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.

a room together… if I start a conversation now, he

wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want

be in, but as a girl, she knew this was

him to

her experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her

went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all the

want him leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots of experiences kissing and

the issue at

a girl's feelings towards them as a license

girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they

guys like Billy

speaking, it was a little

want to see you in

best not to

say he was thinking

he tries to

the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't particularly

I'm ready for

that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's

remembered those

seemed so far away

came here…

on to explain

in class politics and other issues.

she hung around with, and her presence in the group had

going for her right

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

Alicia couldn't

was talking to

just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to

just

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

popped open almost as

want to