An Extra’s POV

Two students stood in their respective chairs and respective desks within the expansive Library.

One would expect this haven of silence to remain that way, especially since only two people occupied it.

However…

"N-no! You misunderstood—!"

"Since when did you two start… ahh, never mind. You're both in Beta Class, so I should have already known."

"Hey, relax…"

"I thought you were a loner and all, but I didn't know you had such friends. Noah… Trisha."

"No, Alicia, I—!"

"So you were such a ladies man and I had no idea. What a—"

"ALICIA!"

Rey's voice was so loud in Alicia's ears that it startled her to another degree.

The book she held flew out of her hands, falling to the floor… right beside Rey's feet.

Rey was right in front of her now, causing her heart to race to an extreme degree.

Alicia had never heard him shout that loud before.

Even his current expression… how he creased his brows and stood so imposingly in front of her… she had never seen this side of him before.

"Alicia…" Rey's voice grew softer.

How he had managed to close his distance from where he sat before was a mystery to her, but all she knew was that he was close.

… Too close.

"I'm sorry I ditched you like that. I went with Noah to get something, and I didn't want things to be awkward for you since we already had an earlier arrangement."

Rey wasn't particularly lying, but he conveniently left out the part where he forgot about her entirely.

"So it wasn't awkward for Trisha to tag along? I guess it's fine for you three since you're in the Be—"

"Trisha didn't come with us."

"E-eh…?"

"It was just Noah and me."

"A-ah…?"

"I only saw Trisha once we met at the rendezvous spot. She was showing me her sword, since I have an… interest in it. That's all."

"You… like swords?" Alicia's soft and curious tone told Rey that she was no longer upset.

Still, he knew he wasn't out of the woods yet.

Not to an extreme level, but… I think they're cool." Rey

of red appeared on

Alicia burst

for Rey to heave a

*********

I misunderstood. I feel

can understand why you thought that." Rey

calming down and sharing their side of the story, the truth became

it

want to burst out into a loud chuckle, but

she chose to be casual

of the control in

it came

was a total

Rey liked this side of her

feeling this way?' He wondered to

inhaling and exhaling periodically, while also

she

I actually got you

behind him and yanked out

"Y-you did…?"

out the box and dropped it on the desk that they both

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

expression when she saw

like everything

the box closer to her, so the pure white thing slid across the desk

"Open it." He said.

at him for a moment with her stunned expression, and then proceeded to do as she was

"T-THIS IS…!"

exclaimed in both

her stay in this word, she had never

"You like it?"

a whisper, she turned to

"I love it!"

Amber. I won it

instantly appeared on Alicia's cheeks as she heard

the pure white ring

of your eyes." Rey went on

exaggerating. My eyes don't look as

Rey's comment, he moved even closer

They look even

You're

embarrassing in stating the

redder as she tried to

"Rey, stop. Please…"

goodness… you want

know what I

I don't! You

A small pout formed on Alicia's face, causing Rey to burst

"Hahaha!!"

heard him laugh and could not control her own