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.

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

in him,

but as a girl,

to get the wrong

Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic

thought she was

leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she had lots of

the issue

feelings towards them as a license

thing, but Alicia knew how much it

do stuff like that,

she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so

was a little

want to see you in another light,

was trying her best not to show that

to say

if he tries to

the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but

don't think I'm ready

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

more

Less action, perhaps?

how you seem

in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

to be so assertive and

remembered those normal

seemed so far away

Seraph, and when we came here… you

on to explain the 'change' he

politics and other issues. You're just alone and you hardly

have friends that she hung around with, and her presence in

Alicia had going for

to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of attention

Alicia couldn't

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

trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and

Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge her

like she could just speak

and about my abilities. I want to

popped open almost as soon as she said

want to