Title: Happiness

Pairings/Characters: Jack/Ianto, Captain Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Toshiko Sato, Owen Harper, Gwen Cooper

Warnings: ..I don't know haha.

Summary: What is happiness to each member of Torchwood?

Author Notes: Set for the 100 word prompts I received from Sushi Chi. Seriously, you should thank her for Silence, Chicken Pox, the Alphabet challenge and this challenge 'cause she's the one who sends me the prompts and stuff

Disclaimer: I don't own the TV show or the characters.

Toshiko Sato

Happiness is the words 'cell inspection'. I was so tired, hungry and lonely in those UNIT cells until that day. Even though the hunger was there, I couldn't eat. Even though I was tired, I could barely sleep. The loneliness and the fear were tying my stomach in knots, knots too much for food or sleep to bear.

They wouldn't even tell me if my mother was safe, the only real reason I would've gone to the extremes that lead to that place. No matter how many times I'd asked, begged, pleaded, they refused to tell me the one thing that was driving me to insanity.

Then one day he came. Captain Jack Harkness. He told me I was special, told me I was a waste of talent in these cells. Captain Jack Harkness. The man who showed me that there was a glimmer of hope left in the darkness. He'd make it alright. I've come to realise he was the man who could make everything okay.

I knew my life would never be the same if I were to go with him but I had a feeling I'd regret it if I didn't. I mean, what did I have left to lose? I was stuck in a tiny room for the rest of my life. So much hope came with the man in the blue military coat. So much hope, so much madness, happiness and exhilaration. My life would never be the same and I'm yet to regret the insane decision I made that day.

Owen Harper

Happiness is routine. Happiness is nothing ever changing. If things change, you have to adapt. I'm not the kind of person who likes to adapt. So why am I with Torchwood? Believe it or not, a hell of a lot of Torchwood life is routine. At least, for me it is.

Pretty much every day the same. A weevil sighting is pretty much three or four times a week. I would get at the very least, two bodies to autopsy a week. The rest of the time was spent procrastinating, playing computer games and generally skiving off.

When things change, I get angry. I snap at people. That's why when Jack left and I was the person who was meant to take over I kicked a few tables. I pushed a few chairs over. I yelled. I walked out, and I smiled when I got back and they'd decided Gwen would take my place.

I could go back to routine, albeit a routine without Captain Jack Harkness around and a group of people who were trying to hide how much that hurt them. It was routine none the less. I was happy, I was back to my autopsies and I thought just maybe everything would be fine.

Then the arrogant sod came back. We had to adjust to the change again. Captain Jack bloody Harkness.

Ianto Jones

Happiness is companionship. I've been lonely for so long, friendship is the only thing I could ever want. Toshiko had become the closest thing I could ever have to a true friend. She understood me. Even when she didn't, she listened and that was always enough.

Gwen was there too in her own strange and sometimes condescending way. She was important to me, like everyone else; she just had a way of saying the wrong thing without knowing it. I simply smiled and said thank you at those moments, and hoped it would be enough to get her to stop.

My friendship with Owen was the weirdest. We treated each other like shit but we knew that we would risk everything to help each other. We knew deep down that we cared. That didn't mean we had to show it, had to be nice to each other.

Jack. Dear Jack. As much as I love our friendship but that it had grown to so much more than that. I care about him a lot more than I should and I'd like to think he does too. How am I to know though? Captain Jack Harkness was never one to tell anyone anything.

Every moment I spend with him is cherished though. I could never do anything less than cherish them. He was the one that made me feel alive, feel the truest happiness I could ever hope for. He was my happiness and I wouldn't give that up for anything.

Captain Jack Harkness

Happiness is being totally oblivious. Nothing could make anyone happier than the moments when they forget everything that's wrong with their lives. Moments when you're just laughing, smiling, being a complete idiot. I live for those moments.

Happiness is love. The one thing I could never have but deep down know it's too late to stop from happening. I knew I was getting too close but it didn't stop me. It was probably selfish but I know I'll be the one hurting in the end. Ianto Jones will be the one that will truly kill me. He had my heart because I was too weak.

Somehow I think I always wanted this though. It took time travel back and forwards to find him but I did. I don't regret that.

Happiness is knowing you'll never be alone. I only wish I could know that for sure.

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Cheers,
Gabz
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