Reminiscing

[missthingsplace]

Title: Reminiscing
Author: missthingsplace
Parings/characters: Jack/Ianto
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood or any of the characters ... unfortunately.
Summary: Jack takes Ianto somewhere special to him.
Spoilers: None.
Rating: pg

Written for day 16 of the Horizonssing challenge.

A/N This ended up going in a completely different direction to which i had originally intended!
 
Jack and Ianto had been called to the London base of UNIT, to say they hadn't wanted to go for the meeting was an understatement. Only the thought of seeing Martha again had spurred them on. The worst part had been having to get there for a 9am meeting, they had planned on going the night before and staying in a hotel, but the Rift had had other ideas and consequently they barely managed about four hours sleep before they had to leave for London.

They arrived with minutes to spare and were rushed through to the conference room with promises of coffee. As expected the meeting was very boring and UNIT wanted to know things they didn't want to tell them. UNIT had their secrets just as Torchwood had it's own and neither of them were willing to share.

Jack spent the entire meeting side stepping questions and telling them nothing without them actually realising it while all the time he had his hand on Ianto's thigh. Ianto was taking notes, well, that was what he was meant to be doing, but he soon got bored with the relentless quesions and had resorted to doodling.

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity but was in reality only about two hours the meeting finished. They said their goodbyes, shaking hands with all and sundry before escaping the room and heading off out to the carpark, where Martha had promised to meet them. She was there, leaning against Ianto's car (They had left the SUV back in Cardiff for the others in case of emergency) with a huge smile on her face.

'Good to see you again Jack.' Martha exclaimed and she threw herself into his arms, hugging him tight.

Ianto stood silently watching, he knew they were close. But he also knew it was a friendship, nothing else. He smiled as she kissed Jack on the cheek.

'Great to see you Martha, how's Tom?'

'He great, thank you.'

She untangled herself from Jack and pulled a shocked Ianto into a huge hug as well.

'He being good to you?' She asked winking at him.

'Oh yeah ....' He sighed making Martha giggle and Jack look bemused.

'Private joke.' Martha told Jack and Ianto started giggling too.

'Join us for an early lunch?' Jack asked Martha.

'I can't, I have a meeting to go to. I tried to get out of it, but apparently it's important.'

'I hope it's more exciting than ours was.' Ianto muttered.

'I'm wish I could have spent more time with you, but I have to get to this meeting. Maybe Tom and I will come and visit Cardiff.'

'Yes, soon.' Jack smiled as he kissed her goodbye chastely on the lips.

Ianto held out his hand to shake hers goodbye but she pulled him into another hug.

'Bye. Gotta run. Bye.' She called as she ran towards the building checking her watch.

They climbed into the car as Ianto let out a huge yawn.

'Try and have a nap on the drive home.' Jack told him, he knew he'd have no problem from the lack of sleep.

Jack started the car as Ianto closed his eyes and lent his head back against the headrest.

Jack headed out the carpark and headed in the opposite direction that would take them home as he smiled to himself.

When Ianto awoke over an hour later he sleepily glanced out the window and it dawned on his he didn't recognise the surrounding countryside.

'Jack, where are we?'

'It's a surprise.' Jack grinned.

Ianto woke himself up properly and straightend himself upright in his seat, looking out for sign posts.

'Why are we heading for Dover?'

'I'll tell you when we get there.' Jack told him.

Around thirty minutes later Jack had driven right to the top of the Dover cliffs. There was no one else in sight, not surprising really as it was mid February and the wind was freezing as they stood looking out to sea.

'These cliffs bring back memories, happy and painful. When you flew out over them, off to battle you were scared for your life. When you flew back towards them, alive unlike so many of your comrades you were sad for them but happy to know you were nearly home.'

'You really were in the RAF? In the war?'

'I did my bit, being hired by Torchwood didn't stop me. I wanted to.'

Jack pulled Ianto away from the edge of the cliff and they walked further along them. Finally he stopped and flung his arms out as he span round, indicating the immensity of the land around them.

'This was worth saving from invasion, don't you think?'

'It is beautiful.' Ianto had to agree.

'Look out to sea, tell me what you see?'

'I can't quite make it out.'

'It's France, the coast of France. Only twenty six miles away and we stopped them from invading.' Jack smiled.

'My hero.' Ianto said kissing him softly on the lips.

Jack wrapped his coat around a shivering Ianto as they stood there under the clear blue sky.

The End.

Comments

[christine-twfan.livejournal.com]

There aren't enough army fics of Jack. I really liked this one. :)

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

It really wasn't meant to evolve that way at all, LOL! But that's how it became ... I shall keep my original thought for another time.

Thank you.

[ladylovelace.livejournal.com]

Awww - I love it when people point out that Jack really is a hero in so many ways. It's easy to see him as the slightly hopeless person he often is, but he has really done his bit for Earth, so many more times than he needed to.

By the way, I apologise for not commenting on a lot of your horizons sing challenge fics - but I have been printing them to read at uni during my breaks, and then I forget to go back and comment - sorry *puppy dog eyes* :D

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

I forgive ya ;)

I have no idea where this story came from, it wasn't like that when it started forming in my head, LOL! I think maybe it's 'cos my dad has been going to a lot of Army assc. things of late and it's in my head.

Thank you.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Lovely, thanks.

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[teachwriteslash.livejournal.com]

I just love this.

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[ojoe1.livejournal.com]

Aaw! I loved the fact that Jack wanted to share something so important and personal with Ianto. *sigh*

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[queen-mean-jean.livejournal.com]

*There will be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover* Such a lovely fic!!! Beautifully done!

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

I had that in my head as i wrote it.

Thank you.

[thrace-adams.livejournal.com]

Awww!! RAF Jack is so hot :) I love this story! I love him reminiscing about his time in the RAF and Ianto "My hero" *sigh*

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thankies :)

[bandgeek01.livejournal.com]

Very good :)

Nicole

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[cazmalfoy.livejournal.com]

awwwwww

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thankies :)

[42footprints.livejournal.com]

Awww, now that's cute! Martha and Tom in Cardiff fic too, yes yes? *smiles winningly*

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

I'll have to see what i can come up with ...

Thanks :)

[totallytracy.livejournal.com]

Very awwwwww....I like it when Jack shares little pieces of who he is with Ianto.....fics like this start my little fan fic writing wheels a turnin' - you might just be my Janto muse.

Loved it.

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Cool :)

Thank you.

[r2d2antics.livejournal.com]

i don't know what you had planned to write but this is superb :))
left me glowing all over.

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

It was gonna be more of a humour thing but evolved as it went!

Thanks.

[bassair.livejournal.com]

Mm very good. Should have read this earlier. :]

Excellent as always :]

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[purestoneworker.livejournal.com]

i love the idea of Jack in the RAF and the image of him spinning on the cliff top with Ianto. i can hear JB singing 'white clifs of dover' in my head now :0)

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[misswritten.livejournal.com]

Aww adorable :)

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thankies :)

[lonerstarlight.livejournal.com]

awwww soo sweet I love it so much I want to shnuggle up with it!

sorry randomness...it just hit me today that I'm going away in like 3 days!!!!!!!!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

It's so nice to realise things like that.

[angelnimp.livejournal.com]

This is lovely!

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[esporamor.livejournal.com]

Oh it was perfect, we really don't know much about Jack's war life.

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thankies :)

[shannon730.livejournal.com]

This was great...and after reading so many fics from you in the last couple days...and even more I haven't had time to read I'm feeling very neglectful of my own writing...

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[thehubsitter.livejournal.com]

Aww, lovely. :)

[missthingsplace.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)