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Title: Grand theft cocoa
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack, Ianto, Myfanwy
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 500 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 568 - Possession at [livejournal.com profile] slashthedrabble
Summary: He who laughs last should expect to get whacked by the karma stick.

Jack managed to force the drawer shut with his boot just as Ianto was rounding the corner, grasping a fresh cup of coffee in one hand and a file tucked under the other.

'Hey there!' Jack said, plastering a smile on his face as he clasped his hands behind his back. In his haste there was a distinct rustling of plastic packaging which did not go unnoticed by his highly observant employee.

'What are you trying to hide from me?' Ianto asked.

'Nothing,' Jack said plainly.

'Uh huh. Sure.' He set his coffee down. 'Fess up now and your caffeine will not be cut off.'

Jack cringed at the threat, reluctantly showing him what was in his hand.

'Chocolate bar?' Ianto queried.

'I bought it.'

Ianto narrowed his eyes at Jack. 'Oh? Where from? When was this?'

There was a pregnant pause. '...down at... the shops. Yesterday?'

'I think we both know perfectly well that you couldn't restrain yourself from scoffing a chocolate bar for five minutes let alone a whole day. And since when do you go around buying the expensive stuff? Especially the dark, eighty five percent cocoa variety.'

Jack bristled at the accusation. 'It's good enough for you.'

'Precisely. Some palettes are not nearly as discerning.'

Jack frowned at his lover. 'I don't think I like what you're implying.'

'Who me? How about I just come out and say it, then? You stole that chocolate bar from my drawer when I wasn't here. I'll bet that if I looked in there now there'd be one less chocolate bar than was there an hour ago.'

'As if you'd keep count,' Jack challenged him, hoping he sounded more certain he felt. It would be just like Ianto to maintain a mental inventory of the contents of his drawer.

'Just admit you stole it, then, and that it was mine.'

'Hey, possession is nine tenths of the law, you know. If you're going to leave drawers unlocked and unattended... This is my hub after all.'

Ianto rolled his eyes. 'It's not like I wouldn't have given it to you if you'd asked.'

Jack grinned. 'It's more fun this way,' he replied, waving the chocolate bar in the air. 'Makes me feel all naughty and victorious.' He made a show of prising open the foil wrapper in front  of Ianto and lofting the treat in the air like a prize trophy.

There was a screech and a sudden rush of air as something large came swooping down from above, plucking the bar from Jack's outstretched hand and stealing it away. Jack stared with incredulity as their resident pterodactyl returned back to her nest overhead with her prize.

'Hey! That was my chocolate bar!'

Ianto couldn't resist smirking. 'Well, you did just say that possession was nine tenths of the law.'

Jack pouted and folded his arms across his chest as he looked forlornly up at the water tower's highest reaches where Myfanwy was no doubt enjoying her treat. 'The law stinks.'

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