Suits and suspenders - janto teacher au

Let's get it right

A month later and it was the day of the wedding. Jack sighed and adjusted his suit in the mirror. People would have questions, and he was under strict instructions not to answer any of them. It was to be an expensive wedding with most of their families attending. Jack didn't want this. Jack never wanted this. He wished it were ianto that he was marrying and he wished even harder now that he knew the Welshman was alive. He ran his fingers through his hair one last time and left the hotel room. He had to go down to ... wherever it was he was supposed to be going. John hadn't really told him anything and quite frankly it was steadily sending jack mad. It was his own wedding for crying out loud. Granted, he didn't want to go through with the wedding but the point still stands. Jack froze. Gray had said he wasn't coming. He had said that he didn't approve of jack marrying John. Not because they were both men but because gray thought jack deserved better. Yet here he was large as life, standing two feet away from jack. "I thought you ... didn't want to attend" jack stated rather stiffly. Gray shrugged "I realised it's not up to me who you marry... so long as you're happy". Jack tried to smile but he knew it was more of a grimace. Gray frowned, "you are happy right?" He questioned. "Yes!" Jack exclaimed, realising a moment later that he sounded extremely defensive "I mean... yes course I am".

With every minute that passed jack grew increasingly more anxious. What if he messed up. What if someone's realised he didn't actually want it and decided to point it out in front of everyone. What if- "jack ... come on it's time" came the voice of his mother. Jack seemed to be filling the place of the bride, with his mother walking him up the aisle instead of his father. Jack's mind drifted as he walked, he'd much rather be up where John was standing with ianto walking up the aisle towards him. Ianto would look so pretty in a classic suit with a burgundy tie. Jack would be so lucky to marry him. But jack wasn't ever going to get that ... because as much as he wanted ianto to take the hint, he was almost sure the Welshman wouldn't want too. Ianto was too sweet to do something like that. He stood at the alter as the priest began to speak. With every word that was spoken jack felt sicker and sicker. He wanted to just run away. But his legs felt glued to the spot and- "do you John Hart take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband" came the voice of the priest, cutting through jack's thoughts. "I do" John nodded with a smile. "And do you jack harkness take John Hart to be your lawfully wedded husband", this was it the end of everything he knew and the start of... hell. "I... Uhm" the words stuck in his throat. He couldn't say it could he. John took his hand "go on... say it" he coaxed. Jack eyes darted around the room, landing on everyone he was letting down when suddenly they landed on someone in the doorway. Someone who definitely wasn't a wedding guest. "Maybe.... he doesn't want to" ianto smirked, his blue eyes sparkling.

A hush fell over the room as johns face paled "y-you... but you're dead" he stuttered as ianto made his way towards them both. Ianto's voice remained steady as he replied "very much alive last time I checked". Ianto breezed down the aisle and he seemed like he didn't have a care in the world. But jack saw the way Ianto's eyes flicked nervously over the heads of the guests and how his hands clasped and unclasped by his sides as if he didn't know what to do with them. In jack's opinion this took ianto's efforts from hot to adorable and he loved him for it. "Why are you here?" John demanded, finding his voice again.

The Welshman finally reached the alter and produced a card from his pocket. "I was invited.... well, more or less" he explained handing over what seemed to be a spare wedding invitation, containing the address of the venue and the dress code. For the first time, jack realised that even though he was effectively crashing the wedding ianto was still dressed according to the dress code. The Welshman was wearing a classic tux with a crisp white shirt and a black bow tie. Granted the dress code hadn't specified that the guests had to wear a tux, though they could if they wanted too, but this was ianto who was ever the drama queen... even if he wouldn't admit it.

The room was silent, until ianto finally spoke "um... so... I- I love jack... and I think he loves me... I- I hope he loves me. Uhm I know that John loves jack but I- I'm not sure jack is fully happy with him and I-" ianto never got to finish his sentence as jack pulled him into a crushing kiss, in front of everyone. Johns family looked put out and rather disgusted, jack's family seemed confused but gray smiled happily. He knew jack better than anyone and he knew that his brother couldn't have been happy with someone like John. He was just glad that this Welshman, whoever he was, had come to rescue jack.

In the end, the wedding never did happen, half the guests left feeling dejected and half left looking decidedly confused. John left looking particularly sour faced and jack and ianto? Well, they sat on a hill not far from the venue, looking up into the sky and spotting the clouds. "Thank you for saving me" jack muttered, lacing his fingers together with Ianto's. Ianto smiled "we saved each other" he corrected softly as he looked away from the clouds into jack's eyes "let's get it right this time... jack harkness... will you marry me?".