Feels Like Belonging

Chapter Two: The Wind Rises Electric

I awake to the angel lying at my side, it sounds silly as I think it, but that's exactly what she is; my angel. When I first met P.C. Gwen Cooper, I knew that she would love the hunt as much as I. I knew that when she fought off the amnesia pill that she was destined for Torchwood, and I knew most of all that I was attracted to her. There were little things here and there that spelled out the path.

The kiss after the episode with Carys.

The roof top after the ghost machine.

Adam.

There were so many things that were thrown in our way, but we were to resilient to listen to them. That all changed on the night Rhys left her, they had been married little more than a month, and Gwen had been distraught. When she had came into the hub at three in the morning I knew something was amiss, we went through the usual banter. Me asking what was wrong, she denying anything was wrong, and then the break down. She told me everything, from the horrible fight they had to her apologizing for letting it slip to our own declarations of love. After that everything passed in a blur, we made love for two hours, and afterward she laid unspeaking at my side, not wanting to say anything. I knew that she feared I would brush her off, but now that I had her I had no intention of letting her go. I pulled her close to me and smiled as she fell asleep.

I look at her where she lays at my side again, she is staring towards the wall, I know she's not asleep; her breathing is anything but rhythmic. She did this many nights, laying when she believed I was asleep, contemplating. I knew that she had been troubled of late, but the only reason that I knew this was from Ianto. She wasn't in the mood to share what was on her mind with me. It was no wonder, Rhys had been gradually sicker for no reason at all. They were still good friends even after their marriage had ended in divorce. Ianto had told me that she said it wasn't looking good and she was afraid that someone was poisoning Rhys, because the illness had came out of no where and seemed to be getting gradually worse. I don't know why she refuses to talk to me about it, but I'll let it go. She'll tell me when she's ready and if I push her, I might just loose her to the darkness that's been gradually taking her over. Gwen hasn't been like herself lately, I think it's the stress of this job, the things she sees. Some things still haunt her, I know. And I don't feel that she ever really got over what she heard in the countryside. And it worries me, because I know what can happen if you let the darkness consume you. I don't want that for Gwen, I couldn't stand it if she was lost to it. I'd have no choice but to bring her back, because I know that despite what she thinks, she doesn't want to become that kind of person.

I feel Gwen move back into my side, I coil my arm around her waist, pulling her tight and offering her the comfort I could. I feel her shake as the silent tears slip down her cheeks. I whisper to her that 'everything will be okay' and 'that I'll never leave her'. She stops crying and pulls me into a heart stopping kiss. I know that the intensity is from the emotions that she's feeling but I feel it in the air and I can't stop myself from reacting and kissing her back; hard. I want to take all of her pain away and as we dissolve into the realm of kisses I can feel it distantly in the back ground. The wind rises electric.

A/N: Every other chapter is going to be like this. Switching Gwen and Jack views. I will eventually have dialog when I get to the next day. Which I may just do in the next chapter. I know I portrayed Jack a bit differently, but this is him speaking to himself basically, and he's bound to show the emotions in his head that he doesn't show in public. So there's your little explanation as to that. Remember review it helps me write up the chapters quicker. Right now I'm planning up to chapter four, that's all I've got mapped out, but I'm thinking that it'll end up near ten chapters...maybe more if my plot bunnies keep coming. Well hoped you liked the creative jolt! :D

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