RWBYond Generations

AN: Shut up and dance! This is the first of three chapters centering around the dance. This one will focus on Topaz as she chats up various people, all of which will be involved in the competition coming up.

Chapter 37: Fluid Motion

Topaz felt important strutting into the dance hall as part of a posse. The lights gave the room a cool mood. There were tables with punch and cookies and other confectionary treats along the edges. The music had a nice fast beat to it but wasn't heavy like club music.

An upperclassman named Blink stood at a podium to welcome them and sign them in. Qrow and Winter were chatting against the far wall. Oscar was pacing around the opposite wall. Several students filled up the table and the dance floor. Topaz recognized a few other people from classes and assemblies.

"So, what now?" Eiess said.

"Let's find us a table." Citrine walked over to the nearest pair of tables and pushed them into each other. Topaz made a quick punch run and wrote her name on her cup before filling it up with the blue raspberry juice. Eiess sat at one end of the table. Nephrite sat across from her. Citrine had already made her way to the dance floor and was strutting her stuff. Topaz noticed that Eiess' eyes lingered on the jubilant leader.

"So, are you going to sit there and stare or are you going to do something?" Topaz said. Eiess jumped a little.

"I don't really feel like dancing." Eiess sighed.

"Alright then." Topaz turned to her partner. "Nephrite?" Topaz extended her hand.

"Sure." Nephrite grabbed it and the two went to the dance floor. Topaz couldn't help but notice just how different the three girls were on the dance floor. Citrine was like a prima ballerina, jumping and twirling and putting her whole effort into it. Nephrite was much more subdued and controlled. She moved well, which should have been impossible in those stilettos. Then again, her morning warm up consisted of balancing on top of a chair while she cooked breakfast. Topaz on the other hand just closed her eyes and let the music flow through her. It was in her nature, no, it was her nature to flow like water.

"You did well." Nephrite gave a bow after the dance. Topaz looked around. Team JANS had arrived as had Prof Nora.

"Hey Citrine, your parents going to show up?"

"No, they got four kids to watch." Citrine answered as she caught her breath. "I'm sure my mom and dad are having their own dance."

"It'd be nice to have someone like that…that'll just dance with you no matter the occasion."

"Yeah." Citrine sighed.

"Topaz." Scott walked up. "I know you turned me down for the dance but…I was still wondering if you'd share this dance with me?" He asked.

"Sure." Topaz shrugged. Nephrite traded to dancing with Citrine, forcing their leader to work at a more methodical pace during the medium-tempo song. Scott was going through carefully rehearsed motions.

"You're looking good tonight." Scott said.

"You're not looking too bad yourself. You're not half bad at dancing either."

"The trick is to find a few motions you can do and keep code switching between them."

The song ended slowly. The next song was a ballet. Topaz didn't care much for it. Citrine found a partner in Qrow. Nephrite danced with her mom. Topaz took a seat next to Johnny, Nova and Eiess.

"Why don't you go out there Johnny?" Topaz asked.

"I've never danced before." He answered.

"You serious?" Topaz asked. He nodded.

"You should give it a try." Topaz said. "How about you Nova?"

"Okoru." Nova spat out.

"How rude." Topaz huffed. "Eiess?"

"I'm not really in the mood." Eiess said.

"Oh." Topaz bit her lip. She looked over to Citrine who seemed to be having a ball. "Look, Citrine loves dancing. Always has. You know that. This is the only place where she can just throw herself around without a care in the world. You should capitalize on that."

"I can't bring myself to do it." Eiess said. "Not for her sake but for mine." She looked at Nova. "It's just like your mom, the fact we're so close makes it hurt even more." She looked at Johnny. "Look at me, complaining when I'm surrounded by friends." She took a drink of punch. "Johnny, you should dance with her. I know she'd love to give you a few lessons."

"Eiess I…" Johnny started.

"Topaz is right, this is the one place she doesn't have to worry about anything." Eiess looked at Citrine longingly. "But I know…if you dance with her…it'll make her night. And she'll ride that wave of joy for days. And I'd pay anything for her to stay happy for more than a day."

"You're a good friend." Johnny said. "Citrine's lucky." The song transitioned into another waltz. Winter came and asked Eiess to her first dance. Citrine switched with some kid in a tux to dance with Ariadne. Scott was dancing with some messy haired girl. Nephrite was dancing with the boy who had just gotten done with Ariadne.

Then, an earnest looking guy with intense eyebrows and a bowl cut walked over to their table. He wore a green and red suit and had the Haven symbol pinned to his chest. He made his way strait to Topaz.

"Um…" He said. "My name is Verdant. May I have this dance?"

"Me?" Topaz asked. Verdant shook his head nervously. "Sure, why the hell not?" She got up and initiated the dance.

"You are a Beacon student, am I correct?"

"Yep."

"I am from Haven."

"I could tell."

"You look like you are from the Azul family. May I ask your name?"

"Oh, where are my manners. The name is Topaz. Topaz Azul."

"It is a pleasure to meet you." He said.

"No need to be nervous." Topaz gave a spin.

"I was here with my friend Fen. But she decided to switch partners."

"It happens when you go as just friends." Topaz's eye drifted to Nephrite.

"Do you have a lot of friends?"

"I'm pretty popular I think." Topaz flaunted her stuff a little.

"Are you going to compete in the Huntsmen Games?"

"If I get picked." Topaz shrugged. "I doubt it though. Maybe if five people per grade were selected instead of three I'd skim by."

"I've been working very hard to be the best huntsman I can be." Verdant said.

"That's a good attitude. What year?"

"First year."

"Nice, I'd say I'd route for ya, but we're also first years. So it's my friends you'll be competing against."

"I'll keep that in mind." Verdant said. The song ended and something more up Topaz's ally came on. She figured this was as good a time as any.

"Come here kitty cat." She ran over and ripped Nova from her chair.

"What are you, let me go."

"Just let it happen." Topaz twirled her around.

"Kuso."

"You heard what we were talking about. You need to loosen up more than any of us."

"Okoru." Nova growled.

"You're already in it, might as well finish."

"I hate you." She huffed.

"No, you don't." Topaz held her tight. She was relieved when Nova gave up her struggle.

"I'm a monkey actually." Nova said.

"Oh, I knew it was a tossup." Topaz said.

"It was. For a while I didn't know. It wasn't until I started working it out that I found out that it was much stronger than a tail. You don't know how glad I was when I found out."

"How come?"

"Well, aside the obvious applications…"

"Oh my!" Topaz said in a sensual tone.

"Can it. It means I did really get something from my dad."

"God, you really hate your mom." Topaz shook her head.

"She's a coward." Nova said. "And she's…" Topaz put a finger to Nova's lips.

"We're trying to have a good time remember."

"That's right." Nova sighed. As the song ended, Nova drifted off back to the table. Topaz decided to let her go. There were plenty of other cool people here to dance with.

AN: Topaz, being a bit of the Yang type character in this group dynamic. Next two chapters will feature either Nova or Citrine. One of them will have a resolution and the other one will have the whole point of the dance. I don't know which to pick first.