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.

they're

tinge of red

misunderstanding…" Alicia burst out into a

Rey to heave a sigh of

*********

misunderstood. I feel like an

understand why you thought that." Rey smiled

them sat beside each other now, and after calming down and

it with you.

want to burst out into

hardly ever saw her uncomposed, and even when she chose to be casual with him, there was still this air

most of the control in their

when it

was a

this side of

a bad person for feeling this way?' He wondered

calm herself—deeply inhaling and exhaling periodically, while also gently placing her hand on

she

I actually got you

and yanked

"Y-you did…?"

the box and dropped it on the desk

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

surprised expression when she saw the box alone pleased

instantly felt like

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

"Open it." He said.

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

"T-THIS IS…!"

both

she had never seen anything like the ring

"You like it?"

question came in a whisper,

"I love it!"

won it

appeared on Alicia's

carrying the pure white ring and observing

has… reminded me of your eyes." Rey went on

exaggerating. My eyes don't

Rey's comment, he moved even

look even

it! You're embarrassing

embarrassing in stating the

even redder as she tried to look

"Rey, stop. Please…"

the truth? My goodness… you want me to lie?"

what I

don't!

pout formed on Alicia's face, causing Rey to

"Hahaha!!"

and could not control her