S T O R M E Y E

Jackets And Coffee Cups

It was a normal day at Stormeye, or at least, as far as normal goes for them. Owen came down from the hot-house after spraying the various plants with what ever chemicals this doctor decided to use, as he sailed down the stairs he saw Larka and Khaz appearing through the hatch doors together.

"Larka os gwelwch yn dda arafa i lawr!" Said Khaz running after her.

Owen walked to his desk which was next to Tosh's desk he found envelope on his desk marked:

IANTO

"Thats mine." Said Ianto briskly walking past and snatching it from his hands.

"It wasn't like I was gunna read it!" Barked Owen.

"Sure you wouldn't Owen sure you wouldn't." Said Ianto with his classic grin.

Larka was called up to Jack's office again and then she came down smiling slightly. When Jack heard the yell from Ianto, and Larka and the rest of the team burst into laughter Jack did that classic 1000 watt smile chuckling.

"JACK!"

"Yes mommy am I in trouble?"

"For god sake Mr. Harkness, Rydych chi mewn trafferth gymaint nad oes gennych syniad waedlyd!"

"Well mommy I don't know what you just said but I can make it better!" Jack walked briskly over to Ianto trying to get Ianto into a embrace but Ianto ducked out swiftly.

"Nuh uh, sorry cariad but not this time." Jack pouted and whimpered at the loss, Ianto just smiled and walked out leaving a pouting and very childish Jack.

Larka laughed as soon as she saw Ianto.

"Sorry cariad just following orders." She said grinning. Ianto ignored her and went to his desk which was placed upsettingly just on the side of the kitchen, and sat down looking at his hands.

Larka snuck up on him but just loud enough just so Ianto was aware of her being there, her arms looped around his neck from behind him and she rested her chin on his right shoulder.

"I really am sorry cariad." Bending down rather uncomfortably so she could be at his sitting level. Ianto was quiet.

"Jack colli chi, ydych wedi bod mor dawel yn ddiweddar, yr ydych yn gwybod y gallwch ddweud wrthyf unrhyw beth."

"I know I can and besides you could just read my mind..."

"Ianto cariad I don't just read peoples minds if its private." Ianto looked up expectantly, which was hard due to the position they were in.

"Ianto, what's bugging you? And what's with the letter?" She said, gesturing to the envelope.

"Its from Jack, about, well more or less inviting me out, he can't pull himself to say it." Larka let her chin drop so her cheek was now pressed against his right shoulder.

"A man of many words and dating makes him speechless...ha ha...typical" Whined Larka softly, Larka absentmindedly began to growl-among her species this was supposed to calm down someone.

"Larka, your freaking me out, you know that stuff creeps me out."

"Sorry Yan heh its hard to stop sometimes...huh twentie-seven years on Lescu... twentie-six years on earth...ha I'm fifty-three years old in total!"

"looking good for your age." Deadpanned Ianto, Larka finally stood up and punched him in the shoulder jokingly.

"Ow." Said Ianto acting out a death scene...Badly. Larka stifled a laugh but couldn't hold it and burst out laughing.

"So, are you gunna go?" Asked Larka, Ianto looked confused.

"The, you know, date?"

"Ah, oh, I don't know..."

"Ei iawn i fod yn poeni cariad" Larka's hand was resting on his same shoulder as before and Ianto put a comforting hand over hers, he knew how she worried, how she has had sleepless nights in the past, how she has driven out in the middle of the night to bars and clubs to pick him up, how she came to his flat every time he rang with a problem or she telepathically heard him crying and come round so fast you could have blinked and she would suddenly appear right there, how she has saved his life countless times, how she has found him unconscious pass out on the streets, in the poring cold rain at four am and sat with him for hours using her jacket as a blanket and then being off sick for the next few days, about three times. Larka was everything to him, he knew he loved Jack, but, Larka was different, she was everything, his comfort, his life, his defender, and she didn't care at her losses, it was about making sure that Ianto was Ok, that Ianto was fine, that Ianto wasn't hurt, and now, he was definitely hurt and confused.

