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You're falling Ianto Jones, take my hand Epilogue
Title: You're falling Ianto Jones, take my hand - Epilogue
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: NC-17, dark, angst
Spoilers: Not really, somewhere in season 2
Disclaimer: No, I don't know them
Summary: Torchwood always save the day, but maybe not this times...
Summary chapter: Ianto is falling….
Notes: Ok, this is not a Christmas tales, this prompt didn't want to leave me alone, so I wrote it. And no I'm not insane, I'm only a teach. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
Beta: The fabulous and so talented:![[info]](https://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
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So, this is the end. Thank you so much to everyone who read and comment. I wish you a happy, fabulous and creative New Year !!!!! Big hugs !!!
You’re falling Ianto Jones, take my hand
Asleep, The Smiths
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore
Sing to me
Sing to me
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore
Don't feel bad for me […]
Epilogue
The darkness, it's everywhere, like he’s fallen into a deep hole. The cold air, all around him, like an invisible hand caressing the back of his neck. Ianto Jones walks alone in a place he doesn’t recognize.
“My little boy, what are you doing here? Whispers a warmth voice behind him.
“Mum?”
“I’m here baby, I’m here…”
“Mum, what is this place?”
“It’s where you go when you are dying…”
“I’m dying? … Mum... It all feels wrong….”
“I know baby…”
The woman takes him into her arms and Ianto feels like nothing else matters. She sings to him softly, for the little boy she left all too soon, for the son she did not cradle enough, for all the times she wasn't there to chase away the nightmares.
“You’re not supposed to be here…” Says the woman as she caresses Ianto’s hair.
“I did some awful things… I’m a bad person, I’m a monster…” Ianto whispered his voice shaky.
“No, don’t say that. It isn’t true, it really isn’t. You’re just my boy lost in the big world…”Says the woman, before taking Ianto’s face in her hands.
“There was a man, he ordered me to do all those horrible things … and I did it… There was a part of me that loved it…” Confesses Ianto with his eyes closed.
“The man is dead… He disappeared when you killed yourself, you were the link between him and reality… You severed that link, you saved the day my beautiful son…” Says the woman proudly.
“Mum, I don’t want to die…”
“Then wake up Ianto…”
“I don’t know how…”
“You know my son, you know…”
Suddenly the protective arms are not there anymore. He’s alone in the cold darkness. He’s falling and the sensation comes over him as a wave; the feeling of falling apart terrifies him. Ianto Jones screams, but there is no one there to listen.
Six hours before
It’s a cold in the blank white room. It’s not a place where you can hear joyous exclamations and laughter. It’s a room where time looks to have stopped, where sadness and despair grasp gradually at a person’s throat. In this room a woman looks to be sleeping, whilst a man cries softly at her side.
“Please Gwen, don’t leave me alone… Wake up my love… I’m here now…”
But the woman doesn’t reacts. She simply stays there in the silence.
“I need you babe… You know the meeting I have next week? Well, I know you said don’t go shopping alone, but I went and…Gwen, I’m not good with colour you know that. I bought this awful yellow shirt; the shop assistant told me it looked great… But, when I returned home...”
A profound sigh interrupts his monologue. In an instant, the woman wakes up.
“Gwen? Ah! Gwen!”
“Rhys… I told you… never going shopping… alone…”
“I swear my love! Never ever again!”
In this cold and white room, lovers embrace each other. The man caresses the woman’s hair and makes the promise he will always be in her side through all the darkness. And she believes him, she’s knows the monster is gone now, she’s no longer afraid. .
Eight hours after
In another room, another game is playing out. However, this time, the man who lies there doesn’t wake up; instead he falls slowly into death’s cold arms. His lover is by his side, he can’t do anything to help and so he just has to wait. He closes his eyes, kisses his young lover’s lips and whispers encouraging words into his ears. Deep inside him, he knows the game is never over. Ianto is not alone, he’s there for him.
Ianto is falling, he’s dying.
“Ianto”
“Jack?”
“Ianto come back to me.”
“Jack! Help me!”
“You’re falling Ianto Jones, take my hand…”
In front of him, a big and strong hand appears in the darkness, and without hesitation Ianto Jones catches it furiously. The falling stops, the darkness disappears as raging river brings him into the light.
In this cold room something changes, a sparkle of hope passes across Jack’s eyes. Ianto squeezes his hand.
“Ianto?”
“Jack?”
“Ianto wake up.”
“I can’t!”
“Ianto open your eyes, just do it for me…”
He opens his eyes, but the light hurts him. A hand touches his face, lips kiss his mouth, and suddenly he feels so alive.
“Welcome back Ianto Jones.”
Ianto smiles in return, he’s too weak to speak. Strong arms embrace him. He’s safe now.
