Chapter 29: First Date Jitters

Purpledolpin05: Hello fellow readers around the world, I'm back with a new chapter for 'The Ghostwriter and The Lone Ranger'. So this chapter is about the girls helping Tracy out and giving her advice, and Jay's getting a prep talk from the guys (minus Jones and Carlos who are on a trip). So let's move on to the shout-outs!

To TKDP: Thanks for your review. Well Tracy and Evie might be able to make a Skoliver fan out of Doug [Tracy: (singing parody of 'Man Out Of You') You're the whiniest Skazzer, a pathetic lot! And you haven't got a clue, How could I make a Skoliver fan out of you?] Well Ben is under a love spell after all but I think Tracy cold give him a talk about working out with his brothers. Jay and Tracy are definitely falling for each other, but We'll just have to find out what happens in the next chapter. (hint!) Enjoy this chapter!

To J-deep: Thanks for the review. We'll have to see who Jay actually likes. I think Ben would make it up for Charles and Dewey. I think we'll have to see what happens in the next chapter to see how things would go for Jay and Tracy. [Tracy: Doug's fanfiction are rated-/ Doug passes by and shuts her mouth] Basically half the mushy fiction you read about Skaz that LOOKs like it was wrote by a girl might be Doug's work. Hope you'll like this chapter.

Purpledolpin05: Okay, Evie can you do the disclaimer?

Evie: Sure thing, but I'd like one Skylar Storm and Oliver's wedding plushie doll!

Purpledolpin05: (hands over Skoliver wedding plushie dolls) here you go!

Evie: Thanks! Purpledolpin05 does not own Descendants or any of the characters, all she owns are her Original Characters and the image of the story cover. Enjoy!

A/N: Calvin Charming looks like Zak Henri, Robyn looks like Bella Thorne


[Tracy's P.O.V.]

So I went for breakfast when I bumped into Ben.

"Hey Ben." I waved over.

"Is there something you'd like to talk about?" he asked.

"Yeah! It's about your brother Dewey." I nodded. "Let's talk somewhere else."

"Sure." He nodded as we went over to the empty music room.

It's time to play the old 'Bad Cop, Angry Cop' routine on Ben, I do NOT care if he's crowned king within a week or stuff, but if he hurts Dewey, I will end his life!

As soon I shut the doors, I grabbed him by the collar.

"What kind of brother are you?!" I demanded.

As always, the 'Angry (Mentally Unstable) Cop' always wins

"What sort of brother ditches his brother's kiddie Tourney game for a date?!" I demanded. "Do you even know how upset your brothers were?!"

"Let me explain will you. And can you PLEASE not choke me?!" he gulped as I let him go.

"Sorry, I guess I read way too much comics." I apologized.

"Look, Dewey's birthday is after my coronation and I needed time to go find a perfect gift for him! It's why I asked Mal out for the date, after I took her to the Enchanted Lake, we talked about what gift I should give my brothers!" he stated.

"Sorry, it's just I can really relate to Dewey's problems, when your brother or sister starts choosing something else and not spending time with your younger siblings. I can really relate to the neglected and abandoned feeling." I sighed.

"There's another thing I need to let you know." He began to tell me all about his date with Mal. I guess it's probably since I'm one of his close friends and I don't blab stuff to people.

"So, let me get this straight, Mal is the girl you were dreaming for the past few months, and she put a love spell on you?" I asked slowly.

"Yeah!" he nodded, concluding his judgement. "I couldn't break her heart like that, I mean she has a crush on me and I was with Audrey."

Oh Ben, if only you knew how much we wanted you to get rid of Audrey!

"You broke up with Audrey via live!" I exclaimed smiling. "MUCH crueler than Holden dumping Andie on TV or Horace Diaz text-dumping Dr. Bridges! I like it!"

"Alright, Ben, as long as you make it up for Dewey and Charles, things will be cool." I shrugged.

"By the way, Carlos told me that you and Jay have a date later right?" he suddenly teased.

I punched his shoulder playfully, it's how I show affection.

"Yeah but it's not a real date or whatever. It's just an invitation to watch a movie!" I corrected.

"So which one of you two made the first move?" he asked.

