Olin's dads all exchange looks, then look back at Olin.
"That's why. We made an awful mistake as a family. That's why we feel if you spent your life growing up here, you'd forget about us," Emerald says honestly.
Olin's ears twitched a little. He looked at Katsuki, who looked at the babe.
"Can you put me down, please, Katsuki?" Olin asked.
Katsuki nods and very carefully sets Olin down on his feet. Olin looks at his fathers and approaches them slowly.
When Katsuki saw this, he was about to go after Olin, but Eijiro stopped him.
"Leave him, please," he says softly.
As much as Katsuki is worried, he only nods and looks at Olin as he stops in front of his fathers, who get down to Olin's level to be less intimidating towards him.
Olin's neko ears wiggled a little, then went still. His tail swayed a little
"All I need is time. Maybe when I get older, I'll find the heart and courage to let you back into my life, even if it's as a Neko," he said calmly.
The four fathers nod, looking at Olin.
"We understand our mistakes, and how we treated you was wrong, Olin. We feel guilty that you wanted to get rid of the pain by really starting over," Garnet spoke honestly.
Olin smiles a little as he looks at his four birth fathers
"I truly appreciate your apology. But keep it in mind. Please keep it for when I see you when I'm at my immortal age. There, things will be different. As I'm still quite young, there's not much I can do," he said.
The dads to Olin nodded. However, Olin seemed a little shy
"But before you go, I would like a hug from you four," he said quietly.
The four fathers look at Olin in shock. However, they knocked the looks off and, one by one, very gently picked Olin up and hugged him, cuddling him a little too.
Olin couldn't deny it. He felt a sense of home in the arms of his four fathers.
When the hugs were over, Olin was carefully put down. He smiles
"Thank you. I honestly enjoyed that. Maybe when I'm older, I can trust you with more than hugs," he nods.
The dads smile and nod. They get up and head off after saying farewell. It was quiet.
Lion Fire approached Olin and gently nudged him
"Are you alright, Olin? How do you feel after that?" He asked
"I feel... okay. There was a small sense of home when I hugged my fathers... maybe they have changed," Olin said honestly.
Everyone exchanged looks, all looks of shock. However, Olin's feline protectors all smile
"A positive reaction. We know it's been tough with your fathers in your past life, Olin. I feel we're turning a corner," Lion Fire nods.
Olin nods, too. Katsuki sneers a little, which immediately has Olin looking at him.
"Katsuki? Is something wrong?" He asked
"You want to return to a family who never treated you right!? Are you out of your mind!?" Katsuki sneered.
Olin's neko ears lower a little
"What do you mean? They said they made a mistake. I believe that's what it was. What? Do you think I shouldn't forgive them?" He asked
"ABSOLUTELY! Look what they did to you, Olin! You're a baby, a neko, starting a new life all because of his selfish family! Why would you want to go back to them!?" Katsuki yelled.
Olin's neko ears pressed against his head as his tail fell limp. Sakura approached Olin and carefully picked him up.
"Katsuki, Mason will have a firm chat with you. You're not allowed to get near Olin until you get your act together." He said firmly.
Sakura and Ren walk off with Olin's feline protectors he was with. Olin was quiet in Sakura's arms, his neko ears still pressed against his head, and his tail curled sadly.
Ren gently stroked Olin's neko ears, which helped Olin's neko ears to raise a little. He was happier feeling Ren's gentle touch.
Eventually, Sakura and Ren got to a quiet spot. The rest of Olin's feline protectors met Sakura, Ren and their group of feline protectors there.
Sakura and Ren sat down carefully. Olin closed his eyes and cuddled close to Sakura, resting his head on Sakura's chest.
Sakura kept Olin close, cradling him to help him relax. Eventually, Olin fell asleep in Sakura's arms.
Quietly sighing in relief, Sakura kept his eyes on the babe. Olin slept peacefully in Sakura's arms.
Ren looked at Sakura and reached out to him, resting his hand on Sakura's shoulder, which caused Sakura to look at Ren.
"Don't worry, Mason will set that hothead straight. Olin's only a baby, yet he's dealing with a past problem. Katsuki needs to be more understanding," Ren said.
Sakura nods a little. He and Ren look at Olin. Panther Fire approached and sat down beside Sakura.
"Is he asleep?" He asked softly
"Indeed he is. The poor babe has been through too much. Maybe he needs a good sleep tonight," Sakura nods.
That afternoon, Sakura and Ren went home with Olin still sleeping in Sakura's arms and Olin's feline protectors.
Ren opened the front doors and shut them after Sakura and Olin's feline protectors were inside. When he closed the doors, he sighed quietly.
Knocking was then heard on the doors. Ren looked at Sakura, who looked at him and Olin's feline protectors.
