Title: Undercover
By: Jennie-x
Pairing: Jack/Ianto
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ianto is sent undercover to a boys boarding school, where it's been reported an alien is killing students.

***

"Conference room now people!" Jack grinned, he was standing at the door to his office watching his team work underneath him. "You too Yan!" He added, Ianto looked up and groaned inwardly. Jack was trying his best to make him feel more part of the team ever since everything happened with Lisa. Gwen, Owen and Toshiko all exchanged looks with each other. Toshiko was the only one that was glad that Jack hadn't done anything more severe then two weeks suspension as punishment.

"Why has he got to sit in on this one?" Owen mumbled to Gwen, who looked just as annoyed. Surely Jack hadn't forgotten that his metallic girlfriend had tried to convert me, she thought as she glared over at Ianto.

Toshiko walked upstairs with Ianto, smiling and gesturing for him to sit next to her which he did gratefully. Owen and Gwen walked in and sat opposite, Jack at the head of the table.

"We kids, have a mission." He smiled. "An old friend of mine, runs a boys boarding school in Newport, and he's having alien problems."

"So what, we go in guns blazing?" Owen asked, still not understanding why Ianto was here, surely if they were going in guns blazing he wouldn't be given a gun.

"Nope." Jack smiled, adding mystery to his speech like he always did. "The alien makes himself look human, shape shifter." He added as an afterthought. "It'll be a standard under cover mission." Jack grinned broadly, looking over at Ianto.

"Him!" Gwen laughed.

"Tea-boy?" Owen huffed.

"He used to be a grade one field agent back at Torchwood one, which is more then you are Gwen, so stop looking at him like that. And Owen, who here exactly drinks tea? And besides, would you like to play a twenty year old, posh, welsh boy?" Jack said, and then turned back to Ianto, who gulped subconsciously under pressure.

"But he..." Gwen started, but Jack shot her a look that told her clearly to shut up, so she did.

"We need you to act as a new student," Jack smiled, "We just need eyes and ears in the building, so you'll be like a normal student, work, homework, making friends see what you can find out about the building." Ianto nodded silently. "You okay to do this?"

Hesitantly, Ianto nodded, "yes, sir."

"And see you're already playing the part," Jack grinned. "You start tomorrow, but you'll be going tonight."

"How long for?" Ianto asked nervously. The thought of sleeping some where he didn't know scared him, not to mention if it was home to an alien.

"Shouldn't take no longer than a week," Jack smiled. "We'll be with you every step of the way. Toshiko, I need you to fit Ianto with cameras and headsets. Gwen and Owen I want you to find out all you can about St. David's school for boys. Yan, with me. We need to pack you a bag." They all nodded, some a little spitefully and headed out.

"You'll be fine," Jack assured him. They were making their way out of the hub and into the SUV. "You look a little scared."

"I am." Ianto shrugged. "Jack... the room I'll be staying in, you know at night. Will I be sharing?"

"Nope. I've arranged it with the head teacher for you to have a room to yourself," Jack smiled. "Nightmares?"

"Do you know what alien we're dealing with?" Ianto asked, stepping over the question.

"Nope. Makes it all a bit more exciting, don't you think?" Ianto didn't answer. Once upon a time, back in London he would have found this exciting, he would have been buzzing with anticipation about going undercover but here, the need to prove himself just made him nervous. "I've read some reports from your time in London, Ianto. I know you can do this."

"I'm a bit rusty," Ianto sighed. "But, I'll do my best sir." Jack nodded, he knew Ianto wouldn't do anything less. It dawned on Jack, as he parked the SUV outside Ianto's apartment that this would be the first time he would see what the youngest member of the team was like outside of the office.

"Want me to wait here?" Jack asked, knowing that Ianto was a private person, he might not want Jack to see.

"No, it's fine." Ianto said, he and Jack got out of the car and Ianto unlocked the door to his small apartment block. Instead of going into the lift, they walked up the stairs to the third floor. All the doors on the corridor were blue, and it seemed quite modern and well maintained.

The apartment was small, but homey. They were immediately in the lounge, and the first thing Jack noticed was the television and the DVD's, he smiled as he imagined Ianto coming home from work, and sitting on his sofa, maybe a can of beer in his hand just watching films. Like he should for someone his age.

"So, what exactly will I be needing?" Ianto asked. Jack followed Ianto into his bedroom, and grinned. An extremely welcoming double bed was in the centre of the room, with red sheets and a throw over. All the furniture in the room was pine, and everything coordinated with each other. There were a few photos on the night stand, Jack's stomach clenched as he saw one of Ianto and Lisa. They really made a cute couple.

