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.

if I start a

like she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia

in, but as a girl,

don't want him to

Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that

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

leaning forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

no means a prude, and she

the issue at

guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as

were into that sort of thing,

stuff like that, and itedes

she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so

was

don't want to see you in another

why she was trying her best not to show

to say he was thinking

he tries to kiss me or

the room, and the mood was a little awkward, but it

think I'm ready for

it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they

wanted something more intimate in

Less action, perhaps?

thinking about you… and how you

settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

those

so

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

on to explain

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

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

for her right

main priority—not with

see…" Alicia

time anyone was talking to her about this.

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

didn't feel like Rey was going to

could just

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

almost as

want to go