AN- I don't Own Torchwood, as you can tell, for this story is missing it's Aliens and Immortality xD

Massive thank you to all of those who have reviewed this story so far, and for all your encouragement and support. This chapter is dedicated to all of you.

Special thanks to my Fabulous beta Rietta for her endless encouragement, the banter and the straight jacket to lock up my muse.

Dare Count- 2 (No new dare in this chapter xD)

The Panto is based on the Cardiff Robin Hood on that ran 2009/2010.

Chapter 10- Dw i'n dy garu di Cariad.

November 1999

"Matador starts on 31st March next year, Jack."

Jack nodded his head. "I know; this is the fourth time you've told me in as many weeks," he smiled back at the producer for Phantom.

"Sorry. It's just, with you going back to Cardiff, I want to be sure you know when to be back."

Jack smiled. "I'll have to be back late February early March for preps anyway."

The producer, Suzie Costello, smiled and nodded. "See, I should trust you."

"Yes, you should. Whether you do or not is up to you."

"Well, with how the press are with me…" Suzie laughed.

"Ah yes, the whole 'they keep killing Suzie' joke."

Suzie grinned. "They really hate me."

Jack laughed. "I've been lucky."

"You'll get it one day."

Jack smiled. "I'm going to be laying low in Cardiff."

"Oh aye? New guy?"

Jack laughed and then smiled fondly, a look that didn't go unnoticed by Suzie. "He's something special Suzie; I think he might be it."

Suzie smiled and gave Jack and kiss on the cheek. "Then why are you here talking to me? Go to him now!"

"...'There's not whitewash at the white house'," Ianto declared as he looked around the class of fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds. "Do any of you know who said it?"

The class around him looked blank. He sighed and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. What with the Christmas holidays coming closer and expecting Jack any night now his nerves were shot to pieces: he'd missed Jack something chronic.

"No one?" he asked, looking round at the students.

A voice from the doorway startled the students into turning around. "President Nixon wasn't it?"

Ianto turned to the door and he smiled. Standing there in jeans, a polo shirt and a leather jacket was Jack Harkness. Next to him stood the Headmaster, but it was Jack who had spoken.

"It was, Mr Harkness."

"Always did have a memory for lines."

Ianto smiled. "I would hope so, with your job."

Jack grinned at the students. "Are you going to listen to what he's teaching you, or are you going just sit there and looking like you'd rather be elsewhere? You guys chose to take the subject, Mr Jones didn't force you."

The students sat up straighter all of a sudden and Jack continued, shooting Ianto a wink. "I won't be here to save you all the time- and the Christmas holidays won't come any quicker if you just sit there moping!"

The students looked at Ianto guiltily before nodding. "Yes sir!" they chorused.

Jack smiled. "Good," he aimed his next comment at Ianto. "I'll be in the staff room with Rhys...excuse me, 'Mr Williams'... when you're done."

Ianto smiled and nodded. "See you there."

As Jack backed away his smile widened when he heard" You see Jack, Mr Jones?" Ianto's response of "we are rather close." forced Jack to keep his laughter quiet as they walked past the rest of the classrooms.

"How long have you been together now?" the headmaster asked with a small laugh.

Jack grinned. "Officially around four months, but we were dating from five months ago."

"You've been good for him."

Jack raised his eyebrows. "I have?"

The Headmaster smiled as he opened the door to the staff room. "I've never seen him so happy. That's the only reason I let you interrupt his class, which normally I never would have allowed, since it's not good for either him or the kids. Plus, you know, it's bad manners."

Jack smiled as the door to the staff room opened half and hour later and Ianto walked in. There was only Rhys, himself and now Ianto in there, so Ianto dumped his stuff on a chair and collapsed onto Jack's lap, turning and kissing him on the lips.

"God I've missed you."

Jack smiled. "Bet I missed you more."

Ianto smiled and kissed him again, before clambering of Jack's lap and sitting on the chair next to him. "I'm so glad today's over with."

