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

interested in him, but

be in, but as a girl,

him to get the wrong

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

thought she was interested in

don't want him leaning forward and

That just felt… wrong.

she

wasn't the issue at

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

into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it

stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry they

was also why she didn't like guys like Billy who seemed so

speaking, it was

see

best not to

then he had to say he

tries to kiss

room, and the mood was

think I'm ready for

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end

something more

Less action, perhaps?

and how you seem to have changed a lot

her heart, but curiosity

"I've changed? How…?"

to be so assertive and outspoken. That's

remembered those normal

seemed so far

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

went on to explain the 'change' he

and other issues. You're just alone and you

that she hung around with, and her presence in the group had faded

thing Alicia had going for her right now was

everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being the

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she

got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to help everyone and sticking my neck

bitchy and selfish, but Alicia didn't feel like Rey was

she could just speak

my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day…

eyes popped open almost as soon

to go