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.

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

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

was a weird state to be in, but as a girl,

want him to get the

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

she was interested in them and to make all the wrong

want him leaning forward and puckering his lips

That just felt… wrong.

and she had lots

wasn't the

feelings towards them as a license to just go for

girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

like that, and itedes

why she didn't like guys

was a

want to see you

why she was trying her best not to show that she

had to say he was thinking about

if he tries to

the mood was a little

think I'm ready

than Alicia's fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely shattering the

more

Less action, perhaps?

about you… and how you seem to have changed a lot since we arrived

relief settle in her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you became our

remembered those normal

seemed so

came here… you

on to explain

yourself in class politics and other issues.

and her presence in the group had

thing Alicia had going for her

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

see…" Alicia couldn't help

was talking to her about

to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck out for

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

felt like she could just speak her mind to

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

popped open almost as soon as she said

to