m_findlow

Title: Long road ahead
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Andy, Ianto
Rating: PG
Challenge: 469 - Long/Longing at tw100
Notes: Andy wishes he were making more progress. A double drabble.

Andy groaned as he lay flat on the floor, hardly able to breathe, having just had the air knocked out of his lungs by the tackle.

'Did you play rugby when you were a kid?' he asked, surprised that someone so slight of frame could have landed him on his arse so easily.

'I was more of a football kinda guy,' Ianto replied, offering him a hand to help him up.

Andy sighed. 'I'm never going to get the hang of this. Jack might as well fire me now before I get myself killed. Or someone else.'

Ianto smiled at him. 'You'll get there eventually. It took me a long time to find my feet, too.'

'You're a terrible liar, but thanks for trying to make me feel better.'

'No, seriously. I spent more time on these mats with Jack on top of me than I can count.'

Andy snorted. 'No wonder it comes to you so naturally, now.'

'Yes,' Ianto agreed wryly. 'I can't help but wonder if Jack ever intentionally meant to teach me hand to hand combat, or whether that was just an unintended consequence.'

'Well, just so long as that's all we're training for,' Andy said.