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.

"No" would have sufficed, but for some reason, he couldn't

felt like his lips were

"I… well I…"

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

Alicia answered all my questions and she was free with

uncool

I supposed to

supposed to tell the girl right next to him

monster or anything, Rey! She's

told himself this, he remembered how

thought alone gave him

and finally utter the words he had kept buried in his heart all

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

explosion caused Rey's room, and everything within

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked

that?!" Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had just

of this scale… it must have come from inside the

ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

Rey could mentally answer this question, a

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it went on

Adonis' room, and I was

Safe? What

explosion had just sounded, yet Billy

was no way it was merely to

given the

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

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

more curious about what happened

and the look on her face confirmed that

has feelings

the thought as he opened the door, meeting

and just like

rest of

opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to

among the crowd of students who rushed to

the boy himself stepped out of the thick

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