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."

tinge of red appeared on

misunderstanding…" Alicia burst

enough for Rey to heave a sigh of

*********

believe I misunderstood.

can understand why you thought that." Rey smiled with

calming down and sharing their

I should have confirmed it with you. It's just… arghh..

made Rey want to burst out into a loud chuckle, but

she chose to be casual with

had most of the

when it came to her

now… she was a

side of her more than

bad person for feeling

sighs to calm herself—deeply inhaling and exhaling periodically, while also gently placing

she

I actually got you

[Inventory] behind him and yanked out the pristine

"Y-you did…?"

the box and dropped it on

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

surprised expression when she saw the box

like everything was worth

to her, so the pure white thing slid across

"Open it." He said.

with her stunned expression, and then proceeded to do

"T-THIS IS…!"

exclaimed in both shock

in this word, she had never seen anything like the ring

"You like it?"

whisper, she turned to

"I love it!"

Amber. I won it in

Alicia's cheeks as she heard

the pure white ring

has… reminded me of your eyes." Rey

don't look as

shrug off Rey's comment, he moved

They look even

You're

in stating

cheeks grew even redder as she tried to look away from the boy beside

"Rey, stop. Please…"

truth? My goodness… you

know what

I don't! You tell

pout formed on Alicia's face, causing Rey

"Hahaha!!"

heard him laugh and could not control her