Disclaimer: I totally don't own Torchwood, which kind of sucks. I own Frank. The BBC own Torchwood. I don't own Google either.
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A/N: Not the last chapter like I said before. Sorry, wrote that bit ages ago and then the whole ending changed. Couple more chapters yet. Cathays cemetery is real, I Googled it. :P
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Good-bye Frank.
"Why are we getting a plane again?" Jack sighed this would be the third time he had said this to Ianto.
"Because it's better than driving down to Cardiff and we'll get the S.U.V shipped. Unit is on it as we speak….Also it'll get us quicker to Frank"
Jack peaked at Ianto out of the corner of his eyes to see how Ianto was doing. He seemed fine, Ianto was sitting back in his seat, idly looking out at the countryside as it whizzed past then during take-off.
"Frank would have loved this" Ianto said very quietly. Jack wasn't sure if he had said anything at all, so he kept silent.
"Flying from Edinburgh to Cardiff to see him because it was quicker. Getting the S.U.V flown down too. Yup Frank would have loved it. If I shut my eyes I can see him, laughing at me saying. 'God sake Ianto, you'd think I was important or something' Yes, Frank would have loved this."
Ianto was sitting with his head leaning back against the seat, eyes shut, laughing quietly to himself, and thinking about Frank and all the times they spent together, making music, kissing, and reading comic books. Those were some of the best days of his life, until he met Lisa of course. It hurt Jack to think of Ianto carrying around the secret of his family. Ianto never felt the need to tell him.
'Yan never told me about Lisa either' thought Jack. Yes he felt pain but if this made Ianto happy then who was he to stop it. Jack was glad Ianto was recovering.
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An hour and a half later the touched down in Cardiff. Once they had checked out, they went outside and there was the S.U.V waiting for them. Ianto wanted to ask how Unit got it to Cardiff faster then Jack and him but then again, he didn't want to know that answer. The keys were in the ignition, strange how no one stole it. Still the both got in and Ianto gave Jack directions to Cathays cemetery which was where Frank was.
They arrived a while later, it was mid-afternoon. There were a few people walking about laying flowers and looking at the gravestones. Ianto wasn't quite sure where Frank's grave was. So they separated and began walking up and down each line looking for Frank. Ianto knew roughly what it looked like so Jack sort of knew what he was looking for. Just then there was a sort of yelp from Ianto. Jack ran over to him quick as he could, trying to avoid running on people's graves. When he reached Ianto, Ianto didn't look so good. He was pale white and his bottom lip was trembling.
"Ianto! Yan, what is it? What's wrong? "
Ianto couldn't say anything but pointed at the grave they were stood in front of. Jack didn't want to turn away from Ianto but he had to. Jack turned around slowly. There was a dark grey grave stone. There was a green sort of plant covering it. Jack crouched down and moved the plant aside and there carved into the stone was Frank's name and the date of birth and death.
"Ianto?" Jack whispered. Ianto walked next to jack and sunk to his knees. He had his hands over his face. Jack could tell he was crying again, even if he couldn't see his face.
"Ianto!" A woman's voice shouted from somewhere behind them. Ianto stood up quickly and turned around. He frowned and the woman, clearly trying to remember who she was. Ianto's eyes grew wider as he remembered who she was.
"Mrs Smith!" Ianto shouted back. The woman laughed.
"After all these years you still refuse to call me Maria"
The woman laughed again and so did Ianto this time.
"I suppose I do, Maria" Ianto was smiling at the woman and although she was smiling back there was a sadness in her eyes. Jack stood up slowly and whispered to Ianto.
"Who is she?" Jack said whilst looking at the woman called Maria Smith.
"Oh right, this is Frank's Mam"
"Oh, okay" Was all Jack could say, for once he was lost for words.
"I'll introduce you" Maria had just noticed Jack and Ianto could see the suspicion in her eyes.
Jack and Ianto walked over to Maria. Maria kept looking at Jack.
"Maria Smith, this is my boss, Captain Jack Harkness"
"Jack this is Frank's Mam, Maria Smith" Jack grinned at her, turning on the charm.
"Good after noon Ma'am" he said whilst shaking her hand.
Maria looked a bit at lost for words instead she let go of jack hand and turned to Ianto.
