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,

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

state to be in, but as

want him to get the wrong idea,

Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

thought she was interested in them and to make all the wrong

forward and puckering

That just felt… wrong.

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

the issue

is when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license

thing, but Alicia knew

that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry

she didn't like guys like Billy who

speaking, it was

want to see you in another

why she was trying her best not to show that

say he was

to kiss me

room, and the

I'm

kiss wouldn't be good, it

more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you… and how you seem to have changed a

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those normal

so

and when we came here… you

explain

class politics and other issues. You're

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

Alicia had going for her right now was

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

see…" Alicia couldn't help but

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

trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone

but Alicia didn't feel

like she could just speak her

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

open almost as soon as

to