This is basically a filler sort of chapter, but I wanted to give more detail on Luce and the others in this. The third chapter is coming your way right now! :)

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~Chapter Three: After Party~

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Despite losing to Oblio, Luce was actually impressed with his moves. They were similar to hers, but it had much more meaning and concentration, much like a well-written story. His words were powerful, but his tone sounded like an ordinary man. Right now, however, she is about to relax with Angel and the other three, just to spend more time with each other.

"So, what do you know about the guy besides his moves that are just like yours?" Mo asked Luce as they all got in the car.

"Well... I just found out his name is Oblio." Luce shrugged after she said his name. "I've never heard of that name before, what about y'all?" Mo gave her a quizzical expression, while Dare and Emilia shook their heads. Angel was too busy to respond to that question, but he wouldn't know that name as well.

"Wait, you guys!" MacCoy had yelled before Angel started his car. Dare pulled her window down and blushed a bit without noticing but smiled. She knows what he wants since she's been friends with him when she moved into the same apartment years ago.

"Hey, MacCoy, you want to party with us?" He smiled when the word party was in the question. Luce smiled when she encountered MacCoy outside the car, knowing about how Dare and MacCoy act when they are in the same place or whatnot.

"Count me in!" he replied, getting in the car with them. It was sudden, but MacCoy is another good friend of Luce. He doesn't dance much because of being a DJ, having to live with his grandmother to finish his summer job (that being the disc jockey), and finish high school with her and the others. He was thinking of moving in with either Mo or Angel, but since his grandmother is demanding, he has to stay with her until he can afford to put her in a nursing home. His parents are in Germany working, and for job reasons, that's how he ended up in Central City to live with his grandmother.

Whenever he's around Dare especially, he would feel his knees weaken a bit every time she smiles. Her British accent, her stylish clothing, and her personality drive him crazy like Angel's moves making every desperate girl fall for him or wearing a clown suit to the grocery store crazy. His point of view on the others are average but in a good way. He and Emilia barely interact, but they are in good terms. Mo has a love for hot beats and freestyle dancing just like him, and for Angel, they know which piece of clothing will look good on anyone or anything.

When the car ride is over, the real fun begins. Dare's house is a condominium, but it's big enough to have a house party and whatnot. As soon as all the six teens head to the front door, the doorman was asleep, which shouldn't even happen in case something bad like a thief would sneak in and make a scene. Heading to the elevator, Dare pressed the seventh-floor button, and the rest waited until they are at her home. With the sound of the elevator stopping, grins were appearing on their faces. Once it opened they walked in to see a rather luxurious living room with a flat-screen television. There also stands a couch that is around ten to twenty feet long, and more to list, but the most beautiful was the view of the huge, yet captivating city with a wide window just like what a hotel room would include.

"All right, guys!" Dare called out. "Let's have the music running while I get some drinks!" Dare went to the kitchen, while Angel and Emilia went to get Dare's boombox, while Mo, Luce, and MacCoy sat down at the minibar.

"Hey, guys, do you know who's going to be in your duo group?" MacCoy asked while waiting for their drinks served to them. Luce shrugged, herself not knowing. Even if she's friends with the five, they don't match her dance style equally. Emilia's uses a lot of energy since she hits the gym every day. Angel's is smooth and slick, which compared to Luce's is rather difficult for him to catch up to. Dare and MacCoy both have the same style, in which she can see when she watches them dance separately. Mo's type of dance is close, but something feels that he's just not the right dance partner. He could be, but it's different by the tempo the preferred genre of the dancing requires.

"Luce and I are almost the same, but I need to look at some more dancers before I can find the right person," Mo added. He smiled at Luce after he turned his head to her. "Before the crew throwdown begins, do you want to audition teens to see if they have my potential?"

"Sure Mo," she replied happily. "That sounds like fun to see what they will show off." She blinked with her mouth opening a bit and turned her head. It got her thinking that maybe Oblio might be the dancer that she is looking for since he danced exactly like her. It may have been one song, but she felt that he has the same style. For the competition, the crew throwdown will happen when Dance Central Intelligence announces the competition whenever they are prepared. Like Emilia, she's a sucker for competitions from them.

Music started to play, meaning that Angel and Emilia have found Dare's boombox. Unfortunately, dancing's already been done with in the club they were at, but that doesn't mean that they can't socialize. Luce signaled Emilia to sit with her at the minibar, while Mo, MacCoy, and Angel went to find Dare since she hadn't returned their drinks yet.