"Yup," Rhys agreed. "It's been one of those days."

Jack smiled. "I spent most of it on the M4."

Ianto smiled. "Was the traffic bad?"

"Nah, I avoided the rush hour."

Ianto smiled and patted Jacks leg. "Let's go. If I stay here, I'll be here all weekend and I really don't want to be."

Jack pouted. "Aww, but Ianto, you know I have a school fetish! I always wanted to fuck a handsome history teacher over the headmaster's desk…"

Ianto snorted. "Behave Jack."

Jack smiled and stood up, pulling Ianto with him. "We'll see you around Rhys?"

"Yeah, there's a rugby match on Saturday night, if you want to go and watch it in the pub?"

Jack turned to Ianto, who nodded. "Sure, just text us the time and place and we'll be there."

Christmas Eve. Pantomime 5.00pm

Jack smiled as Ianto laughed. The man on stage, Will Scarlett, was walking back and forth smiling and calling out at random intervals "Oggy, oggy oggy," to which the audience would shout in return "Oi Oi Oi!".

"Nope, there's still something not right…" Will grinned. "Okay, the first four rows on this side." He stood on the right side of the theatre. "OGGY OGGY OGGY!" he called out.

"Oi Oi OI!" the audience chanted back, laughing.

"No, no, okay, just the second row back."

Jack and Ianto cracked up laughing, both glad they were in the third row.

"OGGY, OGGY, OGGY!"

"OI OI OI!"

"AH-HA!" Will cried. "What's your name?" he asked, pointing at the man sat directly in front of Ianto.

"Eugene."

"Right, Eugene, you're going to be a big part of this show."

At that moment Robin ran on stage. "Will...What are you doing?"

Will pointed in the direction of the audience. "I'm recruiting more Merry Men. They know the chant and everything."

"Oh, can I have a go?"

"Sure!"

Robin, a gorgeous-looking man with sparkling blue eyes and perfect teeth, turned to the audience. "OGGY OGGY OGGY!"

"OI OI OI!"

"Oh, they're brilliant Will!"

"I know!"

It was some time later, when the audience were still laughing, that Ianto managed to lean over to Jack. "Having fun?"

"You know I am."

Ianto smiled and kissed Jack quickly before turning back to the stage, where Robin was teaching the Merry Men to be soldiers.

"Put your wood over your shoulder!"

Ianto looked at Jack as the both of them, and indeed the entire audience, erupted into the laughter. Robin looked at the audience in a shocked manner and cried, trying not to laugh: "This is NOT that kind of show!" causing the audience to laugh even louder. This in turn caused Robin to drop his wood as he too fell into hysterical laughter.

During the interval, Ianto turned to Jack and kissed him solidly on the lips. "Jack, thank you, this is so much fun!"

Jack smiled. "I got asked to be in this one." He shrugged his shoulders.

Ianto's eyes widened. "Why didn't you?"

"Phantom finished too late. I wouldn't have been able to be at the practices, or work with the cast beforehand."

"Ah. Still, would you do panto?" Ianto asked curiously.

Jack laughed slightly. "Oh yes I would."

Ianto giggled and kissed Jack again. Jack met him halfway, but kept it clean- it was a kids show, after all.

"Who were you asked to play?"

"Robin."

Ianto laughed. "Tights?"

Jack grinned. "Oh yes."

Ianto laughed and smiled as the lights went down and the audience settled again as the curtains went up.

"Boots don't sell boots, Currys don't sell curries, and Selfridges don't sell fridges. And the Virgin Megastore was a huge disappointment!"

Jack laughed hard along with the rest of the audience. He hadn't laughed so much in a good while. He glanced over at Ianto, the man he knew he was in love with. Maybe tonight he'd get the courage to tell him that. He might not be able to forgive himself, but he didn't want to push Ianto away: that was the last thing he wanted. He smiled softly.

