5
Jack was awake.
He was always awake and tonight was no exception as he lay on his back on the floor of the cell, staring up at the ceiling. When the door opened he did not look, expecting it to be the night guard who sometimes came in to stare at him like he was some exotic fish. He had been tempted to pull some fish faces at him.
When the door closed and scuffling was heard, he rolled his head and found to his shock, Ianto was there settling on the floor outside the cell, beside him. "We really need sleeping bags for star gazing mate."
Jack blinked, and then could not help the soft snigger that escaped, rolling back to again stare at the ceiling.
"You know, when I was little and hiding from me Da, I would go on the roof. Lay on the cold cobbles and stare up at the stars. I knew every damned name, the constellations, the lot. I would spend hours up there safe form him and his fear of heights. Do you have a fear of heights?" Ianto rolled his head to look at the profile of the handsome man "Nah… bet ya love rooftops. All hero-like pose with a coat flapping or something. Manly and heroic. Sorry, I am waxing on a bit. Can't sleep tonight. Mama is in the darkness."
Jack did not reply, too lost in stars and constellations he could not see.
"Want a shower?"
Jack looked at Ianto with surprise, those jets of hot water not employed for some time and Ianto made a motion towards the back of the room "You do know there is a bathroom there right? If you promise not to snap my neck, I will let you have a shower. No one needs know."
Jack did not want to snap his neck and nodded to show it, rising to watch Ianto furtively glance at the camera that was slowly panning away, then keying in the code to the cell.
He knew the code to the cell.
Jack filed away the fact he knew that was not something given out to handlers so clearly this man could glean things he was not supposed to know. Empathic. Telepathic? Hmmmm. Jack was intrigued by him more and more.
"Come on, I placed some fresh clothes in there and the soap so my favorite so, I hope you like it too" Ianto flapped his hands while still watching the camera and Jack found himself in a small but functional bathroom.
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.
Ianto was behind his desk with a file, looking up as Jack exited the bathroom and Ianto felt his eyebrows rise "Well look at that. Man looks fine."
Jack grinned as he let his hands rub on the tweed jacket that covered the white button up, the trousers and braces comfortably snug and the belt a surprise as Ianto raised an eyebrow and pointed "I gave you a choice and you go for both? Right. A greedy bugger. Noted. Mind… you do have a nice bum in that cut."
Jack smiled as he moved towards his cell door.
"Already? Don't want to come sit here with me? The camera is off, we have a four hour window while maintenance fucks about in the system. I have some food and would like a civil meal with you."
Jack hesitated, considering his options and finally to Ianto's delight he did sit in the vacant chair opposite, reaching for some sushi with interest. Popping it in and humming softly.
"Sushi. Ever had it before?"
Jack shook his head in the negative and pointed to something else "Dim sum. Now I know you will like those. I dip mine in the sauce."
They ate in companionable silence, then Jack rose and stretched, walking back to his cell, pulling the door closed behind him.
"I am going to go file some of these and look for the next pile of crap to input" Ianto patted the computer on his desk, the files he was digitizing one of the things that passed the time. Especially the ones he saw Jack pinch and put back later.
Seems they both like reading them.
Before leaving Ianto slid the next Harry Potter book into the drawer and was rewarded with a smile of thanks.
Felt good.
Like they were connecting.
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.
Ianto was first aware of a problem when he went to enter and found it locked from the inside.
"Jack?" he called out calmly "did you find your way out again?"
Nothing.
Ianto pulled the small phone sized tablet from his pocket and looked at the live feed from in the room and cursed with anger as he saw three men in there, terrorizing Jack. Taunting him by pretending ot push the button then laughing, pulling their hads away at the last minute. Damn, should have disconnected it.
Ianto did the unthinkable.
He pouched in Hartman's own override.
Of course he knew it. Come on… this is Ianto. He watched her do it before, knew how to and now entered swinging. There were five as it happens, two of them under the camera so Ianto had not seen to count. Never mind, he will nut the lot of them.
This is where it got interesting.
This is where they all found out that Jack could, indeed, get out of his cell.
Finally Ianto and Jack stood there bloodied and panting as five men lay at their feet, Ianto the first to laugh softly as he looked up at the camera and then shouted "WHAT! NO DINNER AND A MOVIE FIRST?"
Jack was still laughing as security swept in, stunning Ianto, not him.
Jack roared with horror as Ianto's body was dragged off before the stunners were turned on him and the last he saw of Ianto was his head lolling as it slammed against the doorframe.
Jack went insane.