Title: Repercussions (3/?)
Author: shayasar
Rating: R
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Words: ~1500
A/N: Prompt #27 from my table.
Beta: Big thanks to geordie_star :)

Summary: Sometimes the ghosts from the past will get you. And this one came to destroy Jack.

Previous chapters: Part1, Part2



They walked the short distance to the Hub in silence and Jack pulled her onto the invisible lift when they passed the water tower, taking the short cut.

The lift touched down the moment Owen and Gwen rolled Ianto in on a gurney. Together they lifted the stretcher from the gurney and carried their colleague into the medical bay where Owen immediately got busy with his scanners, while the rest watched from the stairs.

Each gave a relieved sigh when Ianto started moving again and gave an undignified groan, squeezing his eyes shut against the penlight Owen attempted to shine in his eyes again.

"Hey, mate, good to have you back, I was worrying about my coffee supply a little." Owen grinned and switched his penlight off to help Ianto into a sitting position. Jack was immediately at his side to support his lover and hold him close.

"What happened?" Muttering, Ianto pressed a hand against his forehead to keep his brain inside which threatened to explode.

"You were run over by two kids on skateboards, remember?" Jack spoke in a low voice and stroked soothing circles on his lover's back. "You gave me quite the scare."

"Sorry. Two kids on skateboards? I remember stepping out of the pub and then everything gets fuzzy. But for what it's worth, I feel like I was run over by a truck."

"Ok, now that you're awake you can tell me were it hurts and if you could please lose the shirt, I need to examine your torso." Owen positioned himself in front of Ianto and ignored the returned giggles of the girls and Jack's dirty look.

Ianto raised his eyebrow and looked at Owen before he had processed the meaning behind Owen's statement. "Oh. Uhm..." Giving Jack a meaningful glance he was relieved when his lover shooed the two girls out of the medical bay and then helped him out of his suit jacket and shirt, wincing when the movement put a strain on a bruised rib.

Owen eyed his colleague appraisingly. "Well, seems you have a couple of nice bruises which will blossom in a few very interesting colours over the next couple of days." He stepped forward and prodded carefully around an already blue area on Ianto's right side.

"Ouch." Wincing, the younger man batted the doctor's hand away. "I don't think there's anything broken."

"So, what about your head? Any visual problems?"

"Everything’s a bit foggy and my brain tries to get out of my head and I bet I will get dizzy if I attempt to stand up," Ianto replied honestly.

"Ok, I'll give you a painkiller and a mild sedative, best to sleep through the worst of it. And as of now you're restricted to light duty. I would send you home to do nothing, but I know you wouldn't listen and besides, I need the coffee." Owen grinned and gave Ianto two pills and a glass of water. "The sedative will kick in quickly, so you better let Jack take you down his hole." Bathing in the murderous look Ianto gave him, Owen held his hands up defensively. "I want you to stay in the Hub so I have you in my sight if something happens."

Jack just grinned and helped Ianto to hop down from the table only to catch his swaying lover again. "Easy there, Yan."

Ianto squeezed his eyes shut and clung to the older man, happy for the support. His head was pounding and the light cut like daggers into his eyes. Slowly he started to put one foot before the other, letting Jack lead him to the hatch in the Captain's office.

"You will feel much better tomorrow, just have a good night’s sleep," Owen promised when he watched the two men making their way out of the medical bay. "I will stay here and do some overdue analysis in the hothouse, just call me."

Jack nodded his thanks to Owen and reminded the girls of their free evening and sent them home. When they reached the hatch, Jack lowered Ianto down to sit on the edge, his legs dangling in the hole. The young man was already half asleep and barely keeping himself upright, so Jack hurried to climb down the ladder to help Ianto down as well. He was glad they hadn't bothered to put the younger man's shirt back on so Jack pushed him gently down onto the bed and then made quick work of Ianto's pants before he tucked him under the duvet.

Smiling, Jack squatted down next to the bed and combed his fingers gently through his lover's dark hair, brushing a strand from his face. Ianto was fast asleep now and his features were completely relaxed, giving him this incredibly innocent look Jack always missed when he watched Ianto go through the daily business.

It frightened him how much this small incident had affected him. Jack had tried to ignore the fact how deep the young man had infiltrated his mind and heart, but he knew when it was time to say the final goodbye it would tear him apart. Ianto was the first person he had really allowed to get close, the first person who he had run from and returned to and would never leave again. Jack had run from his other lover's because he was afraid to commit himself, he was afraid to watch them die, afraid to explain why he didn't age while they would get old. But Ianto knew all his secrets, well, maybe not all, but a lot of them. And it terrified Jack how easily the Welsh boy had managed to steal his heart and keep it.

Bending down, Jack gave Ianto a kiss on his forehead before he made his way back up the ladder. As sleeping was out of the question now, he resigned to catch up with his paperwork and push any thoughts about losing Ianto out of his mind.

*

Jack had checked a few times on Ianto, but the younger man was fast asleep and hadn't even moved so much as an inch. Owen had found his way to the couch behind Tosh's work station sometime in the middle of the night and the rift had stayed blissfully calm. It was early morning when Jack yawned and stretched and made his way to the coffee machine to attempt getting a decent coffee out of it. He was silently cursing the damn thing and resisted the urge to kick it, when two arms slid around his waist from behind and made him jump.

"Whoa, Ianto!"

"Can I help you with the coffee machine, sir?" The young man chuckled.

"You should be in bed."

"I feel a lot better, my head doesn't feel like exploding any second and I'm not dizzy anymore. So I think I can manage to operate the coffee maker so you will get your fix." Smiling, Ianto released the older man and made quick work of the machine, presenting Jack with a steaming mug of coffee only minutes later.

"You are a god, you know that?" Inhaling the rich aroma of the coffee, Jack took a sip and closed his eyes, a big smile showing itself on his face.

"Yes, I've been told that before," Ianto grinned and prepared a coffee for himself and Owen and made his way back to the main area of the Hub, placing a mug on the table next to the couch, counting inwardly to three.

Owen's eyes fluttered open on the mark, sniffing for the coffee. Ianto grinned and sat down at Tosh's station, looking through the log file from the rift monitor, while the doctor scrambled into a sitting position, clasping the hot mug with both hands.

"I see you feel better today?"

Ianto closed the log file, satisfied they didn't miss anything important and turned the chair around, taking another sip of his coffee. "Yes, much better."

"Headache?"

"Just a little."

"Good. However, you are not cleared for field work for at least two days and I want you to take it easy in the Hub as well. Let Jack do all the work for once."

"Oi!" Having heard Owen's last statement, Jack climbed up the few stairs to the main area of the Hub and gifted the doctor with a fierce glare.

Ianto chuckled, but he had to agree with Owen. He felt much better, but he wasn't up for chasing Weevils.

The girls chose that moment to enter the Hub and both were instantly fussing about Ianto, who patiently told for the third time that he was much better, thank you and no he wouldn't go out into the field within the next few days and yes, he would make Jack do all the work, which earned him a scowl from his lover. When the girls were satisfied, Ianto cleared Tosh's station and went to work his coffee magic for them.

Jack retreated slowly into his office, watching his team with a content feeling. They had really become a family.


TBC

A/N: So, Ianto is save... or.. is he? What do you think? :)