Tangerine: Chapter 4
Title: Tangerine
Chapter: Four
Words: 1,365
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto, Gwen, Tosh, Owen, OC
Pairings: Ianto/OMC, Jack/Gwen, Eventual!Jack/Ianto
Summary: AU. After Suzy dies again, Jack doesn't go to speak with Ianto.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Violence; gore; mentions of sex
Spoilers: Season 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or any of its characters
Chapter 3
Jack slammed the door of his office and sat at his desk in frustration, putting his head in his hands. It was all over before it had even begun. He was not even quite sure why he was so devastated; lovers came and went all the time, so why was Ianto Jones so special. However, in that moment when he had Gwen and could have taken her right there, he would have traded it in an instant for a cup of coffee with Ianto. The young man had captured his heart in a way that no one had in a very long time.
The only hope he had was the in the look on Ianto's face when he saw him with Gwen. His gaze filled with horror and despair meant that his feelings may have run just as deep as Jack's. It was going to be difficult but Jack was determined to set things right. He was not surprised when Ianto had the lunch delivered and took the rest of the day off; he would have done the same thing, if he had anywhere to go. Instead, he drank.
By the time evening came around, the rest of the team had left and he was pissed enough to decide to visit Ianto. Knowing he could not possibly drive, Jack called a taxi to take him to the flat he had always dreamed of visiting but could never work up the courage to do so. Once he arrived, he had the driver park across the road as he stepped out and waited to see some sign that the young man was home. What he did notice was an even younger man approaching the flat. When the door opened, Ianto appeared looking adorable in a white apron.
Jack's stomach was in knots knowing that Ianto was spending the evening with another man, perhaps the same man as the night before. However, when the light from inside the flat illuminated the man's face, Jack's heart leapt. Turning to the driver, Jack grabbed his shoulder and sloppily asked, "Did you see that?"
The driver endured the bizarre conduct because the drunken American had been throwing money at him since he entered the cab. He quickly shook his head to the question, since nothing seemed out of place to him.
Jack continued with a large grin on his face, "He looked just like me!"
"He your son or something?"
"No, well, he might be, I should probably look into that, but the important thing is that Ianto is sleeping with a man that looks exactly like me. He does have feelings for me!"
"As long as you're happy, mate. Where to now?"
Jack joyfully piled back into the taxi and proclaimed, "Take me back to the bay; I may actually sleep tonight."
After five hours of unprecedented sound sleep, Jack woke fresh and relaxed. The first thing he did was find out about Ianto's visitor and was relieved that their close appearance was only a coincidence. The boy's name was Simon Gough, 20 years old, and a known prostitute with the expected record of petty crimes. He knew that the fact the man was a rent-boy should not make him happy but it did. It meant Ianto had gone out looking for company and chose to buy a man with an uncanny likeness to Jack. The captain's already over inflated ego grew in size that morning. However, his plan of telling Ianto everything while they had morning coffee was interrupted by a rift emergency.
Gwen was screaming in agony as they waited for Owen to arrive. The creature they had been pursuing was equipped with enormous horns, sharp and heavy. Jack and Gwen were on one side of the three meter tall creature firing rapidly as Tosh was on the other firing as well. They had called for backup so Ianto and Owen were on their way but would be another few minutes. As the alien began spewing blood from its multiple wounds, it seemed to sense its coming demise and lunged toward Gwen with all its might. However, Jack leapt in front of her and was completely impaled by the beast with five inches of the horn jutting into Gwen's abdomen.
Gwen was pinned to the ground with the dead body of Jack Harkness attached to her as she bled profusely. A terrified Tosh could barely even summon any words of comfort to Gwen as she surveyed the horrific scene in front of her. Tosh knew it was too late for Jack but could not figure out how to remove him and the alien without ripping the horn out of Gwen. She then remembered the hacksaw they kept in the SUV and ran to retrieve it. By the time Owen and Ianto arrived, Gwen had passed out from blood loss and Tosh had nearly cut through the horn, freeing Gwen.
Owen ran to help Tosh remove the rest of the horn as Ianto reeled at the sight of Jack, dead in front of him. In an instant, he pushed down his grief and horror as his field training from Torchwood One took over. After calling for an ambulance, he yelled to Tosh, "We have three minutes to move that creature out of sight. Owen, can she last that long?"
