Hey everyone, how are we all? I received a bit of response from my first chapter so I figured I'd continue. The next chapter is written too and it'll be up soon. Thank you to everyone who have favourited and reviewed so far I will be responding to reviews at the bottom. Please review this chapter I'd really like to know what you think.

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Settling in to Torchwood

Ianto watched Ronan demonstrate the move several times before he felt confident to attempt it himself. Nodding to the security chief he moved to the centre of the circle and performed the move before turning to the other man with a questioning glance. Ronan nodded indicating that Ianto had performed it correctly before moving on to the next move he wanted Ianto to learn that day.

A month had passed since Jack had offered Ianto a position with Torchwood and upon Ianto's acceptance had informed him that he would be required to undergo three months of intense preparation and training before the job could commence. Preparation and training involved a lot of physical fitness, marksmanship, weapons and combat training as well as a lot of studying. Ianto would have been lying is he said it was easy, just like he'd be lying if he said he wasn't enjoying it.

His job, once his training was complete, would be the official liaison/communications officer of Torchwood, the whole of Torchwood. It would be his job to liaise between all of the Torchwood branches and their allies, make first contact with any aliens that approached earth, ensure every branch of Torchwood was up to date with any new discoveries made by the individual branches and aware of any new technology/alien/information that fell through the rift. On top of that he would be training as a field officer to take part in missions with the rest of the senior staff when necessary.

The Torchwood group had decided that since Torchwood Cardiff was so close to the rift they should be the first point of contact for alien life and since they had the main archives in their base they were the best equipped to store all new information and research and distribute it to the rest of the group. Rose had allowed Jack to choose who he wanted for the job and Jack had chosen Ianto much to Ianto's surprise. When he'd asked the 51st century man why Jack had smiled and replied.

"Because you're young, smart, well organised, you have an excellent memory, you're polite and courteous, you look great in a suit and if I were an evil alien, on my way to earth, hell bent on conquest and slaughter and you came up on my screen, looked at me with those beautiful blue eyes and spoke to me with those gorgeous Welsh vowels I think I'd change my mind and go blow up a different planet."

Ianto had blushed rather brightly at that and thanked the other man for the compliment while looking down at his shoes.

Jack had chuckled at him then. "Not all that good with compliments are you?" he'd asked.

"Actually no, not really," Ianto had admitted. He'd gotten used to Jack flirting with him back home but even when his Jack had complimented him he'd never been able to take it well.

"Well, you'd best get used to it, I do that a lot and you are an exceptionally cute," the 51st century captain informed him and Ianto had felt his blush darken as he thanked the other man once more.

Jack laughed again and stood up from his desk coming around to kneel in front of Ianto and looking up into his eyes which were still glued to his shoes. "Does it bother you?" Jack asked quietly.

Ianto shook his head, it really didn't bother him at all, in fact it was quite nice particularly since he knew Jack wasn't trying to sleep with him in this reality and therefore had no reason to flatter him untruthfully. It was at that moment that Ianto had realised just how close Jack had gotten to him and he'd been expecting his blush to deepen as it would have when jack invaded his personal space back in his universe. It hadn't happened, and that was probably because he didn't feel the same way about this Jack as he had about his own.

Back in his own reality if the 51st century man had gotten this close to him it would have taken every bit of restraint not to leap forward and kiss the other man but Ianto didn't feel like that at all toward this version of Jack. He missed his Jack, god only knew how much, but he liked this Jack a lot and really wanted to be friends with him which actually seemed attainable in this universe where it hadn't in the other. He had the weirdest urge to be close to the man, something he'd only felt with the other Jack in his universe. But then again he felt like that toward all of the Torchwood staff in this universe, like he belonged with them, which was very odd for him.

Jack had watched him for a moment before tilting his head to the side in what Ianto thought must have been puzzlement. "It's funny, there's something about you that…" the 51st century man had trailed off with a shake of his head, "I don't know."

"What?" Ianto had asked not sure whether to be curious or concerned.

