An Extra’s POV

"You."

The moment Alicia heard this, her eyes widened in shock.

'W-what is he saying?!'

Alicia was expecting a lot of things, but not this!

Not yet!

'He was thinking about me? That's why he hasn't been focusing on reading?!'

Even though Alicia didn't say anything, she had been glancing at Rey at intervals to see if he was indeed focused on reading.

Or if, like her, he couldn't concentrate.

At first, he was turning the pages, so she assumed he was paying attention.

She didn't want to disturb him with a conversation, or something that would disrupt his focus.

The sole reason she was here, with him, was so they could enjoy the unspoken camaraderie they shared in books.

If she sullied that with pointless conversations just to selfishly while away time, it would be unfair.

Just because she wasn't into the books today, that didn't mean Rey wouldn't be.

However, her thought processes soon changed when Rey stopped flipping his book pages.

'Hm? What's going on?!' She had thought.

Within herself, she had a faint hope that he too wasn't very invested in what he was reading.

She knew it was a terrible thing to wish for, but she had had no choice in the matters of her emotions.

As time passed, she hoped he wouldn't flip the page and regain his momentum.

She hoped he would talk to her instead.

She hoped…

However, nothing happened.

'Should I just talk to him and start the conversation?' Alicia finally thought to herself.

It wouldn't be a big deal to do so.

But, she didn't want Rey to misunderstand her intentions.

start a conversation

in him, but Alicia didn't want him

weird state to be in, but as a

want him to

had been in a lot of her

was interested in

don't want him leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she had lots

wasn't the

is when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the

that sort of thing, but Alicia

guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes

like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

it was a little

want to see you in

why she was trying her best not to show that she liked

to say he was thinking

he tries to kiss

room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it

don't think I'm

wouldn't be good, it

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

and how you seem to have changed a lot

in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

to be so assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our Class

those normal

seemed so far

with Seraph, and when we came here… you were

to explain the

in class politics and other issues. You're just alone and you

her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the point

going for her

her beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new

I see…" Alicia

anyone was talking to

guess I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help

feel like Rey was going to judge

felt like she could just speak her mind to

this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on

open almost as soon as she said

want to