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Bespelled
By : Chimeradragon
Category: S through Z > Torchwood
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Chapter List
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Title: Bespelled
Author: Chimera Dragon
Pairing: Janto
Warning: AU
Disclaimer: I make no profit from this because I don't own Torchwood.
Author Notes: And so the journey begins...

Chapter 10:

"This looks like a good place to stop for the night," Jack said as he swung down out of the saddle. He smiled up at Ianto who was moving a little stiffly. "Sore?"

"I don't ride much. Or ... I didn't ride much. I was so busy trying to get you out of the Vaults I never thought to apply myself to something that wouldn't teach me to get my Master status," Ianto replied with a wince.

"Well, you did bring that oil, right?" Jack asked as he helped to straighten the Wizard's back.

"Yeah..." Ianto replied warily.

"Good! I can rub the soreness out of you in no time!" Jack grinned wickedly and Ianto wasn't sure if it would be a good or bad thing.

"We'll need to take odd jobs along the way, to help pay," Ianto said.

"They give you an allowance, right?" Jack asked, a little startled.

"A little, but we would do well to stretch our money. Besides, a little hard work never killed any."

"But a lot can," Jack muttered.

Ianto merely raised an eyebrow at him and pulled his bags down off the saddle.

"I'm just saying it would be nice to have a little vacation instead of worrying about where our next job might be coming from. At least for right now."

"I'm not saying we go all over looking for work. We just let the patrons know we'll be here for a day or so and if they need something they're willing to pay for, ask us. If not, we'll be gone tomorrow." Ianto shrugged as he shrugged into his robes and dusted them off.

"Oh," Jack replied with a mildly startled look. "I didn't realize. I thought we'd have to work our way from place to place. I've never met a wizard until you. I didn't know you did this kind of thing." He gave Ianto a winning smile as he pulled his pack down. "I'm just trying to get used to this."

Ianto turned to his Companion. "Don't worry about it. It's just that sometimes this is the only time these villages and towns get to see a wizard. Everyone that achieves Master status must go on at least one Pilgrimage. They aren't required to go on any after that, but at least one. Most find some where quiet to study afterward. Some go back to the Academy to teach, some set up in a major city. Very few decide to continue to roam."

"I take it you'd like to roam for a while?" Jack asked with a knowing look in his eyes.

"I would actually. I'd like to do my journey and find some place to set up and then go on journeys from there until I get too old or tired for it."

"I like that idea," Jack said with a nod. "So, we just wander around looking for people to help and they pay us and then we move on?"

"That's the idea."

"Okay."

"That's it? No more questions?" Ianto asked.

"Nope. I just like to know what's going on," Jack grinned and smiled at the waitress as she walked past them. She giggled and he grinned wider.

"Why are you flirting with her?" Ianto asked, he felt a little twinge of something he refused to identify.

"Because that's what I do with everyone? I got told once by a friend ... a long time ago, that my default greeting is flirt. Don't worry, Ianto. I'm with you," he leaned over and placed a gentle, caste kiss on the wizard's cheek. "Besides, people tend to be more open with you if you seem friendly."

"Oh," Ianto replied numbly as he placed a hand on his cheek. "Do you prefer females?"

Jack laughed outright. "Anyone and anything. I don't distinguish. But so long as I'm with you, and you're willing... I'm with you. I would never betray you that way. I've had my share of adventures in the past."

Ianto raised an eyebrow at the comment. "And are any of those 'adventures' likely to crop up?"

"No, I'm guessing everyone I knew is a long time away from here."

"I'm sorry," Ianto said, placing an comforting hand on Jack's shoulder. "I didn't mean..."

Jack smiled winningly. "Don't worry about it. I understand what you meant and I took no offense to it."

"You..." Ianto sighed as he turned and walked up to the Inn Keeper. "I need a room with two beds for the night, please."

"A wizard!" the Inn Keeper cried happily. "We've been hoping one of you would come through for quite some time." The man smiled widely. "We have a few things around town that we have needed help with, you can have the room for as long as you're here helping out." He looked at Jack as if noticing him for the first time. "Is he your servant?"

"I'm not a servant!" Jack said a little indignantly.

Ianto stopped him with a motion of his hand. "He's my Companion. And he'll be helping me while we're in town."

"I'm sorry! I did not mean to offend!" the man replied. "I simply thought that a Companion was not human."

Jack grinned widely, showing off his slightly lengthened canines. The inn keeper reeled back slightly at the sight of the non-human teeth. "I'm not exactly human. I just look that way."

"My apologizes. So, Master..."

"Ianto," the wizard finished for him. "Master Ianto Jones, and Captain Jack Harkness. Should anyone require our services. We will be taking a walk through the town once we have stowed our gear. You may tell the Crier."

"Thank you so much!" the man said with a brilliant smile. He handed over a key to Ianto and smiled. "We'll let the two of you get settled and meet you down here in the Common Room in an hour, if that's alright with Master Wizard."

"Ianto, Master Ianto," the wizard corrected him with a patient smile. "And an hour will be fine." He turned and headed for the stairs, with Jack right behind him.

"So... what kind of jobs do they need a wizard for?" Jack asked.

"Helping the crops, raising buildings they don't have enough people for. Finding lost things and people. Getting rid of minor demons and curses. That kind of thing. Sometimes we can help with healing issues but that's usually left for those that studied the healing arts."

"I see. Well, I look forward to this new experience," Jack said as they entered their room. "But for now, I believe I have a sore wizard that needs to be rubbed down and relaxed." He gave the younger man a wicked grin.

TBC ...
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Bespelled	By : Chimeradragon Category: S through Z > Torchwood Views: 1954 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood. NO PROFIT MADE!

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