A/N: Welcome everybody! I hope you all had a great Christmas if you celebrate it, and I hope you're all doing well. To start, I will apologize for time between chapters, things have been rather tough recently. Finding motivation to do anything has been overly difficult, so I'll write a few things down and lose motivation. But... I will not drop this story no matter how bad it gets. The amount of support you have all shown even without chapters makes me smile and I am so thankful for it. I'm sorry if the writing quality isn't the best, but at least a chapter is out. Enjoy! Rhino out.
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Topaz: "Are you sure you want to do this Neo?"
Neo grins and leans forward once more, kissing him on the cheek.
Neo: "I've been ready since the day we met Topaz. I love you and what you to fully make me yours."
Topaz: "Neo… I-I… I want nothing more than to be with you, b-but is now really the best time?"
Neo: "The best time? Is there such a thing as 'the best time' for something like this?"
Topaz: "Probably not, but that isn't what I mean Neo."
Neo: "And what do you mean?"
Topaz: "Neo, we have Salem to watch out for and her grimm. She knows me. She made that evident when I spoke to her. Wouldn't it be better to wait until after we've beaten her?"
Neo: "Can we beat her?"
Topaz: "I'm sure we can."
Neo: "I wish I could believe you Topaz, but honestly I'm scared. I don't want the world to end, and I don't want to die with regrets."
Topaz: "I'm scared too Neo. More than I want to admit, but I'm still going to do everything I can to fight against her so that we can live without that fear. So no children will ever have to go through what you did."
Neo: "Fine, you win. But… if things look bad you will be taking me."
Topaz: "…if you say so."
Neo: "Good boy. I guess I will get away from you before the aphrodisiac fully takes effect. Love you."
With that Neo gives Topaz a smile and winks as she shatters into particles of glass, leaving Topaz alone in the living room.
{A/N: So I tried writing a lemon scene with the two of them over and over, but wasn't happy with the results. After the 9th attempt I'm saying screw it and leaving it as it is for now. Not my specialty.}
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[A few days later]
Topaz finds himself in the middle of a spar against Tai. Tai is pushing Topaz back with a flurry of kicks and quick punches. Topaz rolls under a heavy punch and pops up, sending a quick punch into Tai's ribs, stunning him for a moment. Using the advantage, Topaz kicks Tai in the chest, knocking him to the dirt.
Summer: "Alright, that's enough."
Topaz helps Tai get to his feet with a smile on his face.
Tai: "You've come so far Topaz. I won't be able to continue sparring with you like this. Don't know if my poor back can take it haha."
Topaz: "Aww, you poor old man."
Tai: "Hey!"
Summer: "Alright you two, that's enough."
Topaz: "Saved by Summer again. I wonder who wears that pants Tai."
Tai: "You little ba-"
Summer: "Down Tai. Topaz, could you stop antagonizing him. Please?"
Topaz: "Sure Summer."
Summer: "Thank you."
Raven: "Topaz, are you around here?"
Topaz looks over and sees Raven walk from around the house. When she notices him, she makes her way over to him.
Raven: "There you are Topaz, I need you to follow me."
Topaz: "Why? What's wrong Raven?"
Raven: "Nothing, I think."
Topaz: "Then why do I have to follow you?"
Raven: "A guy and girl knocked on my door and asked if they knew where to find you. Sienna was visiting at the time, so she's watching them while I'm getting you."
Topaz: "A guy and a girl?"
Raven: "Yeah, they didn't give names, and I didn't ask."
Topaz: "Alright. Lead the way."
Following Raven back around the house, and along the open street, he soon finds himself in front of Raven's home. Walking through the front door, he hears a few familiar voices talking somewhere further in the house. Following the voices, he finds himself in the kitchen where Yue is sitting on Sienna's lap while she talks to two familiar faces.
Topaz: "Scarlett, Nova! It's so good to see you both."
Scarlett: "Hey Topaz!"
Nova: "Topaz, what's up brother!"
Raven: "So you do know these two?"
Topaz: "Yeah, Raven, this is Scarlett and Nova. The final two teammates of team SATN."
Raven: "Right, you've mentioned them in the past if I remember right."
Topaz: "Once or twice."