"Head to your room. I'll be there soon," he said.
Sakura and the group of felines nod and head off. Ren turns back to the front doors and opens them. There, he sees Mason alone.
"Hey there, Ren. Is it okay if I chat with you and Sakura?" Mason asked
"Yeah, sure. We need to be careful of our volume. Olin's still sleeping," Ren nods.
Mason returned the nod, understanding and willing to abide. Ren moved aside and let Mason in. Ren shut the front doors and headed to Sakura's room with Mason.
"Is this about Katsuki?" Ren asked
"Yes, it involved Olin. Katsuki targeted the poor babe because of the earlier sweet gesture with Olin and his fathers." Mason nods a little.
Ren nods, and he and Mason enter Sakura's main bedroom. There, they see all the felines on Sakura's bed with Sakura and Olin, who was asleep in Sakura's bed.
Carefully and quietly, Mason and Ren shut the master bedroom doors and took their seats with Sakura.
"I had a firm chat with Katsuki. After a while, he exploded, so I had to leave him to cool off and get himself together. But Katsuki was willing to chat about why he said what he did to Olin," Mason said softly.
"What did he say?" Sakura asked softly
"Katsuki was afraid Olin was going to get hurt again. In Katsuki's words, those blokes seemed to play nice and lure him in, only to do the same thing to him again. But considering that Olin's fathers were genuine about change, I found Katsuki's accusation toward Olin's fathers a bit hard to believe," Mason replied.
Ren and Sakura exchange a look, both of them worried. The two then looked back at Mason.
"You said Katsuki exploded, Mason. What happened there?" Ren asked
"Ah, that. I replied to what Katsuki said about his accusation towards the males. He then rambled on about how stupid Olin was to have started to get close to his fathers. He said Olin was putting himself at risk and that he made a stupid decision. Then, it got progressively worse, and I had to stop the conversation and Katsuki," Mason said, mumbling a little.
Sakura and Ren comfort Mason, seeing as he had to face the brunt of Katsuki's anger. The trio looked at Olin as he shifted.
They see Olin is awakening. He carefully sat up. Olin rubbed his eyes one by one and yawned cutely.
The three males grin at Olin's adorability. Olin looked at the three males; and then his eyes settled mainly on Mason.
"Are you okay, Mason? You look under the weather," Olin asked gently
"I'm alright, thanks, buddy. I spoke to Katsuki about his awful behaviour towards you," Mason said
"Oh. I hope it didn't go too downhill, Mason," Olin mumbles a little, his neko ears lowering a little too
"Don't worry, Olin. It's all good. I'm not afraid of that hothead. I deal with him quite often when Ren gets overwhelmed by his temper," Mason smiles.
Olin crawled over to Mason and sat beside him, gently leaning into him. Mason smiled and carefully picked Olin up, holding him and cradling him.
Ren and Sakura smiled and looked at Olin, who was comfortable in Mason's arms. The two cuddled. Mason relaxed while holding Olin, and it showed to Ren and Sakura.
Suddenly, Olin sat up in Mason's arms, his neko ears perked up, alarmed
"Everyone, please be quiet and don't move." He said sternly.
Everyone did what Olin said. Olin's ears raised a little more. He immediately became concerned.
"If Katsuki had to be angry at anyone, it's Sphalerite, Citrine, and their crew- not my fathers or siblings. As much as it may cost us to trust my family so early, we need their help," Olin said, worried.
Sakura got onto it. He and Ren went to take care of it. Mason stayed with Olin and his feline protectors.
Olin was concerned, and it showed. He whimpered a little, his neko ears lowering a little in fear.
"They can't find me..." he whispered.
"Don't worry, Olin. We're not going to let them find you, and if they do, we won't let them take you," Mason said in a promising tone.
Olin looked up at Mason and nodded, trusting him.
Sakura and Ren run back into the room.
"Immediately, everyone must gather in the laboratory. There, we shall meet with Olin's family and not only that, but we can get a plan. For now, we don't have a choice but to trust Olin's family. They know Sphalerite, Citrine and their crew incredibly well," Ren said.
Mason nods. Immediately, with Sakura, Ren, and Olin's feline protectors, they head to the laboratory. When everyone was there, they waited for the Southwell family.
Olin was put down on his feet. He waited at the front of the group, desperately and nervously waiting for his family.
When they turned up unharmed, as they took longer, Olin ran to his four males. Emerald scooped Olin up into his arms.
Everyone watched with caution. Olin held onto Emerald
"Please, help us. We don't have a choice but to turn to you. If you help us, it'll help me to gain trust for you," he says quietly
"Don't worry, sweetheart, we'll do the very best we can for you. We'll do everything to protect you from those crooks, Olin," Emerald says softly.
