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.

for some

felt like his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

him it was okay to say his mind, but

Alicia answered all my questions and

be very uncool if he

I supposed to

tell the girl right next to him that he was developing feelings

She's not some monster or

himself this, he remembered how comfortable

thought alone gave him

his lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried

is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

explosion caused Rey's room, and everything within it, to

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as

speak, while Rey struggled to understand what

it must have come

Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face to

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going on,

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he didn't let

the fritz as

in Adonis' room, and I was told to make sure

Safe? What

explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

way it was merely to make sure

given the enmity they

means he already knew she was here. How long

even have the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

what

look on her face confirmed that she also felt the

still has

opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for

just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself

his collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis'

explosion had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was

and Alicia also found themselves among the crowd

did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick

himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero