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.

together… if I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested in him or

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

weird state to be in, but as

don't want him to get the

had been in a lot of her conversations

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

want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

wasn't the issue

considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the kill

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

do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they had

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

it was a little

to see you in

she was trying her best not

say he was thinking about

if he tries to kiss me or

in the room, and the mood was a little

I'm ready

good, it could end up completely shattering the

more

Less action, perhaps?

was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot since we arrived

in her

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those

seemed so far

with Seraph, and when we came here… you

went on to explain the 'change' he

in class politics and

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

Alicia had going for her

beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of

I see…" Alicia couldn't

was talking to her about this.

in. Trying to

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

felt like she could just speak her mind to

just want to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I

as soon

to