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.

to an extreme level, but… I think they're cool." Rey was now awkwardly scratching his face with

tinge of red appeared on

Alicia

for Rey to

*********

I can't believe I misunderstood. I feel

why you thought that." Rey smiled with

both of them sat beside each other now, and after calming

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

out into a loud chuckle, but he

uncomposed, and even when she chose to be casual with him, there was still

had most of the

it came

now… she was a

side of her more than he

feeling

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

she

I actually

behind him and yanked

"Y-you did…?"

popped out the box and dropped it on

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

she saw the

like everything was

so the pure white thing slid across the desk

"Open it." He said.

moment with her stunned expression, and then proceeded to do as she

"T-THIS IS…!"

both

she had never seen anything like the

"You like it?"

a whisper, she turned to smile

"I love it!"

I won

appeared on Alicia's cheeks

She murmured, carrying the pure white

me of your eyes." Rey went

stop exaggerating. My eyes don't

attempt to shrug off Rey's

look

it! You're embarrassing

embarrassing in

she tried to look away from the

"Rey, stop. Please…"

My goodness… you want me to

know what

don't! You

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

"Hahaha!!"

not control her own