Here's a chapter that will hopefully look outstanding or whatever. :P Luce and the others shall be at their old high school, so this is possibly interesting. ^_^ Let's take a look shall we? ;)

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~Chapter Seven: Crew Formation~

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Luce and Angel drove off to the place where the last three-man group will have a dance-off, marking it the time to start getting a two people crew so that crew can enter DCI's new tournament. Their high school being the last place for the event is rather strange, but the cafeteria is famous for its tables used for table dancing when the eighties were around, which you should not do today unless you're looking for trouble, but the type of dancing today is normal and appropriate. Not to mention, when the lights go off, another secret switch is on, and blazing lights of neon colors will appear to get the party started. It's also the biggest school in the city, so it would garner a lot of attention from those who went to that school.

Once Angel parked at his usual spot when he was in high school, the two of them got out and went to the doorway to the lunchroom. The lights were bright and flashing, which made the party worth dancing at. As usual for the clubs, the crowd is bigger, and it was more than the ninth through twelfth-grade student body. Luce looked so displeased, she could leave the place right now and never come back, but at least the others are here. Well, they said they are here.

The two childhood friends carefully walked up to them without disturbing the other dancing people. So far, it's turning out exciting for Luce just like the last time she was at the club downtown.

"Hey, it's Luce! She and Angel made it!" Mo said, getting Glitch, Emilia, and Dare's attention towards him. Glitch grinned when his green eyes found Luce, which made him run to her and take her hand, which made her stare at him in confusion, surprised by his eagerness. Angel chuckled, seeing how happy he was to see her. Luce later realized that he was giving her a brofist, which made the situation less awkward, but she returned it nonetheless.

"Yo, Diamond!" he said to her, letting go of her hand after the bro-fist so he can cross his arms. "Emilia and Dare called you that, so that would answer your question of how I knew your nickname. What I don't know is how you got the name. Can you explain?" Luce smiled, actually glad that someone wants to know how she got her nickname. Dare and Emilia know it, obviously, but Mo and Angel didn't seem to, since they just call her by her real name. She shrugged, getting ready to tell the guys.

"Well, it starts off with my birthstone being a diamond. I didn't really seem to care, since it was just a birthstone, but whenever I dance, when the lights would come on, that was when Dare and Emilia tell me that I shined like a diamond. Then Dare came up with calling me 'Diamond' since I would shine while dancing. I was kind of hoping it was the jewelry I was wearing, but I like my nickname." Mo and Angel looked at each other with shrugs. They do like her nickname, but they wanted to call her by her first name just to keep their masculine side.

Glitch gave her a sneaky grin, taking note of what she told him. Emilia and Dare looked at the Korean with curiosity, wondering what he was pulling up on his sleeve.

"Very interesting. How I got my nickname was similar to that, only without lights and jewelry." Right when a song was over, "I Wish For You" appeared all around, which sparked up a couple of people in the gang. Before anyone would get up on the dance floor, MacCoy would extend the intro so that anyone's routines won't come in too early or too late. Luce and Mo choreographed the song and it worked out pretty well for a Japanese song. Despite their differences in dancing, that doesn't mean they can't collaborate.

"Hey, Dare, before me, and Mo get up on the floor, I want to know: did MacCoy ask you about being in his crew, or vice-versa?" Luce asked the pink-haired girl. Dare blushed, but smiled regardless.

"We ended up asking together. I never knew he would ask me."

"Aww!" Emilia said, giving a grin and lightly punching Dare on the shoulder. "Seems we have a love bug over here!" Luce giggled in happiness, winking at her.

"If it's three people tonight, who will tag along with you two?" Angel asked, moving on to a different subject, but he was happy for Dare and MacCoy of course. Mo and Luce looked at each other but then felt slightly stupid since Glitch is with them.

"Hey, Glitch, it's your time to shine, brother!" Mo said with a grin. "I told you about this song maybe... almost half an hour ago, but you remember the moves?"

"Yeah, man! My swag is your swag, after all," Glitch replied with a thumbs up.

"Hey, Luce, would you mind being the leader of this song?" Mo asked the brunette. She nodded, taking Hi-Def with her to the dance arena, and getting ready. Right after the three of them warmed up, Luce cued MacCoy to start the music off, earning the blond a grin.

Here we go, Luce thought, making sure that Mo and Glitch were behind her background dancer style. The three of them started with "Twist Snap," a move that appears four times to correspond to the snaps that are heard in the song very clearly. Immediately when the chorus came in, the people watching started to cheer on how they moved. The three smiled back, just before they did the "Side to Side and Hop." Glitch had a hard time with that move when Mo was teaching it to him, but he managed, so it was all good for him.

