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.

start a conversation

in him, but Alicia didn't want

but as a girl, she

don't want him to

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

when a guy thought she was interested in them and to make all

want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had lots

the issue

them as a license to just go for the kill and

some girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia

that, and itedes up ruining

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

it was

to see you in

why she was trying her best not to show that she

had to say he

tries to kiss

only ones in the room, and the mood was

I'm

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

something more

Less action, perhaps?

how you seem to have changed a lot since we arrived

relief settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

seemed so far

when we came here… you

to explain the 'change'

you don't really involve yourself in class politics and other

hung around with, and her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the

going for her

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

Alicia

was the first time anyone was talking to

in.

Alicia didn't feel like

like she could just

to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully

almost as soon as she said

to go