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

you don't mind, could you help me put it

to him and packed her long black

a choice in the matter?' Rey wondered as

had a major role to

helping her to put on the necklace.

to himself as he did

no wonder her forehead had a pink shade despite his knock

He found himself laughing internally until he was

her hair back into place, using her fingers to push aside any stray hair that

do

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

looks good on

formed on her face and

something like

wanted to pull his hair out

he said nothing to confirm her

and giggled a

be so wary. This isn't a gusss. I know the White Ember was meant for someone else. But since

she

fine by you?" She cocked her head to

point, Rey knew he was only presented with

"Yes" and "Yes."

his mind to come up with a

took all he had, but Rey figured out the perfect response

"I guess so."

snickered as she covered her mouth and laughed out

was only until he heard her laugh

just gone with one of

*********

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

in his stomach disappeared, and he found himself enjoying

It felt amazing!

people, they couldn't be any different,

again. No… Alicia and I had

with Esme, everything was so strange

made