"Boots don't sell boots!"

"Don't start that again!"

Jack was broken out of his reverie by Ianto, who had let out a little snort he was laughing so hard.

It was, however, Robin Hood's proposal to Maid Marion that Jack would always claim to be his favourite moment, as much as Ianto would insist that Robin correcting Achew's 'fairy' pose was the best.

Robin dropped to one knee in front of Marion, before spinning from one knee to the other before he stopped, looked at the audience and noticed the confused looks on their faces."I'm turning." he stated matter-of- factly.

After the show was finished, they waited for the theatre to empty out a little bit before making their exit.

"They really played off the lead actor's sexuality," Ianto commented with a smile. (Can't say 'main character's', because Robin was straight. Although… the way John played him, I'd say he was bi. Bi, with a 'lil bit of a thing for Will Scarlett. "Will! Come and join us!" "…" "If you'll just let me finish my line!"- God I love John! *dreamy stare* Ok Bry, focus… you are beta'ing, you are not drooling over John. *spots picture of John* Oh, damn it!)

Jack laughed. "I know, it made for a good panto though; best I've seen in years."

Ianto raised an eyebrow. "And when was the last time you went to a pantomime?"

Jack flushed. "1982," he confessed.

Ianto grinned and allowed Jack to kiss him.

Bute Park was quiet, lit only by the moonlight and the small lanterns that illuminated the pathways. Jack and Ianto, hands intertwined, walked through the park, a comfortable silence between them. They had decided to give the traffic time to calm down before heading back to Caerphilly.

Jack pulled Ianto against him and kissed his forehead. "Did you enjoy it?"

"You know I did Jack."

Jack smiled and nodded in satisfaction. He had never seen Ianto like that; but then, he hadn't seen much of Ianto altogether. Sighing contently, he looked across at him and smiled, causing Ianto to smile back and lean in to plant a chaste kiss on Jack's lips.

Ianto stopped and held a hand up to Jack. "Listen."

Jack smiled and listened. In the distance they could hear familiar 'big band' music.

"Déjà vu," Ianto smiled.

Jack laughed and pulled Ianto flush against him. "Not completely, there's no rain."

Ianto smiled and chuckled slightly. "And you've not sung."

"I'm sure we can fix that," Jack laughed.

"Can we?"

Jack grinned. "Yup, we certainly can."

"Prove it."

"Are you challenging me, Mr Jones?"

"Well..." Ianto smiled. "Maybe."

Smiling, Jack heard the music change and felt his breathing hitch as he recognised the song. Pulling Ianto closer to him, if that was even physically possible, he hid his face in Ianto's hair and swayed them back and forth. He kissed the soft skin just below Ianto's ear and brought himself round to kiss him on the lips. Brushing his tongue over Ianto's lips, he was granted access immediately. He deepened the kiss for a moment, before pulling back and running his hand down Ianto's cheek and arm 'til he had grasped his hand and put it against their chests.

"You'd be so easy to love; so easy to idolize, all others above… So worth the yearning for; so swell to keep all the home fires burning for..." Jack sang quietly, his eyes never moving from Ianto's. He felt Ianto's breathing hitch and smiled quietly as the music in the distance finished. "Dw i'n dy garu di." Jack whispered gently, kissing Ianto chastely on the lips.

Ianto jerked back and searched Jack's eyes for any sign of insincerity before a dazzling smile broke out across his face.

"Rwy'n dy garu di hefyd Cariad."

Under the moonlight, the music drifting in gently from a distance, Jack felt a weight lift of his chest and he kissed Ianto gently. Ianto felt the difference in the kiss immediately and he smiled into it, pouring his heart and soul into it. If Jack could tell him how he felt in a kiss, why couldn't he?

Dw i'n dy garu di= I love you.

Rwy'n dy garu di hefyd Cariad= I love you too, my love.

Cara'Ch= Love you (Another way in welsh that Jack starts to use after this chapter.)