The Ghostwriter and The Lone Ranger [Jay x OC]

Chapter 30: First 'Not-A' Date

[Normal P.O.V.]

Tracy and Jay boarded the bus that drives back and forth to the town nearby.

"First time on a public bus, punk?" Tracy asked Jay as they boarded the bus.

"You could say that. We don't really had a lot of transportation back on the Isle. Besides the donkeys used as cabs." Jay shrugged. "How much do we actually have to pay?"

"Oh, this one's free of charge," Tracy replied, going to stand by the edge of a window. She took out her earphones and plugged them into her ears to listen to music.

"This bus takes and drives back students to the town and back to school. So we have to board the 7pm bus back later." She checked the time and reminded herself.

"Whatcha listening to?" Jay asked, leaning towards the window. 

"A song?" she frowned, slightly annoyed by Jay.

"Can I listen to it?" Jay asked.

"Fine." Tracy hesitated before she placed one side of the earphone into Jay's ears and pressed the play button on her phone, booming music into their ears. [Song: Nothing like you by Nate Highfield]

"No, I've never seen nothing like you. No one else makes me feel like you do.

I've searched across the universe, seen many things so beautiful. It's true...

But I've never seen nothing like you..."

Tracy hummed the song to herself softly, lost in the melody.

"What? can't I sing?" Tracy noticed Jay looking at her.

"Nothing." Jay looked away. "You have a nice voice."

"Oh, uh...thanks." Tracy blushed a bit, nervously fidgeting.

"You should consider joining the school's Acapella group." Jay suggested.

"No, no thank you. I get stage-fright, and I have been banned from any other clubs and societies at school as long as Audrey is in it." Tracy replied in a joking tone.

"What's with your feud with Audrey anyone? Is it because she's cuter?" Jay asked her.

"It's a long story, but me and my old gang of Freaky Five have an ongoing feud with Chad Charming and Audrey since middle school." Tracy replied, while rubbing her arm and looked outside the window, "I have pretty much given up in the beauty department since...well look at me. No guy in their right mind would ever actually date a tomboy like me. Besides, I am the kind of girl who thinks it's the beauty inside of you that counts."

"You're kind of right. About the inner beauty stuff, not that no one would date you thing." Jay corrected her.

"Who would actually date me?" Tracy tried to make a joke. 

"I would." Jay stated, before Tracy punched his arm.

"Very funny." Tracy laughed it off, she knew it would be too good to be true if Jay ever felt any romantic feelings for her.

They didn't notice that the bus driver had to brake the bus the last minute because apparently Jamie and Charles dared each other who can skate past a busy traffic faster.

"Woah!" Tracy was about to fall down when Jay caught her in his arms.

"You ok?" Jay asked, looking down.