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 ring attached to it, looked

mind, could you help me put it

packed

wondered as he stole a

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

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

soft…' He thought to himself as he

was no wonder her forehead had a pink shade despite his

very delicate.' He found himself laughing internally until

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

do I

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

looks good on you.

formed on her face and she nodded

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

pull his hair out with the way the girl pulled

said nothing to

noticed this and giggled a

meant for someone

again, she was

She cocked her head to the

was only presented with two words

"Yes" and "Yes."

come up

but Rey

"I guess so."

nearly snickered as she covered her mouth and

he heard her laugh at him that he

have just gone with one of the two

*********

passed, and Rey found himself slowly getting more comfortable

disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her company so

It felt amazing!

they couldn't be any different, yet they got along

Alicia all over again. No… Alicia and I had books and a bunch

with Esme, everything was

was what made things so much