Mo looked around the crowd carefully, trying to see if his special someone was there. At times, his girlfriend would be away to spend time with her family, because she wants to keep the family close and happy. However, he found her green eyes and a smile, staring at him at how impressive his moves have become.

Luce found the other three, who were cheering them on and just being themselves. She smiled back, resuming her dancing, but something caught her vision. She hid her expression so no one would be aware, but she could have sworn she saw him. Either he was watching her choreography come to life, or it was her glasses playing tricks on her. The last time she saw him was a couple of weeks ago when he was at her mother's grave site.

Thinking of that while dancing made her thought of what he said: her mother's poetry. When she gets home, she has to find out about it and scan it through so that Oblio wasn't telling a story. He was actually honest, however, so why would he lie to her? Luce decided it was time to stop the thinking and more of the dancing. The song was almost over, and when she and Hi-Def did "Heartfelt," she put her dedication to it since she created that move. Once they wrapped it up with the finishing move, she lit up a smile to the crowd, admiring their applause.

Now that it was over, the three of them gave high fives to each other and went to the two females and one male. They praised the dance and how they move to the beat. While talking, Luce felt her throat becoming dry, so she coughed in response to feeling the arid throat.

"I'm going to get a drink, you guys," she told them, heading to the vending machine that was at the end of where her friends are chatting. Luce went through the busy people dancing, chatting, or whatever, but it was too late for her to notice that someone was in front of her, making her bump into the person. I should get my bangs trimmed or something... she thought angrily. She felt her cheeks burn with embarrassment, so without looking she apologized and went to get her drink.

"F-forgive me," she said hurriedly, trying to get to where she was needed. She met up with the vending machine and took out a dollar bill, picking out which coke she wanted before putting the dollar in.

"It's okay... Luce," Oblio's voice poured out. Stopping her decision for a beverage, she widen her eyes and remained there, shocked that he just appeared out of nowhere, much like a ninja. Out of all people, she ran into him. Was it a coincidence, or just an accident? Come to think of it, when she was in high school, she had never seen or heard of Oblio during her four years here. If she did, then he wouldn't be allowed to have the ravishing blue hair he possesses.

Goddamn, Oblio! How the hell do you do that? Luce thought before turning around to see Oblio. As usual, he would have that black and yellow jacket on, but it was a nice fit for him. She felt so embarrassed, she wanted to hide herself in a locked room. "H-hey, Oblio," she said shyly. He smiled lightly and took out his wallet, putting two dollars in the dollar slot. He touched the regular Coke button and went to a new category and picked the iced tea one. Once they all appeared out of the machine, he gave Luce her drink. She wasn't expecting this; because she didn't want him to pay for hers.

"Is this one okay for you?" he asked, showing it to her. She nodded, taking it slowly.

"You didn't have to do that, you know?" Luce told him with a frown, looking at the tall Asian. "Really, I wouldn't mind paying for it myself." Oblio chuckled, taking a sip of his canned tea.

"I offered it; it's no trouble at all," he replied. Luce took a sip of her soft drink, before swallowing it, which reminded her of what she was wanting to talk to him about. A few questions later, she can ask him about being a part of her crew.

"So... you don't go to school here, so how would you know of this place?" Luce asked before she took another swig of her canned drink.

"Excuse me?" Oblio asked, due to the loud music playing. It's one of those cliches that can happen all the time at a place with dancing. If it happens to one of them like the random person from the other club, then it will be a change. "Something about movies?" he asked, hoping that was the right answer. He didn't even know why he said movies, because he doesn't really watch television.

"I'm sorry, what?" Luce replied, having the same condition as Oblio. Suddenly, the bluenette used his hand to hold Luce's wrist gently, and took her outside, which made Luce feel weird out, but if it was to get to know him a bit, then it'd be better to do that. It got dark outside quickly, and the clock at the top of the school said 8:57. "Wow, I didn't expect a full moon tonight," she said, noticing it in the sky.

"Yeah..." Oblio replied. "So what was it you wanted to ask me?" Luce snapped out of her thinking and stared at the night sky, and looked at the bluenette.

"You don't go to school here, as I recall... is that right?" He nodded, crossing his arms.

"Right. I was home-schooled all my life, so if you're wondering about my solitary and my love plus knowledge for poetry, then there's your answer." Luce understood that well since it was obvious, but he dances in crowds of people and they cheer for him like he's famous or something. Maybe he was just that good of a dancer.

