Hidden Identity- Chapter 7
Title: Hidden Identity- Chapter 7/13 + Epilogue
Author: Iantojjackh
Rating: PG
Summary: It began in a bar on a cold fusion cruiser with a stranger named Alonso. From there Jack's life takes a turn he never expected. Jack and Ianto have returned to Earth and brought the 456 with them. Just another day in the adventures of Jack and Ianto
Characters: Jack Harkness, Alonso Frame, Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams, Rhiannon Davies, Ianto Jones, Tenth Doctor, Twelfth Doctor,
Spoilers: CoE compliant fix-it and The End of Time (DW)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The characters do not belong to me. I just borrowed them for a short spell. I wish I owned them so there wouldn't be the need to write fix-its like this.
Word Count: ~26k
Beta: timelordshines
Notes: Written for the longliveianto big bang round 2. Please comment and let me know what you think of the story so far. Happy holidays.
Chapter 7
Gwen knew that Jack was staying near the arena so that left only a couple of hotels to choose from. If she could get there first in the taxi maybe she could intercept him, or at least see which hotel he was at. She got out of the taxi just as Jack rounded the corner of Bute street. “Jack!” she called, stepping in front of him.
Jack pulled up short, startled and a bit angry. Gwen never gave up. She was like a bull raging in a china shop. “Gwen, what the hell?”
“Jack, you can’t run away from this. We have to figure out how to stop the 456.” Gwen would do whatever it took to get Jack to see the seriousness of the situation and stop him from running away again.
“Gwen, I am not running away. I told you, I have to check on Ia - my husband. I will deal with the 456 as soon as I know he’s ok.” He tried to shove past her, but she stood her ground.
“Not so fast.” Gwen made to follow him, “Me and Rhys, we can help and….”
Jack turned and glared at her, realising that he wasn’t going to get rid of her so easily, not until she had seen his partner for herself, “Fine. Just let me check on Alonso then we will both come and see you later and you can meet him and we will come up with a plan.” Even in Gwen’s current condition, she could be useful helping with research, and Ianto would probably enjoy seeing his old friend, even if he had to remain in disguise.
“Ok, dinner at my house, seven o’clock,” Gwen said, finally leaving Jack alone to check on his beloved. She got into another taxi and headed back to the bay.
Jack went straight to his room and was relieved to find Ianto already there and pacing the floor, waiting for him.
The couple immediately embraced and dropped the guards they had put up in public.
"Please tell me this isn't happening," Ianto took a deep breath, the emotions of his death flooded back as if it was happening again. "Are we connected to them because we were exposed to the virus? Do you know if it was just us or was it the children again?" Ianto's mind tried to process everything, but it was a hard feeling to shake that the 456 arrived hours after they returned to Earth. "I think they know that I'm alive. Their choice of words makes me think they know."
Jack shook his head and pulled Ianto over to the sofa to sit. "It was the kids too. I was by the Plass when it happened. Where were you?" Jack asked, assuming it was someplace where there were no kids.
"Visiting my grave." Ianto winced at how morbid and odd that sounded. The Welshman did not know how to tell his husband who was with him at the time.
"Was someone with you?" Jack asked, realising that if Ianto knew what he had said then someone must have told him and cemeteries were not usually crowded places. For now he was not going to ask what prompted Ianto's visit to his own grave, but he assumed it probably had to do with closure.
"Someone was at a nearby grave." Ianto replied. He was not sure why he chose to lie, but it seemed like Jack did not need the extra burden that his daughter was still furious with him and wanted answers to why he sacrificed his grandson. Ianto knew they were going to have their hands full with the 456 and he wanted to protect Jack from Alice and himself. He was afraid a confrontation would reopen the healing wounds, as if the return of the 456 did not do that already.
"I saw your sister," Jack said. "She was with Gwen and Rhys. By chance I happened run into them."
Now Ianto felt guilty about lying when Jack said he had run into Rhiannon. "How is she?" He asked excitedly.
"She looked well," Jack replied pressing his lips together, unsure how he would handle the news of her pregnancy or how she and Gwen were angry with him.
"Is that all?" Ianto was a bit miffed at the vague answer Jack gave.
Jack looked down sheepishly. "I really didn't have much time to talk. Both she and Gwen got very cross with me when they saw my wedding band. Both of them are right frightening when they are mad."
