20

"Taddy what do you mean you broke my jeep?" Kara screamed shrilly down the phone as she had snatched it from Willem before Ianto could disconnect.

Gino, me and couple of others came into town to get a few things. While we were here there was an accident … I am fine, was not hurt love … the jeep was collateral damage" Ianto was calm, it oozed down the line and he heard her exasperated sigh as she accepted his words. Not really a lie, right? He decided to sweeten the deal "Besides Cariad, bound to be something in the vehicle pool you want to test drive?"

Silence.

Then a sharp intake of breath followed by a Harkness chuckle that told him someone was going to find an empty spot.

The other problem was coming closer, the squealing of breaks alerting him and he resisted the urge to growl as his beloved Austin Martin came hurtling along the road to screech to a halt. Ianto closed the call and took a deep breath knowing the real shit was going to hit the fan if this was not handled just right.

"Holy shit Brian, that's one hell of a mess" Jack said as he clambered out to look at the damage and Ianto was glad he had stopped on the good side of the Jeep, then he remembered a fraction too late that the sheriff was a bit slow.

"You should see the girl's jeep. Pure write off, they got slammed like a tornado hit them" Brian said as he pointed to Ianto and Gino who was face palming as Ianto smiled weakly and waved.

Jack saw Ianto's furtive glances as the Were to tell him to keep silent so he walked a slow circuit of the jeep then came back to stand before Ianto, his eyes checking him over as his fists clenched at his sides.

"I am fine, not a scratch" Ianto said slowly, "Gino protected me and we are fine. Those poor people in the diner didn't fare as well I can't stand the smell so I've not gone near but there were two distinct booms. The first blew out, then the gas tanks went up."

"I agree" Gino took his cue, "The first was fanning out across the street, not up like you would expect a fire. The second one consumed."

Jack turned to focus on the burning building and he slid off the Great Coat to drape it on the hood of the car then he walked towards the diner.

"Jack, it's too…..hot" Brian turned to Ianto who shrugged and rolled his eyes, the Captain disappearing in the smoke. He returned with a body in his arms and dropped it, gong back in several times then to everyone's glee he came hurtling out with a young boy in his arms covered in a wet t-shirt.

"Quick, he was in the toilet when it happened, was too scared to come out thank the gods or the smoke would have got him" Jack thrust the boy at someone and dropped to his knees, hacking and coughing as the smoke finally got to him.

"Come on, the bar" Ianto demanded and Gino hoisted Jack up under the arms, another Were Ianto vaguely recalled was called Heather or something helped move him to the now empty bar as everyone stood watching the flames.

"Shit what do you need?" Emma asked as she took the glasses from a table and ushered them to sit.

"I need a good sharp knife, some towels and for you to look away for a sec" Ianto said as he knelt to open Jack's shirt, the coughing now dry rasping as his lungs started to fail him. Brian had followed them in and was watching the She-Ware pull Ianto's coat around herself in human form.

"Here love, this one?" Emma offered a large sharp blade and Ianto grunted, nodding and he looked Jack in the eye as he leaned in to kiss him.

"I love you" Jack rattled and Ianto crooned as he plunged the knife in, the Weres jumping as Brian covered his mouth with his hand.

Ianto held him as he died.

Then he calmly sat the body back in the chair and started to wipe the blood off the now bare chest.

Jack roared back, grasping for Ianto like something was after him, clutching him as he shook and snarled at death. Then he stood and buttoned up the shirt and looked around, "Right. I need all the CCTV… hang on. Tosh can get that right?"

"Yes, I will effort that" Ianto muttered as he reached for the phone, calling the AI and then sitting as his hands started to shake.

Kai somersaulted and kicked violently, not liking all that adrenalin either.

Ianto knew it was time to call it a day.

He wasn't safe right now, this was clearly not an accident.

These bloody time agents needed another fright?

This tiger was sick of his tail getting grabbed at, that's for sure.