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.

if I start a conversation now, he might think

interested in him, but Alicia didn't

in, but as a girl, she knew this was

want him to get the

been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments

usually went south when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all the

him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

a prude, and she

the issue

issue is when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a

sort of thing, but

stuff like that, and itedes up ruining

why she didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was a little

don't want to see you

why she was trying her best not to show that she

say

to kiss me or

were the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little

I'm ready

kiss wouldn't be good, it could

more

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot

in her

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those normal

seemed so far

Seraph, and when we came here… you

to explain

and

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

thing Alicia had going for her

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

Alicia couldn't

was the first time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough,

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

feel like Rey

could just speak her mind

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

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