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Tosh spotted Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones just ahead of her on Jack's street. Gwen's black hair was pulled back showing off her pale neck with her low cut top and black jeans while Ianto looked uncomfortable in what were obviously new jeans and a new shirt. Remembering what she had promised Dr Smith Tosh took a deep breath and walked up to the pair. "Hello" she said shyly. Gwen grinned showing off her gap. "Tosh! You look gorgeous sweetie" "Spectacular" Ianto agreed. Tosh blushed. "I was...i was...err...wondering...maybe...maybe...we could do lunch? Once a week...i mean when no one is busy with school work...if that's ok with you?" Gwen's face looked like it was going to split in half she was smiling so much. She let out a little squeal and hugged Tosh quickly. "I was hoping you'd ask, wasn't sure if I should make the first move, I would love to have you sit with us at lunch. We miss you so much honey" "You don't deserve to have lunch with my Toshiko" Ianto stiffened at the cold voice and Gwen whirled round to glare at Adam Smith. "Toshiko is obviously far more intelligent than the likes of you two, a spoilt society girl and a council tea boy. Toshiko needs people with actual class, people who understand quantum physics and poetry, people who are equal to her" "People like you" Gwen said raising a disbelieving eyebrow. "Yes" Adam said emptily. "People like me. Only me. Only I am worthy of her intellect" "Go do a tree" Gwen said crudely before taking Ianto's hand and marching off into Jack's house. Tosh suddenly felt very alone and wished she had Gwen's courage. Even if it was just to take Gwen's arm and walk into the loud and crowded party with her head held up proudly. If only... If only... If only she wasn't such a coward. TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW Jack was worried about Owen. The party was one of the best thrown this year. Everyone had come, everyone was having fun and everyone was getting drunk. Apart from a small handful who were still having fun anyway. Even Ianto had lightened up and joined Andy on the dance floor. Embarrassing Gwen, Emma and Carys with their awful seventies dance moves. Toshiko Sato, Owen's affections had spent her night sitting in a corner looking like a lamb heading towards the slaughterhouse with her so called boyfriend draped over her. Owen was on the other side of the room with a beer in one hand and Diane, his ex-girlfriend in another as he glared at Adam Smith. Owen wasn't even paying attention to Diane which proved something was wrong since he spent the whole year before moping over her. Turning to face his date that was nicely snug in his arms, he bent down and quickly pecked her temple causing her to blush slightly. "Sorry darling but the birthday boy is sulking, I need to cheer him up" "That's all right" Gwen said smiling up at him. "I'll find the girls, Emma is rather...innocent and Carys gets a little handsy drunk so I need to find them before some horny bastards do first" Jack threw his head back and roared with laughter. He gave Gwen one last hug before bounding over to Owen's side. "Dude, if you want to dance with her you got to ask her first" Jack said pushing a huffy Diane out of the way and resting his elbow on Owen's shoulder. "Don't let scum like Smith put his slimy paws all over her. Show her what a real honest man is like" Owen snorted. "Can you find one straight guy who's honest in this room?" he retorted taking a gulp of his beer. "Let's just get drunk, get laid and wake up with a hangover" "But that's boring, I want excitement and breath taking moments sweetheart" Jack said in a teasing camp voice. "We never go out these days" Owen pushed Jack off his shoulder but his lips twitched in amusement. The pair watched the others dance and chat animatedly in their drunken states. Gwen was leading a very drunken Carys towards the buffet table, her eyes scanning the room looking for Emma when suddenly Carys grabbed hold of Gwen's shoulder and whirled her round. Owen couldn't get his mobile out any quicker. He grinned as he recorded Carys snog the life out of Gwen Cooper. "Brilliant Jack, best birthday present ever. Tell your date she can hang out with us any time if she brings a chick for a quick snog" Jack glared at Owen and crossed his arms. "I wanted to be Gwen's kiss tonight" he grumbled, his lips pouting slightly. Owen rolled his eyes. "Well just kiss her later; nothing is going to stop you" TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW "Who invited you two losers?" Adam joked lightly when he went to get another beer and saw a stony-faced Suzie and Bilius. "Come on you two it's a party, lighten up a little" "You're being too obvious in your little games" Suzie said coldly. "Again" "So?" "You will get caught" Bilius said in a slow deep voice. "And be expelled once more" "And give up my little obsession?" Adam said sweetly. "A woman with looks of Aphrodite but the brains of Athena and the guts of a shy virginal peasant girl? No thank you, she's putty in my hands and I enjoy controlling her" "Bastard" Suzie grumbled. "Ah but at least she thinks she's in love with me, what about you Suzie Costello? Your little obsession has arrived on the arms of one man, spent the night in another mans and kissed a lovely sweetheart" "She'll be mine eventually after I coax her over" Suzie snarled defensively. "People are worthless. It is time and space and the power between it all we should be coveting not people" Bilius said disapprovingly. "Whatever Bill" Adam said indifferently. "But just think Suzie, my way is working and yours isn't" "Don't worry" Suzie said smirking. "I have so many new ideas" TWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTWTW It was Monday and Owen thought he was going to die. He had drunk so much that he could barely move the next day which was torturous since Jack had made him help clean up the mess leftover from the party. His head felt as if several atomic bombs had gone off inside which made Sunday hell since Jack wouldn't stop talking about his goodbye kiss with Gwen. After cleaning up and falling asleep on Jack's sofa, Owen woke up on Monday morning still feeling shitty. However he was well enough to burrow Jack's computer and upload his favourite video on the internet for everyone to see. Snickering to himself he made breakfast for himself and Jack to eat on the way to school. "My head is still hurting like hell" Owen complained. "I don't know how I'm going to survive any of my classes today" "Let's see if it'll survive this" a voice screeched when suddenly an empty can hit Owen in the head. "Bastard!" "Ouch! What the hell was that for bi-" Owen turned round to see a red-faced, furious Gwen Cooper who was glaring. "Skipper" Owen snarled. "What the fuck?" "You posted that video of me and Carys this morning" Gwen hissed. "Everyone saw it!" "What already?" Jack asked disbelievingly. "Never underestimate teenagers and their use of laptops" Ianto said calmly pulling Gwen away from Owen before she strangled him, Andy slipping Gwen a coffee to calm her down with. "Someone sort it and immediately emailed it to everyone who emailed it to everyone who emailed it to everyone" "So of course the whole of Cardiff knows" Jack said shaking his head. "So I have rights to kill Owen Harper" Gwen said firmly. "Sorry sweetheart but I want my best friend alive. You could always tear his left leg off, it can't kick right" Jack said grinning. "Oh thanks" Owen muttered sarcastically. Before anyone could say anything else. Whether Gwen to shout at Owen some more or Jack's teasing or Ianto and Andy trying to calm Gwen down. A loud, terrifying scream could be heard throughout the corridors. Gwen's blood turned cold. "Emma"
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