"I'm not too sure. You'll be wearing a very nice uniform during the day but after lessons you're allowed to wear your own clothes." Jack smiled. "After lessons is when you will be wondering around looking for anything out of the normal." Ianto nodded, and grabbed a bag from under his bed. "So come on, you're telling me you're not excited about spending a week in a boys school, with posh boys in tight trousers, surely it has to be a fantasy of yours..."

"You're assuming I like boys sir," Ianto smiled, he opened one of his draws and took a handful of underwear out, aware that Jack was watching.

"You don't?" Jack asked.

"I do, but it's not exactly a fantasy, more like something you'd dream about." Ianto smirked. Jack grinned, he and Ianto always flirted, but that was before Lisa. Jack often wondered if the whole thing with Lisa hadn't happened, if his and Ianto's relationship would be any different.

"Depends whose in the uniform," Jack winked and sat down on the bed. "Very comfortable." Ianto rolled his eyes and grabbed some jeans, folding them neatly into the bag.

After half an hour of packing, Ianto and Jack made their way back to the hub. Ianto had thought that Jack really didn't need to be there when he packed, but he assumed that his captain only wanted to get a better look at his life.

"So, what did you find out?" Jack asked as they walked back in the hub. Jack had suggested that Ianto changed from his suit into jeans, because he would be leaving to go to the school tonight.

"Three boys have already been killed," Owen said, looking at Ianto wondering how many more boys were going to be killed because Jack decided Ianto could do this.

"Any idea how?" Jack asked.

"Some sort of toxin in the blood, causing their hearts to stop. Definitely alien."

"Right, we have two hours before Ianto goes back to school. Toshiko can you set him up with the cameras now please?"

"Sure," Toshiko smiled warmly.

"Maybe put some on the uniform he's going to wear." Jack said as he walked into his office, he then came back down with a suit bag. He unzipped it revealing a simple white polo shirt, and plain black trousers. The polo shirt, had the school logo.

"It'll be easier if you put the whole uniform on now, then I'll be able to find the right places to put the cameras," She suggested. "So go get changed." Ianto nodded and took the uniform of Jack and headed to the changing room.

"Are you sure its wise, him going?" Gwen asked, moving closer to Jack.

"Why do you want to go undercover in a boys school?" Jack asked, moving away and closer to Toshiko.

"No, I mean. Well, are you sure he's going to be able to pull it off..."

"Gwen. He is more experiences then you are, and I trust him a lot more than I trust you..."

"Even after what he did?" Owen laughed.

"Do you know how much trouble he went to hide her here? How much loyalty he's shown. He could have killed us, he had that gun aimed at you Gwen and he knew there was no hope, he knew we were going to kill Lisa and he could have shot you, did he? No. So why don't you think about who his loyalty is with now." Jack said, there was a faint clatter of shoes, and they all looked up at Ianto who was walking towards them.

"Jesus you look fucking young." Owen commented.

"How old are you?" Gwen asked, realising she didn't actually know anything about him.

"Twenty three," Ianto answered sheepishly. "I haven't worn a school uniform in over ten years." He said pulling on the polo shirt.

"Remember our little conversation back at yours, Yan. Definitely one of my fantasies now." Jack purred. Ianto rolled his eyes, and willed his cheeks not to blush furiously but it was too late.

"Come here, Yan." Toshiko smiled, Ianto walked over to her.

"Wait, give us a twirl." Jack grinned.

"No." Ianto laughed. Toshiko stood up, and started adjusting the cameras, and sound bugs to his shirt. Placing one on the knot of his tie, then another on the school logo.

"When you take them off they shouldn't fall, but make sure you do it carefully..." Toshiko said, then looked at who she was talking to and realised Ianto wasn't one for throwing clothes around carelessly. "These are standard pens, but they've all been bugged with microphones, see if you can leave a few in various places, that way we can monitor them and see if there's anything unusual going on." Ianto nodded. "Here's your laptop, built in web-cam for video calls, also some of your favourite films."

"Thanks." Ianto smiled.

"Right, lets get started on your back story," Jack said, pulling up a chair and sitting on it. "You're twenty."

"If it's a school how come he's twenty, I mean..." Gwen started, but Jack just rolled his eyes.

"It's a private boys school for sixteen plus." Jack informed her. "There's one building for sixteen to nineteen years, where no trouble has been reported, the building for nineteen plus has been."

"What sort of trouble?" Ianto asked, his fingers unconsciously pulling at the seems of his trousers.

"Funny noises at night. Weird sightings." Jack listed. "So anyway, back to your back ground." Jack smiled. "And could you stop playing with the seems, I know you're used to wearing perfectly tailored suits, but they're not that bad."

