Okay! I've been focusing on my other fics lately and I thought I was being a tad unfair to all you people who read THIS ONE! So, I give to you.... the next chapter!

Do enjoy it, and tell me what you think, no feedback is torture!

Chapter 9

Muffled voices drilled their way into his tender head, his brain felt as though those bunnies still hadn't vacated it and the rest of his body felt like jelly. His right arm was bandaged; so was his chest and wrists. His left leg was numb from morphine and his right one was tingling slightly.

"He's still out Jack. But, he should be coming around soon so stop worrying!"

'Was that Owen?' His thoughts were slow and slurred, just like the voices he heard. 'Yes, I'm sure that's Owen. And he's talking to Jack... Jack...'

His head was feeling clearer with each passing minute, soon enough he was able to listen to the voices of his colleagues without them sounding muffled or slurred 'Such an improvement.'

Feeling strong enough to open his eyes; a small thing really but in his condition a lot harder than usual, Ianto looked up at the white-washed ceiling of the medical bay, just to his left he could see the slightly blurred form of Owen. And to his right...

"Jack!" his voice was raspy and the word was coughed out as he turned his head slightly to look directly at Jack.

"Ianto! Oh thank-God!" Jack exclaimed appearing right beside him in a heartbeat, his eyes were red and swollen slightly from crying; tears of pain or tears of joy, Ianto wasn't sure but he hoped it was the latter. He hated Jack being hurt. "I thought I'd lost you!"

Smiling up at Jack Ianto tried to speak again but all that came out was a choked rasp, his throat was bone-dry. Jack, realising that, placed an ice-chip into his mouth so he could moisten his throat and talk.

Once he was able to speak again Ianto looked at Jack with a soft, warm and loving smile, which Jack returned, and said, his voice still a little strained, "Can't get rid of me that easy, Jack!"

he spotted a lone tear running down Jack's left cheek and he felt his own eyes starting to water.

"I love you Yan, I really do" Jack whispered leaning close to his face and brushing his lips lightly over Ianto's own.

"And I you Jack, and I you" Ianto smiled at him, his eyes locked onto Jack's as he tried to convey his love and trust and loyalty to the man he was looking at. He began to feel sleepy again and fought not to close his eyes, but he couldn't fight his own body. His eyelids slid shut and his entire body relaxed as he began to drift off from sheer exhaustion.

He was sure he heard Jack say "I'm never letting you go again" but he couldn't be sure as his mind fled reality and entered the dream-world.

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Short and sweet! I know it's not very long, please don't tell me that!

Anywho... I hope you enjoyed it, it was nice and fluffy, wasn't it?

Next chapter will be longer, I promise okay? Okay, good.