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.

start a conversation now, he might think I'm

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

a weird state to be in, but as a girl, she knew this was perfectly

don't want him to get

had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

was

forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she had

the issue

considers a girl's feelings towards them as

were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they

didn't like guys like Billy who seemed

it was a

don't want to see

trying her best not to show that

to say he was thinking

tries to

the room, and the mood was a little awkward,

I'm

good, it

more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since we

in her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you became our Class

those normal

so

came here… you were actively

to explain the

and other issues. You're just alone and

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

only thing Alicia had going for her

main priority—not with Lucielle being the new center of attention

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

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

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck

feel like Rey

she could just speak her mind to

my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a way

popped open almost as

to