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.

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

interested in him,

state to be in, but

don't want him to get the

Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations

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

don't want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

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

wasn't the issue at

a girl's feelings towards them as

into that sort of thing, but Alicia

of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes

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

it was a little

want to see you in

trying her best not to show

had to say

he tries to kiss

and the mood

don't think I'm ready for

wouldn't be good, it could end up completely shattering the

wanted something more

Less action, perhaps?

and how you seem to have changed

her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

be so assertive and outspoken. That's why you became

remembered those

so far away

with Seraph, and when we came here… you were actively

on to explain

you don't really involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're just alone and you

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

for

her beauty didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with

I see…" Alicia

talking to her about

in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my

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

felt like she could just

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

open almost as

to go