I am so happy I have hit 90 reviews, I would love to get 100 but thanks to everyone who has reviewed and those who keep reviewing it's so reassuring that people are staying with me even with my sporadic posting. Here's the new chapter for all you lovely people ^_^

Also a little disclaimer (although all the usual apply) I do not own yes man or torchwood, they are owned by the respective companies and organisations, I am but a single girl who works on a checkout in a supermarket, so don't sue me, trust me it isn't worth it.

Stalked chapter 16

The day had progressed without much incident; there had been a couple of weevil sightings and a large egg like object had landed just outside Cardiff, which Tosh and Ianto were cross referencing. So far they hadn't worked out exactly what it was, but they did know what the metal was which gave them a basis to work from. Jack had kept an eye on Ianto throughout the day, the young man hadn't spent nearly as much time in the archives as usual but he wasn't surprised he was actually kind of glad because then he didn't have to invade Ianto's little realm deep beneath the plas which he took such pride in.

"Alright everyone, call it a day, everything will still be here in the morning." Jack bellowed from his high vantage point, he'd spent the afternoon in the hot house studying some of the plants Owen had been growing; it kept his mind occupied and allowed him a moment to himself, which he wasn't getting. He didn't mind looking after Ianto, quite the opposite, but he just needed a little time to himself to collect his thoughts.

Tosh looked about to dispute the order but Jack fixed her with a look and she nodded silently turning to watch Gwen and Owen pack up for the day. Gwen had been told to find someone to fix Ianto's door since none of them had gotten around to it yet. She had booked an appointment for the following day for someone to come out and actually fit it and the new locks, more than one set with the current state of affairs, but that was alright Jack was certain it wouldn't be to long before Ianto was back to his old self, or at least he hoped it wasn't long before he resembled something like his old self.

However something like that was probably highly unlikely, but Ianto was as safe as he could be here and Jack planned to keep it that way. Owen hung round a minute and waited for the women to leave saying he'd catch up. Before he went over to Ianto and putting a small plastic bottle on the table. "If the pain flares up take 1, if after half an hour it's still prominent then take another, but don't take more than 3." Owen told him.

"Thanks Owen." Ianto said quietly his Welsh accent prominent.

"No problem, call me if you or Jack need anything, promise I'll turn up sober, but possibly not in the best mood." Owen replied with a cocky grin on his face.

"I'll keep that in mind." Ianto replied.

"Call me if the worlds ending." Owen called as he jogged towards the door which rolled back to allow him to leave. Leaving Ianto and Jack alone again in the hub with just a dinosaur for company.

Jack smiled to Ianto who looked at him with a small smile of his own. "So, want to go out to eat?" Jack asked. They hadn't been able to go out to get some dinner but Jack was determined to get him out of the hub at least once a day.

"What do you suggest?" Ianto asked intrigued.

"Well how about we go pick up some fish and chips and relax in your room? I'll programme the alarm to go to my wrist strap." Jack offered.

Jack noticed Ianto's slightly dubious look. "Honestly you'll be fine." Jack said getting his coat and grabbing Ianto's as well holding out to the younger man who took it slowly.

"Promise." Jack said holding out his hand and wiggling his fingers with impatience as he waited for Ianto put on his coat and take it slowly.

Jack quickly tapped a few buttons on his wrist strap and it let out a small beep informing him it had been done as they walked towards the invisible lift. Ianto wasn't so keen and was almost dragging his heels.

"Come on, little bit of fresh air or you're going to start looking completely white." Jack teased, Ianto was pale and he hoped a little fresh air would put some colour back in those sweet cheeks.

Ianto looked at the lift as if worried it would attack him or something. "Come on Ifan, let's go." Jack said with a teasing smile.

"Okay Ifan is a new one." Ianto said stepping slowly onto the slab and trying not to jump as Jack wrapped his hands round his waist.

"Well, Ianto is a pet version of Ifan, is it not?" Jack asked with a twinkle in his eye.

"Yes and neither seem to be easy to pronounce unless your welsh." Ianto retorted.

"Aww feel sorry for those of us who have the normal vowels and can't pronounce all your welsh words with their multiple L's." Jack said with a slight laugh.

"Yes you need to learn to wrap your tongue around them."

"I know what I'd wrap my tongue around." Jack replied with a leer and a raised brow and Ianto responded with a vaguely disinterested look.

"Love to see if you can actually do that to yourself, I had no clue you were that flexible sir, since usually you're about as pliant as a 2x4."

"I am too flexible." Jack protested and barely avoided falling off the slab trying to demonstrate his so called flexibility.

"Of course you are Jack." Ianto replied with a distinctly amused tone.

