"Pranksters"

Title: Pranksters
Fandom: FFX-2
Rating: G
Wordcount: 725
Characters: Paine, Gippal, Rikku
Pairings: none
Spoilers: For Paine's backstory
Notes: Written for friend_fic. The challenge was to write about a male-female friendship. Naturally, my first thought was of Gippal and Paine. Many thanks to hinikuish for an invaluable beta read.

( Prompt: Despite his politeness, his words stung. )