[Hello everyone, I told you I'd update quickly to make up for the criminally short last chapter. Just a quick note to say that one of our wonderful little family here, 'Rachy Babes' has written a story called 'Wanted' it's another OC and it's really good with quite a few surprises dotted throughout. I really recommend it.]

Remember the times
together we swore, never give up this life
still hanging on, still going strong
here I belong

The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life

Fragments: part 1

'So, gun's blazing or guns waving?' Owen asked as they pulled closer to the warehouse.

Winter rolled her eyes and looked to Jack in the front seat.

'Waving, I don't want this to turn into a bloodbath for no reason.'

'Besides,' she added, 'you'd probably end up shooting one of us.'

Owen glared at her. Jack stopped and they jumped out of the car heading towards the large imposing building. Pip sniffed the air and settled on her shoulder as Ianto walked past her on the phone.

'Gwen, I've texted you the location, it's appearing as four or five signs of life. Defiantly non-human. Get here as soon as you can.'

Owen walked in front of Winter cutting her off. She frowned but let him talk to Jack, she was more of a backup line anyway, if she wondered in first she'd most likely get shot.

'So are we sure they're not weevils?' Owen asked, Tosh shook her head.

'Don't think so, different energy patterns, can't make sense of it. Not a species we've encountered before.'

Owen smiled as though faking that he was looking forward to the meeting. 'Well let's hope they're friendly then.'

Jack stopped and sent Owen and Ianto further around the other side. Winter took a deep breath and followed Tosh into the building these first meetings always gave her a bad feeling. She followed slowly, watching as they darted this way and that checking for life. There was something wrong, it was too quiet. She would at least expect breathing, or rustle of fabric maybe even footsteps. But there was nothing to indicate anyone was here. Tosh had stopped up ahead. She approached but there was defiantly something wrong, there was no way Tosh would be that still with her gun lowered and her joints locked.

Winter looked at Pip and motioned to the window. The monkey leapt away just as an explosion rocked the building and pushed her backwards. The last thing she felt was something heavy collapse onto her chest.

TTT

It was all getting a bit much in there. Anwen was ill and had been all night. Throwing up every few minutes and spouting gibberish. They'd settled her down in the warmest corner of the warehouse and tucked her under several blankets, monitoring the situation and hoping they didn't need to take her off to a hospital. She was trying to stay out of the way of her foster parents and the moment she walked into a hospital she'd be right back with them. No kid ever went into the hospital and came back to the warehouse. She pulled a disgusted face and sighed, pushing herself off the wall she had been leaning on. A walk might clear her head.

The plaza was populated by a steady trickle of people on their way to work or early morning shopping. She spent ten minutes just staring at them all. Normal people with normal lives. So boring and yet, she wanted to join them. She wanted security, she wanted a place to call home and most of all she didn't want the responsibility of looking after twenty or so kids. Lucy or no Lucy she was struggling. The girl was the only thing keeping her together and she was three years younger, but she was a god send with the others. Always ready to help out here and there.

God she was starving. A Japanese woman was heading towards the fountain, she'd have to pass her by. Nemo got up and followed two tourists towards her before darting out at the last minute and bumping into her. The woman dropped her bag on the floor and several brown paper files fell out onto the floor. Nemo helped her up, carefully slipping her hand into her bag and lifting her purse.

'Oh, God sorry,' she stammered, adopting a convincing welsh accent.

The woman smiled at the papers as she collected them, 'No damage done.'

Before she could look up Nemo smiled and rushed off in the opposite direction heading around the corner and flicking the purse open. Only a twenty pound note. She sighed and headed into the nearest café leaving four minutes later with a large sandwich and some coffee. The castle wasn't too far away so she decided to head for it and settle herself in the park nearby under a tree. The sandwich only lasted moments before she'd scoffed it but the coffee was hot so she held it in her hands feeling the warmth soak into her skin.

'I hope you're enjoying that cause I'm pretty sure Tosh would want you too.'

She jumped and looked up at the tall man before her. She'd seen him before. Normally around the plaza. Mid thirties, old fashioned taste in clothing, American accent.

'Hello,' he waved and sat down next to her leaning against the tree before continuing. 'Captain Jack Harkness, and you're Nemo.'

She eyed him warily deciding to keep the Welsh accent for now.

'How do you know that.'

'I met a girl, on a bridge, knew a bit about you.'

'Oh really?'

'Really. Seriously, are you going to drink that or do I have to tell Tosh her cash went to waste? That's the name of the lady you stole the purse from.'

She blushed and looked away. 'Are you going to tell the police?' she asked.

He looked at her and shook his head. 'If.'

She sighed. She should have known there would have been conditions.

'You help me out.'

She shook her head and got up. 'In your dreams.' Walking away from the castle she felt him jog up beside her.

'Not like that. I need to find someone, some-thing, and I have a feeling you'll find it quicker than I will.'

