Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood but I do own Mathew (I tell you what this counts for the rest of this story k?)

Summary: Jack goes to see Ianto's flat expecting him to be cranky, but finds out he really isn't. Complete Jack/Ianto

A/N: This is something I couldn't get out of my head, just Jack and Ianto being domestic. All mistakes are mine and there are probably a lot, I'm horrible at the whole proof reading thing.Oh and the email alerts are back on so I will be able to reply to reviews (wink wink nudge nudge) ENJOY!


Normality

Jack made quick work of driving to Ianto's flat, only nearly running over 2 people. He was itching to see the man that had somehow turned the infamous Jack Harkness in to a one man, man.

Jack didn't bother knocking on Ianto's door he remembered to pick up the key Ianto had given him months ago. And because he wanted to surprise the young Welshman, Jack loved to see him shocked. He loved to watch Ianto's normally pristine features all bent out of shape and after the initial shock would wear off, he would pout in the most adorable way.

Jack was expecting to see Ianto and Mathew deep in conversation about some computer program with coffee at the dinning room table. What he wasn't expecting was the two in the living room, in obvious discomfort starring at opposite ends of the room (they did in fact have a coffee each).

"Um … hello?" Jack said. He was thinking that this must be what its like to come face to face with a wild animal, any sudden movements and they'll pounce. "I'm early I know, which you hate but …"

Jack's words were drowned out by Ianto, who looked up with a wide smile saying; "Jack, you're here!"

Jack knew he must have looked like he had just been slapped by a slimy fish. He was completely shocked to find that Ianto wasn't cranky with jack for being early in fact he seemed positively delighted. Something was definitely going on because Ianto hated being surprised. He would normally be giving Jack a lecture on the effects of sudden surprises on the human heart.

"Um, Hey, is everything OK?"

"Everything is fine Captain." Said Mathew standing up. "I'm going to go to the bathroom."

When Mathew closed the bathroom door, Ianto let out an exasperated sigh and closed his eyes.

"Um, Yan? Are you OK?"

"No Jack I'm not OK." Ianto replied, standing up to stretch.

"What's wrong? What's happened?"

"We have been sitting in silence for twenty minutes now."

"Why?"

"Well everything started great, well actually it was kind of morbid but at least we were talking." Ianto thought he should elaborate when he saw Jacks confused look. "We were at his place and after he got his stuff together we got to talking about that night his family died. I think he was close to giving up on the world, so I told him about what I've been through and what I've got now. You know Torchwood one, Lisa, you."

"That's an uplifting conversation." Said Jack

"Well I actually think it worked. But as soon as we got back here, we realised we have NOTHING in common. Jack I don't know what to do with a 19-year-old, I'm freaking out. I can have conversations with the Queen Jack, the fucking Queen, but as soon as I'm confronted with n ordinary 19-year-old boy, I freeze up. What the fuck do I do Jack?"

"just do whatever it was you did when you were his age, it was only six years ago, time hasn't changed that much since then."

Ianto gave Jack a look that clearly said; 'What are you talking about?' and 'you're an idiot.'

"What?"

"Jack when I was 19 I was a junior researcher at Torchwood one and I was being trained to use a variety of deadly weapons."

"Oh right well I don't think he can do that."

"No Jack, neither do I." said Ianto. "Although the weapons training could come in handy later if I don't think of something soon."

"Ianto!"

"I was kidding Jack." Said Ianto with a small, twitchy smile. "But Jack, what do I do?"

"You know he reminds me a little bit of Toshiko."

"Where are you heading Jack?"

"Do you still have that console that your cousin left here last year?"

"Yeah, it's in the cupboard in the spare room. Why?"

"Well Toshiko was always mastering different computer games, maybe he does too."

"OK well, I'll try that but I'm not sure what the games are like tosh was the Elf Lord not me."

"My thoughts exactly." Jack pulled Ianto into a gentle kiss. "Now you go get whatever it is you need to plug it in, the actual console might com in handy as well. I'll make something to eat."

"OK just no coffee, me and Mathew have had so much I really am surprised we haven't died from caffeine poisoning."

"Why have you had so much coffee?"

"I had to do something, have you not been listening? I had no idea what else to do."

Jack rolled his eyes and walked into the kitchen to begin his hunt for food.

"Ianto," Jack called from the living when he was finished. "You need to go shopping."

"Why?" Ianto replied as he walked in carrying a box.

