Sorry 'bout the wait. I was planning on updating a few days ago or something. I've been a bit busy what with opening night of my play and the other performances.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood.

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Task 9) Ask (tell) Jack to do his paperwork.

Ianto stopped in front of Jack's closed door. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. He knocked lightly. He then opened the door.

As he stuck his head through the doorway, he caught a glimpse of Jack. The captain had one eye closed in concentration, a paper airplane in his hand.

"Sir, I-" Before Ianto could finish, Jack threw the paper in his direction. The paper bounced harmlessly off the Welshman's forehead.

"Doesn't anyone here knock anymore?" Jack griped.

"I did," Ianto replied simply.

"Oh! Ianto," the captain said, surprised. "Sorry about…" He glanced at the folded paper. "…that."

"It's fine," Ianto said tightly. He bent down, grabbing the paper airplane.

"God, Ianto. You look like shit. Are you okay?"

The younger man shook his head. "Truthfully, I look better than I did a few hours ago."

"Speaking of that, I thought you weren't coming back," Jack commented.

"I must admit, it was rather hard to find some of the things I needed," Ianto half growled, thinking back at the not-so-pleasant shopping trip. He carefully unfolded the paper in his hand. "Sir! This is-! This was due months ago! It's very important!"

Jack just shrugged. "Oh well. What did you need, Ianto and is that for me?" he asked, pointing to the cup in Ianto's hand.

The Welshman sighed, placing the cup on his boss's desk. "Sir. You need to finish you paperwork. You're very behind. I don't think we can survive another inquiry from UNIT."

"Eh…" Jack looked around guiltily. "Actually, Ianto… Could you do them…? I mean… If you're not busy." The captain gathered up the pile of paperwork on his desk, dumping them in Ianto's arms. This showed he was not asking, he was more or less commanding.

Ianto thought quickly. "Actually, sir, I am busy. I have something that simply needs doing and I have no idea how long it will take. I'm sorry sir, but you'll have to do it," Ianto commented, dropping the pile back on Jack's desk. He then quickly exited Jack's office.

Triumphantly, Ianto retrieved one of his new black flip notebooks. He wrote down every one of the tasks, crossing out the ones he'd completed. With a look of victory on his face, Ianto crossed out task 9. He smirked. Although, his success was short lived when he realized what the next task was.

Task Nine: Complete. Actually complete! Task Ten: Revisit Task One.

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