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.

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

wasn't interested in him, but Alicia

was a weird state to be in, but as

to get the

a lot of her conversations that took a drastic

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

want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

by no means a prude, and she had

wasn't the issue

towards them as a license to

sort of thing,

tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up

didn't like guys

speaking, it was a little

want to see you in another

was trying her best not to

say he was

tries to kiss me or

the mood was a little awkward, but it wasn't particularly

think I'm ready

it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they

something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those normal

seemed so far

and when we came here…

on to explain the 'change'

class politics and other issues. You're just

around with, and her presence in the group

for her right now was her

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

see…" Alicia couldn't help

was talking to her about

trying to fit in.

and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like

just speak her mind

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

eyes popped open almost as soon as she said

want to go