I was going to upload this earlier, but I've been feeling sick so I had to take it easy and watch videos to make me laugh. Unfortunately, chocolate didn't work. :/ However, it looks like someone's back in the story. :D Let's take a look into the chapter to see what will happen, shall we? ^_^ *curtain rises*
DCFan4ever: Well, you might be right if you got it. ^_^
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~Chapter Five: Surprise Visitor~
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Luce encountered the man she knew before. Right after she murmured a couple of words, Claire turned around as well. Her hazel eyes observed carefully on that person, just to make sure he wasn't any kind of trouble. The brunette never knew that Oblio would know that she was related to her dead mother. Did he come to them for a reason, or was it just a coincidental drive-by?
Seeing that his clear blue eyes were like a mirror, they reflected back on what happened last night, more importantly, their dance battle. No matter how the crowd commented on their same movements or the difference between the scores they received, Luce still never regretted losing when she went back to dancing. She opened her mouth to speak, coming out with one precise word, but the others are left in the blank for her to fill in.
"Oblio..." Luce said, her face still surprised from his unexpected visit. The bluenette's eyes were full of concern, but at the same time, they looked normal. "How did you...?" He smiled lightly, coming forward to stand beside her to see the grave site Luce and Claire are looking at.
"I've noticed you from afar," he told her simply. His blue eyes focused on her mother's tombstone, analyzing the dates slowly. "I don't watch much television, but your mother has written poetry. I have some of it written in my notebook back at my place; I'm actually quite fond of her work as well." Claire felt that he knew too much, so she went to him, her hazel eyes glaring at him, fists crackling, but not too loudly.
Luce blinked when he mentioned poetry. Her mother was a dancer and an actress, but never in her life, had she heard of someone talk about her mother's poetry. Not that Luce wasn't into poetry; she just didn't expect Oblio to mention something that is literature related. Luce's mother explained in a few interviews that if she weren't a dancer or actress, she would be an author, especially in poetry. In fact, that's what she did while she was pregnant with her brother and Luce.
Claire went up to the bluenette and stand across from him, getting her fists ready whenever required.
"You better be careful of what you're saying now, young man," she told him coldly. "Don't mention Katherine Valentine too much in front of-"
"Claire, it's okay. We know each other," Luce interrupted, her eyes telling her that it is. Her bodyguard looked at her brown eyes, seeing that it really is okay. She sighed, heading to the car with a wave. She pushed up her sunglasses with a sly, but rather small grin.
"I'll be waiting. When you're done talking to him, we're heading off." With that over with, it was just Luce and Oblio. Looking at him carefully while he was looking at her mother's tombstone, she just noticed that he has no umbrella to shield him from the cold rain. She lifted up the umbrella a bit. His height was just perfect for him; it felt like it would be impossible to reach it so that it would be under him.
"I don't want you to get wet. Please, get under my umbrella." Oblio looked at her, his head slightly moving to his right, respecting her offer, but he lowered her umbrella down by putting his wet hand on hers, making sure that the rain doesn't get to her. Luce blinked in surprise. Why did he do that?
"Don't worry about me," Oblio said calmly, looking back at Katherine's gravestone. "Rain doesn't bother me that much, it's actually quite soothing." Luce would refuse his response, but his tone made him so honest and noble, so she accepted it with no problem. Later on, it was quiet with only the rain above making noise. She can tell that Oblio is the silent, solitaire type, but she would like to know more about him and his reason for dancing. She also would like to know if he would be her crew partner, especially the way he shredded the dance floor when they battled each other. Thinking about asking him made her feel shy, especially since he was so alluring.
But what should she say exactly? Something about him wants to draw her near, but at the same time, she wants to keep her distance so that he wouldn't feel weirded out. She hated butting into people's business, but she wanted to open up to people, for her mother.
