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

handed the necklace to him and packed

matter?' Rey wondered

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

necklace. As he did so, his fingers brushed past

to himself

was no wonder her forehead had a

He found himself laughing internally until

her hair back into place, using her fingers to push aside any stray hair

do I

face as she asked the

looks good on you.

smile formed on her face and she

for something like this to be made for me,

hair out with

he said nothing to confirm

and giggled a

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

she was very

cocked her head to the

that point, Rey knew he was only presented

"Yes" and "Yes."

his mind to come up with a third

Rey figured

"I guess so."

as she

only until he heard her laugh

one

*********

Rey

disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her company

It felt amazing!

couldn't be any different, yet they got

and I had books and a

everything was so strange and

what made things