"I did." I rolled my eyes.

"Tracy Li! I never expected you'd be the first to make the move!" he joked.

What's wrong with asking the guy out instead of him asking me? It's the 21st century and I am a big time feminist.

"Looks like I owed Carlos 10 bucks from the bet!" He rubbed his shoulder and dodged me before I could launch a fist at him.

"Honestly, who actually was the person who started that bet?!" I asked.

"Your brother and Carlos were." Ben replied as I grumbled.

"Note to self: Beat the HECK out of Jones and Carlos when they come back." I mentally reminded myself.

"Crap! What time is it?!" I asked.

"11 o'clock?" he replied.

"OH CHEESE AND CRACKERS! I have only 3 hours before-" I gulped. "Anyway, I have to go, see ya Ben!"

Right now, I'm in the state of panic, because today I have to go for a movie d-I mean day out with that stupid meathead. Deadline: 3 hours!

Ugh! I can't stop blushing like some sort of lovesick bimbo. I-It's not 'love' or anything, it's probably just another crush…right?

I heard door knock as I answered it.

To my surprise, my sister Lonnie, and my friends: Mal, Evie and Hayley all barged in.

"What in the name of Connor Franta is going on?!" I yelled.

"Look, Evie told us you have a huge fashion case emergency." Lonnie assured me. "Now which color would it be: Pink or glittery?"

"NONE!" I hissed. "I'm not a girly girl, ok?!"

"Wardrobe inspection!" Evie announced as she and Lonnie went to inspect my wardrobe.

Hhm, I wished Lonnie would've been that energized when mom taught me how to inspect grounds for grenades!

I glanced over at Hayley and Mal.

"I didn't even wanna come here in the first place, but heck! Anywhere is better than staying in that Hunter's stinking room!" Hayley claimed, trying not to blush.

"What happened?" Mal asked, trying not to laugh.

"Hunter's sister: Robyn and her boyfriend Calvin, thought it would be fun to drop a pregnant skunk in our room." Hayley mumbled.

Calvin (son of Cinderella and Prince Charming) Charming, Chad's younger non-identical twin brother. Compared to her brother who's a huge brat, Calvin enjoyed being an otaku and a cyber geek. Heck! He's well known for trying to hack his brother's bank account! Robyn Dunbronch has her mom's hair and silvery grey eyes. She practically enjoys pickpocketing students and archery. (She kind of reminds me of Jay to be honest) They're a perfect two, both antisocial and somewhat sadistic, and they know how to kick butt!

"Girls! Stop ransacking my wardrobe!" I panicked.

"Fine, wow you have a serious lack of fashion sense sis!" Lonnie arched her eyebrows taking out a shirt that says 'WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!' and another one that says 'Don't Be Anyone But You'.

"My shirts say what I wanted to say." I claimed.

"You're not so bad, Trace!" Mal laughed as he hi-5ed.

So the rest of the girls started picking out some of my own clothes to wear.

Lonnie took out several dresses (those I got from granma but half were thrown into the fire).

"Wow, your granma gave you some good dresses, why didn't you want to wear them?" Evie asked, taking a white silky dress.

"Because I don't like dresses, I should have been a DUDE!" I groaned.

"Well Jay would have been VERY disappointed." Mal joked as they giggled.

"I'll pick out myself ok?" I blushed, walking towards the closet.


[Jay's P.O.V.]

Why am I nervous? I have never been this nervous for my life! It's just 12, I'm not supposed to pick Feisty out for our 'not-date' for 2 hours. [I don't care what she says about the 'not-date' still has a date in the title!]

I heard someone knocking the door outside.

It was Hunter, Doug, Aziz and Ben. What are they doing here?

"Alright men, charge!" Hunter whistled before charging in.

"What are you guys doing?!" I demanded. "And who taught you to barge in?!"

"Jones' dad is army admiral, guy's gotta learn a trick or two." Hunter shrugged as Ben, Doug and Aziz blinked at him.

"Anyway, good luck man, you're the only guy I know so far who's been asked out by a girl, besides my sister who asked out Calvin Charming, but that's another story!" Hunter laughed.

"Anything else?" I asked, slightly irritated.