"Not that bad? I can feel the stitching," He muttered. Jack glared at him, but smiled anyway.

"Right, you're twenty and you're from Cardiff. Your parents put you in for a transfer from France, as if it's questioned you can prove its true from your brilliant French speaking."

"You speak French?" Gwen asked.

"And some." Ianto smirked. "So, moved from France, anything else?"

"Your parents wanted you to be closer to them, your mum is a typical rich house wife, and sticking to your actual life so we don't get to engrossed, your dad is a master tailor."

"Explains a lot." Toshiko smiled.

"Anything else I need to know?" Ianto asked.

"Nope. But you will be out of reach to friends and family for a week, anyone you need to call?"

"Yeah, my brother." Ianto said, digging out his phone, he dialled his brothers phone and looked at the clock, he'd still be in school. "Hey Steven, It's Yan. Just ringing to say I'm going away for the week, a camping trip with some mates from work. Tell dad that I'll probably be out of signal whilst I'm there. Look after him, and I'll see you both when I get back." Ianto ended the call.

"Shouldn't you phone your dad too?" Toshiko asked.

"He wont remember the message," Ianto said sadly.

"Are you ready?" Jack asked with a soft smile. Ianto nodded silently, "Go put your jeans back on, then we'll leave."

***

"You'll be okay," Jack said as he stopped the SUV outside a large Victorian building. "Remember, when you get to your room, keep your laptop on we might need to contact you, that goes the same with all the cameras and headsets." Ianto nodded and looked at Jack, realising he wasn't going to see this man for about a week.

"What are you going to do with no industrial strength coffee?" Ianto smiled.

"Honestly, don't know how I'm going to survive. But hopefully it will be done within the week. We just need you to find out who it is, then we can kick some ass."

"You sure you aren't really American?" Ianto said lightly, as he grabbed his backpack from the back seat. Toshiko had fitted the straps with cameras too.

"What would be the fun in telling you that?" Jack grinned. "You've got a meeting with the headmaster, try not to talk about me too much. He knows who you are, so he should make it easier for you, though he's the only one who can know." Ianto nodded again, "Remember, despite the alien thing, try to have some fun." Ianto rolled his eyes. "Good luck." Ianto smiled and got out of the car, he grabbed his other back with his clothes in from the boot and walked over to the school gates.

Ianto was shown into the headmasters office, he was an old man, grey hair with combed over. He wore an old styled suit, which unlike the uniform he would be wearing was perfectly tailored. "I want to thank you for coming," He smiled, and Ianto could see how anxious the man was. "I'm Richard, but when we're around students you'll have to call me Headmaster Bolton, or sir." Ianto smiled to himself, calling him sir wouldn't be a problem at all.

"Jack's assured me that you'll be perfect for the job, and you look like you're going to fit in," Ianto didn't know what to say so just smiled in return. "Out of my own curiosity, how long have you worked for Torchwood?"

"Four years, when I was nineteen I was a junior researcher." Ianto explained. "But I got moved up to a field agent a year later." Richard grinned.

"As standard protocol I've asked a prefect to show you around, he's name's Brett, he's also head of the house you'll be staying in, and your room is next door to his. If you need anything here, it'll be him you'd ask." Ianto nodded. "This is your new timetable, as your here as a student you will have to go to every lesson, and sadly you'll have to do all the homework too. We can't have anyone believe you're here for any other reason." Ianto nodded again. "Brett is outside, I'll introduce you to him and then you can look around. I've asked him to show you the whole grounds." Ianto smiled, and Richard went to open the door. "Come in Brett."

A tall boy, early twenties walked in, he was wearing casual jeans and a dark blue shirt. His reddish brown hair, sat perfectly on his head, and his bright green eyes smiled at Ianto. "Brett, this is Ianto."

"Nice to meet you," He smiled. His English accent was much softer than Owen's. Ianto smiled back, feeling some what nervous.

"Show him around, help him fit in." Richard nodded in Ianto's direction as both boys walked out.

"We can take your stuff up to the dorms first, the buildings huge, I doubt you'd want to carry it all with you."

"Thanks." Ianto said. He heard a slight buzzing in his ears, and knew the microphones had been fitted.

"So, where did you move from?" Brett asked curiously.

"France," Ianto said, remembering back to his cover story.

"It's weird," Brett started slowly.

"Weird?" Ianto asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It's the middle of term." Brett stated. "You're going to get a lot of attention because you're the first new student here whose come half way through a term. It never happens."

"Guess I'm just special," Ianto smiled.

"Definitely something." Brett laughed.

