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.

and a girl in a room together… if I start a conversation now, he might

in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking she

a weird state to be in, but as

him to get the wrong

in a lot of her conversations that took

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

want him leaning forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

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

wasn't the issue

them as a license to

thing,

that, and itedes

why she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

was a little

want to see you in another light,

her best not to show that she liked

had to say he was thinking

he tries to

in the room, and the mood was a little awkward,

don't think I'm ready for

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

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since

relief settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those

so far away

and when we came here…

explain the 'change' he

don't really involve yourself in class politics and

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

only thing Alicia had going for her right now

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

Alicia

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

in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck

but Alicia didn't feel like Rey

just speak her mind

about my abilities. I want to

open almost as soon as

want to