She looked down at the coffee and then up at his face. 'What sort of thing?'

He grinned. 'Drink up. It's going to be a long night.'

TTT

She couldn't believe she was doing this, it was one in the morning and she was heading up towards the main road. A figure joined her and she nodded in recognition. 'Two minutes ago, round the corner from here.' She told him.

'You sure?'

She shook her head. 'Hey, I don't even believe it's a real thing, why would I be certain of where it is.' It wasn't difficult keeping the welsh accent up, she'd lived here long enough.

He grinned and they took off along the road, heading around the corner. The man watched bemused as she stopped and scaled the side of a shop, hopping from roof to roof. He frowned but shook his head and took off, following her shadowy figure through the night.

When she came to a stop he paused. She slid down the overhang of one of the shops and pointed towards the ally. 'This one.'

Jack nodded and took out a gun. She frowned but followed him, carefully keeping her distance in case this was just a plan to get her alone. She heard a scuffle from the end and a shout as a huge creature barrelled towards her. Without thinking she stuck her leg out and the creature went flying. The man flew out of the alley and leapt onto the creatures back, wrestling its hands into cuffs. She stared, shocked. They weren't hands, they were paws!

Jack straightened up and beckoned her forwards. The light from the street lamps hit its face which was covered in soft smooth fur. A tail curled around one leg. Slowly she edged closer to the cat creature. It hissed and spat at Jack, struggling. It walked like a man, it was dressed like a man but it…wasn't a man. She couldn't stop herself from reaching out a hand and the creature backed away slightly.

Jack held its arms tight. 'I wouldn't, if I were...'

Persistent as she was she reached back behind the creatures ears and gently scratched, it froze then started to gently purr and moved its head to the side a bit so she could reach further back. 'What….I mean who…I mean…' she trailed off lamely.

'It's alien. I told you. And do you mind not doing that, he's getting a little friendly and I don't like to fraternize with prisoners, at least not the ones feeding off sewer rats.'

She pulled her hand back sharply and the purring stopped. Jack led them back towards their meeting place and she noticed the large car parked at the side of the road. He opened the boot and guided the cat-man inside snapping it closed after him and turning back to her. 'Well, thank you for that Nemo.'

She smiled and he turned to get into the car.

'So you don't want this back then?'

Jack snapped around and stared at her in shock. Partially because of the secret smile on her face, partially because of the sudden change in accent from Welsh to English and partially because of the purse she held in her hand. 'I always keep them. Try and give them back if I can, leave them at addresses or work places. Bump into them and slip it back in their pocket.' He took the item from her hand.

'Why.'

She shrugged.

'No really, why?'

She smiled sadly and turned to leave. 'Open it.'

He watched her go and opened Toshiko's purse. Right at the front was a picture. A family snap taken in a restaurant, a large group of Japanese people, young and old, all bunched in, leaning on the table and grinning at the camera. Jack smiled and put the wallet into his pocket, he had an idea.

TTT

This was all so weird, two days ago she'd been sitting in a dirty broken building with nothing to do but read or steal some more clothes as the nights got colder, but now? Now she was sitting in a strange, cavernous room, with people she was still not totally accustomed too, as they rushed around in front of her.

There was a cough from the side and she looked up to find the receptionist smiling at her. 'Coffee?' he asked.

She shook her head and gripped the sofa beneath her. He nodded and backed off, skirting around the woman from before, what was her name? T, something beginning with T.

'Tosh have you got a stapler?'

That was it! Tosh. Thank heavens for the git named Owen.

'Yeah on my desk, I want it back though.'

Owen rolled over in his chair and stapled his report before wheeling over to Jack's office and throwing the file through the door.

The cog door rolled open and the other woman appeared, Sophie, Sue, Suzanne, no, Suzie, walked inside.

'Morning.' Winter greeted, trying to be friendly.

Suzie walked straight past her without a glance.

'Ok then,' she murmured and bit her lip. For another hour she sat on the side and watched her new co-workers walking past until she thought her mind may actually just curl up and die. Without another word she got up and walked out of the hub.

'Sonotalady': I'm sorry it was too short but originally there wasn't going to be anything there at all, besides, this one should make up for it a bit. Especially as it's posted so soon after. Yes she will end up with someone eventually but I refuse to give any more clues than I already have :) it would spoil all the surprises I've written. However I will say that she wouldn't touch Gray and as for John I think she likes him but more as a friend than a lover.

'The Small But Powerful One': Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy this one as much

'Rachy Babes': Poor old Jack, he probably wouldn't have ruined the moment if he knew it was happening but unfortunately he's only human and he just sort of blundered in. It's way too easy to fall for Ianto, I think that might be why lots of people were intent on Jack dating Ianto right from the start of the first series. He said one line, 'Careful, that's harassment sir.' And everyone fainted with admiration. I hope you enjoy 'Fragments'.