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 stuck in

"I… well I…"

to say his mind,

can't back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she was

uncool if

I supposed to say

next to him

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

himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt

thought alone gave

to open his lips and finally utter the words

is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room,

jump slightly as the

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

must have come from

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

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock

"W-who's that?"

he didn't let most of

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz

in Adonis' room, and I

room? Safe? What

had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing

was merely to make sure Rey

given the enmity they

knew she was here. How long has he been standing in front of

chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

curious about what happened in

Alicia and the look on her

still has feelings

as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for them at

shoved him aside, and just

as even the rest of the students were all gathered around

up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from

themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to the

did so, they found the boy himself stepped out

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