-o-

Ianto was at home on his bed, in his pajamas, crying his eyes out, and when he heard the car pull up out side he swore silently to himself, she had to come out here in the pouring rain just for me, he thought. When he heard the window open behind him and the drenched Larka walk in he sighed, What is this 7 floors up? he thought to himself again.

Larka took off her drenched coat and sat next to him her normal clothes dry, Ianto felt her arm wrap around him and pull him towards her.

"Its Ok cariad." Whispered Larka. "Its Ok, don't worry." Ianto wasn't exactly upset or anything he was just so confused, and he didn't feel like he was in on this, like this whole thing was some stupid dream maybe he was in a coma but no, even that would be to good to be true. Ianto had already grabbed the collar of her blue polo shirt and Larka smirked slightly as she gently rocked the two of them.

-o-

"Did I mention that I hate the rain?" Said Khaz as he entered the hub the very next morning.

"Yes Khaz like 9 times...Today..." Said Larka, who was tired from the late night the night before. Larka new something was up when Ianto wasn't at the front desk this morning or at his desk inside either.

"Larka get Ianto will ya?" Called Jack coming from his office and then walking to the hot-house to look at a new plant UNIT had sent round as a unknown object for identification but it was only to obvious it was a secret present from Martha but then again Jack and Larka were the only two who knew this since they were the only two who actually knew Martha Jones.

"He isn't up there with you?" called Larka. But Jack was in the hot-house and didn't hear.

He isn't up there with you?

Asked Larka though their minds

Why is he not down there?

No.

This isn't good, he is usually the most punctual person I know and thats saying somethings cause I know a lot of people. That reminds me did I ever tell you about this guy? Funny story he-

Im sure its very funny but it can wait.

Did anything happen that could have caused this? Asked Jack sounding very concerned.

*Pause*

Larka?

No. Nothing that I can think of.

You sure? You know him better than all of us.

No. Nothing Jack Im sure.

Fine, go and find him, you're excused.

Im excused? When did you last say that?

Just go.

Gan.

"Shit." Larka said to her self and left the cogged door and out into the streets, she didn't care of the rain, in fact it was almost over, She went to a small ally-way, one that was directly to the left of the tourist office, it always gave of bad memories, she found Ianto here multiple times passed out, trust Jack or who ever started this thing to make the Hub right near a club. And it only took Larka a few seconds to realize what she tripped over was Ianto. Drunk. Passed out. Ianto.

"For Gods sake you." Said Larka scooping him up. People stared, probably because there was a skinny fragile looking girl carrying a fully grown man into a tourist office and then disappearing when a man came to find out what was going on because he was a paramedic thinking Ianto was hurt and finding no one there was almost giving them away.

"OH MY GOD!" Cried Gwen, Jack popped his head round the corner then his eyes widened with fear, he ran to Larka, who, sank to the ground and lay Ianto on the cold metal floor.

"W-What the hell happened?" He managed to stammer out eventually.

"Calm down Jack, he got drunk passed out, take him to the autopsy-bay and Owen keep him ya know alive." Jack's breath hitched.

"Sorry I didn't mean it in that context." Said Larka smiling slightly, helping Owen to lift Ianto Jack couldn't move so Gwen and Tosh had the job of snapping him out of it.

Hours had passed...

1:00am

Jack and Larka were at the autopsy-bay just the two of them, well, Ianto to, but, at this point he doesn't really count. Larka was a fully trained medic and was often helping Owen with his works and studies and when there is a 'man-down'. Kinda thing. Jack couldn't stop looking at Ianto and Larka was the only person at this point that was helping, sending calming and comforting waves, which Jack appreciated very much.

2:00am

At least now there was movement, Larka finished with checking on Ianto, wanting to break the ice with fiddling with random chemicals but realized it was pointless, she turned around and stood now facing Jack and Ianto, she brushed the hair off Ianto's face which seemed to make Jack zone back into the real world, he looked up at her expectantly.

"He's gunna be fine just calm down, he's just hung over and hit his head." Said Larka.

3:00am

When Larka's breath hitched Jack looked up, she was smiling she walked over to Ianto's side and bent down grinning, he opened his eyes. Jack rushed over even though it was only one step-not even-away.

