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

she wasn't interested in him,

a weird state to be in, but as

want him to get

lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments

south when a guy thought she was

him leaning forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

wasn't the issue

guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go for the

sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

like that, and itedes up ruining the

didn't like guys like Billy who seemed

was

want to see you in another

why she was trying her best not to show that she

then he had to say he was thinking about

tries to kiss

the mood was a

I'm ready

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

something more

Less action, perhaps?

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

relief settle in her

"I've changed? How…?"

to be so assertive and

those normal

seemed so far

we came here… you were actively

explain the 'change'

yourself in class politics and other

that she hung around with, and her presence in the

had going for her right now was her

seem to be everyone's main priority—not with

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

the first time anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough,

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to

sounded bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel

she could just

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

open almost as soon

want to go