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 some reason,

his lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

it was okay to say his

can't back out now, though. Alicia answered all

uncool if he

how am I supposed to say

right next to him that he

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

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

alone gave him

his lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried in his

thing is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and everything

felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a split

first to speak, while

this scale… it must have come from inside the

many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face to make sure

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going

question, a sharp

"W-who's that?"

banging startled Rey, but he

was somewhat on the fritz as it

and I was told

room? Safe?

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

merely to

given the

here for Alicia. That means he already knew she was here. How long has he been standing in front of my

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

more curious about what

on her face

she still has

the thought as he opened the door,

my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like

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

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

the crowd of

found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke

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