"Hey, Oblio?" she asked, looking up at him. She noticed that unlike herself, he was nearly drenched, his blue hair completely down, it was lucky enough that his long bang was still there. Looking at his hair, she realized that the dye was permanent, never seeing his true roots. She felt relieved that he was sporting a jacket that looked protective by a quick glance. You might catch a cold... How pitiful of you, Luce thought before he turned his attention to her.
"Hm?" he replied, looking down at her brown eyes, her glasses aiding them. Just, for now, she wants to know why he dances. Maybe later, hopefully, she'll ask him when the time is right.
"What got you into dancing?" Oblio looked away, smiling at that question. The rain stopped as well, making it coincidental as if the whole place wanted to know why he dances. Just as the droplets of rain ended, Luce adjusted her umbrella, finishing it off by pulling the handle down, making it small enough for her hands to hide it.
"Dancing... is my destiny," he replied. "I'm deeply interested in the arts, like paintings of famous artists and literature. Dance, however, is the purest art form. I do that more often because it can express emotions very accurately... and it's accomplishing. Even if I made a wrong step, it's not great, but I must strive for it to re-do it in order to gain perfection."
Luce felt touched by what dance is to him. He's so mysterious; Luce has to dig for more information on him. She feels that he is not like any other dancers she's met or heard of. "One more thing: why did you do that crazy stunt in the middle of the dance floor last night?" Luce didn't want to get him to feel mixed on that question, but he didn't mind.
"Honestly, I wanted to try something new despite its risk. I don't trust my bike being outside that much, so I had to find a good building that would help me get at least in the club. Sorry that I almost landed on you." Luce attempted to chuckle at his apology, but he wasn't the type of guy to joke around sometimes unlike Mo. She didn't want him to think that she was just being silly because of that incident.
"It's okay. Um... my bodyguard is waiting for me, I really want to get to know you more, but I have to leave," she told him, smiling at him before turning her head to the Ferrari. Unlike the last time they encountered each other, it was her turn to leave the place. The bodyguard looked so sly, especially with her devious smile showing, she could be thinking of anything that happened in Luce's and Oblio's conversation. Before opening the car door, she could have sworn that she heard Claire giggling like a schoolgirl, despite being in her mid-thirties. Just thinking about it too much wants to make Luce slap herself silly just to see that it's either phasing her or just being strange.
"So who is he? Your boyfriend?" Luce sighed disappointingly when she heard the word boyfriend in the question. It was the second time she's been in the "boyfriend" situation. One: she just met him last night, and two: does he have a partner, or is he staying off of a relationship until the time is right? Besides, she doesn't know if she's even ready to even have a boyfriend. She has trust issues when it comes to guys she is unfamiliar with, but when she met Oblio, she can tell that he's not the person to be malicious or take advantage of someone. Luce shook her head, taking one last look at Oblio, but he disappeared from where she was at.
Funny, it wasn't like last time, Luce thought, buckling her seat belt and checking the time on her phone.
Hearing a motorcycle engine, she turned her head to locate the sound, and it was at the driveway to the car's right. Luce got a chance to get a glimpse of him before he headed off with fantastic speed. Seeing it in real action was like a front-row seat in a movie theater. It was extravagant, seeing a stunt in real life was more impressive than one needed for a scene in a thriller or action movie. What is he exactly, besides a dancer and a motorcyclist?
"Well then, want do you want to do for the rest of today?" Claire asked Luce, who just went back to reality after thinking of that thrilling stunt Oblio did, even though his motorcycle is his needed vehicle. Luce looked at Claire with a small smile.
"Can you take me to Emilia's house? We have something planned for tomorrow, and we need to check over just in case anything in the way is occurring. It will only take about an hour, so no pressure." The blonde smiled and nodded since she liked Emilia. She drove off, heading to Emilia's place. Other than Mo and Angel, Emilia is confident and bright, pretty much like her blood type. They both have Italian ancestry, although Emilia has Sicilian in hers to be fair, so they can talk about Italy and sometimes speak in Italian.
