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.

and a girl in a room together… if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested

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

to be in, but as a girl, she

want him to get the wrong idea,

lot of her conversations

she was interested in them and to make all the

don't want him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

means a prude, and she had lots of experiences

the issue

when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them

that sort of thing,

had tried to do stuff like that, and

also why she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so

was a little

to see you in

was why she was trying her best not to show that

to say he

he tries to kiss me or

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

think I'm ready

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

more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

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

felt relief settle in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

seemed so far

Seraph, and when we came here… you were actively

on to explain the 'change' he

yourself in class politics and other

didn't have friends that she hung around with, and her presence in the

Alicia had going for her right now was her

everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new

Alicia couldn't help

talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she didn't

fit in. Trying

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge

just speak her

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

popped open almost as soon as she

to go