"Not to sound like your nana, but goodness how you've grown. You seem healthy, not as skinny and pale as I seen you 10 years ago."
Ianto nodded. Jack watched Ianto curiously looking for a sign that he should intervene. None came. Maria and Ianto spoke of a while, neither of them mentioning why they were in the cemetery but they all knew why.
"I came to visit……to visit…Frank" Ianto chocked out. Maria looked shocked but she eventually whispered.
"Me too"
"Jack came with me because…well…I couldn't do it alone. It's too painful" Maria nodded; she seemed to understand how that felt.
Maria looked at them both and she half smiled.
"Let's go talk to Frank" she whispered.
Ianto nodded and the three of them walked back towards Frank's grave.
After Jack was "introduced", both Maria and Ianto spoke to Frank's gravestone. They told stories of the past.
"Oh!" Maria said suddenly breaking a morbid silence that fallen between them.
"Jack will have never seen Frank"
Ianto shook his head.
"No, he hasn't"
"Hmmmm" agreed Maria whilst she rooted about in her large shopping bag.
"I always look at pictures of Frank when I come here. I have ones with you and Frank too"
Ianto groaned.
"Great" he said sarcastically. Maria pulled out a large photo-album, it had a patch work effect pattern on it and Ianto called jack over from the bench he was sitting on. Jack hadn't wanted to get in the way.
The first page showed a young boy, about the age of 5, in a paddling pool outside. Maria pointed top where she was sun-bathing in the back-ground. It had been Frank's father who had taken this shortly before he had died in a car accident. Frank was grinning happily, splashing about in the photograph. It had faded a bit but you could still see the colours. Frank had large chocolate brown eyes, his skin was naturally pale and his grin was large, showing off most of his teeth. Frank had lots of dark brown hair, it looked almost black, it was waved slightly and it stopped just below his ears.
The next few photographs saw Frank getting older and some school ones.
Then another boy appeared in them. He had chin length, straight brown hair. His eyes were bright blue. He was dressed similarly to the boy Jack recognised as Frank. Maria told him that it was Ianto; it was taken the day before the accident. Both Ianto and Frank were grinning. Ianto had his arm around Frank's waist and Frank had put his arm over Ianto's shoulder. Frank was a bit shorter than Ianto, four inches according to Ianto. The photos showed the progress from the sweet little kid Frank to the authority hating emo Frank. Although from what Jack had heard from both Ianto and Maria, Frank had always been kind and sweet, even if his image showed otherwise.
There were lots of photos of Frank and his family, of Ianto alone and some of Ianto and Frank. There were baby photos, locks of hair from every age of Frank. Frank had been loved from his first day to his last.
They three of them sat looking at photos and talking for an hour and half before Maria looked at her watched and announced she had to go back to work. She looked sad at the prospect of leaving. She looked at Jack and Ianto and with a wistful smile said
"Look after each other, Frank would have wanted you two to be happy. I can see they way you look at each other. You clearly are very much in love. Sometimes I wonder if you and rank were in love. Hmmmm" She stared in the distance, wondering about it again.
"Never mind, what's done is done. Can't change it…no matter how much you want." She muttered the last bit. She hugged Ianto and Jack, smiled wistfully one last time and began walking towards the gates. She was about 10 graves down when Ianto called her.
"Maria!" Ianto shouted after her. She stopped and turned around. Jack wondered what Ianto was doing.
"We were in love, his last words to me ever were I love you" Maria's hand flew to her mouth. She didn't blink for a long time and then with a quick nod, she turned around and began walking towards the gates again. Ianto sighed and sat back down on the hard ground. Jack sat down next to him and held Ianto's hand in his own. Maria had given Ianto a couple of pictures of Frank. Ianto's Mam had burned all of Ianto's when she found out.
"I think we should go" Ianto said, breaking a silence which was 10 minutes long, not that Jack was counting. Jack nodded.
"Only when you feel ready"
"Lets go" Jack walked down a bit and let Ianto have some alone time before heading to...somewhere.
Jack heard Ianto say
"Good-bye Frank. I love you too" before turning around and walking towards Jack. Jack held out his hand for Ianto, which he took and the two of them headed towards the gates and to the S.U.V to go anywhere they wanted really.
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A/N: For once I'm happy with a chapter. Yeah!! Please read and review?
Love Sam x