"We're here to give you a brotherly motivational prep talk about what to and not to do a date." Doug chimed in.

This is going to be a VERY LONG talk…

"Ok, if you want to tell a girl you like her, there're a lot of ways." Hunter began. "You have 4 mentors: the cold aloof one, aka me. The Fairytale Prince, Ben. The shy guy-Doug, and lastly the kind of guy who's the girl's loyal friend-Aziz."

[Tracy: Geez, you guys sound like some sort of selectable characters in some dating game]

"I don't like her." I frowned. "C'mon! It's Feisty, she's violent and likes to put me in a deadlock at wrestling."

"This dude needs more help." Aziz claimed. "Look, I have a crush on Lonnie as long as I could remember."

"And he's always got stuck in the friend zone!" Doug piped in before Aziz punched Doug in the arm. "I find it better to care for her secretly and be very nice to her."

"'Being Nice', 'to' and 'Tracy' don't mix. EVER." Aziz frowned. "Jones and her drowned their pet fish!"

"Like how you forced Mr. Diamonds to 'bond' with the toilet?!" Doug glared at Aziz. [Lab Rats reference]

"IT WAS ONLY ONE TIME!" Aziz exclaimed. "Not like the other pet fishes."

"PETS?! With an 's'?! You're a walking pet cemetery!" Doug accused.

"I still think it's better to just tell her how you feel." Ben shrugged.

Like how you sang your love out to Mal? Not gonna happen Ben!

"If you want a girl to like you BACK, at this age, maintain maximum aloofness," Hunter argued Ben's statement. "Not every guy can sing out your heart to a girl you like!"

"Sure they can, it happens in Austin and Ally!" Doug blurted out as we all looked at him awkwardly.

"Give her flowers!" Ben added.

"Sure, flowers, they sound like fun…after you're married! At this age, maintain maximum aloofness. Girls like cool guys sometimes." Hunter rolled his eyes.

"Some girls like guys who are romantic." Ben argued back.

"And you'd creep her out if you're too progressive!" Hunter frowned. "Just ask that creepy stalker ex-girlfriend of mine, Jessica!"

I chuckled at Hunter debating that aloofness wins over Ben's idea of confession. If Hunter was born on the Isle, I think we would have been partners in crime.


[Tracy's P.O.V.]

So after looking over all the dresses, I settled down with a dark brownish-black dress with a purple crop top inside the dress, shorts that reached my knee caps, my favorite purple hoodie jacket, some indigo high-tops and the lilac purple beanie hat I brought a few weeks ago with Lonnie. [Reference to her outfit is based on the cover image of the story, I drew the picture]

"Not bad! Half of them are purple!" Mal nodded.

"What can I say? Purple is my favorite color." I nodded, "pound it!"

We fist bumped.

"I think you're going to look lovely, sis!" Lonnie smiled, sitting on my bed.

"I'm not sure about that, I mean yeah the dress and stuff are cute but I'm not really the pretty girl material." I sighed.

"C'mon, have some confidence." Hayley nodded.

"I guess so." I smiled a bit.

Just for one day, I think I'll try to dress like a really real girl for a chance. Who knows? Maybe I could scare people away before the movie starts? XD

"Enough with the confidence talk!" Evie giggled. "Mal, how did the date go?"

Oh no, I already heard enough from Ben!

So later, the girls insisted giving me a makeover, but if anyone questions why Lonnie's dress was shred…it was me.

"I told you, I'm not a makeup kind of girl." I grumbled, grabbing a brush to comb my hair. It was messy and all tangled up but I never actually bothered about how I looked.

"Let me help." Lonnie offered as she brushed my hair. It was nice, honestly, it was like how we used to brush each other's hair when we were kids, however Jones would protest if Lonnie tries to braid his action figure's hair.

"Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel…" I mumbled. "Sometimes I think it would be better if we keep some secrets to ourselves."

"I can really tell you like Jay, Trace," Hayley nodded.

"W-what?!" I blushed. "Nonsense! I don't like him!"

"Right…" Mal nodded, giving me an 'I-don't-believe-you' look.

"You LOVE him!" Evie sang.

"GROSS!" I gagged. "It's not the real deal, I'm just 15! Besides, i-it's probably just a crush."

