Akihiko blushed to the roots of his silver hair at that. Ianto had not only said he wanted to be his friend, but called him a man. Akihiko was still used to being thought of as a kid by most people, so that was a big compliment coming from someone like Ianto, whom he looked up to so fiercely.

"Yeah, let's go," he said with enthusiasm. "He can't hide from us!"