"Is he flirting?" Owen laughed, as they sat around the computer screens, the cameras on his back pack showing the buildings, and the cameras in his lenses showed Brett, and they all thought that he was perfectly handsome.

"Ianto doesn't flirt, he hardly talks to anyone." Gwen said.

"Trust me, he flirts." Jack grinned.

"The school looks really nice," Toshiko commented. "Did Ianto go to a school like that? I mean he looks like he fits in."

"He went to a comprehensive school. No uniform, no posh dorm rooms." Jack said, pleased that he remembered stuff about him from his files, and from conversation over the year he had known him.

"So, what was France like?" Brett asked, as they walked up the stairs. Ianto noticed already that the school had way too many stairs.

"The first year I was there, it was brilliant. Everything was new and exciting, but then It was just France and sort off became nothing special." Ianto answered, Jack grinned at Ianto's skill; answering a question without actually answering.

"How come you moved back to Wales?"

"Parents wanted me around more," Ianto answered vaguely. "Don't this building have a lift or something?" He laughed, changing the subject with such ease that it worried Jack a little.

"No. This whole building is completely aged. The only new area is the garden area underneath the bell tower." Brett said casually. Ianto didn't say anything in return, just stored the information away. They walked ahead in a comfortable silence. Ianto took in everything he saw, mentally compared it to the school he went to as a teenager. It was absolutely nothing like this. His childhood school was much smaller, and mixed. No school uniform, though he did always look smart mainly because his father made him. Like any other high school in South Wales, the students were loud and had fun as well as learning, and despite having a large group of close friends, Ianto made sure he had a good education, like any other student he knew he could have done better, but his average grades had given him a good life so far.

"This is the dorm." Brett said, as they walked down a corridor, there were several rooms with up to four beds in. "You've got your own room like me, and they're at the end of the corridor." Brett smiled. "Your parents must have paid for you to get one on your own, usually new students have to share, and only prefects or team captains get one on their own." Brett said casually. They continued walking down the corridor. "This is you." Brett smiled. "I'll leave you to get unpacked, and I'll be back in about ten minutes yeah."

"Thanks," Ianto smiled. Ianto watched as he walked out, and pulled out his laptop from his bag, and turned it on. The minute the screen was turned on he was greeted by the smiling faces of Toshiko and Jack, and the stern faces of Gwen and Owen.

"He's cute." Jack grinned. Ianto rolled his eyes and sat on the neatly made bed.

"I didn't notice, sir." He said.

"So, see any aliens tea boy?" Owen asked.

"You tell me, Owen. You've seen everything I've seen." He said as he casually pulled his uniform from the bag and hung it up. He turned back to see Jack grinning at him.

"Find out about the garden." Toshiko said. Ianto nodded and continued to unpack things from his backpack. "What are you doing with the pens?"

"Is the sound piece in the lid?" He asked as he stared at it.

"Yeah."

"Will it still work if it's not attached to the pen?" Ianto asked curiously.

"Should do, why?"

"I'll ask Brett to take me to the garden, if I drop the lid somewhere it will go unnoticed more than the whole pen. Then you can listen to see if anything odd is going on down there."

"Good thinking, so much more than a pretty face." Jack grinned, Ianto rolled his eyes, hoping that the camera didn't detect his blush.

"What's your time table like?" Toshiko asked. Ianto took the folded piece of paper from his pocket and looked at it.

"English, Maths, Media and History tomorrow." He said and groaned. "You didn't mention anything about two hours sports a day." Owen laughed at that, so did Gwen. Toshiko smiled sweetly.

"Just think, you'll get to see Brett in shorts. Oh wait, we'd get to see you in shorts." Jack grinned. There was a knock at the door, and Ianto shut the screen to his laptop.

"Come in." He said, making it look as though he was unpacking his clothes.

"You ready?" Brett asked, smiling at Ianto sweetly.

"Yeah." Ianto said, he grabbed his back pack, and slung it over his shoulder.

"What do you need your back pack for?" Brett asked.

"False of habit." Ianto shrugged.

They walked around the grounds, Brett showing Ianto various class rooms and activity rooms. So far there was nothing out of the ordinary going on.

"So where do you want to go to now?" Brett asked once they walked around the inside of the building.

"Can we go outside?" Ianto asked.

"There's not much outside except for the sports fields, but sure." Brett smiled. They started talking casually, not about the school, but about things normal boys their age, or the age Ianto was claiming to be, spoke about.

They walked out side the sports fields, and Ianto stared at the race tracks and swimming pool a little in dread. "Don't you like sports?" Brett asked, they had moved over to a bench, both tired from the tour.

