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 ring

you help

to him and packed

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

pretty, and her skin had

realized it, he was helping her to put on the necklace. As he did so, his fingers brushed past her skin a few

He thought to himself

was no wonder her forehead had a

very delicate.' He found himself laughing internally until

he was done, she flailed her hair back into place, using her fingers to push aside any stray hair that would

How do

stoic face as she asked the question made his

looks good on you.

her face

like this to be made for

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

though, he said nothing to confirm

this and giggled a

Ember was meant for someone else. But since this isn't that, I

again, she was

you?" She cocked her head to the side

Rey knew he was only presented with

"Yes" and "Yes."

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

but Rey figured out the perfect response

"I guess so."

snickered as she covered her mouth

her laugh at him that he realized the

with one of the two options I

*********

of time passed, and Rey

disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her company so

It felt amazing!

any different, yet they got along so

again. No… Alicia and I had

with Esme, everything was so strange

was what made things