CJ and Tarn lamented the end of school holidays and stomped off to school with mutters of doom.
"What's the problem?" Jack asked Ianto as they watched them go.
"Too cool for school?" Ianto shrugged and Jack snorted.
CJ and Tarn waited until they were around the corner and shrugged off their school blazers.
"Where to?" CJ asked as he walked backwards and Tarn laughed.
"Maybe we should go to school" Tarn frowned and CJ grimaced.
"We don't have to be there until second period, the newbies will still be bitching about the changes, like one school term has made them bloody experts" CJ growled.
"Come on, we were newbies once" Tarn grinned, "You know second term is a bitch when they learn that the classrooms change."
"Well, we were never as snivelly as they probably are right now," CJ pouted, "Let's hang back and let them get their bearings."
Tarn was about to answer when he suddenly stopped walking.
CJ turned to see what he was looking at and saw Tarn's father storming towards hem.
"Knew they'd have to let you out sooner or later you little prick" he snarled as he made a grab for Tarn.
"Get the fuck away from my Tarn!" CJ yelled as he swung his school bag, feeling grim satisfaction when his laptop connected with the man's shin.
Tarn grabbed CJ by the hand and yelled for them to run but his father grabbed him by his schoolbag and yanked him off his feet.
"No" CJ screamed as he struggled with the bastard, punching out at him.
CJ heard feet pounding closer and looked up as his Tad got to them. Tarn's forgotten lunchbox became a weapon as Ianto swung with a snarl of rage.
The lunchbox connected with his head, hurling him back and releasing his grasp of the boys.
Ianto fingered his comms inserted in his ear, as he had been heading to work with Jack once the house was secure, finding the lunchbox on the counter a surprise, "Jack, code red with the boys."
He followed it up with a kick to the son of a bitch's gut and then dropped a knee onto his chest.
Tarn stood gaping with open shock as Ianto proceeded to punch the shit in the face repeatedly.
The SUV screamed around the corner and Jack flew from it, grabbing his snarling husband and wrestling him off the bloody pulp.
"Touched my boys, fucker ...he touched my boys" Ianto raged, trying to get another solid boot in.
Jack hugged Ianto tight as he shook with rage and soothed him until he regained some decorum.
"Sorry about that" Ianto shot his bloody cuffs and squared his shoulders.
A second SUV screamed up and Owen fell from the driver's seat with a soft curse and then motioned for the young man who was laughing from the other side to get the groaning mess.
"Fuck! Ya pummelled him, Sir" the man spluttered as he prodded at him with his foot.
"Feed him to the fucking weevils" Ianto snarled and Jack soothed him some more.
CJ took Tarn into his arms and soothed him as well, watching as young Jenkins hefted the man to his feet and shoved him into the boot of the SUV.
Owen examined the two boys and stroked CJs cheek as he asked him if he was OK.
"Yes Unka Owie" CJ whispered and Owen huffed.
"You want him gone?" Owen asked softly.
"I want him retconned back to infancy, I want …" Ianto roared and Jack hushed him and dragged him back towards Black Beauty.
"I'll kill him" Ianto said softly, "Just let me kill him, no one will miss him, poor cow will enjoy the quiet house."
"I love you tiger, come on now" Jack laughed, "Put those claws away."
"When he's gone and my babies are safe I will fucking calm down" Ianto spoke slowly and Jack nodded.
"OK Hon." Jack agreed, "He's gone!"
Owen huffed softly as he climbed into the SUV and nodded his agreement.
Fucker was gone!