwen s jab made Tosh giggle. Owen looked at them both as he grabbed his coffee cup.

"It isn't about fashion ladies, it s hygiene and I am pretty sure that hotel soap back there isn't doing the job for none of us." He grinned as both Gwen and Tosh quickly gave themselves a sniff. They smelled pretty good. Gwen set the last two cups down as she took her own and sat on the bed. They really needed to put their heads together and find out what was going on here.

"Missed me?" Jack came into the room as his hair was a bit of a mess. He grabbed his own cup and sat on the bed next to Gwen. "So kids, what we got?"

"What we got is a missing device that the rift dropped down." Tosh opened her laptop and ran the readings into the computer. "It is just a hazed image I could come up with from a satellite picture of the bright light. Without the light, it would have been hard. Like getting a clearer image of what attacked Ianto or what has been attacking here in the last couple of months."

"Months?"

"Yes, from the files we gathered, something has been out there. The police here claim its some wild animals that have escaped from a sanctuary near the woods which would make sense if we hadn't seen it for ourselves." Owen handed Tosh some files to see if she could find more information in them.

"And Will doesn't see this as a problem."

"Will? We are on a first name basis with this guy?"

"Jack, I know you think he is involved but I can tell he isn't."

"Yea, he s really a dull person. Kept trying to hit on Gwen and have her dance." Gwen rolled her eyes as Owen laughed a bit.

"You danced?" Jack smiled as he took a sip of the coffee.

"Shut up. It was all part of the job." She laughed too as she remembered one thing that stood out. "There is something that doesn't fit here though. Will said that all of their cases get solved. Bristol is a pretty large city. Not all the cases can get solved."

"You suggesting they cover things up?"

"That is illegal."

"Yea it is. Think if they can cover up their files and solve their cases, then they could be doing it about the creature we saw. And it could be a possibility that they found the device."

"I don't think Will would cover up anything. He has been on the force too long, and he just doesn t seem the type."

"It s also not like Ianto to bring us this cheap bad tasting coffee up here."Jack wasn't going to take another sip. The first sip was enough.

"Hey! I added the cream and sugar and... " Gwen tasted it again as she made a sour face. "It is bad isn't it?"

"So Ianto didn't prepare this?" Jack looked at his cup as he really didn't want to take another sip.

"No, we waited for him for a while but we needed coffee."

"So he hasn't been here?"

"We thought he was with you."

"He was. I checked the room and he wasn't there." Jack was a bit worried now. He thought Ianto had brought the coffee to the room and decided to bring something up from the food court. It was Ianto's nature to be that way. Jack dialed Ianto's cell phone as it rang but no one answered it. "Tosh, track his cell."

"Ok. Tosh opened a file and encrypted the cell towers and traced the signal. "Jack, it s in the hotel." Tosh said as the location appeared on her screen. "In... in your room." Jack stood up and ran out of the room to check what was wrong with Ianto. This was not like Ianto at all to not show up for a meeting like this.

"Tea boy is going to get a spanking." Owen joked as Tosh shook her head.

"You know as much as I do that Ianto isn't like this." Tosh defended her friend as Own shrugged.

"Let s not go into trust here. I didn't hide a cyber girlfriend in the basement and.. " Before Owen could finish Jack came back into the room with Ianto's phone.

"He made a call to his voice mail. It s been erased." Jack handed the phone to Tosh as she pulled out a USB port and hooked up the phone. Tosh did her magic as Jack was pacing around the room.

"His clothes are gone and... he knew I would be able to trace his phone." Jack worried a bit as he knew he shouldn t have spent the whole night outside on the roof. Just that time flew by.

"Alright. I got two calls that came through. There were messages left but it came from the Tourist Centre line." Tosh played both messages as she raised the volume of the laptop.

"Hi . Um, I came to the tourist centre and it wasn't open. Will it be open soon or tomorrow?"

"Ok.. what s the second message?"

"Didn't think the centre was so popular."

"Hi Ianto Jones. Listen, this is going to sound crazy but.... I know what happened. In the forest. I .. was there and I found your wallet and tracked you down here. Just.... Please meet me alone. I can tell if you are alone. And I have seen what you look like...your ID photo... um... so... if you want to know what exactly attacked you and ... and what happens now, please meet me tomorrow. There s a cafe here in front of the centre. It is the least I can do."

"Ianto checked his messages at 2:00 o'clock in the morning. I'm checking the CCTV of this hotel." Tosh hacked her way in as she sees Ianto leaving the hotel and headed towards a car rental station. "He left right away."

"Stupid, stupid, stupid." Jack viewed the video as he ran his hand through his hair. "Can you check who made the call?"

"I need access to landline phone lines. I can't from here."

"Alright. Tosh, you re with me. We are going back. Owen and Gwen, stay here and keep digging around. We will be back as soon as I get some answers." Jack left the room as Tosh quickly gathered her things.

"It has a direct link to the Bristol Police archive. Change the password and you will be locked out. I d rather you do not let Owen mess with it, he really isn't that good with technology" Tosh joked with Gwen as Owen rolled his eyes.

