An Extra’s POV

After Noah left, Rey made sure his room looked as presentable as it possibly could for his guest.

The first time Alicia came with those books, Rey had been caught off guard.

His room hadn't been in any major mess, but it wasn't in the best shape either.

Rey remembered he had a pair of his underwear on his bed, and till this day he prayed Alicia didn't notice what it was.

'I managed to cover it with my bedsheets, but I think she already saw it…'

Rey knew he would die of embarrassment if he dwelled on it, so he convinced himself that Alicia didn't know what a guy's underwear was supposed to look like.

It wasn't very believable, but telling it to himself repeatedly seemed to do the trick.

"Alright… I think we're all set!" Rey beamed in satisfaction.

His bed was well-laid, and everything was in perfect order.

You would think he was about to get laid or something.

'No dirty thought, Rey! This is, as always, a reading session!'

Rey didn't particularly mind that Alicia and him never really spoke in the time that they spent together, but recently he was getting increasingly curious.

'I want to know more about her…'

But he also didn't want to ruin the vibe that they already had.

'I don't want her to think I'm trying to hit on her or anything…'

Rey already knew he couldn't compare himself to the caliber of guys that Alicia had dated in the past.

Sure, he had toned up a bit more, and he was in much better shape than before.

But still…

'Even though I can better understand why Billy is so into her… I already gave up on that a long time ago.'

Right now, Rey was content with just being Alicia's friend.

But friends knew a lot about each other, didn't they?

'Maybe I'll ask her some stuff about herself today…'

Just regular stuff, to break the ice.

Rey knew he wasn't the best at conversations, but he had recently gotten a lot of chances to practice his communication skills.

to the Monsters, though not many cared to listen to him—not that they could even if they

Noah, though that was mostly about

case, I think I should be able to hold

just had to

in case, I should prepare a

as Rey decided this out loud, he heard a

"Gahh!"

longer any time to think or prepare questions for

'She's here!'

********

hour had passed since Alicia arrived, yet neither had

pile of books were scattered on Rey's bed as both of them

nerds that they were, neither interrupted the other with

on the literature in

Why aren't you saying

he couldn't concentrate on

his best, but he just wasn't able to get

a page of his book, showing precisely

I already had lunch before this, and she probably has already…

Why couldn't he concentrate?

2:00 PM, Rey always went back to his room while Alicia probably

the Black Market and he made sure to

a little bit before Noah left,

only happened once, Alicia arriving when Noah was still

to arrive earlier, and Alicia came a few minutes later

like an unspoken

something!' Rey could no longer ignore the reason

right

Nothing more… nothing less.

I can't! She's probably focusing on

he hadn't heard her flip a

she was doing it

it might

minutes, but after that he couldn't take

anything, Rey felt like he might

For the first time in nearly two hours, Rey

his surprise, she was staring at

'H-holy…!'

Rey nearly jumped out of his skin and ascended into the realm

gaze was subtle, but it was

were both staring at each other, with his words wafting

finally

felt his heart

it would burst at any moment, and it caused his brain to

I say next?! What should I