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.

in a room together… if I start a

him, but Alicia didn't

but as a girl, she knew

him to get

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

she was interested

him leaning forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

by no means a prude, and she had

the issue

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

girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia

of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining

guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

was

don't want to see you in another

she was trying her best not

had to say he was thinking about

tries to

and the mood was

think I'm ready

good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they had

wanted something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since we

her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

you used to be so assertive and outspoken.

those

so

with Seraph, and when we came here… you

explain the

politics and other issues.

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

only thing Alicia had going for her right

her beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not

see…" Alicia couldn't help but

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

of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and

selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was going to

felt like she could just speak her

and about my abilities. I want to focus

eyes popped open almost as soon as she said

want to go