An Extra’s POV

"It's fine if you don't want to talk about it."

Esme's voice woke Rey up from his drawn-out thoughts.

He turned behind and saw her slowly rising to a seated position too, a friendly smile written on her face as she rose.

"A-ah, it's—!"

"I understand. It's about a girl, right?"

"W-what? How can you be so sure!" As soon as Rey said this, and also saw Esme's smile widen, he realized the ugly truth.

'I've been tricked! Damnit!'

It was too late to realize it at that point, though. He had been careless, and now the price had to be paid.

"I just made a guess. But it seems like I was spot-on."

Rey wanted to ask Esme for the reason behind her guess this time, but before he could say anything, she told him.

"That man… Asher… he referred to you and I as a couple the last time."

Rey remembered how he noticed Esme's face twitching back when it was mentioned.

She didn't say anything after then, but since she was mentioning it now, Rey knew he had to vindicate himself.

"I told him we weren't a couple. No, it wasn't even that! It was—!"

"This isn't meant for me, is it? It's meant for the girl you're thinking of." Esme brought out a necklace from her pocket.

There was a ring at the center of the silver-like chain.

It was the White Ember—or, something similar.

The ring this time still had a frosty white surface, but the gem at the center peered more aqua than ember.

It was a glowing blue gem.

"They designed something a little different for me. It matches my eyes, don't you think?"

"Y-yeah…" Rey managed to say.

well as the ring

mind, could you help me

the necklace to him and packed her long black hair to the

in the matter?' Rey wondered as he stole a good look at

and her skin had a major role to play

helping her to put on the necklace. As he did so, his fingers brushed past her

to himself as

wonder her forehead had a pink

delicate.' He found himself laughing

done, she flailed her hair back into place, using her fingers

do

surprisingly stoic face as she asked the question made his

looks good on

her face and she

Even though you didn't mean for something like this to be made for me, I still appreciate the

about that too?!' Rey wanted to pull his hair out with the way

said nothing to confirm her

this and

gusss. I know the White Ember was meant for someone else. But since this isn't

again, she was very

cocked her head

only presented with

"Yes" and "Yes."

mind to come up with a third option, until he finally

he had, but Rey figured out the perfect response

"I guess so."

nearly snickered as she covered her

only until he heard her laugh

with one of

*********

Rey found himself slowly getting more comfortable

his stomach disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her

It felt amazing!

they couldn't be any different, yet they got

Alicia all over again. No… Alicia and I

Esme, everything was so

what made things