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 well as the

you don't mind, could you help me

necklace to him and packed her

wondered as he stole

her skin had

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

thought to himself as he did

wonder her forehead had a pink shade despite his knock being

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

she flailed her hair back into place, using her fingers to push aside any stray hair that would block the

do I

face as she asked the question made his

looks good on you.

on her face

Even though you didn't mean for something like this to be made for me, I still appreciate

Rey wanted to pull his hair out with the

said nothing to confirm

noticed this and

meant for someone else. But since this isn't that, I think I'll be a bit greedy

again, she was very

by you?" She cocked her head to

only presented with two words as

"Yes" and "Yes."

his mind to come up

he had, but Rey figured out

"I guess so."

Esme nearly snickered as she covered

laugh at him that

should have just gone with one

*********

a bit of time passed, and Rey found himself slowly getting more comfortable

stomach disappeared, and he found himself enjoying

It felt amazing!

be any different, yet they got along so

like with Alicia all over again. No… Alicia and I had books and a bunch of other things

was so strange

made things so