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." Rey was now awkwardly scratching his face with a

red appeared

for misunderstanding…" Alicia

to

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believe I misunderstood. I feel like an

I can understand why you thought that." Rey smiled with

now, and after calming down and sharing their side of the story, the truth

it with you. It's just…

to burst out

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

of the control in their

Especially when it came to her

she was a

Rey liked this side of her more

feeling this way?' He wondered

and exhaling periodically, while also gently placing

long, she

I actually got

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

"Y-you did…?"

out the box and dropped it

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

expression when she saw the box

like

pushed the box closer to her, so the pure white thing slid across the

"Open it." He said.

for a moment with her stunned expression, and then proceeded

"T-THIS IS…!"

exclaimed in both

in this word, she had never seen

"You like it?"

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

"I love it!"

won

on Alicia's cheeks as she heard those

pure white ring and observing it

me of your eyes." Rey went

don't look as great as

to shrug off Rey's comment, he moved even

They look

You're embarrassing

in

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

"Rey, stop. Please…"

truth? My goodness… you want

what

I don't! You tell

small pout formed on Alicia's face, causing

"Hahaha!!"

him laugh and could not control her own reaction to