"Why would they be mad at that?"
"Because they think I should still be mourning you. Your sister called me a jerk and nearly punched me and I was on my best behaviour. Apparently a year and a half is not a proper mourning period. I was too happy for their liking." Jack explained. In a way he could see where they were coming from - if he didn’t have Ianto by his side he would still be in mourning - but it hurt at the same time because they thought so little of him. There was no way to contain the happiness of the amazing year he had with Ianto and knowing there was no goodbye in sight. "It's not like I can control something like this."
"I'm sorry. I didn't think about this happening. I thought people wouldn't care. Technically it's none of their business."
Jack smirked and shook his head. "You don't give yourself nearly enough credit, Ianto." He slid his arms around his husband and kissed him soundly. "You don't realise how much of an impact you had on people's lives and how much they all miss you."
"But it's not right that they are yelling at you for something that is the exact opposite of what's going on." Ianto pouted. Just because he understood, that did not mean he had to like the situation.
"Okay stop that. You are too distracting when you do that." Jack pointed out about the pouting.
"Fine," Ianto sighed dramatically. "Seriously what are we going to do about the 456? They know we are both here. We have to be the ones to fix this. How do they know I'm alive."
Jack shrugged, but also did not want to think about it. "I agreed we’d have dinner with Gwen at seven and formulate a plan. Plus she wants to meet Alonso."
"And probably murder him," Ianto muttered darkly.
"Pregnancy hormones do that to you."
"She's pregnant again."
"She is. You're going to be an uncle again as well." Jack reached out a comforting hand.
"Fuck. This is harder than I thought." Ianto bit his lips, burying his head into Jack shoulder as well as burying his emotions. Life was moving on without him and he could not share in their joy.
Jack thought it was time for an innuendo to break the tension. "But I thought you like things hard," he whispered seductively, nipping at Ianto's ears.
Ianto rolled his eyes and shoved Jack onto the bed and pounced on his husband, needing the distraction only Jack could offer.
Jack was more than happy to oblige until it was time to leave for Gwen's. Both of the men's moods had significantly improved and they looked like giddy teenagers when they arrived for dinner, unable to keep their hands to themselves.
To be continued... Chapter 8
Previous Chapters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Author: Iantojjackh
Rating: PG
Summary: It began in a bar on a cold fusion cruiser with a stranger named Alonso. From there Jack's life takes a turn he never expected. Jack and Ianto have returned to Earth and brought the 456 with them. Just another day in the adventures of Jack and Ianto
Characters: Jack Harkness, Alonso Frame, Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams, Rhiannon Davies, Ianto Jones, Tenth Doctor, Twelfth Doctor,
Spoilers: CoE compliant fix-it and The End of Time (DW)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The characters do not belong to me. I just borrowed them for a short spell. I wish I owned them so there wouldn't be the need to write fix-its like this.
Word Count: ~26k
Beta: timelordshines
Notes: Written for the longliveianto big bang round 2. Please comment and let me know what you think of the story so far. Happy holidays.
Chapter 7
Gwen knew that Jack was staying near the arena so that left only a couple of hotels to choose from. If she could get there first in the taxi maybe she could intercept him, or at least see which hotel he was at. She got out of the taxi just as Jack rounded the corner of Bute street. “Jack!” she called, stepping in front of him.
Jack pulled up short, startled and a bit angry. Gwen never gave up. She was like a bull raging in a china shop. “Gwen, what the hell?”
“Jack, you can’t run away from this. We have to figure out how to stop the 456.” Gwen would do whatever it took to get Jack to see the seriousness of the situation and stop him from running away again.
“Gwen, I am not running away. I told you, I have to check on Ia - my husband. I will deal with the 456 as soon as I know he’s ok.” He tried to shove past her, but she stood her ground.
“Not so fast.” Gwen made to follow him, “Me and Rhys, we can help and….”
Jack turned and glared at her, realising that he wasn’t going to get rid of her so easily, not until she had seen his partner for herself, “Fine. Just let me check on Alonso then we will both come and see you later and you can meet him and we will come up with a plan.” Even in Gwen’s current condition, she could be useful helping with research, and Ianto would probably enjoy seeing his old friend, even if he had to remain in disguise.
“Ok, dinner at my house, seven o’clock,” Gwen said, finally leaving Jack alone to check on his beloved. She got into another taxi and headed back to the bay.
