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 attached to

you don't mind, could you

necklace to him and packed her long black hair

Rey wondered as he stole a good look at her delicate,

skin had a major

the necklace. As he did so, his

He thought to

forehead had a pink shade despite

very delicate.' He found himself laughing

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

do I

stoic face as she asked the

looks good on you.

small smile formed on her face and she

so? Thanks. Even though you didn't mean for something like this to be made

too?!' Rey wanted to pull his hair

though, he said nothing

and giggled

This isn't a gusss. I know the White Ember was meant for someone else. But since this isn't that,

again, she

by you?" She cocked her head to the side

only presented with two words as a

"Yes" and "Yes."

come up with a third option, until he

all he had, but Rey figured out the

"I guess so."

nearly snickered as she covered her mouth

her laugh at him that he realized the

just gone with one of the two options

*********

a bit of time passed, and Rey

stomach disappeared, and he found himself enjoying her company

It felt amazing!

be any different, yet they got along so

again. No… Alicia and I had books and

everything was so strange

what made