Pain. "Why do they call you Paine?" "Do you want to why Yuffie was so freaked out yesterday?"

Affluence. Do you have any treasure?

Idiot. Paine watched Sora walk into the same board he ran into one minute ago. She sighed as she floated over to him. Boys.

Nasty. "Oh my gosh, Sora! What happened?" "Yuna, Rikku…I really…think you should…calm down…your…friend."

Evening Star. The only peace Sora and Paine could form was when the stars awoke in the sky, sending their small, hopeful beams of light down on them.

"Even if you seem bad on the outside, I know you're good because of all you do for your friends, Paine."

Author's Note · · · Heh, sorry folks, I've never played FF: X-2. So if I messed up on her character, please tell so I may proceed beating my head against the wall.

All in all, I'm proud of this.

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