Jack didn't dignify it with a response of his own as the slab slid up into place and they were jolted slightly. Jack jumped off the slab and held his hand out to Ianto, smiling brightly at seeing the other man in the light of dusk, the warm reds and gold's making Ianto look somewhat ethereal and Jack silently decided he was so lucky to have this man in his life.

Ianto took his hand and Jack curled his fingers round Ianto's hand and coaxed him out onto the plas. Ianto stuck to Jack's side and the captain hoped it was something the Welshman would get over with some help, he liked the independent Ianto who had greeted him when he'd gotten back from his ill advised trip.

"See, its fine." Jack encouraged quietly, whispering into Ianto's ear so as not to draw much attention, or not as much as they caused in the first place, a good looking young man in a gorgeous suit and a man in period military, always got a few looks but no one lingered, after all people were a little eccentric and he believed a lot of people probably thought that of him, at the moment he didn't care though.

"Just don't go running off." Ianto replied his voice only slightly shaky and his fingers trembled ever so slightly against the back of Jack's hand and he was sure it was mostly the anxiety, rather than fear. But even knowing the man who killed your best friend and raped you was never coming back it was probably still terrifying for him.

"Promise." Jack replied.

Ianto just leant into him slightly, his shoulder bumping constantly against Jack's the contact seemed to calm him slightly further. They headed for a little chip shop that was usually quiet and Jack thought it would be perfect for them. It was relatively quiet for the time of day and Jack was glad of that, it made it a bit easier, there were professional types on their way home to partners, kids and pets, cups of tea and food, with bad TV and even worse news. But he did kind of envy them occasionally, but he wouldn't change what he had.

He pushed open the door and the small bell tingled invitingly as they stepped into the small shop. There was a small restaurant attached to the back of the store but Jack thought that may be too much for Ianto right now.

"What can I get you gentlemen?" The young woman behind the counter asked, she had bright red hair and large hazel eyes and she looked like she was a student and was probably just doing the job to earn a bit of extra cash.

"2 fish and chips, wrapped please." Jack replied with a smile. She smiled back and Jack subtly wrapped an arm round Ianto's shoulder, pulling the younger man flush against his side and he liked how they fit together so well, despite how close they were in height. She bustled about getting their chips and wrapping them in grease paper and then newspaper and wrapping 2 huge haddock up as well before sliding them into a cheap plastic bag, Jack gave her a £20 note and told her to keep the change as he grabbed the handles of the bag and steered Ianto back outside.

The sun reflected off the water in the bay and Jack smiled, "It's amazing how beautiful everything can be when you look." He said quietly to Ianto.

"It certainly is can we go back now?" Ianto asked, Jack thought he looked a bit pale and decided they could improve gradually, until Ianto was alright outside he wasn't going to take him on a mission unless he had to. He hoped that would help the other acclimate to his new situation.

"Sure, come on, we'll have a nice sit down meal in the hub, not that that's much of a change from usual." Jack commented as they headed back across the plas. He would have used the tourist centre entrance if Ianto didn't look quite so pale, maybe he needed more sun, although in Wales that was pushing it a bit.

"Not really, but it's familiar." Ianto replied as they strolled back across the plas, "I just wish I could go home, I think I'm beginning to forget what it looks like."

"Well I'll make sure the door gets fully fixed tomorrow, then we can take over some security systems for you and we can stay at yours tomorrow night, how does that sound?" Jack asked watching a small child run to catch up to his mother who was laughing at what he'd been doing, playing with the water from the tower.

"Sounds good to me." Ianto replied.

The pair lay curled together on the large bed, limbs twined together and Ianto's head resting on Jack's ever beating heart as they watched a small TV which Ianto had dug out of the archives and watched a DVD. A comedy film, 'yes man' if Jack wasn't mistaken, where a man says yes to everything and it makes his life all the better.

"Sounds like a good idea that." Jack commented to Ianto who was starting to drift into that warm safe place between wakefulness and sleep.

"What does?" Ianto asked his eyes opening like slits to look up at Jack questioningly.

"Saying yes to everything." Jack replied.

"But would you want to say yes to me if I asked you to sort the archives by my standards, of Tosh asking you to explain time travel, or telling Gwen about the people you've loved in your long life?" Ianto asked and Jack thought about it, if it was anywhere other than torchwood that would be a good idea, but as it was it was best to leave things as they were.

"Guess you're right." Jack replied.

"Of course I am, you dare to insinuate otherwise?"

"Nope. I know better." Jack said with a wry smile.

"Good, now watch the movie." Ianto said pointing at the screen and settling back down.

The moment was perfect, and obviously that wouldn't last and it didn't. Jack cursed when his wrist strap let out its alarm. "Damn it." He said sitting up, Ianto joining him, they were just glad they hadn't gotten changed for bed yet.

