I own nothing. I was hit by this plot bunny and it keeps nipping

at my brain so I am writing it down.

Hopefully you like it

SHP

On a port world far from earth in a bar sat an immortal known as Captain Jack Harkness. His head was bowed and was not looking at anyone. If he looked at you, you would see the deep grief in his eyes.

Silently a man dressed in a complete UNIT uniform walked up behind him with a ninja like silence. "Captain Harkness?" He said in a familiar accent, welsh vowels hurt the immortal so much his head dropped another few inches "I'm Lieutenant Jones, of UNIT I sent by The Doctor, sir."

Jack's heart hurt from a familiar accent calling him 'sir' making him think of his Welshman.

"And what can I do for UNIT today?" His voice was even but devoid of feelings.

"I'm not here on behalf of UNIT I am here because of you sir. The Doctor owes you sir so I'm here to pay his debt."

The bartender placed a folded napkin in front of Jack "From the man over there" he said in explanation Jack looked up and saw The Doctor, who nodded his head towards the note now in Jack's hand.

'Trust me just this once Jack and look behind you this is your reward.'

Jack looked back up to The Doctor whose face was starting to look pained. "There is nothing we can do for The Doctor right now Captain so why don't you follow your orders and look at me?"

Jack took a deep breath and slowly turned to face the UNIT solider who was at his back dragging his eyes from the military boots up the soldiers legs slowly passing over the black fatigues the solider wore slowly towards the face and head. His eyes caught a cheek wound a scar he knew was caused by shrapnel from a bomb the lip he knew well the eyes and nose all topped off with a UNIT red beret Jack closed his eyes.

"Why won't you look at me, sir?" The man dressed in fatigues asked.

"Because I am dreaming and if I look at you, I will wake up"

"Bet you a game of Naked Hide and Seek that I won't disappear." The very way he said that sentence made Jack open his eyes. "Oh look, I'm still here" the man in front of him moved himself into Jack's personal space barely millimetres separating them.

"Why won't you touch me sir?" Asked the solider.

"I do that and I'll wake up in an empty bed without you was the all but whispered reply.

"I'll make you a deal if I touch you and you don't wake up I want you to say my name and I want you to stay with me."

The man didn't give the Captain time to reply he was already lifting his hand to Jack's face. Jack's eyes slid closed to stop him from looking at the man in front of him. All of a sudden there was a familiar hand lightly resting on his cheek his eyes flew open.

"I told you I was to repay The Doctor's debt that is true but i never specified which debts Jack, I meant the debt he owes you I am yours Jack Harkness for as long as I have you"

A few tears gathered in the corners of the immortals eyes as he whispers the one name of the man he had been morning for almost three years. "Ianto Jones" he whispered in reverence.

"I am with you sir but we are needed on earth twelve months after you left sir we needed to stop something Gwen needs our help."

The man identified as Ianto Jones pulled Jack off his seat and into his arms. Jack's lips connected to Ianto's softly.

"Let's go save Gwen" said Jack softly his lips still barely touching Ianto's while his body was wrapped around his lover's.

They returned to earth and they stopped miracle day but that story is for another time that story is for a day when there is little hope left.