"I do, but more for fun. I can't imagine waking up at six just to do two hours of exercise." Ianto said, he was normally awake at six and in the shower getting to go to work.

"See I'm not like that, I have to be forced to do it. I'd much rather be in my bed," He grinned. "Better exercise you can do in bed then in a swimming pool." Brett winked, despite himself Ianto found himself blushing.

"I don't know, I can think of some fun activities you can do in a swimming pool, too." Ianto smirked.

"Okay, I take it back. He does flirt." Gwen said. Jack looked at her and grinned. "It's weird."

"What is?" Toshiko asked.

"Watching Ianto like this, I mean he's usually so closed off. Though we know why now. But him like this, smiling with people his age is a bit... weird."

Ianto tried not to roll his eyes, had Gwen forgotten he could hear her, probably not. Ianto had never thought she could be that spiteful but other day past couple of weeks he had seen a new side to the compassionate girl Jack asked to join the team. "Where's the garden you mentioned earlier?" Ianto asked curiously.

"Past the sports building, you want to go check it out?" Brett smiled.

"Sure, why not." Ianto shrugged, and followed Brett, he couldn't help but let his eyes wonder down.

"Ianto, remember we have put cameras in your eyes." Toshiko laughed. Ianto kicked himself mentally and walked a little faster to get next to Brett instead of behind him.

***

They walked around the school fields, it reminded Ianto a lot of the countryside, everywhere was green and most of the fields that hadn't been converted into race tracks were large hills, expanding for a few miles. "It's beautiful here," Ianto commented.

"Not many green fields like this in France?" Brett laughed.

"Not where I stayed," Ianto answered. He was sure it was a safe thing to say, he had been to France with his school for four days, and he hadn't seen many green fields. They walked around the fields, the new garden centre was quite a distance away from the school. Ianto looked around at all the other students, they all seemed to be reading, or doing work enjoying the summer sun. Ianto's eyes wondered to the racing field where a few boys were running topless.

"Nice view, huh." Brett grinned, Ianto cursed himself for being caught out, and not to mentioned that he could hear, Jack and everyone laughing in his ears.

"From where I'm standing," Ianto smiled looking directly at Brett. He watched as his cheeks glowed a faint red and smiled. They walked the rest of the way in silence, both feeling a little nervous now to say anything.

"This is as close as we can get," Brett said, breaking the comfortable silence that had wrapped around them. Ianto noticed the tall fencing around the greenery. "Off limits to most students."

"What do you mean most students?" Ianto asked, he couldn't see much, he fiddled with the straps of his bag, so the camera moved up for his team to get a better look.

"It's like a special project or something, only the most advance science students gets to go in."

"What do they do there? "Ianto asked, he couldn't see anyone there at the moment.

"No idea, something about manipulating plants." Brett sighed. "Come on, almost time for dinner." Ianto nodded, and discreetly pulled the lid from the pen out from his pocket, walking down a little closer to the gates he dropped it on the floor.

"Told you he was good," Jack grinned.

"Anyone can drop a pen lid," Gwen muttered. "He seems to be getting a bit friendly with Brett."

"Moves on quick." Owen laughed. There was a loud noise coming from his microphone.

Ianto glared at the floor, he hated the fact that they were talking about him with him hearing it all. He moved his hand to his ear, and flicked at the headset, he smiled as he heard them jump and wonder what it was.

"So do you want to go out of campus to eat or eat in the canteen?" Brett asked.

"Canteen, see what they have to offer." Ianto shrugged. Laughing, Brett walked next to Ianto, their hands touching a little as they walked closer together to avoid bumping into people.

The canteen was crowded, Ianto looked at the clock and realised if he was back at the hub he would be ordering food right now. Smiling at the thought, he grabbed a plate from a large pile of dishes and looked at the food. "Looks... nice." Ianto laughed, as he watched a dinner lady scoop what looked to be potatoes on his plate.

"You had a chance to go out for dinner with me, but you chose to eat here." Brett laughed. After getting their food they sat at a table nearest the back. "Though, any where we ate would be fine for me, as I'm enjoying the company." Don't blush, don't blush Ianto thought, too late his cheeks were already a nice pink colour. Brett grinned and started to eat.

"I'm hungry," Owen said, watching Ianto eat what looked to be a type of curry with potatoes was making his stomach rumble even if the food did look ill prepared. "Thought this was a posh school, the food looks like normal school dinners."

"All school food is like that," Toshiko said. "No matter how much it costs to get into them."

"Gwen, order some food." Jack ordered.

"Why me?" Gwen asked, hand on her hips. "I mean, that's Ianto's job just because he's not here I get demoted to the butler?"

"Ianto is not a fucking butler." Jack said sternly. "Either you order the pizzas or you don't eat."

