Eternity Chapter 2

TWTWTW

Ianto sat there on the floor, his knees pulled up against his chest, looking at the man in front of him. He'd just admitted to the young man that he was a 3000 year old vampire. A vampire who'd taken him prisoner.

"I can't be with you. I don't feel….that way, about men. You have to let me go."

Jack stood up, sitting on the end of the bed. "I'll make you a deal."

Ianto frowned. "A deal?"

Jack nodded. "Give me a week. If by the end of that time, you don't want to spend eternity with me, I'll gladly take you back to where I took you from."

"You will."

"Yes, you have my word."

Ianto thought for a moment. "And what will I be doing for this week?"

"You're a clerk, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"You can type, file, photocopy?"

"Yes." Ianto rolled his eyes.

"I have a place where you can work. It'll open your eyes to wht we actually do here."

"We? There are more of you!"

"No, not like me. Humans. I saved their lives, now they work for me. Willingly I might add."

"Just for a week, and then you'll let me go."

Jack looked at Ianto and then looked away. "If you wish."

"I'll do it."

Jack smiled. "Get some rest and I'll be back in the morning with clean clothes."

"I have to stay in here for the night?"

"I'm afraid so."

Just then, there was a strange noise.

"What was that?"

"Janet. She's in the end cell."

"You have a female here, too?"

"No. Janet...is a Weevil."

"What is a Weevil?"

"I'll show you in the morning."

Jack got up and left the cell, locking it behind him. "There's a quilt and pillow under the bed. You'll need them. It can get a little chilly at night."

"I-I don't want to stop in here."

"I can't trust you yet, Ianto. It's just for tonight."

Jack walked away.

"Please, let me out of here."

"In the morning. Good night."

Ianto listened as Jack's footsteps disappeared, then he resigned himself to the fact that he was spending the night in the cell. Getting the quilt and pillow from under the bed, he laid on the bed and pulled the covers over him.

The noise carried on for over an hour after Ianto laid down, the sound piercing the air, making him cringe.

Jack settled down in front of the CCTV monitor, cup of coffee in one hand, velvet box in the other. Jack opened it up, looking inside. It held a platinum wedding band. He fingered the band, before closing the box and putting it in his top drawer.

It was a long, restless night for both Ianto and Jack.

Ianto lay there, his eyes wide open, alert to any sound from around him. He felt the cold, which sent shivers up his spine. He sighed heavily, closing his eyes, trying to stop the tears that threatened to fall.

Jack put his feet up on his desk and leaned back in his chair. He laced his fingers behind his head, think about the morning.

Unable to sit there any longer, Jack went down to the cells. He stood by Ianto's door.

"I'll take you upstairs, but if you try anything, I'll hog tie you and bring you back down here, understood?"

Ianto threw back the quilt and stood up. "Understood."

Jack unlocked the cell and allowed Ianto to follow him up to the guest quarters. Opening the door, Jack switched on the light.

"There's a shower room. Extra bedding in the wardrobe."

"Thanks."

"Stray from here…."

"I won't."

"I'll leave a bag with fresh clothes outside the door in the morning. Get some sleep. You'll need it. There's lots to do."

Jack left the room, closing the door after him. He thought about locking it, but he had to trust Ianto sometime.

Ianto got onto the bed and looked around the room. It was warm in here. The bed was comfortable and he had the use of a shower and more importantly, a toilet.

Once back in his office, Jack went down the ladder to his sleeping quarters below. He didn't bother to undress. He'd shower and change in the morning.

For now, he lay there, thinking about Ianto Jones. He was all he could think about. All he had thought about for the last three weeks.

He hoped that tomorrow would be the first of many with the young man by his side.

Ianto was thinking about the week ahead.

Why did I agree to it? I must be out of my mind! Did he drug me? The milk! No, he wouldn't.