Jack had shaken his head once more, "It doesn't matter," he'd replied before moving to stand up.

"No, what is it, Jack?" Ianto had asked catching the other man's arm without realising what he was doing.

Jack had looked down at where Ianto's hand was resting on his arm and thinking the captain was bothered by the contact Ianto had let the other man go and opened his mouth to apologise. He'd been surprised beyond words when Jack's hand had caught his before it could get far, his apology dying in his throat. Jack had looked down at Ianto's hand for what felt like hours before saying, "There's something about you that makes me want…makes me want you close to me."

He'd looked up at Ianto then with even more puzzlement than he had previously. "I want you near me. Not like I want John just…I want to hold you…keep you close, protect you I…I don't know why," Jack finished looking down at their hands again.

"I'm supposed to be by your side," Ianto had blurted out all of a sudden and was shocked beyond all belief to realise just how much he meant it. Jack had looked back at him in shock and Ianto had quickly continued. "Not like John is but…I belong here, with you and the others, I can feel it too. I imagine you feel quite protective of your team as well."

"I do, but not as strongly as I do with you. The only bond I've felt that's stronger than this is to John, it was instant too," the captain had confessed quietly.

A sudden thought had occurred to Ianto and he'd asked, "Did you ever have a best friend growing up, Jack?"

Jack had looked back at him for a moment before shaking his head. "No, I had friends but…no one that close except John and I always viewed him as more than a friend," the 51st century man had replied.

"Neither did I," Ianto had confessed quietly not mentioning that he'd had Lisa but always thought of her the way Jack thought of John.

"Do you think that's what this is?" the captain had asked.

Ianto had shrugged, "Maybe, I guess we just wait and see what happens."

Jack had looked back at him for a moment before asking, "Stupid request but can I hug you?"

Ianto had chuckled and leant forward to hug the 51st century captain resting his face against Jack's as the other man hugged him back. He'd felt relaxed, comforted and safe in the other man's arms, much like he had when his Jack had held him back home only without the lust that had accompanied those holds. It was nice, really nice.

They'd agreed to get to know each other better and not a day had gone by where Jack didn't hug him at least once and they hadn't shared at least one meal, usually breakfast. Lunch was usually taken as a group and dinner was usually a meal he spent with Owen and/or occasionally Ronan if their training sessions ran late. He was enjoying his time in this universe now that he'd accepted he'd be staying and while he missed his own universe he could definitely see himself making a life here.

Ronan showed him the last move he wanted Ianto to learn for the day before deciding they'd break for lunch. Ianto's days were very busy and full starting with a work out, combat and weapons training with Ronan. That usually ran until lunch after which he had marksmanship and mission training with Jack and/or John until afternoon tea then studying until dinner which he had Owen, Tosh and Lisa to help him with when he needed it. He had a lot to learn for his new position including several languages which he only really had to learn the basics in thankfully and the entire Shadow Proclamation law book which was insanely long, but it was very interesting stuff so it wasn't a real hardship.

He and Ronan cleaned up and headed down to lunch where, as usual, the entire group was waiting for them. Owen spotted them first and waved them over with a happy smile. Ianto smiled back and headed over his smile widening as he took in the lovely, and today feminine, form of the young doctor. His attraction to Owen had been growing quite quickly over the last month and he was slowly trying to work up the courage to ask the lovely doctor out. The constant changing of forms had taken a bit to get used to but Ianto had finally adjusted and now found it a fun game to guess what form Owen would choose for the day.

"Hey," he greeted the group as he sat down in the space that had been left for him next to Owen.

"Hey, Ianto, hey, Ronan," the chorus of voices greeted the pair in return.

"How's training going, Ianto?" Jack asked, "Ronan's not going too hard on you is he?"

"No, it's been really good," Ianto replied with a smile for the captain before turning his attention to Ronan. "Ronan's a hard task master but he's been training me well."

Ronan gave him a small smile, "Unlike the rest of you he doesn't complain, it's refreshing," the tall man stated giving the rest of the group a hard look.

