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 conversation now, he

wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him

be in, but as a girl, she knew this

to get the

Alicia had been in a lot of

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

don't want him leaning forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

the issue at

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

were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it

to do stuff like that, and

guys like

it was

to see you in

why she was trying her best not

to say

he tries to kiss me or

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

don't think I'm ready for

kiss wouldn't be good, it could end

more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

I was thinking about you… and how you

felt relief settle in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

so far away

Seraph, and when we came here… you were actively

went on to explain

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

didn't have friends that she hung around with, and her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the

for her

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

Alicia couldn't

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

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying

sounded bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to judge her for

like she could just speak her

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

open almost as soon as she

want to