The shingami sighed and tried to give Ken a smile. "No, don't apologize. It's not like you pushed your way to share my seat."

Besides, she'd been watching. If Captain Jack had been on this bus at any time, she would have seen him. Momo turned sideways in her seat, putting her back against the bus side, and pulled her knees to herself.

"I supposedly had a 'date' this morning, but I've apparently been stood up yet again," she said. "Foolish for me to even fancy having a pleasant morning with a man that likes me in a place such as this," she said sadly.

"I have appreciated your company, though."