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

don't mind, could you help

necklace to him and packed her long

Rey wondered as he stole a good look at her

skin had a major role

put on the necklace. As he

to himself as

a pink shade despite his

very delicate.' He found himself laughing internally until he was

fingers to push aside any stray hair that

do

apart maybe—and her surprisingly stoic face as she asked the question

looks good on you.

formed on her face and she nodded

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

pull his hair out with the way

said nothing to confirm her

and giggled a

meant for someone

she

cocked her head

was only

"Yes" and "Yes."

up with a third option, until he finally

had, but Rey figured out the perfect response to

"I guess so."

Esme nearly snickered as

was only until he heard her laugh at him

with one of the

*********

of time passed, and Rey found himself

disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her company so

It felt amazing!

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

I had

everything was so strange

made things so