Title: Memory Lapse
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Ianto Ianto Jones, Captain Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, Gwen Cooper, Possible Doctor sighting later on, Possible Rhys Williams for later chapters but it's doubtful.
Rating/Warning: I'm sticking somewhere around PG 13/15 Overall. Basically, there are mentions of sex, but nothing explicitly so.
Summary: Chapter 3 – Jack explains a few things to Ianto (he needs to explain more in the next chapter obviously)
Author's Notes: I have had this Idea for a year and a half. I didn't write it before hand though because honestly I didn't know how or what people would think of it. Yes that's me self conscious. I hope you guys like it, Reviews are loved xx
Disclaimer: Torchwood and the Torchwood Team are property of BBC and RTD, yada yada yada, basically I don't own it!

Jack had his head in his hands. He had left the Autopsy bay so that Owen had room to work. He couldn't stand seeing Ianto in this state. So many thoughts were flooding through his head. What if he's stuck this way? He's lost his life. Why did I have to let him stay back with me? He would be safe. He wiped at his eyes, getting rid of the tears before it became too much. He had lost the man he had worked so hard to protect in a matter of hours. He wanted to scream but knew that he had to stay strong for Ianto. Walking back down to the desks in the hub he turned to each person in his team, receiving tight smiles of reassurance.

"Gwen. Can you find any information you can about memory loss?"

"Sure Jack."

"Tosh, Scan the artefact, see if you can get any information. Be careful though."

Tosh nodded and set to work on the scans.

"Owen, can you get some stuff together that might catch Ianto's memory?"

"Yeah. Jack, you may want to talk to Ianto, explain a few things to him."

"You didn't explain anything to him yet?"

"Well I was too busy running tests and the girls thought it'd be better if you did the explaining."

Jack sighed but nodded, heading toward the Autopsy bay. He stood in the walkway watching Ianto. He looked like he always did. He was a rock, hiding his feelings. Ianto wanted to go back to sleep and wake up fixed. He hated the feeling that he was drowning in. He felt so alone. His entire life had been taken and it felt worse than he could imagine death felt. Nothing to smile about because every little thing, all the jokes were forgotten. Jack walked over, sitting down on a nearby chair.

"So, how are you feeling?"

"I woke up in a place I'd never seen before, with people I've never met and then I was told all my memory was gone. Other then that, great."

Jack smiled at Ianto, trying to break the tension.

"What do you know?"

"My name is Ianto. You're Jack, and they're Gwen, Owen and uh..."

"Tosh."

"Thanks. I was knocked unconscious by something and I woke up like this. That's about it."

"Okay. You work for me. We're Torchwood. I know how farfetched this whole thing is going to sound but Cardiff, that's where we are, is built on a rift in space and time."

"Uh, okay?" Ianto wasn't sure what to say or think.

"Just trust me on this one. We go after the things that come through that rift and we scavenge the stuff they leave behind."

"What are you talking about?" Ianto couldn't take not understanding everything that surrounded him.

"I'm talking about Aliens Yan and if I hear you call me insane I will let Owen hold everything bad you say over you for the rest of your life. Look around and tell me this place isn't overly developed for twenty first century standards."

Ianto sat there, first staring at Jack and then staring at his surroundings.

"I admit this place looks pretty alien but Jack, you're crazy."

Jack groaned in annoyance. He grabbed hold of Ianto's shoulders and looked him in the eyes.

"Do you trust me?"

Ianto paused, looking deeply into Jack's eyes.

"…Yes. I don't know why, but yes."

Jack smiled when he heard Ianto's words, crushing him into a hug.

"Thank you. I am going to help you. I will not leave you like this, that's a promise."

"Jack? What's going to happen to me?"

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Just want to apologise for again choosing a rubbish place to stop. I hope you guys like this so far. I still love reviews =D

Cheers,
Gabz
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