Post by Alexa Raven on Dec 24, 2013 11:41:27 GMT -5
Title: Immortal Beloved
Rating: R, possible NC-17 in later chapters
Fandom: Torchwood
Pairings: Jack/Ianto Tenth/Rose
Type: Alternate Universe
Spoilers/Warnings : Slash, same sex pairing. Sexual situations, coarse language. Reader discretion is advised. You have been warned!
Disclaimers: Everything is copyrighted to the BBC. Nothing belongs to me except the situation I put them into. All images used in this fiction, were made by myself, Alexaviera Raven.
Author's Note:
This chapter is going to be really angst. Sorry in advance but it needs to be written. For more information on my feelings of the characters etc go and look at the thread for Chapter notes. You might be interested to note I am writing a editorial etc for each chapter there too.
Please enjoy and feel free to comment. Thank you and blessed be!
Chapter Six
Cardiff, Wales, Earth
The day was lovely, sunny and peaceful not a single cloud marred the sky as it was full and azure. Gwen Cooper cursed the sky. It should not be clear and sunny, it should be raining and wet. Her friend Ianto was dead. He lay cold in the Thames building. Lain with him she knew was Jack's heart. She had been there when Jack had awakened from death and had seen the way his eyes were clouded. She could see the soul that usually lit them was now dimmed and as he looked at Ianto the light, the fire was gone.
Jack.. Captain Jack Harkness once full of life now reduced to a shattered man before her eyes. He looked away from Ianto and wept. Sure he had tried to comfort her as well but it wasn't her pain that she had been more concerned about. Jack had not spoken she could feel his heavy shaking but not a sound or whine came from the immortals lips.
Once she dared again to look at Jack, he was blank. His face full of tears and eyes with more unshod but his gaze was as if stone. The look in his eyes frightened her. Jack was broken and she knew it. Having worked with him for a few years now she had seen him go through a range of emotions but not this. Bot this stoic emotion.
Ianto was dead and Jack was like a statue. She knew then what she had always suspected in her heart. Jack loved Ianto. It was Ianto who brought with him the life Jack needed. It was Ianto who she could agree, was the heart of the Torchwood team. Ianto who she and Tosh and Owen had taken for granted so many times. Ianto who was loyal to his master. His lover. Gwen could see how much Ianto loved Jack. She saw it also in the immortals eyes when he would look at Ianto. That look of love but always a bit of hesitation mixed in.
She could feel herself becoming nauseous as she had sat there and watched on the monitor in horror as Ianto fell into Jack's arms. She could not hear them but she could see the pain in both. The last kiss Jack gave Ianto before succumbing to his own death from the deadly gas. In that moment she screamed and didn't care. She called Rhys soon after wards and told him Ianto was dead. She waited for him to return before she let out her full grief over it.
Gwen knew that if her grief was as horrible as that, Jacks had to be a million times worse. She knew that it had to be bad. Jack looked at her. Jack who had told her to go. Who had fired her and who had surrendered himself to the Police in exchange for her and Rhys to be safe.
Gwen was brought out of her thoughts as Andy it seemed to Rhys was driving too fast. She looked over at her husband and shook her head. Since she had told him they were expecting their own child, Rhys had tried to be overprotective of her. At least when he could be. If it wasn't for Rhys and his insistence, she would have been at Thames house right beside Ianto and Jack. True she may have been now dead but at least she would have been able to be there to support her team mates. Instead thought she knew it was important she was recording the meeting of the government officials.
This thing was why she was in the car going to Ianto's sister and brother in laws home. This she knew would be difficult but she needed to do it. For Ianto and for Jack as well as to protect if she could what family was left of her fallen comrade.
"Ianto has a sister. Tell her to protect the children at all cost. Not to believe anything that the government says. Keep them safe Gwen do that for me and for Ianto."
These were Jack's final words to her as she and Rhys had been ushered onto a helicopter. Now they were driving with Andy to Rhiannon's home. She felt miserable but also was glad that Ianto had a family. She rubbed her temples as she let out a frustrated groan a moment. Andy was driving slow as Rhys had asked and it was getting on her nerves. She turned to them as they were arguing and retorted.
"Stop the auto. Let me drive. Considering with all the alien tech and things the bloody pill never stood a chance did it?Really I'm pregnant not breakable and besides it's not like it would be a tragedy if the baby wasn't born to begin with! "
As she said this she was angry and she saw Rhys's face fall. He looked at her as if she had kicked their puppy. Gwen closed her eyes a moment and tried to relax. She didn't mean it of course but in that moment her temper had gotten the best of her. Rhys said not another word nor did Andy as they arrived soon to Rhiannon's home. As they walked up to knock on the door, Gwen and Andy and Rhys could hear children's laughter. For a moment it made Gwen feel a little bit happy. Everything that had been happening with the children in the last few days seemed to in that moment be forgotten for a second. Rhys wrapped his arm around her and kissed Gwen's forehead gently. His hand rested on her abdomen gently and she closed her eyes at the motion.
"Hello how may I help you?"
Rhiannon answered the door. Her long hair pulled back in a ponytail and had had a frazzled look about her. Gwen noticed the house had gotten silent as the woman took one look at her and Andy and then Rhys...
"Yes, I'm Gwen Cooper. This is my husband Rhys Williams and our friend Andy Jones. Can we please have a private chat?"
Gwen began as she looked at the woman who in some ways seemed to resemble Ianto and Gwen felt the tears forming again.
Rhiannon sighed but allowed them to come in and the trio who followed were surprised to see a lot of children. As Rhiannon entered, her husband Johnny looked up at her in surprise and soon the adults went to the kitchen. As soon as they were in the kitchen and the door was closed. Gwen took in a calming breath.
"I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your brother Ianto Jones is... He's.. "
Gwen began to break down then and Rhys held her up as Rhiannon seemed to understand and she too began to cry.
"Ianto is what?"
Asked Johnny who had his arm about his wife and looked at the strangers now more in suspicion then curiosity.
"Dead.."
Gwen said in a broken sob.