Olin nods. The Southwell family approached, Emerald holding Olin, who was holding onto Emerald.
The seven creators stepped forward, and their fandoms stepped back
"So, we meet again," Scott said
"Yes, but hopefully, on better terms this time," Garnet nods
"At this point, we must. We need your help. Olin was the one who detected these crooks in Alnara. He said you all know them extremely well, so we called for your help," Edd said.
The family nod
"We do know them. Very well. What do we need to do to help?" Amethyst asked
"We need your help with that. We need to find out what to do first; then, we'll make a plan and take action. Please, we need your help," Toby pleaded.
The family only nod
"We're here at your service. We'll do it if it's to keep our son safe. For the sake of Olin," Sapphire nods.
Everyone got down to work. Olin stayed with his fathers. However, as time went on, eight males entered.
Olin looked at them and gasped. Emerald grins and carefully puts Olin down. Everyone looked at Olin as he ran up to the group.
One of the males in emerald green grins and scooped up Olin into his arms
"Hey little buddy, long time no see," the male grins
"Too long, Peridot, too long," Olin grins and begins to purr.
The group approach
"These are Olin's uncles. The ones in green are Peridot and Chrysoprase, who are my brothers. The ones in purple are Chalcedony and Jasper, who are Amethyst's brothers. The ones in blue are Tanzanite and Zircon, Sapphire's brothers. And the ones in orange, Carnelian and Aventurine, who are Garnet's brothers." Emerald said
"We're here to help, too. We know Sphalerite and Citrine the best- not their crew, just the two crooks themselves," Aventurine said.
Everyone grins
"That's perfect. We'll need your help too, fellas, if that's perfectly okay," Andrew said
"We're here to help. At your service," Zircon nods.
The group get involved. Olin also made notes with the group he was with as he knew about the crew to Sphalerite and Citrine.
As time went on, suddenly, Olin felt weird. He was with Chalcedony. Olin turned and lay on his stomach on Chalcedony's lap. This caused Chalcedony to look at Olin.
"Hey, little buddy, what's wrong?" He asked.
Olin paled, not looking good. Immediately, Chalcedony took Olin to Amethyst.
"Amethyst, Olin's not looking too good," he said, worried
"What? Oh dear God, he's almost as white as a ghost!" Amethyst exclaimed
"I know! What's happening to the poor guy!?" Chalcedony asked, freaking out.
Sakura approached
"I'm a doctor, I can help," he said
"Oh, thank goodness, please. Can you check up on Olin, Sakura?" Amethyst asked as calmly as possible
"I sure can," Sakura nods.
Chalcedony carefully handed Olin to Sakura. Sakura headed to a medical bed in the room everyone was in.
Olin started gagging and dry-heaving a bit, which worried everyone. Occasionally, some people turned their heads, and when they looked away, others turned their heads.
Sakura was incredibly worried. He laid Olin on the medical bed and first took his temperature while he was not gagging or dry heaving.
Olin remained pale and trembled. Sakura, concerned, gently touched his forehead. Ren then came over; like Sakura, he is a doctor.
"What has been happening? What symptoms does he have?" He asked
"He's been gagging and dry heaving. He's also nearly as white as a ghost," Sakura replied worriedly.
Ren and Sakura hear the thermometer beep. Sakura carefully took it out
"Oh God, he's got an extremely high temperature, we must get him to the hospital ASAP," Sakura said, frightened
"But, what about this!? Citrine and Sphalerite and their crew on the loose!?" Ren exclaimed, panicked
"Don't worry, we'll get a few of Olin's uncles to come," Sakura nods.
Ren approached the group that had all of Olin's uncles. Olin started dry, heaving and gagging again.
Sakura kept Olin supported and upright in case he chucked up so he wouldn't choke on his sick.
Ren came back with Chrysoprase, Jasper, Zircon and Aventurine.
"Quickly, we must head off," he said.
Sakura nodded and carefully picked Olin up. Despite their worries and panic, the group announced that Olin had to be taken to hospital immediately.
The group rushed to the hospital. Olin's dry heaving soon started sounding moist, and that alarmed Sakura.
"Does someone have a sick bag they can give to Olin!?" He asked
"Here," Chalcedony said.
He gave Sakura a clean, sick bag. Sakura thanked Chalcedony and gave the ill bag to Olin, who immediately started vomiting into the bag.
"Something's severely wrong; we must pick up the pace!" Ren said.
As the group started getting faster, they forgot they were out in the open. Sphalerite, Citrine and their crew saw them and went after them.
With the hospital just within reach, Sakura Ren and the crew were suddenly stopped and surrounded by Sphalerite and Citrine and their crew.
The enemies started to close in on the group, all eyes on Olin, the poor babe who was being sick.
But, immediately, two people saw the action and stepped in.
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