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.

a girl in a room together… if I start

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

a weird state to be in, but

him to get the wrong

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

guy thought she was interested

want him leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

was by no means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing

wasn't the

them as

into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

to do stuff like that, and

like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated on

was

see you

best not to

say

to kiss

the only ones in the room, and the

think I'm

than Alicia's fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could

more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot

settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those normal

seemed so far

we came here… you were actively

explain the 'change' he

really involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just alone

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

going for her right now was

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

see…" Alicia couldn't help but

was talking to

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

feel like Rey was going to judge her for

like she could just speak her

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

open almost as soon as

want to go