Chapter 5 – The Start of Something

Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Tosh and Owen all left the hub. Apparently two weevils had decided to run rampage through Cardiff so Jack needed everyone on the round up, excluding me. This meant I was left in the hub on my own. It wasn't like the first time, the first time I had been asleep whilst everyone else had gone to get me birthday presents. This time, however, I was wide awake. The claxon had stopped about three minutes ago and all I could hear was water running down the side of the huge structure in the middle of the hub and a faint moaning noise from a distant corridor. The thing is that noise was what drew me to corridor and my first encounter with the Torchwood vaults. This is place where any of the living aliens go before their interrogated by one of us lot. I walked into the damp corridor and saw a series of cells, some where closed off by doors others had clear reinforced glass between the two walls of the alcove. I walked to the end of the corridor and looked in the last cell.

This was where the moaning was coming from and this is where I had my first encounter with a live alien.

In the corner of the cell was a wrinkly bald headed creature wearing what looked like mechanic's overalls. It was crouched over and looked in a bad way. It was moaning

Weeping almost.

"You've met Janet then?" Jack said, startling me.

"I thought you were catching aliens?" I replied

"Nah! I sent the others so that I could talk to you" Jack looked at me. I tried not to giggle.

I asked Jack what was on my mind. "Do you really want me to work for Torchwood?" it had been bugging me ever since I heard Owen and Jack's argument earlier.

"I don't want you to work for Torchwood, but your dad does."

I looked quizzically at Jack; my dad wanted me to work for Torchwood?

"Why?"

"To prepare you, when he comes Grace he'll want you to go travelling with him. He'll take you to all sorts of places and you'll meet all sorts of people. Sometimes not even human. He wants you to be ready to face them. After all your part alien yourself."

"Is this the joys of being a time person?"

"Time lord and yes. Your brother and sister had to go through it to."

Brother and sister? I had siblings?

"Why didn't you tell me? Jack you know so much about my life, why didn't you get in touch earlier? You the missing part of my life. "

"You really wanna know?" Jack looked down at his feet. "I couldn't bear to look at you when you were younger because you looked too much like your mum. Still do actually."

"So, I'm sure you could have sorted something out."

Just then Owen and Gwen came through the door with a weevil in hand, closely followed by Ianto and Tosh. The weevils had bags over their heads and were heavily sedated with something.

"Welcome to the Torchwood vaults Grace; if you follow me I'll give you the rest of the tour." Owen said smiling at me.

"Not until she's seen me. Sorry Owen"

I looked at Owen and mouthed a silent apology. I liked the fact that I would spending some time just with Owen. He smiled back. Such a cute smile. Snap out of it Grace! Was I really falling for Owen?

I reluctantly followed Jack back to his office where he gestured for me to take a seat.

"ok" Jack said kicking back in his chair. "Got any more questions you'd like to spring on me?"

Blimey, that had come out of the blue.

"Grace, it's ok to be scared and curious at the same time. Just tell me what's on your mind"

What's on my mind?! Ermm…. Let me think! How hot Owen looks in that top? SNAP OUT OF IT GRACE!!! I lied to Jack.

"When can I get started?" If Jack found out my obsession with one of his members of staff, I don't think he would be happy.

"That my dear Grace is more like it!" Jack smiled and dashed out of the room grabbing my hand and dragging me behind him in the process.

Jack stood in the middle of the hub right next to my birthday cake. He shouted at the others. "You guys actually going to eat this cake or not?"

"I'll bring the coffee" Ianto said.

I'll never forget that day. That was the day when everything changed and my new life started. A new life that would change my very existence forever.

AN: ok so that is it. It's up to you whether you want to here the rest of Grace's story. Read and Review please you lovely people. Even if you didn't like it. At least then I know!

To be continued in Love and Revelations? it's up to you. :)