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.

I start a conversation now, he might think I'm interested

in him, but Alicia didn't want him thinking

in, but as a girl,

want him to get the wrong

to her experience with guys, Alicia had been in a lot of her conversations that took a drastic turn at moments like

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

him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

means a prude, and she had lots of

the issue

towards them as

girls were into that sort of thing, but

guys had tried to do stuff like that,

why she didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was a little

to see you in another

her best not to show that

to say he was thinking

he tries to kiss

room, and the mood

I'm ready for

be good, it could

wanted something more

Less action, perhaps?

mean, I was thinking about you… and how you seem

relief settle in her heart, but curiosity also

"I've changed? How…?"

and outspoken. That's why you

remembered those

seemed so

Seraph, and when we came here… you were

went on to explain the

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

her presence in the group had faded away—almost to the point of

going for her right now was her

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

see…" Alicia couldn't

anyone was talking to her about this. Strangely enough,

guess I just got tired of trying to fit in. Trying to

selfish, but Alicia didn't feel

could just speak her mind

more about this world, and about my abilities.

eyes popped open almost as

to