Against All Odds (Next Chapter to All at Once)
Disclaimer: Torchwood (RTD) Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
I put a sleeping pill in your coffee cause I knew you’d try to stop me.” Jack just looked up at him "Don't go" Ianto leaned down and kissed him one last time. Jack put his head down on the desk and fell asleep. Ianto stood stroking Jack's hair "Goodbye Jack" Ianto turned to leave as he was walking away he reached into his mouth and pulled out the pill putting it back into his pocket. He may not have him anymore but he'd be damned if he gave up those memories he just needed Jack to believe he had taken it. Ianto left the tourist ofiice never looking back; if there was one thing he learned from Torchwood it was how to disappear.
How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do is watch you leave Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears You're the only one who really knew me at all.
The next day Jack jolted awake screaming "IANTO!” Oh God what did I do. Jack dropped his head to hands and began to cry. I can't believe I let some twisted fascination with Gwen ruin this. The memories began to crash around him. The first time they met did he really attack the Weevil with a tree branch? The orgasmic coffee outside the office the next day, and who can forget catching Myfanwy he offered her chocolate what woman can resist chocolate Jack snorted to himself as this thought came. Oh god when he caught me after I fell and then rolling around on that floor. The way he ate with a napkin tucked under his chin so nothing would spill on his suits. Not that Ianto Jones would do something as mundane as spilling on oneself. The fight he put up for Lisa no matter how I threatened him, he stood his ground and his courage to remain at Torchwood after. Our time with the cannibals how he had saved Tosh and the nightmares that followed after, him in my arms as he cried and told me about them. By this time Jack was sobbing but the memories wouldn't stop. When he held me as I cried over losing Estelle and for having to give Jasmine to the Fairies. Everyone else hated me and he just held me and told me how I had no other choice one for millions it was the only thing I could have done. The first time they had made love because for all of Jack's assine behavior he realizes now that's what it had been along. How Ianto gave himself fully and completely each time they were together.
So take a look at me now, oh there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Ooh take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've got to face.
Jack stood up, wiped his face, and walked out of his office heading downstairs. There was something different around the computers, walking between everyone’s stations trying to determine what that was. Jack got to Ianto's and noticed everything was gone, well of course it would be he was leaving but there was something else bugging Jack he walked back over to Tosh's station and that's when he realized the picture Tosh had next to her computer of her and Ianto from New Years was gone. "Oh god he wouldn't."
I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why You're the only one who really knew me at all.
Jack clicked through the CCTV feed on Tosh's computer looking for when Ianto left the hub. Finally finding what he was looking for he hit play. Ianto walked out the tourist door when he stopped looked directly at the camera, Jacked zoomed in on Ianto's face he was saying something "I Love You Jack, Always Will.” Then the feed began to get all snowy "NO, NO, NO" Jack screamed punching buttons on the keyboard trying to bring the video back up. “No please don't do this" Jack sobbed.
So take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Now take a look at me now, cos there's just an empty space.
Jack searched through all the videos but anything that could've had Ianto on it had been deleted. "Damn you Ianto you can't do this, you can't take the only thing I have of you away from me!” But it was too late it was all gone he would only have his memories for the centuries to come. Jack cried harder.
But to wait for you, is all I can do and that's what I've got to face Take a good look at me now, cos I'll still be standing here And you coming back to me is against all odds It's the chance I've gotta take Take a look at me now
Exhausted Jack went back up to his office, sat down in his chair, and opened his drawer looking for the bourbon. Where the bottle should have been he found a disc. His hands started to shake as he reached in and took it out; carefully he loaded it into his computer. Ianto's beautiful face filled his screen.” Drowning your pain won't help Jack.” God it was scary how well he knows me.” Jack as I'm sure you discovered I have deleted all video of me but after doing this I decided to be selfish so this disc contains memories of us. Pictures and videos because I want you to remember me Jack Harkness. I want you to see what you threw away and how much I love you.” Jack was crying but he had a smile on his face as he watched the videos. Ianto had put everything on their including the times they were alone down in his bunker. After it was over he played it again just sitting there studying Ianto's face. "How could I have been so blind not to see how he felt it was so clearly written all over his face but being the self absorbed twat I missed it.” After it had finished playing for a third time Jack sat back in his chair, he could remember it was possible to break Recon Gwen had done it and Ianto's mind was a hell of lot stronger than hers. Thinking of Gwen, Jack groaned what am I going to about her. "Well I'm just going to have to Recon the last month from her and Rhys and put those two back together as it should have been. Thank god he had never done more than kiss her. That decided Jack watched his video again feeling more and more optimistic about the future. He would give Ianto time to remember him and Torchwood and then he would go out into the world and find him for himself because no matter what happened he would never give up on Ianto again!
A/N: This is the end for now, I might add to it later after I get the other stories out of my head but I'm really happy with this conclusion. Oh who am I kidding I can't keep them apart
P.S. Of course Ianto made a copy for himself :)