"I apologized for changing your screen saver."

"Right, just my screen saver. Remember we got the call from..."

"TOSH." Jack yelled from down the hall as Tosh just left the room. No one keeps Jack waiting. Especially when he feels that someone close to him is in danger.

Ianto walked into the cafe after parking the rental car in the back entrance of the hub. He did his rounds before coming into the cafe. Feeding the prisoner weevils and myfawny followed by a nice hot shower and a crisp new suit. There was no way he could have slept once he arrived back in Cardiff. Whoever this person was managed to track him down all the way out here. Ianto sat down at a table as he placed his hand on his side pocket of his suit jacket. On one side he had his side arm and in the pocket, he had a small bottle with one retcon pill. Just in case.

"Anything for you love?" The waitress spoke to Ianto as she was ready to take his order.

"How's the coffee?"

"Freshly brewed." The waitress smiled at Ianto who returned the smile. He ordered the coffee as he looked at the time. It was 8. Surely by now Jack would have noticed him gone by now. Ianto knew he had to find out for himself what happened and what attacked him but he also knew the lecture he was going to get from Jack about going solo. The waitress came back with his coffee as Ianto thanked her and put in the sugar. Ianto was about to stop pouring when he felt a presence. Ianto took in a deep breath, smelling the air for the change he felt in the air. He felt alert. His heart was pounding fast as he saw the sugar pour all out of the cup and out onto the table.

"Shit.. Ianto cursed to himself as he stood up from the table. The waitress came over to help clean the mess as Ianto s attention was focused on the entrance. There stood a slim man wearing a striped green shirt and jeans. He pushed his glasses up as the man looked straight at Ianto. The man nodded at Ianto who only nodded back. Ianto felt a strange connection he couldn't explain as the man kept walking towards him. He looked nervous as the man rubbed his left arm with his right hand. He looked harmless but Ianto knew looks can be deceptive.

"Hi Ianto." The man greeted at Ianto as Ianto saw the waitress had cleaned the mess and poured him another cup of coffee.

"Hello." Ianto greeted back as the man looked around the cafe. It was a bit crowded for some news to be shared.

"I'm George and...but you felt it right?.. Felt I was here.." George looked over Ianto as he was well dressed and a pretty big fella. Ianto just stared at him. Whatever he was feeling he was still experiencing. "Like a pain in your arm right?"

"Yup." Ianto answered as George sighed. He only wished the news he was about to give him was good news.

"Is there a place we can talk more... private?" George asked as he handed back Ianto's wallet. All the money was still there as well as the cards as Ianto flipped through it. Ianto examined the back of the wallet as he saw the claw marks on it.

"Outside." Ianto responded as he kept looking at his wallet. George paid for Ianto's coffee as it seemed something about the wallet made Ianto believe that this wasn't just a bad dream. Ianto followed George outside as Ianto soon took the lead and walked towards the dock. George didn't figure this was going to be so difficult to do. They reached the edge as George looked out onto the water.

"You were going to tell me about that night. You were there?" Ianto began his questioning as George sort of laughed.

"You could say that." George sighed again as he looked out into the ocean as he rested on the railing on the dock. "Just hear me out ok? It may be something you might think is impossible."

"Trust me, I know about impossibilities."

"Alright, try this one. There's something in me. Something that comes out once a month. A curse really. I.. I don't want this to hurt anyone. That s why I run into the woods. I really don't remember what I have done or what I did to you... but I transform into a werewolf on full moons. And if you could sense I was around at the cafe, then if I did attack you I must have infected you with this curse." George looked at Ianto who looked like he was going through so many emotions at the moment. "Say something. Please. I am so sorry."

Ianto walked away from George as he couldn't believe what he just heard. He was mad. Why would anyone infect someone with this? He then felt scared. If this was true, he s a danger to everyone. Wait a minute. He was in denial now. "You almost had me. You're wrong." Ianto yelled at George.

"You got scratched didn't you? The creature got you and... your senses are changing. You felt me back there. I see it in your eyes. Look at my eyes. They shine when in presence of another." George removed his glasses as he was right. His eyes shined in a way no human eye can. "I just want to warn you. Your change is going to happen and you have to be safe. There s others out there that... do not like our kind."

'The vampires..." Ianto whispered as George gave his glasses a wipe with his shirt and placed them back on his face.

"You know about them?" Ianto nodded as George bit his lip. "Please listen. I wish this was easier to tell you. But you will change and... you have to protect the ones you care about and protect yourself. They will hunt you down and..." George stopped as he saw a gun pointed right at him.

"Stop this. Change me back." Ianto was panicking. He can t be this creature. George raised his hands a bit as this wasn't something he was expecting.

"Someone knows I am here..." George was feeling scared now but knew this reaction was a possibility.

"You are changing me back... and you are doing this now..." Ianto motioned George to follow him to the Tourist Centre. George had no choice but to do what Ianto wanted.

I know there wasn't alot of Herrick in there but I promise next chapter!!!... I love when theres dark Ianto moments. Wee.. Reviews? Please? What if I do a nice pout? Pouts