Thanks to everyone who has reviewed and added to alerts, you guys are all amazing. So I had some major plot bunnies writing this fic and well what happens in this chapter wasn't going to happen at all and to be honest I have no idea where these ideas come from, I hope you like the twist though. Please let me know what you think.
Enjoy Children Of The Earth Tonight :)
"You're looking good," James says as he casts a dark eye over his past lover. He takes in the suit first, a deep black suit brightened out with a pink shirt and black tie. Ianto never used to wear suites and he was curious to know why he was now. As far as he knew Ianto worked in a tourist office at least that's what one of their old friends had said. "How have you been?"
Ianto is shaking and Jack hates that this one man has that power over his lover. Jack doesn't think too much of James, he is handsome with his boy band good looks, bleached blond hair and crystal blue eyes and a muscled framed body hidden behind a tight top and dark jeans. "Fine." Ianto manages to eventually stutter out and Jack puts his arm around Ianto's waist pulling him even closer to him if possible. This seems to do two things, one it stops Ianto's trembling body from shaking and two it makes James' eyes darken with what Jack can see is jealousy.
"Ianto, are you not going to introduce us?" James asks with a smirk as he eyes up Jack.
"Captain Jack Harkness." Jack says as he forces a smile. "I know all about you." As Jack says this he eyes James again wondering if the man would back away now. He hopes so, he doesn't want Ianto to ever see him again and he doesn't want to have to fight him in front of an audience on the bay.
"I bet that's not true," James smiles. "So, you work in a tourist office? I see you going to university would have been a waste of time." Ianto doesn't say anything and he is both glad and angry that Jack is here to witness this.
"We should go," Jack says and takes Ianto's hand in his. "Places to be and all..."
"Join me for a drink tonight, Ianto. Just you and me." James says eyeing Jack up like he was something spat out of a toddlers mouth.
"No." Ianto says quietly but forcefully.
"May I ask why?" James asks, his voice dripping with politeness.
"I don't want to." Ianto says and turns away with Jack they start walking until Ianto feels a hand on his shoulder tugging him back.
"You don't walk away from me, Ianto. Ever." James snarled.
"Get your hand off him." Jack snaps, he pushes the hand away without giving James a chance to and stands in front of his young lover. "You see when I said I knew all about you. I meant it. I know about the drinking, about your anger problems. I know how you hurt Ianto to make you think you were a bigger man then the worthless child you actually are." As Jack says this he is moving forward, pushing James away from Ianto. "If you know what's good for you, you'll stay way from him."
"And if I don't?" James asks though Jack can clearly see that his words have gotten to him.
"You'll find out." Jack says. He raises his fist and with no warning punches Ianto's ex boyfriend around the face, he hears a satisfying snap and realises he has broken James' nose. "That is just a taster of what you'll get." Jack hisses.
"Jack..." Ianto sighs and takes Jack's fist in his hand and rubs his fingers gently over the bruised knuckles. Ianto thinks that the punch must have been really hard as Jack never bruises from punching someone. He doesn't find it in him to feel bad for James. "Thank you." Ianto whispers. Jack smiles at him, a smile telling him that everything is going to be okay.
"This isn't over!" James shouts but there is doubt in his voice. Jack just walks away holding Ianto tightly in his arms.
James stands on the bay for a good five minutes just holding his nose, he hates the sight of his own blood and thinks that a trip to the ER would be the right thing now. He could claim that an angry drunk had punched him. No one would ask questions that way. He is about to move when someone catches his eye. A man who just like Jack seemed out of this time. He frowns when he realises that the brunette man is looking directly at him. The strange man who has an awe of mystery around him points to James and gestures for him to walk over. Curiously, James does.
"You want Jones." His voice is American like Jack's and James figures that the two must be old friends, lover perhaps.
"Yeah, what's it to you?" James asks. The man rolls his eyes, mutters something about '21st Century idiots' and moves his hand to the pouch in his pocket. James at first thinks maybe it's some form of drugs and wonders what he has gotten himself into, but the man raises his hand and he clearly sees yellow particles glowing in the air. The man touches James' nose and all of a sudden that thumping ache is gone, the only evidence of his broken nose was the blood on his hands and face. "What the hell?" James asks but he is thankful but freaked out.
"I can help you get what you want." The man says as he grins wickedly.
"Why would you help me?" James asks.
"Because Jones is standing in the way of what I want." The man grins an evil grin and James suddenly feels scared. Though the man is a fair bit shorter then him, he can tell the man wouldn't be a push over in a fight and who knows what that yellow shit was. James just nods his head. If it means getting Ianto then he'd help the strange man. What other choice did he have?