Something about Dare makes Claire a bit nervous since she heard that she drinks underage, but that was when she wasn't a fully American citizen. She likes her average glass of wine, but she never drinks too much for the sake of her sensitive stomach. Fifty percent she would be okay with the pink-haired girl, but the other fifty is when anyone should get the hell away from her. Mo and Angel were both chill with her and really saw how strong Luce's bonds are with them.
For now, she has to look out for Oblio, since he's new in Luce's life. Her first impression was, of course, being cautious since it was the one-year anniversary of Luce's mother's death, added to the fact that he knows of her, because if someone talks about her too much, then she has to warn them about being insensitive in front of Luce. A sneaky smile escaped her lips at the thought of Luce talking with Oblio earlier.
That was all over for today, so hopefully Luce wouldn't receive too much embarrassment from her. From the cemetery to Emilia's house, it was only a ten-minute ride. Surely from her house to the gravesite was a bit longer, but at least the next destination was a bit faster to head to. Claire parked her car in the driveway, giving Luce the key to head inside to see if anyone's home. Once she knocked on Emilia's door, and she appeared, Luce gave her bodyguard the nod so that she can come in.
"Did you make it home okay, Diamond?" Emilia asked herself revealed in thigh-high socks, a one-piece swimsuit, and a jacket.
"Pretty much," Luce replied, shrugging. Her eyes lit up noticing the glow-up. "Is that your crew outfit?" Emilia grinned and nodded. "You work fast. So what's the crew's name?" Luce asked.
"Bodie and I are still figuring that out, 'cause, after that, we'll have the symbol stitched on wherever we wanted it located. We both know that it's sports and beach related and that our main colors are gonna be red, white, and black." From behind Luce, Claire went beside her and smiled when her eyes found Emilia. "Hey, Claire! Everything going well?" the sporty girl asked.
"Yes, Emilia," Claire replied. "It's good to know that Luce still has you and the others when she needs comfort." The brunette nodded again, opening the door wider.
"Come in!" Emilia said with a smile. "Bodie and I just finished with our dance routines anyway, so enjoy yourself." The two women responded to Emilia's offer, heading to her house, and seeing that Bodie was in the kitchen fixing something that smelled so sweet yet spicy. The blond noticed who was inside and recognized one of them as he smiled.
"Hey, Luce! Long time, hasn't been?" he asked. Luce closed her eyes for a second and smiled while doing so.
"It has, man!" she replied eagerly, offering a high-five, which he gladly accepted even though he was cooking. "Did you win?"
"You bet! My beach house will be ready in about a couple of weeks, so by the time DCI will hold the dance competitions, our place will be one of the venues." The last word Luce heard made her brain click. Now that she's reminded of why she was here, the brunette went to Emilia, where she was talking with Claire in Italian.
"Hey Emilia, do you have the date of where we all meet up for the last three-man dance that DCI put up?" Emilia realized the question carefully and hurried to her room, where a lot of sports equipment was lying down on the floor and clothes included. On her couch, she found a card similar to Luce's and went to the living room, where Claire and Luce were sitting on the sofa, waiting. Emilia grinned and joined them while Bodie was holding plates of red bell peppers and sautéed chicken, passing them to the three ladies.
"So, shall we get started on what DCI has to offer for the last dance?"
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~Chapter Six coming soon...~
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I wonder if "Hurricane" by 30 Seconds to Mars and "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park were good songs to listen to in order to help me with this chapter? :P I really needed it, especially for the beginning of this chapter. XD As for Emilia's blood type, I have the same~! :D Now I need to know Oblio's, Taye's, and the debuted characters in DC2 and DC3. :P
I originally thought that this would be less than two thousand words, but this one holds something awesome. :D We get to see Oblio warming up to Luce a bit (yay~), and at least for Luce knowing why he takes dance seriously. I hope you're looking forward to the next chapter, because in that chapter, Luce will help Mo find his crew partner. :) And yes, we all know who that is. ;) We might even get to take a journey to the Dance Central venues in the near future as well! :D Isn't that just awesome? Okay, I'll shut up and you do the rest down there! See you~!
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