m_findlow

Title: On guard
Character: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 650 - Guard at tw100
Summary: Burglars don't stand a chance at the Harkness-Joneses. A double drabble.

A sudden bang woke both of them.

'What was that?' Ianto asked.

'Sounds like it came from the backyard,' Jack replied, edging towards the window to take a peek. He pulled back the curtains just an inch.

'What do you see?'

'Looks like someone is trying to jimmy open our shed.'

'Burglar?' Ianto snorted. 'They won't find much in there worth stealing.'

Jack nodded. 'True, but once they get annoyed about that, they're probably going to break into the house next.' Jack pulled open the bedside drawer and took out his gun. 'I keep this here for the aliens, not to use on the locals.'

'Or we could just turn on the lights. Might be enough to scare him off.'

There was another loud bang and then a scream. 'What the bloody hell?' they heard the burglar yell, before skipping back over the fence and running for his life. Jack and Ianto both ran too, down the stairs and out through the back patio door, guns at the ready.

A squawk greeted them and there was Myfanwy, perched on their roof, staring down at the yard, flapping her wings.

Ianto smirked. 'And you said we didn't need a guard dog.'