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.

think they're cool." Rey

red

Alicia

enough for Rey to heave a

*********

I can't believe I misunderstood.

understand why you thought that." Rey

beside each other now, and after calming down and sharing their side

should have confirmed it with

out into a loud chuckle, but

when she chose to be casual with him, there was still this air of elegance—unparalleled pristine—around

of the control

Especially when it came to her

now… she was a

this side of

bad person for feeling this way?' He wondered

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

long, she was

actually got

his [Inventory] behind him and yanked

"Y-you did…?"

out the box and dropped it on

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

surprised expression when she saw the

felt like everything was worth

box closer to her, so the pure white

"Open it." He said.

at him for a moment with her stunned

"T-THIS IS…!"

exclaimed in both

this word, she had never seen anything like the ring

"You like it?"

whisper, she turned to smile

"I love it!"

Amber. I won it in a game…

appeared on Alicia's cheeks as she heard

the pure white ring and

has… reminded me of your

stop exaggerating. My eyes don't look

Rey's comment,

look even

it! You're embarrassing

in stating

redder as she tried to

"Rey, stop. Please…"

truth? My goodness… you

what I

I don't! You tell

Alicia's face, causing Rey to burst

"Hahaha!!"

not