"Because, you only had cold take out in the fridge and I had to make do with chips and microwave popcorn. Oh and I managed t o find one carrot, how is it that you can get away with not eating any vegetables."

"I get a lot of exercise." Ianto said with a suggestive wink, as he pulled out a Playstation two.

"When Mathew walked back into the living room he said; "I'm sorry I took so long but you have a very … interesting collection of magazines in there."

"They're Jack's." Ianto said absently as he went through the instruction manual. "He thought it would be fun to have alien literature around my flat. I managed to get most of it back to the Hub, but the less honourable ones kept coming back and well I just gave up on trying to get rid of them."

During Ianto's little speech, he some how managed to get himself tangled in wires, earning him firs of laughter from both Jack and Mathew. "OK, I don't know what I'm doing."

"I'll do it." Jack said after Ianto got lose.

"The instructions are on the floor."

"I don't need instructions dear."

It took Jack a full 10 minutes to successfully electrocute himself, which meant that Ianto had to reassure Mathew that he was not really dead. Then a further 20 minutes to calm Mathew down after Jack 'woke up', followed by another 20 minutes of explaining how it worked. After Mathew let the information sink in, he took 2 minutes to hook the Playstation up to the TV.

Jack pouted and said; "Yeah, well, I did most of the work."

"Jack you killed yourself in the process." Said Ianto.

"Yes I did, but how many people can lay claim to 'death by Playstation'?"

"Well," said Mathew. "No one else can really 'lay claim' to 'death by Playstation' because when it happened to them they stayed dead. So they can't really 'lay claim' to anything."

"That's true too." Jack said picking up a controller. "So early 21st century gaming consoles, I think I remember how to use this."

"What do you mean by 'early 21st century'?" said Mathew, as he was going through the games in the box. "You sound as if you're not from this time."

"Well I'm not." Jack said simply.

"Oh." Said Mathew, realisation gripped his face. "So that's what you meant by 'Dashing immortals from the 51st century'."

Jack turns to face Ianto, he was wearing a face splitting grin.

"What?" said Ianto.

"you think I'm dashing?"

"As well as cocky, arrogant, a shameless flirt."

"You think I'm dashing." Jack said with a smug grin, ignoring the other qualities Ianto was listing.

The afternoon passed with Mathew beating both Ianto and Jack spectacularly at every game they played.

"Ianto." Jack said with an annoying whine.

"What?"

"What are you making me for dinner?"

"I do believe that you told me you were bringing Chinese, and you have already discovered that I need to go shopping."

"OK fine, where did you hide the menu's this time?"

"I have never hidden them Jack, I just put them away."

"Well, where have you 'put them away' this time?"

"They are in the second drawer beside the phone."

"OK well I will go and order something that WILL have vegetables. Oh and because of young Mathew here, dinner is on the Queen."

After dinner Mathew went to have a shower, leaving Ianto and Jack to snuggle up on the couch and catch up.

"You are so domestic Jack."

"That is insulting Mr Jones. No one has ever accused me of being domestic."

Ianto just laughed and said: "You would make a fantastic wife."

Jack playfully slapped Ianto's arm before turning him around to look him in the eyes, his face was completely serious.

"You know you could have all of this."

"All of what?"

"The 'domestic' stuff, you know a life, a family, a dog, you know normality. I wouldn't stop you if you said that you wanted to leave Torchwood to go be normal."

Ianto kissed Jack softly and said; "Jack, I love you and even if I didn't, I'm in far too deep to leave now. And I don't wasn't to be normal, I want to catch aliens and save the world on a daily basis. I want my dashing immortal from the 51st century."

Jack gave Ianto a goofy smile, then flipped them so Jack was straddling Ianto's lap. He gave his young lover a deep, passionate kiss as he pulled away he whispered; "You have me, I'm yours."

When Mathew walked out of the bathroom Ianto said; "I'm going to go and have a shower, then I'm going to bed. I really don't want to deal with UNIT tomorrow tired."

Ianto was surprised to see that Jack didn't follow him into the shower, but stayed behind to tell Mathew the procedure when dealing with UNIT. After being under the warm water for 15 minutes, Ianto realised just how tired he really was. He wrapped a towel around his hips and walked into his room, collapsing on his bed, he had every intention of getting up to change, but when he woke up and saw that it was 6 am, he was tucked in and wearing pants, he realised he must not have made it.


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