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 reason,

like his lips were

"I… well I…"

okay to say his

back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she

be very uncool if

am I supposed

tell the girl right next to him that he was developing

She's not some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual

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

alone gave

finally utter the words he had kept

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

caused Rey's room, and everything within it,

slightly as the bed rocked

speak,

must have

through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze

Thankfully, she was.

is

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted

"W-who's that?"

startled Rey, but he didn't let

somewhat on the

happened in Adonis' room, and I was told to

Safe?

just sounded, yet

was no way it was merely to make sure

the enmity they

already knew she was here. How long

didn't even have the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he

about what happened in Adonis'

Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she also felt the

has feelings

the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting

way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself tossed to

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

themselves among the crowd of students

so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the

as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on