Suits and suspenders - janto teacher au

Do you believe in soulmates?

The other three teachers in the staff room watched in amazement as ianto whirled into the room on Monday morning. They raised their eyebrows at each other as Ianto made two coffees before rushing from the room, seemingly not even noticing them. "What's up with him?" Gwen remarked. "Eager to please another teacher?... maybe he's got a crush?" Tosh suggested. Owen shook his head, tutting "relationships at work.... they never work out" he muttered, ignoring the glance he got from tosh.

"Do you ever step away from that piano?" Ianto laughed as he set down the coffee in front of jack. Jack smiled, "it's a nice piano!" He protested, taking a sip of his coffee. Ianto sat down beside jack, they had arrived early today and still had about half an hour until the kids started arriving. To fill the time, they mostly chatted and drank coffee, that was until ianto glanced around the room, lunging forward to capture jack's lips with his own. "What was that for" jack chuckled, slightly breathless as they pulled away. Ianto shrugged "you haven't kissed me in forever" he half whined. Jack raised an eyebrow "soooo... since last night.... means forever ?". Ianto nodded as he stood, tugging jack to his feet by his braces. "Ianto what?... we're at work" he mumbled as he was dragged across the room. "We have time" ianto informed him briefly as he tugged jack into a store cupboard at the end of the classroom. He manoeuvred them around the shelves of paper and discarded musical instruments as he crashed his lips into jack's once more. "This is so irresponsible" jack murmured, almost to himself. Ianto huffed a laugh "mmm you love it though". It was when Ianto's hands began to wander to jack's shirt buttons that they heard it. The familiar chatter of students entering the classroom. Shit. They froze. "Ianto ... you're gonna hate me for this .... do you have a lesson to teach right now?" Jack whispered. Ianto shook his head "I only teach after break today". "Perfect well... stay here"...
"What..? Jack!" Ianto hissed as jack slipped into his classroom, pulling an apologetic face. So that was it ... ianto was stuck... in a closet (ironically) ... for a whole hour. This was stupid. He did find a pack of rainbow coloured post it notes though... so naturally... like any normal mature adult... he decided to give the inside of the cupboard a makeover. He would have felt alone in the cupboard, if it wasn't for jack's voice on the other side of the door and the small toy bear which he had named myfanwy. That was how jack found him an hour later, sat in his colourful fortress. "What did you do!" Jack half exclaimed half squeaked as ianto stared innocently back at him "I got bored" he shrugged. Jack huffed a laugh as his face broke into a smile, "What I came to say was where were we?". Ianto stopped jack as he was pulled forward "don't you have another lesson to teach" jack shook his head "not until after break so... like I said where were we" he insisted closing the cupboard door and pushing ianto against it. "I believe" ianto murmured into jack's neck "that I was in charge", with that he seized jack's suspenders and switched their roles effortlessly. It was never hard to get jack to behave.

They emerged from the cupboard half an hour later, ianto rearranging his suit as he rushed to his own classroom to set up. Tosh glanced out of her door, to see a rather ruffled looking ianto rush out of ... was that jack's classroom? Yes it was. No... surely they didn't... not them... and anyway... that's very unprofessional.

Ianto greeted his class after break, not to sure why he was getting odd glances. Finally he was put out of his misery as someone called out "hey sir! Where's your tie gone?!". Ianto frowned his tie? ... oh shit... his mind went to where his tie was hanging on the inside door handle of the cupboard in jack's classroom. "Umm..." he needed to think fast "I... it got coffee spilt on it.... so I couldn't wear it" he bluffed... nailed it.

The rest of the day progressed... somewhat smoothly and finally they were alone in Ianto's flat. Naturally they were watching the james bond films because ... well, does it even need saying? Ianto was laying across the sofa his head in jack's lap as the american stroked his hair soothingly. Every now and again Ianto's eyes would slip shut as he just enjoyed the feeling. But he couldn't sleep yet... he had a question to ask jack. "Hey jack... do you believe in soulmates?". Jack looked down in surprise "well ... I don't ... I don't know?" He mumbled. Ianto shrugged "I do... I think it's cute and I think when you find them you'll know yanno... I mean I thought lisa was.... but that doesn't mean I can't have another... right?" Ianto babbled. Jack smiled affectionately "yeah... probably I don't know if I believe..." he admitted. Ianto's sighed contentedly shifting to look towards the tv "ah well... if you believe ... get back to me" he chuckled. Jack laughed "you really are strange... you know that?". Ianto shrugged "it's all a part of my charm". "That's true" jack agreed. That's how they sat for the majority of the evening. Chatting and rambling whilst watching James Bond. Eventually though, ianto did fall asleep in jack's lap. The american smiled as he felt Ianto relax and heard the welshman's breath evening out. He watched the tv for a little while longer, his heart fluttering with a strange adoration every time ianto snuffled or mumbled in his sleep. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. He lifted ianto carefully off of him as he stood up from the sofa. He turned towards the sleeping Welshman his heart fluttering again at how young and peaceful the English teacher looked. He practically held his breath as he lifted ianto slowly and carried him to the bedroom, he didn't want to wake the Welshman up. He tucked him up in bed and pressed a soft kiss to his forehead "what are you doing to me jones Ianto jones" he mumbled as he flicked the light off and crept from the room. Ianto sighed happily and turned over in his bed with a sly smile as he heard the door close. What? You really think he could have stayed asleep through all of that?