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 was now

of red appeared on his

Alicia burst out into a small

was enough for Rey to heave a sigh

*********

can't believe I misunderstood. I

why you thought that." Rey smiled with

now, and after calming down and sharing their

it with you.

to burst out into a loud

be casual with him, there was still this

had most of the

when it came to her

she was a total

this side of

a bad person for feeling this

calm herself—deeply inhaling and exhaling

she

actually got

his [Inventory] behind him and yanked out the pristine box

"Y-you did…?"

box and dropped

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

saw the box

like

her, so the pure white thing slid across the desk and reached

"Open it." He said.

a moment with her stunned expression, and then

"T-THIS IS…!"

exclaimed in both shock and immense

word, she had never seen anything like the ring that gleaned before

"You like it?"

Rey's question came in a whisper, she turned to smile

"I love it!"

Amber. I won it

hues instantly appeared on Alicia's cheeks

pure white

reminded me of

don't

shrug off Rey's comment, he moved

look

it! You're embarrassing

in

even redder as she tried to look away from

"Rey, stop. Please…"

the truth? My goodness… you want me to

what I

don't! You tell

Alicia's face,

"Hahaha!!"

could not control her

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