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.

guy and a girl in a room together… if I start a

interested in him, but Alicia

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

to get

a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

south when a guy thought she was

leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

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

the issue

girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the kill and

thing, but Alicia knew

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had

like guys

was a

don't want to see

she was trying her best not to

he had to say he was thinking

tries to

and the mood was a little awkward,

think I'm ready for

good, it could end

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

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

relief settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

so far away

we came here… you were actively

to explain the

involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just

and her presence in the group had faded

only thing Alicia had going for her

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

I see…" Alicia

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

tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help

didn't feel

she could just speak her

learn more about this world, and about my abilities.

open almost as soon as she

to go