Heh heh... well....erm...I guess seeing as all of you are staring wildly at me and holding meat cleavers and machine guns you're not too happy am I right? I AM SO SORRY! I had writers' block, then mocks, then my birthday and I guess...well nothing got written. I decided to put this up early although it's not quite as long as i wanted it to be, so that you might forgive me. pwease? enjoy and continue to review- i promise to try harder next time. x


Ianto backed up against the wall behind him. Blood spilled out onto the pavement as yet another body was tossed to the floor. He felt like screaming, but his throat had closed up and it wasn't like there was anyone to help him anyway. He'd been spotted. Two girls- probably around sixteen or seventeen- were approaching him, their arms shaking in anger and blood trickling down their legs.

"Please don't fucking hurt me!" Ianto screamed desperately, finding his voice. Panic was surrounding him, he knew this must be the end. If he got a even a tiny bit of their blood or saliva on him…it was over.

He cowered further and further against the wall, sliding to the floor and wrapping his legs around himself for protection. This was it. He was going to die. He hoped he'd be remembered as a hero at torchwood; but he doubted it. Hiding a cyberman in the basement and shagging your boss didn't exactly scream valour.

The girls were so close now that Ianto could hear their shallow breathing.

"Stop looking at us so funny!" the closest one screamed at Ianto. "We funny to you or something?!"

"No, I…"

"Do you find us amusing, or odd looking?"

"No I never said…"

"You fucking liar!" screamed the other girl jumping at Ianto furiously.

Ianto raised his arms to cover his face and cried out desperately;

"JACK!"


The SUV lurched round the corner so violently that it almost sent Owen flying out the window.

"Jack, will you fucking slow down or you're going to kill us all!" Gwen snarled angrily.

"I don't take orders from you Gwen-I'm-all-heart-Cooper!" Jack snapped back with equal aggression. "It's your carelessness that put us in this situation!"

"What are you talking about?!"

"If you hadn't wandered off to god knows where we'd be Romania by now and Ianto would be snuggling up to me on the sofa with a cup of his gorgeous coffee!"

"Oh yea, Mr Captain Cheesy, blame it on everyone else cos he's too ashamed to admit that it was his mistake that lost Ianto, not mine!"

"Would you SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Jack almost crashed the SUV from the shock of being yelled at (and sworn at) by Tosh.

"Jesus Tosh…" Owen grinned and Jack swerved round yet another corner. "You got guts girl…"

Tosh raised an eyebrow at him but smiled.

"HERE!" Jack squealed the brakes and the SUV lurched to a stop. Gwen, Owen and Tosh were all flung forwards in their seats but Jack had already opened his door and was running towards the small shop faster than he had ever done before.

He ran inside, heart pounding. The shop was a mess; food packets littered the floor around him and there was no-one in sight.

"Well…" Jack noted with a gulp upon spying the pool of red at his feet. "No-one alive."

He ran back outside onto the street and clasped his head in frustration.

"Maybe we'd better ask?" Tosh suggested calmly. "Excuse me…!"

"Tosh…NO!"

Owen flung himself at her to stop her approaching the nearest bystander. Luckily, he paid no attention and continued forward, red eyes glinting.

"Have you lost your mind?!" Owen yelled desperately shaking Tosh. "Don't you remember who these people are now?!"

"I'm sorry…" Tosh muttered, staring at her shoes.

Owen sighed and hugged her to him gently, wrapping a protective arm around her waist. "It's okay."

Jack meanwhile was still holding his head like he thought it might fall off.

"Jack, I'm sure it's okay," Gwen mumbled placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure he's okay. You know Ianto- he'll survive."

Jack shook his head and pinched the top of his nose to stop from screaming. He felt tears well up in his eyes and it had been years since he had cried.

He took off at a slow jog down the now empty street. The jog soon broke into a sprint as Jack felt the tears spring from his eyes and pour down his cheeks.

"IANTO!" he screamed. "YAN!!!!!!"


:( I made Jack cry....bad maria! review please please please! xxxxxxxx