For all I know he's gonna date some pretty girl he told me about and I'm gonna be heartbroken all over again. I guess…maybe I should at least tell him what I think about him.

But what if he doesn't feel the same back? I worried.

"Done!" Lonnie beamed as we looked at the mirror.

My hair was still messy as usual but I looked…like an actual girl for a change.

"Wow." I mumbled.

"You looked so cute!" Evie complimented.

"Thanks I guess." I shrugged. "I have to collect my stuff."

Water bottle, check. Cinema tickets, in my wallet! Some money, got it. I placed them all into my sling-bag.

"Crap!" I mumbled. 2 o' clock.

I heard the door knocking outside as I answered it.

"Oh hey doofus." I greeted Jay nonchalantly as I waved.

Jay was wearing his beanie, a leather jacket, black shirt, jeans and brown sneakers.

He looked like he's seen a ghost.

"Dude?" I snapped my fingers in front of his face. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah." He looked like he's…blushing.

"Wow, I didn't even know you could blush!" Mal teased.

"I wasn't blushing!" he snapped.

"You were." The other girls hummed behind us.

"So, how do I look? Too hideous?" I joked.

"No, you look wow." He mumbled.

Is that supposed to be a good thing?

"Oookay." I blushed. "Come on, the bus leaves in 10 minutes!"

"STAY AWAY FROM MY STUFF!" I warned as I took out the keys and kicked the girls outside my room.

"HAVE FUN!" Evie grinned.

"But not TOO MUCH fun, we have class tomorrow!" Hayley added.

"Is this what we get for teasing Evie yesterday?" I asked.

"Yup, we had that one coming." He frowned.


[Jay's P.O.V.]

2 o' clock and I'm outside Feisty's room. I knocked the door.

I was actually expecting Tracy is one of her usual T-shirts with snide remarks and jeans.

But I was DEFINITELY NOT expecting her in a dress. She was wearing a black dress with a purple crop top, indigo high-tops, a lilac beanie, and her jacket around her waist.

She looked really different than her usual self. She looked…well…pretty. (Don't tell her I ever said that, oh wait, it's just in my head)

I could feel my face burning.

"Dude? DUDE!" She snapped her fingers in front of me. "You ok?"

"Yeah." I nodded.

"Are you blushing?" Mal teased me.

"NO!" I blushed harder. Way to lay it cool, I grumbled.

"You were!" Hayley, Lonnie, Evie and Mal nodded.

I sometimes dislike you girls.

"So how do I look? Too hideous?" she asked me in a playful tone.

"No. you look…wow." That was all I could actually say. Really, Jay, you know better things to say!

We looked at each other awkwardly..

"Oookay." Tracy blushed. "Come on, the bus leaves in 10 minutes!"

"Girls, STAY AWAY FROM MY STUFF!" Tracy warned the 4 girls as she kicked them out of her room. Classic Feisty.

I hear the other girls teasing us behind.

"Is this what we get for making fun of Evie yesterday?" She looked at me frowning.

"Yup, we had that one coming." I shrugged.

"So…" I broke the silence. "You're dressed like an actual girl."

"Hhm, last time I checked my birth certificate…yes I am a girl." She crossed her arms.

"I know, but you act like a guy sometimes." I joked. "You didn't really have to wear a dress."

"Well, we made a bet didn't we?" she shrugged. "I have to keep my promises. I'm a girl who keeps her promises."

Huh? I wasn't actually expecting she'd actually dress like that.

"I'm still asking Evie to dress ya up like Skylar Storm." She teased.

I frowned at her as she giggled.

Hope this movie 'not-a-date' would end well… I silently hoped.


Purpledolpin05: SO glad I got this chapter done. The next one's the date chapter, just a little hint though- There will be a romantic moment between those two.

Evie: SQUEEE!

Doug: (blaming Aziz for killing his pets)

Hayley: Focus, Evie. Anyway, make sure to fave, follow, review or PM your ideas.

Hunter: Question of the chapter- What did you think of the chapter? What did you guys think of Hunter and Ben's prep talk? Do you think Tracy and Jay should tell each other how they feel? Is anyone excited for the next chapter?

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