"You're in all of my classes," Brett smiled, he handed Ianto's time table back to him and grinned.

"Least I've already found my distraction." Ianto smiled. Why do I sound like a fucking teenager? He thought to himself. Brett smiled warmly, making Ianto shiver.

They finished eating, and put the plates away and headed back outside. "Do you want to sit in the common room for a bit?" Brett smiled. Ianto couldn't think of anything better then sitting with this handsome young man, but sighed when he remembered he had a job to do.

"Sure," Ianto smiled. It was early, not even eight yet so he wouldn't exactly be able to wonder around without being seen yet. Brett smiled, and they walked back up to their door area, and then into the common room.

"Come on, I'll introduce you to some friends," Brett smiled. Ianto nodded, he was feeling shy again. "James, Michael, Craig this is Ianto he's new."

"New?" James, a tall blond boy laughed.

"No one is new here," Craig said, eyeing Ianto up making him feel like a lamb ready for the slaughter.

"Not until now anyway." Brett grinned.

"So are you..." James started, watching Ianto intently.

"Am I?" Ianto asked.

"Gay." Craig laughed. Ianto rolled his eyes, what was with the labels? "I mean, it's a private boys school about sixty seven percent of us are."

"Sixty seven, that's a pretty exact assumption." Ianto commented.

"So, are you?" James repeated.

"No. I'm bi." Ianto admitted. He could hear them in his headset comment about it.

"That's sixty seven and a half percent then," Craig said. They got talking about random things, mostly about the school and Ianto was soon loosing interest.

"I'm going to go get some sleep, long day and everything." He said. Brett looked up a little disappointed.

"Tomorrow, put your gym kit on and meet me here at six yeah?" Brett asked.

"Sure. Night." Ianto smiled and headed out. He walked into his dorm room, he sat on his bed and put the laptop on his lap and opened it up.

Jack was the only one there. "Hello, sunshine." Jack grinned. "Having fun?"

"Plenty," Ianto said rolling his eyes. "Where's everyone?"

"Weevil hunting. Thought I should stay and keep an eye on you." Ianto smiled, at Jack and let his head fall on the headboard. "So, you and Brett seemed to be getting on nicely."

"He's nice." Ianto said simply. "I was thinking about going to check out the garden."

"Leave it for tonight, you look exhausted." Jack smiled.

"Did you hear anything from the garden?" Ianto asked, kicking off his shoes and lying on the bed, moving the laptop to the side. He figured since he was talking to Jack through the web-cam he could take out the contact lenses.

"A bit, I think it definitely has something to do with the alien. They were talking about the colours of the flowers, did you see anything weird?"

"Couldn't get close enough, I'll try tomorrow." Ianto smiled.

"You're doing good so far, Yan." Jack smiled proudly.

"I haven't found out anything yet," Ianto laughed.

"You found out about the garden, and you've made friends."

"So this undercover stuff is about me making friends?" Ianto asked, "To make friends, just to retcon them when I leave?"

"You might not have to retcon them." Jack said. "If they find out about aliens, then yeah you would. But if not I don't see the harm in them remembering you. I think Brett might be heart broken if he forgets you."

"You sound jealous." Ianto laughed.

"Maybe, I am." Jack grinned. "Try and get some sleep, I'll be looking forward to seeing you in those shorts tomorrow morning. Night Yan."

"Night, Jack."

***

Ianto woke up at half five, due to the infrequent buzzing of his mobile phone that he had used as his alarm. He glared at it, feeling the strain of having another night with poor sleep. Before he could do anything, his phone started ringing, this time telling him he had a phone call.

"What?" He asked groggily, he sat up in his bed moaning at the cheery voice down the line.

"Morning sunshine," Ianto could tell Jack was grinning. "Good nights sleep?"

"Mm..." Ianto yawned, he stretched as he stood, and dug in his bag for the gym kit Jack had given him. "Why are you phoning this early?"

"Making sure you were up," Jack said, but Ianto felt as if there was more the older man wanted to say. "And to make sure you actually slept, and by the sound of your voice, you did sleep."

"For about an hour and then my alarm went off." Ianto admitted.

"Are you still having nightmares?" Jack asked. Jack had walked in one night at the hub where Ianto had fallen asleep, he had covered him with a blanket taking a mental picture of him, thinking of how cute and innocent he looked when he slept. Half an hour later he had woken up screaming.

"Yeah." Too tired to think of a lie, or just say no, Ianto told the truth. "I need to go and get changed."