Sienna: "Right, now that Topaz is here, I'm going to excuse myself."
Raven: "Sure, thanks for the help Sienna."
Sienna: "Anytime, as long as I am not busy."
Topaz: "Did you two want to see Ariel and Neo?"
Scarlett: "Yes!"
Nova: "Let's get the team back together."
Saying his goodbyes to Raven and Yue, Topaz leads Scarlett and Nova out of the house and towards his own home. Opening the door, Topaz is tackled by a small bundle of fluff.
Topaz: "Woah, hello to you too Haley."
Haley: "Topaz! You're home! Who are they?"
Topaz: "Haley, this is Scarlett and Nova."
Haley: "Hello!"
Scarlett and Nova: "Nice to meet you."
Ariel: "Topaz, is that you?"
Topaz: "In the entryway. Found something you'll like to see."
A few seconds later, Ariel pokes her head around the corner with curiosity in her eye.
Ariel: "Scarlett! Nova! What brings you two here?"
Scarlett: "Oh you know, we were in the area and thought we'd stop by and say hi."
Ariel: "Really?"
Nova: "No you goof. We came to help however we can."
Topaz: "Why'd you come here then? Last you heard we were going to Atlas."
Scarlett: "Qrow stopped by on his way back to Atlas. Let us know where you guys were and what happened."
Topaz: "Ah, I'll have to thank him the next time I see him then."
Nova: "Are you good Topaz? You've been through a lot."
Topaz: "I'm fine. As long as Neo and Ariel are good, I'll be just fine."
Ariel: "Well while you say that we worry about you Topaz."
Topaz: "I'm fine, I promise you guys."
Ariel: "If you say so."
Topaz: "Have you two been informed on what we are up against?"
Nova: "The evil queen? Yeah. Qrow gave us the full rundown when he stopped by. Can we really beat her?"
Topaz: "There's only one way to find out."
Ariel: "I thought you two wanted out of all of this?"
Scarlett: "We did, at first. It wasn't even a week before we decided to start up a small training regimen. A month later we were doing small scale missions. After that we got our licenses from Haven."
Topaz: "So team SATN is back together and fully licensed. Very nice."
Alex: "Back together, but can you still work as a team?"
Topaz: "Oh dad, when did you get there?"
Alex: "Just now. Come on, I have Tai and Summer out back with your mother. Time to see what you kids can do."
Following his father through the house and out the backdoor, Topaz sees his mother standing next to his aunt and uncle with Neo off to the side. With their arrival all conversation stopped, and Sarah observed the newcomers.
Sarah: "So these are the other two teammates Topaz?"
Topaz: "Yep. This is Scarlett and Nova."
Sarah: "It's nice to meet you two. Are you both prepared to show us what you can do?"
Nova: "Um, hi. Nice to meet you as well."
Scarlett: "Hello. Yes, we are prepared to show you what we are capable of."
Sarah: "Alright then. To start I will be facing you Scarlett, and my husband will be facing Nova."
Scarlett: "Ok, let's do this, I guess."
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Nova: "Ow, my head is killing me. What happened?"
Scarlett: "What is the last thing you remember?"
Nova: "Well, we were sparring against Topaz's parents. I was facing his dad, his mom told us to start, then nothing."
Scarlett: "Well, like the genius you are, you rushed at him immediately. And got punched in the face, knocking you out instantly."
Nova: "Oh…"
Scarlett: "Yeah."
Nova: "How did your fight go?"
Scarlett: "I got my butt kicked."
Sarah: "Ah, he's finally awake."
Scarlett: "Yes, he just woke up."
Sarah: "Well, it's pretty easy to tell you have been out of action for a little while, but you Scarlett. The base is still there, we just need to bring everything out. As for you Nova… where do I even begin."
Topaz: "Go easy on him mom, he's always been a little dense."
Sarah: "I will not go easy on him when your safety is involved."
Topaz: "He's better than when we first met."
Nova: "Don't remind me."
Topaz: "We'll be fine mom. They just need to get back into the motion of training."
Sarah: "Fine, but I will be overseeing their training as well as your own."
Topaz: "Kind of figured."
Sarah: "Right then. You all get washed up, dinner is in thirty minutes."
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