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 might think I'm interested in him or

wasn't like she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

a weird state to be in, but as a

want him to

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

thought she was interested in them and to

him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

and she

the issue at

guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as

thing, but Alicia knew how

tried to do stuff like that,

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

was a

see you in another

trying her best not to

to say he was thinking about

he tries to kiss

were the only ones in the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't particularly

think I'm

good, it could end up completely shattering

wanted something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

and how you seem to have changed a lot since we

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

be so assertive and

those normal

so far away

with Seraph, and when we came here… you

on to explain

really involve yourself in class politics and

and her presence in

for

main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

to

in. Trying to help everyone and

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

she could just speak her

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

popped open almost as soon as she

to