They all chuckled at that before John suggested that they get up and pick what they wanted for lunch now that they were all present. They did, returning to the table as quickly as possible and continuing their conversations. About halfway through lunch Jack piped up and said.

"Ianto, I forgot to tell you this morning we're going out next week for our monthly staff gathering, do you want to come with us?"

"Sure," Ianto replied with a smile, "That'd be nice."

"Where are we going this time, Jack?" Tosh asked.

"I haven't decided yet, any ideas?" Jack asked in return.

"That new club has opened in town," Lisa suggested, "It's apparently got a really nice eating area on one of the upper levels as well as private function rooms, a live band and a great bar and dance floor. I think we should go there."

"I agree," John agreed raising his drink in salute to the astronomer.

"What does everyone else think?" Jack asked.

The group all replied in affirmatives and Jack nodded. "All right, I'll book it." He decided before taking another bite of his lunch.

Ianto saw Tosh lean over and whisper something to Owen that made the doctor blush and slap the computer genius lightly on the arm. Tosh's only response was to giggle and Owen turned back to her lunch with an embarrassed look on her face.

Ianto watched her for a moment wondering what Tosh had said until Owen seemed to notice that she had his attention and shifted her gaze to him, the blush deepening. "What?" she asked quietly.

Ianto smiled; something about him maybe? "Nothing, just wondering about the reason for the rather bright blush on your face," he replied.

Ianto didn't think it was possible for that blush to get any darker but somehow it did and Owen managed to stutter, "Nothing." Before turning her attention back to her food.

Ianto's smile widened and he turned his attention back to his own food. He was thinking about the upcoming outing and how much fun it was going to be when he suddenly realised he hadn't been shopping for clothes since he'd arrived. He had the suit he'd been sucked through the rift in, a few casual things the others had found for him to wear when he'd first arrived and the Torchwood issued workout gear he'd been given before the start of his training but that was it, he hadn't had any need for anything else yet and hadn't thought about clothes during those first 60 days.

"Um, actually, Jack, going out might be a bit hard for me right now," he told the 51st century man when he stopped speaking to take a bite of his food.

"Why?" Jack asked with his mouth full which provoked a scolding from John to swallow before he spoke which provoked an answering leer from Jack.

"I haven't had a chance to go anywhere yet and I currently have no money, I have nothing to wear out," he informed the man.

The table suddenly got silent and Tosh's eyes turned to Jack, "Didn't you tell him about the account you had me set up for him?" she asked.

"I thought you did," he replied.

The pair shared a look before Jack turned to Ianto and said. "You do have money, Tosh set up an account for you not long after you got here. We initially wired you an amount allotted by the crown for people who are sucked through the rift and need to relocate or just get by until they can find a way home. We also started paying you at the beginning of your training so if you haven't touched that money at all yet…well…there should be a bit there and as far as shopping goes I'm sure we could give you a break from training for the afternoon so the girls can take you out.

Tosh, Lisa and Owen turned matching, scarily excited grins in Ianto's direction and he felt a nervous laugh escape him. "Um, I'm sure I can find my own way," he tried to protest without appearing rude but the girls weren't having it.

"Nonsense, you don't know your way around this city, I'm sure it's probably different to yours and wouldn't it be easier for us to tell you where the good shops are than have to look for them yourself?" Lisa asked.

"Well, um…" Ianto trailed off as the girls started conversing quietly but excitedly and he knew they wouldn't hear him anyway. "Guess I have no say in the matter," he finished to no one in particular.

Ronan's heavy hand on his shoulder caused him to look over at the alien who was regarding him with a look of sympathy.

Ianto gave him a grateful expression in return and sighed, nothing he could do about it now. He looked over at Jack who was looking back at him apologetically and shook his head indicating for the other man not to be worried. He might be facing a long afternoon but at least he'd be spending it with people who actually cared about him, it had been a long time since he'd been able to say that.

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