Owen nodded his head, "Yeah, it was low enough and to the side so it looks like it didn't hit any major organs, but she's going to need a blood transfusion."
"Good. You ride with her to the hospital and oversee the surgery. Make sure you take the remainder of the horn with you and keep referring to it as a lead pipe. As soon as she's stable get her moved to a private room," Ianto shouted as he and Tosh worked on moving the creature and Jack then covering them with a tarp.
It was a close call but the ambulance arrived just as they had hid the alien and Ianto threw some pipes around the area. When the EMTs emerged, he called out, "Careful, there's been an explosion. Keep clear as we check for any more damage."
Once Gwen and Owen were on their way to the hospital, Ianto grabbed the hacksaw and ripped away the tarp. Feverishly, he began sawing at the horn impaled through Jack's dead body. Tosh could not stand the devastation of what had happened and left saying she was bringing the SUV around so they could take the body back to the Hub. They would have to hide the alien and arrange to rent a lorry to dispose of it later so Tosh sat for several minutes in the driver's seat, crying. Tears were also streaming down Ianto's face as he tried not to look at Jack's vacant, still eyes.
With a frustrated yell, he made it through the last of the horn and finally detached Jack. Standing over him, Ianto grabbed hold of the object and tried to pull it out but his hands slid off, coated in blood. Gritting his teeth, Ianto wiped the blood off on his jacket and tried again. That time the horn pulled free and Jack's body limply fell onto the concrete. Ianto knelt next to the body and softly touched Jack's face, feeling as if he had just lost the love of his life.
Looking over his blood stained body, Ianto noticed something odd: the hole running through Jack's stomach was much smaller than it had been. Soon the hole closed up entirely and the only evidence that it had even been there were the giant rips in his clothing. Suddenly, with a loud intake of breath, Jack's eyes flew open and he gazed right at Ianto. Upon seeing the man's tears, he reached up and clasped Ianto's cheek bringing him into a passionate kiss, and for the first time in decades, Jack Harkness was grateful he had returned from the dead.
Chapter 5
Chapter: Four
Words: 1,365
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto, Gwen, Tosh, Owen, OC
Pairings: Ianto/OMC, Jack/Gwen, Eventual!Jack/Ianto
Summary: AU. After Suzy dies again, Jack doesn't go to speak with Ianto.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Violence; gore; mentions of sex
Spoilers: Season 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Torchwood or any of its characters
Chapter 3
Jack slammed the door of his office and sat at his desk in frustration, putting his head in his hands. It was all over before it had even begun. He was not even quite sure why he was so devastated; lovers came and went all the time, so why was Ianto Jones so special. However, in that moment when he had Gwen and could have taken her right there, he would have traded it in an instant for a cup of coffee with Ianto. The young man had captured his heart in a way that no one had in a very long time.
The only hope he had was the in the look on Ianto's face when he saw him with Gwen. His gaze filled with horror and despair meant that his feelings may have run just as deep as Jack's. It was going to be difficult but Jack was determined to set things right. He was not surprised when Ianto had the lunch delivered and took the rest of the day off; he would have done the same thing, if he had anywhere to go. Instead, he drank.
By the time evening came around, the rest of the team had left and he was pissed enough to decide to visit Ianto. Knowing he could not possibly drive, Jack called a taxi to take him to the flat he had always dreamed of visiting but could never work up the courage to do so. Once he arrived, he had the driver park across the road as he stepped out and waited to see some sign that the young man was home. What he did notice was an even younger man approaching the flat. When the door opened, Ianto appeared looking adorable in a white apron.
Jack's stomach was in knots knowing that Ianto was spending the evening with another man, perhaps the same man as the night before. However, when the light from inside the flat illuminated the man's face, Jack's heart leapt. Turning to the driver, Jack grabbed his shoulder and sloppily asked, "Did you see that?"
The driver endured the bizarre conduct because the drunken American had been throwing money at him since he entered the cab. He quickly shook his head to the question, since nothing seemed out of place to him.
Jack continued with a large grin on his face, "He looked just like me!"
"He your son or something?"
