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.

would have sufficed, but for

his lips were

"I… well I…"

inviting smile told him it was okay to say his mind,

Alicia answered all my questions

be very uncool if

am I supposed to

girl right next to him that he was

have to! She's not some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

told himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt when talking

thought alone gave him

finally utter the words he had kept buried in

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and everything within it,

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the

Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had

scale… it must have come from inside the living

Rey ran through many simulations in his head,

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is

answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted

"W-who's that?"

banging startled Rey, but he didn't

on the fritz as it went

Adonis' room, and I was told to make

Safe?

had just sounded, yet

merely to make sure Rey was

the

for Alicia. That means he already knew she was here. How

the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia jumped from the bed

curious about what happened in

the look on her face confirmed that she also felt the

still has

the thought as he opened the door, meeting

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

visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were on

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

and Alicia also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to

did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of

observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore