BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!

Ianto swung his arm around and lightly tapped the alarm clock on the off button. Ianto rolled out of bed, skipping over the cold tile floors until he was walking on carpet. Looking outside, he could see and hear rain. What else was new? A quick trip to the kitchen and he was making himself a warm breakfast. Eggs, waffles, and a bit of bacon on the side. Too bad it would be too cloudy to watch the sun rise. That was always somthing that Ianto looked forward too.
As he finished his breakfast, he glanced at the clock. Crud. He was running late. Quickly he changed from his jammies to his suit. He smiled. He wore suits so often that the entire team seemed to think he even wore them to bed. Well, the entire team excluding Jack, who had witnessed his sleepware firsthand.
The ride to work was uneventful. Traffic, rain, horrible songs on the radio-the norm. Ianto was glad when he pulled into his parking space. As he entered the hub he shook off his umbrella. Jack was there, of course, and so was Tosh. What surprised Ianto was Gwen. He glanced at his watch to be sure it was correct. Yes, she was here this early. That was odd. Gwen wasn't one to be an early riser. Still, he was glad to see her. He smiled at the group and went to make a pot of coffee. Gwen looked tired, and Jack almost always wanted some in the morning.

"Restless, huh?" Jack smirked. Gwen probably didn't mean it in quite that way, but she seemed upset, and Jack had his ways of dealing with that.

Coffee was one of them. It fixed everything. Or maybe it was just that Ianto always brought him coffee. In any case, though, it wasn't seeming like such a bad thing.




[insert Tosh typing on computer here]

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Illuminate the way to my heart,
It's twisting on a thread
+ COME RAISE THE DEAD +

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- married fingon fingolfinion 6/4/13 -
~art credit~

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Illuminate the way to my heart,
It's twisting on a thread
+ COME RAISE THE DEAD +

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- married fingon fingolfinion 6/4/13 -
~art credit~

Carefully Ianto carried the four cups of steaming coffee to where Gwen, Jack, and Tosh were working.

"It'll pass." Ianto heard Jack say as he stepped into view.

"And a cup of coffee will help it, whatever "it" may be." Ianto replied, handing Gwen a cup with a smile. She still looked tired, like she had been working too hard or enduring sleepless nights. His eyes too, lingered on Jack's face. A pale, somewhat strained expression was etched onto his face. Was Ianto the only one getting adequate sleep? Leaving his musings until later, he reached to hand Tosh a cup, keeping one for himself. "Anything interesting?" He asked casually.

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- married fingon fingolfinion 6/4/13 -
~art credit~

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Illuminate the way to my heart,
It's twisting on a thread
+ COME RAISE THE DEAD +

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- married fingon fingolfinion 6/4/13 -
~art credit~

((Shadowcat and CC, your banners match! Nice!)

Ianto wrestled with a stuck filing cabinet, growling with frustration as it refused to budge. These things looked to be older than Cardiff itself. He had talked to Jack about getting them replaced, but then Jack spat out some babble about budgets and the uniqueness of antiques. Ianto usually enjoyed antiques, given the condition that if they served a function they should be able to fulfill it. He gave one last tug, and thankfully the drawer popped open. As he put the files in alphabetical order, the shatter of ceramic echoed through the hub. "Oi," Ianto said lightly. "I like those mugs. If you can't hold onto them you're going to have to use styraphome." He turned to glance at the culprit, but his grin fadded when he saw Tosh shaking a collapsed Gwen's shoulders. "What happened?" Ianto asked Tosh, concern etched on his face

"****!"

The first syllable uttered by Doctor Owen Harper was, as usual, a swear word as he struggled to find his trousers. He found them halfway between his bed and his door...with a discarded bra. He ignored it as he went towards the kitchen. This new flat really needed some time to get used to. He quickly got dressed while scrambling to find his gun. He knew he should take better care of his gun, particularly when he was bringing other people in. If Jack knew what he was doing...well, never mind what Jack knew or didn't know. He finally found his gun, along with his car keys, under his leather jacket. He scrambled out of his flat, locking the door behind him.

Fifteen minutes, the Hub wheel rolled open, revealing a harassed Owen.

"Sorry, Jack, I'm late...there was this girl and I...what the hell is going on?"

They were gathered around someone. Tosh and Ianto, at least. So it was either Jack or Gwen. Jack, he didn't mind, since he'll come right up. Plus he wasn't the kind to suddenly collapse. Which left Gwen. Immediately, he snatched the medical kit on the wall and sprinted towards Gwen.

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I was cured all right.

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"Let me in, Tosh," Owen asked, trying to put as much of a gentle tone as possible in this situation. While Owen had his disagreements with Gwen, well actually with everyone here, it was indisputable that he would stop at nothing to help them should any of them fall ill. He took out the torch and flashed into Gwen's pupil that Owen had to force open. Much to his relief, they dilated.

"Pupillary reflex still active, so no brain injury." He took out the stethoscope and measured her heart rate...and grimaced. "Heart rate's 60. Low but not too low. We need to stabilize her first. Tosh, could you get her legs."

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I was cured all right.