An Extra’s POV

"I was only ever interested in one, but after finding out he was a jerk, I cut all ties with him."

Alicia went on to theorize that it was perhaps due to the senior's bruised ego that he went on to spread rumors about her.

Thankfully, Alicia's reputation was strong enough for people to simply interpret it as her simply dating a lot of seniors.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"Oh, wow. I never expected it to be like that…" Rey's voice trailed as he looked at Alicia, who was simply shrugging casually.

"A lot of things aren't as they appear. If we listen to everyone's opinions and don't take time to form our own, we'll just end up drowning in misinformation."

Rey felt like those were wise words that Alicia just said, but he didn't know how to phrase it without sounding cringe.

"That sounds like a smart thing to say." He finally settled on the most neutral way to put it.

"I know, right?"

Alicia went on to flail her long hair as she used her hand to push it backward.

She did this as she chuckled jokingly, trying to act like a wise diva.

"Pfft!"

"Hahahaha!"

Before the two of them realized it, they were both laughing.

"Nice one… haha!"

"Thank you, good sir." Alicia made a mock bow, and that only served to crack Rey up even more.

This girl was seriously funny.

'Damn! I never would have thought Alicia would have this side to her!'

Rey thanked his lucky stars that he actually decided to start the conversation.

'So this is what I've been missing out on!'

As they both laughed even more, Alicia suddenly raised a topic that he wasn't expecting.

"Have you ever dated anyone, Rey? Or do you have someone you like?"

The moment Rey heard this, his heart nearly stopped.

sufficed, but for some

felt like his lips

"I… well I…"

smile told him it was okay to say his mind, but Rey

out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and

uncool if he wasn't

I supposed

to tell the girl right next

have to! She's not some monster or anything,

how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

alone gave

utter the words he had kept buried in his heart all

the thing is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

explosion caused Rey's room, and

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a split

to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had just

must have come from inside the living

through many simulations in his head, he cast his

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going

could mentally answer this question,

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as

Adonis' room, and I was told to

room? Safe? What

had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to

was merely to make sure Rey

the enmity

That means he already knew she was here. How long has he been standing

creepy behavior as he and Alicia jumped from the bed and rushed to

what happened

glanced at Alicia and the look on her face

has feelings

shrugged off the thought as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for them

shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found

rest of the

had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to get

the crowd of students who

found the boy himself stepped out of

thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on