"You've found your crew member, Emilia?" Luce asked as the energetic girl sat beside her. Oddly, she wants to talk about it so she can get more details. "It seems that's the subject of tonight's conversation."

"You bet, Diamond! You remember Bodie, right?" she asked. Luce grinned, nodding.

"Isn't he still having that surf competition down at the beach?"

"Yep, but he said he could make it before the announcement. I heard that if he wins his competition, he'll have enough money to buy a beach house, where we can have our dance location." Luce smiled at her best friend, glad to know that she has a partner. Luce knew Bodie, but not as much as Emilia. He's the type of person not to be hateful like a pacifist. Bodie's splendid at heart and would be the best type of gentleman anyone can even meet. To put it simply, he's like a teddy bear. "So what about you?" Emilia asked.

Luce brushed her bangs away from her glasses, later shrugging as she answered to MacCoy. "Honestly, I think I found him, but I need to see him dance more so I can make sure he's the one."

"Sounds like someone's in love," Emilia teased, nudging her elbow at Luce's arm. The brunette gave her a weird look, giving her friend a small push.

"We just met him, Emilia!" she spoke while feeling her face heat up. "It's not like Romeo and Juliet or anything like that!" The sporty teen laughed, patting the brunette on the back so she wouldn't get upset. "Sure he's attractive," Luce added nonchalantly, "but I don't want a boyfriend, especially after what happened during freshmen year." With that being said, when she was in high school, a lot of people were dating. Some even lost their virginity and ended up pregnant, which made her nervous in the romance category. Just as long as she has friends, then she has her happiness.

To their right, they noticed that the guys came back, but with Dare, who looked bizarre and eyes red, who is laughing. Their faces looked disturbed, but they helped the pink haired woman despite that. Luce bit her lip while Emilia covered her mouth. "Is she...?" Emilia trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence. Angel and Mo nodded, while the blond looked kind of worried. That would mean no drinks until they get her settled. She turned eighteen in February, but since then, she seems to always forget that the drinking age in America is twenty-one instead.

"Don't worry guys, I thought... I thought we... we have Coke, but... but it was beer! So... ye-yeah..." Dare laughed and rolled her head back. She remained silent with her eyes closed, meaning that she is blacked out.

"Where are her parents?" Luce asked right after Mo and Angel escorted Dare to her room for a proper rest.

"In Japan for a business trip," MacCoy replied, frowning when seeing Dare curled up on her bed, in the process of the drunkenness taking over her. "Remind me to tell Dare that she is in America and not in England anymore," he added with a bit of displeasure. He does have feelings for her, but seeing her drunk is just creepy, yet hilarious at the same time. Whenever it happens to her, she would say the most perverted things that anyone couldn't handle, even someone who is a gentleman or a classy lady. The blond's phone started to ring, and he answered. "Hello? Grandma, I- I'm at Dare's- Yes, ma'am. I'll be there!"

He sighed, hanging up his phone and pointing at the elevator with his thumb. "I have to go; Grandma being worried and... old lady stuff so... Bye!" Just like that, MacCoy left. Luce tried to catch up to him since he doesn't have a ride but then realized that he lives on the eighth floor. As soon as he was out of sight, Luce giggled when she thought of something from the past.

"What?" Emilia asked, raising an eyebrow. Luce smiled and stood up from the minibar.

"It brought back the time when we tried to call him for help in German class, but in his voice mail, it was interrupted with his grandmother rambling on about something." Emilia chuckled, nodding in agreement.

"Let's get the drinks! I'm so thirsty." They headed to get some canned drinks so that the other guys don't have to make a second trip. While looking at the fridge, they noticed that there were a few beer cans left, but the problem is that they are stronger than regular beer. Luckily, they found cans of ice tea, so they took enough for them and headed back to them. Mo and Angel were sitting on the couch watching something from MTV, which at the good timing, it was a music video playing and not Teen Mom or Jersey Shore crap.

Emilia went to them while Luce looked to see if there was anything to snack on. Sadly there's not, but a drink is satisfying. She smiled and closed her eyes for a second, heading to the couch with the other three, laying her head on Angel's lap.

"So... we watching a movie because there's no gym here?" Emilia said, placing her feet on the coffee table. Yawning, Luce nodded.

"Yeah; she has Netflix so pick whatever movie you want to watch." She later looked at her phone, showing that it's already midnight, but maybe she could hang on until the movie is over. Out of her friends, she's the first to go to sleep. Through Netflix, they found the movie Footloose (2011 version). Luce personally is not crazy about movies, but Footloose is her all time favorite because it involves two things she likes: music and dancing. Both versions are good, music in her opinion, is better in the 1984 version, but the story and characters in the latest version are better developed.

