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.

a girl in a room together… if I start a conversation now, he

she wasn't interested in him, but Alicia

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

want him to get the wrong idea,

a lot of her conversations that took a drastic

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

want him leaning forward

That just felt… wrong.

and she had lots of

the issue at

when a guy considers a girl's feelings towards them

that sort of thing, but Alicia knew how much it turned her

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

was also why she didn't like guys like Billy

speaking, it was

see you in

her best not to

to say

he tries to kiss me

room, and the mood was a

I'm ready

the kiss wouldn't be good, it could end up completely shattering the atmosphere

wanted something more intimate

Less action, perhaps?

you seem to have changed a lot since we

in her heart,

"I've changed? How…?"

mean, you used to be so assertive and outspoken.

remembered those

seemed so

Seraph, and when we came here… you

explain the 'change' he

and other

around with, and her presence

thing Alicia had going for her right now

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

I see…" Alicia couldn't help

talking to her about this. Strangely enough, she didn't

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

but Alicia didn't feel like Rey

could just speak her mind to

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

open almost as

to