They left the film playing and ran up towards the main centre of the hub where the alarms were blaring. Jack tapped the keys to bring up the details.

"What have we got?" Ianto asked, leaning over Jack's shoulder.

Jack looked behind him, "looks like something's fallen through, but it's not showing any life signs so I think it's probably not intelligent. But we need to go out and contain it." Jack replied reaching for the phone.

"Who are you calling?" Ianto asked.

"Owen, he's first call tonight, think you can stay here and coordinate with us and call in the others if we have a problem?"

"Sure, I have done this before Jack." Ianto replied with the barest smirk.

"I know." Jack replied reaching to run a hand through Ianto's hair as Owen picked up.

"Owen, nice to hear your lovely voice again, something came through the rift and you are lucky enough to be my backup tonight." Jack said with that pompous tone he pulled off so well.

Ianto didn't need to hear the response, he could just imagine Owens grumbling annoyed tone, complaining that work was once again cutting into his pulling or sleeping time.

"I'll pick you up from there." Jack said placing the phone back on its cradle and he turned, giving Ianto a quick kiss. "Keep an eye on us from here, we hopefully shouldn't be too long, then we can put whatever it is in lock down and get a good start on it in the morning." Jack said grabbing his coat and shrugging it on, dashing out to the garage and Ianto, just stood, watching him run around like the hero he was. He shook his head and sat down at Tosh's work station, bringing up the tracking system from the SUV and the location of the spike.

He opened the communication channel to Jack. Just to be prepared.

"Hello Ianto." Jack sing songed down the line through his blue tooth. "Miss me already?"

"Just setting up in case." Ianto replied tapping a couple of keys to track the energy spikes.

"Good thing you do." Jack replied and Ianto heard the breaks squealing down the line. Jack really needed to stop doing that, he was getting annoyed at having to get the brakes replaced. The guy at the supply store always looked at him oddly when he said he needed new ones. But not nearly as much as the guy he bought the tyres off.

"HARKNESS. I DO NOT NEED YOU WAKING UP MY NEIGHBOURS." Owen yelled and Ianto silently thought that Owen was probably more likely to wake his neighbours, even with Jack's more than enthusiastic driving style.

"You'll be the one waking them in a minute Owen, so get in and buckle up." Jack instructed. Ianto heard a huff and the door of the car slam. Then he heard Jack gun the engine and no doubt skid away as if he'd just stolen something.

"About 30 miles outside of Cardiff Jack." Ianto said, patching the coordinates as best he could, through to the SUV's sat nav.

"Great, shouldn't take too long hopefully, then we can get back to that film." Jack replied and Ianto could almost see Jack's smirk at the thought of cuddling in bed with a distraction.

Ianto looked up as the proximity alarm rang loudly in the sub terranian hub. Jack and Owen were struggling with a large containment box, Ianto got up to help them get it to an empty piece of floor within the hub. The box was heavy, about the weight of an adult weevil and the three men dragged the box further into the hub and placed it on the floor. Jack and Owen panting with the exertion.

"So I take it that the anomaly was a bit bigger than you'd anticipated." Ianto said moving to the kitchen to get the two worn out men a cup of coffee or two.

"Just a little," Jack conceded looking at his watch. "Well the girls will be in within an hour, so Owen how about I let you leave earlier tonight?" Jack asked.

"That would make a nice change." Owen replied in his usual snarky tone.

"Well save for end of the world and all the usual you can leave early." Jack said grinning as Ianto handed him a cup of his industrial strength coffee, there was hardly anything else that gave such a good kick first thing in the morning, except sex and that avenue had to be treated with kid gloves right now.

"Cheers mate." Owen said as Ianto gave him his own cup.

"So what is it?" Ianto asked.

"Well I was hoping you'd collect a couple of files for me, because I think I know, I just want to make sure." Jack said taking a long gulp of the bitter liquid.

"Sure, what am I getting?" Ianto asked already moving off to go scower the archives, maybe he could get over this sudden fear he was experiencing.

"Files on Marklenso and keep your com on." Jack said, if Ianto didn't want to ask him to come, he'd accept that, but he wanted to know he could hear if the younger man became overwhelmed.

"Of course sir." Ianto teased, making sure his Bluetooth was turned on and securely in place as he turned to head to the archives and he looked at Jack quickly, giving the smallest of smiles and headed off into the dark recesses of the hub, somewhere he used to be so comfortable.

Jack let out a slight sigh; he knew he wouldn't be fully comfortable till Ianto was once again in his sight.

TBC

Authors note 2 – so I am going to try and update the next chapter quicker, because I have 5 days off from work I'll try and get the bulk of a new chapter written in that time, but I'd like to thank you all for your patience. ^_^