Before I can get into the new chapter, 60 reviews? Oh God, I love you all! Thanks a bunch! We need to keep up the good work! ^_^ I also want to mention the eye colors of some characters, just to get it out of the way.

I originally put Dare's eye color as brown, because in the first Dance Central, she does have them, and it was also confirmed in the picture of D-Coy being missing. However, I changed it to green because in DC3, it shows it green, and I have a picture of her when the Facebook page of DC showed her on her birthday. MacCoy has blue eyes in this adaptation, but they look dark enough to be brown in DC3, even with the goggles on. But I'm keeping them blue just for the sake of the source.

And finally, Oblio's eyes are obviously blue in this story because of DC and the sprite and pixel are in DC3. It's really confusing that he changed from blue eyes to brown in the course of DC1 to DC3, especially in gameplay. I guess it's for the sake of showing that he has his father's genes and all that good stuff. For the others, all their eyes have been the same since then and they will be no different in my adaption.

Sorry for the long author's note, but I just want to clarify it quickly. Now, here's the chapter! :D

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~Chapter Sixteen: Trust Needed~

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Luce lay on her bed at twelve in the morning, trying her best to sleep. She was nervous about what Oblio wanted to tell her, and surprisingly, D-Coy. While she was sleeping, she can swear that she's hearing someone singing. She can't tell if it was a dream, or if she was listening to music since she did do that before going to bed. Music is one of the few things that can help her sleep, other than being comforted by someone and taking a bath before then.

"I got you dancing, I got you dancing, doing it, d-doing it..."

Luce shot up, put on her glasses, and turned on her lamp. There, she sees Dare sitting on one of her bean bags, listening to her iPod, and singing along to the lyrics of "I Got You Dancing". Luce never expected her to just come to her house without letting her know, so this was unexpected.

"What the hell are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Luce complained. She loves her best friend, but Dare is a night owl and can last until two in the afternoon. Luckily, Dare was finished with the song and paused the playlist, taking off her earbuds along the way.

"Sorry, Diamond," she said apologetically. "MacCoy and I thought that we would head over here to make this trip you spoke of faster. Plus, my parents just got back, and they are sleeping their butts off after their trip, so I don't want them to see me in the morning." Luce stretched her arms and checked the time. It was 12:34 and she felt like she only got a few minutes' worth of sleep.

"Where's MacCoy?" Luce asked. As if on cue, she heard a rather loud snore on Luce's blue loveseat. Thank goodness he was laying on his back, and that she hadn't been disturbed by his snores while sleeping. Luce smiled weakly, due to her exhaustion coming up again. "Do what you want, but I'm really tired, so goodnight, Dare."

With a chirpy look on her face, she put on her music and started to feel a bit tired too. "Night, Diamond~." For a second, Luce hummed the same thing, but with her friend's name. She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep a few minutes afterward.

As soon as the day's first light appeared in the room, Luce's phone had to go off at six, which made Luce groan a bit, but once she takes a shower, she'll better. So to make that happen, she took the clothes she picked out for today and her glasses that she didn't bother to put on since it would be a waste to wear one now and then take a shower.

Once she closed the door, that leaves only Dare and MacCoy in the room. The pink-haired girl might wake up later since she has stayed up until midnight. The blond Ukrainian raised his hands to rub his eyes, but he noticed that his goggles were still on, for some strange reason. His blue eyes found Dare sleeping on Luce's black bean bag. The way she curled into the comfort zone of the chair made his heart race a bit.

He blushed lightly. His smile was cheesy, but adorable at the same time. Since he and the other two have to be at High Tide Beach, he decided to wake her up gently so that they don't have to waste time for Luce. Using his hand placed on her shoulder, he slowly shook her to get her up.

"Dare, it's morning," MacCoy said softly. "There might be some smoothies downstairs." When the frothy treat was brought up, Dare's green eyes shot open and turned her body to where she was on her back fully.

Without thinking, she headed downstairs and found Claire drinking iced tea. Claire was surprised by her action, and she almost dropped her tea. So she puts it down and stands up. "Dare, what on earth is the rush?"

"MacCoy told me there are smoothies down here!" the pink-haired said with joy. "Is that true?" Claire raised both her eyebrows, curious, but she shook her head with a frown. Dare slumped her shoulders and sat down at the bar, crossing her arms and laying her head to where her chin sat on her arms. The blond went downstairs to see the quirky girl looking disappointed. He sat down beside her with a small frown.

"I'm sorry Dare," MacCoy said calmly. "At least you're awake, and before we can head to the beach, I'll head to the smoothie stop for us." Dare smiled back, seemingly back to normal.

"Aww, love, it's okay~! As long as we get there, I'll be fine," Dare said, giving MacCoy a soft kiss on the cheek. When that happened, Luce headed down the stairs fully dressed in her Street Style outfit for today and giggled as quietly as she can, but the two heard her.

"Did I miss something?" Luce asked, using the towel from her head to rub her wet hair to make it dry faster. She can see them blushing lightly, so that wraps up her evidence of what happened. "I knew you two would be an item," she added, heading up the stairs to dry her hair once more.

"W-Wait, Luce!" MacCoy said, still blushing. Luce stopped and turned around to face the two. "We- I mean..." Dare gave him a sneaky grin, despite his trying to avoid the subject. "...well, don't go saying that we're together!" The brunette laughed, heading back up.

