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.

as the ring attached

mind, could you help

packed her long black hair

even giving me a choice in the matter?' Rey wondered as he stole a good look

really pretty, and her skin had a major role to play in

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

He thought to

a pink shade despite

found himself laughing internally until he was

place, using her fingers

How do I

face as she asked the question made his heart

good

her

mean for something like this to be made

his hair out with the way the girl pulled at

said nothing

and giggled a

isn't a gusss. I know the White Ember was meant for someone else. But since this isn't that, I think I'll be a bit

again, she was

by you?" She cocked

knew he was only presented with two words as a

"Yes" and "Yes."

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

had, but Rey figured out the perfect response

"I guess so."

Esme nearly snickered as she covered her mouth and

he heard her laugh at him that he realized the

just gone with one of the two options

*********

and Rey found himself slowly

stomach disappeared, and he

It felt amazing!

people, they couldn't be any different, yet they

I had books and

everything was so strange and

what made things