"Hey." He whispered.

"Hey." Said Ianto in a hoarse voice back, Larka just smiled and got up to go home, this was her job to mind her 'boys'.

"Thank you." Said Jack looking up.

"S'ok, just next time, Ianto tell me." Said Larka.

"Tell her what?" Asked Jack puzzled.

"Never mind that Jack, take Ianto home, call me if you need me and, oh, and heh your welcome." She said leaving the two of them.

"OH AND JACK." She called again as she made her way through the Hub and to the exit, the cog door opened. "THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS, NO." Larka smiled leaving a gob smacked Jack cursing under his breath, he never could quite forget about Larka's mind reading abilities.

Larka got home at 4:30AM which wasn't that bad considering. Khaz was asleep on the sofa, the football was on TV and an empty beer can and empty pizza box on the coffee table.

At least he ate something. She thought. Moving him would be to risky like this so she swamped him in a blanket, turned the TV off and went to bed. That night or well morning really in bed she telepathically talked to Gwen, who was awake for some reason, and she wanted to know Ianto was Ok. Larka explained all that happened and Gwen relieved at the news, thanked Larka for acting like it was a big deal, just for Jack's sake. Larka came into the Hub the next morning to find herself completely alone. She checked her watch it was 10:00AM. If anything she was late. She clipped on her com.

"Jack?"

"Larka! Weevil hunting with Ianto a friends. Don't panic Khaz is here too, Owen is tending to Tosh's bite wound, just keep the Hub in order." Said Jack.

"Wait Ianto is out on field?" Asked Larka looking around the Hub for him.

"Yeah I am." Came a different voice over the coms. Ianto.

"You should be resting." Came Larka's calm serene voice. There was a pause over the coms.

"I'm fine, I'm in the SUV manning the coms and you're taking up radio waves, the team could be in trouble especially because Tosh is injured." Ianto said with a mocking smile. Larka could hear the smile in his voice. She kept her com on just incase.

-o-

"Oh Tosh!" Larka gasped as Tosh came through the cog door limping on Owen, Larka ran to Khaz, Jack and Ianto who were struggling with a weevil.

"Why the hell did you bring it in here?"

Asked Larka.

"Its my pet." Stated Jack.

"He was jealous of Myfanawy." Explained Ianto.

"From my point of view its a sorry waste, I feel sorry for that poor beast." Said Khaz. Larka steadied the weevil, her eyes went a deep yet also light at the same time, shade of purple and the weevil fell to the ground.

"Thats what you did to me before!" Pouted Khaz.

"Hypnosis." Corrected Larka.

Jack was just being childish. Again.

"Why? Why?" Cried Jack. "He was so young!"

"S'ok cariad." Said Ianto jokingly. Larka & Khaz just shrugged and taking an arm each, took the weevil down to the cells. Jack was pouting upstairs.

"It's just asleep." Larka confirmed checking its pulse before quickly escaping the cell as Khaz closed it.

Tosh was being treated by Owen upstairs. Khaz & Larka came upstairs, returned to their desks and put on their coms, they turned on the computers and Larka went on to the CCTV to monitor the new weevil, she needed to make sure that it woke up Ok. Khaz did his e-mail and started looking up the football scores that he had missed that morning. Larka heard him sigh and shake his head. Khaz threw his fist down against the desk, making Larka jump. Ianto & Jack came down stairs from Jacks office, Ianto looked slightly baffled, tie askew, ruffled hair and blushing, always blushing.

WELSH TRANSLATIONS

Larka os gwelwch yn dda arafa i lawr!-Larka please slow down!

Rydych chi mewn trafferth gymaint nad oes gennych syniad waedlyd!-You are in trouble so you have no bloody idea!

Jack colli chi, ydych wedi bod mor dawel yn ddiweddar, yr ydych yn gwybod y gallwch ddweud wrthyf unrhyw beth-Jack lost you, you have been so quiet recently, you know you can tell me anything

Ei iawn i fod yn poeni cariad- it is alright to be worried love

LESCUIAN TRANSLATIONS

Gan-Fine