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.

necklace, as well as the

you help

handed the necklace to him and packed her long black hair

Rey wondered as he stole a good look at her delicate,

really pretty, and her skin had

necklace. As he did so, his fingers brushed past her skin a few

He thought to himself

no wonder her forehead had a pink shade despite his knock being

she's very delicate.' He found himself laughing internally

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

How do I

face as she asked the question made his

good

smile formed on her face and she

something like this

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

he said nothing to confirm her

and

meant for someone else.

she was

She cocked her head

was only presented with two words as a

"Yes" and "Yes."

come up with

Rey

"I guess so."

Esme nearly snickered as she covered

was only until he heard her laugh at

with one of the two options I

*********

time passed, and Rey found himself slowly

and he found himself enjoying her

It felt amazing!

different, yet they got along so

again. No… Alicia and I had

was so

was what made things