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.

but for some reason, he couldn't

felt like his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

was okay to say his mind, but Rey didn't know if

Alicia answered all my questions and she

would be very uncool if he wasn't the

I supposed to say

tell the girl right next to him that

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

he remembered how

thought alone

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

thing is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything within

felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a

was that?!" Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey

of this scale… it must have come

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

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is

could mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

he didn't let most of his

was somewhat on the fritz

happened in Adonis' room, and I

Safe?

sounded, yet Billy was

way it was merely to

the enmity they

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

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

what happened in

and the look on her face

she still has

the thought as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame

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

form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all

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

themselves among the crowd of students

did so, they found the boy himself

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