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.

room together… if I start a conversation

like she wasn't interested in him, but

but as a girl,

don't want him to

experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic

thought she was interested in them and to

forward

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing

the issue at

them as a license to just go for the kill

sort of thing,

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and

was also why she didn't like guys

was a little

don't want to see

trying her best not to show that she

he had to say he was thinking about

tries to

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

don't think I'm

kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they had

more

Less action, perhaps?

mean, I was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those

so

came here… you were actively involved

on to explain the 'change' he

don't really involve yourself in class politics and other

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

thing Alicia had going for her right now was

main priority—not with Lucielle being the new

Alicia

time anyone was talking to her about

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

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

just speak

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

as soon as

want to