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It is a wonderful day in Cardiff, a beautiful sunny day. The children are playing in the park, women are all smiling in the fresh early spring, men are laughing loudly and flirting with them. Cardiff is a wonderful place to live. The population are safe; because Torchwood is there to protect them. No matter, what the price to pay is, the monsters will always be punished.
Fin
NADINE!!
Well what can I say that I haven't already said in my e-mails? This is the best...in my opinion of what you have written so far. I mean your writing has always been great, but in this chapter, the character voices were brilliant. I really think you captured them perfectly, especially the scene between Gwen and Rhys. But the ending with Jack and Ianto....well that was awesome too!
Keep writing ma chere, I love beta'ing it so much! You are an inspiration!
Prends soin de toi and lots of hugs for you! :D
Sian
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Re: NADINE!!
Thank you so much for this comment, really, you make me smile !!!! I had so much fun with this and I was afraid about your reaction for this chapter, the final its always the more important...
Hope you had a great New Year party (hummm, here is not New Year yet...)
Big hug et gros calins (you are the best beta someone can have !!!! And a good friend too ;)
Take care ma belle et on se reparle l'an prochain !!
Nadine
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Re: NADINE!!
I'm glad I make you smile, you deserve to smile ma chere! But you were afraid of my reaction? Really.....Nadine, you know that I think that this was one of your best pieces! You have absolutely nothing to worry about, and I'm sure lots of other people will agree with me.
I did have a nice new year thank you, and I hope that you are having a great time as I type. *hugs you again* You are so kind, and definitely a good friend too. I am only the beta you deserve :)
Sian
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Re: NADINE!!
You know me so anxious..... lol
I had a great times thanks (outside with a lot of porto, wine, beer... daaaa, its a little bit hard today...)
*BIGGER HUG*
Take care ma chère Sian
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Happy New Year!
(Am writing another Vamp!Ianto fic :))
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Happy new year !!!!!!!!!
(I knew it you will writing more;))
Gros calins et big hug
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The ending was so brilliant!
“Rhys… I told you… never going shopping… alone…”
lol seriously, what were you thinking Rhys? ;D
the scene between Ianto and his mother was wonderful
and the end scene between Jack and Ianto was so powerful! *wipes tears away*
I can't wait for your new fics!^^
Big,big hug from 2009 ;D
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Hope you had great time yesterday for the happy new year !!!!
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aaww i believe you it was a very bittersweet scene but i love that she wanted him to live
yes i had^^ i hope you had a great time as well :D
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I'm looking forward to seeing more from you. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year !!!!!
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This was just perfect! A brilliant ending to a brilliant series! I loved the Gwen/ Rhys shopping bit and your Jack and Ianto were gorgeous. I have really and truely adored this series and I am sad to see it end. I'm really upset now! And to make it up to me, I demand that you write more of your brilliant fics soon!!
*Massive hugs!!*
Fliss
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Well, for the moment and don't have plot, but, maybe later in the month....
*bomb hugs*
Nadine
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Ho and Happy New Year !!!!!
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And this was a wonderful ending. :)
*hug* Happy New Year... again.
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Thanks you so much for all yours lovely comments!!!!!
Bonne année à toi aussi !
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Loved the giggles caused by Rhys' shopping and then Jack pulling Ianto out - loved the story!
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Happy New Year !!!
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Wonderful, dark, beautiful story! C'est magnifique, vraiment.
*biggest of hugs*
:D
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Thanks you so much for all yours great comments, its very great to have comments from a writer you really appreciated, you made me smile !!!!
Happy New Year ma belle I wish you a fabulous 2009 year !!!!! See you at your next chapter... ;)
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So, I wish you a fabulous, wonderful and creative 2009!!!!
Happy New Year ma belle and I wait impatiently for your fic... ;)
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GAH the fic...it's been kind of back burnered while I feed the vid muse - but hopefully next week when things get back to a somewhat normal routine the writing muse will come back :)
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Return to work monday.... yark !
Take care ;)
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LOL I know exactly what you mean...I know what I want to write but the words just are not coming...
Have a good weekend!
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Well, at least if I have an I know what I try to write.... Its something about the snow... and Ianto lost... and kiss.... but what exactly I have in my head ????? ....
Thank you very much, have to return at Montreal Sunday... in my parent's home now, so spoiled....lol
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Oh Ianto lost and snow and kissing sounds YUMMY!
Enjoy your parents' home :)
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Well, I will try to write a little fic... its so freezing here and we have a lot of snow so that give me some ideas...
Thank, I enjoy!! (maybe a litlle too much...)
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Good luck on the fic!
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I go in the bath too freezing here and maybe I will have a great plot there, who know....;)
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Well done. :)
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*squeeze in a big hug* thank you so much for read and comment !!!!!! I had a lot of fun to write this....
Take care and I wait for you fic !