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 conversation now, he might think I'm interested in

she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia

weird state to be in, but as

don't want him to get the wrong idea,

Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took

thought she was interested in them and to make all

want him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots of

wasn't the issue at

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

thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

that, and

why she didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was

see you in another

best not to show

had to say he was

he tries to kiss

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

don't think I'm

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end

more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

thinking about you… and how you seem

her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

mean, you used to be so assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those

seemed so far away

we came here… you were actively involved in

went on to explain

class politics and other issues. You're just

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

had going for her

to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

to

fit in. Trying

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

could just speak her

I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one

as soon as she said

want to