"It's really no secret, MacCoy," Dare said cheerfully, wrapping her arm around him. "Even the other crews found out our feelings for each other." The blond sighed, but at least he was happy.

"So you two lovebirds ready to go?" Luce said, now without a towel and a grin on her face. MacCoy took his keys and the three of them head out to his white van. To make the time go fast, they decided to get some breakfast at McDonald's, which was also heaven for smoothies. It was sad for Dare that there were not any goji berry smoothies there, but she likes her strawberry banana. Other than that, she ordered some cinnamon melts, while Luce wanted a wild berry smoothie and a chicken biscuit with hash browns, and MacCoy requested a sausage burrito with an iced mocha.

With the order paid off with their cash, they started to head off to High Tide Beach, which is about half an hour from where they just ordered breakfast. The three of them chatted and listened to their tunes with the help of Pandora, and it made the small car trip a blast. Sadly, it has to end due to the fact that they made it to their destination. The first thing they noticed was a motorcycle, and a jacket left there. Looking closer, there were footsteps trailing. MacCoy put the van in park mode, and with the two women, they followed the path.

The sand glistened white as snow, and the water blue as the sky. Is that why Oblio wanted to talk to them here? Because it's quiet and peaceful? No later than about a minute, there stood a person looking at the horizon of the sea with sunglasses. Luce felt her heart beat so suddenly, and took a deep breath before catching up with Dare and MacCoy.

When she met his gaze, she can feel her skin heat up. Her chocolate-brown eyes stared gracefully into his sea-blue eyes, despite him wearing sunglasses, and the thought of seeing him again was ecstatic. She wanted to ask questions and embrace him, but it wasn't the right time given the situation at hand.

"So you've made it?" Oblio asked calmly.

"I guess you can say that," Dare said. MacCoy was scratching his head nervously, while Luce looked away blushing. Oblio nodded, his focus mostly on Luce, despite the pink-haired's response.

"So what's the deal of talking to us? Luce told the two of us that we have to meet with you here?" MacCoy asked, putting his hand down.

"There's really not much to say for me, but what I must explain to you... will be at another place. Just follow me and all will be explained." When D-Coy started walking off, Luce was stopped by the touch of Oblio's hand on her wrist. Hopefully, he couldn't see Luce's shade of red across her face with his sunglasses. She was feeling so nervous, she thought of predictions of what he might do, including him bringing her closer to him, or placing her hand on his cheek and caressing himself with her hand. "I'm so sorry for everything..." he said apologetically.

"No..." Luce fired back, but not roughly, actually rather kindly. "I should be the one sorry. I've been a terrible friend, not knowing why we've come this far, and then... I let you go, not knowing what was bothering you." Oblio looked at her softly for those words she spoke of. He felt that she was right, but it was his fault for not being the role of a friend. Instead, he wanted to face his problems on his own, but he has Luce and DCI with them, so he should worry about nothing. When he took off his sunglasses, Luce noticed something different about him: his haircut.

His long bangs cover his left eye still, but he's cut it shorter, especially at the back. Luce loved his hair before then, and now he's cut it. However, that doesn't stop him from being attractive. "I promise that everything that I haven't been telling you will be revealed. You don't have to, but do you want a ride from me?" When that question arise, Luce couldn't help but smile with relief. She figured she can spend some time with him before heading off to where ever he will take her and D-Coy.

She nodded, walking down the beach with him until they reach his motorcycle. Oblio gave Luce his helmet, which she accepted and put on, while Oblio put on his shades. Once they got settled, Oblio started the engine and signaled MacCoy to follow him once he and Dare were prepared to head off. The bluenette's bike heads off at excellent speed, and it gave Luce a hint of euphoria.

The rush from riding with him came back, and it was exciting, and thrilling as well. Having her arms wrapped around his waist shows how much she doesn't want to let him go, but in this case, she has to in order to be safe. Besides that, she does feel safe with him. Luce wishes she could just stay like this forever, not having to worry about anything, but Oblio, due to her love for him. If only he doesn't have a conflict within himself...

Oblio stopped at a building with a telephone booth next to it, which was strange to Luce, Dare, and MacCoy. Regardless, they got out of their respective rides and followed him. As he finished speaking on the corded telephone, the four of them headed down what seems to be an elevator, which surprised the three of them, except for Oblio. Once the final sub-level was reached, the doors opened, revealing a purple-themed room.

Now that Luce and D-Coy know about the place, all that awaits them is an empty headquarters with only two people in front of them...

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~Chapter Seventeen coming soon...~

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Ooh, what will happen next? Tehe~ XD I did give you a hint on one of my author's notes in some past chapter about this being in the DC2 arc, so be prepared! Now I want to draw Luce now. :P Thank God I have an art class. XD After this story is finished, I'm thinking of doing another Dance Central story that's based on right after the events of DC3 (thank you Euthanasian for making the awesome pixel art!). I don't really have the urge to make a Dancing Diamond prequel, but you may never know!

I also want to thank you guys again for giving this story around sixty reviews! Wow! But I think we can get more, so please review? :3 You'll get some cookies or perhaps what Dare loves so much: smoothies!