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.

but… I think they're cool." Rey was now awkwardly

tinge of red appeared on

for misunderstanding…" Alicia burst out into

to

*********

believe I misunderstood.

I can understand why you thought that." Rey smiled

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

it with

Rey want to burst out into

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

the control in their

when it

she was a

liked this side of her more than

a bad person for feeling this way?' He wondered

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

long, she

I actually

activated his [Inventory] behind him and yanked out the

"Y-you did…?"

out the box and dropped it on the

"Whoa! T-this is…!"

when she saw the box alone pleased

instantly felt like

so the pure white thing slid across the desk and reached

"Open it." He said.

stunned expression,

"T-THIS IS…!"

both shock

her stay in this word, she had never seen anything

"You like it?"

whisper,

"I love it!"

won it in a game…

hues instantly appeared on Alicia's

the pure white ring and observing it

gem it has… reminded me of your eyes." Rey

eyes don't look as great

shrug off Rey's comment, he moved even closer and

look even

You're

in stating the

even redder as she tried to look away from the boy beside

"Rey, stop. Please…"

goodness… you want me to lie?" Rey gasped

what

I don't!

small pout formed on Alicia's face,

"Hahaha!!"

heard him laugh and could not control her own reaction to