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 attached

don't mind, could you help me put it

necklace to him and packed her long

she even giving me a choice in the matter?' Rey wondered as

pretty, and her skin had a

it, he was helping her to put on the necklace. As he did

to himself as he did

forehead had a pink shade despite his knock being

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

into place, using her fingers to push aside any stray hair that would block the necklace from being

How do I

beside him—a dozen inches apart maybe—and her surprisingly stoic face as she asked the question made his heart nearly skip a

good on

formed on her

something like this to be made for me, I still appreciate

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

he said nothing to

noticed this and giggled a

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

she was very

cocked

only presented with two

"Yes" and "Yes."

struggled in his mind to come up with a

he had, but Rey figured out the perfect

"I guess so."

nearly snickered as she covered

he heard her laugh at him that he

one of the two options I

*********

bit of time passed, and Rey found

he found himself enjoying her company so

It felt amazing!

any different, yet they got along so

like with Alicia all over again. No… Alicia and I had books

everything was so

made