"Put the cameras on, and the microphones." Jack reminded him. "Have fun running." And the call ended. Groaning loudly, Ianto pulled of his bottoms, and got dressed. He didn't see a point in showering if he was being forced to do two hours of exercise. He'd have one after.

At six, Ianto walked into the common room to see Brett standing there. He was wearing the same clothes as Ianto, a white top, with the school logo on, and black shorts and plain trainers. "Wow." Brett grinned. "You look good first thing in the morning."

"As do you." Ianto smiled. They headed down to the sports block. Ianto had tried so hard not to laugh or comment the noises Jack was making, he wished he had Toshiko at the microphone now, at least she would keep her dirty thoughts to herself.

"Right, warm up. Get stretching lads." The Gym teacher, a tall muscle covered white man said with an evil smile. Ianto watched as Brett stretched, copying what he did. "Right, lets get running." The man said cheerily five minutes later.

"Come on," Brett laughed. Ianto ran at the same speed as Brett, which wasn't that fast. "So how did you sleep last night?" He asked.

"Honestly, not good. You?"

"Found it hard concentrating on sleeping to be honest," Ianto didn't miss the flirtatious tones in his voice and grinned, deciding to play along.

"And why was that then?"

"Well there was this new student here yesterday, and when ever I tried to sleep all I could think about was sneaking into his room next door, extremely handsome, reckon you'd like him." He winked.

"Maybe tonight if you still can't sleep you should sneak into his room," Ianto winked, he heard Jack laugh loudly in his ears, and ran a little faster making Brett keep up with him.

After an hour of running, and then forty minutes of doing lanes in the swimming pool, Brett pushed Ianto onto the hill laughing. "Don't worry you'll get used to it." He laughed collapsing next to him.

Ianto smiled sadly, he was here for a week depending on how fast they could get the alien, he wouldn't have time to get used to it. He turned his head and smiled at Brett who was watching him. "We should probably get up and shower before our lessons start." He suggested.

"Can't, I'm too comfortable." Brett laughed, rolling over a bit so he was now extremely close to Ianto, who gulped, he could feel the Brett's breath on his lips. "Unless, you want to leave..." Doing the only thing Ianto could do, he shook his head. He didn't want to leave. Smiling, Brett moved even closer, placing a soft chaste kiss to Ianto's waiting lips.

Jack watched, and heard the kissing. He was seeing it through Ianto's eyes, and it looked to be a beautiful kiss. Jack wanted to turn the screen off but he knew he shouldn't be jealous, after all, what was he and Ianto except a round of flirtatiousness. The cog door rolled open, and Gwen walked in, two cups of coffee in her hand.

"Hey, Jack. I thought you might like... oh my, he certainly does move on quick..." Jack turned to the camera, where Ianto had pulled back. Jack glared at Gwen who just shrugged,

"Everything okay?" Brett asked.

"Sorry," Ianto mumbled. "We should probably go get showered," He smiled and stood up, he hesitantly handed out his hand to Brett who grinned and took it.

"Come on then," Brett grinned and they walked off, hand in hand.

"Any news from the school?" Owen asked as he walked in.

"Ianto's got himself a boyfriend," Gwen laughed. Owen simply rolled his eyes, thinking the same thing as Gwen; moving on too fast.

"I think he's sweet," Toshiko smiled.

"So do I." Jack grinned, though they all knew he didn't mean it one hundred percent. "Gwen, I want you to see if you can find anything about their project with the plants."

"How am I supposed to do that?" Gwen asked, slightly frustrated that she was being given all the little jobs to do.

"Try the internet," Ianto's voice filled the hub from the small computer. "If they've got scientists working in the garden there will be something on the website, or a brochure."

"Everything okay?" Jack asked, moving back to the screens were Ianto was standing topless in nothing but his shorts. "Might I say you look mighty nice." Ianto rolled his eyes. "What are you looking for?" Jack laughed.

"Shower... found it." Ianto laughed. "I'm taking the cameras off now. And the microphone. So, you know now is the time to talk about me without me hearing, Gwen. Because you know talking about me whilst I can hear you isn't bitching, it's being a bitch." With that the microphone was slammed onto the side, as well as the cameras.

"What the hell!" Gwen shouted. "How can he talk to me like that after he tried to fucking kill me!"

"No he didn't. He saved you. If it wasn't for him, Lisa would have killed you. And you know it. And you deserved what he said." They were all surprised when it was Toshiko who spoke up. "And I've found out about the garden, Gwen. So you don't have to do anything to beneath you."

"Good work, Tosh." Jack smiled.

Ianto stood under the rays of the shower, the warm water a comfort. He stood underneath the water for twenty minutes, his muscles aching from the running and swimming. He got out of the shower, and put on the uniform, he was a little hesitant to put the microphone back on, but did it anyway.

