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

she wasn't interested in him, but

be in, but

him to get the

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

went south when a guy thought she was interested in

forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

the issue

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

of thing, but Alicia knew how much

to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the

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

it was a little

don't want to see you in another

was why she was trying her best not to

he had to say

he tries to kiss me or

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

I'm ready

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

more

Less action, perhaps?

was thinking about you… and how you seem to

her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

so far away

Seraph, and when we came here…

went on to explain the

yourself in class politics and other

that she hung around with, and her presence in

going for her right

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

was the first time anyone was talking to her

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help

but Alicia didn't feel like

just

my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a

almost as soon as she

to