As much as she loves that movie, she can't help falling asleep in the middle of the scene where the main characters are dancing during their law-forbidden prom. She lays there on Mo's shoulder, while he and Emilia looked like they are about to fall asleep. Angel's usually a night owl, so he has no problem helping them get settled. He first went to his best friend, picking her up and placing her in a guest bedroom beside Dare's. When Angel put her down, he took off her glasses so it wouldn't crush whenever she sleeps on her stomach, which happens sometimes. He later gave Luce his jacket to keep her warm until morning.

"Buenos noches, Luce," Angel said with a smile, heading back to watch the rest of the movie with the other two.

As morning came by, Luce grumbled quietly as she reached out her hand to find her glasses, noticing she's not wearing them. Being an early bird is the one thing that she hates about herself. Before Luce continued, she opened her brown eyes, noticing she's on a bed with a coat wrapped around her upper body. She chuckled, knowing that her friends would always make her sleep on a bed rather than be having to wake up on an uncomfortable chair, couch or anything else. "Thanks, Angel," Luce muttered. She sat up and looked to see that her glasses are on the nightstand, despite being nearsighted. Taking off Angel's jacket, she held onto it until she found a place for him to pick it up.

She put them on and went out of the guest room, seeing that the others are not on the couch, meaning that they are in different places to sleep in. She smiled because she was going to do something that would worry them, but it's for their sake. It's not illegal, thankfully, but she wanted to walk home so that her father or bodyguard wouldn't know of her sudden disappearance. Luce was glad that she has a kind and sociable bodyguard, but she would only guard her almost all day, which was how she sneaked off last night. Patting her pink jean jacket pocket to see if her phone and wallet's there, she sighed out of relief and quietly head off to the elevator.

She pressed the down button, waiting for it to open. For a few seconds, she waited, and it opened. She started to head in there, ready to get home before anyone notices. However, she's not the stealthy type of person, so it was barely possible for her to escape unless she's invisible.

"I'll take you home, Luce," Angel said with his kind smile, putting on his jacket that Luce left on the couch. Luce stopped, looking at the Hispanic. Her dyed black hair went over her shoulders when she turned to see her friend. Angel was too smart for her motives, even if he's not in the same building as her.

"What about Mo and Emilia?" she asked, trying to not to make their conversation longer.

"They know their way. Besides, it's a long walk for you from over there," he replied, looking at her house from the view of Dare's condominium. It looked far, but it would only be ten minutes by a car ride. His smile faded, figuring out what occurred yesterday, and of what is today. He looked at her from the window before turning himself to face her. "Did you sneak out again? For this day?" Luce gulped, trying to pretend she didn't hear that question. When she noticed his brown eyes on her, she has no choice whatsoever. She nodded, looking away from the Hispanic. He came up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her a careful look. "I know that deep inside, your father worries about you every day at work or wherever he is. He would do anything to protect you, wouldn't he? That's why you have your bodyguard Claire."

She nodded again, trying to stop herself from crying. Angel went up to her and placed her head on his shoulder, comforting her while rubbing her back. "It's been a year now," Luce whispered, trying to speak a bit quieter so she wouldn't wake up Mo and Emilia. "Claire is there for me, which I'm grateful for." Her shoulders started to shake as she spoke, but she isn't crying. "It's not the same, though, without my brother and mother. Would my dad even talk to me at all today?" Angel looked at his friend, thinking for a bit. He even knew that Luce hadn't been comforted by her family since the death of her mother, and it made him pity her, along with feeling a bit of hatred of her father for not being there to help her at the times needed.

Angel placed his hands on Luce's shoulders, smiling so she won't have her mood darkened. Luce looked at his brown eyes carefully, while doing her best to fight back the tears.

"Let's go. I'll let them know where you've headed."

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~Chapter Four coming soon...~

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If you like Teen Mom or Jersey Shore, then I hope I wasn't being too offensive by calling it crap, it's just my personal opinion.

Poor Dare with her future hangover... :( If MacCoy was still around, he might wake her up with a kiss. ;) I think that MacCoy in canon does have feelings for Dare, since in the end credits of Dance Central 3, he blushed when Dare's arm was around him.

As for Luce heading back to her house, I wonder how she's going to handle it. If you read her profile if you've gotten the chance to, she's not a stay-at-home person. :P

^_^ Review or Dare will be upset with the result of her hangover.