"Nice shower?" Jack asked. Ianto was glad that the cameras weren't on him.

"Yeah." Ianto said weakly, he grabbed his backpack and put it on over the shirt, adjusting the cameras. He slipped some more pens into his pocket before walking out to meet Brett.

Brett wasn't there yet, he was five minutes early so walked over to the window. He looked over realising he had the perfect view of the garden and bell tower. "Did you see that?" Ianto asked.

"Do you think you can get a better look before class?" Jack asked.

"Fifteen minutes, should do." Ianto said, with one last look at the common room, he walked out and headed towards the garden area, where he saw a cloaked figure run through the greenery.

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"Ianto!" Groaning, Ianto turned around when he noticed James standing there. "Everything okay? Only I thought you were meeting Brett."

"I was, just wanted to go and get some air." Ianto said, and it wasn't much of a lie.

"Look, Brett's a mate, and I saw you two kissing yesterday." Ianto wanted to run, he didn't have time for this. "After everything that's happened..."

"What happened?" Ianto asked curiously.

"You know the murders," Ianto shook his head, he didn't know much about them. "A couple of weeks ago, three students were killed. One was his boyfriend, he shut himself off. He hasn't really spoken to anyone new since he met you, and him falling for you which means he must like you. And you sneaking off when you're supposed to meet him, just I don't know. Don't hurt him, if you don't want to know don't string him along."

"I do like him." Ianto smiled. "And I wasn't sneaking off, just going to get some air." Ianto said. "What happened with the murders?"

"You haven't heard about 'The Phantom'?" He asked, clearly shocked.

"No." Ianto said. James looked back to the dorm area, and then at the clock. "He wont be about for about five minutes," Ianto said realising James wouldn't want to talk about it in front of Brett. James gestured for Ianto to sit down, which he did.

"It's just a rumour, this 'Phantom' apparently he used to be a student here. He lives up in the bell tower above the new garden centre. He fixates on one student, follows them with his from the tower. Then sends a single flower to their room. I've heard so many stories about it, all different, but this is the basic points that never change. Once you get the flower, you die. Don't know how, or when."

"But you said murders," Ianto said.

"Only one got the rose. I'm not too sure about the other two. His boyfriend – Kevin got the rose. But the two guys shared a room with him. Maybe they got in the way?"

"Maybe." Ianto shrugged. Brett walked out of his dorm and into the common room and smiled when he saw Ianto. "Hey," He smiled.

"Hey," Brett said, smiling at them both. "We should get going, or we'll be late for history." Ianto nodded, Brett walked up and took his hand and they walked down to the main school area.

"So is 'The Phantom' the killer?" Gwen asked, she was still angry at how Ianto and Toshiko had talked to her.

"Maybe, but we'll need to find out more about the rumour." Jack said, mainly saying it to Ianto.

"It doesn't really seem very alien." Toshiko said. "The toxins in the blood was definitely alien right?"

"Yeah, it's still in the scanner, because we don't have any clue to what it is it's scanning the whole alien database, should take about another half hour." Owen said.

"Oh look Ianto's in the class room, time to see if he knows everything like he claims." Jack grinned. Gwen and Owen both rolled their eyes, but followed Jack to the screens anyway.

"Start of the day, pop quiz." Ianto sat in the chair as the teacher started talking, he hadn't been in a class room like this for years. He sat down, pleased that he was sat next to Brett. "Ah, Mr Jones I've heard we had a new student." Ianto looked up and smiled sheepishly, none of the teachers new who he really was. "Lets just hope you're clever enough to pass with high standards." A four page quiz landed on his desk and he stared at it and gulped.

"Don't worry, Yan. I've lived through most of history to tell all the answers." Ianto tried not to laugh at Jack's comment, and grabbed an ordinary pen from his bag, the cameras in his eyes showing Jack the question.

Jack answered most of the questions for Ianto, and telling Ianto the ones he wrote down himself was correct, he was quite surprised at Ianto's knowledge of history, when he had read Ianto's file, it stated that Ianto only had average grades, but looking at him now he could easily fit into the persona of a private school boy. He assumed that he had just forgot to hand in coursework assignments on time to get the grades he had.

The class finished two hours later, with Ianto answering questions correctly when asked, he tried not to make himself stick out too much. Brett smiled at him a lot through the lesson, and Ianto argued with the butterflies in his stomach trying to will them away.

At lunch, Ianto told Brett that he was going to talk to the headmaster for an arranged meeting to see how he was fitting in. Brett didn't question him, and wondered off to the common room. Ianto walked out into the garden centre determined to find out what was going on.

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