Come with Me Now

Jack knew he had been here before, standing here with the rain pelting down feeling like his anger alone was enough to sizzle the droplets of water before they even touched this coat.

All that time trapped in that jar, those long, long years he spent with just his mind and his memories. He had dreamed, gods how he dreamed and all of them had Ianto in them. Sometimes in the background holding the coat, sometimes a cup of coffee extended. Jack's favourite was the Karaoke one, that first time he had sung in front of the team, nervously fiddling with the mic as he waited for the music to come on, then folding back the shirt cuffs, his waistcoat so pim.

Owen had catcalled and laughed, thinking he was upsetting the young man but he didn't know Ianto then not like Jack did. He didn't know the deep burn glowing in that man's gut that Jack had seen in his eyes that night in the warehouse, had felt cock to cock.

Yeah, Jack was ready.

Ianto spread his feet, planted himself and then let his throat relax as he screamed down the mic and Owen stood, his feet slapping on the ground as his stool flew back and Jack had never seen Owen so galvanised as he screamed back with wanton glee.

Ianto had sung with the voice of an angel as each verse was used to entice, then the chorus would be belted with venom.

Gods, that song thumped in his head so often in the early hours, gods knows what the poor Kats thought the times he had projected without meaning to.

If not the TYNTW he would never have known the power of telepathy. The Doctor had used him not only to distract but as an extra conduit and he had learnt so much that year, his mind had been changed forever and in the end when he had only that to fall back on he had found himself able to commune, able to not only talk but share images, thoughts and feelings.

He had waited long enough, fought hard enough and now he stood here with a simmering rage that made his skin twitch. He had felt this before, had let himself burn as he stood in front of the Darlek screaming with inhuman rage in the defence of those he loved. He had been ready to die, to defend. The warrior blood of his people thrumming, fuelled by that voice in the back of his head that told him he had already failed Gray, he would not fail anyone else he loved.

Now he knew his soul was worthless, or perhaps worth more than spun gold. He wasn't sure which it was, this gift. This curse that had him simmering under the surface.

The door swung open and he stood staring within.

Was he heady for this? Had he paid with enough of this very long, sorrowful life? Was he strong enough to argue with the only one who might actually understand him?

He surged into the Blue Box, snatching at the coat lapel of the one who was trying to exit it and they tumbled as the door slammed shut then the grinding began as she knew what he had to do. Her own internal self screaming with righteous rage as her mind touched his, her heart felt his and her soul ached for his.

TARDIS fell though space, time, love, despair and sought the only thing that might help now.

Jack lay on the floor with the Doctor in his grasp, his lips peeled back in a silent snarl as he shook the Doctor and screamed why over and over again. Finally they slammed to a halt and Jack rose unsteadily to his feet and struggled to the door, taking a deep breath. He shoved the doors open and ran, the body beneath the red blanket snatched with glee and Jack was back inside the box before anyone even noticed it.

"Quick sexy lady, quick. Back to the hospital, there's still time."

Jack knelt and held the still warm body he knew could be reanimated with a patch or two in New New York. He knew that much too, he had them waiting.

This time they fell with style.

How could they not?

Ianto was on board.

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Come with me now
Come with me now

Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna take you down
Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna show you how

Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna take you down
Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna show you how

Afraid to lose control
And caught up in this world
I've wasted time, I've wasted breath
I think I've thought myself to death

I was born without this fear
Now only this seems clear
I need to move, I need to fight
I need to lose myself tonight

Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna take you down
Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna show you how

I think with my heart and I move with my head
I open my mouth and it's something I've read
I stood at this door before, I'm told
But a part of me knows that I'm growing too old

Confused what I thought with something I felt
Confuse what I feel with something that's real
I tried to sell my soul last night
Funny, he wouldn't even take a bite

Far away
I heard him say (come with me now)
Don't delay
I heard him say (come with me now)

Far away
I heard him say (come with me now)
Don't delay
I heard him say (come with me now)

Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna take you down
Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna show you how

Afraid to lose control
And caught up in this world
I've wasted time, I've wasted breath
I think I've thought myself to death

I was born without this fear
Now only this seems clear
I need to move, I need to fight
I need to lose myself tonight

Whoa, come with me now

Whoa, come with me now
I'm gonna take you down
Whoa, come with me now

"Come with Me" by Kongos