Jack went straight to his room and was relieved to find Ianto already there and pacing the floor, waiting for him.
The couple immediately embraced and dropped the guards they had put up in public.
"Please tell me this isn't happening," Ianto took a deep breath, the emotions of his death flooded back as if it was happening again. "Are we connected to them because we were exposed to the virus? Do you know if it was just us or was it the children again?" Ianto's mind tried to process everything, but it was a hard feeling to shake that the 456 arrived hours after they returned to Earth. "I think they know that I'm alive. Their choice of words makes me think they know."
Jack shook his head and pulled Ianto over to the sofa to sit. "It was the kids too. I was by the Plass when it happened. Where were you?" Jack asked, assuming it was someplace where there were no kids.
"Visiting my grave." Ianto winced at how morbid and odd that sounded. The Welshman did not know how to tell his husband who was with him at the time.
"Was someone with you?" Jack asked, realising that if Ianto knew what he had said then someone must have told him and cemeteries were not usually crowded places. For now he was not going to ask what prompted Ianto's visit to his own grave, but he assumed it probably had to do with closure.
"Someone was at a nearby grave." Ianto replied. He was not sure why he chose to lie, but it seemed like Jack did not need the extra burden that his daughter was still furious with him and wanted answers to why he sacrificed his grandson. Ianto knew they were going to have their hands full with the 456 and he wanted to protect Jack from Alice and himself. He was afraid a confrontation would reopen the healing wounds, as if the return of the 456 did not do that already.
"I saw your sister," Jack said. "She was with Gwen and Rhys. By chance I happened run into them."
Now Ianto felt guilty about lying when Jack said he had run into Rhiannon. "How is she?" He asked excitedly.
"She looked well," Jack replied pressing his lips together, unsure how he would handle the news of her pregnancy or how she and Gwen were angry with him.
"Is that all?" Ianto was a bit miffed at the vague answer Jack gave.
Jack looked down sheepishly. "I really didn't have much time to talk. Both she and Gwen got very cross with me when they saw my wedding band. Both of them are right frightening when they are mad."
"Why would they be mad at that?"
"Because they think I should still be mourning you. Your sister called me a jerk and nearly punched me and I was on my best behaviour. Apparently a year and a half is not a proper mourning period. I was too happy for their liking." Jack explained. In a way he could see where they were coming from - if he didn’t have Ianto by his side he would still be in mourning - but it hurt at the same time because they thought so little of him. There was no way to contain the happiness of the amazing year he had with Ianto and knowing there was no goodbye in sight. "It's not like I can control something like this."
"I'm sorry. I didn't think about this happening. I thought people wouldn't care. Technically it's none of their business."
Jack smirked and shook his head. "You don't give yourself nearly enough credit, Ianto." He slid his arms around his husband and kissed him soundly. "You don't realise how much of an impact you had on people's lives and how much they all miss you."
"But it's not right that they are yelling at you for something that is the exact opposite of what's going on." Ianto pouted. Just because he understood, that did not mean he had to like the situation.
"Okay stop that. You are too distracting when you do that." Jack pointed out about the pouting.
"Fine," Ianto sighed dramatically. "Seriously what are we going to do about the 456? They know we are both here. We have to be the ones to fix this. How do they know I'm alive."
Jack shrugged, but also did not want to think about it. "I agreed we’d have dinner with Gwen at seven and formulate a plan. Plus she wants to meet Alonso."
"And probably murder him," Ianto muttered darkly.
"Pregnancy hormones do that to you."
"She's pregnant again."
"She is. You're going to be an uncle again as well." Jack reached out a comforting hand.
"Fuck. This is harder than I thought." Ianto bit his lips, burying his head into Jack shoulder as well as burying his emotions. Life was moving on without him and he could not share in their joy.
Jack thought it was time for an innuendo to break the tension. "But I thought you like things hard," he whispered seductively, nipping at Ianto's ears.
Ianto rolled his eyes and shoved Jack onto the bed and pounced on his husband, needing the distraction only Jack could offer.
Jack was more than happy to oblige until it was time to leave for Gwen's. Both of the men's moods had significantly improved and they looked like giddy teenagers when they arrived for dinner, unable to keep their hands to themselves.
To be continued... Chapter 8
Previous Chapters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6