"No, well, he might be, I should probably look into that, but the important thing is that Ianto is sleeping with a man that looks exactly like me. He does have feelings for me!"
"As long as you're happy, mate. Where to now?"
Jack joyfully piled back into the taxi and proclaimed, "Take me back to the bay; I may actually sleep tonight."
After five hours of unprecedented sound sleep, Jack woke fresh and relaxed. The first thing he did was find out about Ianto's visitor and was relieved that their close appearance was only a coincidence. The boy's name was Simon Gough, 20 years old, and a known prostitute with the expected record of petty crimes. He knew that the fact the man was a rent-boy should not make him happy but it did. It meant Ianto had gone out looking for company and chose to buy a man with an uncanny likeness to Jack. The captain's already over inflated ego grew in size that morning. However, his plan of telling Ianto everything while they had morning coffee was interrupted by a rift emergency.
Gwen was screaming in agony as they waited for Owen to arrive. The creature they had been pursuing was equipped with enormous horns, sharp and heavy. Jack and Gwen were on one side of the three meter tall creature firing rapidly as Tosh was on the other firing as well. They had called for backup so Ianto and Owen were on their way but would be another few minutes. As the alien began spewing blood from its multiple wounds, it seemed to sense its coming demise and lunged toward Gwen with all its might. However, Jack leapt in front of her and was completely impaled by the beast with five inches of the horn jutting into Gwen's abdomen.
Gwen was pinned to the ground with the dead body of Jack Harkness attached to her as she bled profusely. A terrified Tosh could barely even summon any words of comfort to Gwen as she surveyed the horrific scene in front of her. Tosh knew it was too late for Jack but could not figure out how to remove him and the alien without ripping the horn out of Gwen. She then remembered the hacksaw they kept in the SUV and ran to retrieve it. By the time Owen and Ianto arrived, Gwen had passed out from blood loss and Tosh had nearly cut through the horn, freeing Gwen.
Owen ran to help Tosh remove the rest of the horn as Ianto reeled at the sight of Jack, dead in front of him. In an instant, he pushed down his grief and horror as his field training from Torchwood One took over. After calling for an ambulance, he yelled to Tosh, "We have three minutes to move that creature out of sight. Owen, can she last that long?"
Owen nodded his head, "Yeah, it was low enough and to the side so it looks like it didn't hit any major organs, but she's going to need a blood transfusion."
"Good. You ride with her to the hospital and oversee the surgery. Make sure you take the remainder of the horn with you and keep referring to it as a lead pipe. As soon as she's stable get her moved to a private room," Ianto shouted as he and Tosh worked on moving the creature and Jack then covering them with a tarp.
It was a close call but the ambulance arrived just as they had hid the alien and Ianto threw some pipes around the area. When the EMTs emerged, he called out, "Careful, there's been an explosion. Keep clear as we check for any more damage."
Once Gwen and Owen were on their way to the hospital, Ianto grabbed the hacksaw and ripped away the tarp. Feverishly, he began sawing at the horn impaled through Jack's dead body. Tosh could not stand the devastation of what had happened and left saying she was bringing the SUV around so they could take the body back to the Hub. They would have to hide the alien and arrange to rent a lorry to dispose of it later so Tosh sat for several minutes in the driver's seat, crying. Tears were also streaming down Ianto's face as he tried not to look at Jack's vacant, still eyes.
With a frustrated yell, he made it through the last of the horn and finally detached Jack. Standing over him, Ianto grabbed hold of the object and tried to pull it out but his hands slid off, coated in blood. Gritting his teeth, Ianto wiped the blood off on his jacket and tried again. That time the horn pulled free and Jack's body limply fell onto the concrete. Ianto knelt next to the body and softly touched Jack's face, feeling as if he had just lost the love of his life.
Looking over his blood stained body, Ianto noticed something odd: the hole running through Jack's stomach was much smaller than it had been. Soon the hole closed up entirely and the only evidence that it had even been there were the giant rips in his clothing. Suddenly, with a loud intake of breath, Jack's eyes flew open and he gazed right at Ianto. Upon seeing the man's tears, he reached up and clasped Ianto's cheek bringing him into a passionate kiss, and for the first time in decades, Jack Harkness was grateful he had returned from the dead.
Chapter 5