![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Link to Chapter 11
http://amythest-n-ice.livejournal.com/23544.html
***
Ianto looked up as the Doctor came into the sitting room of the guest house, where he was watching Raiko playing with toy cars on the rug, the child watching the stairs, waiting for Timmy to come down.
“I just heard from Owen,” he said.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem, do we need to go back?” Ianto asked.
“Not so much a problem, no. It seems that PC Cooper has been irritating again.”
“We need to figure out how she’s going to be punished for this.” Ianto said, nodding his head slightly in the direction of Raiko.
“I think that we should wait until he is back to his adult self. He’s the one that she did this to, and he should have a say in what we do with her.”
“You must have some ideas.” Ianto smirked as the Doctor dropped onto the sofa beside him.
“Personally, I’d hypnotize her into telling everyone that aliens really have been on the Earth, and that they’re still coming. Then I’d watch as she was locked up in the funny factory.” The Doctor shrugged.
“I lean more toward slow torture with hot coals.” Ianto growled softly.
They stopped talking about it as Raiko got up and padded over to them.
//Come play,// he said, offering the Doctor one of the cars.
//Wouldn’t you rather come out and play on the beach?// The Doctor asked.
//Can Timmy come?//
//I don’t think that would be wise, with his sore foot. It would be bad if he got sand in it, and he couldn’t use his crutches on the beach.// Ianto told the boy.
Raiko looked torn, he wanted to go with Ianto and the Doctor to the beach, but he didn’t want to leave his friend with no one to play with.
Sally came in then, starting to look behind the cushions.
“Are you all right there?” Ianto asked her.
“Fine, thanks. We’re packing up to head home, and Timmy seems to have lost one of his homework books. It must be around somewhere.”
“You’re leaving today?”
“Yes, after lunch. He has to be back at school on Monday.”
“That’s a shame, Raiko will miss him. How about we take Timmy to the arcades this morning, so that the boys can have some fun, and it will keep Timmy out of your hair while you’re trying to pack.” Ianto offered.
“That would be great actually, he’s driving me batty up there. Thank you.”
//Raiko. Timmy is going home after lunch today, so we’re all going to go out before he goes.// The Doctor told the child when Ianto went off to help Timmy down the stairs.
//Going home?// Raiko pouted.
//Yes, he has to. He has to go back to school on Monday.//
//School?//
//Educational facility.//
//Ugh, boring.// Was the verdict on that. The Doctor smiled down at him, ruffling his hair.
//Come on, shoes,// he said.
Ianto brought Timmy down, and they headed for the arcades. Inside, Raiko was entranced by all the flashing lights and games.
//Pretty.// He breathed.
//So, what first?// The Doctor asked. Raiko shrugged, he had no idea what to do with any of this stuff.
“How about the radio controlled boats.” Ianto suggested.
“Brilliant.” Timmy grinned, he loved these places.
The Doctor kept a close eye on Raiko, making sure that he wasn’t overstressed by the flashing lights and loud noises, but he seemed to be filtering things out better now, growing used to all the weird things he saw on this planet. They found the radio controlled boats, and Raiko watched carefully as other people used the controls, and then when they managed to get on them, he easily controlled the boats, in a race with Timmy.
Timmy won, just, but Raiko didn’t mind, he was having fun.
They found the pinball machines, and Raiko found them laughably easy, with his reflexes he quickly obliterated the highest scores on half a dozen of the machines, so Ianto smirked, deciding to try him on the video games. There was one in the hub, but he had never ever seen Jack play it, he thought if he was any good on them here, then when they went back to the hub, before they turned Raiko back into Jack, he could get him to wipe out Owens much bragged about high score on the machine.
“What are you up to?” The Doctor asked Ianto as they fed money into the video games for the boys.
“You saw the machine in the hub?”
“Yes, and?”
“Owen is always bragging that no one can beat his score, so if Raiko proves to be as good on these as he was on the pinball, we can have him demolish Owens score before we turn him back to his grown up self.”
The Doctor rolled his eyes, but smiled at the human.
“You are evil, Ianto Jones.”
“I try my best.” He confirmed.
Raiko was good on the video games, trashing the high scores there too, and the Doctor caught Ianto smirking at the thought of winding Owen Harper up.
//Hungry now,// Raiko said, looking up at the Doctor as he turned away from the game controls. Ianto glanced at his watch, and the Doctor saw his brows go up.
“its lunchtime, we’d better get back or there won’t be time for Timmy to eat before they have to go for their train.”
“Oops. Let’s get a move on then.”
They got back to the house, where Timmy instantly started babbling to his mum about how much fun he had had, and how Raiko had beaten the high scores on all the machines.
“Thank you so much for taking him this morning.” Sally said over the babble.
“You’re more than welcome, they both had a lot of fun. Sorry we got him back late.”
“It’s not a problem, everything is ready to go, and Alistair said he’ll drive us to the station when Timmy has eaten.” She smiled, propelling the still chattering boy into the dining room.
Alistair came out of the kitchen, and smiled at the Doctor, who was watching Ianto and Raiko giggling together as they headed for the garage, and the TARDIS.
“You my friend, are smitten.” Alistair commented to his old friend.
“Hell yes, Ianto and Jack are the best things in my life for a long time.”
“No, with Raiko. Maybe you should think about children.”
“Not really a possibility, Alistair, I don’t think the adoption agencies on many worlds would consider our lifestyles appropriate, and when I leave, Ianto and Jack are coming with me.” The Doctor sighed, and Alistair felt guilty for a moment for bringing his mood down, but a beat later, the Doctor grinned brightly again.
“Things will work out, one way or another Alistair, the universe is like that.”
Alistair smiled again, watching the Doctor bounce off in the direction of the TARDIS after the other two. He thought the Doctor would make a wonderful father, and hopefully there would be a way at some point in the future where he would be.
tbc
Just a short chapter to be going on with. L
