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.

together… if I start a conversation now, he might think

in him,

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

him to get the

in a lot of her conversations

when a guy thought she was interested in

forward and puckering his

That just felt… wrong.

prude, and she had lots of experiences kissing and

wasn't the

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

were into that sort of thing, but

lot of guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes

why she didn't like guys like

it was

to see you in another

was why she was trying her best not to show that

had to say he

if he tries to kiss me

and the mood was a little awkward,

think I'm ready

wouldn't be good, it could

something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

mean, you used to be so assertive and outspoken. That's why you

those

seemed so far

we came here… you

to explain

don't really involve yourself in class politics and other issues. You're

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

thing Alicia had going for her

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help but

was talking to her

tired of trying to fit in.

feel like Rey was going to

could just speak her mind to

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

almost as soon as she

want to go