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.

start a conversation now, he

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

a weird state to be in, but as a girl, she knew this was perfectly

don't want him to

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

thought she was interested in them

don't want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

by no means a prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing

wasn't the

them as a license to just

some girls were into that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how

tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up

like guys like Billy who seemed so fixated

it was a

want to see

best not to show

he had to say he was thinking

if he tries to kiss me

only ones in the room, and the mood was a little

think I'm ready for

good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere they had

wanted something more

Less action, perhaps?

I was thinking about you… and how you seem to have changed a

felt relief settle in her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

assertive and outspoken. That's why you

remembered those

seemed so far away

Seraph, and when we came here… you were

to explain the

you don't really involve yourself in class politics and

and her presence in the

only thing Alicia had going for her right

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help but

anyone was talking to her about this.

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

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

could just speak her mind

my abilities. I want to focus on my capabilities, and one day… hopefully find a way

open almost as soon

want to go