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.

guy and a girl in a room together… if I start a

wasn't interested in him, but

state to be in, but as a girl, she knew

to get

had been in a lot of her conversations that took a

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

leaning forward and puckering his lips or

That just felt… wrong.

she had lots

the issue

a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them as a license to just go

girls were into that sort of thing,

guys had tried to do stuff like that, and itedes up ruining the chemistry

she didn't like guys

was a little

want to see you in

was trying her best not to show that

to say he

tries to kiss

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

don't think I'm ready for

fear that the kiss wouldn't be good, it

something more

Less action, perhaps?

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

her heart, but

"I've changed? How…?"

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

remembered those

so

with Seraph, and when we came here…

to explain the

and

hung around with, and her presence in the group had

only thing Alicia had going for

didn't seem to be everyone's main priority—not with Lucielle being

Alicia couldn't help

was talking to her about this. Strangely

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

Alicia didn't feel like Rey

she could just speak her mind

to study for my benefit. I want to learn more about this world, and about my

as soon as she

to go