And when you're cold and lonely, they are not my arms.
Ianto Jones stood with his best friend Owen Harper at Cardiff central station holding up a big sign saying Harkness on it.
"Ok who's idea was this?" Owen asked Ianto obviously annoyed at having to hold up the ridiculously big sign
Ianto laughed at his friend's annoyance
"Mac's but Tosh did second the notion,"
Owen rolled his eyes
"Mate you really do have bad taste in woman," Owen told Ianto
"Hey it was Tosh's idea to anyway are you being mean about Mac? I don't think she would like that and you know what happened last time you got her angry," Ianto replied
"Hey she got lucky," Owen said
"Ok what about the time after that and the time after that how long does luck actually last,"
"Ok shut up anyway I don't see why we have to hold this up," Owen moaned
"Well we have to hold this up because Jack won't know who we are if we don't" Ianto explained
"Hmmm good point how much longer is he going to be anyway? I have plans with Tosh tonight" Owen asked
"Oooh got plans with the misses," Ianto said nudging Owen playfully
"Well yea I wanted to do something nice for her," Owen explained
"You mean you need to make it up to her," Ianto corrected him
"Hey it wasn't that bad," Owen replied
"Oh yea getting drunk and trying to snog the bar maid is really not that bad," Ianto said smiling
"Well its not my fault she was hot," Owen exclaimed
"Aw mate…oh look here's his train now,"
Ianto and Owen had done the whole waking up not knowing who they were about a month or two ago so were used to everything by now.
So Ianto and Owen watched the train enter the station and stop. In no time at the entire platform was swarming with people stepping out in to Cardiff.
"Come on where is he," Owen exclaimed
"Give him time," Ianto replied tugging on the sign so Owen would lift it higher with him.
"I feel like a right dick holding this," Owen exclaimed
"Owen I'm sorry but you are a bit of a dick," Ianto said
Owen glared at Ianto
"Only a bit of one," Ianto noticing Owen glaring at him said quickly
"Well Ianto I'll tell that just because you clean the flat and cook and do the laundry and… I should just give up shouldn't I?"
Ianto nodded smiling
"Um are you waiting for me?" A young man asked he's about the same age as Ianto and Owen
"Jack?" Ianto questioned
"Yea," Jack replied
"Jack Harkness," Owen said
"Yes that's me," Jack answered but still getting used to it himself
"Cool I'm Ianto and this is Owen two of your new roommates," Ianto explained
"Yea the two better looking ones," Owen added as they started to walk
"While I thank you for that Owen I don't think Tosh or Mac for that matter would not be to pleased to hear you say that," Ianto told Owen
"If you dare tell her anything Ianto Jones I swear you'll be on that floor faster than…than,"
"Than you can think of something that you can get him on the floor faster than," Jack interjected laughing
Owen stopped so did Ianto but after a moment's hesitation to Jack's relief Ianto laughed Owen soon joined in.
"I think it would have to be something quicker than that though," Ianto said
After that icebreaker they chatted all the way to Ianto's car and the entire car journey to the bay and the apartment
"Trust me Jack you are going to get on fine here once you get settled in and we start school you'll get a girlfriend and everything will be just great," Owen was saying as Ianto looked for his keys and put them in the key hole.
"Prepare yourself," Ianto and Owen both said
Stepping in to the flat Jack observed his surroundings but didn't have much time as he noticed the scene that was already happening inside
"You stupid girl do you know what you have done I had so much work on that!" A young Japanese girl shouted at another girl
"Tosh how many times have I got to say it I didn't do anything anyway I'm sure you can get a new laptop," The other girl who Jack assumed was Mac said
"Damn right I will 'cause your paying for it but that still won't replace all the work I lost!" Tosh exclaimed picking up a cushion and aiming it at Mac's head
"Err Owen shouldn't intervene before Mac ends up on the floor," Ianto said looking over at Owen who was just staring at the scene
"Honestly I don't know why you think cat fights are such a turn on come on," Ianto told Owen after he didn't respond
Ianto stepped in between the girls and Owen grabbed Toshiko
"Tosh, Tosh calm down," Owen told her
"How can I when she's destroyed all my work," she exclaimed trying to wriggle free from Owen's grasp glaring at Mac
"It wasn't me," Mac shouted
"Tosh listen I crashed your laptop this morning when I was trying to do something-,"
"What!" Tosh exclaimed cutting across Owen
"But I saved all your work on a flash drive before hand because well that doesn't really matter but it's on my bedside table,"
"I hate you so much Owen Harper but then I love you more," She said kissing him
"Now go and get ready we have to leave soon," Owen told her
"What we're not leaving for another hour and a half,"
"Yea but don't you girls take a long time to get ready," Owen said smiling
Tosh was to excited about going out that she didn't care that Owen was poking fun at females she turned to Mac.
"Mac I'm sorry will you help me decide what to wear?" she asked
Mackenzie's eyes brightened at the idea
"Sure," She said running over to Tosh and dragging her to Tosh's room
Then they were left in silence Tosh and Mac hadn't even noticed Jack they we're to caught up in their dramas well Tosh's drama.
"Big apartment I don't know how you afford it," Jack said breaking the silence
"Well we all chip in with the rent and well that's about it actually," Ianto said
"Yea come on I'll show to your room the movers came earlier and moved in your stuff so come on," Owen told him heading in to the apartment
Owen and Ianto showed Jack around the flat it was quite simple an open plan living room kitchen and dining room with a door leading to a long corridor with lots of doors branching off from it.
Owen went all the way down the corridor and stopped at the last door
"Here we are," Ianto said as Owen opened the door
Jack was amazed at how spacious it was with two big windows at the far side of the room letting in the twilight glow the bed, the wardrobe and the other furnishing and boxes seemed to glow.
"Cool," Jack said stepping in to the room…his room
"Yea init just," Owen said laughing
"Owen I thought we could all leave early and go catch a film or go for a drink or just all go out tonight," Tosh said coming in putting the last of her earrings on
"Tosh you seemed to have forgotten to welcome Jack before," Ianto told her
"Oh I'm sorry hi Jack I'm Toshiko but as you can tell everyone calls me Tosh," she said
"Hi Tosh nice to meet you finally Owen has told me all about how beautiful you are and how clever and I can see he was right," Jack said holding out his hand flashing his brilliant blue eyes
Toshiko shook it smiling and then turned her attention to Owen
"Oh has he well I'll have to find some way to thank him for spreading the good word about me," She replied but really just talking to Owen
With that she turned and walked out the door calling to Mac to come and meet Jack
"Mate what was that, that was…was," Owen started
"No need to thank she's hot you should hold on to her," Jack cut across Owen
" I will don't you worry," Owen answered and running after Toshiko
"Jack you have just made Owen a very happy boy," Ianto told Jack
"Just trying to help," Jack said
All at once Mac burst into the room hugging Jack tightly
"Hi I'm Mackenzie but everyone calls me Mac gosh Tosh was right you are gorgeous," she said quite quickly
Ianto coughed
"Oh sorry Yan but he is," she said going over to Ianto and kissing him
"Now come on we need to get ready were all going out tonight instead of just Owen and Tosh," she continued pulling him out of the room
"Ok, ok see ya in a bit Jack," He said closing the room
And Jack again was left with his thoughts…and the hard task of figuring out which box contained his clothes.
You long to feel around you to keep you safe and warm.
No, I'm just a face in the crowd, you can't see.