"When did you get here?" Luce asked. "It seems that I've missed your dance or something since I got here right around half past eight." Oblio looked at her.

"A half-hour earlier than you," he replied. "Honestly, I didn't dance at all during that time because..." He stopped before he could continue. The bluenette didn't know what he got himself into. Would it be worth telling her what he earned?

"What is it?" Luce asked, looking at Oblio's blue eyes. "If it's something personal or whatever, I never speak of it, no matter what place it's in." Oblio smiled.

"I usually leave right when I get something done, that being observing the place like an agent," he spoke up. "It's not really a bad thing, but at times, I feel as if the people only come to dance for socializing and all that, which is kind of irritating to me a bit. You're not obnoxious at all... as far as I can tell compared to some others that I battled before you." Luce couldn't help but smile; that was actually nice of him, in her opinion. Adding that he thinks she's okay made her feel better about being around him. Later, she removed the smile.

"I understand. It can be a bit too much when people rather chat than dance. I mean, that's what dancing has in store during those times, right?"

It really made sense why he was in a hurry from the night they danced. Every time that the song would end like the time they battled, he would leave immediately, like something important came up. As much as he would like to stay and chat with her more, his time is up, his smile fading, hurrying to leave. Proof of that was his silent phone vibrating inside his pants pocket. He took it out and looked at what he's received. "I'll see you soon... Luce," he said before turning his head away from her.

He started to head for his motorcycle, which took a light bulb for Luce, finally planning on asking him.

"W-wait! I have to ask you something!" Luce said before Oblio left on his motorcycle. He slid up the orange part of his bike and looked at her curiously. She felt herself blush, getting ready to face embarrassment. Just relax, Luce, it's not like you're going to prom with him, she thought before speaking up. "Oblio... Your moves are like mine, and even though we are different in what we seek in life, I can tell that we complimented each other in dancing. So... I mean... I know that you're the type of person that works alone, but will you be my partner for DCI's competition?" Now was the time for her to look away, so that she won't see his expression of what she asked.

Oblio seemed satisfied, seeing her feel shy, but brave enough to ask him if he will be her partner. He gave a low chuckle, a smile twisting his lips. Just before he head off, while putting on his helmet correctly he spoke up. "I've been told that I should have someone to dance with," he replied, making Luce question who told him in her head. "If that's what you want, then I shall." He took out a piece of paper and hurriedly wrote down something on it, giving it to Luce afterward. "Meet me at that date, time, and place when you're ready." Like perfect timing, he was gone right after he told her his response.

Luce's heart is now relieved. Now she can compete with her friends' crews and what's more to come. She smiled, heading to the lunchroom, only to see people leaving. The conversation she had with Oblio really took time, didn't it? She hurried around to see if the others were there since Angel is responsible for taking her home.

She noticed Mo and Taye are chatting, which is turning out great for them. Dare and MacCoy are talking to each other as well, both of them are blushing, but they just don't seem to care. All that's left is Glitch, Angel, and Emilia, talking about their crew partners and how it would happen since Glitch just met up with Mo, Bodie would be a lifeguard at the nearby beach, and Aubrey would either be in a different country shopping or whatever comes to her mind.

She came up to the three, her smile just in the way of how happy that she has Oblio as her crew partner. The three stopped their chattering and noticed that difference from Luce. "What's up, Diamond?" Emilia asked. "That smile means something great has happened, didn't it?" She just nodded, feeling that if she spoke with her bright smile, then she would feel like she was bragging.

"Something tells me that Diamond got her dance partner," Glitch said, his smile being sly as evidence. Luce smiled at him, somewhat glad that Mo has a protegé like Glitch. She looked at the Latino.

"Hey Angel, Claire said that I gotta be at home before ten, so you mind taking me there now?" Angel nodded with a small grin since he knows he was responsible for taking her anywhere she needed to go. On the date he gave her, Luce will show Oblio how her mother's dancing got her to where she is today.

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~Chapter Eight coming soon...~

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Now that we know that Dare and Luce got their boys, XD now the we can see how Luce and Oblio will have their dance rehearsals. Maybe I should put in when Oblio tells her that the song they will be dancing to is "Lapdance" by N.E.R.D. OMG that would be just priceless to see Luce's reaction to the whole dance routine when Oblio is doing it. XD Should I put this in or not? Either way, it'll depend on what will happen in my writing. ^_^

Another thing... Luce does have a driver's license, it's just that Angel, Mo, Claire, or anyone else sixteen or above are offering and kind enough to take her anywhere. :P

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